Xiao Chen felt someone kicking his feet.
"Stop it." He muttered.
Then I heard a cough. Hey, it seemed to be Luo Ling.
The golden and blurry colors in his sight finally gathered together, turning into a scene illuminated by lights. The flashing light was a row of spotlights and chandeliers on the roof, and under the lights was Luo Ling's pretty face, with a hint of confusion and curiosity between her eyebrows. However, this face was carefully dressed up, not belonging to the high-level magician Luo Ling, but to the urban girl Luo Ling.
It was that world, yes! He finally remembered that before he fell asleep, he had used the book "Partial Differential Equations" with the words "Dream Tower" written on it as coordinates to try to find this dream world with the help of the Traveler's Heart.
"I'm finally back!" Xiao Chen murmured.
"Xiao Xiao, are you okay?" The voice was that of an older woman. Xiao Chen squeezed his eyes hard, and his vision finally became clearer. He saw a middle-aged woman who looked 50% like Luo Ling, sitting opposite him and looking at him with questioning eyes.
He was startled and looked to his left. A rather handsome middle-aged man was also looking at him, with a bit of Luo Ling's face.
Oh my god, is he meeting the parents
Xiao Chen said awkwardly: "Uncle, Auntie, I'm sorry, I may have been distracted just now."
"Mom. Xiao Chen usually doesn't drink, so he gets drunk easily after drinking a little. Plus, he's in the rising period of his career recently, so he's been very busy and tired. I guess he got dazed after the alcohol took over." Luo Ling said to smooth things over.
Xiao Chen felt happy after hearing this. This wife still loved him. It seemed that he was doing well in this world.
"Oh, is that so?" Luo Ling's mother glanced doubtfully at Xiao Chen's still full glass of wine and asked, "Are you feeling unwell?"
"Xiao Xiao, you will suffer if you go out with this alcohol tolerance. Haha. Come and eat some food to slow down." Luo Ling's father picked up a piece of water chestnut cake and put it into Xiao Chen's bowl.
"Thank you!" Xiao Chen winked at Luo Ling and said, "Uncle and aunt, I'm going to the bathroom to sober up."
"Mom and Dad, I'll accompany Xiao Chen over there for a while." Luo Ling also stood up and said.
This is a relatively exquisite private restaurant. Each floor is not very large. The two left this floor and walked up the stairs.
Seeing that they were far enough away from Luo Ling's parents, Xiao Chen said, "I'm sorry for causing you trouble. But I want to confirm, are you the Luo Ling who left me a book number?"
"You're finally back!" Luo Ling's voice was filled with excitement. "Then let's exchange a secret code. What's the name of the book I wrote in?"
“Partial Differential Equations.”
"Yeah. That's pretty close."
There was a rooftop upstairs, with a few guests eating in the open-air garden. They pushed the door open and walked out, and Xiao Chen asked, "Why do you say it's almost the same? What are you doubting?"
"I was thinking, since there may be countless parallel worlds, there may also be countless magicians Xiao Chen running around in dreams, right? Maybe the me you met last time was not this me, and the you I met was not this you?" Luo Ling said, leaning on the railing.
Xiao Chen found this suspicion very reasonable. "It's not impossible. If it's true, what should we do?"
"It doesn't matter. As long as it's you and me, it doesn't matter which world we come from." Luo Ling lifted one foot, put her toes against the ground, and shook it gently.
"You should tell this to your boyfriend. Even I was moved by it." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"Silly boy, you are him. In a certain dimension, you are one." Luo Ling looked at him, and there was a reassuring and familiar emotion in her eyes, which made Xiao Chen feel a little dazed, as if she had traveled through two time and space and overlapped them. He suddenly understood what she meant. If it was a deep enough emotion, it would be enough to carry through to another world.
He suddenly realized that he had been staring at her for a long time, and quickly looked away and said, "The situation I just mentioned is unlikely to happen between us. Because I got the holy artifact 'Traveler's Heart' from the Dream Tower, these two dream journeys were guided by the same holy artifact. I believe it will lead me to the right place. But even so, it is not easy to travel to this world. I tried for half a month before I succeeded this time."
"Okay. We should have more time to communicate after dinner. Your top priority today is to face my parents well." Luo Ling adjusted his tie.
"I understand. This is my lifelong event. How can I let myself down?" The two of them quickly compared their statements and returned to the dining table.
"I'm so sorry, uncle and aunt. I was a little drunk, but I'm much better now." Xiao Chen sat back in his seat and greeted Luo Ling's parents.
"Luo Ling said that you don't smoke or drink, which is a good thing. What I am most dissatisfied with Mr. Luo in our family is that sometimes he can't control his mouth when he drinks." Luo Ling's mother said.
"Hey, why are you saying this in front of the kids?" Luo Ling's father laughed, "Xiao Xiao, I heard that you are working in the media industry now."
"Well, I used to be a reporter for the South China Evening News. Later, when I was studying for my master's degree, I started my own self-media. After graduation, I felt that there were too many constraints in the original media industry, and it would be more free to do self-media. Then I found that I still have some first-mover advantage in self-media. One of my public accounts was relatively early in the field of toys and creative products. If I move into children's education, the potential is still good." Xiao Chen answered according to what Luo Ling taught him.
"Xiao Chen's account has published several articles with over 100,000 views, so the income from advertising is also good. Now he is planning to expand it into a studio and a related Tmall store." Luo Ling echoed from the side.
Luo Ling's father nodded and said, "We old-fashioned people don't quite understand these new things now. But if nothing else, it's always good for young people to have their own careers."
After the meal, Xiao Chen tried his best to make both the host and the guests happy. Luo Ling did not live with her parents, so Xiao Chen offered to take her home, and the two of them said goodbye to the two elders.
"I've tried my best." Xiao Chen said, "But don't worry. I can see that your parents agree with you. You still have the final say in your family. I can see that your father wants to see your expression when he says a few words."
Luo Ling squinted her eyes and looked at him with a half-smile: "My dad dotes on me, shouldn't you try your best? Since you can't meet them in that world, you should naturally pass the test in this world."
"Yes, yes! I hope the second son is satisfied with me. Then when I go back, I can be considered a certified high-quality son-in-law."
"Go to hell! You're just good at flattering yourself. At most, I'll give you a second-rate rating."