"Here…"

Yu Xinyan handed Xu Lin his underwear.

"Aren't you going to put on some clothes?"

Damn!

Xu Lin was a bit speechless. The main thing was not just this; he had a nightmare again. Last time too, he dreamed of Yu Jianhua chopping him up, twice even, leaving Xu Lin with a bit of a trauma.

"I'm going to brush my teeth!"

Yu Xinyan was quite happy, getting up from the bed and heading to brush her teeth with a bare butt.

A few minutes later.

"Xu Lin, I'm back!"

"Put on some clothes."

"No, I always sleep naked with the door closed at home!"

Yu Xinyan lay down, pressing her nose close to Xu Lin's neck, pulling the blanket over them.

"Xu Lin, sleep!"

"Damn, if this keeps up, I won't share a room with you next time, daring to ambush me at night, I even just now…"

"Even what?"

Xu Lin thought about it and decided not to say anything. There's not much to say about nightmares, especially ones where Yu Xinyan chopped him up.

"Nothing, let's just sleep."

"Xu Lin…"

"What?"

"Would Ning Yuhuan do this for you?"

"Sleep, why are you talking about this?"

"Okay, sleep."

"Be honest."

"Got it."

Yu Xinyan closed her eyes, burying her nose in Xu Lin's neck, breathing in his scent, feeling at peace.

No more words for the rest of the night, and finally they slept until morning.

After washing up, they went out to have breakfast.

A little past eight in the morning, Xu Lin and the others arrived at the city library.

This week, Xu Lin hadn't been out to read.

So, this morning, he skimmed through "Old Five Dynasties History" and "New Five Dynasties History," basically memorizing the whole books.

Afterwards, the "Twenty-Four Histories" had five sets remaining: "Song History," "Liao History," "Jin History," "Yuan History," and "Ming History."

According to Xu Lin's reading plan, he could finish these remaining five sets by picking a few more days this month.

"Xu Lin, do you want to study history in the future?"

When they came out, hearing Xu Lin talk about how he still had five sets left to read, Yu Xinyan couldn't help but ask.

"No, I'm just curious to have a look. Besides, I already have a relatively broad understanding of history now."

"Read so much and gained a deep understanding."

"Not really, reading a few books doesn't equal deep understanding. Besides, history is written by the victors, so what's official may not always be accurate. But reading history mainly helps me form a particular mindset. The significance of history itself is not that important."

Xu Lin pointed at his head, "Cognitive thinking about history, society, nation, and human nature is more important!"

Reading history books indeed gave Xu Lin a sense of great benefit.

The history books recorded much content from which a lot could be learned.

Like Han Xin and Guo Ziyi, both noted historical figures, but Han Xin met a tragic end while Guo Ziyi lived to a ripe old age in peace, without seizure.

These two reminded Xu Lin of a line from the Tao Te Ching: "To achieve success, maintain one's fame, and withdraw. This is the way of Heaven."

However, Han Xin didn't understand, leading to his demise.

History books feature numerous historical figures from whom Xu Lin could gain extensive historical insights.

"Xu Lin, you've really changed a lot!"

"Not much, so, where do you want to go for fun?"

"I don't know, I'll listen to you!"

"Okay, let's have lunch first, then I'll think about where to go for fun."

"Alright."

They had a nice lunch, then in the afternoon, Xu Lin took her to tour some scenic spots.

The weather was warmer today, not too chilly during the day.

The two of them visited two scenic spots.

Yu Xinyan liked taking photos, quite similar to Rong Xiyi.

But there was a fundamental difference between them. Yu Xinyan only took photos of Xu Lin or selfies with him, nothing else, no matter how beautiful the scenery was.

While Rong Xiyi took photos of anything she found interesting.

The entire afternoon, the two strolled through two scenic spots.

By 4 PM, Xu Lin took her to enjoy a private dining experience.

Private dining is different from common restaurants; the one Xu Lin went to was in an ancient building offering aristocratic private cuisine.

The so-called aristocratic private cuisine is cuisine passed down by noble families in history.

For instance, the place Xu Lin went to was called Chen Family Cuisine.

In contrast to aristocratic private cuisine is folk private cuisine, which refers to private dishes made by some outstanding folk chefs.

Xu Lin went straight to the aristocratic private cuisine.

Previously, he had heard about private dining online but hadn't tried it yet.

This time he finally found one.

As a top-tier city, Jiangdu had quite a few private dining places like this.

However, the prices were indeed high.

For example, there was a dish called Gold Tartar and Jade Slices, which mainly featured fish, priced at over five thousand per portion.

Another dish featuring venison priced over ten thousand.

This was farmed venison; wild deer were already protected animals.

"Xu Lin, isn't this a bit too expensive?"

Yu Xinyan glanced at the prices, finding them a bit over the top.

"It's fine, I don't lack money, so we should eat well. Just listen to me."

Xu Lin and the others seemed rather unusual, with an electric bike parked outside.

Others parked luxury cars, like a Maybach or an old model Audi.

Especially the old model Audi, not just anyone had one.

The private dining spot wasn't crowded.

Xu Lin had made a reservation last night while Yu Xinyan was showering, otherwise, there wouldn't be a spot today.

They only received a limited number of guests per day, mostly requiring reservations.

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