1970s Gangster Couple

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Jiang Wenwen brought Xiao Xiao into a newly opened coffee shop, where more than half of the customers were foreigners.

After sitting down, Jiang Wenwen ordered two cups of coffee and some desserts.

"Try it, you might not be used to it if you've never had it before." Jiang Wenwen saw that Xiao Xiao entered the coffee shop without any unease or discomfort, on the contrary, she seemed even more at ease than herself, utterly calm.

Xiao Xiao smiled, "Indeed, I'm not used to it. Whatever you want to talk about, go ahead." Xiao Xiao had a rough idea of what was going through Jiang Wenwen's mind. It was nothing more than wanting to show off a sense of superiority in front of her while also feeling uneasy because the world had changed too much.

Jiang Wenwen rolled her eyes at Xiao Xiao, "What's the rush?" She stirred her coffee with a spoon and after a long pause, she said softly, "Things have changed."

"What has changed?"

"Everything has changed." Jiang Wenwen looked around the coffee shop, wanting to lean in closer to Xiao Xiao to speak, but was quickly blocked by Yun San, who was sitting next to them and did not dare to relax his vigilance.

Xiao Xiao knew Yun San was afraid Jiang Wenwen might harm her, so she waved her hand at him, "It's okay, Wenwen and I are on good terms."

Yun San glanced at Jiang Wenwen warily before sitting back down.

Jiang Wenwen was stunned when Yun San blocked her.

After Yun San sat back down, Jiang Wenwen came back to her senses. She had initially thought Yun San was Xiao Xiao's classmate, but now it seemed not to be the case. Yun San looked more like Xiao Xiao's bodyguard? The skills he just showed were not simple.

"What's going on here? Did Wang Wei hire a bodyguard to protect you closely?" Jiang Wenwen knew from their time in Xiaoxian Village that Wang Wei cherished Xiao Xiao, and now he had even hired a bodyguard?

Jiang Wenwen looked at Xiao Xiao speechlessly, "Is that really necessary? You're not some important person. Could it be that someone else is trying to assassinate you?" Xiao Xiao was just an ordinary person, yet she acted as if she were some VIP!

Xiao Xiao did not deny it, but instead smiled very happily, "Yeah, Wang Wei is just afraid something might happen to me."

Her radiant smile seemed somewhat irritating to Jiang Wenwen.

However, she hadn't come today to pick a fight. Jiang Wenwen coughed, "Don't change the subject, we were talking about me."

"Then speak," Xiao Xiao pouted, wondering who was really changing the subject.

This time, Jiang Wenwen dared not get closer but instead lowered her voice, "I have nothing to hide from you." After all, her secrets had already been exposed: "Something feels very wrong. Everything is too different from my past experiences. Take this coffee shop, for example, it definitely wouldn't have existed in my time before. The economy in the north opened up much slower than in the south, and it took years after the reform and opening up for cities in the north to start reaching out to the outside world."

Xiao Xiao knew she was referring to her past life when she mentioned "before" and listened quietly as Jiang Wenwen spoke.

It seemed Jiang Wenwen didn't need Xiao Xiao's response; perhaps she just wanted someone to confide in. She talked about the changes in this life compared to her previous one, and finally looked at Xiao Xiao, "Speaking of changes, it seems to have started with you. In our past life, you died of illness the night you and Wang Wei got married. Now, here you are, alive and well in front of me."