Chapter 175. Lost His Mind

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Arc 9: Real World.

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Li Yan was talking to the doctor in the study about Chen Weidong’s recovery process when he suddenly heard Chen You’s terrified shout. He accidentally knocked over the tea on the table, not even caring about the wet documents, and stood up abruptly, striding out.

The doctor was stunned, he had never seen this person so flustered before.

This meant he had to put in even more effort, since the patient was the other party’s father-in-law, making the relationship complicated.

Li Yan strode into the room and saw the young man sitting in front of the computer, without a single scratch on his body. The manic aura around him had subsided somewhat, and he managed to utter two words, “What happened?”

Chen You turned to look at Li Yan, then at the computer, his expression horrified, “You, you, you, quickly look at this!”

Li Yan leaned closer, his gaze sweeping over the open text file. His eyes suddenly flashed, and something emerged from it, vanishing in an instant before returning.

The atmosphere in front of the computer was strange, apart from two breathing sounds, there was only the slight sound of the mouse wheel scrolling.

Chen You kept swallowing, his hands unconsciously rubbing against his pants, and he inexplicably shivered.

This is hilarious! WTF, I died suddenly?

And also bound to a 444 system, doing missions in multiple mission worlds before finally returning to the real world? Isn’t this a common setup in those quick transmigration novels? You can find this plot in any book you randomly pick on any website.

So, could it be that I just got hooked on a transmigration novel and couldn’t control myself, so I wrote one on my computer to satisfy myself?

It’s not right!

Chen You shivered for the second time, feeling a chill creep up from his ankles, instantly spreading throughout his body and seeping into his bones. He pinched the ring on his ring finger and pulled it out to examine it. It was pure silver, and there were letters on the inside of the ring, CQ, the initials of the name of the protagonist Chang Qin from the last mission world.

The other ring on Li Yan’s hand also had letters on the inside that is CY, initials of his name, which matched exactly what was written in the text without any error.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Yan had already dragged the text to the end.

Chen You stared at the signature at the bottom, June 13, 2017, Chen You. His breathing stopped, then suddenly started beating wildly again. He still remembered the first half of last year, he often played games all night, sometimes for several days in a row.

He had no recollection of any of the characters in the text file, yet much of what the person doing the task complained about was related to his own life.

The large hand that had been on the mouse was removed, and Li Yan finished reading.

Chen You suddenly thought of something, so he quickly pressed the mouse wheel to scroll up and stopped at the fourth world. He read it word by word and thought, damn it, it’s really similar to the script of 《The Fifth World》, except that the junior sister is replaced with the junior brother and Gu Sheng is changed to Gu Sheng( basically different character but same homonyms).

That means there’s a problem with the screenwriter’s identity. Who could it be? Is it System 444 mentioned in the text? What does it want to do?

If the task has already been completed and they’ve returned, why dwell on it?

The protagonist of that virtual world, is also a virus capable of completely paralyzing all data, they intended to destroy it.

Chen You was completely unaware that he was being dragged into this vortex, his mind out of control. When he finally realized it, he gasped sharply. This text was poisonous, it could bewitch people’s minds.

Delete it, delete it, just pretend you never saw it.

Chen You exited the text file, opened it again, and tried to delete it, but he couldn’t bring himself to press the delete button, “Li Yan, tell me, what’s going on?”

Li Yan remained silent.

“I do have memory loss.”

Chen You’s fingertips trembled. He scratched his hair hard and licked his dry lips, “I don’t know when the rings were bought, why they were bought, or why the two rings are the perfect size for you and me.”

“I have depression, but I never thought I had this disease. My life is good, I am happy every day, and I really can’t think of anything to be depressed about. But I often have mental confusion, blurry images appear in my mind, and I also say strange things.”

“It’s all written here, everything is written very clearly. The reason I’m like this is because during the third mission, my soul was separated from my body for too long, which caused some trauma to my brain and also affected my memory.”

Chen You covered his face with both hands and rubbed it a few times before slumping into the chair, giving up the struggle. He stared at the ceiling, saying to Li Yan, but also telling himself, “Everything that has been bothering me lately can be explained, so I have really died. I am alive now because I have completed the mission and have been given a second chance.”

“That virus, is it you?”

Li Yan remained silent.

Just as Chen You was about to speak again, his arm was grabbed, and the force pulled him off the chair and pushed him out the door. The door slammed shut behind him, followed by the sound of it being locked.

“……”

Chen You regained his balance and pounded on the door, shouting, “Li Yan, what are you doing? Open the door!”

There was no movement from inside the door.

Chen You called out several more times, but to no avail. He wiped his face and muttered meaningless curses. The medicine was under Li Yan’s control, and he didn’t know where it was. He couldn’t even take some medicine to calm down.

The butler’s voice came over, and after hearing what he said, Chen You ran to the south-facing room on the first floor, “Dad, what are you doing?”

Chen Weidong, holding onto the corner of the table, said, “Going back.”

Chen You’s expression changed, “Where are you going back to? Isn’t it good to stay here?”

“There’s a garden right outside the door. No one will fight you for a chair, and you won’t see anyone spitting or littering. If you want to dance, you can dance in the garden without worrying about the volume of the tape recorder disturbing anyone. You can dance to your heart’s content. When I’m not busy, I can dance with you. Isn’t that great, Dad?”

Chen Weidong didn’t look well, but his attitude was clear, and his emotions were evident in his words, “No matter how nice other places are, they’re never as comfortable as my own home.”

Chen You gestured for the butler to leave, then sighed. He had just discovered a shocking secret and hadn’t even recovered yet when Li Yan suddenly locked himself in his room and was now doing who-knows-what. Meanwhile, his father was stubbornly insisting on going home.

One thing after another, with no idea when it will end.

Chen You said in a coaxing tone, “I’ve brought Laifu and Xiaojin here, and I’ve also brought all your clothes here. There’s only some furniture at home, Dad. It’ll be difficult if you go back. Just stay here, I’ll keep you company.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Weidong glared at his son, “So you’re used to acting first and telling later now, aren’t you? Don’t you respect your dad at all?”

Chen You replied feeling wronged, “Of course I do! How could I not? I not only keep you in my sight, but also in my heart.”

Chen Weidong snorted, “And then made a fool of your dad.”

Chen You chuckled dryly, “It’s not that I don’t want to tell you, it’s just that I don’t know how to bring it up. Dad, sit down, give me the bag, and let’s talk properly for a while longer.”

Chen Weidong clutched a duffel bag, which contained his two jackets and a water bottle, “Either you come home with me, recite the family rules twice, swear you’ll never associate with Li Yan again, apologize to your mom, and promise to start over, or you stay here and be your Mr. Chen or a wealthy wife whatever, and don’t go back.”

The words wealthy wife made Chen You’s face twitch. He got angry and grabbed the bag.

Chen Weidong was still unwell and no stronger than his son, so he had to use his fatherly authority to, “Let go.”

Chen You roared, “I won’t let go!”

Chen Weidong was also angry, “You yelled at your dad, you’ve grown some guts now, haven’t you? Who made you act so lawless?”

Chen You casually deflected the blame, saying, “Li Yan.”

He grinned, “I can do whatever I want with him backing me.”

Chen Weidong felt a lump in his throat. The closer his son got to that person, the more panicked he became, feeling that his son was drifting further and further away from him.

Seeing that his father didn’t speak, Chen You thought he had a chance, so he quickly said, “Dad, Li Yan is successful in his career and never goes out to have fun. He is very good to me, never loses his temper with me, and has never said a harsh word to me. Apart from being a man and not being able to give our Chen family a big, fat grandson, he has no other shortcomings.”

Chen Weidong said, “If he were a woman, it wouldn’t matter if he didn’t have any of those things.”

Okay, we’re back to the issue of gender again. Now even transgender people have the right to pursue true love, so why can’t men? Chen You said, “Is that so? Dad, you mean that as long as your daughter-in-law is a woman, even if she’s useless, goes out to play all day, messes around with other people, yells at your son, throws tantrums at home, or even disrespects you, it’s okay?”

Chen Weidong choked, and it took him a long time to say, “You’re not thinking straight now. I don’t want to talk to you. Give me the bag, I’ll go back by myself. Come back to see me when you’ve thought things through.”

Chen You refused to give in. If his father went back, getting him to come back again would be impossible unless they knocked him unconscious, he wouldn’t compromise, “It’s raining outside.”

Chen Weidong said, “Don’t you have a car?”

Chen You said, “The car broke down.”

Chen Weidong said, “I’ll take a taxi myself.”

Chen You said, “It’s possible, but the nearest road is quite a distance from here. It usually takes me more than ten minutes to run and about half an hour to walk. Dad, with your current physical condition, you won’t even be able to walk half of it.”

Chen Weidong，“……”

He sighed, his voice weary, “Youyou, even if you tie your dad to this place, I still won’t agree to you being with Li Yan. You’re still young and don’t understand what love is. You’ve been fooled by his sweet talk. In a few years, you’ll realize that you were just blinded by your current desires, and you’ll regret it.”

Chen You secretly rolled his eyes. Sweet talk my ass! Li Yan had never said that to him even once, “Then let’s wait until I regret it before we talk about it.”

Chen Weidong said, “It will be too late then!”

Chen You said, “It will never be too late, Dad. As long as you’re alive and well, without illness or disaster, everything will be alright.”

Chen Weidong frowned, unable to fathom the deeper meaning behind his son’s words for the time being.

Chen You suddenly said, “There’s something I haven’t told you yet.”

While observing his father’s expression, he said, “Last time you fainted, when Li Yan and I took you to the hospital, someone took a picture and posted it online. Although we took it down quickly, it still got out. You know, there are plenty of idle people online, and they’re all very capable.”

“My information was dug up. Hu Wei told me about the company’s decision. I had no choice at the time, so I agreed to hold a press conference to explain the photos and admit that I was dating Li Yan.”

Chen Weidong’s breathing became rapid, he felt dizzy, and he began to sway.

Chen You reached out to help, but was brushed aside.

Chen Weidong was panting, his face pale, “Fine, very well. All those years of university education have gone to waste. After that press conference, all the relatives knew about it. You’ve completely disgraced the Chen family. You’re truly my good son, I couldn’t find such a good one even with a lantern.”

He laughed as he spoke, “I think I should just give up and go see your grandparents in the afterlife. I’m too ashamed to live in this world anyway.”

Chen You felt terrible and very sad, “Dad, I’m sorry.”

Chen Weidong sneered, “No, your dad, I, can’t accept it.”

Suddenly, a thud sounded in his ear. Chen Weidong didn’t turn around, he pressed his hand on the bedside table, his fingers trembling.

Chen You knelt on the ground, “You weren’t awake at that time. I had no choice but to do it because of the circumstances. Dad, you can treat Li Yan not as your daughter-in-law, but as your son. That way, it won’t be so hard for you to accept.”

Chen Weidong threw his bag behind him and said, “I don’t need you to consider my feelings. Now get out of here.”

Chen You was startled and instinctively dodged. He stared blankly at the bag at his feet, looking like he was about to cry. This was a human instinct. Li Yan had overcome these reactions and stubbornly crashed into the glass his father was throwing at him.

Unfortunately, his father doesn’t fall for the self-inflicted injury ploy.

Chen You went to the bedroom, but the door was still closed. He asked the butler if there was any way to open the door.

The butler said he had a solution, but it had to be done at the master’s behest.

After a brief standoff with the butler, Chen You stepped back, rushed to the door, raised one leg, and kicked it hard, but the door didn’t budge.

The butler watched quietly as the young man kicked the door more than ten times.

Chen You was exhausted, leaning against the wall and panting, “… fuck!”

His expression changed drastically, “I’ve made such a commotion, and Li Yan inside hasn’t made a sound. Butler, don’t you think something’s very strange? Huh?!”

At this moment, the butler obviously noticed as well, and he quickly went downstairs, with Chen You following behind.

When they got downstairs, the butler climbed onto the balcony with his bare hands, one floor, two floors, three floors. Chen You, who was standing there with his head tilted back, was dumbfounded.

Where’s the photographer? This him looks like a gecko.

Chen You rushed up and banged on the door. The butler opened the door, and when he went in, he saw that the computer screen was black and Li Yan was lying motionless on the table, unconscious.

The doctor arrived quickly, but couldn’t find anything wrong.

Chen You stood by the bedside, his heart filled with turmoil. Wasn’t this similar to Ren Wu’s situation? She was perfectly healthy in every way, yet she couldn’t wake up and died inexplicably in the hospital a few days later.

He slapped himself. MF, what the hell are you thinking? How could Li Yan be like Ren Wu?

The butler frowned when he saw the handprint on the young man’s face.

Chen You pulled up a chair and sat down, “Butler, close the door behind you. And also, no one is allowed to touch my computer.”

The butler responded and went out.

Li Yan didn’t wake up that day, and the same thing happened the next day.

The doctor said that Li Yan’s physical functions were excellent, and also mentioned a few other things besides that.

Li Yan was unconscious, but Chen You was not as panicked as he had expected. It seemed that this was not the first time he had experienced such a situation. He felt that he was in good condition and could even hum a few songs at times. Little did he know that others were worried about him.

The butler went to find Chen Weidong, “Mr. Chen’s condition is very serious. Usually, the master keeps his medicine and gives it to him on time. Now the master is in a coma and he hasn’t taken a single pill since yesterday afternoon.”

Chen Weidong’s face was grim, “Why did Li Yan take away my son’s medicine?”

“It’s incredibly dangerous for patients not to carry their medication with them, doesn’t he understand that.”

“It wasn’t taken away.” The butler corrected, “It was because Mr. Chen wasn’t taking his medication according to the dosage that the master intervened.”

Chen Weidong’s angry face stiffened, “What did you say?”

The butler said, “Mr. Chen has been prone to losing control lately. Once that kind of situation occurs, he will take medication and use large amounts of drugs to try to calm himself down. When the medication wears off, he will fall into endless self-blame and guilt and commit self-harm.”

Chen Weidong sat up abruptly, his face tense, and said, “Why should I believe you?”

The butler paused for a few seconds before saying, “This is what the master and the doctor were talking about.”

Chen Weidong looked over and asked in a questioning tone, “You’re just a butler, eavesdropping on your master’s conversation?”

The butler remained unfazed, saying, “I also believe that this behavior violates professional ethics, and I will explain it to the master later.”

Chen Weidong stared at the butler, who didn’t seem to be making things up, and then he fell silent.

Having achieved his goal, the butler said no more.

A moment later, Chen You was called over. In just one day and one night, his entire condition had changed. There was abnormal redness and swelling on both sides of his face, and a bruise on the corner of his mouth.

Without saying a word, Chen Weidong raised his hand and slapped his son across the face.

Chen You was stunned by the slap.

Chen Weidong gripped the bedsheet, his body heaving violently, “When your mom passed away, she told me to take good care of you. All these years, I’ve given you the best of everything. I finally raised you to this age, and I’m not even dead yet, and you’re already ruining yourself?”

Chen You thought to himself, no way, he wouldn’t do that! He’s so narcissistic, he would never do anything to ruin himself. That’s absolutely impossible. He asked, “Dad, have you heard some nonsense from someone?”

Chen Weidong questioned, “Then what happened to your face?”

Chen You’s lips twitched, “It’s an allergic reaction.”

Staring at his son, Chen Weidong suddenly felt powerless and old. He sighed, “Youyou, I think you’re deliberately trying to drive me crazy.”

Chen You sighed, saying how could that be? Dad, don’t overthink it, “I’m waiting for Li Yan to wake up. If there’s nothing else, I’ll go check on him. If he wakes up, he’ll be able to see me right away.”

After a while, Chen Weidong called to his son, “Sleep with me tonight.”

Chen You nodded and said okay. He quickly left. Damn it, the butler must have said something to Dad. Li Yan wasn’t awake, and he couldn’t find the medicine. If he didn’t do something to control himself, he would break down.

Back in the bedroom, Chen You put the computer on the table and turned it on. He went into the F drive and found that the text file was gone, and it wasn’t in the recycle bin either.

Was it Li Yan who deleted it?

Chen You stared blankly at the computer. Wait, let him sort out the sequence of events. Assuming the content in the text is true, then it goes like this. He died from playing games all night, encountered System 444, went to the mission world to approach the target, and later found that the target was the same person. The system registered him to clear his data memory with one click. After that, he regained his memory, was with the target, and the system determined that the target was a virus. The system removed the virus, and the target disappeared.

His mission was complete, and he returned to the real world with the ring. Another system informed him that the virus had not been completely destroyed. KM was in this world, and 444 would complete the destruction work. However, due to his mental disorder affecting his memory, he soon encountered Li Yan. There was a sense of familiarity, and their tacit understanding inside and outside the room was perfect. The size of the ring was also just right. The other party might be the target of the virus that had escaped.

Li Yan fell into a coma for some unknown reason, perhaps because the content of the text had stimulated him.

Is that right?

Chen You rested his chin on his hand, now all that was left was for him to regain all his memories. The doctor said he could.

He knew it! When he first met Li Yan, how could he blurt out, have we met somewhere before? with tears streaming down his face?

Ai.

After all the twists and turns, we’re still together.

“444……”

Unconsciously uttering those three numbers, Chen You suddenly turned his head and asked, “Who? Who’s here?”

He immediately went to pull back the curtains, open the wardrobe, the bathroom, and searched everywhere that could hide a person, but found no one, not even a single cockroach.

“Li Yan, I’m hallucinating. I think there’s someone else in the room.”

Chen You sat on the edge of the bed, lifted the blanket and lay down, wrapped his arms around the man’s waist, rested his head on his shoulder, and told him all his assumptions, “That’s enough of you. If you have any questions, just tell me. We can study it together and recall things together. If you can’t figure it out on your own, then don’t bother thinking about it.”

“I’m going to sleep with my dad tonight. He’ll definitely make me recite the family rules and give me a moral lesson. But don’t worry, my stance is absolutely firm. I will defend my gay identity to the death.”

Chen You gave the man a quick kiss on the cheek, “I think I like you even more than I thought.”

So Gege, please don’t play games with me anymore. I can play anything, but this is the one thing I can’t handle. It’s really not okay.

Chen You didn’t eat much dinner. He had already told his brain to work hard and win a battle with his father so he could boast about his success when Li Yan woke up. But his father didn’t say anything and just told him to go to sleep.

At night, Chen Weidong heard a noise next to him. Startled, he reached for the remote control to turn on the light and saw the pain on his son’s face. He was suppressing his pain, struggling, and desperate as well.

“Youyou, wake up.”

Chen You opened his eyes and asked blankly, “Dad, why did you wake me?”

Chen Weidong felt a tightness in his chest, a stifling discomfort. His son’s problem was even more serious than the butler had described, “It’s nothing, go to sleep.”

Chen You said oh, yawned twice, and went back to sleep.

Shortly after he fell asleep, the same thing happened again, as if he were having a nightmare.

Chen Weidong spent a sleepless night.

It wasn’t even fully daylight yet, but Chen You rushed to the bedroom without even putting on slippers. On the way, he imagined himself pushing open the door and seeing Li Yan getting dressed, or just waking up, saying to him in a lazy voice, come to bed.

As it turned out, when Chen You pushed open the door, Li Yan was on the bed, but his eyes were closed.

A huge sense of loss descended from the sky and hit Chen You on the head. He was so dizzy and felt a little nauseous, perhaps because he had gotten up too quickly and ran too fast.

In the morning, a somber atmosphere enveloped the large house.

Laifu’s condition was very abnormal. He is usually very well-behaved, but today he kept barking, and he was barking very loudly, as if he was even more anxious than Chen You.

The butler came to Chen You and said that Laifu didn’t want them to come near, and asked if they should call Dr. Lin to come and take a look at Laifu to see if it was sick.

Chen You was annoyed, so he sat by the bed for a while before going downstairs. As soon as he got there, Laifu stopped barking, it had finally accepted its master.

“Your dad is disobedient, and so are you.”

The yellow puppy rubbed against Chen You’s trouser leg, its tail wagging from side to side, barking a few times as if it wanted to say something, but it was unclear what it meant.

Chen You bent down and patted the dog’s head, never mind, never mind, let’s go out. Maybe Li Yan will wake up when we get back. He asked the butler to bring the little snake, and the three XiongDi went for a walk outside together.

Chen Weidong upstairs breathed a sigh of relief, it was good that he could go out for a walk.

Chen You didn’t go far before heading to a nearby lake. There was a large patch of green grass where Laifu happily chased after a butterfly, and a small snake crawled through the grass. They loved the outdoors because the air was fresh, the view was good, and there were plenty of things to play with.

Finding a rock, Chen You didn’t care if it was dirty or not, and plopped down on it, propping his elbows on his knees, his gaze fixed on the blue sky and white clouds, “What a beautiful day…”

The wind is strong, perfect for flying kites. If Li Yan weren’t asleep, they could come here to play.

Footsteps approached, but Chen You didn’t notice before Laifu’s bark rang out. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man, tall and slender with deep facial features. Not sure what nationality he was of, but he was incredibly handsome, the kind that defies circumstance, and had a pair of light gray eyes.

Light gray…

Chen You’s eyes widened. He remembered the lunatic he’d encountered while buying spicy snacks. That person had eyes of this color.

Is it the same person? It can’t be that much of a coincidence, can it?

The area is very empty, with no houses or vehicles in sight. Where did this person come from?

Chen You hugged Laifu and Xiaojin tightly, looking wary.

The man walked to the lakeside, picked up a small stone from the ground, and tossed it. He shifted his upper body weight to the right, and with a slight flick of his wrist, the stone left his fingertips, glided through the air in an arc, and fell into the lake, skipping three times across the water.

That was a very graceful move.

Chen You was eager to test his skills, but he held back, knowing the newcomer was up to no good.

He wondered if it was the same man, when he saw the man turn around and make the exact same face as last time.

Chen You gasped, MF, it really is you!

The man took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands. He wiped them so carefully that he wiped each finger individually and bit by bit, to an almost obsessive degree.

Chen You really didn’t want to watch a lunatic wipe his hands, so he stuffed Xiaojin into his pocket and left with Laifu in his arms.

A voice sounded from behind, “Mentally retarded.”

Chen You turned around abruptly, “Who the hell are you talking about?”

The man lowered his eyes and remained silent, as if those two words had not come from his mouth at all. His posture could be summed up in one sentence, whoever is mentally retarded, I’m talking about them.

Aiyo, what the hell, so what if his eyes are light gray? Chen You threw the yellow puppy on the ground, “Laifu, go bite him!”

The yellow puppy grabbed Chen You with its two paws and barked at the spot where the man was standing. It didn’t dare to go up to him, it could only do this much, and it really did his best.

Chen You, “…you coward.”

He took the small snake out of his pocket and gently placed it on the grass, “Xiaojin, you go.”

The little snake crawled and crawled on the grass, turning over a small stone and then a dead branch. Chen You saw that it was still crawling and thought, okay, come back, Ge is afraid that with your tiny body, you’ll struggle to crawl to the lunatic’s feet, only for him to lift his foot and stomp you into a specimen.

Chen You wanted to go back to see Li Yan, so instead of wasting time talking to this stranger, he took Laifu and Xiaojin and left.

The man finally stopped wiping. He squeezed his jade-like hand and muttered to himself, “If I don’t succeed this time, my bonus will be gone, and I’ll be demoted.”

“Demotion is fine, I can spend some time improving my performance and then get promoted back.”

The man sighed softly, “Without the bonus, life would be worse than death for me.”

Chen You sneezed, shivering even in the middle of summer. He quickened his pace, but before he knew it, he tripped and fell. Just as he was about to fall to the ground, a hand reached out from behind and caught him.

Within a ten-mile radius, he’s the only sane one, everyone else is lunatic, and he’d be better off eating dirt.

The man seemed to be able to read Chen You’s mind. He loosened his grip, and Chen You fell to the ground, face down, his mouth and teeth hitting the dirt and some grass.

After remaining in a dog-like crawling position for a long time, Chen You got up from the ground with a sour face, spitting a few times. Fuck, nothing good ever comes from running into this lunatic.

He found it strange, wasn’t the other person wiping his hands by the lake? How did he suddenly appear behind him?

Chen You looked back. The lunatic’s legs were very long, but not as long as Li Yan’s. He couldn’t understand how he did it. Could he be the incarnation of the Grass Fairy?

In the critical moment, the yellow puppy jumped off Chen You’s arms with the snake on its back and landed steadily, leaving the two XiongDi unharmed.

As Chen You was about to leave, the man walked up to him, hesitated, and said, “My surname is Si.”

Si? Chen You inexplicably remembered the homonym of this surname, 4. Okay, I got it. That’s all. Goodbye. No, farewell. Bye-bye.

The man stood still, not chasing after him, “Did you listen to the song?”

Chen You paused, seemingly realizing that despite repeatedly calling the man a lunatic, he had taken his words to heart, listening to the song 《The Fireworks of Last Winter》 obsessively, and had even become obsessed with it.

After taking a couple of steps, Chen You turned back, his face contorted in disbelief—the person was gone.

“Laifu, Xiaojin, can you take a look and see if there’s something wrong with my eyes?”

Chen You turned the yellow puppy and the little snake around, pointing them at the empty grass behind them. The dog didn’t react, and neither did the snake. So it wasn’t a problem with his eyes, the person had really disappeared.

Chen You looked around and stood by the lake for a while, worried that the other person might fall in. Obviously, he was overthinking it. He walked back. What the hell? Appearing and disappearing like a ghost, just to ask him if he had heard that song?

No, he even called him an mentally retarded.

Mentally retarded, Chen You frowned, vaguely remembering who had called him that. He suddenly stopped and froze.

After a long time, Chen You ran back to the residence in a frenzy, dumped Laifu and Xiaojin on the butler, rushed upstairs, and ran into the bedroom, “Li Yan, I remember, really, I really remember! I remember 444, he called me mentally retarded and said I was stupid. I also remember you, you called me a little liar. Wake up, Li Yan!”

The person in bed did not respond.

Chen You was so excited that he was incoherent, “Damn it, I suspect I saw Old 4. Damn it, he came here with bad intentions and wants to harm you.”

He grasped Li Yan’s hand, “I won’t leave your side until you wake up.”

After a long period of excitement, Chen You’s churning blood calmed down and he began to make a second assumption, the light gray eyes belonged to the Old 4, who had been assigned by his superiors to kill the virus, right there in Li Yan’s mind.

But what’s the deal with that song? And why didn’t the other person just reveal his identity to him directly? Was there some kind of restriction?

It’s like a piece of cloth covering candy, and now the cloth has a hole, and the candy inside is starting to fall out, one or two at a time, more and more, until soon they’re all out. Chen You’s memories are gradually returning.

The mission world has limitations, is the real world also subject to limitations?

Or is this not…?

Chen You immediately stopped his wild imagination. Impossible. He’s back. He’s really back. It must be true.

“Old 4? Si Ge?”

As expected, there was no response. Chen You had just shouted it offhand. He rubbed his face, resisting the urge to slap himself. The task was completed, so why bother thinking about those things? What mattered was the present, wasn’t it? The past was in the past, it had become a memory.

Let’s not think about it now, let’s wait until Li Yan wakes up.

After composing himself, Chen You went to fetch water to wash Li Yan’s face and shave him. Even though Li Yan was asleep, his stubble looked quite impressive.

He held Li Yan’s rubies, wiped it with a towel, and instead of chanting a spell, he leaned over, put the ruby in his mouth, warmed it up, and then spat it out.

Perhaps it’s because it has been a long time, but the rubies have acquired Li Yan’s scent.

Chen You wrung out the water from the towel and wiped Li Yan’s chest and back. He then changed the water and continued wiping, “I think if you lie down for a few more days, my dad might relent.”

He pursed his lips, “But you can’t lie down for too long, I can’t stand it.”

Li Yan’s phone went unanswered. Lin Fuxing came over in the morning, bringing Hu Wei with him. The two of them asked the butler after entering the house and learned that something serious had happened.

“Why not take him to the hospital?”

The butler said, “If the news gets out, the master will be in danger.”

Lin Fuxing pursed his lips. Li Yan had many enemies. If those forces knew he was in the hospital, they would definitely take the opportunity to gang up on him, “So what do we do now? Just let him sleep like this?”

Hu Wei, who had been silent until now, spoke up, “Initially, Ren Wu simply fell asleep….”

He didn’t continue.

Lin Fuxing asked, “Where’s Chen You? Is he alright?”

The butler said, “Not very good.”

Hu Wei rubbed his temples, “Did Chen You take the wrong dose again?”

The butler shook his head, “He didn’t consume it indiscriminately, he didn’t eat a single pill.”

Hu Wei removed his hand from between his eyebrows, startled. Given Chen You’s condition, could he really hold on without medication? He didn’t talk much with the butler and went upstairs with Lin Fuxing. Before they even reached Li Yan’s bedroom, they heard a loud noise—the sound of a chair falling to the ground.

The two exchanged a glance and went to push open the door together.

Chen You stood blankly by the bed, a chair overturned behind him. He seemed to stand up in fear, his eyes vacant, as if he had suffered an unbearable blow, and he was completely stunned.

Lin Fuxing had a bad feeling. He quickly stepped forward to check Li Yan’s body.

Hu Wei’s voice was tense, “What’s wrong?”

Lin Fuxing froze for a moment, and after confirming several times, he finally spoke, his voice trembling slightly, “Li Ge’s heartbeat has stopped.”

After saying that, he fell silent, as did Hu Wei.

The huge bedroom, despite having four people inside, was deathly silent.

After an unknown amount of time, Chen You moved. He pulled up the blanket that had fallen down, as if only then noticing the two people beside him, “What are you guys doing here?”

When Hu Wei and Lin Fuxing saw that the young man did not show any grief or panic, and was even smiling, they felt a chill in their hearts and dared not show any emotion, suppressing it all.

Chen You muttered to himself, “Why is the chair overturned?”

He straightened up in the chair, took a sip of water from the bedside table, and then went to the bathroom.

Hearing the sound of water coming from the bathroom, Hu Wei’s suppressed panic finally surfaced, and his eyes reddened, “Quick, quick, go…”

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Fuxing had already gone out to inform the butler. Several doctors arrived quickly, and their examination results were the same as Lin Fuxing’s, all vital signs had disappeared.

The doctors were terrified, and two of them were trembling.

They had witnessed many people narrowly escape death, and many others taken by death, but this time the person involved is quite special, with just a flick of a finger, their lives could be turned upside down.

The person who wielded immense power is dead.

Chen You glanced at the doctors, his expression turning unfriendly, “What nonsense are you spouting? Li Yan is perfectly fine. He even told me he’ll wake up soon.”

Everyone present gasped.

Chen You then kicked everyone out, including Lin Fuxing and Hu Wei. He locked the doors and windows and pushed the table in to block them, not letting anyone in.

Lin Fuxing and Hu Wei went to find Chen Weidong.

A short while later, Chen Weidong appeared at the bedroom door, being helped along, “Youyou, Dad heard about Li Yan’s matter.”

Chen You sat in a chair in the bedroom, staring at the person on the bed, “Your doctors are no good. None of them have any real skills. They just talk nonsense. Don’t worry, as long as I keep an eye on you, no matter if it’s the Old 4 or 5, 6, 7, 8, they won’t be able to take advantage of you.”

Ignoring the noise outside, he repeated his own words, becoming lost in a state of isolation.

Outside the door, Lin Fuxing said, “Chen Shushu, it’s dangerous for Chen You to keep the door closed like this. He already has depression.”

How could Chen Weidong not know? He originally thought Li Yan would be alright, but who knew he would die like this? His son was more caught off guard than anyone else, and was also the saddest one.

Hu Wei told the butler to call a few more people, and if that didn’t work, to break down the door.

As he drew closer, Chen Weidong called out against the door, “Youyou, the dead cannot be brought back to life. Don’t be like this. Let Mr. Hu and Mr. Lin take care of Li Yan.”

Chen You got annoyed and yelled angrily, “What are you saying? What do you mean people can’t come back to life? Li Yan is fine, he’s talking to me. Dad, go back to bed, I’ll go see you with him later!”

Chen Weidong swayed, his son has lost his mind.

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