Xingshi had a very long dream.
He dreamed of his childhood, when his father He Fengbo had just become a little famous and his mother Xing Jiaying was a dance teacher. The family lived in a small two-story house with vegetables and flowers planted in the yard, and a swing built by He Fengbo himself next to it.
He sits on the swing and can play all afternoon.
Both his parents are very busy, but they will take him to the nearby square after get off work.
The slide is fun, and the sand is fun too, but it’s just that sometimes the kids can’t reason with each other, which is really frustrating.
Xing Jiaying laughed after hearing this and said, “This is because Sui Sui is too smart. Maybe you can make it make sense next time if you change your way of thinking.”
Xingshi tilted his head back and asked in a baby voice, “What’s the idea?”
Xing Jiaying said: “You have to think about it yourself. Anyway, you can’t quarrel with them, understand?”
Xing Shi said obediently: “Well, they can’t argue with me, they don’t dare to argue with me.”
Xing Jiaying and He Fengbo laughed together and said, “We can’t fight either.”
Xing Shi said: “If we don’t fight, they won’t dare to do it.”
He Fengbo looked at his small body and asked: “Have you beaten them all?”
Xing Shi said: “No.”
He Fengbo asked: “Then why don’t I fight with you?”
Xingshi jumped a little and said happily, “I shared the candy that grandma bought for me with them. Now they all call me big brother.”
Xing Jiaying and He Fengbo couldn’t hold back and laughed out loud again.
In addition to the small park, his parents also take him to parks and amusement parks on weekends, and occasionally take him on trips during holidays.
Gradually he started to go to kindergarten. On the first day of school, he sat on a chair with tears in his eyes, watching his parents leave. He was strong enough not to cry out loud. The teacher even rewarded him with a small doll for this.
After a difficult first three days, he adapted well and had fun every day, and then he started elementary school.
Although elementary school is not as easy as kindergarten, it is a piece of cake for him as he is surrounded by younger brothers.
During the summer vacation of his first grade in elementary school, his parents took him to the beach, along with another family from the community. He and their children had played together since childhood, and the two families had always had a good relationship.
The beach was very lively. He bought two ice cream cones, and then he saw his little brother who had gone to the bathroom coming back crying, with a boy older than them following him.
He hurried forward, and at the same time, the two parents who had been watching them also hurried over.
Several people asked him the reason and learned that when he went to the bathroom, a small lizard suddenly ran in and scared him and made him cry. It was the boy who was in the same room who saved him.
Xing Shi said: “It’s just a lizard.”
The younger brother, who was a head taller than him and twice his size, wiped away tears: “But it was so scary.”
Xingshi stood on tiptoe slightly, touched his younger brother’s head soothingly, and looked at the boy next to him. The boy was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, had a gentle expression, and was very handsome.
He said gratefully: “Thank you for saving my little brother. From now on, we are brothers.”
He held out his hand: “This ice cream is for you.”
The boy probably didn’t expect him to be so social, and chuckled: “No, it’s just a piece of cake.”
Xing Shi continued to pass it on: “Meeting is fate, don’t hesitate, take it.”
The boy was amused by him again. Hearing the parents of both families urging him to take it, he reached out and took it: “Then I have to call you big brother too?”
Xing Shi said: “I don’t mind if you want to.”
After he finished speaking, he saw the other person smile again, and it looked pretty good, so he said, “You look older than me, so I’ll call you brother. My name is Xingshi, and my nickname is Suisui. What’s your name, brother?”
The boy smiled and introduced himself: “My name is Fu Xiuning.”
[Ding Di…Current favorability value…]
Xingshi’s consciousness jumped and the scenes in his dream quickly became blurred.
He seemed to be immersed in a black fog. He could not see anything around him and could only hear an inexplicable “drip” sound.
The consciousness then floated up gently following the sound and flew upwards.
In the ward, the system suddenly heard a prompt sound, and it knew that Fu Xiuning had arrived.
But it didn’t know why it got extra points, and its host was in a coma and unable to communicate, so it could only face this overwhelming wealth alone.
【Didi】
[Current Favorability Value: 28]
【Didi】
[Current Favorability Value: 30]
【Didi】
[Current Favorability Value: 32]
Fu Xiuning could also hear the voice and walked in calmly.
Xingshi is not the host, and the deepest concern in his heart disappeared. The closer he got to the ward, the more images of Xingshi appeared in his mind, all of which were bits and pieces of their past interactions.
【Didi】
[Current Favorability Value: 35]
【Didi】
[Current Favorability Value: 40]
[Drip…]
Fu Xiuning walked into the bedroom and saw the person on the hospital bed.
【Didi】
[Current Favorability Value: 50]
Xingshi’s consciousness finally flew out of the thick fog and he opened his eyes.
Director He was sitting next to the bed, sending messages. His phone kept vibrating and he was very busy.
There are two main things. One is to use connections to find more authoritative experts, and the other is to work towards the direction of metaphysics.
After all… he was blown away by an unknown gust of air, and had a low-grade fever and was in a coma for nearly two days and two nights. The hospital couldn’t find anything, so there was something wrong no matter how you looked at it.
He was asking his friend which master was more reliable when he saw his son’s hand move. He looked up and said in surprise, “Sui Sui, are you awake?”
Xingshi heard the voice and looked over: “Dad.”
Director He agreed and pressed the call bell while asking with concern: “How do you feel? Are you feeling any discomfort?”
Xing Shi saw Fu Xiuning come over and sit down on the other side. He looked at him first, then felt it and said, “Headache.”
Director He said: “You still have a low-grade fever.”
Xingshi recalled what happened before he fell into a coma and asked, “What happened to me?”
Director He then told them about Yu Shu’s death and how they were blown away.
It was already the afternoon of the second day after being transferred to another hospital, and he finally woke up.
As they were talking, the doctor came over and Director He stood up to make room for them.
The doctor carefully asked Xingshi about his feelings, but still couldn’t figure out why he had a low-grade fever.
However, he was in a coma before and some examinations were not done, but now he is fine.
When Xingshi heard about bone marrow puncture, he refused on the spot: “I think I’m fine.”
The doctor had also heard of the theory of the strange air mass and originally did not agree with it, but since their young master said so, they had no choice but to believe it.
This guy has been in trouble so frequently that they have all doubted the existence of metaphysics. He himself is so weird that they don’t think there is anything wrong with him. If he can confirm metaphysics with his own mouth, it must be very mysterious.
The doctor said, “Then let’s observe for another two days.”
Director He sent them out, asked about their current dietary restrictions, and then came back to look at his son: “Would you like some water? Are you hungry? What would you like to eat tonight?”
Xingshi felt dizzy and had no appetite: “Have some porridge.”
As he remembered something, he added, “How about another ice cream cone? Brother, do you want one? We’ll each have one. From now on, we’re brothers.”
Fu Xiuning glanced at him, not knowing if there was any hidden meaning in his words, and advised: “Wait until your fever subsides before eating.”
When Xingshi saw that he looked normal, he knew that he didn’t remember that they had met in the past.
One reason is that they just met by chance and Fu Xiuning had long forgotten about it. This also explains why Director He did not recognize Fu Xiuning when he saw him at the airport, after all, many years had passed.
The information about Fu Xiuning provided by the main system did not record every detail of his life, so this matter was skipped. As a result, he did not find this clue when he read the information with the system.
Another reason is worth pondering.
There was no record of this incident in the original owner’s memory or data, but as the host, he had to capture Fu Xiuning, so the system should not miss such an important part of the past.
So no matter whether Fu Xiuning and Director He really forgot or not, at least his memory should have been tampered with.
Xing Shi said “Oh” obediently, got up to wash up, came back and leaned lazily against the head of the bed, and asked, “How is Yu Shu’s matter?”
Fu Xiuning poured him a glass of water and said, “It’s a big deal. The police are taking it very seriously. They should be sending out a notice soon. They sent two people to City Z to find out about Yu Shu’s situation. They’re waiting for you to wake up. They want to ask you about what happened that day. Should I ask them to come over tomorrow morning?”
Xing Shi said: “No, it’s fine now.”
Fu Xiuning nodded, sent a WeChat message to the police, and then asked about the air flow according to common sense.
Xing Shi said: “I don’t know, it just exploded all of a sudden, I’m also confused. Did the police find out the reason? What did Feng Zifan and the others say?”
Director He interrupted: “It’s said there’s a ghost.”
Xing Shi suppressed his laughter and said solemnly, “Maybe it’s true.”
Director He became serious.
So many people are concerned about his son’s fever and coma. I heard that Yu Shu and Sui Sui had a quarrel that night. This cannot be ignored.
He asked, “Should I go find a master?”
Xing Shi said: “Let me observe first. If the fever goes down, it means everything is fine.”
He was unconscious this time because he was hit by the reverse flow of energy, and the low fever might be because his magic core was awakening.
His magic core is a high-level energy body. It will spontaneously process the disordered energy flow inside, digest and reabsorb it, so it will be fine after a few days.
If nothing goes wrong, his fever should go away tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
Director He made the next best choice: “Then I’ll go get you a lucky charm.”
It turned out to be a step too late.
Bei Jinrong and his friends received the news that Xing Bao was safe, so they came to the hospital together to visit him and gave him a lot of things.
“Take this amulet. We went to the temple early this morning to ask for it. There are also red strings, bodhi seeds, cinnabar bracelets and pendants. You can buy yourself some red underwear to wear… Oh, yes, the most important thing is this. The amulet was given by the master I found at home. It is not the same as the one in the temple. I asked for one for each of you. There is also a peach wood sword. Keep it.”
Most of the families of these people had sought out a master, and they had bought a lot of things from the temple. At this moment, regardless of whether they were useful or not, they all took them out and gave them to him. There was even a cross among them.
As soon as the two policemen entered the room, they were faced with a bed full of metaphysical objects. After a few seconds of silence, they sat down and started working.
Xingshi told everything he knew and admitted that they had fought, but it was not too serious.
After asking about what happened, the policeman wished him a speedy recovery and then left.
Xingshi still had a low fever and felt tired after dealing with these two rounds.
Bei Jinrong and the others did not disturb him too much. They made an appointment to have dinner together after he was discharged from the hospital and then left.
Xingshi lay down on the bed and planned to take a nap.
He closed his eyes and called the system: “You are a little quiet today.”
The system had a lot to say to him, but remembering that he would feel even more dizzy if he talked to it after getting drunk, it refrained from speaking.
Hearing him calling it, it explained the reason and said considerately: “If you feel uncomfortable, just go to sleep first and talk about it after you wake up.”
Xing Shi was indeed dizzy, but he still asked about the follow-up: “Yu Shu died, what were the reactions of those systems? They should have noticed me, right?”
The system couldn’t wait to mention this: “I don’t know if they checked this matter, but they didn’t mention you in the group. Because Yu Shu’s system has not been offline, they all thought Yu Shu was not the host.”
Xing Shi was a little surprised, and after thinking for a few seconds, he said, “It exploded the energy, so there is no energy left to return?”
The system said: “It just wants to take revenge on you. It can’t be so stupid as to explode all the energy, right? Some of the energy is still locked in the return program.”
Xingshi thought that in such an emergency situation, being able to save a life was considered a quick reaction.
He asked: “Has it spoken in the group in the past two days?”
The system said: “No.”
Xingshi felt dizzy and put the matter aside for the time being: “Well, I’ll take a nap.”
The system said: “Go to sleep and have a good rest.”
Fu Xiuning was sitting next to them playing with his phone. When he heard their conversation end, he made a few guesses in his mind and stood up to give Xingshi a new fever-reducing patch.
Xingshi heard the noise and knew it was him. He didn’t open his eyes and soon fell into a deep sleep.
He slept until dinner time and felt a little better. He didn’t lie down anymore, but got up and went outside to the living room.
Director He and his wife Xing Xuefei were chatting in low voices. When they heard the voice, they looked at him. The latter said, “Are you awake? Xiuning went to buy porridge and will be back soon.”
Xing Shi knew her identity through the system reminder, called her Auntie, and asked, “Why are you here too?”
“Such a big thing happened, how can I not come?” Xing Xuefei stepped forward and touched his face with the back of her hand. “It seems… still has a slight fever. I’ll get the thermometer to test it again.”
Xingshi nodded obediently and sat down on the sofa.
When his temperature was taken, Fu Xiuning and his assistant happened to come in with dinner.
Fu Xiuning saw what he was holding and asked, “Are you still burning it?”
Xing Shi said: “37.4, it’s almost done.”
Fu Xiuning saw that he looked relaxed and realized that the second half of the sentence was said specifically for him, so he felt somewhat relieved and said “hmm”.
The assistant did not leave, and the five of them ate together around the dining table.
Xingshi drank porridge, and the other four people ate stir-fried dishes.
He looked at the boiled pork slices in front of him, eager to reach for his chopsticks, but was stopped by Fu Xiuning halfway. He turned his head and looked at him, blinking: “I just have a fever, but there is nothing wrong with my body.”
Director He said: “Having a fever means there is something wrong with your body’s functions.”
Xing Xuefei also advised: “This is too spicy, wait until you get better before eating.”
They put the dishes there originally for the convenience of Fu Xiuning who was nearby. While they were talking, Director He changed a dish with a lighter taste to it so that he wouldn’t be able to resist.
Xingshi drank a mouthful of porridge and silently glanced at Fu Xiuning with accusatory eyes.
Fu Xiuning noticed his gaze and picked up a vegetable for him. Seeing him poke it down with a spoon and bury it in the porridge, a smile flashed in his eyes.
【Didi】
[Current Favorability Value: 51]
Xing Shi: “?”
He suddenly realized he had heard wrongly, and called out to the system: “How much?”
The system is beaming with joy: “51~”
Xing Shi said: “Is your favorability program broken?”
The system said: “No, I checked it. It is 51.”
Xing Shi couldn’t help but glance at Fu Xiuning, feeling surprised.
Fu Xiuning liked his face and admired his personality, even when he was still a negative number.
Later, Fu Xiuning discovered that he was the original owner, and that bit of grudge disappeared, and his relationship became positive.
As they spent time together every day, he could clearly feel Fu Xiuning’s affection and care for him, but for a full score, a favorability value of around 20 was still too low, and it didn’t seem like they were in love at all.
In the final analysis, it was because he was the host chosen by the main system after all, and he could travel back in time because he had signed some kind of agreement with the main system. If he were Fu Xiuning, he would not fall so easily in the face of such a special person.
So why are there suddenly so many extra points?
This is not an exam, and you can’t pass if you get 60 points. The full score of favorability is 100, and if you get more than half, you are in the category of liking, and this is only for ordinary people.
Fu Xiuning has faced too much evil in human nature and is very cold at heart. He doesn’t care about the people around him. Even if he is not the host, his score will definitely not be high. His 50 points are more rare than the 50 points of ordinary people.
It couldn’t be that he was in a coma during the accident, and Fu Xiuning suddenly came to her senses while waiting and realized her feelings for him.
So I thought to myself, “It doesn’t matter even if you are really from the main system. I accept it. At worst, I can give you my life if I lose the bet.” So I gave him extra points, right?
Xingshi was immediately shocked by this thought and quickly drank some porridge to calm himself down.
Impossible, he thought.
Fu Xiuning is definitely not that kind of love-brained person.
Seeing that he was silent, the system asked, “Don’t you have anything to say?”
Xing Shi said seriously: “It must be because I am too charming.”
The system said: “Hmm!”
Xing Shi said: “He cares about me and can’t leave me.”
The system said: “That’s right!”
Xing Shi said: “Maybe he watched some life and death movies and scared himself, so he thought to himself ‘How can I live without you’ while rushing to the hospital. That’s a bonus point.”
Fu Xiuning: “…”
The system wanted to agree, but it felt that it was unlikely, so it asked, “He came back at noon to give you extra points. How about I check what he did during that time?”
Xing Shi glanced at Fu Xiuning again, and seeing that he was very calm, he said, “Okay, go ahead.”
The system quickly checked and said, “He had lunch with Feng Zifan at noon. I don’t know what they talked about.”
Xing Shi couldn’t think of anything they could talk about, so he responded casually, “Feng Zifan is very perceptive. He probably said something nice about me, and one of his words probably made him love me even more.”
The system thought about it and felt that it made sense: “That’s right. You see, he admitted two days ago that he had someone he liked. He stopped you when you wanted to talk to Yu Shu. It’s obvious that he cares about you. But Yu Shu’s story is too mysterious. He must have regretted not stopping you when he saw you get hurt. He even liked you more after hearing what Feng Zifan said about you.”
It looked at the favorability value and said happily: “You can exchange this point for many things, do you want to exchange it?”
Xingshi refused without thinking.
The main system has been trying to capture Fu Xiuning over the years just for his favorability.
He used the favorability points to exchange for items, which meant a deal was reached, and there might be some kind of energy channel in the middle.
It is impossible for him to change his favorability.
The system said: “There are many magical products in the store, don’t you want to try them?”
Xing Shi said: “It’s not useful for the time being. Stop talking. I have a headache.”
The system muted the sound.
Just after the meal, more visitors arrived. They were Feng Zifan and Yu Yi who had received the news.
They had to train and couldn’t come at any time, so they rushed over during their break in the evening.
Xing Shi hadn’t returned to the bedroom yet. He smiled and said, “It’s just a low-grade fever. I told you not to come specially. Don’t you think it’s a hassle?”
Feng Zifan smiled helplessly, thinking that if it was just an ordinary low-grade fever he would not make a trip, but what they encountered was a metaphysical event, so of course they had to see the person with their own eyes.
He said, “I was worried about you. Xiaoyi was so worried that he couldn’t eat, so he came here.”
Xingshi looked at Yu Yi.
Yu Yi looked at him dependently, trotted over and sat next to him, and when he saw Fu Xiuning next to him, he greeted him politely.
Fu Xiuning glanced at him.
Hosts like them who traveled through time and space had the gene to attack him ingrained in their bones. Even without a system, they still couldn’t help but get close to him.
However, compared to Yu Shu’s extreme attitude, Yu Yi was much more cautious. After all, he had no system support and knew nothing. As a trainee with no foundation and no one to rely on, he only dared to show his presence in front of him in the first few times and did not dare to be too enthusiastic.
But his restraint was limited. This time when they went out together and spent more time together, he noticed something was wrong.
He said “hmm” calmly.
Director He had met Yu Yi last night. When he saw him coming again today, he smiled and pushed the fruit plate over to him. At the same time, he called Feng Zifan and asked them to eat the fruit.
Feng Zifan felt that he looked more and more familiar. Seeing him talking to him, he called out tentatively, “Director He?”
Director He smiled and said, “Yes, I am Sui Sui’s father.”
Feng Zifan was shocked. Previously in S City, he heard Qi Changyi calling Xingshi by his nickname and guessed that they had a special relationship. Now with the addition of Director He… He couldn’t help but look at Xingshi. What’s wrong with you, buddy? You actually became a trainee?
Xingshi lowered her head and took two bites of fruit, pretending not to see the deep meaning in his eyes.
Feng Zifan and Yu Yi still had training in the evening, so seeing Xingshi had nothing to do, they sat for a while and then said goodbye.
Xing Shi sent them out, and began to persuade Director He and the others to go back together with Fu Xiuning.
This suite has only two bedrooms. Director He was worried that something might happen to him at night, so he set up a single bed and let him sleep directly in his ward. Now that he is awake, there is no need to trouble him anymore.
Director He asked him to measure the temperature again and found that it had dropped a little, so he did not insist. The assistant followed them and left, responsible for driving them.
The ward became quiet, with only Xing Shi and Fu Xiuning left.
Fu Xiuning asked: “Don’t you want to go back and lie down?”
Xing Shi said: “Lie down, just chat with me.”
Fu Xiuning accompanied him back to the bedroom. Seeing that he had gotten into bed, he sat down on the chair next to him and asked, “What do you want to talk about?”
Xing Shi looked at him and said, “Let’s talk about what happened during the time I was unconscious. Is there anything interesting?”
Fu Xiuning knew what he wanted to ask, and said, “Last night, when we were about to go to bed, Yu Yi suddenly came over to see you alone, saying that he was worried about you.”
Xingshi raised an eyebrow.
Fu Xiuning said, “Your cousin said he thinks Yu Yi doesn’t really like him, so he asked you to be careful.”
The system was present at both of these events and agreed, “Yes, could it be that he accidentally learned about your relationship with Qi Changyi and deliberately approached you?”
Xing Shi said: “Impossible, go check his phone, he just likes Qi Changyi.”
The system obeyed and responded: “Indeed, he is a fan of Qi Changyi.”
Xing Shi said: “So maybe Xiaoyi is too introverted and doesn’t know how to express himself, which led to Qi Changyi’s misunderstanding.”
The system agrees: “Yes.”
Xing Shi recalled the barbecue at the beach that night. Yu Yi looked at them and asked Fu Xiuning, “Any other gossip?”
Fu Xiuning knew that he had heard it, so he asked, “How is your relationship with him? I think… is he secretly in love with me?”
Xingshi’s heart skipped a beat: “Really?”
System: “…Ah?”
Fu Xiuning said, “It feels like that, but I’m not sure when it happened. Did he see me on the day when we were first divided into classes?”
Xingshi understood what he meant in an instant, and the clues in his mind quickly connected together.
Yu Yi fell down and got so confused on the day of the class division that he didn’t remember anything when he got up; at the first rehearsal for the school anniversary, everyone was backstage and only Yu Yi came to the front to find him; they were on the hot search, the company organized a photo shoot, Fu Xiuning went to see them, and only Yu Yi came to their front; and there was the incident with Gu Zheng, they had said that they quickly retracted their force when they bumped into each other, but Yu Yi still bumped into him.
So Yu Yi is the host?
After contacting Fu Xiuning, he realized now that he had suddenly gained so many points… Xingshi and Fu Xiuning looked at each other and immediately understood.
He is not the host, the real host is Yu Yi.
He could almost figure out Yu Yi’s experience along the way.
What should you do if you suddenly travel to a new world and everything around you is unfamiliar, but you don’t want to arouse other people’s suspicion?
Answer: I fell down and got myself unconscious.
I fell down on purpose, was helped up by people around me, pretended not to remember anything, and then naturally got a general idea through other people’s explanations. It was also because I didn’t remember anything that I did poorly on the exam and was assigned to the same class as him.
Yu Yi was a pre-selected candidate and few people knew him.
When trainees first entered the company, they were faced with a completely unfamiliar environment. Even if he was abnormal, no one would suspect him. He held the original owner’s phone in his hand and was able to get a general understanding of the original owner, thus maintaining his personality of liking Qi Changyi.
But then again, apart from falling and getting unconscious, he hasn’t done anything else that would make people suspect that he has a memory problem since he traveled through time. He also successfully unlocked the original owner’s phone… This host is very smart.
Xingshi suddenly thought of the missing lucky sign.
One of them has no system and the other has no host, but the origin of the system and the host is the same. Will Shang Shang Qian go to find Yu Yi?
At this time, Yu Yi and Feng Zifan were in a taxi returning to the company.
He looked at the scenery outside the window, and thought that Xingshi would be discharged from the hospital soon and would not be able to see Fu Xiuning again, so he pinched his fingers anxiously.
The next moment, he heard a “sizzling” sound of electricity.
Then a cold male voice sounded: “Host… Why are you the host? Where is your system?”
Yu Yi was startled and looked suddenly at Feng Zifan beside him.
Feng Zifan seemed to realize something and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Seeing that he didn’t show any sign of abnormality, Yu Yi said with shining eyes, “I just saw someone wearing a doll costume on the side of the road. It was very pretty.”
Feng Zifan laughed and touched his head.
Yu Yi looked away and heard the voice say, “Others cannot sense my existence, you can communicate with me directly in your mind.”
He asked, “Who are you?”
The best fortune said: “I am System 66, you are the host, but why don’t you have a system? Don’t you know anything now?”
Yu Yi had read related novels, and he felt that the content was naturally attractive to him, so he did not question it: “I just found out.”
Shangshangqian briefly explained the strategy to him and said, “I saw you at the beach. Do you know Fu Xiuning?”
Yu Yi said: “Yeah.”
The best fortune said: “I don’t have the energy now, so I can’t bind you or help you. You need to get in touch with Fu Xiuning more.”
Yu Yi said: “I will.”
Shang Shang Qian knew that all hosts who traveled through time would be attracted to Fu Xiuning, but not everyone would choose the love line, so he asked, “What do you think of him?”
Yu Yi said: “Love at first sight.”
The best fortune: “…”
Yu Yi said: “But he seems to like Xing Shi, which is a bit difficult. I don’t want to give up. Do you have any good suggestions?”
The best fortune choked up: “…”
Born at the wrong time, it’s a love line.
