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Published at 5th of March 2024 05:51:59 AM


Chapter 427.2

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The pain in his head seemed to disappear in that instant, and memories were no longer forcibly dragged away.

When his brain returned to normal, Dijia leaned on the sofa gasping for breath and exhausted.

His eyes also had a hint of confusion.

‘What were those scenes just now?’

“How do you feel? Are you feeling better?” The young man’s voice came from the side. Dijia struggled to open his eyes and replied wearily, “Much better, thank you.”

Shaking his chaotic head, he explained, “There seemed to be a problem with my memories earlier. I almost forgot what happened during this time.”

He paused and added, “Just like Red a moment ago.”

After saying this, he looked at Bai Lixin nervously. “Did you forget?”

Bai Lixin shook his head. “I didn’t. I remember everything.”

It seemed this world had a self-defense mechanism. Even if an NPC accidentally got involved in abnormal time fluctuations, the world would correct it.

Bai Lixin took the tablet in front of Dijia and examined the photo of “Zhai Tou.” This was the first time he truly saw the picture of the “Xiao Tou” he played.

The boy looked about eighteen or nineteen years old, with fair skin and an innocent student vibe, untouched by dust.

However, the more innocent the boy looked, the more attractive he might be to certain individuals.

The report stated that there were many deaths, and most of the bodies were unrecognizable. DNA matching was required to identify the bodies.

If this case happened ten years ago, then when he entered the Moon Bay Hotel, the timeline might have been the Moon Bay Hotel of ten years ago.

The little black furry monster must have discovered or done something at that time, hence the furious reaction.

Bai Lixin glanced at Dijia beside him.

Red Hair had forgotten everything about the Fei family, but it seemed Dijia had not forgotten.

Seeing his lover’s obvious fatigue, Bai Lixin picked up the prepared pear soup. “Drink this and take a nap. You’re too tired now. I feel like you’ll collapse with a gust of wind.”

Dijia chuckled weakly and took the pear soup. “It would need a Category 10 hurricane.”

Bai Lixin smiled.

Although he didn’t want to admit it, Dijia was indeed tired after the struggle just now. After saying a few more words to Bai Lixin, he stood up and went upstairs to rest.

The sweeping robot diligently cleaned the floor, and the smart sprinkler outside watered the seasonal flowers in the garden.

It could be seen that in such a big house, Dijia lived there alone.

The AI was considerate; after Dijia finished the pear soup, a robot came to take away the tray without Bai Lixin having to do it himself.

Before leaving, Dijia had mentioned that he was free to explore the house. Bai Lixin sat on the sofa for a while, then got up and went upstairs.

He first went to the master bedroom and found that Dijia was lying on the bed with his eyes closed and his chest rising and falling rhythmically.

Dijia was probably too tired; he hadn’t even taken off his slippers.

Bai Lixin rarely saw this vulnerable side of Dijia. Dijia always presented an unbeatable and powerful posture. The contrast between the usual Dijia and the current one made him feel even more distressed.

Bai Lixin’s eyes flashed with tenderness. He carefully took off Dijia’s shoes and clothes, covered him with a blanket, and once everything was done, he drew the curtains and left the bedroom.

After searching around Dijia’s house, he quickly found the study. Taking out the portable hard drive he had taken from the Fei family, Bai Lixin connected it to the computer using a data cable.

Soon, the computer began reading the contents of the portable hard drive, and a dialog box popped up.

There were many video segments in the dialog box, and Bai Lixin casually clicked on the first one.

A familiar room appeared on the screen. It was the room where he had lived for several days as Xiao Tou.

Lying on the bed was a young man who was sleeping quietly. He was sleeping quietly, unaware of the fact that he was being monitored.

The video was long, and Bai Lixin pressed the fast-forward button.

This video seemed relatively normal, with nothing more than the young man sleeping peacefully.

Bai Lixin fast-forwarded through it, then opened the second video.

It was the same room, but with a different perspective this time.

The young man was still sleeping, but the scene changed.

A figure sneaked in.

Whether the young man was in a deep sleep or drugged with a sedative, he showed no response to the intruder’s actions. Bai Lixin frowned as he watched the man pull something off the young man’s body.

This man was Fei Taizong.

Bai Lixin felt a stifling pressure in his chest. He controlled his emotions, and clicked on the next few videos one after another.

From being unconsciousness to being aware later, that was how Fei Taizong, this beastly father, systematically dragged the innocent and naïve young man into the abyss of eternal destruction.

Bai Lixin rotated the mouse and slid downward, and countless video icons swiftly passed across the screen.

Was this portable hard drive filled with videos about incidents involving Xiao Tou?

Bai Lixin didn’t want to watch them one by one.

Xiao Tou’s expression in the videos was filled with despair and shame, and Bai Lixin couldn’t remain indifferent after seeing such scenes.

After staring at the screen for a moment, Bai Lixin randomly opened a video, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

It was a hall, the hall in the Fei residence.

In the hall, the young man looked like a sacrifice, suspended in various positions by numerous people. His face had a blush, yet his eyes were full of shame and despair.

There was nowhere to escape, nowhere to go, and a sense of suffocation gradually filled Bai Lixin’s surroundings.

“Are you okay?” A low, hoarse voice with a nasal tone suddenly came from behind. Bai Lixin turned abruptly and saw Dijia, who should have been resting, standing behind him. Dijia looked at him with a worried expression, and his gaze fell on the computer screen opposite.

“What is this?” Dijia seemed somewhat dazed.

Dijia’s appearance suddenly dispelled the suffocating feeling from a moment ago. Bai Lixin explained, “I got it from the Fei residence last night.”

Dijia frowned at the person on the screen, feeling that the protagonist looked somewhat familiar. After thinking for a while, he remembered; it was the Xiao Tou who appeared on the tablet earlier.

Zhai Tou, Bai Lixin.

Two names, ten years apart, and two different faces.

Dijia suddenly grabbed Bai Lixin’s wrist and said with urgency, “Come with me.”

Bai Lixin closed the computer and silently followed Dijia downstairs.

Dijia hurriedly found the tablet and retrieved the report. He pulled out Zhai Tou’s photo, his voice trembling slightly.

“Can you answer a few questions for me?”

“From this article, Zhai Tou is supposed to be the young master of the Fei family. So who are you?”

“This case happened ten years ago. Even if the second young master was twenty at that time, after ten years, he should be thirty now. But you look like you’re only twenty.”

“Who are you exactly?”

After asking, he stared at Bai Lixin expectantly.

Bai Lixin didn’t hide anything from Dijia, and said straightforwardly, “Actually, I’m not the Second Young Master of the Fei family.”

Dijia’s breath stagnated, and he continued waiting for Bai Lixin to speak.

Bai Lixin: “Like you, I was involuntarily involved with the Fei family and was recognized by them as their young master. As for why I didn’t deny it, there’s a reason why I can’t explain right now. I can’t tell you yet.”

A trace of relief flashed In Dijia’s eyes. “So you haven’t experienced those terrible things?”

Bai Lixin nodded, “Yes, I just played the role of the second young master of the Fei family.”

“I’m sorry for deceiving you at that time. The situation was special, so I…”

Before he could finish his sentence, he was suddenly pulled into a warm embrace.

Dijia hugged Bai Lixin tightly, “Great, great! So, you didn’t suffer so much pain. I’ve been worried about you, thinking about how to gradually heal the pain In your heart. It’s great that you haven’t experienced those things.”

Listening to the man’s heartfelt voice, Bai Lixin reciprocated the embrace and sighed softly, a hint of regret in his eyes, “Although I haven’t been hurt, there is indeed someone in this world who has gone through those things. There’s nothing to be happy about.”

Dijia put away his smile. He recalled the scene he had glanced at earlier and sighed, “Yes, you’re right. There’s nothing to be happy about.”

The hug was short, and he soon let go.

As Dijia gradually sorted out the memories from two different time periods in his mind, his expression changed. Although the young man hadn’t experienced the terrible things of the Second Young Master of the Fei family, his experiences at the Moon Bay Hotel were real.

The culprit had to be caught.

Bai Lixin looked at Dijia, whose expression kept changing, and wondered what strange scenes he had imagined. He casually asked, “Why did you get up so quickly? Have you rested well?”

Dijia nodded, “My sleep time is usually short. What others replenish in seven hours, I can do in one.”

‘Except for yesterday.’

The man muttered quietly in his heart.

Yesterday, with the soft jade in his arms, he tried to fall asleep for a long time but couldn’t. He spent the whole night with his eyes open, staring at the ceiling… or blatantly staring at the young man all night.

He only sneaked away when the young man turned over and was about to wake up in the morning, like a cat stealing fish.

Dijia’s face turned slightly red.

This was his home; why was he sneaking around like this?!

Several hours later, Dijia went out for work, leaving Bai Lixin alone to watch over the house.

In the afternoon, the familiar “heeheehee” rang out, although late.

“Heeheehee.” The little black furry monster appeared in front of Bai Lixin. It seemed to have lost a bit of fur compared to when they met yesterday. Some areas were sparsely covered, revealing patches of exposed skin.

Bai Lixin pointed at its bald spots, “Can monsters also get bald?”

This sentence instantly ignited the little black furry monster. It gestured angrily and complained, “I’m not bald! It’s because you angered me! You said I cheated and revealed the answers to you, which made me so angry that I kept pulling my fur and ended up like this!”

“In the end, it’s all your fault!”

Bai Lixin said “Oh” indifferently and asked, “You were mad at me and pulled your own fur? Is something wrong with you?”

The little black furry monster was momentarily speechless. Bai Lixin’s matter-of-fact questioning even made it feel like a big fool.

‘Yeah, why would I pull my hair out when I was angry with him? !

Do I have a problem?’

The little black furry monster’s round body exploded with fur again.

Bai Lixin quickly said, “Alright, alright, tell me about the task.”

“Hmph, continue.” The little black furry monster threw something from the top of its head, and Bai Lixin reached out to catch it. It turned out to be a hotel key card.

There were a few words written on it.

Moon Bay Hotel.

Room 1719.

What was supposed to come, came anyway.

The little black furry monster cleared its throat, “Congratulations to the player for successfully passing the second game. Now, I’ll announce the task for the third game. Please carry this key card and check into Room 1719 tonight. Check-in time is 7:30 PM, and departure time is tomorrow morning at 7:30 AM.”

“During this time, you need to stay in the room without leaving. If you leave the room during this period, it will be considered a game failure, and you will be trapped in Room 1719 forever.”

The little black furry monster paused, “Don’t blame me for not reminding you; there are many surprises in Room 1719. Once you are trapped in this room, you will experience a painful cycle forever.”

Bai Lixin reached out and touched the soft fur on the little monster’s back, “Thank you for the reminder, you’re really helpful.”

The little black furry monster’s eyes suddenly went wide, and it quickly retreated as if it had encountered something dirty. It quickly retreated, stuttering, “W-what nonsense are you talking about? I’m a monster, a terrifying and ferocious monster. How could I be helpful? You’re insulting my character!”

“I warn you, if you dare speak to me like that again, don’t blame me for being impolite! I’m out!” With these parting words, the little black furry monster was about to leave in a hurry.

“Wait,” Bai Lixin stopped it, “I have something to ask you.”

The little black furry monster glared with irritation, “What? Speak quickly, if you have something to say, don’t beat around the bush!”

Bai Lixin was unfazed by its annoyed demeanor and continued to ask, “How are the two companions who came in with me?”

The little black furry monster snorted, “They haven’t died yet. They’re still alive and well. Happy now? If you manage to pass four games, maybe you’ll meet them in the final one.”

Hearing that Zhou Guang and Li Cangshan were okay, Bai Lixin felt slightly relieved.

They were dragged into this dangerous game because of him, and he couldn’t let anything happen to them.

“Thanks for telling me this,” Bai Lixin smiled at the little black furry monster, “I knew you were helpful.”

This time, the little black furry monster just snorted several times before disappearing angrily.

After sitting down, Bai Lixin examined the room card in his hand for a while before tossing it into his backpack.

He thought for a moment, went upstairs to the study, and reopened the video of Xiao Tou that he had not finished watching.

Although it was challenging, there might be some clues in these collector-like videos.

This time, he chose to open ten frames at once, each at sixteen times the speed, and started watching quickly.

It wasn’t until 6:00 PM that he finished watching all the videos, rubbed his slightly sore eyes, closed the computer, and unplugged the external hard drive.

Despite the difficulty in watching, he did find some clues inside.

There was the sound of the door opening downstairs, followed by Little A’s cute baby voice: “Master, welcome home.”

Bai Lixin’s heart moved; Dijia had returned.

He quickly got up and walked downstairs.

Dijia looked a bit tired, and was taking off his coat.

As Bai Lixin descended the stairs, he saw Dijia hanging the suit jacket on the coat rack and adjusting his tie.

The sapphire blue and white-striped tie was pulled gently, and he transformed from gentlemanly elite style to a sexy and ascetic style.

He unbuttoned the top button, revealing his firm and healthy wheat-colored skin.

He looked very sexy and enticing.

Without revealing his inner emotions, Bai Lixin circled the man with his eyes, and asked with a sincere smile on his face, “You’re back?”

Dijia, who was unbuttoning his shirt, paused and looked at Bai Lixin with a somewhat blank expression.

After a moment of silence, he said, “Oh” numbly, and politely added, “Yes, I’m back. Have you eaten?”

Bai Lixin: “Not yet, I was waiting for you to come back and we eat together.”





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