"..."

Yan Huan looked up at Ye Shiyu, only to see her staring blankly at him, with her eyes blinking more frequently than before...

This conveyed confusion.

As Yan Huan silently locked eyes with her for a second, she tilted her head, leaving Yan Huan even more puzzled,

"What... what’s the matter?"

"Nothing, it’s just—who is Bai Yi, the person you mentioned? Are they important for solving the modifier?"

"Huh?"

Yan Huan was slightly taken aback, unexpectedly unable to comprehend Ye Shiyu’s words for a moment.

The key is...

Ye Shiyu isn’t someone who enjoys joking around.

"Bai Yi... Bai Yi is Bai Yi..."

"?"

Ye Shiyu tilted her head, with a blank expression, even more perplexed.

Faced with her direct gaze, Yan Huan suddenly felt as if a bucket of cold water was poured over his head, causing him to swallow hard...

Because he realized:

Ye Shiyu wasn’t joking.

"Sister Shiyu, are you serious? You really don’t know Bai Yi?!"

"Hmm..."

"She’s also a modifier host!"

"... But aren’t the modifier hosts only me, An Le, Aria, and Sakuragi Hitomi?"

"??"

What...

Huh?

Skipped levels?!

No, what skip levels!

This this this...

Upon hearing this, Yan Huan was extremely shocked, feeling an inexplicable sensation.

"Wait a minute, Sister Shiyu, let me find it for you..."

He couldn’t bear it, so he opened Ye Shiyu’s phone.

He opened Ye Shiyu’s contacts in Plane, searched up and down, but did not find Bai Yi as a friend.

"..."

Unwilling to give up, Yan Huan opened the browser and searched Bai Yi’s name.

This time, the browser finally showed a search entry for Bai Yi.

Singer and actress of Linmen...

"Look, Sister Shiyu!"

"Hmm..."

Ye Shiyu looked, glanced for a few seconds, then looked back at Yan Huan with a blank expression.

Seemingly silently saying:

Do I know her?

"... Really?"

Realizing the seriousness of the matter, cold sweat broke out on Yan Huan’s back, and he instinctively wanted to call for Meow to inquire, as it was a deity and surely remembered this matter...

But, Meow was banned!!

"Rumble!!"

Just as Yan Huan widened his eyes and his face turned pale...

Outside the hotel, the roar of a helicopter was heard.

Yan Huan and Ye Shiyu looked outside, knowing that someone had come to pick them up.

Currently, Yan Huan was eager to confirm the matter about Bai Yi, so he needed to rush back.

"Let’s go, Sister Shiyu!"

"Alright..."

Ye Shiyu, unclear about the situation, still stood up and followed Yan Huan out of the hotel.

In the sky outside, an airplane slowly descended onto the flat ground beside the hotel.

The rotor was still spinning when the helicopter door was opened.

"President!!"

"Hitomi! Aunt Ye, you..."

Yan Huan first heard Sakuragi Hitomi’s voice, but as the door was pushed open, the first to step down was Ye Lan dressed in a white suit.

"Xiao Huan!"

"Aunt Ye..."

Seeing Ye Lan, Yan Huan’s teeth hurt immediately.

He plastered a smile on his face but couldn’t help stealing a glance at Sakuragi Hitomi, clearly unsure why she let Aunt Ye know about this...

Now great, how was he going to explain?!

Feeling Yan Huan’s gaze, Sakuragi Hitomi blinked at him, puzzled.

Before them, Ye Lan was already speaking anxiously,

"Xiao Huan, when did you wake up from the hospital? Why aren’t you staying there properly, what are you doing here?"

"Huh? Hospital? Not a funeral home?"

Hearing this, Yan Huan was completely baffled.

"Spit! What nonsense are you talking about? You were hit by a car and knocked unconscious, your mind still isn’t clear!"

Upon hearing Yan Huan mention "funeral home", Ye Lan immediately reminded him to avoid bad luck.

"Also, Shiyu, yesterday you weren’t properly taking care of Xiao Huan at the hospital, what were you running around for..."

Before him, Ye Lan continued speaking...

But the more he listened, the more shocked Yan Huan became.

Because he vaguely realized...

Some past events seemed to have changed.

What specifically changed, what didn’t, he hadn’t had time to think in detail...

At this moment, there was only a simple question in his mind.

"Wait... wait, Aunt Ye!"

"Huh?"

Everyone present was drawn to look at Yan Huan, who hesitated for a few seconds before asking,

"Do you know Bai Yi?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Lan blinked, together with Sakuragi Hitomi behind her, showing a confused expression,

"Bai Yi... who is that?"

Listening to the unanimous voices from everyone, Yan Huan’s pupils involuntarily shrank.

A sudden sense of fear unexpectedly surged in his heart, prompting him to urgently recall everything about Bai Yi.

In his memory, that incredibly beautiful girl stood with her hands behind her back in the sunlight, looking back at him.

"Yan Huan!"

Her smile was like blooming flowers, and Yan Huan raised his eyes to chase...

Only to see a face gradually becoming blurred in the light.

...

...

"Pitter-patter..."

"Drip... drop..."

Time slowly rewinds to previously, at 4:43.

The rain curtain covering Linmen gradually merged with a phantom, walking clock sound, outlining a bizarre concerto in the dusk.

Opposite the villa previously hit by an ambulance in the North Sea District, Bai Yi’s figure suddenly appeared.

Her little face was pale, with tears still glistening in her eyes.

"No... no... Yan Huan... sob..."

Bai Yi’s exquisite little face was covered with teardrops, one hand squeezed the pocket watch, while the other tried to lift and wipe the tears.

But those tears seemed unwipeable, the more she wiped, the more there were.

"Splash!"

"Sob... sob..."