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Administrator H: [Firstly, you've progressed 1% of the hidden storyline, and you will receive a skill card.]
"Skill cards again?"
His cooking skills have reached the advanced level, and he can cook most home-style dishes. It has to be said that this cheat is good in every way except for the initial period when his body was out of control.
"and then?"
[The second piece of good news: you're still in first place.]
They won again...
Upon hearing this, Gu Xinglan couldn't help but clench the soda can tightly.
[Also, thirdly, after this period of observation, you do indeed have great potential and a limitless future. The time spent eliminating time is a hindrance to your career.]
"So I don't need to grind for playtime anymore?" Gu Xinglan asked the same question she asked when the results were released last time.
[No.]
"That is……?"
The surroundings were so quiet you could hear a pin drop, but her heart was pounding in her chest, and her fingertips, gripping the soda can, turned white. Gu Xinglan pricked up her ears expectantly.
Administrator H: [When you are near the target, the loss of survival time will be stopped, making it easier for you to accumulate and store time.]
"!"
The can made a crisp clinking sound against the metal railing, like a toast, and Gu Xinglan gulped down half a bottle of beer.
"Cool!"
[Task taker, I hope you will continue to play the role until the target turns eighteen. That will be the perfect time for you to retire successfully. If I am still your supervisor at that time, I will reward you with a companion soul...]
The words she heard gradually faded from her mind. After finishing her drink, Gu Xinglan felt hot all over, and her mind was a complete mess.
The environment can change a person's character. Whether it is family, school, workplace, or social culture, aside from individual genes, the external environment will affect every aspect of a person. It is like water, which will be shaped by the terrain; it is also like stone, which will be shaped by the direction of the wind.
He was obsessed with his memories, wanting to peek into the Gu Xinglan created by that world.
Perhaps it's part of his occupational habit to have an unimaginable curiosity about extreme memories and reactions.
Whenever he becomes stubborn, indifferent, or even hysterically insane because of the remaining fragments of memory.
It's hard to imagine that was me.
What caused him to become like this? He lost his memory, and his cognition also became blurred. He could only tell his past life from God's perspective that he suffered both physical and psychological blows, but he could not empathize with the suffering.
Only in a specific situation can one realize that he has truly experienced those pains.
Now, in this overly realistic environment, he has become complacent.
Is he still Gu Xinglan?
……
System: [Actually, you can let go of your past life and live well under another identity. This system can make you incredibly wealthy after the mission ends. Furthermore, by joining us, you can experience different time flows in the God Realm and the mission world, allowing you to vacation, get married, and enjoy human happiness anywhere.]
"System, are you human?"
System: [No, my existence serves only the Main God. The Main God's space also has another system for human advancement; these systems possess human appearances and voices, unlike the electronic voice of this system.]
"System, your suggestion is good, but I... am not willing to accept it."
"Letting go does feel good, but I can't guarantee I won't regret it later."
A comfortable life can make people feel lost, lose themselves, be assimilated by their environment, and drift aimlessly through the same days in some place.
Even immortality is more like a slow torture.
Confusion, loneliness, and temporary happiness are not what he wants.
Therefore, he is not wrong to pursue himself.
System: [Host, your sudden outburst has frightened this system.]
"I just felt it."
Moderate alcohol consumption can make people more emotional.
With a "bang," the aluminum can was thrown into the nearby trash can.
After washing up, Gu Xinglan stretched and went back to her room.
Inside, warm yellow light rings were laid out on the walls like a canvas, casting soft outlines over every corner, creating a truly enchanting atmosphere.
The nightlight was on, suggesting that someone in the room had left it on.
Next to the lamp was a half-open book, the creases on it had changed, and in its place was another new book that was slightly bulging.
The blanket on the bed, half on the left and half on the right, was neatly covered to Li Hetai's chest, and was now rising and falling rhythmically with his steady breathing.
It was extremely quiet. No one told him what had happened, yet it was as if they had told him everything.
Li Hetai was reading a book and left a lamp on for him.
Although this child isn't the type to leave the lights on.
But the blanket is real.
He tiptoed to bed, lifted the covers, and lay down.
The alcohol took effect too quickly; less than a second after I hit the bed, my head started spinning, and I fell asleep almost immediately.
*
the next day.
After dropping Li Hetai off at school for his entrance exam, Gu Xinglan stood in front of the school gate, facing the camera, looking worriedly at the remaining eight hundred yuan on her phone.
“I resigned from my previous company and actually found another job. Unfortunately, that job was... Mr. Li’s domestic helper.”
As the camera zoomed in, he hesitated for a moment, then looked expectantly into the camera and said, "My leave is over, and I have to go back to work for my employer now."
"Perfect... I can also go see my child."
Changgu Villa.
He'd been gone for a few days, and suddenly he was alive again.
The oddly shaped trees in the yard have been neatly arranged again, and there are many more sculptures. The passageway is even more impressive, with lights installed everywhere.
Even now, we don't have a single servant.
The one who opened the door for him... was Xu Mufeng.
When her gaze fell upon that face, Gu Xinglan suddenly fell silent.
In front of the camera, the man who was originally excited and smiling brightly suddenly straightened his face and picked up the child.
The child's face was completely captured on camera.
His face was bandaged, and there seemed to be a disfigurement around his eye.
She only attended a school for rich kids for a few days, and suddenly she turned out like this.
"Who bullied you! Is there no law anymore..." Gu Xinglan shouted in a dry voice, squatting down and hugging the child tightly.
He really wanted to ask for details, but now he was being followed by a pair of electronic eyes.
The child in her arms was beaming with joy at seeing someone, but when the camera behind that person came into view, the expression froze on her face.
"Call me Dad."
The position was maintained for a long time, and there was no sound in his ears for a while. Gu Xinglan held the microphone and whispered a reminder.
"You are not my father."
I was stunned by Xu Mufeng's sudden emotional outburst.
Then suddenly those two hands grabbed his collar, rubbed against his clothes, and burst into tears.
So that's what they were building up their emotions for.
Gu Xinglan was stunned for a moment, unable to move forward or backward, and could only raise his hands to hold the person in his arms.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the butler standing unnoticed in the corner, his face hidden in the shadows, emanating a faint but oppressive aura.
He said dryly to the person in his arms, "Don't worry... Dad will get justice for you."
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