Xu Mu had already planned his escape route before taking any action.

Pei Wu's phone, left at the restaurant, became the catalyst for her actions today.

She raised her arm and handed the phone to Pei Wu, a faint smile on her face.

Pei Wu's own upbringing compelled her to say "thank you" to the other party.

If the other party hadn't said that, Pei Wu wouldn't have even noticed that her phone was missing.

Although the other party's answer was logically sound, Pei Wu's intuition kept screaming that something was off.

"I've returned the phone to President Pei, so I won't bother you any longer." Xu Mu nodded slightly and then said, "Goodbye."

Pei Wu watched Xu Mu's departing figure, her grip on Shao Sang's wrist tightening unconsciously until the other disappeared around the corner of the corridor. Only then did Pei Wu look away, glancing casually at the surveillance camera on the corridor ceiling as she did so.

With just a fleeting glance, Shen Yu'nan did not notice Pei Wu's subtle actions.

His heart was pounding, and he could hear the 'thump-thump' of his own heartbeat in his ears. In the short span of just over ten minutes, his brain had been working overtime, and he couldn't calm down completely for a while.

Pei Wu's heart was also burning with anger.

After considering several possibilities that flashed through her mind in that instant, and taking into account other factors, she felt that it was more likely that Shao Sang in front of her was a game player from the real world.

However, what angered her was not that Shao Sang might be a gamer from the real world, or that she had various tasks when facing her.

Instead, when faced with the same situation, she clearly and frankly explained her relationship with Wei Guangmo to him, but when she questioned him, his answer was repeatedly, "I don't know him."

"A-Wu..."

Seeing Pei Wu remain silent, Shen Yu Nan felt a strange tightness in his heart.

Pei Wu glanced at Shao Sang, who had called her name, and said, "..."

She silently took Shao Sang's hand and led her into the room.

Back in her room, Pei Wu remained silent for a long time. She then took the fruit she had bought and began to wash it. The room was so quiet that the sound of water running from the tap could be clearly heard. After a few seconds, she paused in her work.

She heard Shao Sang's footsteps approaching her.

"Awu, are you angry with me?"

“…” Pei Wu continued her work as she listened to Shao Sang’s words, as if she would only be satisfied after scrubbing the apple until it was completely peeled.

After a few more seconds of silence, Pei Wu reached out and turned off the tap. She looked up at Shao Sang and said with a slight parting of her lips, "We are husband and wife now, and I think husband and wife should be open and honest with each other."

These were the words she wanted to say to Shao Sang, and also the words she wanted to say to herself.

"..." Shen Yu Nan was made nervous by Pei Wu's sudden topic, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his palms.

'What did she discover? She discovered that Shao Sang is... Shen Yu Nan...'

Seeing Shen Yunan's suddenly unnatural expression, Pei Wu continued, "I have a secret I haven't told you before, and I'm sorry." She felt that couples should be open and honest with each other, and as a woman and a wife, she felt that she should be the first to be open and honest.

In just a few short minutes, she thought it over carefully. Since she had never been open about her secret with Shao Sang, how could she expect the other party to be open with her?

"...."

“The Pei family young lady Pei Wu standing before you right now is not the original Pei family young lady. My soul... or rather, the consciousness controlling this body comes from elsewhere. Even though my appearance and name are exactly the same as this Pei family young lady, I am indeed Pei Wu from another time and space.”

"..." Shen Yu Nan unconsciously licked his lips as he listened to Pei Wu's words.

'These words... she also said to herself when she was Shen Yu'nan.'

Have you heard of the name Pei Wu before?

This time, Pei Wu didn't test her; instead, she directly introduced herself as "a partner of 'Bei Shang'."

Countless people participate in the fully immersive game 'Bei Shang,' and Pei Wu cannot guarantee that everyone who participates will recognize her. However, players from the real world will definitely know 'Bei Shang.'

"Bei Shang's partner."

Shen Yu'nan murmured the words Pei Wu had just said, and repeatedly thought about the conversation between Pei Wu and Yan Chang that day.

The last time Shen Yu'nan heard the word "Bei Shang" was at the hospital. This word appeared more than once in the conversation between Pei Wu and Yan Chang. In addition, there was another frequently appearing keyword, that man named "Meng Qin Su"... who had the same face as him.

Yan Chang even mentioned that this 'Meng Qinsu' was a star in Pei Wu's world.

Shen Yu'nan's mind raced.

The person bearing the face of 'Meng Qinsu' includes myself as Shen Yu Nan... and myself as Shao Sang... and even Gu Yan Yu, who was once entangled with Pei Wu.

All three of them have romantic entanglements with Pei Wu.

Because I want to pursue you.

Shen Yu'nan's mind subconsciously recalled the words Pei Wu had spoken to her in the coffee shop that day, when she was Shen Yu'nan. Now, thinking back, she realized that she and Pei Wu, who had just undergone an inner transformation, hadn't really crossed paths...

The initial offerings of brown sugar water, heat patches, painkillers, and even help with household chores all appeared rather abruptly.

The only reasonable explanation Shen Yu Nan could think of at this moment was that Pei Wu, who had just arrived in this world, regarded him as someone she needed to win over, just like Shao Sang had treated Pei Wu in the beginning.

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