Meanwhile, Shen Yu Nan, realizing something was wrong, suddenly felt his eyelids twitch.

He walked into the house in a daze.

For some reason, he recalled Pei Wu's words to him in the coffee shop: "The soul comes from elsewhere."

"Tsk." He reached up and rubbed his temples.

He felt that his concern about Pei Wu's actions must be influenced by the system's mission.

Thinking of this, Shen Yu'nan took out the voice-changing necklace from his pocket, and his hand involuntarily tightened little by little.

The atmosphere between Pei Wu and Gu Yanyu in the corridor outside the door was extremely awkward.

"Please give me back my house key."

Pei Wu didn't want to run into Gu Yanyu alone at home one day. Gu Yanyu, clearly still processing Pei Wu's words, opened his eyes in confusion.

"And what about our future...?"

Before Pei Wu could finish speaking, her phone rang, interrupting her. She didn't rush to answer the call, but instead continued speaking as she took out her phone.

"Let's not contact each other anymore; it's not good for anyone."

After Pei Wu finished speaking, she looked down at her phone. The name 'Shen Yu Nan' on the screen made her pause for a moment. After about a second or two, she hung up the call from Shen Yu Nan.

The corridor immediately fell silent, and the atmosphere between Pei Wu and Gu Yanyu became even more tense.

What do you mean by that?

“It means exactly what it says.” Pei Wu said, spreading her hands as she continued, “Give me the key.”

"...."

Gu Yanyu was clearly still in shock. After hearing Pei Wu's words, he felt a wave of shame wash over him. His cheeks burned, and he hurriedly pulled the keys out of his pocket, gave them to Pei Wu, and left quickly.

Meanwhile, Shen Yu'nan, whose phone call had been disconnected, subconsciously furrowed his brow.

The reason he called Pei Wu was simply because he felt his mission was to make Pei Wu fall in love with him. As 'Shao Sang', how could he watch this young lady of the Pei family and Gu Yanyu... maintain an unbreakable bond?

I made that phone call this time.

Being hung up on was within Shen Yuhan's expectations. He casually tossed his phone onto the sofa and ignored it.

He didn't notice his increasingly furrowed brow, nor did he realize that he was wearing a voice changer and wanted the other person to answer his call.

Just as he was about to remove the voice changer from his neck, his phone rang again.

It was Pei Wu calling him back. He glanced at the door subconsciously, then pressed the answer button as if possessed.

"..." Shen Yu Nan remained silent after answering the phone, but clearly heard the sound of a door closing on the other end.

Pei Wu spoke first on the other end of the phone, "Are you home yet?"

"Um."

"I just..." Pei Wu was about to explain why she hung up the phone when she heard Shen Yu Nan on the other end ask her, "Was what you said in the coffee shop just now true?"

"I want to pursue you."

“…” Shen Yu Nan almost subconsciously tightened his grip on the phone.

He licked his lips slightly before continuing, "I was talking about what you said about your soul coming from somewhere else, is that true?" But he spoke very quickly, sounding slightly embarrassed, as if he was deliberately avoiding the other person's topic.

At this moment, Shen Yu Nan seemed to have a special obsession with what Pei Wu said, even though he had long realized that the person in front of him was not the original Pei Wu.

Pei Wu paused slightly, and after a few seconds of silence between them, she spoke again.

"Although it sounds unbelievable, what I said is true."

So, what kind of person are you exactly?

'What kind of person am I?'

Pei Wu paused again, as if seriously considering Shen Yu Nan's words. After a moment, she chuckled softly, "This is indeed a difficult question to answer." Pei Wu's smile was both helpless and gentle. "How should I describe it?"

"..." Shen Yu Nan's heart skipped a beat as he listened, and he tightened his grip on his phone.

“I am a very boring person. I face all kinds of data from morning to night and repeat some things that seem boring to others. Do you know Dr. Sun Min, who works with the company? My work is similar to hers.”

"Is your name really Pei Wu?" Shen Yu Nan asked again.

It's not uncommon for people to share the same name, but this is the first time we've seen something so coincidental.

"Yes, not only do we have the same pronunciation and spelling of our names, but we also look exactly alike. In layman's terms, I could say that I am Pei Wu from another time and space."

"..." Shen Yu Nan remained silent, then lightly bit her lip.

"It sounds...quite unbelievable." Although Shen Yu'nan said this, his soul imprisoned within the robot's body, he also seemed to feel...

However, Pei Wu's explanation did indeed clear up his doubts and also explained why Pei Wu was able to converse so freely with Dr. Sun.

"Um."

At this point in the conversation, the two fell silent again, with only the buzzing sound of electricity seemingly filling the air.

"It's getting late, Mr. Pei, you should get some rest. Don't worry, I'll pay you back the money I owe you as soon as possible."

After finishing speaking, Shen Yu'nan prepared to hang up the phone.

“No rush, the money can be repaid slowly.” Pei Wu paused slightly before continuing, “Let’s keep in touch.”

"..." Shen Yu'nan was slightly taken aback by Pei Wu's words. He almost subconsciously understood the purpose of the IOU: it both protected his pitiful self-esteem and increased their connection. He tightened his grip on his phone once again.

On second thought, he realized that his idea was absurd.

This time, he hung up on Pei Wu without answering her question.

Pei Wu, on the other end of the phone, frowned slightly as she watched the call end. As she turned around, she noticed the paper bag she had casually placed in the entryway.

*

Shen Yu'nan sat on the sofa for a long time without moving, seemingly processing what had happened that day, but in reality, his mind was blank and he was just spacing out.

He didn't know what was wrong with him; all he could think about was what Pei Wu had said at the coffee shop.

'Ding-dong'

'Ding-dong'

The ringing doorbell startled Shen Yu'nan, and his heart began to beat even faster. After calming himself down a bit, he took off the voice changer from around his neck and casually stuffed it into his pants pocket.

Even though he knew perfectly well that the person who came would be Pei Wu, he still peeked at Pei Wu through the peephole.