Ning Ruo suddenly jolted awake, looked up, and met Long Jingyan's deep, unfathomable dark eyes.

There was a feeling of utter despair, a gloomy atmosphere hanging over us.

"Ah Yan, what are you saying?" Ning Ruo guiltily looked away, trying to avoid eye contact.

It was as if a single glance was enough to see right through her.

Long Jingyan sat down unhurriedly in his chair, placing his feet on the table with an air of authority.

"You put a lot of effort into preparing for tonight?"

His words were cold, and more often than not, they were scornful sarcasm.

It slapped Ning Ruo hard across the face, making her so ashamed that she didn't know how to face him.

That's not how it works!

Countless voices in her mind were denying it; the current plot development was not what she wanted at all.

Long Jingyan must have fallen for her; she must be all he sees now.

"Didn't Fifth Master tell you that people from the real world who enter a book are not controlled by the author of that book?" Long Jingyan said casually as always.

There wasn't a single change in his expression on his handsome face.

Ning Ruo, on the other hand, seemed startled by Long Jingyan's words and suddenly opened her pupils wide.

She stared at him in disbelief, shock mixed with fear spreading rapidly in her eyes.

"you……"

She asked timidly and uncontrollably, "From the real world?"

Therefore, he is not under her control!

Just like Mu Qian.

She can alter any part of the plot in the book, and she can also control any character in the book.

Because Fifth Master gave her this book before she transmigrated into it.

She's someone who transmigrates into a book with a cheat-like advantage.

Even if Mu Qian is incredibly intelligent, she can't defeat someone with a cheat-like advantage.

But she couldn't control Mu Qian, simply because Mu Qian wasn't a character in the book.

Long Jingyan did not answer, his indifferent demeanor like that of a god who ruled over everything.

"Who are you!" Ning Ruo asked in despair.

Fifth Master never told her that, besides her and Mu Qian, there were other people from the real world who had traveled into the book.

Long Jingyan stood up coldly from his chair, withdrawing his affectionate gaze from Ning Ruo, and said, "Tell Fifth Master that he should not attempt to achieve his ambitions in this world."

"As long as I am here, he can only die with ambition and resentment."

After saying that, he turned and left.

As Ning Ruo watched Long Jingyan's departing figure, she regained a sliver of reason amidst her despair.

"Who are you? Who are you really?!"

The sound echoed throughout the room, but received no response whatsoever.

Ning Ruo screamed wildly, "Ah..."

...

Long Jingyan's thoughts gradually returned, and he roughly touched Mu Qian's cheek with his fingertips.

"What experiments did Fifth Master conduct on you this time? Why have you forgotten me?"

"My departure still couldn't bring you peace, could it?"

"So, that's why you came into this world, right?"

"So, that's why we had the opportunity to meet, right?"

There was a hint of sadness and sorrow in Long Jingyan's words.

He thought he would only be able to grow old alone in this world.

Unexpectedly, that night, he met someone who looked exactly like Qianqian.

It turns out her name is also Mu Qian.

After several encounters, Long Jingyan was very certain that Mu Qian was indeed Qian Qian.

She is the woman he wants to protect in the real world.

"Shallowly..."

"Um……"

Long Jingyan's soft call unexpectedly received a response from Mu Qian, who was unconscious.

Then, I saw her slowly open her eyes.

The first thing that catches the eye is Long Jingyan's outrageously handsome face.

I reached out and pinched it.

"It seems this isn't a dream; it's real," Mu Qian said to herself.

Long Jingyan: "..."

"It seems you dreamed about me?" He reached out and brushed a stray hair from her forehead.

What did you dream about me about?

Mu Qian sat up and said seriously, "I dreamt that you didn't uphold male virtues."

Long Jingyan was both amused and exasperated: "..."

"My male virtues will always be upheld for you alone."

Mo Jin: Let this be a public announcement: Master Yan has lost all his image.

"Come on."

Mu Qian said, "How could you possibly escape Ning Ruo's clutches?"

Wasn't Wu Xuan inexplicably jumping off a building under Murong's manipulation?

Long Jingyan was definitely that guy's target, and he almost certainly lost his virginity.

"unless……"

Mu Qian stared intently at Long Jingyan for a long while.

He shook his head again in denial, muttering to himself, "Impossible, it's probably not very likely."

According to her deduction.

Murong should be able to control any character in the book, but she can't control her.

This only proves one thing.

Murong cannot control people from the real world.

"You think I couldn't possibly be someone from the real world, right?" Long Jingyan asked.

Mu Qian didn't react yet, still shaking her head, "Of course you can't be a person from the real world..."

Suddenly realizing what was happening, her pupils dilated in disbelief.

What did you just say?

"The real world."

Long Jingyan reserved all the patience he had in his life for Mu Qian.

Mu Qian was absolutely certain that she hadn't misheard; it was indeed the words "real world."

"So, you're from the real world, just like me?"

Long Jingyan raised his thin lips, "Yes, I come from the real world just like you."

Holy crap!

Mu Qian couldn't help but swear, "You've been keeping this a secret for a long time! You're only telling me now!"

"Wait, how do you know I'm also from the real world?"

Mu Qian stared warily at Long Jingyan, her fists already clenched tightly...

A month ago, when she realized she had transmigrated into a book, she thought it was just an accident.

Later, she confirmed that Murong had also transmigrated into the book.

Transmigrating into a book might not be an accident after all.

The fact that Long Jingyan also transmigrated from a book can only prove one thing.

Her transmigration into the book might be part of a planned conspiracy!

However, she does not yet have any evidence.

“I know, because…”

The moment Long Jingyan raised his hand, Mu Qian's fist swung towards him.

The body is sensitive to danger in its surroundings and will take corresponding defensive and offensive actions.

Currently, before Mu Qian has confirmed Long Jingyan's identity, he can only be judged as a dangerous person.

Attacks are, of course, unavoidable.

Long Jingyan was very familiar with Mu Qian's reaction, easily dodging left and right, and had no intention of fighting.

The meaning is quite obvious.

Mu Qian wasn't stupid. After a few rounds, she could clearly sense that Long Jingyan wasn't aggressive.

Stop.

"Alright, you can confess now," Mu Qian said. "Who are you?"

Long Jingyan sighed, "I think that before I tell you who I am, I should first help you recover your lost memories."

"What do you mean?" Mu Qian asked, puzzled.

“Because we’re very familiar with each other in the real world, you shouldn’t not recognize me,” Long Jingyan retorted.

"Are we that close?"

Mu Qian was even more puzzled, and her brows furrowed.

Looking at Long Jingyan in front of him, his mind went blank.

There is not a trace of him in my memory.

I'm lost in deep confusion...