Jiang Xu remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was deep in thought.

Who is he? This person seems extremely confident. Is he in control of the whole situation?

Just then, a mechanical voice sounded: "Space countdown begins. If the exchange fails in 5 minutes, the creator will be permanently prohibited from creating spaces, and the world will be restored to balance."

Jiang Xu was stunned when he heard this. He silently repeated, "Permanently prohibited from creating spaces." The more he spoke, the uglier his expression became. "What... does this mean?" His tone was full of disbelief.

Jiang Xu said calmly, "It means that you will indeed be me, and I will indeed be you. It's easy to understand, right?"

Jiang Xu exclaimed, "Impossible! This is impossible! It... it didn't tell me that!"

Jiang Xu heard "him" again, and this time he asked directly, "Who is he?"

Jiang Xu looked at Jiang Xu warily, "Nobody here, I don't know what you're asking."

Jiang Xu: "Oh, you really are loyal. Even though people are about to give up on you, you're still working so hard."

Jiang Xu, "Don't even think about trying to sow discord between us!"

“Okay, then I’ll use this last bit of time to ask some questions that interest me,” Jiang Xu said calmly. “Your suicide wasn’t your own decision, was it?”

Upon hearing the word 'suicide,' Jiang Xu stared intently at Jiang Xu, asking, 'How did you know?'

“I don’t know,” Jiang Xu said with a relaxed smile. “I’m just guessing. Puppet behavior is always easier to predict.” He spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Jiang Xu, however, didn't like what he heard at all. "What exactly do you know?"

"Me?" Jiang Xu pointed to himself with his fingertip, saying in a mysterious tone, "I don't know anything."

Jiang Xu, "Don't lie to me!"

At that moment, the mechanical voice sounded again, "Countdown: 2 minutes remaining."

Jiang Xu pointed to the sky, "Oh dear, there are only two minutes left!"

Jiang Xu lunged forward to grab Jiang Xu's hand, but Jiang Xu immediately stood up and dodged. He looked down at his empty hand and glared at Jiang Xu, who was standing not far away, "Hurry up and switch places with me! Go back to where you are!"

Jiang Xu: "I already said I wouldn't go to my death."

Jiang Xu: "He's not dead, he's just... he's just not awake yet. He'll definitely wake up when you go back, he'll definitely wake up!"

Jiang Xu: "Who can guarantee that?"

Jiang Xu said, "That's what it says, and it's all true. Go now, go quickly!"

Jiang Xu dodged Jiang Xu's lunge again. "Did he tell you about the current situation?" he asked casually. "Do you think it's accurate?"

Jiang Xu said, "It's just angry. We can switch back. That's what it promised me. I don't want to be bullied anymore. I'm just asking you to help me one more time, just one more time!"

Once again, Jiang Xu didn't miss this opportunity. He thought he should talk to someone who was truly useful. "It's not just that I don't want to help you anymore, but that he doesn't want to help you anymore either. You," he subtly provoked, "have been completely abandoned!"

"Impossible!" Jiang Xu stopped what he was doing and closed his eyes again. This time, his lips were not opening and closing normally, but were trembling uncontrollably.

Amidst this trembling, time ticked to one minute, and then the 'click-clack' of a clock echoed in the space, instantly intensifying the sense of time's passage.

"It's gone!" Jiang Xu suddenly opened his eyes, the bloodshot veins clearly visible. "How could this be!" he shouted. "System! Where are you? System!"

System? This was an unfamiliar term; Jiang Xu had only seen it in novels. Looking at the somewhat distraught Jiang Xu, he wondered if he meant that Jiang Xu had a system.

Jiang Xu was somewhat surprised by the system's judgment in selecting people. It should have chosen a dazzling young man like Gu Li, rather than an infant who seemed addicted to dependence.

He couldn't stop shaking his head. "Calm down. The countdown is still going on, which means he's still alive. Why don't you try expressing your needs?"

Jiang Xu, “My request,” he thought for a moment, “is that right? I’m still useful. Only I can help you. You can’t abandon me. This world is not balanced. You can’t abandon me!”

Balance—this was the second time Jiang Xu had heard this word. What exactly constituted balance? The system said that when space ceased to exist, balance was achieved.

Jiang Xu, however, said that the world is not balanced.

Jiang Xu frowned slightly, wondering who was telling the truth and what would happen if things were balanced or unbalanced. He felt a sense of unease.

Jiang Xu spoke up at this moment, "You and him..." He paused, realizing he should change the word "him," "Did they establish some kind of connection?"

Jiang Xu seemed to have been enlightened, "Yes, I am your master. Come out here. You said yourself that you have been helping me all along. Help me switch places with him again!"

The word "again" made Jiang Xu think that some things might need to be carefully examined.

He watched as the countdown ended with only 10 seconds left, and asked his final question, "System, are you planning to switch hosts?"

Jiang Xu looked at Jiang Xu in disbelief, "You..."

Jiang Xu just smiled gently at Jiang Xu, his lips moving, "Wait a minute, three, two, one..." His voice overlapped with the 'click' sound.

He waved to Jiang Xu, who was growing increasingly terrified, as if he were simply saying goodbye to a good friend.

The young man stood in the pure white space and waved to the young man who looked exactly like him. In the next moment of the final scene, only one young man was standing there with a smile, and the original hospital gown did not even stay on the retina for more than a few seconds.

Jiang Xu's expression turned indifferent. He wouldn't be friendly to people who were detrimental to him, and Jiang Xu's purpose was obvious.

He's using me as a tool, dragging me into cleaning up his messes, hoping to reap the benefits without lifting a finger. But things might be more complicated than that.

For example, you may have been here more than once, but why do you have no recollection of it at all?

Or perhaps, thinking more broadly, is Jiang Xu simply asking me to help him, or have they completely changed their lives?

But what he couldn't figure out was, if that were the case, what would be the benefits?

He needs that system that seems to have a comprehensive view to explain everything now.

Even after the countdown ended completely, the space remained. Jiang Xu looked down at the only chair in the space, sat down again, and spoke once more in a superior manner, "Now that there's no one else here, aren't you going to come out and have a proper chat?"

The space was quiet, filled with Jiang Xu's voice, deep and full of meaning, "System." He spoke decisively.

The word 'system' echoed continuously in the space, lingering no matter how many times it was heard. Hearing this echo, Jiang Xu spoke again, "You don't want to talk about it? Fine, then I'm going to sleep. Just send me out on time at dawn, don't interfere with my date with my boyfriend."

Jiang Xu thought for a moment and spoke again, "This can be considered our first real date as a couple," he said, his tone full of pride. "Oh, by the way, do you know how my girlfriend and I got together? You must be curious too, let me tell you."

He spoke with a smile, "That was a beautiful, sunny day too..."