Chapter 28 (First Release)

This choice is so important that it even concerns the very existence of Chenwu itself.

In any case, Chenwu should not be afraid of the master.

Since it's the same person, one can't possibly kill oneself.

Whether they merge or separate, they are the same person. The separate entity, devoid of desire, is used as a tool and will not harbor any aversion to merging.

However, among the main body and the clones who share a common goal, the clones experienced their own unique greed for the first time.

Something is growing in the shadows, subtly changing.

Chen Wu sat in the back row, her eyes slightly closed, and pinched the space between her eyebrows.

The phone vibrated slightly, and Shen Wu glanced at it.

Come over here first.

The number wasn't labeled with a name, and the command was simple, but she knew who had sent the message.

She knew very well that the person had most likely noticed something was wrong with her, after all, she was just one of His clones, in a sense equivalent to a "tool" He created.

Once the clone makes any move or change, it's hard to hide it from the main body.

Shen Wu remained silent, and the others also quieted down, waiting for her to speak. They couldn't help but wonder if the negotiations with the Jiang Group were going to be this difficult.

Even the usually calm and collected Miss Shen had to think about it for so long.

No one knew that what Shen Wu was thinking about so quickly right now actually had nothing to do with this cooperation with the Jiang family.

And it was all because of that seemingly ordinary girl they encountered when they left the Jiang family, a girl who always kept her head down.

Finally, the chauffeur cautiously asked, "Ms. Shen, are we going back to headquarters now? Or...?"

Chen Wu paused in her pinching of her brow, and lifted her eyelids.

In order to conceal the truth, she was not keen to go back and confront the original body, only to have her secrets exposed.

But this won't solve the problem, much less hide what she wants to conceal.

"Let's go back to headquarters first," Shen Wu finally said.

The driver quickly responded and started the car.

Back at the Shenwu Group, Shenwu's expression was incredibly calm and composed, with a smile on her face. No one could tell that she was any different from usual.

She arrived at her office, pushed open the door, and went inside.

The young man in the wheelchair turned his head slightly and smiled at her.

The curve of his smile was almost identical to that of Shen Wu's, as if it had been measured with a ruler. It was a gentle expression, yet it gave people a chilling feeling.

"How are the cooperation talks with the Jiang family going?" His voice was gentle and kind, like a spring breeze.

However, outsiders may be deceived, but do you think you don't know what kind of person you are?

Shen Wu replied, "It went very smoothly."

She gave a brief account of the process of discussing cooperation, and her speech was very thorough.

"I see." The man nodded, still smiling. "Did anything else interesting happen?"

Even though he was the one who asked about the collaboration first, he seemed rather uninterested in the outcome.

Chen Wu: "No."

She seemed oblivious to the hidden meaning behind the question and made her own choice.

The man said thoughtfully, "I see."

He didn't ask anything more, because he knew he wouldn't get any answers.

After Shen Wu left, the man looked out the floor-to-ceiling window. Below, everything, whether people or objects, seemed as insignificant as ants or dust.

Outside, the sunlight shone brightly, casting slanted rays onto the floor. He sat in his wheelchair at the intersection of the light and shadow, a smile on his face as he pondered something. His handsome, pale face was almost translucent, and warm gold shone on his slightly lowered eyelashes.

She looks both gentle and approachable, yet sickly and harmless.

It is more deceptive than its dull appearance.

"Chenwu's clone is now useless."

"What a pity, it took so long." The man chuckled to himself, though he didn't seem genuinely regretful. Instead, it sounded like he was taking an interest in something.

He continued talking to himself slowly and deliberately.

"To personally meet the 'reason' of one of my most frequently used clones who wants to rebel."

"No, no, no, there's no need for that yet."

"Why don't we just create another clone and try to make contact?"

"So, I'm really curious, can every part of 'me' be attracted by the same reason?"

If so—

He seemed to be talking to himself, his smile unchanged, his whisper abruptly stopping, the remaining half of his words disappearing between his lips.

No one knows what he actually said.

...

Jiang's Group, second floor reception room.

Lin Ruowei and the people she brought still hadn't left, stubbornly waiting for something.

After distributing the snacks, Ning Wanwan hesitated briefly before politely declining her classmates' invitation to sit with her with a slight smile. She continued to sit alone, opening her tablet and exploring its functions.

The tablet performed very well and ran smoothly. It also had several downloaded games and videos to help Ning Wanwan pass the time. Ning Wanwan didn't know much about brands or new models, but judging from the performance of others, it was a very good and expensive model.

Shen Wu was too good to her, so good that it made Ning Wanwan feel uneasy.

Thankfully, she was a girl, so Ning Wanwan wasn't under too much pressure. If it had been a boy doing this to her, she would have wanted to run away that very night.

"I'll have to find a way to give them something back later. The tablet is too valuable. I'll take it with me to return it to Chen Wu next time," Ning Wanwan thought to herself.

After waiting for a while, no one came to greet her. Lin Ruowei urged her assistant to ask, but the answer she received was that President Jiang was busy.

"Let's go." Lin Ruowei suddenly stood up and said through gritted teeth.

Waiting any longer will obviously yield no results.

Before coming, Lin Ruowei hadn't taken the rumors about Jiang Yuyuan's cold and ruthless personality to heart, and thought that if she took the initiative, she would definitely win him over easily.

To my utter surprise, this man was actually quite difficult to deal with!

Lin Ruowei thought fiercely, the more this is the case, the more she wants to get rid of this man!

Finally able to leave, Ning Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief, carefully clutching her tablet as she followed the others away.

The receptionist downstairs saw them off, her smile especially bright and warm towards Ning Wanwan.

After returning home, Ning Wanwan didn't even have time to rest before starting to go through the day's events with the system.

"This plot has really fallen apart." Ning Wanwan sighed more and more as she analyzed the situation, worrying about what to do next.

Originally, Lin Ruowei and others thought she had a good chance of marrying into the Jiang family, but now Lin Ruowei hasn't even been able to meet Jiang Yuyuan.

[Host, there's still a way. Don't be too pessimistic.]

[Actually, SSS-class worlds aren't that fragile. Many plot points, even if unexpected events occur, will automatically repair themselves, let alone this being just a very small plot point.]

Therefore, it won't be long before an opportunity arises to fill in the gaps in the plot's logic. Then we can work hard to complete the plot and guide the story back on track.

Ning Wanwan's eyes lit up immediately: "You should have said so earlier!"

Now I can finally relax a bit and sleep well tonight!

She secretly resolved that for the next task, she must strictly follow the requirements and be determined to get the plot back on track.

...

The next day, Ning Wanwan carefully packed the tablet into her backpack, afraid that it might get damaged even a little bit.

However, Ning Wanwan did not have a chance to meet Shen Wu in the following days.

She felt somewhat helpless. Before, she could run into people when she didn't want to, but now she couldn't see them even when she wanted to.

However, Ning Wanwan was quite easygoing. She would always run into people from the same school, so she would just find excuses to procrastinate and not want to go to an unfamiliar class to find them by herself.

Socially anxious person sheds tears.

"Ning Wanwan, go feed the cat." Just as Ning Wanwan finished packing her things and was about to leave the classroom after school, Lin Ruowei suddenly called out to her.

Ning Wanwan was stunned for a moment.

Lately, for some reason, Lin Ruowei has been rarely talking to her or asking her to do anything. Ning Wanwan is naturally introverted, so she hasn't taken the initiative to approach her these past few days.

"Is the cat you're feeding the same cat from that grove of trees?" Ning Wanwan asked.

Lin Ruowei frowned and said irritably, "Of course, where else could the cat come from?"

Ever since the seed of doubt was planted in her mind last time, she has been more scrutinizing of Ning Wanwan. Even Zhao Rui asked her privately if Ning Wanwan had offended her.

Regarding feeding the cat, Lin Ruowei originally didn't want to ask Ning Wanwan, but she had asked other people to try it during this period. The little black cat that ignored Chen Wu ignored everyone else, but only showed affection to Ning Wanwan.

What's strange is that the little black cat runs much faster than a normal cat, and Lin Ruowei couldn't catch it even if she tried to have someone forcibly catch it.

"Go feed the cats and bring me that little black cat from last time," Lin Ruowei continued.

She desperately needs something that Shenwu can't have to prove that she's better than Shenwu, even if it's just a little stray cat!

Ning Wanwan hesitated for a moment and did not respond.

Ning Wanwan knew very well that, given Lin Ruowei's current behavior, even if she really caught the little black cat and gave it to her, Lin Ruowei would definitely not care about the cat. Moreover, the little black cat was not obedient to other people, and had even scratched her last time.

Once Lin Ruowei has finished venting her anger on Shen Wu, it's hard to say what will happen to the little black cat.

"Hey, you guys actually had a party tonight? Forget it, I have something to do, I'm not going... Wait, Shen Wu promised to go! Where is she?"

Just then, Lin Ruowei received a call about a party. She didn't really want to come into contact with dirty stray cats, but when she heard that Chen Wu would be there, she quickly agreed to go right away.

"I'm going to a party now, you absolutely have to catch that cat and bring it to me tomorrow!" Lin Ruowei warned. "I'm very dissatisfied with your performance lately, this is your chance to make amends."

Ning Wanwan: "...Huh?" (Confused.jpg)

When did you become dissatisfied with me? I didn't do anything to provoke you.

Lin Ruowei had already rushed off to the party. Ning Wanwan packed her things, and after thinking it over, decided to take a look at the grove of trees.

Before going there, Ning Wanwan made a special trip to a nearby pet store to buy some cat food with her own money.

A dazzling, flamboyant red flashed in the distance, and upon closer inspection, she realized it was Jiang Chengran, whom she had seen and even smashed just yesterday!

Ning Wanwan's heart skipped a beat; Jiang Chengran was actually in the same school as her!

Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense, since many characters gathered in A in the early stages, and A itself is an important plot location.

However, this is not so friendly to Ning Wanwan.

Seeing the red-haired boy casually leaning against the tree in agitation, his sharp eyes fixed on the direction of the school gate, as if he were clearly screening every student coming in and out, Ning Wanwan became increasingly uneasy.

Who is he looking for?

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Author's Note: I've got 10 free tickets, so there will be an extra chapter! It's the weekend, so I'm working hard to finish it!

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