"What's wrong?"

Zhou Mi noticed that F001 was suddenly in a daze and couldn't help but ask.

"I think I should probably go back now," F001 said helplessly. He didn't have time to explain to Zhou Mi, but he still seized the last few seconds and said earnestly, "I will try my best to come back. Wait for me."

Waiting for him?

Zhou Mi was momentarily dazed.

"Yes!" Upon hearing this, Zhou Mi felt an inexplicable surge of anticipation, making her feel that her future suddenly seemed bright.

It's really strange. Even though I'm about to leave this world, which is completely unknown to me, why does just one sentence make me feel that the future is bright?

Zhou Mi was completely baffled.

In the blink of an eye, F001 disappeared.

Just then, Zhou Mi's phone rang.

Zhou Mi was startled, not only by the sudden disappearance of F001, but also by the sudden phone call from Li Lechen.

It wouldn't have been a problem before, but now Zhou Mi finds it very annoying.

There are two Li Lechens!

The previous clone, from two thousand years in the future, was still Li Lechen. Now, this person making the phone call knows about this situation, and can even connect to the future and communicate with the future world in various ways.

Damn it!

How could Zhou Mi answer the phone with a calm mind when faced with so much information?

Since one cannot remain calm, it is naturally impossible to accept the offer.

So Zhou Mi just watched the phone keep ringing, completely unable to bring herself to answer it.

Li Lechen was walking into the residential compound with his mother at that moment. The reason he called Zhou Mi was because of what the security guard, Xiao Zhang, had said.

Security guard Xiao Zhang said that Zhou Mi had arrived an hour ago, but when she saw Li Lechen and his mother returning from outside, she couldn't help but ask if the two had run into each other.

Because Xiao Zhang was absolutely certain that Zhou Mi hadn't come out of the residential area after entering it.

That's why Li Lechen made a very strange phone call to Zhou Mi.

If it weren't for Xiao Zhang's words, Li Lechen would be about to go live on a streaming platform right now. In his haste to leave, although he checked the room and didn't see F001, he suddenly thought it best to check the platform's information again, just to be safe. After all, leaving a clone from two thousand years in the future here is a very tricky matter.

Li Lechen knew that although F001 was his clone, it had completely independent thoughts. He could guarantee that he was a good person and did good deeds, but he could not guarantee that this clone, who looked exactly like him, was also a good person and did good deeds.

In particular, F001 was previously considered a "medical resource," so it's hard to guarantee that there might be some psychological distortion.

Of course, Li Lechen wouldn't needlessly take a life unless there was absolute danger. Especially not his own clone.

However, Zhou Mi's matter disrupted his original plans.

At the same time, it also bought enough time for F001.

If it weren't for security guard Xiao Zhang stopping Li Lechen from talking about Zhou Mi, Li Lechen would have already logged into the live streaming platform to check the status of the portal. That process would only take half a minute at most, so how could F001 have been allowed to say a few more words to Zhou Mi?

But Zhou Mi isn't answering the phone right now.

However, although Zhou Mi did not answer the phone, she did not remain sitting idly in Li Lechen's living room.

She hadn't forgotten that it wasn't Li Lechen who opened the door for her, but F001. And now, F001 had gone back, but Li Lechen could come back at any time.

Therefore, we must leave immediately.

So Zhou Mi hurried downstairs, and Li Lechen was also in a hurry to get home. The two met at the entrance of the building.

"Zhou Mi?"

Although Li Lechen had heard Xiao Zhang mention Zhou Mi's visit to him at the entrance of the residential complex, Xiao Zhang had said it was an hour ago. But now, Zhou Mi was standing at the building entrance—had she been standing there for over an hour?

Zhou Mi, feeling guilty, made a very surprised expression when Li Lechen called her name.

But then she realized something was wrong and quickly forced a smile, saying, "Oh, you're finally back! I've been waiting for you!"

Li Lechen: "......."

Li Lechen's mother: "......"

Is this Zhou Mi? Why is Zhou Mi suddenly being so silly?

Zhou Mi also felt that she was being silly, but wasn't she trying to erase the surprise she had shown when she saw Li Lechen? Compared to asking why she was so surprised, whether she was silly or not didn't matter much.

Sure enough, aside from his lips twitching, Li Lechen didn't think anything of it and then asked, "I called you just now, I thought you were lost."

"Really?" This time it was Zhou Mi's turn to twitch her lips. "It's probably muted."

Fortunately, Li Lechen's mother was there, so naturally she wouldn't let everyone stand there at the entrance of the apartment building.

So Zhou Mi, who had just come downstairs, went back upstairs.

At this moment, Zhou Mi's state of mind was truly indescribable. Especially looking at Li Lechen's back, and thinking of another person who looked exactly like him, but now in a world two thousand years in the future, Zhou Mi felt completely dazed.

"Well!"

Without noticing that Li Lechen had stopped, Zhou Mi bumped into his back and let out a muffled groan.

Li Lechen turned around and looked at the clever and intelligent Zhou Mi. Suddenly, he felt just like Erque, overwhelmed with mixed feelings.

At that moment, Li Lechen's mother was taking out her keys to open the door.

This was a perfectly normal action, but Li Lechen's mother froze after turning the door lock.

"Click"

The door opened after only half a turn.

Clearly, the door was simply closed and not locked.

That's impossible!

Li Lechen's mother's heart started racing.

She closed the door when she left, and she has a habit of locking it one full turn. Therefore, it must take one and a half turns to open the door.

The fact that the gate opened after only half a circle only proves—

"A thief broke into the house!"

Li Lechen's mother blurted out.

Li Lechen: "!!!"

Zhou Mi: "......"

Zhou Mi felt a little guilty at this moment, because just two minutes ago, she was still in the room and she was the one who closed the door.

But Zhou Mi is innocent. She wasn't a thief, nor did she trespass; she was invited in by Li Lechen! Although, that wasn't Li Lechen himself.

really!

After discovering that the door lock was wrong, Li Lechen's mother also found that the slippers were wrong!

She remembered putting her slippers back on the shoe rack when she left, but now, a pair of women's slippers are just left in the entryway, looking a bit messy, as if she left in a hurry.

For someone with mild OCD, this arrangement of slippers is simply unbearable!

Looking into the living room, the situation is even more serious.

On the coffee table sat a glass of water, only a little more than half full, with a large wad of tissues carelessly tossed aside, already soaked through. The half-full glass of water was still steaming slightly.

This thief just escaped not long ago!