Chapter 35 "This really surprised me quite a bit."...
Ning Wanwan stared wide-eyed, tossing and turning in bed.
That waiter may not have been as harmless as he appeared.
Her initial intuition was probably right.
Moreover, the waiter probably didn't intend to hide it at first, which is why Ning Wanwan was able to sense it so clearly. Even though the other person had helped her, she felt genuinely wary and repulsed.
After that, his attitude changed... becoming more harmless and gentle, with almost every word he uttered aimed at soothing her emotions while subtly dispelling her wariness.
With just a few words, Ning Wanwan's impression of him changed again.
But when did this change begin, and what were the reasons behind it?
Ning Wanwan tried hard to recall the scene at that time.
It seemed... He leaned closer, lifted his chin, and looked at his own face clearly.
Ning Wanwan pursed her lips, turned over in bed, and stared at the ceiling with her eyes open.
This world is really strange.
It's not just people who are strange, but also their attitudes towards themselves.
For some reason, Ning Wanwan thought of the "love at first sight" halo she had drawn when she first arrived in this world.
No, no!
Ning Wanwan quickly pulled the blanket over her head, refusing to think about the possibility that she was so unwilling to consider.
[Aren't you going to sleep, host?] The system asked with some concern, looking at the bundle of blankets tossing and turning on the bed like a silkworm cocoon.
"Go to sleep, go to sleep." Ning Wanwan took a deep breath, clearing her mind of those tangled thoughts, and closed her eyes.
I have to get up early tomorrow to go to school, and I might have to face Zhao Rui's anger and Lin Ruowei's harassment.
If we knock Zhao Rui unconscious today, given his personality, he definitely won't let it go.
With that thought in mind, Ning Wanwan let out a small sigh to end the day, clearing her mind of those complicated thoughts, and gradually drifted off to sleep.
...
A room that is half bright and half dark.
The young man in the wheelchair was in the light, the bright light shining on him, clearly illuminating his slightly pale but handsome features.
But in contrast, there was a gentle yet ambiguous smile on his face, and an unreadable meaning in his dark eyes.
"You mean, you didn't notice anything unusual about her?"
On the dimly lit side, a man dressed as a waiter stood there, his figure almost blending into the shadows.
His eyes were calm, but the smile that had been on his face when he was talking to Ning Wanwan was nowhere to be seen.
Upon hearing the seemingly gentle question from the main body, a slight flicker of emotion crossed his eyes.
Knowing himself as he did, he knew the other person already knew.
"Yes." But the waiter didn't hesitate and still said it.
"Alright." The man in the wheelchair sighed softly, as if with some regret. The wheelchair rolled over the carpeted floor almost without making a sound.
He approached the "doppelganger" dressed as a waiter.
With just a light touch of the fingertips, the tall and imposing waiter vanished like bubbles in water between the seemingly fair and delicate human fingers.
"That really surprised me."
"It's only been half a day since it was created, and it's already learned this trick of hiding from humans."
The young man in the wheelchair murmured to himself.
He retracted his waiter "avatar" and, with a calm expression, began to peruse the memories of this avatar, who also harbored secret intentions.
The initial memories were normal. This newly created clone arrived at the KTV ahead of schedule and, thanks to its outstanding appearance and temperament, successfully became a waiter.
Then it's time to get to the "root" that transformed the stagnant state.
He stood in a corner not far away and saw the boy named Zhao Rui pinning the girl against the wall and refusing to let her go, even trying to do something more intimate.
When rejected by the girl, Zhao Rui's face was full of agitation and anger.
Zhao Rui probably couldn't see it himself, but besides the anger at being rejected, the longing and anxiety in his eyes were overflowing. He was just like a dog that wanted to eat but couldn't get a bone, circling around the girl, wanting to force her but unable to really hurt her.
So they were stuck in a stalemate, with him constantly making threatening remarks in an attempt to get the girl to agree willingly.
But it's a real shame that he didn't realize he was already so disliked by the girl that he had no chance at all.
Meanwhile, the oblivious high school boy was simultaneously trying to make the girl accept him while doing things that she would reject.
This scene, when witnessed, even seemed somewhat ironic.
The waiter just watched; normally, these trivial matters wouldn't have caused him any emotional distress.
However, for some reason, when I caught a glimpse of half of the girl's face, even though I couldn't see it clearly, I was suddenly drawn to it.
It was as if they were bewitched.
The waiter, who should have left immediately, was a newly created clone that had been in existence for less than two hours, but he just stood there watching.
Like a psychopath, he doesn't miss a single detail.
He even learned some strange things on his own.
If things are still under control up to this point...
Then, when the waiter saw that the girl's panic was about to reach its limit, he finally stepped forward to stop Zhao Rui and saw her full face clearly—
Everything was like a wild horse that had broken free of its reins.
From Ning Wanwan's perspective, the waiter's subsequent behavior might have seemed the most normal, but only the man, who had received the memories, knew that it wasn't like that at all.
The seemingly normal clone in the latter half used almost all of its ability to see into people's hearts on the girl, frantically boosting the girl's previously plummeted favorability rating.
At the same time, he almost greedily captured her every movement, every reaction, every rise and fall of her breath—
[I love it! It's so cute! I want to keep watching!]
If it weren't for the girl's impression of him, he probably would have done something even worse than Zhao Rui.
The young man in the wheelchair chuckled with amusement, laughing at his own alter ego.
It's such a pity that no matter how hard they tried later, they made a big mistake at the beginning.
He probably couldn't remember what he said before because his mind was full of that girl.
It's normal to lack experience since it's a newly created clone.
If that girl were a little smarter, she probably would have remembered the loophole in what her clone said when she got back.
However, none of that matters. He has already retrieved the disposable clone, so whether the girl's favorability rating is high or low is no longer important.
As for the man himself, he naturally wouldn't care about the favorability rating of an ordinary human girl.
In contrast, the man was more concerned about the unusual things about the girl.
She appears to be just an ordinary human girl, so what is it about her that attracts both of her clones to undergo such drastic changes?
Especially when the man carefully examined the girl in his clone's memories, trying to find out more, he was never able to truly see her face.
This surprised him even more, causing him to slightly raise the corners of his lips, his interest growing even stronger.
Is it a desire to protect the other person, or a possessive desire to prevent the main body from seeing it?
The more they try to hide it, the more he wants to know.
If Chen Wu's changes had only aroused a man's limited curiosity, then the waiter's rapid transformation truly piqued his interest in the girl whose face he couldn't see.
However, he has always been a cautious person, and it would be out of character for him to go there personally just because of this interest.
As for tools like clones, he has plenty of them.
However, even if he doesn't care much about a tool, he will still be very distressed if it has to be scrapped.
The seemingly frail young man in the wheelchair sighed softly and murmured to himself, as if he were speaking tender words of love.
"If it's the same next time—"
[Then I will kill you.]
...
After waking up.
Ning Wanwan sat blankly on the bed for a while, then suddenly sneezed violently.
Strange, I didn't catch a cold.
Without thinking too much, she rubbed her nose haphazardly and slowly dragged her tired body out of bed to wash up.
The dark circles under the girl's eyes were particularly noticeable in the mirror.
[Host, did you not sleep well last night?]
Ning Wanwan rubbed her temples, so sleepy that she could barely keep her eyes open.
"yes……"
The dream I had was terrible; it was practically a nightmare.
In her dream, she finally made it to the very end, successfully leaving this world and returning to her original world to live a peaceful life.
Then one day, she suddenly discovered that her photos and name were plastered all over the streets! For some reason, all the main characters, supporting characters, and villains of this world had all gone to her world to settle scores with her!
"It's impossible to shake them off completely, don't even think about it," they said.
In her dream, Ning Wanwan couldn't see their faces clearly. She was so frightened that she wanted to run away, but found that there was nowhere to hide.
Then she was startled awake.
"I'm sure I'll accidentally fall asleep in class today..." Ning Wanwan forced her eyelids open, which were almost stuck together, and wished she could just ask for leave.
After washing up, she felt dizzy and took her schoolbag to the door, each step as if she were floating.
He almost fell to the ground with just the action of opening the door.
【Host! 】
Ning Wanwan steadied herself against the cabinet in the entryway, preventing herself from falling headfirst to the ground.
She yawned and sighed, "I'm sorry, I scared you... I rarely stay up late, I didn't expect such a big reaction when I did."
The main reason is that too many things happened last night, and she had a nightmare that was too terrible for Ning Wanwan.
Ning Wanwan, who always preferred to be alone in peace and quiet, felt like all her energy was being drained.
"Or, host, you should ask for a leave of absence." The system suggested, showing great consideration for Ning Wanwan.
It was genuinely afraid that its host might accidentally get into some kind of accident on the road.
Ning Wanwan: "Are you asking for leave...?"
She had only mentioned it casually before, but now that the system had said it again, she thought about it carefully and realized it was actually a pretty good idea.
This way, they can also avoid Zhao Rui and Lin Ruowei.
Even if I need to find her again later, at least I can avoid her today.
In short, Ning Wanwan knew that she definitely wouldn't have the energy to deal with those people today.
Besides, he was just an insignificant cannon fodder. Maybe after a day or two of buffer time, Zhao Rui, who had been acting strangely for no reason, would figure things out and continue pursuing Lin Ruowei, thus ignoring her.
Absolutely perfect.
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