100 Happy Birthday
◎Is it light or tears◎
Is the person in front of me really just an NPC?
Liu Ge stared at Meng Yiyue's face without saying a word. At this moment, her heart was beating violently.
Until now, she still remembers the scene when she last saw Meng Yiyue. It was an illusion painted by the ghost for her, making her mistakenly believe that her lover was not dead yet and that everything was still in time.
In the illusion, Liu Ge tried her best to change her fate and protect her friends and lover, until she suddenly realized that everything was fake and was caused by the malice and deception of the copy.
What about this time?
Even though she told herself not to hold out hope, Liu Ge still couldn't help but look forward to it. Even if there was only a tiny possibility, she hoped that the person in front of her was the real Meng Yiyue, the lover she had been thinking about.
“…”
During the long silence, Liu Ge put his hand into his pocket and slowly took out a candy. He tried to maintain a calm tone and said, "Ayue, let's not talk about that anymore. Do you want some candy?"
"Okay." Meng Yiyue raised her hand and took it very naturally. Her slender fingers peeled off the candy wrapper layer by layer and bit the candy inside.
It was a lemon candy, slightly sour at first, and sweet after the sourness faded. This dual taste was no problem for ordinary people, but it was a problem for Meng Yiyue.
——She is not good at eating sour food, even if the sour taste is not obvious.
Liu Ge concentrated on observing her reaction after eating the candy, not wanting to miss any details.
Meng Yiyue didn't even frown, she just calmly chewed the candy in her mouth and told her with a raised lip, "It tastes very special."
"Is it delicious?" Liu Ge asked.
"It's delicious." Meng Yiyue said.
She was not lying, Liu Ge could see that.
Disappointment crept into his heart again. Liu Ge didn't want to believe that Meng Yiyue's previous unconscious action was just a coincidence. He couldn't help but probe more: "Ayue, when was the first time we met?"
"Why are you asking this all of a sudden?" Meng Yiyue was a little confused, but still answered truthfully, "Three years ago, I happened to move next to your house."
She answered about the plot in the dungeon, not what happened in reality.
Liu Ge grabbed her wrist with a bit of paranoia and continued to ask: "Do you remember my other name? It's three characters, a very nice name, you helped me choose it!"
Meng Yiyue's expression became even more confused: "A Liu, what are you talking about? Why don't I understand?"
Liu Ge's eyes widened when he heard this, and he seemed to have lost his mind: "How could I not understand? Think about it again, okay? You..."
"Liu Ge." Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Qi Qiuxue.
Liu Ge looked up at her. Qi Qiuxue had come in front of her at some point. She stood in the dim light and looked at Liu Ge. There was a warning in her cold gaze. This look made Liu Ge come back to her senses and finally slowly let go of her hand.
"I'm sorry, Ah Yue." She apologized to Meng Yiyue and stood up staggeringly. "I'm about to leave everyone. I just felt a little sad all of a sudden, so I said some nonsense."
"Forget it." She said softly, "I'm sorry."
"It's okay." Meng Yiyue shook her head, her eyes filled with concern.
"Ah Qing, come and help." Qi Qiuxue intentionally separated the two of them, asking Li Yiqing to help Meng Yiyue while taking Liu Ge aside. "What's going on?"
"Nothing." Liu Ge shook his head, his expression still looking a little lost. "I just misunderstood. For a moment, I thought she was not an NPC, but my lover."
Qi Qiuxue: "Why do you feel this way?"
Liu Ge told her the truth about what had just happened. As she became more conscious and calmer, a feeling of powerlessness slowly emerged from her heart.
There was only one clue to whether the NPC in the dungeon was the real Meng Yiyue, but countless clues to the contrary. Liu Ge didn't know who she was, what to do, and even...
"I don't have time." Liu Ge lowered his eyelids and looked silently at the ground below him. "I will be leaving here in two days. Even if I want to verify it, I can't do it."
Her mood visibly dropped.
"I'm still here." After a while, Qi Qiuxue opened her mouth to comfort her, "No matter what, I will take good care of Meng Yiyue and all the players and NPCs in this house."
"Actually, it's not just you. I also feel that there's something in this dungeon that we haven't yet fully grasped." As she spoke, her gaze subconsciously turned to Qingqing, who was not far away. "Like you, I'm also very concerned about who Qingqing is and where that inexplicable sense of familiarity around her comes from."
"I'm absolutely certain I've never seen her before," Qi Qiuxue said firmly. "If that's the case, then why does this inexplicable feeling of familiarity arise? Is it something I truly believe, or is it something the game has forced upon me?"
"And Shanyue's mother. Assuming that Meng Yiyue in the replica is really your lover, what about Wu Xiyin? Is she real or fictional? Why are they unwilling to confess to us? Is there someone controlling this, or is it all just wishful thinking on our part?"
No one can tell.
"What should we do?" Liu Ge held his head in his hands, becoming more and more confused.
"Do what you should do and protect the people you should protect," Qi Qiuxue said, "regardless of their identities."
“We don’t have time to stop until all tasks are completed.”
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Two days passed quickly.
This is the last night I can spend with everyone. Liu Ge came back very early today. We sat together and talked a lot.
There was a knock on the shabby wooden door. Wu Shanyue walked up and opened the door. It turned out to be Beth, the cleaner they had met on the street not long ago.
Logically speaking, new humans shouldn't set foot in the old world again. Wu Shanyue was surprised by his arrival: "Why are you...?"
Before he could finish his words, a beautiful cake was handed to him.
"Happy birthday," Beth said with a broad smile, even though he didn't look genuinely happy. "Today is Miss Liu Ge's eighteenth birthday, and the decision-maker specifically asked me to bring a cake. This is a new law that was introduced just two weeks ago. Even though we are happy new humans, we shouldn't forget those who are still in the dark."
"By the way, my Lord asked me to remind you all that starting from midnight tonight, Miss Liu Ge will no longer have the right to set foot in the New World unless she becomes the same as us."
"I sincerely await your joining." He trembled as he performed a standard hat-doffing salute. "If Miss Liu Ge is willing to join us, all she needs to do is walk to the intersection of the old world and the new world and press the button on the wall."
It was done on purpose to disgust them.
"Got it." Wu Shanyue raised her hand to take the cake. Even though she was a good-tempered person, she was a little unhappy at this moment. "You can leave now."
Feeling relieved, Beth said goodbye to everyone politely again and left quickly.
Wu Shanyue brought the cake over and asked Qi Qiuxue for her opinion: "Xue, what should we do with this cake? Should we throw it away?"
"No need." Qi Qiuxue shook her head, "It would be a waste if you don't eat it."
To be on the safe side, she asked Li Yiqing to carefully check the cake. After confirming that it was non-toxic, she raised her hand and put in the candles, no more, no less, exactly eighteen.
I also celebrated my eighteenth birthday again.
"Make a wish." Qi Qiuxue pushed the cake in front of Liu Ge. Under the light of candlelight, everyone sang a birthday song for Liu Ge, accompanied by smiles and good wishes.
Liu Ge gently closed her eyes. For a moment, she couldn't help but have an illusion that she was not in a copy, but in the real world. Her lover, friends, and even her friends' families were celebrating for her. Everyone was living well and happily, without having to rush around for all kinds of trivial matters.
"I hope I can complete the mission successfully and protect everyone."
Liu Ge made a wish devoutly, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Meng Yiyue's beautiful smile.
"Let's cut the cake." Meng Yiyue said, handing the knife to her palm. Liu Ge nodded in response and carefully cut the cake under everyone's gaze.
At this moment, everyone was looking at the cake in front of her, only Meng Yiyue had been quietly staring at Liu Ge from beginning to end.
The candlelight illuminated her face, and the bright light danced on her face, a little dazzling.
It is hard to tell whether it is light or tears at the corners of her eyes.
【Author’s words】
Chapter 100! Wow! Thank you all for your continued support. Sprinkle the flowers.
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