Author: 颜凉雨 / Yan Liang Yu
Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/
Chapter 180: Reunion of Three
Time: 12:01:30. Outside the window, the red number was 10.
“Wrong. There are others participating in this exam!”
The savior rushed in, this being the first thing he said.
Xu Wang closed the door, cutting off the curious gaze of the female secretary. “Are you sure?”
“If the two of us are just chatting normally and time resets, then this problem is unsolvable.” Wu Sheng’s breathing steadied, and his gaze remained firm. “There must be others, triggering the reset condition.”
“So what exactly is the reset condition?” Xu Wang was driven mad by the repeated resets.
“I guess, it’s death.” Wu Sheng lowered his voice.
“Death?” Xu Wang felt a chill down his spine.
“Yes.” Wu Sheng pushed Xu Wang into a guest sofa, then pulled a chair over to sit face-to-face with him. “From the beginning until now, the only unusual event we encountered was the baseball cap guy. As I mentioned before, if the test question is ‘to survive’, there must be obstacles to make us ‘not survive’. The baseball cap guy is one of those obstacles…”
“The result it caused me, is the reset trigger condition.” Xu Wang understood a bit more.
Wu Sheng glanced at the time and sped up his speech. “If this premise is correct, then there must be other test participants who have died twice in places we don’t know. The number is shared, including his part.”
Xu Wang was also prompted to glance at the clock. 12:03.
There wasn’t much time left. He hurriedly asked the question that had been on his mind for a long time. “Benefactor, could you tell me your name?”
Wu Sheng recalled he hadn’t mentioned it before. “Wu Sheng.”
Xu Wang grinned, not sure why he felt so amused. “Both of us have two characters in our names.”
Wu Sheng looked at him leisurely. “Is the probability that low?”
“…Alright, I just wanted to get closer to you.” Xu Wang sighed. “Can’t you play along?”
Wu Sheng reached out, naturally patting his head. “No need to get closer. We definitely have a connection.”
Xu Wang felt something strange inside. “Huh?”
“With so many people available for this exam, it specifically chose us. There must be a reason. Amnesia might be to cover up this information.”
“……” Xu Wang always felt that someone had highlighted the key points of the exam for Wu Sheng. Otherwise, there’s no reason for such a big difference between them.
Wu Sheng looked up at his watch and suddenly stood up.
Xu Wang, without thinking, also stood up.
Wu Sheng glanced at him, suddenly walked over, and firmly hugged him.
Before Xu Wang could react, he was already brought to the office door. Wu Sheng was holding him with one arm while opening the door with the other.
Outside, the female secretary’s ex-boyfriend was coming over with his hands in his pockets. His aura was fierce, while the female secretary was already blocking the door. Facing her obsessive ex, she was helpless and angry.
The sound of the door opening attracted everyone’s attention.
The entire office of gossip mongers was waiting to see how Director Xu would respond. Xu Wang scanned the room. Seeing only eyes filled with schadenfreude, he felt a bit downhearted. Doesn’t anyone think he might be innocent?
Suddenly, the light above was blocked.
Wu Sheng tilted his head and kissed him on the cheek.
Xu Wang was petrified, his heart racing like popping candy.
The baseball cap guy made a sudden stop, staring at them dumbfounded.
The air suddenly went quiet, completely silent.
Wu Sheng didn’t look at anyone else, just at the baseball cap guy, but his voice could be heard throughout the office. “You and your girlfriend can make a fuss all you want. Just leave my boyfriend out of it.”
After speaking, without giving the other party a chance to react, he walked out with Xu Wang.
Once out of the office, Xu Wang realized what had happened and was almost in tears. “Brother, you’re ruining me. How am I supposed to work now…”
“No time to waste on him. We need to find the others.” Wu Sheng glanced back at the baseball cap guy, making sure he didn’t follow with the intention of attacking, then patted Xu Wang’s shoulder. “Don’t worry. We might have to reset a few more times. What we say or do now doesn’t matter.”
Xu Wang suddenly grabbed him. “You mean, now we can… do whatever we want?”
His eyes lit up, and the last four words hinted at some eager anticipation.
Wu Sheng swallowed unconsciously. “Yes, we can.”
Xu Wang grabbed the back of Wu Sheng’s head and gave him a firm kiss—not on the cheek but directly on the lips.
He kissed with force, and when it ended with a “pop”, it dominated the scene.
Releasing Wu Sheng, he turned around, facing all the gossip mongers with his head held high. “Yes, I like men. Got a problem? Keep it to yourself!”
Walking out of the office, Xu Wang took a deep breath. “That was refreshing.”
Wu Sheng put his hand on his shoulders and pulled Xu Wang over while looking at him solemnly. “Did you regain your memory?”
Xu Wang felt a bit panicked but told the truth. “Just-just remembered my sexual orientation…”
Wu Sheng: “…What?”
“I like men. I remembered just now when you kissed me…” The last part, Xu Wang murmured, quieter than a mosquito’s whisper.
Wu Sheng was silent, his Adam’s apple bobbing up and down, unsure how to comment on this “discovery”. He himself was still amnesiac, and now he’s “converted” a fellow examinee?
Since it’s already started, Xu Wang simply laid it all out. “Before I lost my memory, I definitely kept this a secret. I can feel how many years I’ve been suffocated…”
Whether it’s converting or regaining memory, Wu Sheng didn’t want to think about it anymore, as long as Xu Wang was happy. “Okay, now you can freely express yourself.”
Xu Wang shook his head with a grievance. “Can’t be too free. You would resist.”
Wu Sheng gave him a deep look. “Now I suspect you’re also part of my exam.”
Xu Wang immediately denied it with confidence. “That can’t be. I’m too simple.”
Wu Sheng: “……”
The elevator reached the third floor, and the doors slowly opened.
Xu Wang followed Wu Sheng. “Where are we going now?”
Wu Sheng pressed for the first floor. “Security monitoring room.”
Xu Wang: “How do you know the security monitoring room is on the first floor?”
Wu Sheng: “Last time they caught the baseball cap guy, they said they were going to the first floor monitoring room to wait for the police.”
Xu Wang: “Is there anything you don’t know?”
There is.
Wu Sheng looked up at the changing numbers on the elevator screen, lightly licked his lips, and thought seriously about his own orientation issue.
……
Time: 12:00. Outside the building, the red number was 10.
“Mr. Qian—”
“Don’t worry, I won’t jump. Hey, see? I came down. You hurry back to the third floor. In four minutes, your boss will call you.” After a rush of instructions, Qian Ai ran back into the building, decisively forgoing the elevator, dived into the fire escape, and went down floor by floor.
Going downstairs was also physically demanding. By the time he reached the 10th floor in one go, Qian Ai started to feel a cramp in his calf.
There was no injury on the back of his head, but that brick hit not only his head but also struck his heart. He had to see which bastard made the move.
Why did time suddenly reverse?
Qian Ai felt it was divine intervention, allowing him to seek revenge.
Sneaking out of the stairwell, he quietly approached the elevator along the corridor wall.
Finally, at the corner, he crouched down to peek towards the elevator door, finding no one there.
Qian Ai took out his phone to check the time. It was 12:05. He suddenly realized he was early—last time, he had smoked two cigarettes on the rooftop before taking the elevator down.
Not sure from where the person would come, Qian Ai decided to hide back in the fire stairwell for safety. Even if that person also took the stairs, he could at least run up or down.
Thinking it was about time, he came out again. The corridor was still empty, and he smoothly returned to the corner to scout.
Next to the elevator door, leaning against the wall, was a man in his twenties, wearing a black hoodie, with a handsome face that could be quite attractive if groomed but was marred by dyed blue hair.
Qian Ai inexplicably disliked dyed hair, especially since the man was holding a brick.
The elevator slowly descended, unknown who the unlucky person taking it down was.
The man with blue hair pulled up his hoodie, pressing his back against the wall, weighing the brick in his hand.
The elevator didn’t stop at the 10th floor but continued downward.
The blue-haired man, who had been waiting for the door to open, turned back to the door numbers. Noticing it had descended below the 10th floor, his brows deeply furrowed.
Qian Ai initially wanted a direct confrontation, but when the opportunity arrived, his survival instinct suddenly kicked in.
Quietly retreating, he took out his phone and dialed 110.
The other side quickly answered. “Hello—”
It was unclear which female officer it was, but her voice was loud and clear, effectively turning the call into a speakerphone effect. The empty corridor even echoed.
Qian Ai was desperate.
The footsteps of “deng deng deng” grew louder and closer. The blue-haired man blocked the sunlight coming through the window at the end of the corridor.
“Mr. Qian, calling the police, huh?” He smiled, but his eyes were sinister.
Qian Ai straightened up, ending the call very openly. “No.”
The blue-haired man weighed the brick again, its red color contrasting with his blue hair, creating a peculiar CP vibe. “Paying debts is natural justice. I should be the one calling the police.”
“I owe you money?” Qian Ai looked back at the empty and chaotic office behind him, feeling a sudden sadness and somewhat understanding why he had amnesia—it was probably too painful, and his mental state collapsed.
“You have quite a variety of ways to default. Heartbreak the day before yesterday, bitten by a dog yesterday, pretending amnesia today?”
“…What kind of reasons are those!” Even he, the person involved, couldn’t stand listening.
“It doesn’t matter now. I can’t get the money back anyway. Today, I just want you to understand one thing. Yes, we, the party B, are the underdogs, but you, the party A, shouldn’t push us too far. Those who are barefoot aren’t afraid of those wearing shoes*. Let’s see who dies first!”
*It’s a saying referring to those who aren’t rich or powerful (barefoot) and have nothing to lose, so they aren’t afraid versus those who are (wearing shoes).
“No, brother, take a good look with your big double eyelids. My company has already vacated. I’m barefoot too—”
The blue-haired man charged with the brick, no longer listening.
Qian Ai decisively turned and ran.
In terms of recognizing the situation, he seemed to have a remarkable talent.
Unexpectedly, the blue-haired man ran like he was flying, catching up in just a few steps.
Qian Ai didn’t bother to argue, immediately covering his head with his hands.
The blue-haired man struck down on Qian Ai’s hand with the brick.
Qian Ai tripped him, causing the man to fall, and continued running.
The blue-haired man leaped up, aiming for his back.
Qian Ai fell forward and, turning his head, saw the brick coming towards his face.
[Owl: Someone used [(Defense) Impenetrable] on you~~]
“Pop!”
The brick broke upon hitting the tip of his nose.
Well, it shattered.
Qian Ai sniffed, not in pain, but the red dust raised by the shattered brick choked him.
The blue-haired man, hearing footsteps, turned back cautiously, not clearly seeing the two figures approaching, when distant, peaceful notes rang by his ear.
[Owl: Someone used [(Illusory) Lullaby] on you~~]
Overcome by sleepiness, the blue-haired man collapsed onto Qian Ai, falling asleep peacefully.
Qian Ai on the ground: “……”
To move or not to move—that was the question.
“He shouldn’t wake up for a while.” Wu Sheng approached, capturing that subtle sensation after clicking a pen, and propped the blue-haired man against the wall.
Xu Wang helped Qian Ai up. “Are you okay?”
Qian Ai looked at the shattered brick on the ground. He was still dazed and forgot to be thankful. “How did you do that? Qigong? Magic?”
Xu Wang hurried to introduce himself. Otherwise, the other party may start guessing he was from the Lingxiao Palace*. “My name is Xu Wang, from the financial company downstairs, the one selling financial products…”
*Heavenly palace/Cloud Palace of the Golden Arches. It’s where the Jade Emperor (equivalent to God) resides.
Qian Ai’s jaw dropped. “Is business pulling so hard these days?”
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