Chapter 12: Plans and Passion

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After leaving the Perfect Continent, Fu Chen slowly opened his eyes in the bed where he had been sleeping.

Looking at the familiar room before him, he felt even more certain that he had truly been reborn.

As for the unease that might have come from suddenly returning to the real world after leaving the Perfect Continent, it simply did not exist.

On the Day of Advent in his previous life, everyone had returned to the real world after what was essentially nothing more than a dream.

For Fu Chen, switching between two different worlds was something he had already grown accustomed to in his previous life.

On the first day after his rebirth, he had entered the Perfect Continent and awakened an Overgod attribute.

Possessing three innate skills was the greatest foundation of confidence Fu Chen had gained after his rebirth—the very thing that would allow him to become a powerful expert in the future.

Moreover, reaching Level 5 in a single night and learning more than half of the experience skills had been an unexpected bonus.

After making a brief summary, Fu Chen picked up the phone he had set to silent before going to bed.

As expected, there were several missed calls and unread messages, all from the same contact: Siyao.

The moment he saw that name, the murderous intent in Fu Chen’s heart became impossible to suppress.

Unfortunately, for nearly two years to come, he would have no opportunity to take revenge and settle the score.

Thus, Fu Chen decisively added Yang Siyao’s number to the blacklist.

Just as he was about to delete her other contact information, he suddenly realized something serious.

If he severed ties with her now, where would he find her when the time was right in the future?

Besides, if his former girlfriend, whom he had not seen for several years, suddenly sought him out and asked to act together, how would he get rid of her after taking revenge?

Thinking of this, Fu Chen hurriedly stopped deleting her as a contact and removed her number from the blacklist.

A ruthless, merciless smile appeared on his face as he mocked himself.

“Looks like I’ll have to keep being her boyfriend. I truly loved her in my previous life, but now I’ll just play the part.”

He glanced through the messages. They were concerned inquiries about what had happened the previous day, asking him to call back once he woke up.

He had to return the call. After all, they had only known each other for a year and were still deeply in love.

Fu Chen first forced himself to set revenge aside for the time being. After adjusting his emotions for quite a while, he finally called her.

“Sorry. I was exhausted from work yesterday, and then I slipped in the shower. I fell asleep as soon as I got into bed.”

“I feel much better after sleeping. I had an interesting dream. I’m heading to work now—we’ll talk later. Go back to sleep.”

After hanging up, Fu Chen immediately got out of bed, washed, went out for a meal, and rode a shared electric scooter to work.

On this day in his previous life, Fu Chen had told Yang Siyao everything about the Perfect Continent as soon as he woke up.

That very night, she had gone to bed early and successfully entered the Perfect Continent. Afterward, she had joined Fu Chen’s party and trained alongside him.

In this life, he absolutely would not treat Yang Siyao the way he had in his previous one.

Even if he had to tell her eventually, Fu Chen would delay it for as long as possible.

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There was another person who mattered even more to Fu Chen: his mother, Qin Wuyan.

In his previous life, Qin Wuyan had entered the Perfect Continent on the third day, and everything had gone smoothly for her there.

After being reborn, Fu Chen had never dared to call his mother. One reason was that he could not control his emotions; the other, more important reason was that he was afraid of influencing her.

So he had continued waiting—waiting for his mother to call him on her own the day after tomorrow. By then, he would not have to worry about giving himself away.

Once he arrived at the company, Fu Chen began working honestly, just as he had in his previous life, laboring away like an ox.

At that time, a short video posted in the middle of the night was gradually beginning to gain popularity.

It had been uploaded at 11:36 p.m. the previous night.

The video featured a faceless young woman describing a dream in which she had suddenly appeared in a strange world.

She gave a detailed account of everything she had seen and experienced in the dream, including how her companions had pushed her out to die when they encountered danger.

At the end of the video, the young woman said regretfully, “I was so frightened that I immediately chose to come back. I regretted it the moment I woke up. That handsome guy had clearly encouraged me to be a little braver.”

When the video was first posted in the middle of the night, it did not attract many viewers.

Most of the comments were complaints, doubts, or suggestive remarks, saying that she was lonely and thinking about handsome men.

But as time passed, people gradually began commenting that they had dreamed the same dream.

Although the details differed, what they had seen and experienced in the dream was almost identical.

More importantly, after dying in the dream, all of them had been presented with a choice. They had returned only after choosing “Leave.”

Because there were so few people involved, the video maintained only a modest level of activity throughout the night.

That changed after dawn, as more and more people who had entered the Perfect Continent returned to the real world.

At first, only a handful of them saw the video and vividly described the dream world in the comments.

More importantly, they recounted what they had experienced after choosing “Continue” when they “died.”

After that, the video began receiving a steady stream of comments and reposts.

In less than three hours, its popularity had surpassed five million views.

More and more people began joining the discussion, while increasing numbers of those who had returned from the Perfect Continent left comments below.

They talked about the Perfect Continent, mentioned the names of several monsters, and referred to Sword Immortal City, Myriad Transformations City, and Feathering City.

Only then did they realize in astonishment that they had appeared in different locations and cities.

Soon afterward, topics related to “dreams” and the “Perfect Continent” were pushed onto the trending searches.

Most people who saw them immediately rejected the claims, questioned them, or came up with all kinds of wild and baseless theories.

Those who had actually experienced it, however, began passionately discussing and exchanging their respective experiences.

As the topic exploded in popularity, someone quickly created an online survey and statistics page for people who had entered the Perfect Continent.

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The survey focused mainly on four categories: age, identity, location, and bedtime.

Identity and location varied widely and offered little useful information.

Age, however, showed a clear pattern: everyone was between nineteen and twenty-nine years old.

As for bedtime, that varied as well. The earliest was around eight in the evening, while the latest was around midnight.

After consolidating the results, they arrived at the basic requirements for entering the Perfect Continent: being between nineteen and twenty-nine years old and going to bed before ten at night.

As a result, everyone who had failed to enter the previous night because they had been playing games, watching videos, or celebrating the Qixi Festival regretted it bitterly.

This was especially true after they learned that those who had officially entered the Perfect Continent could freely choose to “Enter” or “Return” at any time.

Even people who did not meet the requirements flooded the internet with comments saying that they would definitely go to bed early and try that night.

Unfortunately, Fu Chen, one of the people involved, was at work and had no time to pay attention to the internet, just as in his previous life.

As someone reborn from the future, Fu Chen knew that people in his previous life had already figured out the precise requirements for entering the Perfect Continent.

Of course, even if he had seen the discussion, whether he would have offered any hints was another matter entirely.

Before the end of his shift, one of Fu Chen’s coworkers excitedly showed him his phone and told him about what had happened online.

Only then did Fu Chen remember that something like this had indeed happened in his previous life.

At the time, he had already told Yang Siyao about it himself, so he had not paid much attention.

In this life, although he had deliberately kept it from Yang Siyao, he was worried that she might learn about it online.

“Forget it. I’ll deal with things one step at a time,” Fu Chen consoled himself.

After all, he had mentioned it briefly during their morning phone call. Even if Yang Siyao learned the truth and questioned him, he could still explain it away.

After work that evening, Fu Chen stopped at the noodle shop outside his residence and ate dinner before returning home, as usual.

Once he had finished washing up, he called Yang Siyao to chat about their daily lives, following the habits of his previous life. He had to maintain the relationship, after all.

When he called, Yang Siyao was out shopping with her best friend from her hometown.

She had slept until noon during the day and then spent the afternoon watching television dramas at home. She had not had the slightest interest in browsing the internet for gossip.

They chatted briefly before the voice of her best friend came through from the other side, complaining that they were flaunting their affection and making single people jealous.

Fu Chen seized the opportunity to say, “I have a lot to do at work tomorrow, so I’m going to bed early tonight. You and your friend have fun.”

After hanging up, Fu Chen glanced at the time. It was not even eight o’clock.

He lay down on the bed and entered the Perfect World directly.

The moment he appeared, the sight before him startled him!