On this day, the sky was bright and the weather was fine.
The blazing sunlight pierced through the transparent glass of the coffee shop and landed on the table, splitting into patches of different shades. The soft sunlight outlined the handsome profile of the man.
The man was sitting in the coffee shop in a neat suit. There was only a cup of black coffee in front of him. He lowered his eyes, ignoring the gazes of the people around him sizing up his good looks. He had been through this scenario 3,741 times. He could predict what would happen next with his eyes closed.
— His blind - date partner would drag her boyfriend and sit in front of him, vehemently rejecting him in order to ruin her own image and stop her family from arranging more blind dates for her.
In his 3,741 rebirths, this was the only event that kept repeating. He had tried to break free, but to no avail. He had been through thousands of copy - world games in the infinite space, and in the end, even in his retirement, he was still tricked by the system and trapped in this repeating timeline, unable to escape.
Dingling—
The wind chime at the door rang. The man didn't even bother to look up. He knew that this time, a man had come in, wearing black - framed glasses and ordinary casual clothes. Then a pair of sisters would come in, and finally his blind - date partner would enter with her boyfriend.
"Hello. May I ask if you're Mr. Huo Qizheng?"
Something had changed. This was the first change since the 3,741st time. Huo Qizheng slowly raised his head and saw a very beautiful girl.
Her skin was as smooth as congealed fat, her lips as red as cherries. She had an oval face, willow - leaf eyebrows, and the corners of her eyes tilted slightly upwards. Her eyes were full of a strong smile, lively and sparkling.
His heart skipped a beat. He clearly knew that she wasn't Cen Yun.
He had seen Cen Yun 3,741 times. Her face was deeply engraved in the depths of his pupils. She was the nightmare he had tried to get rid of but couldn't. Every time he returned to this moment, he would always see Cen Yun's delicate face. Only this time did he seem to see the hope of breaking free from the nightmare.
Even though he had been reborn hundreds of times, at this moment, he was rarely excited. Huo Qizheng suppressed the surging emotions in his heart and said in a deep voice, "I am."
The moment he raised his head, Zhu Shuangyao slightly widened her eyes. Mr. Huo had an overly handsome face. His sword - shaped eyebrows and star - like eyes, along with his deep - set features, were like an ink - wash painting in bloom, with a kind of bold and handsome charm.
He said, "I'm Huo Qizheng."
Huo Qizheng's answer brought Zhu Shuangyao back to her senses. Zhu Shuangyao said shyly, "Hello. I'm Zhu... Cen Yun."
He greeted politely, "Hello, Miss Cen."
Zhu Shuangyao quickly replied, "Hello, Mr. Huo."
Zhu Shuangyao originally planned to politely decline after the greeting. But seeing how handsome Mr. Huo was, she just couldn't bring herself to say it. She always felt that what she was about to say would be so hurtful. She had heard from that young lady that Mr. Huo seemed to be deeply in love with her. Wouldn't that be even more sad?
Who was Huo Qizheng? A big shot in the infinite space, a man who had been reborn 3,741 times in this space without going crazy. He had both high EQ and IQ. Seeing Zhu Shuangyao hesitating to speak, he asked considerately, "Does Miss Cen have something to tell me?"
"Yes!" Zhu Shuangyao blinked her eyes. "I... I'm very sorry. Although you're really handsome, I already have a boyfriend. So I'm sorry for wasting your time today."
Huo Qizheng slightly tightened his fingers and smiled. "Miss Cen's boyfriend must be a very outstanding person. Otherwise, how could he have captured your heart? It's my honor to meet Miss Cen today."
Zhu Shuangyao's smile froze. Where did she have a boyfriend? She was already eighteen this year and had never even been in a relationship. She had been single since birth and had even personally cut off several suitors.
It was her fault. She just didn't have that kind of romantic sense. But today, it seemed that she did.
"He... he's just so - so." Zhu Shuangyao took a sip of coffee to cover up her stiff smile, but immediately wrinkled her face from the bitterness. She regretted it. She really shouldn't have told the waiter to give her the same as this gentleman. Who knew that what he ordered was pure black coffee.
"Bring a cappuccino." Seeing her wrinkling her face from the bitterness, the corners of Huo Qizheng's lips curled up slightly. Zhu Shuangyao took a big gulp of cappuccino and finally felt alive again.
Just then, her phone lit up. Zhu Shuangyao glanced at it and saw that it was a message from her employer. She quickly swallowed the sweet liquid in her mouth. The other person told her to reject him quickly and leave. Her "boyfriend" was coming.
"Um... Mr. Huo, we've made things clear. I'll... I'll leave first?" After thinking for a while, Zhu Shuangyao still comforted him, "Mr. Huo, don't be sad. It's not your fault that you were rejected. You're very good and outstanding. But... but some things really depend on fate."
Like you can consider me!
"Okay." Huo Qizheng concealed the gloomy look in his eyes. "Miss Cen, leave me your contact information. Your family gave me your work number. Miss Cen has a very nice personality. I think we can be friends."
This was exactly what Zhu Shuangyao wanted. She added him on WeChat and exchanged phone numbers with him. Then she happily bid farewell to Huo Qizheng.
After Zhu Shuangyao left, Huo Qizheng opened his phone, and the screen showed Zhu Shuangyao's phone screen. In just the short time that Zhu Shuangyao had talked to him, he had actually hacked into her phone.