He heard Chen Nuo say again, "Brother Tao, you can definitely find Sister Ping, right? When that happens... I'll agree to any request of yours, okay?"
She pleaded in a soft voice.
Alex's heart softened when he heard this, and he agreed.
"Thank you, Brother Tao. Xiao Nuo will give you your reward now."
Chen Nuo was overjoyed and clung to him.
The reward had arrived, and Alex accepted it all.
Chen Nuo, Chen Yan, Chen Ruyan, Chen Yuqian, Chen Ruyun—one after another. He didn't know how much time had passed.
Alex's stamina seemed endless. It wasn't until he realized the passage of time that he came to his senses. Estimating that his time in the dream was about up, he whispered to the woman beside him.
"I have to go."
"Leave? Are you really willing to abandon us?"
Chen Yuqian blew into his ear.
Alex shook his head with a smile and ignored it, then fell into a deep sleep.
After dawn, Alex lay in bed, dazed for a while. He discovered that the fatigue from the previous night had completely vanished, and his energy was fully restored.
He looked around; none of the women were by his side, only the messy scene remained.
He got out of bed and went to the living room. Breakfast was on the dining table, still steaming.
Alex ate breakfast, remembered Chen Nuo's request from last night, and went out to try and find her.
However, he felt as if he had forgotten something.
The weather was gloomy today. The sky was thick with dark clouds, not a ray of sunlight to be seen, which inexplicably added a touch of annoyance to his mood.
Alex drove to Chen Liping's home and the company where she worked, but he couldn't find her, and her phone was unreachable, as if she had completely vanished without a trace.
Alex had no choice but to drive around the city, hoping to get lucky. Unfortunately, his status as the protagonist didn't seem to be very effective.
Night fell. After grabbing a quick bite at a small street shop, Alex decided to head back. He drove onto the road, heading toward his destination, when he suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from the radio.
This was a program that used ethics as a gimmick. Was it really appropriate to broadcast something so explicit at eight o'clock in the evening?
There was no time to think about that; the voice on the radio was very familiar.
"Under my daughter's trap, I finally had a relationship with my daughter's boyfriend."
"Because of my negligence in disciplining my daughter, it led to her rebellion and resentment toward me. She took a form of revenge I had never imagined: joining forces with her boyfriend to trample on my self-respect."
The woman's tearful accusation, her hollow and desperate voice, made even the host panic.
Alex didn't notice that the female host's voice was somewhat familiar. He was drawn to the keywords the woman on the radio was using, such as "despair," "don't want to live anymore," and "bidding farewell to the world." These sensational words made his heart jump.
Paying close attention, the place of departure mentioned by Chen Liping at the end wasn't very far from here. Alex immediately made a U-turn and sped off at 120.
For the dream world to suddenly throw such a plot at him really left him at a loss. Even if it was a dream, he couldn't turn a blind eye to Chen Liping's situation; he even felt guilty.
He only hoped he would be in time.
The car reached the bottom of a building. Alex recognized this as the place where Chen Liping worked, though he hadn't found her when he came here before.
He looked up and vaguely saw a beautiful figure sitting on the rooftop railing. Under the moonlight, the figure looked lonely and distant, as if she might be carried away by the wind at any moment.
Alex rushed into the building and ran up frantically. After he left, there were no more figures under the building.
Running to the rooftop in one breath, Alex was out of breath. However, he didn't care about the exhaustion and quietly approached the figure in danger.
Chen Liping hung her head and wept silently. Alex had never heard such a sorrowful cry; he felt his heart twist into a knot. He took a deep breath and walked silently behind the woman, intending to rescue her secretly.
The woman's sobbing stopped. She turned and gazed at him, a strange, gentle smile on her tear-stained face, and said softly, "You've finally come."
Alex was instinctively stunned.
He heard a deafening sound by his ear and felt a tremor in his body. Alex opened his eyes in confusion, staring at the ceiling with a dazed look. Was this an earthquake?
But the tremor had already vanished; the feeling from just a moment ago seemed like an illusion.
Alex looked around. This was his room. He had entered the dream last night and spent the night there; it felt as if he had slept for a very long time.
Freya's gentle call sounded from outside the door. Alex didn't have time to consider other things for now; he got out of bed, finished washing up, and intended to eat breakfast.
"Alex, look who this is?"
Just then, Freya led a young girl out of the room and introduced her with a grin.
Alex examined the girl's face—an exquisite face with features that felt vaguely familiar, though he couldn't recall when he had seen her.
Freya said as if presenting a treasure, "She is Xiao Kou. Don't you remember her? I went through a lot of trouble to finally find her. Well, aren't you happy?"
Alex was stunned. Looking at the girl's face, distant memories slowly surfaced. She bore some resemblance to the person deep in his memory. Was this what Xiao Kou looked like grown up?
"Xiao Kou, hurry up and greet your brother."
Xiao Kou said obediently, "Brother Alex, long time no see. Xiao Kou has missed you so much."
Alex hesitated for a moment and said, "Me too. I've wanted to see you for a long time."
A strange sense of unfamiliarity left Alex at a loss. After all, he hadn't seen Xiao Kou in ten years, and he wasn't even the same Alex as before, so he couldn't adapt immediately.
Even when he left the house, Alex's head was still spinning. He didn't even react much when Kiara greeted him. He only felt it was incredible—he had met Xiao Kou just like that. It felt like living in a dream, only he discovered he wasn't as happy as he had imagined.
A cool sensation came from his ear. Alex came back to his senses and saw Kiara grinning as she pulled back the hand that had pinched his ear. She feigned anger and said, "I talked to you and you didn't even acknowledge me. Hmph, I'm ignoring you!"
Alex hurriedly apologized with a smile to comfort her.
Arriving at school, after parting ways with Kiara, he saw Yu Xinyao walking toward him. Alex thought to himself that it was bad; he was going to be glared at again. But avoiding her while walking in the hallway would be too obvious, so he endured it and pretended to be serious.
Yu Xinyao walked over, glanced at him, and passed by him without saying a word.
Alex was stunned. Had she changed her ways?
He turned to look. Yu Xinyao was gathered with Miao Meiyuan and Yan Bianman. Yan Bianman waved at him with a smile, while Miao Meiyuan said something to her two best friends and ran toward him.
"Hey, Alex, let's skip class."
The young girl said brazenly in front of him, but a flush quietly crept onto her cheeks, and her eyes were watery and filled with charm.
Alex's mind gradually became active. Honestly, he was a bit addicted to the little games between him and Miao Meiyuan, so he couldn't refuse this request.
The two smiled at each other and snuck to their secret base. Just as Alex was about to take out the comfort whip, he didn't expect Miao Meiyuan to take out a whip from behind her back and strike him with a snap.
Alex was stunned.
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