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“The hospital is too scary, it’s even worse than a nightmare. This game tries to kill everyone.”

“What did you see at the hospital?”

“Ghosts.”

“Can you be more specific?” Han Fei tried to lead Wu San to provide useful info.

“Many, many ghosts!”

“Never mind, we’ll talk tomorrow. You should rest. I’ll try to save Qiang Wei from the hospital as soon as I can.” Han Fei was impressed by the players. They managed to kidnap Du Zhu, but the main reason was because Du Zhu was too careless. After all, no one thought people would go after Du Zhu.

“Will we still meet at Gold Leaf?”

“Don’t come to the city, there are too many cameras. We’ll switch to a more secluded place.”

“Okay.” Han Fei heard the siren outside the window. He stopped talking and hung up. “There is a twisted hatred inside Du Zhu’s heart. Killing her will turn her into a Pure Hatred earlier, so the best solution is to trap her at the theme park.” The memory world was very special. It had two unique locales, Perfection Plastic Surgery Hospital and the theme park. They represented the two most painful memories in Fu Sheng’s schooling days. Even after the world mutated, the theme park should be able to trap Du Zhu.

“I need to rest early or I might collapse.” Han Fei called his wife to stop packing. They entered the bedroom together. They used the usual arrangement, one slept on the ground, the other in bed.

“How about… you sleep in bed? It’s not good for you to sleep on the ground.”

“It’s fine.” Han Fei said awkwardly. Then, he fell asleep.

“Are you still there?” The wife asked softly. She turned to look at the sleeping Han Fei. The man was completely unguarded around her. He was sleeping like a child. “Good night.”

The new day arrived. The wife prepared breakfast, Fu Sheng went to school. Han Fei subconsciously put on his suit and grabbed his suitcase. When he was eating breakfast, he realized he didn’t need to pretend anymore. Holding his mother’s boxed meals, Fu Sheng glanced at Han Fei as he left. He whispered, “Do you need me to wait for you?”

“You need to hurry to school! I’ll start looking for work!”

“Can you really find one?”

Han Fei was speechless seeing how serious Fu Sheng was. “You don’t need to worry about that. You better go to school. Right, we might be moving today or tomorrow. If you come home earlier, you can pack up your room.”

“There’s nothing to pack. My previous things are inside my schoolbag. I carry them with me always.”

Fu Sheng left. The wife smiled. “It feels like you two have gotten much closer.”

“Really?” Han Fei scratched his chin. “Perhaps it’s because we are now on the same playing field. One needs to return to school, the other work field.”

After breakfast, the wife picked up Fu Tian’s little schoolbag. “I’ll send Fu Tian to work. You should rest at home.”

After his wife left, Han Fei was left alone at home. It was very quiet. “What if I get used to the warmth of a family? My neighbors can accompany in the cryptic world, but in real life…” Han Fei shook his head to chase the dangerous thought out. “No matter how lonely I am in real life, at least I don’t need to constantly worry about my life.”

At 10 am, Octopus arrived with three friends. His friends were all professional. They inspected the house, checked Han Fei’s document and gave Octopus an okay sign. After getting their approval, Octopus stopped looking so nervous. He was so much better to Han Fei, worried that Han Fei might renege on the sale.

“Brother Fu, let’s start the procedure. The faster you transfer the house ownership, the easier it’ll be for all of us.” This was the first time Octopus called Fu Yi Brother Fu after ten years of being colleagues.

“I won’t sell this place if I’m not desperate for money.” Han Fei looked grief-stricken. Every expression spoke of his despair. He didn’t mean to lie to Octopus. He was just playing along. Seeing Han Fei like this, Octopus was overjoyed, but he didn’t dare to express it too openly. He suppressed his joy by pinching his legs. Han Fei followed Octopus to the bank, the housing department, and many other places before the transaction went through. Both Han Fei and Octopus were relieved when the last document was signed. They smiled.

“Fu Yi, oh, Fu Yi! I bet you didn’t expect this day to come! Haha!” Octopus turned into another person instantly. He guffawed. “I hated you the day you entered the company. You have done so much, but in the end, it only benefits me! Your project is mine, your post is mine, and now your house is mine.”

“As a former colleague, I’ll give you advice. You should only move in after a few days.” Han Fei stopped acting too. He smiled, “Be careful when you live there.”

“Do you think I don’t know what you’re planning?” Octopus scoffed. “The house is now mine. You have to move out today. Since we were colleagues, I would give you five hours.”

“Fine, do it your way.” Han Fei was being kind, but Octopus didn’t accept it. Han Fei didn’t waste his time. He called the moving company.

“Who are you to talk to me like that? I’d advise you to focus on finding a new job.” Octopus put away all the documents. He was proud.

Han Fei fixed a time with the moving company. He rushed home. His wife had packed up everything. The movers would do the rest.

“After I dropped Fu Tian off at school, I went to look at the house. The place is okay. It has three bedrooms and one living room. It’s perfect for us. However, the space is smaller than here.” The wife explained.

“Then we’ll move there.” The new house was a temporary rental. The place was close to Fu Sheng’s school and the plastic surgery hospital. Han Fei would use the place to help him investigate the hospital.

His wife contacted the landlord while Han Fei waited for the moving company. They worked together and finished moving everything to the new house around 3 pm. “You should rest for now. I’ll send the money to Fu Yee and her mom.” Life Debt’s had a time limit. Han Fei left with a bank card.

He arrived at the old hostel when it was almost dark.

“Is someone there?” Han Fei knocked on the door. Fu Yee’s mother appeared. “I’m here to give you the money.” Han Fei whispered. He knew Fu Yee’s mother didn’t want her daughter to have any connection with Fu Yee.

“Don’t just stand there. Your daughter wants to meet you.” Fu Yee’s mother opened the door. “She saw the news at your company and heard what you said on scene.”

“I don’t think that’s a good idea.” Han Fei knew the horrible things Fu Yi had done. He didn’t have the face to see the abandoned daughter.

“Fu Yee was afraid when she saw herself on television, but you barged on-screen to help remove her pictures.” The woman sighed, “No matter what the others said, Fu Yee pointed at you and kept calling you dad. You have saved her twice now.”

Han Fei entered the room and saw Fu Yee in bed. She covered her deformed legs with the blanket. This was their second meeting, but Fu Yee was so nervous that she didn’t know what to say. She was called fatherless since she was young, and people kept bullying her. Her every birthday wish was to have a father to accompany her. Now her wish came too. When she was in danger, her father saved her. When unknown strangers were staring at her pictures, her father rushed forward. She had many things to tell Han Fei, but she was so nervous she couldn’t even say the word, dad.

“You’ll be better. I’ll protect you.” Han Fei looked at Fu Yee. For some reason, he felt daughters were more obedient than sons. Fu Sheng had a strange personality, Fu Tian was clever, but he was stubborn. Of the three siblings, Fu Yee was the kindest. After a quick chat, Han Fei called Fu Yee’s mother out of the room. He handed her the bank card. “There is 720000 inside. I’ll try to get you extra if you need.”

“720000? That’s too much. I can’t take that. I don’t want to scam you, I never have that thought.” Fu Yee’s mother only asked for 400000, Han Fei offered 600000, and now Han Fei gave her 720000. This made Fu Yee’s mother feel complicated.

“Take this. We all wish for Fu Yee to get better and be happy again. That is most important!” Han Fei told the woman the password, and he left.

“Notification for Player 0000! You’ve completed the altar mission—Life’s Debt!

“Different choices will lead to different rewards! You have taken 720000 out of your family savings and given it to Fu Yee’s mother. You managed to clear your debt in 72 hours!

“Congratulations for obtaining a large amount of EXP, eliminating hatred from Fu Yee’s mother, and acquiring a unique altar title—Father.

“Father: This title will give the player three different talents.

“When the player gains Fu Tian’s absolute trust, you’ll gain the rudimentary talent, Ghost Eye. You can see anomalies and ghosts others can’t!

“When the player gains Fu Yee’s absolute trust, you’ll gain the rudimentary talent, Heaven’s Blessing. Luck +3!

“When the player gains Fu Sheng’s absolute trust, you’ll gain the rudimentary talent, Resurrection. You’ll linger for a period after death!”