Restricted fantasy invasion

Chapter 440, Section 437: Not Worth It
"The documents are almost ready; just sign them here."

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"Let me remind you again, Miss Bai Yi, that breach of contract penalty is beyond your imagination. You'll have to pay back everything you've done in the past."

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"More importantly, given your actions, you'll likely find it difficult to remain in the industry. Your academic performance is mediocre; this choice could very well determine the future of your life."

Upon hearing William's reminder, Bai Yi's dim starry eyes trembled slightly.

Before he could speak, William's secretary tapped the Bluetooth headset, listened for a few moments, and then reminded William,
"Ms. Zuo Jiangqin has received the message and is now causing a scene downstairs. Shall we invite her up?"

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Upon hearing this, William looked at the girl in front of him, who had her head down and a gloomy expression.

She seemed to have nothing, so all she could do was tightly hug the white cat, whose expression was not good either.

After a few seconds of silence, he smiled helplessly.
"Fine, perhaps your life was already a mess long before you came here. Do you want to see your mother?"

"No need, Mr. William. Just please give this letter to my mother and explain the situation to her."

".good."

After giving such a bland answer, Bai Yi silently got up, slowly turned around and left.

"Click~"

Holding the pocket watch, Bai Yi walked to the door, but did not leave. He hesitated for a few seconds, then silently leaned against the wall, turned the minute hand on the pocket watch, and activated the watch.

“Didi. Ta-da.”

She instantly entered a state where she could not be detected, remaining motionless in place.

In his arms, Yan Ye, covered in wounds and barely conscious, looked on, which made Bai Yi feel quite sorry for her.

She kept stroking Yan Ye, her only kitten at the moment, until Zuo Jiangqin, who was full of anxiety, passed by her without noticing and went into the room.

"Click~"

The door was closed, but the conversation inside could still be heard clearly.

"What exactly happened, Mr. William?!"

Just as we told you on the phone.

"Of course I know! But how can we terminate the contract?! What about Yiyi?! Could she have been scammed? After all, she's been missing for so long. Yes, Mr. William, this doesn't count!"

"She came in person. Also, this is something she left for you."

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Upon hearing this, Bai Yi's dim starry eyes trembled slightly.

Only she knows what she wrote in it.

It left no room for negotiation in conveying the implication of severing ties with Zuo Jiangqin.

Even the reasons were written out clearly.
Everything she knew before was written down in it.

"Bai Bai Yi!! Ahhhhhh!!"

"Hey, Ms. Zuo, what are you doing?!"

As Bai Yi expected, her mother's first reaction upon seeing the letter was not shock, but anger.

"Boom!"

Soon after, sounds of furious smashing and looting came from inside.

Then came William and his secretary's surprised attempts to stop them.

But once exposed, Zuo Jiangqin completely lost control and went berserk.

"Ah"

Outside the door, Bai Yi, who seemed indifferent, gave a mocking smile without any expression.

Actually, she knew why.

Over the years, because I was a minor, my account had always been kept by Zuo Jiangqin.

Apart from some necessary living expenses, all of those wages were kept by Zuo Jiangqin.

If Zuo Jiangqin hasn't squandered her money over the years, then it's enough to cover the breach of contract penalties.

But if it costs money...
That's why she was so furious at that moment, right?

"Boom!!"

“Security! Security!!”

The sounds of smashing and looting inside grew increasingly loud, and soon William and the others, unable to bear it any longer, pushed open the door and ran out, covering their heads.

Inside, various trophies and documents were still flying out.

Seeing this, Bai Yi couldn't help but feel a sense of sarcasm:
自己
Why did we stay and watch her go crazy?

Perhaps she knew the reason.

She just wanted to know why.
Why did my mother treat me this way, and why did she treat my father this way?

If she disliked her father and found fault with him, then she shouldn't have been with him.
If she doesn't like herself at all and feels like a burden, then she shouldn't have given birth to her.
But why.
Her father clearly left her money; he clearly gave everything for her.
Why did nothing remain?

And why treat yourself like this?
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With no more hope for her mother, Bai Yi's eyes darkened, and she lowered her head, almost completely enveloped in shadow, as she prepared to turn and leave.

But at that moment, Zuo Jiangqin's cries suddenly came from behind.
"Bai Letian!! You're like a persistent ghost!! After all these years, you still want to come back and harm me?!"
"Aren't you just blaming me?! Blaming me for taking the money to get to know Jiang Xiong?!"

"But do you think I'll regret it?! He's much better than you!!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Yi's body stiffened slightly.

Her eyes widened, and she turned around blankly to look behind her.

Behind her, in the empty office, Zuo Jiangqin, betrayed by her daughter, completely broke down and began screaming.
"My only regret is being with you!!"

"I regret being fooled by your doting attitude back then, and I regret having children so early."
I shouldn't be like this!!

Do you know how much I regret it?!
"I should have, I should have! Aaaaaaah!! You bastard!!"

"Boom!!"

Outside the door, Bai Yi stood alone, a single tear slowly sliding down her cheek.

Only now did she truly understand the reason.

Just because
regret.

She regrets being with Bai Letian instead of a better man.
She regretted having a child so early, as it cut off her path to climbing the social ladder by waiting for a higher price.
She regretted that her child was so clumsy and disobedient, not even comparable to other children, like the self-reliant Yan Huan.
Just because
regret.

Even though Bai Yi had already prepared herself for her mother's situation, she still couldn't help but feel suffocated.

"click"

The pocket watch in his hand stopped spinning instantly, silently expressing Bai Yi's despair at that moment.

For a child, there is no curse more vicious than a parent’s words, “I regret having you.”

"Bai Yi, we need to get back right away."

At this moment, Yan Huan finally reluctantly opened her eyes in his arms.

Even when he was in a daze, the first thing he thought of was still this matter.

"!!"

Hearing Yan Ye's distressed cries in her arms, Bai Yi, who was once again in tears, instantly snapped back to reality.

She sniffed and quickly wiped away her tears.
"Okay, let's go."

"Meow"

Bai Yi put on a mask and a baseball cap and walked quickly toward the elevator.

Along the way, we passed by Golden Lion Entertainment employees who were watching the drama unfold outside, including Anle and Miyake Huhu, who were drawing comics there.

Seeing this, Anle blinked and quickly sent a message to Yan Huan.

"Ding ~"

"Don't push, wait for the next one."

Bai Yi held Yan Ye tightly. Although it looked like she was holding the kitten, it was actually more like she was leaning on him, drawing warmth from him to sustain her crumbling heart.

"Ding ~"

Bai Yi waited for a long time like a walking corpse before finally squeezing onto an elevator.

After landing on the first floor, I stood there blankly, intending to leave with most of the employees.

But at that moment, as she raised her eyes, her heart suddenly stopped beating.

"!!"

Before them stood a handsome young man with a furrowed brow.

Is it Yan Huan?
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Sometimes people are like this: even if they broke up because their ex did something wrong to them, they still can't help but feel a tremor in their heart when they meet again by chance after a long time apart.

Perhaps it's not that you still feel attracted to him now, but rather that the lingering warmth of his presence in your heart is still burning.

The same applies to Bai Yi at this moment.

After observing for only a second, Bai Yi immediately looked away.

She lowered her head, quickened her pace, and walked past him toward the outside.

Yan Huan, however, seemed completely unaware of anything amiss.

That makes sense, since he has completely forgotten about me and no longer has any interaction with me.
"What's going on? Let them out first!"

"The security guards and police outside are coming in, please make way!"

"How can we give that up?!"

However, too many employees came down at once, and the lobby was crowded and chaotic.

Without effective guidance, everyone is pushing and shoving according to their own will, and that's how it is.

Helpless, Bai Yi could only hold Yan Ye tightly with both hands and struggle to move outwards.

After waiting for a few minutes, she finally saw the first rays of dawn outside the hall.

"Out"

After leaving the Golden Lion Building, Bai Yi took a deep breath, glanced at the building one last time while holding his pocket watch, and then silently turned and left.

Inside the lobby, an elevator opened, revealing Yan Huanlai, who looked extremely anxious.

He looked around the lobby, scanned the area but found no one, and then ran wildly out of the Golden Lion Building.

Outside, people came and went, creating a noisy and bustling atmosphere that made it impossible for Yan Huan to distinguish anything.

He hesitated for a second, took a deep breath, and then suddenly roared with all his might.
"Bai Yi!!!"

The sound traveled all the way, causing Bai Yi, who was covered in darkness and leaving, to suddenly stop in her tracks.

She looked incredulous and instinctively turned around.

after all
At this point, shouldn't Yan Huan have already forgotten him, or even recognize him?

how come.
Can he still call out his own name?
Of course, Yan Huan's earth-shattering roar also awakened Yan Ye in his arms.

The moment he raised his eyes and heard his own voice, he felt a chill run down his spine.

No.
not good! !
"Hurry up, meow!"

He immediately raised his eyes with difficulty, nudged Bai Yi's body, and urged her on.

"But."

Bai Yi was so hesitant that she could barely walk, still standing there.

Seeing this, Yan Ye was extremely anxious.
"Have you forgotten how he lied to you?!"

"!!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Yi pursed her lips.

In the end, she didn't look back, but quickened her pace and continued walking forward.

"Bai Yi!"

Behind her, Yan Huan seemed to have spotted her and was running towards her.

"woo"

The next second, Bai Yi gripped the pocket watch tightly, turned around, and went around a corner.

Yan Huan had just caught up when she discovered that the beautiful figure had completely disappeared.

“Didi. Ta-da.”

Only the lingering sound of a water droplet clock, like a hallucination, remained in my ears.

Thus, even though she couldn't see the person, Yan Huan still felt as if she were being guided.

He gritted his teeth and followed the sound of the water droplets as he entered the alley.

"Tap Tap"

Bai Yi was standing there in front of him, seemingly oblivious to his presence.

Once the ring finger reached this stage, Yan Huan's resistance made it impossible to see through it; she could only vaguely determine its direction by the sound of the clock.

"Hurry up, meow! Hurry up!"

The swallow-leaf cat in her arms was almost numb.

He still remembered the scene, so he could feel the despair.
That kind of despair, where nothing you do can change it.

Even so, he was still struggling to get Bai Yi to leave.

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Hearing Yan Ye's urging, Bai Yi pursed her lips and turned around.

Just as he was about to leave, he happened to meet Yan Huan's eyes.
The fact that he hadn't noticed him seemed to have caused him to lose something very important, and sadness welled up in his eyes.

"Hurry up, meow!"

In her arms, Yan Ye urged her to move first, secretly slipping out of the alley from Yan Huan's side.

Yan Huan remained where she was. "Bai Yi."

But at this moment, Yan Huan, who had gained nothing, sighed and lowered her head.

Upon hearing his call, Bai Yi immediately stopped in her tracks, her shoulders trembling slightly as she turned around.

"!!"

In his arms, Yan Ye, now fully awake, dragged her broken body, as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

He really hadn't expected it.
At the airport, he had clearly confessed all his wrongdoings.
They even embellished the story.

He had already told her that he had lied to her entirely, that it was all to solve the problem of the cheat engine.

But why, at this moment, does she refuse to leave after I just called her name once?
"Turn around. Turn around, meow!!"

Yan Ye jumped off her body, bit her calf, and forced her to leave quickly.

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Bai Yi was once again dragged away by Yan Ye, about to leave this place.

However, he still looked back at Yan Huan's back.

Until he spoke again,
"who are you?"

"Wait a minute, Yan Ye."

"What are you waiting for, meow?!"

Ahead, Yan Huan was completely unaware of what was happening behind her.

He simply leaned against the wall helplessly and muttered this to himself.
"Why did you suddenly disappear? And why did you suddenly reappear, only to abandon your career and sever ties with your mother?"

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Upon hearing Yan Huan's question, Bai Yi's eyes gradually reddened.

She ran all this way just to save Yan Huan.

But despite enduring so much hardship, she was unable to accomplish anything.
Yan Huan couldn't save him either; her father was still seriously ill in prison, and his career was completely ruined.
She kept all of this buried deep in her heart.

But at this moment, when Yan Huan, who had completely forgotten about herself, asked her, she felt wronged again and wanted to cry to him.

"I've done so much for you, why did you lie to me?"

How could you be so heartless to me when I have nothing?

It seems that they sensed Bai Yi's sadness.

Yan Huan's eyes flickered slightly, and she finally said,
Why is it that even though we've never met, I still remember your name and feel like you're very important to me?

"!!"

This one sentence made Bai Yi, who was originally looking aggrieved, suddenly narrow her eyes slightly.

She opened her mouth, and a tear finally broke free from its cocoon at the corner of her eye and gently fell to the ground.

"Kakakaka!!!"

As a gentle breeze swept by, a fragment of a modifier enveloped in green mist slowly fell to the ground along with her tears.

"woo woo woo woo."

Yan Ye froze on the spot, looking at Bai Yi in disbelief.

Seeing the glimmer of light appear in her previously dull eyes, he felt a chill run down his spine.

"Ok?"

Just as Yan Huan, who had gained nothing, was about to leave, she noticed the fallen shards in front of her.

He paused for a moment, then remained silent for a second before crouching down and reaching out his hand towards the shard.

"Kaka."

In an instant, the deep mist seeped into his body, bringing with it some kind of unspeakable curse.

Immediately afterward, as his consciousness went blank, blood began to flow from his seven orifices.

"!!"

Seeing Yan Huan kneeling on the ground, bleeding from all seven orifices and covering his face, Bai Yi, who was not in front of him, was the first to react. She subconsciously showed a worried expression and wanted to help him up.

But it was too late; he fell to the ground.

In a blur, Bai Yi's tear-streaked figure appeared before him, looking at him with concern.

Looking into those melancholy eyes, Yan Huan's fingertips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to get closer to her.

"Yan Huan."

Seeing this, Bai Yi lowered her eyes and spoke as clearly as a lark.

Her voice trembled, as if she had made a decision.

I will save you.

"!!"

Hearing her genuinely change her mind, Yan Ye gradually loosened her grip on her leg and took several steps back in a daze.

Yan Huan was already unconscious.

Bai Yi pursed her lips and lowered her head, seemingly wanting to wipe the blood from his face.
"Why."

It wasn't until Yan Ye's voice came from behind that Bai Yi's eyes flickered slightly.

"Even if I ignore Yan Huan, the causal bomb will still destroy the world, right?"

"I have a way! I can prevent it from blowing up the world, as long as..."

If you give up the cheat code, I'll advance my timeline before my 19th birthday.
But before he could finish speaking, Bai Yi asked him a question in return.
"What about Yan Huan? Will she be completely unharmed?"

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Yan Ye paused slightly, then gritted her teeth and said,

"You might as well say you're still doing this for Yan Huan!! I've already told you, about him..."

"Yes, I'm just useless, I did it all for Yan Huan!"

Before her, Bai Yi turned around, tears streaming down her face, wiping away her tears and saying in a pitiful voice,
"I went back for Yan Huan from the very beginning! Didn't I?!"

Even though he lied to you like this, treated you like this, and doesn't even remember you anymore, and his so-called 'importance' doesn't even refer to anything... and you still... just because of that one sentence... just..."

"Now that Yan Huan has forgotten everything, is what he said about me being very important to him a lie?"

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Yan Ye wanted to answer "yes" immediately, but for some reason, it became increasingly difficult to utter a lie in front of her.

It's like something stuck in your throat, being pulled so you can't say it.

So, all he could do was say one thing.
"Really, it's not worth it."

Even if it's not worth it, I'll still do it.

Yan Ye looked up in disbelief at what was in front of her.

But what I witnessed was her raising her eyes and giving me an apologetic smile.

She seemed to understand that everything she did was for her.
Therefore, even after making such a selfish decision, she had to speak as if she were apologizing to Yan Ye.
"Because... I really still... still like Yan Huan, so..."

"you"

Yan Ye couldn't bring herself to say the rest.

Perhaps it was a reproach born of disappointment and frustration, or perhaps it was despair at the inability to save her no matter what.
But Yan Ye couldn't bring herself to say these words to her.

Because the person she likes is herself.

"Yan Ye, I'm not joking, nor am I being reckless. Although I know I'm stupid, but... but..."

Bai Yi, sniffling and wiping away tears, began to analyze the situation.
"Yan Huan, Dad, and Mom are all like this because of me."
“If it weren’t for me, Yan Huan wouldn’t have died on her 19th birthday.”

"If it weren't for me, my mother could have lived the life she wanted. Doesn't she regret it?"
"If it weren't for me, my dad wouldn't have gone to jail. Given his personality, he could have easily been with someone else."
"As for you, Yan Ye, I can actually tell that the golden light wanted to take you away, not to hurt you."
"With that kind of power protecting you, even if I disappear, you will definitely be safe and sound."

She has always been a disappointment.

Just like now, after experiencing so much, Mingming has transformed from a clown into a girl who can analyze things logically and clearly.
But why can't you be a little more ambitious and think about yourself?
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Seemingly understanding Yan Ye's thoughts, Bai Yi lowered her eyes, then spoke softly.
"Although I'm very reluctant, you know what? Yan Ye, actually, I might really look a lot like my mother."

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"It's just that we regret different things."

She suddenly said something quite meaningful.

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Sensing her resolute determination, Yan Ye knew that persuasion alone would be futile.

Something needs to be done.
We need to find a way.
He lowered his head, his eyes bloodshot, and began to mutter.
"It shouldn't be like this. There must be a perfect solution. There must be. Give me a little more time, Bai Yi, give me some more time to think about it."

There must be
The abilities of the ring finger are still questionable.
How exactly does a causality bomb activate?
There must be a way.
Ring finger.
Ring finger.
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Seeing this, Bai Yi wiped away her tears.

She didn't disturb them, but instead turned back to look at Yan Huan behind her, and glanced at the time.
Then, he silently took out his pocket watch.

"Swallow Leaf".

"what?"

Swallow Leaf
Or rather, Yan Huan raised her eyes, her gaze bloodshot.

But then I saw her stand up, take several steps back, raise her pocket watch, and smile slightly.

Above, the time is exactly 4:44.

not good! !
Upon seeing this, Yan Huan felt a chill run down her spine.

Seeing the distance between Bai Yi and him, he instantly realized what she was about to do.

"Bai Yi!!"

Upon seeing this, he immediately activated his intangibility and rushed towards Bai Yi.

In an instant, the spacetime tunnels around them opened once more, swallowing them up.
Outside, the power of the thumb has been waiting for a long time.

But this time, Bai Yi deliberately kept her distance from him.

Therefore, the dazzling golden light instantly entangled Yan Huan, leaving him rooted to the spot.

Bai Yi, however, didn't care about her at all, so she disappeared from Yan Huan's sight in an instant and entered an unknown "what if" timeline to continue her journey.

Done
"!!"

Seeing Bai Yi separate from her, Yan Huan instantly realized:
I can no longer catch up with him!
Each "what if" timeline is unique, and Yan Huan doesn't even know which day she'll be returning to.

And just one minute later, at 4:45, reality will deliver the result, transcending time and space.
One outcome he already knew:

Bai Yi has vanished completely!
"Om!!"

The golden light dragged Yan Huan's body, pulling her sharply toward the future.

Meanwhile, his human form and his cat form are gradually splitting apart.

"Meow?!"

The cat body bestowed upon her by Miao Jiang began to fall downwards, while Yan Huan's original body rose upwards under the protection of golden light.

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But at this moment, enveloped in golden light, Yan Huan's eyes were bloodshot as she stared at the dark expanse of space, gritted her teeth, and suddenly grabbed the golden light that surrounded her.

He can't go back yet.
He had to save Bai Yi.
Even if this is a cycle, even if it's unchangeable, even if there's a price to pay.
He absolutely must find a way!!
"Arujah!! Stop!!!"

In the pitch-black depths of space, he gritted his teeth and roared out this phrase.

"Buzz!"

In an instant, Areya, who was channeling her powers while surrounded by several girls in the future, froze in shock.
"Ow?"

She blinked, and her golden hair instantly dimmed under her conscious control.

"Kaka!"

In deep space, independent of the worldline, the golden light that enveloped Yan Huan vanished instantly, causing her to fall again.

【4:44:05】

At this moment, five seconds have passed since 4:44 PM.

Yan Huan plummeted downwards, falling back into a broken "if" line.

The "what if" scenario is where the power of the thumb rushed in to kill Bai Yi but was destroyed.
At this moment, the world's dream has been shattered, leaving only darkness like a quagmire.

Yan Huan fell heavily into it, then raised her eyes.

But then he was suddenly taken aback.
Because in the darkness before us, everywhere we look, there are those who have been abandoned.
White cat carcass.

Perhaps one of them was the one that fell down when he escaped just now.

"Snapped!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Meanwhile, from the sky above, one after another, the corpses of white cats, now devoid of Yan Huan, fell down, as if it were raining.

On the ground, the blood from the corpses of white cats began to pool together into a river.

It's this broken "if" line shell that's still rigidly replicating what just happened.

But in Yan Huan's view:

Yet it also seems that each desperate Yan Huan is powerless to stop the tragedy, reaching the end of the cycle, being taken away by Aruiya, and then watching helplessly as Bai Yi disappears.
"Ha ha."

In the vast darkness, Yan Huan knelt alone amidst countless white cat corpses, her body covered in blood.

“Didi. Ta-da.”

【4:44:09】

At this moment, it is now 44:44 PM, nine seconds have passed.

At exactly 45 minutes
Bai Yi will disappear again.

(End of this chapter)