You're my wife, don't doubt it!

"Don Quixote?" Xiao Yao muttered as he turned the badge over. The black horse head on the back looked like a chess piece.

Wait... I remember now.

Those forgotten memories of "St. Francis College" flooded back into Xiao Yao's mind like a tide.

"Oh no," the boy muttered worriedly to himself, "Are Yu Luying and Little Bear also trapped in some room?"

First of all, Merry Christmas everyone!

Today I'm going to a place very far away (more than 40 kilometers away) to celebrate the holiday with my family.

I won't get home until noon or afternoon tomorrow.

Therefore, I will be taking a day off tomorrow. Please forgive me.

Wishing you all a peaceful Christmas Eve!

P.S. Starting with the next chapter, our little Shen Jie will be back!

Chapter 53 Blockage

2022-12-28

As soon as he opened the door, Xiao Yao bumped into someone wearing a red bow tie.

"Huh? I came over just now and there was no one there. I thought you guys had left a long time ago. Do you still want to eat that fruit platter?" The woman in the red bow tie looked just as surprised as Xiao Yao.

"Where is this? What did you say?"

Xiao Yao felt a strong wave of dizziness and almost fell, but fortunately "Red Bowtie" was quick-witted and caught him and brought him back to the private room.

It took him a while to realize that he had really returned to the real world and was in room 2049V of Qian Gui KTV.

His clothes and right hand were completely undamaged, showing no signs of injury or damage.

"What time is it now?" Xiao Yao asked listlessly as he sat back down on the sofa.

"It's almost...12 o'clock." The woman in the red bow tie glanced at her phone.

"Still at noon..."

"12 noon." The woman in the red bow tie gave him a strange look.

"Where are Yu Luying and Xiaoxiong? They're the boy and girl who came in with me."

"I don't know, didn't they already leave?"

"Have they left?" Xiao Yao asked.

A glimmer of hope ignited in Xiao Yao's heart. He took out his phone and made a call.

He desperately wanted to hear Yu Luying's complaints and Xiao Xiong's sarcasm on the phone, but all he heard was "The number you dialed is not in service."

The mechanical voice, just like that of Sackler, was devoid of emotion.

“Xiongji went shopping and hasn’t come back yet. Maybe he went somewhere to play on the way. What’s your name? I’ll have him call you back when he gets home.”

"Yu Luying? I didn't see her at school today. I thought she went to tutor you, brother. Xiong Ji? Did he come to school this weekend?"

"Xiao Yao? Has there been any change in your symbiosis with Yingying?... The signal is bad on the train, so speak quickly if you need anything."

"I'm sorry, Father Yu, I dialed the wrong number."

After contacting several people without any news of Yu Luying and Xiao Xiong, Xiao Yao broke out in a cold sweat and couldn't catch his breath.

There's no point in harboring any more illusions; the two of them are undoubtedly still trapped in the mirror.

What exactly is inside the mirror? Although Xiao Yao inexplicably gained the ability to enter parts of the mirror, he always believed that it was just a tunnel connecting to a closed space in the future.

However, what happened today is completely different from that.

What kind of "idealistic" world is this? That's utter nonsense.

"Sir, your private room time is up. Would you like to extend it?" The man in red tie was still there.

No, it won't be extended.

“This way,” the woman in the red bow tie opened the door for him. “I’ll see you out.”

"I...I'm going to the restroom, you can go about your business."

“Okay, are you really okay?” the red-tie said.

Xiao Yao turned back to the men's restroom.

By this time, some customers had already arrived at "Qian Gui". Xiao Yao stood there dumbfounded in front of the urinal for several minutes before finally no one came in anymore.

Xiao Yao zipped up his pants, walked quickly to the sink, and reached for the mirror.

Wherever the fingertip touches, it remains motionless; it's impossible to pass through.

Xiao Yao felt a chill in his heart.

He went back into the corridor and touched the reflective mirrored walls on both sides, but the result was the same.

Is this the price of smashing the window? Xiao Yao pondered.

Just when I was at my wit's end, the phone rang again, and it was Father Yu.

Xiao Yao answered the call with trepidation.

"Xiao Yao, is our Yingying with you?" Father Yu's voice was very serious on the other end of the phone.

"No, no, yes."

"I tried calling her but couldn't get through. I asked my sister and she said she had a classmate's birthday party this afternoon. I asked the school and they said she didn't go this morning. You just called me again and you were hesitant. What's going on?"

"I, I...she might be in trouble."

“Don’t squeeze the toothpaste, what’s the trouble?” Father Yu raised his voice.

"Something supernatural happened. Anyway, I can't find her now, and it's hard to explain over the phone..."

“I’ll arrive at Shanghai Railway Station at 5 p.m.,” Father Yu said. “Where are you?”

"Qian Gui KTV, I'll send you the address via text message."

"You took her to a karaoke bar? If anything happens to Yingying, I'll skin you alive!" Father Yu said viciously before hanging up the phone.

"You don't need to lift a finger, I'll peel myself off first," Xiao Yao thought.

Will she arrive in Shanghai at 5 PM? If Yu Luying doesn't come home tonight, no matter how things turn out, I'll definitely be permanently blacklisted by her family.

It's not impossible for her mother to move to another city; hopefully, Father Yu can come back and find a solution.

But what could he do besides beat me up? He's just an ordinary clergyman, not a magician. How could he possibly know how to save someone from inside a mirror?

Xiao Yao, calm down and think it over carefully.

Yu Luying and Xiao Xiong were both unable to enter the mirror; they had to be led in by themselves.

In other words, regardless of the reason, one has mastered some kind of special ability.

The reason why it's no longer possible to enter the mirror at KTV is most likely related to the broken glass.

So, are there any other people who have the ability to actively pass through the mirror?

The one who, like herself, frequently moves back and forth in the mirror, is naturally Shen Tianyun.

Even though Shen Tianyun had returned home, she couldn't leave the door of the room in 2004.

Wait, wait, wait...

Did Shen Tianyun mention to me before that her mother, after I went to No. 7 Girls' High School to find her, once looked through a mirror at home and confirmed what I said, which is why I came here to "find my relatives"?

In other words, Shen Jie likely possesses the same abilities as herself, and she is free to move around.

It's impossible to determine whether the mirror in KTV is closed off to itself or to everyone...

But as long as there is even a 1% chance, he cannot stay still and do nothing.

Three updates today

Chapter 54 Mizuki

2022-12-28

In the summer of Shanghai, the sun seems to melt everything, but Xiao Yao can't feel it now.

He sat by the fountain in the square in front of the "Qian Gui" KTV, staring intently at the entrance of Qian Gui, as if it were a giant maw that devoured worldly desires.

Stay calm, stay calm. It's precisely in times like these that you need to stay calm.

Xiao Yao scratched his head, trying to sort out the situation and his thoughts.

The cool breeze from the fountain behind him and the occasional splashes of water on his back reminded him of the night Shen Jie rejected him.

Shen Jie...

"Beep—Hello, the number you dialed is currently busy. Please try again later—"

"Beep—Hello, the number you dialed is currently busy. Please try again later—"

"Shen Jie, something serious has happened to me, and I need your help."