Chapter 634
Opportunity
"Is it really necessary to do this?" Zhong Yin asked hesitantly.
Wang Runxue nodded vigorously and encouraged, "It's okay, Sister Zhongyin, it's just a game."
"But I haven't used Penguin in a long time, I even uninstalled the software."
"Then let's just download the next one."
Wang Runxue patiently explained, "It's just sending a couple request to the first person in your chat list. You can unbind them afterwards."
Ouyang Lianyu's expression was complicated. She thought to herself that there really was such a troublesome adventure. If she had drawn this card back then, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
However, this punishment wouldn't be any better for Zhong Yin either. After hesitating for a moment, she couldn't help but ask, "Isn't this going too far?"
Gu Zheng suggested, "Let Sister Zhong Yin draw another card."
Zhong Ling wanted to say something, but unfortunately she was powerless to do so.
Seeing the worried expressions on everyone's faces, Wang Runxue was taken aback at first, then seemed to suddenly realize something and said awkwardly, "Does Sister Zhong Yin already have a boyfriend? If that's the case..."
"It's okay, don't worry about me."
Zhong Yin shook her head. It was just a game, no need to spoil the fun. Besides, her purpose was to lighten the mood. Now that everyone's attention was on her, it wasn't a bad thing.
She took out her phone: "I'll download Penguin right now."
The software downloaded quickly, but she hadn't used QQ for so long that she had forgotten the password. After some effort, she finally retrieved it and logged into the long-lost and unfamiliar interface.
The year her parents passed away, she was graduating. The reality was filled with the sorrow of parting, but her QQ space was full of happy laughter and graduation photos, which was too glaring to her at that time. So she chose to escape and gradually stopped clicking on QQ. Until she took over the car repair shop left by her father, she completely cut off contact with that past.
So many years have passed, she has long forgotten who was the first person in her chat list.
It's not hard to guess, though. She was very popular back then, but she was only close to a few roommates or class committee members who she often contacted because of graduation matters.
She hoped it was the former, because most of the class committee members were boys, and even if it was just a game, she really didn't want to send a boyfriend request to a boy, as it would be troublesome to explain afterwards.
Surprisingly, the first person on the chat list was neither a roommate nor a class representative, but a complete stranger without even a nickname.
They are considered strangers because they have never chatted; their only conversation was an automated reply from the system.
"We've successfully become friends, now you can start chatting!"
This was an automated reply from the stranger, meaning that Zhong Yin had taken the initiative to add the other person, but perhaps too much time had passed, and Zhong Yin had no recollection of it. In addition, the system interface did not show when the two became friends.
However, since this message was pinned to the top, it means that the other party most likely accepted the friend request sometime after she uninstalled QQ.
In any case, strangers are better than acquaintances. You can just delete them as friends afterward. Zhong Yin spent a lot of effort to find out where to send a couple request. The moment he clicked, the request was sent.
"How was it? How was it?"
Wang Runxue wished she could transform into a giraffe, craning her neck to try and see Zhong Yin's chat interface clearly. "Who is that person? What's your relationship with Sister Zhong Yin?"
“I don’t know him, he’s a stranger,” Zhong Yin replied.
Wang Runxue was taken aback and asked curiously, "Why is a stranger at the top of your chat list?"
"do not know."
"Is he really a stranger?" Wang Runxue was still unwilling to give up.
Zhong Yin had plenty of patience with the young girl and explained gently, "If it's someone I know, I'll definitely add a note to their contact."
"I see..."
Wang Runxue was clearly deflated, looking disappointed. The most interesting thing about playing Truth or Dare was that it could uncover all sorts of old gossip. She had thought that Sister Zhongyin could rekindle her romance with a certain boy because of this game.
Ouyang Lianyu had no intention of prying into Zhong Yin's privacy, but in the blink of an eye, she caught a glimpse of his phone screen and exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't that Han Zhou's profile picture?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to him. Zhong Yin's expression stiffened: "Han Zhou?"
Before Ouyang Lianyu could explain, the kitchen door was pulled open from the inside.
Han Zhou untied his apron and came out, shaking the water droplets off his hands: "Let me tell you, there was a lunatic just now..."
"Han Zhou, you've come at the perfect time."
Ouyang Lianyu quickly interrupted him, got up and pulled him to the sofa, "We're playing Truth or Dare. Guzheng has been wanting to call you for a while. You should be done with your work by now. Come and play with us when you're done."
With her back to everyone, she kept giving Han Zhou meaningful glances, gesturing for him to look at the dare card on the coffee table, lest he say something that might cause trouble.
truth or Dare?
Han Zhou's heart skipped a beat. He thought to himself, "Teacher, aren't you trying to get me into trouble? How could I dare to play Truth or Dare..."
He followed Ouyang Lianyu's gaze and, after seeing the contents of the playing card, his expression grew even stranger: "Teacher Ouyang, that lunatic wouldn't happen to be..."
Teacher Ouyang is smart enough to know that you can't use your main account to play games, but the question is... when did he add Teacher Ouyang's alternate account?
"it's me."
A cold voice came from ahead.
Zhong Yin turned his head expressionlessly, his gaze icy, and said, word by word, "The lunatic you're talking about is me."
She took a deep breath, her full chest rising and falling slightly. "Explain yourself properly, why did you agree to the application?"
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone's expressions turned strange. Wang Lengqiu tilted his head, while Gu Zheng picked up an apple from the coffee table and took a big bite.
Han Zhou was silent for two seconds, cold sweat beading on his forehead, and he awkwardly laughed, "Would you believe me if I said I ordered the wrong thing?"
Damn it, didn't he only add Sister Yin on Fetion? When did he add her as a QQ friend?
With his photographic memory, it's impossible for him to forget something like this, unless...
As if a possibility had occurred to him, his eyes lit up and he suddenly became excited.
He doesn't remember this, not because he's forgotten, but because it hasn't happened yet—it can only happen in the future, when he returns to the past for the second time!
The status bar cannot correct this!
He had long realized that the status bar could not perfectly correct the past; otherwise, Wang Lengqiu would not still remember him, and the hair tie on his hand would not have been preserved. It seemed that the status bar could only correct the past by erasing memories and modifying cognition, but could not change the established facts.
He has been searching for traces left by the second time travel recently. Wang Lengqiu's words are one, but this is the first piece of factual evidence. He and Zhong Yin must have added each other as QQ friends four years ago. Although they have both forgotten about it, the fact itself cannot be erased.
This means that the status bar's ability to correct errors is limited.
Since there are limitations, there is a possibility of completely changing the past.
Of course, this is actually a pointless statement, or rather, it's useless to know this.
Even though the status bar's correction capabilities are limited, Han Zhou is unable to break through the correction.
But he knew very well what his future self would do if he went back in time. His time was very limited, and he would not add Zhong Yin as a QQ friend unless it was necessary, even if it was a friend request sent by Zhong Yin.
Because it's meaningless.
After much thought, he still felt that this action must have a hidden meaning.
But what does this mean? Is it a hint from your future self to your present self after going back in time?
If that's the case, did you receive the same prompts at the same point in time when you went back to the past last time?
Is there only one chance to go back to the past, or are there countless chances?
This was a very complicated problem, and Han Zhou couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it.
Although he still hadn't come up with a real solution, he at least saw a possibility, and he felt much lighter. The cold face in front of him gradually overlapped with the smiling face in his memory. He tried to distinguish them, but he couldn't. In the end, a sad expression appeared on both faces.
He was momentarily dazed, and instinctively wanted to offer comfort, so he blurted out:
"Sister Yin, we have a chance! We do have a chance!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the expressions on everyone's faces were no longer strange, but rather eerie. (End of Chapter)