Chaos, Who Was Real and Who Was Fake?

If she was dead, then what was standing before me now? A Soul Body? Or a Digital Person?

But I could still feel the warmth of her body. I could even hear her heartbeat.

I simply stared at her quietly, trying to see her clearly.

She was looking at me too. "I can't give you an answer, because I'm searching for one myself. I also want to know whether I'm still alive. Xiaobai, I really hope I am. I hope I can stay by your side for the rest of my life and weather all those storms with you."

Her words left me with a bitter feeling in my chest.

It was as though the Xu Qiuyan from before had returned.

Yet everything still felt so unreal.

Just as I was about to say something to her, I heard footsteps from nearby.

Chaotic footsteps.

Someone was coming.

I turned toward the sound and froze.

It was Xu Qiuyan's mother. Several young men followed beside her, all dressed in black suits and sunglasses, looking like hired thugs.

They were likely all Xu Qiuyan's mother's subordinates. She had many people under her command. This woman's status in Institute 507 was probably not low; even Old Shu and the others seemed wary of her.

I glanced at Xu Qiuyan. She seemed a little nervous and stepped forward to stand in front of me, as though afraid her mother would hurt me.

Clearly, the woman had come for me. Her eyes remained fixed on my face, and I could feel the murderous aura radiating from her.

"What are you doing here?" Xu Qiuyan demanded sharply.

It was rare, in my eyes, for her to speak to her mother in such a tone. She had always been full of awe and reverence toward this mother