The world suddenly changed!
The surrounding scenery receded like the tide.
Sun Li closed his eyes and opened them again. He was back at university, and standing before him was the ex he had parted with amicably upon graduation.
He slowly walked down from the higher ground, looking at the beautiful woman with flowing long hair whom he had once yearned for day and night.
Tears actually welled up in his eyes.
The woman smiled at him. "Sun Li, what are you spacing out for? It's time for PE. Didn't you promise to teach me volleyball today?"
"PE?"
Sun Li felt a little dazed. He had forgotten many things. Everything before him was so real and wonderful, but he kept feeling he had forgotten something extremely important.
"Before... did something happen?"
"Did you sleep yourself stupid? I just saw you sleeping in a seat on the library's first floor. Did you have another nightmare? Oh, come on, hurry up! We're going to be late. Our PE teacher is a really fierce old woman!"
The girl stuck out her tongue after speaking, looking adorable.
"Ah, right. I heard our PE teacher is an old virgin in her forties with a really weird temper!"
Sun Li shook his head, trying to shake away those seemingly jumbled memories, but his head still felt heavy. He followed the girl to the sports field.
They chatted and laughed, as sweet and warm as so many university couples, their days peaceful.
But Sun Li kept wondering. He felt as though he had forgotten something important.
The scene before fifteen-year-old Huo Zhenqiu suddenly changed.
The enormous Fleshball Zombie vanished, and his body abruptly dropped.
When he opened his eyes again,
he was already sitting in a somewhat familiar bedroom. A movie was still playing on the LCD