The Problem Is, They All Have Issues

"What time did he disappear?"

The Blind Man was the first to answer Cheng Shi, but she did not directly respond to his question. Instead, she asked about the doubt in her own mind.

Cheng Shi glanced at the Blind Man expressionlessly. Understanding what she meant, he nodded.

"You really are with that Qin Xin. What about you, Qin Xin? Who are you?"

The question was incredibly strange. Qin Xin was obviously Qin Xin—who else could he be?

But Qin Xin was not confused by the situation. He seemed to have guessed something as well, and his brows furrowed slightly.

"Your friend, Qin Xin."

My friend?

Cheng Shi froze for a moment before realizing what the other man meant. He was saying that he had interacted and cooperated with Cheng Shi before, and that everything had gone very smoothly. So...

Was he the Qin Xin who had witnessed Cheng Shi blast the Blind Man to death with the Amusement Ring and had entered the shack district alongside him?

Had he returned?

"..."

Cheng Shi's eyelid twitched. He was somewhat speechless. He had failed to find the reason behind Cencha, failed to find the original timeline, and even lost the Blind Man. Yet the Qin Xin who was "familiar" with him had returned instead.

What was this supposed to be? A joke?

The Fated he had just met had vanished just like that?

Was this Destiny's joke, or time's mockery?

However, Cheng Shi did not dare conclude that the Qin Xin before him was definitely the one who had traveled with him. He still needed to confirm it. After all, he always remembered that the hint time had given him contained three periods:

The past, the present, and the future.

He looked at Qin Xin, extended his hand, and made a