No matter what he did, what he changed, or even if he did nothing at all, things would only get worse.
There was no going back to how things had been in the first loop. Although his child had fallen and gotten hurt that time too, the injuries had been minor and would have healed with a little rest.
His wife would have been fine, too.
He would merely have had a bit of bad luck that day.
Unlucky as he had been, he had still come home to his wife and child by his side.
That had hardly been a miserable life.
Yet because of that little bit of bad luck, he had wanted to change things.
Instead, things had only gotten worse.
This wasn't right. It shouldn't be like this.
He didn't want to change anything anymore.
He didn't want any more changes. Just give him back his wife and child.
Why?
Zhao Yongqiang wandered through the building, utterly desolate.
"That was basically what happened," Huo Wujìu said. "At first, we thought he was the source. If we could change what happened to his wife and child, perhaps we could end the loop."
Wen Zhishu spread his hands. "And what happened? Things just kept getting worse. It feels like if we stay here much longer, this building is going to assimilate us."
"You can leave?" Those were the first words Shen Yu spoke after arriving.
Huo Wujìu and Wen Zhishu were a little surprised. "Of course we can. Otherwise, where would we buy food and drinks?"
"This loop is ridiculous, too. If it's already making us repeat the same day, couldn't it reset things like eating and sleeping to their previous state as well?"
"Because, strictly speaking, it doesn't seem as though you're caught in a time loop