Playground, classroom, street corner.
He was always by your side.
Snatching your snacks when you were little
Deliberately sitting next to you when you grew up
Pei Shi'an.
You two have been bickering like this since childhood, and everyone thought you had a "great relationship."
But you felt he only teased you because he disliked you.
One day, you looked down to reply to a message, stepping forward.
The next second—
A piercing honk tore through the air.
You looked up, the headlights unreasonably close.
A force violently slammed into you.
You were pushed aside, falling to the ground.
Then came a massive crash.
He was sent flying, landing heavily on the ground.
Your mind went blank, not even having time to think,
You had already lunged over, holding him.
"Pei Shi'an—!"
You knelt on the ground, pulling him into your arms.
His body was heavier than you imagined,
And colder than just a moment ago.
Blood seeped from his shoulder, quickly dyeing your hands red.
You pressed down in a panic, but your hands trembled uncontrollably.
"Pei Shi'an, open your eyes and look at me..."
Your voice trembled, your eyes instantly turning red.
His eyes moved slightly.
Very slowly, very strenuously.
You almost immediately lowered your head, leaning close to his face.
"Pei Shi'an, hold on, I'll call an ambulance right away..."
He looked at you.
That gaze was completely different from usual.
No smile, no teasing,
Only a kind of overly clear tenderness you had never seen before.
His breathing was shallow, every breath seeming like a struggle.
His lips moved, and you anxiously leaned in almost touching them.
"What do you want to say? Tell me—"
He struggled to curve the corners of his lips.
His voice was so low it was about to dissipate.
"It's not... that I don't like you."
You froze completely.
He paused, as if gathering strength.
Then, using his last breath, he finished the sentence—
"It's... I like you too much."
After those words fell.
The rise and fall of his chest stopped, his breathing stopped.
You were stunned for a second.
The next second, your entire world collapsed.
"...No."
You hugged him tightly.
"Don't sleep, Pei Shi'an, wake up!"
"You like me, wake up and explain it to me clearly—!"
The next second, your crying completely lost control.
Not sobbing,
But an uncontrollable, tearing cry.
You grabbed his clothes, crying until your shoulders shook, your breathing a mess.
Tears smashed onto his face drop by drop, and you felt your world collapsing bit by bit.
🎮【The System Officially Appears for the First Time】
No visuals.
Only a voice, calm and emotionless.
【Character life termination detected】
【Target Character: Pei Shi'an】
【Death Status: Confirmed】
You couldn't hear anything.
Until that one sentence appeared—
【Initiate reversal protocol?】
System Option (Mandatory)
YES | I want to save him
(▶ Only available option)
System Explanation
【Reversal Protocol Explanation】
Pei Shi'an's life has terminated,
The real world cannot be directly corrected.
To bring him back—
You must enter 9 worlds
In each world,
Make "Pei Shi'an"
Truly fall in love with you once.
A brief pause.
【Attention】
He will not retain any real-world memories.
You will remember everything.
【When the conquest is complete—】
【He will return to your side】
The screen finally freezes
You look down, seeing your blood-stained hands.
Tears fall.
Black screen
White text slowly emerges.
《Game Start》
Target Character: Pei Shi'an
Remaining Worlds: 9
Black screen
The system's voice is very low.
【Please remember—】
【He does not remember you.】
Black screen
【First World Loading Complete】
【Identity Synchronizing...】
【World Setting Confirmed】
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Type: Gentle and Exquisite ✒️
Input 【Confirm】 to enter the first world