"..."

"Knock knock knock～"

"Sister Shiyu?"

It was already nighttime, and Bai Yi, who had been staking out in a distant building, was starting to feel drowsy. But upon vaguely hearing Ye Shiyu’s voice, he immediately opened his eyes and angrily said,

"Where is Ye Shiyu? I’ll put an end to her life!"

"..."

In front, Yan Huan, who had been crouching on the railing and watching, couldn’t help but reveal a deadpan expression.

He didn’t bother with the groggy Bai Yi, just looked at the scene in the public housing from a distance.

At this moment, even though she wasn’t in the villa, Ye Shiyu had still quietly climbed to the 6th floor and knocked on Yan Huan’s window,

"Why... why didn’t you use the door? Why did you climb up?"

"...Because taking the stairs would have given me away."

Right now, Sakuragi Hitomi and the others were planning to go to Tong Yingying’s Tongyao Tavern to continue celebrating the birthday since Yan Huan’s house was too cramped.

They went ahead to set up, and Yan Huan, the birthday star, was changing clothes and tidying up the house before going.

Unexpectedly, Ye Shiyu, who climbed the wall, took advantage of the moment.

"Meow～"

At this point, another Meow appeared in the room, looking up at Ye Shiyu.

"Come in first, Sister Shiyu."

"Xiao Huan, I... prepared a birthday gift for you."

Seeing the vaguely familiar conversation over there, Yan Huan frowned, becoming even more aware of what Meow meant by "anti-butterfly effect."

His own 19th birthday over there was almost identical in conversation, except his mother was resurrected, the location had changed to a luxurious villa in Jinghe District, and everything else remained the same.

Except, Sakuragi Hitomi hadn’t mentioned "giving up on the modifier together as a birthday gift."

Because Bai Yi was only missing, not yet disappeared.

Yan Huan had experienced almost all these things, just with slight differences.

For instance, he hadn’t traveled back in time.

"That guy, Ye Shiyu, dare to sneak a bite..."

Beside him, Bai Yi rubbed her eyes and finally perked up.

She squinted towards the other side, and after a second, her face suddenly turned red, and she hugged Yan Huan, using his fluffy body as a cover,

"Wow! She... she’s so bold! She’s only wearing black lace underwear underneath!!"

"..."

That’s quite bold.

"Yan Ye, what if Yan Huan can’t control himself? That showy and repressive maniac Ye Shiyu, coming up with seductive ploys! What if... what if..."

Bai Yi shook Yan Huan’s body back and forth, like grabbing a steering wheel, pinching and shaking his ears,

"No, maybe we should secretly notify Sakuragi Hitomi and the others! Those idiots don’t even know their house is being invaded!!"

Saying that, Bai Yi was about to take out her phone.

However, Yan Huan couldn’t hold it back anymore and reached out to press down on her phone, exasperated,

"Stop messing around! It’s crazy if Yan Huan makes a move! There are still people waiting for him downstairs, if he’s not down in half an hour, they’ll definitely notice something... What can he even do in such a short time?!"

"..."

When Bai Yi heard Yan Huan’s words, she immediately froze.

Instead, she widened her eyes, looking at the white cat in front of her.

The next second, a blush gradually crept up her beautiful face.

Then, she withdrew her hands, covered her face, only revealing her pair of Star Eyes between her fingers,

"Short time? But... but half... half an hour... Usually, even a slight touch and I feel that..."

"..."

Yan Huan swallowed hard, looking at her blushing, shy expression, suddenly at a loss as well.

At this moment, he belatedly realized:

What kind of life was he leading with An Le?!

"Alright, that’s enough, meow!"

Luckily, Yan Huan snapped back to reality, promptly reaching out his paw to pat Bai Yi’s hand.

Then, he turned his head to look over there, slightly awkwardly saying,

"In any case, rest assured, Yan Huan absolutely won’t make a move! I guarantee it with my reputation as a love master, meow!"

"Oh, oh!"

With that, in the public housing on the other side, watching the blushing Ye Shiyu in front of him, Yan Huan leaned over and kissed her cheek gently, just like back then.

And, since there was no time-travel incident, Yan Huan smoothly pushed her down underneath him.

"Sister Shiyu..."

"Hmm... Xiao... Xiao Huan..."

On the opposite side, the person and the cat both froze in place.

The next second, Bai Yi suddenly grabbed Yan Ye by the neck, her face completely flushed,

"You call yourself a love master, huh?! Yan Ye!!!!"

And Yan Huan stuck out his tongue, feeling incredibly guilty,

"This... this is a technical adjustment, meow! A technical adjustment, meow!!!"

Could it be that today’s shift was run by Xiao Yan Huan?!

"Buzz..."

However, at this moment, Yan Huan suddenly felt an extremely unsettling sensation.

At the same time, across from him, the Yan Huan on the bed also narrowed his eyes slightly, halting his actions abruptly.

"Beep beep... click click..."

Right now, the time on the wall clock showed 19:16.

From the mirror’s reflection, it looked just like the shadow of 4:44.

"Click click click!!"

Just as the time reached this minute, in Yan Huan’s golden eyes, the line symbolizing his destiny suddenly snapped and collapsed.

In the river of time, the radiant golden light extinguished.

In reality, the Yan Huan on the bed widened his eyes, clutching his chest, and collapsed to the floor with a pallid face.

In the distance, Yan Huan’s body also became rigid and cold, almost falling from the building.

Fortunately, Bai Yi reached out to support him,

"Xiao... Xiao Huan? What’s wrong?!"

"Yan Ye?"

On the rooftop, the white cat took a deep breath, regaining its composure,

"I... I’m fine..."

Across from him, Yan Huan opened his mouth, just about to speak...