"?"

"Because, I heard her say... Before I was born, my dad used sweet words to trick her into believing it was easy to make money here, and took her across the ocean to illegally immigrate to Linmen..."

Bai Yi pursed her lips and said to Yan Huan,

"Immigrants who came across the ocean without any skills actually lived a very hard life...

"If it were just like this, it would be fine; hardship would be manageable, at least the whole family would still be safe and sound.

"But my dad didn’t believe in fate and did illegal things, got jailed, sentenced for many years...

"So my mom had to raise me all by herself..."

Bai Yi lowered her head, looked into Yan Huan’s eyes, and questioned,

"I’ve always wondered, if my mom hadn’t gone through these things, she might not be like this today... I might not have been treated like this by her growing up..."

"..."

Yan Huan didn’t respond, as he sensed regret and reluctance in her words.

Now, the chaos in his own world line and the mess of preventing Bai Yi’s disappearance were unresolved; he couldn’t afford to mess up further.

So, he immediately changed the subject,

"Did you buy the ticket meow?"

"Oh, right..."

Bai Yi’s previously blank gaze gradually focused again, and she quickly picked up her phone,

This time, faced with the concern messages from the few people in the plane, she hesitated for a moment, but softened and replied,

"Sorry sorry! I just pressed the wrong button! Nothing’s wrong with the organizers, I just need to go back to Linmen for a while! I’ll explain the details later!"

"Yan Huan is fine, he didn’t do anything..."

"Um, anything is fine, pick whichever you like!"

After sending these, she opened the ticket booking app.

After booking a ticket for the evening, she suddenly remembered something and looked at Yan Huan,

"By the way, Yan Ye! You haven’t said whether the plan to save Yan Huan is feasible!"

"..."

Yan Huan just looked at her, without replying.

Actually, he was contemplating, since this plan was something he experienced before Bai Yi disappeared.

It was simply impossible to work.

But Bai Yi didn’t understand his silence, and then she seemed to misunderstand something, her face blushed slightly.

Suddenly, she pinched the hem of her skirt and hummed softly,

"Woof~"

"?"

Upon hearing, Yan Huan widened his eyes and asked,

"Why did you suddenly bark like a dog meow?"

"Huh?! I... I thought you were reminding me that... saving Yan Huan is like being a puppy... or something..."

"..."

You...

Are you really an idiot, Bai Yi?!

Yan Huan’s face darkened, and Bai Yi realized her misunderstanding instantly.

Her face turned bright red, and she angrily reached out to grab Yan Huan’s body and shook him back and forth,

"Forget it! Make me forget it!!"

Yan Huan immediately virtualized and escaped from her grasp.

Then, he turned back to look at Bai Yi,

"Don’t rush meow, let’s go back to Linmen first. I think this if line seems like... a very long time in the future; maybe other hosts there can provide some clues?"

Yan Huan originally intended to say "solved the modifier" if line, but suddenly realized that this didn’t fit his identity as the "modifier incarnation."

So, he had to change halfway.

Bai Yi blinked and said speechlessly,

"If that’s the case, couldn’t we just ask them directly on plane? Why go flying five or six hours back to Linmen?"

"...Nonsense meow!"

Seeing the risk of exposing his "evil thought" to go back for Crab Coins, Yan Huan got anxious.

Without knowing the purpose of Crab Coins, Bai Yi just thought he sensed something...

After all, this little guy claimed to understand world lines...

"Hmm?"

But in the next moment, Bai Yi looked at her phone and froze slightly.

Because inside, the plane account with the note "Shiyu" suddenly sent a message,

"Bai Yi, Xiao Huan seems to have disappeared!!"

Disappeared?

How did it disappear again?

Bai Yi recalled for a moment, realizing the previous if line was like this.

How come...

In every if line, there’s no Yan Huan?