Chapter 79: The Young Girl’s Dream
In order to digest these shocking facts, Wang Heng carried the cage up to the rooftop. It was still empty and deserted here, a great place to relax.
He walked to the edge of the rooftop, placed the cage on the ground, and opened the cage door.
“Come out, don’t you like to get some air?”
After Wang Heng finished speaking, he saw the little thing crawl out of the cage, then climb up the railing like a seasoned rock climber, rising from his feet to about chest height.
The hamster plopped down on the railing, seemingly not worried at all about the six or seven stories high drop behind it.
“The one who needs to get some air isn’t me, it’s you. You scumbags are really something, always liking to run up to the rooftop.”
Wang Heng stared at it and said, “It has nothing to do with being a scumbag or not. I just want to check if there’s anyone else stalking me around.”
Hamster: “Rest assured, there isn’t now.”
Wang Heng: “If something similar happens again in the future, can you give me a heads-up in advance?”
The hamster spread its paws and looked to the sky, whistling.
Obviously, this guy, despite claiming to provide support, wasn’t honest at all about doing what it should.
Looking down at the campus below, in the dark areas beyond the streetlights, how much space was there to hide stalkers? Among those students walking and chatting in twos and threes, how much danger could be lurking?
The key problem was, it was easy to be a thief for a thousand days, but defending against thieves for a thousand days was way too hard…
Wang Heng grabbed the railing with both hands, bent over slightly, and got very close to the hamster.
Then he said seriously, “Give me a chance.”
Hamster: “How do you want me to give you a chance?”
Wang Heng: “I didn’t have a choice back then, but now I want to be a good person.”
Hamster: “Fine, go tell Han Yixuan and see if she lets you be a good person.”
Wang Heng’s eyes narrowed: “So you want me dead?”
Hamster spread its front paws: “Sorry, I’m the administrator.”
Wang Heng: “…”
Hamster: “And to be reasonable, I think you won’t die.”
Wang Heng sneered: “Who knows?”
Hamster sighed: “Anyway, Han Yixuan has already made up her mind, and you haven’t sparked with any other girls yet, so why not confirm the relationship with her now? Here’s an idea for you: confess to Han Yixuan now, make her your one and only official girlfriend. Then when you run into Lu Qi, Pei Ningle, Ye Xun and the others, just straight up say you have a girlfriend. Isn’t that the safest way to stay alive?”
Wang Heng contemplated for a moment: “That makes sense… but I always feel like you’re hiding something from me?”
Hamster: “Heh, how could that be?”
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Her parents returned to the nearby hotel room. Pei Ningle undressed and got into bed alone, wrapping herself in the quilt.
Originally on this bed was a summer towel quilt, but Mother Pei saw it and complained, “It’s already October, how are you still using this?” She went to the supermarket to buy her a new quilt, then left with her husband.
So tonight, Pei Ningle didn’t need to wear pajamas; sleeping in just her underwear wouldn’t make her cold.
Although her mother had been stubborn when buying the quilt, now wrapped in it, she still felt an indescribable sense of comfort.
Gradually, the young girl fell into deep sleep.
A brand new dream began.
In the dream, she had become famous, representing the new generation of independent musicians and attracting many listeners dissatisfied with mainstream pop music. But no matter how many fans she had online, they couldn’t help at all in the most critical moments. On the contrary, the high income from being a famous musician brought unexpected risks.
One day, after recording a variety show, as she returned to the doorway of her villa alone, she was kidnapped.
The kidnapper was a stranger wearing a hood, with very skilled techniques. He tied her up tightly, threw her into the trunk, and took her to an unmanned warehouse in the outskirts.
Then, the kidnapper forced her to transfer money to a certain overseas account. She didn’t dare resist and could only comply.
A large cross-border transfer required quite some time to confirm completion. The kidnapper sat beside her, waiting for his accomplice to send confirmation of the funds. What worried her even more was, after the confirmation, would this criminal let her go or kill her to silence her?
Suddenly, the warehouse lost power.
Well-trained police descended from above.
After escaping the danger, she specifically asked the police why they found her so quickly. The police told her that a programmer had spotted the kidnapper’s actions, quickly reported it to the police, and provided very detailed information. That’s why they reacted so fast and acted so precisely.
She found this programmer and wanted to thank him on the spot. But she discovered that this programmer was an old acquaintance. Back when she was most destitute with unpaid rent, she had met him by chance. Later, when her career took off, she no longer had a reason to stay in his room, so they parted ways.
Sense of security, a sense of security she couldn’t feel from anyone else, finally made her confess to him proactively. But he seemed very hesitant and particularly troubled…
Just at that most conflicted moment, she woke up.
Pei Ningle opened her eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling.
After a long while, she took out her mobile phone and called her mother.
As soon as the call connected, Mother Pei angrily said, “It’s 3 a.m., you brat, what’s wrong with you!”
“Mom, thank you. What you said helped me figure it out. Without your reminder, I might not have realized even after another month…” The young girl’s voice was like sleep-talking, light and ethereal.
Mother Pei asked puzzledly, “What did you figure out?”
Pei Ningle: “I really like him.”
Mother Pei sneered, “Hmph, calling in the middle of the night just to say that? Your dad and I figured it out days ago!”
“Yeah, I’m really too dumb…”
After hanging up, Pei Ningle rolled out of bed, grabbed a jacket and put it on. Then she turned on the light, picked up the notebook and pen, and continued the unfinished melody.
As she wrote, she murmured, “No wonder it always felt off; turns out I hadn’t discovered this part of my mood…”
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At 3 a.m., Wang Heng sensed an anomaly in his sleep and suddenly woke up.
Sure enough, a hamster was dancing on his face; this sudden situation made it impossible to keep sleeping.
He lowered his voice and said hatefully, “Disturbing someone’s sweet dreams is a crime, I’m warning you…”
The hamster lay on his forehead, its voice carrying a smile: “Then keep sleeping, and don’t blame me next time for not giving you a warning.”
“Warning?”
In an instant, Wang Heng was fully awake and sat up.
The hamster grabbed the bangs on his forehead and dangled in front of his eyes.
Like this, it swayed leisurely while saying softly, “Now, let me reveal something to you. The four girls who fell for you in the first playthrough all have something in common. When they clearly realize they like you, that same night they dream about how you two got together in the first playthrough.”
Wang Heng grabbed the hamster and said thoughtfully, “If this is a rule, Han Yixuan has already had such a dream. You waking me up specifically now means… Pei Ningle!”
The hamster was held in his hand, unable to move, so it blinked its little eyes: “So smart, you got it right again.”
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A new week begins; keep asking for recommendation tickets!
