Just like that, Alex and Kiara became friends.
The two had been separated for several years, but because of their childhood memories, after chatting for a while, the initial awkwardness vanished.
Moreover, although Kiara appeared to be a quiet and shy little girl, after clearing the air with Alex, she was the one controlling the conversation, chattering on and on about herself, about him, and even complaining about the foolish things he had done over the past few years.
Alex was a minor celebrity at school, though it was for his bad reputation, and at home, he often clashed with Freya. Kiara knew all of this.
Finally, the girl specifically complained to him about him distancing himself from her back then, which made her younger self think she had done something wrong, causing her to be sad for a long time.
Alex smiled bitterly and then apologized solemnly, taking the blame for his counterpart in this parallel world.
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Returning home in the evening, the mysterious woman was already gone. After eating a sumptuous dinner prepared by Freya, Alex made an excuse to return to his room, locked the door, and took out the treasure chest he had acquired that morning.
He had wanted to open this treasure chest for a long time; it had been itching at him all day, but it wasn't convenient at school, so he had held off until now.
After the treasure chest opened, a pitch-black whip and a green hat appeared before his eyes.
Alex's expression was quite colorful.
[comfort whip: A whip that doesn't hurt people; instead, it feels comfortable when it lands on the body.]
[Forgiveness Hat: When worn on the head, it can make one feel calm and composed.]
What kind of game is this? It's truly harmful!
Alex was going crazy. As a theoretical veteran, he saw through the nature of these two items at a glance, and even instantly came up with countless gentlemanly ways to play with them.
But the problem was that he wanted powerful abilities, or at the very least, a life-saving item. Yet, what use were these two things in front of him? To start him on a life of a gentleman?
"Actually, it's not completely useless..."
Not knowing what he thought of, Alex had a strange look on his face, but finally, he sighed: "Let's try the effect of the movie ticket first."
Giving up on studying the uses of the comfort whip and the Forgiveness Hat, Alex took out the movie ticket, lay on the bed, and confirmed its use.
His consciousness gradually blurred, and then he lost consciousness.
When he opened his eyes again, Alex found himself on an airplane, and his mind was filled with some strange memories—no, settings, rather.
In this world, he had a new identity, new experiences; you could say it was entirely a new life as another person.
A vague feeling told him that he had to experience things and achieve certain goals in this new identity to return to reality, or in other words, to wake up.
The purpose of the movie ticket wasn't to make him travel through worlds, but rather more like having a profound dream, experiencing a dreamlike journey.
Alex was relieved. Since it was a dream, there shouldn't be any life-threatening danger. Even if the goals to be achieved were difficult, or even required violating moral ethics, it wasn't a problem, because it was just a dream.
Then, Alex checked his new memories and discovered that his name was now Chen Longtao, twenty-three years old. After winning 35 million in the lottery in the United States, and paying high taxes, he was taking this money and currently flying back to the country to enjoy it.
Briefly familiarizing himself with his identity and background, Alex didn't pay much attention to it. After all, it was a dream and would cease to exist once he woke up. Now, what he cared about was what he needed to do in this dream to return to reality.
Alex observed his surroundings and then focused his attention on the seat next to him. Sitting beside him was a girl with long, straight black hair. The young girl had a beautiful face and fair skin; her smooth skin didn't have a single flaw, feeling as if she had walked out of an anime.
At this moment, the girl had just woken up. She was looking around strangely, as if confused about where she was, with a look of unease and surprise in her eyes.
A thought couldn't help but arise in Alex's heart: could this girl be like him, having also traveled into this dream?
Immediately, he dismissed this possibility. Entering this dream required a special movie ticket, which no one else could possibly have except him.
Therefore, the girl in front of him was probably a special NPC that appeared in the dream, and would cease to exist once he woke up.
Looking at the girl's delicate, almost perfect oval face, Alex couldn't help but feel a bit of pity.
After looking around, the girl focused her attention on Alex, because at this moment, only Alex was looking at her, and his gaze was very strange, as if he were examining a perfect treasure, which made the girl secretly displeased.
However, she didn't show it on her face. Instead, she revealed a gentle smile and asked softly, "Hello, may I ask where this is? I remember I was at home doing homework earlier..."
She furrowed her beautiful dark brows, with a hint of unease between them. This instantly revealed a delicate and fragile aura, making Alex want to comfort her properly. However, a voice in the bottom of his heart told him that this girl was acting, and that she was a high-level girl who was very good at utilizing her own advantages.
Alex thought to himself, this dream is getting more and more interesting.
He shook his head: "I'm not sure either. I'm just like you; I woke up and was on the plane. What's your name?"
Treating this as a dream world, Alex asked for the girl's name. In his view, among everyone on the plane, only this girl was the most special and should be the heroine of this dream world. Perhaps he would need her help to escape the dream.
"My name is Chen..." The girl paused, a flash of confusion passing through her eyes, before she continued, "My name is Chen Yuqian. And you?"
After saying this, she paused, stunned.
"Chen Longtao."
Alex introduced himself. He looked surprised. Longtao and Yuqian—was it a coincidence? Moreover, why did he subconsciously say the name Chen Longtao? Since it was a dream, it shouldn't matter if he said his real name, right?
"What's wrong?"
Chen Yuqian keenly noticed his abnormality and asked softly.
Alex shook his head: "Nothing, just a bit surprised that we both share the same surname."
"Is that so? Maybe we were one family five hundred years ago."
The girl smiled and agreed, then reminded him: "I wonder if the others on the plane are the same as us."
"Let's go ask together."
Alex wanted to take the girl with him, and Chen Yuqian didn't refuse. Afterward, the two left their seats to find other passengers to ask about the situation.
Because there weren't many passengers on the plane, and they were sitting quite scattered, they needed to walk a distance to reach the others.
After some questioning, the situation wasn't very optimistic. The other passengers acted very normally; some were returning home, some were going on trips, which was different from Alex and Chen Yuqian.
Returning to their seats, as Chen Yuqian, who was deep in thought, was about to sit down, she suddenly grabbed the seat in front of her with both hands, bit her lower lip tightly, and her face turned somewhat pale.
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