Buzz!!
The screen shattered instantly!
Chen Xiao struggled violently, rolled over on the ground, and yelled. Everything around him turned into dust again, spinning rapidly. The vortex thickened, then quickly dispersed again, solidifying into individual images...
Finally, after everything had cleared up, Chen Xiao, lying on the ground, was covered in sweat and breathing heavily.
The girls stared blankly at their surroundings.
The trees were still trees, the stones were still stones. The brick houses were still brick houses... It seemed that everything had returned to how it was before Chen Xiao suddenly went berserk!
The back hill remained exactly as it had been, just like the place where the group had spent half the day. Even the earthen stove behind the house was intact…
The veil was no longer in front of her. Phoenix raised her hand and waved it a few times, but she didn't feel anything.
The girls exchanged glances, gasped in surprise, and hurriedly helped Chen Xiao up.
Chen Xiao's face was normal, but he was covered in sweat and his eyes were somewhat blank. Then he shook his head vigorously, and his focus returned to his eyes.
"Just now... my head hurt so much..."
Several girls surrounded Chen Xiao, but they all seemed a little distracted.
"What...what did we just see?" Xiao Qing and Zhang Xiaotao exchanged glances. Although they hadn't greeted each other yet, Xiao Qing had already subconsciously tightened her grip on Ya Ya's hand.
"We have seen...the passing of time."
Phoenix's expression suddenly turned strange. She took a deep breath and stared at Chen Xiao with a complicated look in her eyes.
Chapter 279 of the main text: [Memory Coordinates]
Apart from Chen Xiao, who seemed to be somewhat disoriented, the girls all clearly remembered the scene they had just witnessed.
Among them, only Zhang Xiaotao did not recognize Lao Tian, but Fenghuang, Xiao Qing, and Ya Ya all recognized Lao Tian immediately from the "screen" they had just seen.
The past...time?
Phoenix's expression was complex, but she ultimately said nothing. Instead, she reached out and helped Chen Xiao to his feet. Chen Xiao's body was somewhat weak, and he seemed a little feeble. He managed to stand up after catching his breath a few times. Chen Xiao raised his head and looked at the girls standing beside him. His gaze fell on Ya Ya, and a slight smile appeared on his lips as he softly said, "Ya Ya, it's you. What are you doing here?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the other three girls immediately realized what was going on!
Chen Xiao, does he recognize Ya Ya?
Chen Xiao, who has lost his memory, actually recognizes Ya Ya?!
Although Zhang Xiaotao didn't recognize Ya Ya, her feelings were even more complicated. She didn't know who Ya Ya was, but... if she thought about it carefully, Chen Xiao had lost his memory and didn't even recognize his girlfriend, yet he remembered this charming, cute, and pure girl, like a porcelain doll...
"...Don't look at me." Chen Xiao swallowed and sighed in the face of the strange looks from the three girls. "I just suddenly felt some memories appear in my mind, as if I saw Ya Ya. Many memories just came back on their own."
"So, do you remember me... us?" Zhang Xiaotao changed her words halfway through, replacing "I" with "we".
Chen Xiao lowered his head and pondered for a while, then smiled wryly and said, "It seems a bit blurry."
Only Ya Ya seemed confused—she didn't even know about Chen Xiao's amnesia. However, being simple-minded, she didn't ask too many questions. As long as she could see Chen Xiao and be by his side, she was satisfied. As for other things or problems, Ya Ya wouldn't think about them.
"Chen Xiao looks very tired... Let's go back inside and talk first." Xiao Qing's voice was concerned, and she didn't seem to be hiding her emotions.
Just as she told Zhang Xiaotao: Originally, I planned to hide this feeling, but since it has been exposed... If you're going to do it, then do it to the end!
The four girls escorted Chen Xiao back to the dilapidated brick house. After they returned to their room, Zhang Xiaotao and Xiao Qing couldn't help but reach out and touch the wall.
Just now, they witnessed these things turn into dust and fly everywhere!
The wooden planks were still rough and thick, the bricks were still cold and hard, and even the coat that Chen Xiao had taken off and laid on the kang during the day was still intact, as if nothing had been touched.
This feels so strange. Just now, everyone saw everything here being erased!
Once Chen Xiao returned to the room and sat down, the girls made room for him on the kang (a heated brick bed) so he could sit in the middle. The atmosphere then became somewhat awkward and overly quiet.
Thinking about it carefully, everyone's relationship seems quite awkward.
The most carefree one is probably Ya Ya – because she doesn't understand anything, as long as she can find Chen Xiao and stay by his side, that's enough for her.
Currently, Xiao Qing knows Ya Ya and has a good relationship with her. She and Feng Huang are also biological sisters, but they are not close.
Ya Ya only recognized Xiao Qing; she didn't know anyone else, but she didn't care.
Phoenix knows all the girls because she had previously observed and protected Chen Xiao in secret, but none of the girls knew Phoenix until today.
Zhang Xiaotao is in the worst situation. She originally thought she was Chen Xiao's "only" girlfriend, but now she realizes that Chen Xiao has so many women around him, and she doesn't know any of them. Now, she doesn't even have anyone to talk to…
After a moment of silence, Phoenix finally spoke first. Her expression didn't seem particularly embarrassed; on the contrary, it was rather serious: "We'll talk about other things later..." She turned to look at Chen Xiao: "Chen Xiao, do you know what you just did?"
"I don't know." Chen Xiao shook his head: "I only know that my head suddenly started hurting a lot just now, and then I don't know what happened, it was like a dream."
“Dreaming…” Phoenix gave a bitter laugh—can one dream about the past?
“I think… could this be one of your new superpowers?” Phoenix carefully considered her words. “Obviously, the scene we just saw isn’t what it should be. Hmm, I remember this place used to be a small wooden cabin, just like in that ‘movie’ we just saw! In other words, Chen Xiao, I don’t know how you did it, but you reversed time! In the same location, you reversed time, allowing us to see what happened here before.”
Phoenix paused, a thoughtful expression on her face, "So, just now, some new changes occurred in Chen Xiao. These changes weren't there before, and the reason for these changes..."
Her gaze fell on Ya Ya.
Ya Ya sensed Phoenix's gaze, and she shrank back shyly, grabbing Chen Xiao's arm and moving behind him. This intimate gesture made Zhang Xiaotao a little jealous—Phoenix and Xiao Qing didn't care, since they both knew that Ya Ya and Chen Xiao depended on each other for survival.
“I think the reason that ‘triggered’ Chen Xiao’s sudden change is most likely Ya Ya.” Phoenix’s tone was very serious.
"Hey, is this question really that important?" Zhang Xiaotao said, somewhat disgruntled. "Chen Xiao has a lot of skills; he can even fly..."