On the other side, Chen Ruyun and Chen Yuqian were conducting an interview. The interviewee was a woman named Chen Yueling, who was here for the secretarial position.
To Chen Ruyun and Chen Yuqian's surprise, Chen Yueling looked exactly like them, only she was about twenty years old. However, unlike them, Chen Yueling had no memories outside the dream world and acted more like a native.
"This is also us, right."
"It should be, but she doesn't have our memories."
"Don't forget, this is a dream. It's possible for such things to happen."
"It's too strange. We play so many roles in the dream."
"Then how should we handle it?"
"Anything is fine."
The two whispered. Across from them, Chen Yueling was nervous and anxious. The two people in front of her looked exactly like her. She felt a sense of weirdness in her heart, but she didn't find it hard to accept.
After a while, Chen Ruyun looked up and smiled at Chen Yueling, "Congratulations, Chen Yueling, you have been hired by our company."
Chen Yueling came to her senses and hurriedly said, "It's an honor, Manager Chen. I will perform well."
"Let's not talk about that for now." Chen Ruyun stopped her from continuing and asked casually, "Ms. Chen Yueling, can we ask you a question?"
"Sure." Although confused, Chen Yueling nodded.
"You seem to know us?" Chen Yuqian asked.
Chen Yueling was stunned, a look of hesitation flashing across her face, then she said, "To tell you the truth, I've had dreams about you. The content is a bit..."
She didn't continue, but it was likely something terrible. Chen Ruyun and Chen Yuqian looked at each other, both surprised. It seemed to be a dream about when they were with Chen Longtao. Was this a setting in the dream? The dreams made by the real person were truly strange.
Seeming to feel it was very rude, Chen Yueling apologized, "Uh, I'm not sure if it was you I dreamt about; perhaps it was just my own absurd dream. I just didn't expect there to be people in the world who look so similar to me. Are you sisters?"
Chen Yueling looked at them curiously.
Chen Yuqian nodded, "In a way. Maybe you'll be our sister in the future too."
Chen Yueling thought she was joking and laughed, "No one would doubt it if we said we were sisters."
...
Looking down at the delinquent youths twitching on the ground, Alex said to Chen Nuo, "Where do you live? Let me take you home."
"I'm not going home," the girl said sullenly.
Although he already knew the plot, Alex still asked, "Why?"
Under the halo of being her savior, Chen Nuo quickly let down her guard and, with a gloomy face, explained her situation.
"I ran away from home. I don't have a father. My mom raised me alone. She does business and is busy outside every day. Sometimes she doesn't come home for days. Once, she even left me to go on a business trip abroad for over half a month. She values her business more than me. I hate her. I don't want to go back. Anyway, she won't even know if I go back or not."
The girl said with a pout, then looked at him hopefully, "Brother Tao, you're a good person. Let me stay with you for one night tonight. I lost my wallet when I went out, and I have nowhere to go."
Here it comes, the plot's assist.
Alex put on an understanding look and said with sympathy, "How about this? I'll take you to the hotel where I'm staying. It's a suite, quite big. You can spend the night there."
"Brother Tao, thank you. You're so kind."
Chen Nuo was deeply moved. She walked closer with a blushing face, took Alex's arm, and leaned against him bravely and boldly.
Alex calmly enjoyed the benefits she gave inadvertently, then took her to the car and drove her toward the hotel.
Driving to the five-star hotel, Alex got out and personally opened the door for Chen Nuo, letting her take his arm as they entered the hotel. The girl's vanity was instantly greatly satisfied, and without Alex needing to take the initiative, she snuggled up to him tightly.
Young, handsome, and wealthy; luxury car plus a five-star hotel, along with the "hero saves the beauty" sentiment—what girl wouldn't be moved? Chen Nuo felt like she was drunk, walking on air, and her waist was gently held without her noticing.
Alex held Chen Nuo's waist. Seeing she had no reaction, he held her tighter and took her into the room.
Everything that followed was a matter of course. With mutual affection and being alone in a luxury hotel, it was hard not to have some "accidents." Moreover, Alex was treating the girl before him as an NPC to conquer, while Chen Nuo was Chen Luoqiu with her memories sealed, leaving only vague images and feelings, and she had an extremely high favorability toward Alex, letting him do anything to her.
A sudden phone call made both of them pause their thoughts for a moment. Then, Alex reached out to find the phone, but heard Chen Nuo say in a sweet voice, "Brother Tao, it's my phone ringing."
She struggled to pick up her phone to look at it, biting her lip.
"What's wrong?" Alex felt she was a bit distracted.
Chen Nuo turned back and said, "It's my mom."
"Then do you want to..."
"No, Brother Tao, you don't need to worry about me. I'll answer the call and talk to her."
The girl looked determined. From her, Alex seemed to see the little Alex in his memories—rebellious, even using self-harm to hurt loved ones. However, what Alex brought her was not harm.
Since Chen Nuo had suggested it, Alex naturally wouldn't refuse.
"...Hello? Where did I go? I'm at a hotel. You're asking what I'm doing at a hotel? Does that even need to be said? Don't you understand? Let me tell you what I'm doing right now!"
"You're at a hotel? I'm coming over right now!"
Huh, why does the voice sound a bit familiar?
Alex was suddenly stunned.
"I won't tell you, hmph."
Chen Nuo proudly hung up the phone and threw herself into Alex's arms. She was crying and laughing, and the phone kept ringing non-stop.
...
"Brother Tao, do you think my mom is furious?"
Lying on Alex's chest, Chen Nuo drew circles with her finger and asked in a low voice.
"What, you only realize you were wrong now? You were acting so recklessly just a moment ago."
Alex flicked her little nose.
Chen Nuo pouted, "Who told her to keep ignoring me."
After hesitating, Chen Nuo said regretfully, "I shouldn't have done that. Actually, she has it very hard too. I remember one time I got up in the middle of the night, passed by her room, and heard her... She must be living a very hard life. It's just that because she considers my feelings, she hasn't found a stepfather for me, and that's why she keeps using work to numb herself."
Although she lowered her voice, the keywords didn't escape Alex's ears, making his heart skip a beat.
"Brother Tao, look at this. It's a photo of my mom. Is she pretty?"
Suddenly, Chen Nuo took her phone and flipped to a photo to show Alex. The person in the photo looked exactly like Chen Nuo, just about ten years older, like a woman around thirty with a mature charm.
Alex couldn't take his eyes off her immediately.
Chen Nuo smiled slyly: "My mom is pretty, right? Brother Tao, how about I introduce her to you? If it's you, I can accept it."
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