Help, I've become a paper man

The sky outside the window is full of stars and the house is brightly lit. The banquet has already begun, but the crowds are still coming in an endless stream. The liveliness is so lively that even the music cannot cover it up. Occasionally, one or two laughs stand out from the music.

Just by listening to the sound, you can imagine the cheerful atmosphere.

But it has nothing to do with Song Yi at the moment, or rather, he hopes it will not have anything to do with him in the future.

He returned home last night, ate as usual, and cursed the system. Before returning to his room, the housekeeper specifically reminded him, "Don't disturb the master of the house. He is busy today in order to attend the banquet normally."

Song Yi agreed readily and was unusually obedient. As soon as he returned to the warm bed, he fell asleep soundly and did not take any action late at night to try to contact Yan Changyue.

He was looking forward to it, thinking that even if he didn't see her after dawn, at least he could meet Yan Changyue when the banquet came.

As a result... today's experience played a big joke on him!

In the morning, Song Yi got up early and first accepted the news that "Yan Changyue did not come back", and then during breakfast, he came into contact with another reality.

Today, he and the housekeeper are the only ones left at home.

Song Yi didn't have much opinion. He and the butler finished their breakfast in silence, and then the ordeal began.

The butler ignored his frustration, dragged him around for a while, and finally stuffed him into the carriage after he had changed into a formal suit.

He even leaned his head out and leaned on the car window to protest to the housekeeper: "Uncle, this is more or less 'torturing small animals when the owner is not at home'!"

The butler did not refute this, but instead raised the corners of his lips and smiled as he spoke.

"You should be thankful that there is no one else at home," said the housekeeper.

Song Yi didn't understand at the time and was about to continue yelling when the carriage started moving. The last communication between the two was that the housekeeper smiled and said "at home".

Well, this is not the important part!

Song Yi is now sitting on the terrace. When he thinks of this experience again, he has to take two more bites of the apple to calm his confused mood.

He was in the carriage and because he was bored, he realized that something was wrong.

The process of going to the banquet venue was very different from what was said in the email. He opened the email, checked the content again, and asked Noah's Ark before finally identifying the discrepancy.

In the normal process, players need to contact Noah's Ark, use the copy for transfer, and teleport directly outside the banquet.

Then, follow the system's notification and enter the banquet one by one.

But he became an exception.

Song Yi thought that he was past the age of middle school and would no longer consider himself as the protagonist. Besides, this was a comic book and there was already a protagonist in it.

So, as soon as he found out, he asked directly: "Noah's Ark, how many 'exceptions' like me are there?"

"Players are invited to explore on their own."

The system also skillfully responded perfunctorily.

This answer is not really an answer, but it gives the answer that Song Yi wants to know from another perspective.

Apparently, there was more than one person who came directly here.

What does he have in common with these people?

Song Yi was still thinking about it, but after entering the banquet, this idea disappeared.

As soon as he got off the carriage, a waiter came up to him and introduced the banquet and guided him to join in.

Even though all the people inside were strangers to him, but judging from their clothes... well, he couldn't see much information. He could only vaguely feel that these people looked like Yan Changyue, but not quite.

If I must describe it, it should be someone of the same class, but younger.

Perhaps it was because of this that everyone became bolder and more curious, and from the moment he walked in, everyone's eyes were on him.

No one took the initiative to move forward, and no one approached him, but those eyes were always there, falling on him sporadically, as if they were observing, or admiring, in short, it didn't seem like they were looking at the same kind of people.

This feeling is unpleasant.

Song Yi called the waiter and made his request directly. Initially, it was "a quiet rest area". After adding requirements such as "good scenery" and "wide view", he got the terrace we have today.

He only had to lower his head to see the crowd downstairs, talking and walking up the stairs. If nothing unexpected happened, he would become part of the dance floor in a short while.

This was not just a "celebration" for the stardust. With so many humans as a backdrop, they looked like invited guests, or...

Song Yi felt very bad. He threw the core into the trash can, picked up an apple, and looked outside while eating it.

From his position, he could see farther, not just a road, not just the people walking by, but the area from the main gate to here.

But he sat here waiting, from the time the system started broadcasting until now, there was still no sign of Yan Changyue.

Waiting is a very boring thing. If Song Yi wants to find something interesting to pass the time, he would even choose "Noah's Ark" as fun.

After all, from the beginning, the system had been diligently reporting the arrival of Stardust, but Song Yi had no idea who the guy he called was.

This guy doesn't call out names, he just calls out numbers.

Whenever Song Yi heard the notification tone, he would subconsciously guess who the "Player xxx" was calling. Even though he couldn't quite remember his own number, he still played the game tirelessly, until...

"Welcome player Xia Hao!"

It was also at this time that the voice of Noah's Ark sounded, changing the format for the first time, calling out his familiar name instead of an unfamiliar number.

Song Yi pricked up his ears, poked the system, and asked, "Why is his name?"

"Because someone paid for him."

A man's voice sounded, answering Song Yi's question before Noah's Ark spoke.

Song Yi turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound. As soon as he caught a glimpse of the other person's delicate face, he jumped up from the bench and leaned towards the other person, with an attitude of eagerness to get closer.

The next moment, a second before their contact, he suddenly came back to his senses and could tell the difference from that glance.

Song Yi stopped in a hurry and had no intention of getting any closer.

But even so, their distance was close enough, just two steps away, enough for the other party to raise his hand and put the muzzle of the gun against Song Yi's chest.

It didn't look like Song Yi stopped on his own initiative, but more like he was being held down by a gun. It was really embarrassing, but Song Yi didn't care.

He asked: "Who are you?"

The visitor did not answer. Instead, he slowly raised the corners of his lips while looking at her, and said with a smile:

"Hello, Song Yi."

Those blue eyes were clear, and the lines on her face became softer as she smiled, like a slowly unfolding painting. Her beauty was clearly visible, and she was also beautifully ostentatious, and even more so... she did not conceal her malice at all.

"Finally see you."