“I found it! This must be it.” Li Chengyi’s heart raced as he moved closer.

But suddenly, he froze mid-step, his face shifting slightly as he noticed something to his right. Growing from a crack beneath a utility pole was a resilient little white flower.

‘Is this… a flower from the dead-end?’ Li Chengyi was seized with intense curiosity.

‘Could dead-end flowers be different from those in the real world?’

The urge to investigate was overpowering.

He had to touch it.

Just a single touch.

---

Meanwhile, Zhang Sinda, Song Ran, and Zhong Ying circled around the Candy Bar in their car, observing the surrounding area. The street was relatively lively, with pedestrians coming and going, and in some spots, construction workers had set up barricades to restrict traffic. Some of the nearby hot pot and dumpling restaurants displayed large phone numbers on their doors for ordering, with their golden digits reflecting oddly in the night.

“This area seems to have been around for quite a while,” Zhang Sinda remarked quietly.

“Yes, it’s one of the older parts of Zhao Mountain. Most of these buildings are over fifty years old. Many of the residents here were elderly, but the government recently moved people to new developments as part of an urban renewal project, leaving only a few remaining shops and tenants,” Zhong Ying answered, pressing an anti-swelling pad to her face.

“You’re local?” Song Ran asked.

“Yes. I moved here with my mom when I was young. She had me out of wedlock, and nobody back home knew who my dad was. The gossip became too much, so we moved here,” she replied.@@novelbin@@

“And where is your mother now?” Zhang Sinda asked.

You didn't buy this chapter

Buy Now (3 coupons)