CHAPTER 429: DREAM

Without knowing it, another face appeared. This was a sad figure. He was covered in wounds and blood. Just like that man said, he lost one arm and one leg. He only had half a life left. He reminded himself that he needed to hold onto the opportunity.

When he faced him and Banana Wolf, the madness and cruelty on his face were fresh in his mind. He naturally placed him alongside people like Chen Ran. They were the same type of people. They were insane.

However, the strange thing was that, after he succeeded in his ambush, for a moment, there was a strange feeling in his heart. He couldn’t explain why. He hadn’t seen that face before. Even the name, Wei Jingting, was unfamiliar. After all, he was just a normal man. Why would he know someone like that?

However, he felt the man was familiar. In fact… he wanted to get close to him. As Wei Jingting walked towards him, toying with the butterfly knife, the whole scene felt familiar.

Fatty curled up in the dark. He ran over the memory, trying to figure out where he had encountered that gaze before. Something like a box opened deep inside his mind. He could pick up the scent of blood and fire. Fatty gradually fell asleep.

In his dream, a giant copper door stood in a sea of blood that reached his waist. Light of fire flowed on the door. Crows circled around him. The twisted faces floated up and down the sea of blood. Whisperings echoed in his ears like the devil’s whispers.

The girl in a white dress knelt before a grave, singing the praises of the victors. The witch in the black dress was tied to a stone pillar as a pyre was built around her.

As the ritual started, the giant copper door opened. A figure walked out of the flames. When he saw the face, Fatty gasped awake. His body was drenched in cold sweat. He sat on the couch, and his heart kept racing. It was the… Doctor’s face.

The sky was hazy. He turned to look at the bedroom. He was surprised to find that the door was open. He walked over carefully. He glanced into the room. The Doctor wasn’t around.

“Doctor?” Fatty slowly walked down the stairs. He called out softly.

For some reason, the scene from his dream felt so real, like it had once happened in the past.

Hearing no answer, Fatty had a bad feeling. He rushed to the bathroom and yanked open the door. The Doctor wasn’t there. He turned around and saw the Doctor sitting before the computer.

Fatty sighed in relief. “Doctor, why are you so early?” He rolled up his sleeves and walked to the kitchen. “I haven’t started cooking yet. I’ll have to trouble you to wait. I’ll cook now.”

Fatty opened the fridge and took out a box of steak. This was a present from Brother Pi Wan. It looked nice. Fatty planned to cook it to reward the Doctor.

“Doctor.” Fatty knelt to open the drawers. He frowned and asked, “What happened to the knife that I just bought?” He looked around, but even the fruit knife was gone. Only a dull dining knife remained. “Doctor?” Fatty was confused. Since he came downstairs, the Doctor hadn’t said anything. It felt awkward.

“Just now the grinder came.” Jiang Cheng said calmly. “I got him to sharpen all the knives.”

Fatty was startled. He gasped. “I just bought that knife. I should be quite sharp. Doctor, if you gave him all the knives, how are we supposed to cut the steak?”

“I’ve ordered take-out.”

Fatty licked his lips as he studied the steaks. He felt it was quite a shame, but he packed the steaks and put them back into the fridge. After cleaning up, he started to clean the place. He carefully moved away the heavy bookshelves to clean behind them. Fatty was very serious. He said that he once won the most popular among the clients award when he worked at a home economics service company.

A loud noise came from outside. It sounded like a car. Fatty ran over. The Doctor said that there should be no parking spot in front of the office. The spot was reserved for Boss Lin.

As Fatty opened the door, he saw a woman standing outside. The woman wore a light-coloured qipao. Her figure was amazing. She held a small leather purse. Her ink-like hair was pulled into a bun. A hairpin secured it in place. It added to the lady’s charm.

Fatty instantly straightened himself. “Hello, Boss Lin!”

Lin Wan ‘Er scanned Fatty and smiled. “You’ve lost weight.”

“Have I?” Fatty scratched his head with embarrassment.

“I’ve brought you some food. They are in the car.” Lin Wan ‘Er handed Fatty her car key. “There is soup. Be careful with it.”

Fatty accepted the key and bounced over to the car. Jiang Cheng saw Lin Wan ‘Er and he relaxed. He rubbed his brows. He looked tired. “I thought you’d come later.”

“Why would I?” Lin Wan ‘Er placed her purse on the table. Her eyes glowed. “After all, you rarely came to me.”

Jiang Cheng tilted his head and pointed at his neck. “Then… can you be lighter this time?”

“I’ll try my best.” Lin Wan ‘Er smiled. She removed the hairpin, and her hair fell like a waterfall. She combed it with her fingers. She was captivating.

Soon, Fatty came in with a lot of food. It was as much as Pi Wan brought last time.

Staring at the spread, Fatty’s eyes glowed. “Boss Lin, why did you buy so much?” He said politely, “We can’t possibly find this.”

Compared to last time, Lin Wan ‘Er’s attitude surprised Fatty. She slowly scooped the porridge into her mouth. “I didn’t buy them.” Her voice appeared to have some kind of magic.

She didn’t buy them…

Fatty checked the food packaging. He felt the names were familiar. Then, he remembered when he had seen them.

It was the last time.

When Pi Wan came.

The Doctor said Pi Wan bought too much breakfast. The latter asked the Doctor to help finish them. The Doctor was forced to agree.