I can rewind time to prevent death

Jian Tong now had her back to the cubicle, which meant that the embrace came from the once-named man, Jiang Mingjun, from behind.

Since it was a hug from behind, and the woman had already voluntarily turned around, it indicated she was no longer willing to see Jiang Mingjun in person.

She just wanted one last time to feel that warmth and the memories from the beginning.

With that in mind, Yan Junze prepared to complete this embrace from behind in place of Jiang Mingjun.

He took a deep breath and almost retched from the stench in the stall. It seemed that his habit of taking deep breaths at critical moments needed to change, especially in places like bathrooms.

He unlatched the door and gently pulled it open, making a creaking noise.

He quickly looked up at Jian Tong, who had turned her back, and saw that she was motionless, no different from a dead person.

A standing dead person.

He took off the portable camera from his chest, turned it around, and hung it on the partition door so that the camera still faced the front.

If he didn't do this, when he hugged Jian Tong later, the camera would be completely pressed against, failing to achieve the best shooting angle and effect.

"Just a hug, a hug will do."

Yan Junze walked forward, encouraging himself in his heart.

After all, he had embraced a strange entity before, or more accurately, had been embraced by one. Wasn't Ke'er always clinging onto his back?

He took two steps out and came behind Jian Tong.

Up close, he could tell that this woman indeed had a large frame, and Yan Junze wondered if he could fully embrace her or not.

Unlike Ke'er, Jian Tong emitted a very chilling presence, no less intimidating than the Strange Body in the basement of Jianye Building.

The moment he drew closer, Yan Junze felt a cold sensation enveloping his body.

He gritted his teeth and bore it, walked up, extended his arms, and tried his best to control his mind from imagining Jian Tong's purple-black cheeks, black pupils, pitch-black mouth, and the sharp nails on all ten fingers.

"She's a beauty, the most beautiful kind."

Murmuring to himself, Yan Junze embraced Jian Tong from behind.

The next second, an exceptionally cold feeling instantly spread into his body, seeping into his skin, infiltrating his bones and blood, and he nearly shivered uncontrollably.

"So cold."

This was Yan Junze's first sensation after hugging Jian Tong.

If Ke'er on his back had this kind of icy sensation, he probably would have frozen stiff by now and wouldn't have been able to move at all.

Compared to that, Ke'er seemed like a little furnace.

Jian Tong slowly lowered her head, showing signs of yearning, reminiscence, and a soft emotion reminiscent of enjoyment.

Yan Junze discovered that Jian Tong's body was indeed much stronger than other girls'; his arms barely met as he wrapped them around her, just enough to clasp his fingers together.

Suddenly, he felt Jian Tong's long nails scraping against the back of his hand—an unconscious motion, yet her sharp nails could easily pierce his skin.

Fortunately, it was just an unconscious action on Jian Tong's part, and she didn't truly mean to harm him.

Time passed.

One minute, two minutes…

Gradually, Yan Junze seemed to feel the emotions coming from Jian Tong; he simply closed his eyes.

Feelings are transferrable.

Jian Tong stopped scraping her nails.

This time, Yan Junze was confident that he had taken care of his feelings for Jian Tong very well.

Two minutes later, Jian Tong spoke softly, "Alright, I'm leaving."

Yan Junze slowly released his arms, but it felt as though his hands no longer belonged to him, stiff and numb, and it took a great effort to withdraw them.

In order to prevent Jian Tong from turning around, he immediately said after letting go, "Go ahead, I'm a sinner and no longer worth your affection."

Jian Tong didn't turn around or look back, just as Yan Junze had expected, moving forward.

However, in the process, she kicked off her high heels and, in her socked feet, stepped on the restroom floor, making her way towards the corner by the door.

Seeing her remove her high heels, Yan Junze was puzzled, but what Jian Tong did next was truly shocking.

As she walked, Jian Tong ripped off her black, long hair, revealing a fluffy head of men's short hair, and she took off the black dress, underneath which was men's underwear.

Having removed her high heels and black dress, Jian Tong now revealed a strapping physique, her walk no longer mincing but brisk and firm, as if she no longer held any attachment to anyone, anything, or any place here.

She turned the corner outside the men's restroom and disappeared from sight.

"This is a... a cross-dressing... boss!"

At this moment, Yan Junze's worldview completely collapsed, and he was so struck by the scene that he felt like he was dreaming.

Indeed, Jian Tong was not a woman, but a genuine, real-deal man!

"Spacetime Atlas, why the hell didn't you tell me this was a story about a gay man deceived by another man, who dressed up as a cross-dressing boss in the restroom to search for memories!? Damn!!!"n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Yan Junze stood still, immobile for at least five minutes, his mind in turmoil, not even noticing the completion message for the mission prompt.

What was most troubling was that the feeling of embracing Jian Tong was still there; for a moment, even Yan Junze doubted if he had been seduced into that warmth and yearning.

But at this moment, ugh...

He couldn't hold it in any longer and contributed a little more to the already filthy floor of the men's restroom.

After throwing up, he quickly turned around to turn off the camera hanging on the partition door.

That feeling still echoed in his mind, causing Yan Junze's goosebumps to linger.

By now, the clothes and shoes Jian Tong dropped had vanished without a trace, transparent and gone.

"This mission... is just unbelievable..."

Complaining, he checked his Spacetime Atlas.

After completing the mission and gaining 300 points of Different Dimension Energy, three more nodes on the Spacetime Atlas lit up, bringing his total Different Dimension Energy up to 1500 points.

So far, the timelines he could choose to Rewind were continually increasing.

This provided him with great convenience for accomplishing missions through multiple Rewinds.

For example, in this "Wine red high heels" mission, it was essential to perfectly avoid all the conversational traps set by Jian Tong. If he responded incorrectly, the significance of Rewind couldn't be overstated.

Now that the strangeness in the public place was resolved, and after Jian Tong revealed that she was actually a cross-dressing boss, Yan Junze no longer had to Lockdown his thoughts. On the contrary, he still felt a bit nauseous, mainly because he had indeed been too involved just moments ago.

Imprisoning such a burly Spirit, who preened and posed, within the Spacetime Atlas—the mere thought of that image was enough to send chills down one's spine.

But, fortunately, although the recollection of two big men holding each other was somewhat disgusting, the mission was successfully completed. Because the intervals between Rewinds were short, despite the frequent use, this mission did not consume too much Different Dimension Energy.