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How is it?

The mosaic?

Where did she go then?

You'll figure it out next time.

You'll be entering the core area in two days anyway.

Even if the mosaic is related to 2021,

it means you'll be able

to resolve both at the same time.

[How should I tell her?]

All right.

I know you're very concerned about this matter

and you're stressed.

But you still have me.

I'll help you figure it out.

Don't be so down.

I believe together,

we'll be able to get through it.

So enjoy the time you have in Pangu.

There's not much time left.

Be good.

I'm going offline.

[I still couldn't say it.]

Mr. Lin,

we're not sure what kind of bug it was

that caused the mosaic

in the main city.

We're running tests

to find the source of the bug.

Okay.

Notify me of any updates.

Got it?

Mr. Lin,

there's something else.

Bai Wei came to the testing department at noon today.

She went to the testing department?

Yes.

What did she do there?

I'm not sure.

I saw her going into the control room

to look for something.

I got it.

You may get back to your work.

[May 12, 2024.]

[Experimental memorandum of Code 311.]

[Chen Meng Jun.]

[Experimenter No. 001.]

[Experimental records. Test the first-generation brainwave instrument.]

[Monitor the neuronal synapse of the experimental subject.]

[Validate the success rate of]

[thinking neural network transmission to the server.]

[Experimental result. Failed.]

[Experimenter No. 001 lost consciousness.]

[Brain death.]

[Cause. Self immune system interfered...]

[Come to my office.]

[I wish to talk to you about your mother,]

[Chen Meng Jun.]

[Caused temporary functional disorder of brain.]

[Episode 28]

[Eight Hours]

Mr. Lin.

Take a seat.

It's okay.

Just tell me what it is.

I know you went to the testing department today

and accessed the central control system.

You ran a search.

You should know

that it's against the rule, right?

[How could Ye Tian be so careless?]

Mr. Lin,

you can just punish me

according the company rules.

You don't have to personally question me.

That's not what I want.

I asked you here

to discuss

what you had found.

[Experimental records.]

[Test the first-generation brainwave instrument.]

[Monitor the neuronal synapse of the experimental subject.]

[Validate the success rate of]

[thinking neural network transmission to the server.]

[Experimental result.]

[Failed.]

[Symptom.]

[Abnormal discharge of brainwave]

[caused temporary functional disorder of brain.]

[Experimenter's profile.]

[Huake Medical University brain expert,]

[Chen Meng Jun.]

[Female, 52 years old.]

[Jointly-developed consciousness transmission project.]

[Signed the contract of bearing risks]

[as the experimenter of Code 311.]

That's my mother?

How

could this be?

This is the reason

why you came to Celeste, right?

[Name: Chen Meng Jun]

[Celeste Group Informed Consent Letter]

[Party B: Ye Tian]

Xiao Tian was the one who approved 311 project.

I asked you to come

in case you had any misunderstanding about this matter.

I wish to make it clear to you.

I'm very sorry

about what happened to Prof. Chen.

To be fair,

I don't think it's right

to blame everything on Xiao Tian.

There are always risks attached to experiments.

Even if he realised something was off,

maybe it was already too late.

I know you have your doubts about me too.

From my point of view,

I can't comment

on your relationship with Xiao Tian.

But I can see that you're serious about him.

That means,

Xiao Tian must have been very good to you before his accident.

That's precisely why

he kept some things from you.

If I were him,

I'd have done the same.

Perhaps he only paid attention to you

to make up for what happened to Prof. Chen.

After all, the incident was...

I'm sorry, Xiao Tian.

I will do whatever necessary

to get Bai Wei back.

Wei Wei,

why didn't you tell me you're coming home?

Mini tangyuan was your mother's signature dish.

And your favourite.

Here, have a taste

of my version.

How is it?

It's good.

What's the matter, Wei Wei?

Dad,

why didn't you let me go to the hospital

the month before Mum died?

Why are you suddenly asking about this?

I know.

After so long,

you still blame me

for stopping you

from going to see your mother.

That's because she

didn't want you to see her like that.

She wanted to leave the best version of herself

in your heart.

You still won't tell me the truth?

What do you mean?

You know what, Dad?

I learned how to make mini tangyuan.

Really?

When Mum was sick and hospitalized,

I learned to make mini tangyuan every day.

[I wanted to make it for Mum.]

[I knew for sure she'd be happy if she ate it.]

But just when...

On the day she passed away,

[that's also the day I received your call,]

I was still trying to make mini tangyuan.

Dad,

Mum

didn't actually die

from a craniotomy, right?

What are you talking about?

If your mum didn't go for surgery,

where did she go then?

Dad, how much longer are you going to hide it from me?

My mum lost her life because she collaborated

in a secret project with Celeste Group.

Am I right?

Who told you that?

Have you always known?

Dad, why are you still avoiding it?

When will you tell me the truth?

Mum died because of a brainwave instrument.

Right?

You've been lying to me the whole time.

Why did you all lie to me?

Why did you all lie to me?

Wei Wei,

it's because I didn't want to see you like this.

I didn't want you to feel this pain.

Bai Wei.

About my mum.

Why didn't you tell me?

Experiment of Code 311.

Personally approved by Ye Tian.

Can you explain it to me?

Tell me.

Tell me.

I said, tell me!

Speak!

There's nothing I can explain.

So the reason you were so nice to me

was because your conscience couldn't take the condemnation.

Am I right?

Ye Tian.

I'm not a tool to help you feel better.

I don't need any sympathy.

I don't accept it!

Bai Wei.

I hate you.

Master.

Master, we're here.

Come.

Where's Ms. Wei?

You know what, Master?

I can now...

If Ms. Wei isn't here,

we could come back another time.

She won't come here anymore.

Did something happen?

Master,

did you have a fight with Mistress?

Just apologize and everything will be fine.

It's simple.

Dou Zi and I are always fighting.

Listen,

when we don't argue,

I feel like something is amiss.

Right, Dou Zi?

Well...

What about this, Master?

If Mistress is still angry,

I can explain to her for you.

She's not going to forgive me.

What?

[Not wanting to talk about sickness and concern is normal,]

[reconciling with oneself is a lifelong lesson, Ye Tian]

[Medical Health Essay]

Mum,

why did you all keep it from me?

What are you doing here?

Mistress,

you're not exactly hard to find.

We showed up unannounced.

I hope that's alright.

No problem.

Come in.

Make yourselves comfortable.

Let me get you some water.

Okay.

Mistress,

I can tell you're also a clean freak.

Just like Dou Zi.

She can't stand it if anything is out of place.

Right?

It's not me.

Not you?

Never mind. Here.

Thanks, Ms. Wei.

You're welcome.

Thanks, Mistress.

So,

why did you two come to see me?

I'll be frank with you then.

We came

because of you and Master.

Did he tell you?

No... He didn't.

He didn't tell us anything.

But we could tell.

This time, it wasn't

something trivial.

But he did say one thing.

He said it's not that simple this time.

So we thought

we should pay you a visit.

Because you and Master

had helped us.

Dou Zi and I

are truly grateful to you both.

Without you both,

we wouldn't have come this far.

Right?

He's been nagging.

Once he's done with physiotherapy for his leg,

you two will be the first to be invited to our wedding.

Mistress,

I believe Master is a good person.

Although I've never met him

in real life,

we can all see

how good he treats you.

Could you maybe

give him another chance?

I'm sure

nobody wants to see you two

like this.

Ms. Wei.

Could it perhaps be a misunderstanding?

Sorry, it's my phone.

Did I say anything wrong?

No, you didn't.

[Wei Wei,]

[I'm waiting for you at the cafe.]

No matter what,

I'd like to thank you for coming.

We'll figure out

what to do ourselves.

I'm old now.

I can't keep things bottled up.

If I didn't come immediately

to talk to you about it,

I'm afraid

I wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

You're right.

Your mother didn't go

to the hospital for a craniotomy.

She made a choice to become an experimental subject.

She was working

on a secret project with Celeste.

Through a brainwave instrument

developed by Celeste Group,

she would like to connect

her living neurons to the server of that instrument.

If it worked,

it would be a huge step towards digitizing life.

But the risks were huge.

I tried to persuade her.

But she went ahead and signed the contract.

Because it's a confidential contract,

I didn't tell you about it.

Then, your mum

went through countless experiments.

But none of them worked.

At that time,

she was already in an advanced stage of cancer.

[Lao Bai.]

[Why are you so conflicted?]

[Even if it's only a thought,]

[I still wish to try it.]

[I don't want her to feel like time is running out]

[every time she sees me.]

[Honestly,]

[I can't bear to leave her.]

[Lao Bai,]

[how I wish I could be with you to watch her grow up,]

[get married,]

[live her own life,]

[and fall in love.]

[Even if I could only live in a virtual world]

[in a digital form.]

[at least, when she misses me,]

[she can see me.]

[Lao Bai,]

[please don't take away my last bit of hope.]

[Alright?]

[Okay.]

[It's fine.]

[It's fine.]

[We will watch over her together.]

Wei Wei,

don't be sad.

Because...

Because that was your mum's wish.

Since it's an experiment,

there's always a possibility of failure.

Dad,

I want to go and see Mum.

Go on.

Mum,

you and Lao Bai didn't have to keep it from me.

Why were you so sure

that I wouldn't agree to it?

I know.

You volunteered for the brainwave experiment

because you wanted to stay with Dad and I

in another world.

When we came to visit you before,

there was always someone who came before us.

And they would leave behind your favourite hydrangeas.

That person is Ye Tian, right?

He knows you like hydrangea.

[Chen Meng Jun]

But he doesn't know you like white hydrangea.

So I brought his share today too.

Mum,

don't worry.

Your daughter has grown up.

I'll take good care of Dad.

Also,

you told me to give Lao Bai a hug every day.

I've not missed one day.

I also learned how to make your signature mini tangyuan.

But Lao Bai

has become a much more obnoxious drinker.

He doesn't know when to stop.

I'm going to use you to pressure him.

Isn't that right, Dad?

Also, Mum,

thank you

for letting me meet Ye Tian.

♫ The falling light ♫

♫ Leads to a road ♫

♫ Longing for you ♫

♫ To be at the end ♫

♫ If the wind started to ♫

♫ Stop chasing the rain ♫

♫ How would the eyes ♫

♫ Fog up? ♫

♫ Listen to ♫

♫ All the diversity in the world ♫

♫ But time ♫

♫ Is still flying ♫

♫ How many reunions ♫

♫ Does it take ♫

♫ To understand ♫

♫ A touch? ♫

♫ The sea chants for the sky ♫

Bai Wei.

♫ With the raging of the waves ♫

♫ Make a wish ♫

♫ On an ordinary night ♫

♫ Praying that the red eyes ♫

♫ Are no longer blurry ♫

♫ Look up and watch ♫

♫ The starry sky ♫

♫ I hold you ♫

♫ With all my love ♫

♫ Can you hear my wish ♫

♫ In the noise? ♫

I'm sorry.

♫ Perhaps you can understand it ♫

It's okay.

♫ Only if you are ♫

♫ Closer to me ♫

Do you...

Do you want to hear the story

about me, Madam Chen and you?

[Mum.]

[Xiao Tian.]

[She's my daughter, Bai Wei.]

[I'm sure you'll become good friends in the future.]

[Xiao Tian.]

[I know you're the king of the AR fighting world.]

[My daughter, Wei Wei, really looks up to you.]

[I hope you'll look after her for me.]

[Will you?]

[Don't worry, Madam Chen.]

[You're so weak. Do you have calcium deficiency?]

[Bai Wei, victory]

[That's a pretty good fight.]

That's why, Wei Wei,

when you asked if I had approached you

because of Madam Chen,

I couldn't refute it.

I did meet you because of Madam Chen.

[You know what?]

[The success rate of EEG surgery nowadays]

[has reached 100 percent.]

[We've succeeded.]

[Although you couldn't fulfil your dream,]

[I will carry on your dream]

[and make Pangu into a world]

[filled with hope.]

[This is your favourite hydrangea.]

[I'll come and visit you every year.]

[Don't worry.]

[What you had asked of me,]

[I always remember it.]

[I will help your daughter realise her dream.]

[Mum.]

[Mum!]

[Wake up.]

[Wake up.]

Then, I slowly got closer to you.

And at last, I fell in love with you.

Why didn't you tell me sooner?

I didn't know how to tell you.

I did approve the experiment

that Madam Chen took part in.

I've always thought that she died because of her illness.

I only found out the truth

two days ago.

Do you believe me?

I believe you.

Ye Tian.

It was a decision my mother made herself.

It had nothing to do with you.

I was wrong to blame you before.

I'm sorry.

Can you promise me one thing?

I hope when you get out,

you'll deal with the 2021

code error immediately.

I don't want more people to get hurt.

Only then

will my mother's sacrifice be worth it.

Ye Tian.

Thank you.

In the days after my mum's passing,

you've been secretly protecting me.

I should thank Madam Chen

for making me meet the wonderful you.

Ding Xiang.

What is it?

Did something happen?

I can't log out.

You can't access the user interface.

Did you try tactile logout?

Of course.

Is there a history of epilepsy within your family?

No.

Are you sure?

Yes.

How could this be?

At first, I categorized the 2021 code error

as epilepsy

because when a player experiences

a strong stimulation,

the abnormal discharge of brainwave

is similar to that of an epileptic seizure.

Was my reasoning wrong?

Ding Xiang,

what we're about to ask of you

is of utmost importance.

We hope to have your cooperation.

We need to check your body.

Check my body?

Although from the outside,

you're made up of pixel blocks,

on the inside,

you are a composition of cognitive data.

You are the first,

and the only victim of 2021

I've encountered in Pangu.

I need to look into all your cognitive data chain.

Okay. How will you do it?

Actually, this check isn't like

a normal check.

Because the cognitive data chain is one whole entity.

So,

we have to observe you more intuitively.

Found it.

At her waist.

The colour on this part

is much lighter, almost transparent.

The colour is lighter, almost transparent?

I got it.

It's because some information was lost in the cognitive chain.

The reason she couldn't log out

is because there is a loss in the chain.

Thus, the experience cabin is unable

to collect the complete cognitive data.

Therefore, it cannot process the log out command.

What caused the loss in the cognitive chain?

I remember now.

When I fought with the mosaic,

I think it touched me.

If that's the case,

Xiao Liang's guess was right.

The mosaic is the 2021 code.

If so,

it means I totally got the source

and cause of 2021 wrong.

To find out the specific problem,

I have to get to the core area

and run tests on the main server

to know for sure.

Before that,

to ensure your safety,

stay close to us as much as possible.

Don't move around too much.

But it didn't take me long to find this place.

How safe can it be?

Follow me to a place.

Boss,

there's an update regarding Ms. Ding Xiang.

Sir,

she hasn't been into the office the past two days.

Supposedly she's taking a break.

I offered to check up on her,

but she said no.

Also,

she's been hanging around

in Pangu the past few days.

I'm not sure what she's up to.

Okay, got it.

You may go.

Luckily, we planted our own man near Ding Xiang.

Looks like that woman is still not giving up.

Boss,

do you mean she's investigating

the 2021 issue in Pangu?

What else did you think?

Li,

use my authorization

to check her records in Pangu the last two days.

I want to know everything she did

and where she went.

Yes, sir.

Boss,

she hasn't logged out for 48 hours.

[Total online time exceeds 48 hours]

48 hours?

That's the longest

any player has been in Pangu.

Wouldn't she be...

Out of all possible timings,

she had to choose this moment.

So what should we do now?

This is my private asset in Pangu. It's very safe.

You can use it as your temporary lodging.

Thank you.

Ding Xiang.

What about you? Where will you go?

I've been in here for two days.

If I don't go and curb the issue,

very soon, not only Ding Group,

but the public will also notice.

As soon as people start talking

about Pangu's huge security risk,

the world will be turned upside down.

We can go with you.

No need. I can handle it.

I'm suddenly beginning to admire her.

What is it?

You're worried about her?

She only has one life right now.

[I didn't want to do this.]

[Knowing your personality,]

[I'm pretty sure you wouldn't have a sit-down with me.]

[Why?]

[Why didn't I recognize you sooner?]

[I doubt Ye Tian could change anything]

[even if he awoke.]

[Because I'll have firm control over Celeste.]

Whereas you

will belong to me.

Celeste has the surname Ye.

And you, Lin Feng, has the surname Zhang.