Oh no! I'm surrounded by female ghosts!

"good."

"You can watch some TV dramas by yourself first."

After calming Tangtang down, Su Ming opened the character development page.

After Xu Qinghe's favorability rating increases, he can choose his fifth character to develop.

In the character development page, besides the girl in the mirror and the real person being purely fictional, a brand new character has been unlocked.

It was a semi-transparent woman.

She wore an elegant white silk nightgown, her figure was slender, and a thin layer of hazy white mist surrounded her.

Su Ming, however, stared intently at her face, his breath catching in his throat.

That translucent face didn't have the slightest hint of a ferocious ghost; instead, it had the gentle and dignified appearance of a beautiful woman.

But this is not the point.

The key point is that Su Ming recognized this face.

She is Bai Xinglan, the leader of her own dedicated medical team.

"How is that possible?"

Su Ming's pupils suddenly contracted.

He had seen Bai Xinglan that morning, and she had even given him a briefing on Xu Qinghe's psychological issues.

How come it's already in my character development list?

Immediately, Su Ming disregarded Tang Tang, who was clinging to his arm.

He immediately left the scene at the Lychee Hotel.

The scene shifted, and he returned to reality, immediately going to find Bai Xinglan.

Push open the door.

Bai Xinglan was sitting at her desk, looking through Su Ming's medical examination data.

Hearing the noise, she looked up and met Su Ming's gaze.

At this moment, Su Ming's eyes were filled with disbelief.

"You, how are you still alive?"

His first words stunned Bai Xinglan.

What do you mean, "How am I still alive?"

That sounds a bit strange.

However, Bai Xinglan still stood up respectfully and replied, "Your Majesty, what has happened?"

"Should I not be alive?"

Bai Xinglan was born with an extremely strong ability to perceive subtle details.

From Su Ming's micro-expressions, she immediately realized that something had happened to her.

She also followed Su Ming for a while.

Through Su Ming's conversation with Wen Qi and Shen Wanyu, Bai Xinglan learned some secrets.

For example, Su Ming can go back in time and sever the doomsday line.

For example, Wen Qi and the others are all characters that Su Ming nurtured.

Based on the combination of these two factors, plus Su Ming's expression at this moment.

In just half a second, Bai Xinglan came to a chilling conclusion: "Your Majesty, have I become your pet character?"

"What shocks you is that I'm still alive, so why have I become your pet character?"

"Based on what I've learned over this period of time, both Consort Wen and Consort Shen have had their traces on Blue Star erased."

"And I not only live, but I also leave behind all traces."

"Your Majesty, are you sure that character you're raising is me?"

Su Ming blinked, looking puzzled.

How did she figure that out?

Could it be that I saw it with my own eyes again?

However, Su Ming did not dwell on these details.

He immediately opened the character development page and carefully compared the appearances of the Ghostly Female Ghost and Bai Xinglan.

Her face, eyebrows, and bone structure were almost identical to Bai Xinglan's.

But upon closer inspection, the ghostly female ghost seems to be younger.

Despite years of skincare and natural beauty, 31-year-old Bai Xinglan still bears some signs of aging.

"Your Majesty, may I take a look?" Bai Xinglan stepped forward slowly.

She cannot see the system page.

Su Ming used his Observational Eye to project the images he saw directly onto her retina.

Bai Xinglan stared intently at it for a long time before nodding and saying, "Your Majesty, it is I."

"It should be me when I was young, probably between 21 and 23 years old."

Su Ming looked at Bai Xinglan, who had a calm expression.

Her tone remained largely unchanged, as if she weren't talking about herself.

Are you sure?

Bai Xinglan nodded: "Confirmed."

This time, a hint of confusion finally appeared on her expression.

She is clearly still alive, has a job, colleagues, family, and a complete life trajectory.

But all the deductions told her that she was actually already dead.

So what is she now?

What do all these years of experience amount to?

Su Ming was also thinking about this problem.

A real person suddenly appears in your character development list.

So, is she a human or a ghost?

Can't figure it out.

So Su Ming simply called out Wen Qi, Shen Wanyu, Xu Qinghe, and Tang Tang.

After listening to Su Ming's story, their expressions varied.

Only Wen Qi did not show any excessive surprise.

She merely frowned slightly, seemingly pondering how to explain it to Su Ming in simple and easy-to-understand terms.

After thinking for a few seconds, Wen Qi said, "You can think of the initial year 2026 as an independent world line that has been developing steadily since 1996."

"It did not experience the world shutdown of 2003, nor did it observe these apocalypses in 2012."

"Therefore, the year 2026 was born under the premise that these apocalypses did not interfere."

"But as I told you before, 2026 is not a stable year."

"It will change as you look back into the past and sever the doomsday line."

"Every time you sever a world line, time in 2026 will change slightly."

Su Ming knew this.

Each time I return from the past.

Some of the living have already died, and some of the dead have come back to life.

Just like Gu Yan's mother, Yao Guiying, and Jiang Qian's cousin, Chi Nian.

They were all brought back to life after the worldline was corrected.

After giving Su Ming a few minutes to process the information, Wen Qi continued, "But ultimately..."

"Until the world line stabilizes in 2026, the question of life and death for everyone is a false proposition."

"No one knows whether they are living in the present or dead in the past."

"It's like," Wen Qi said, pointing to Bai Xinglan, who stood silently to the side, "that she seems to be alive, but in reality, she has already died in a predetermined past."

"Once a doomsday timeline that has not yet unfolded is initiated, the course of the world line will change, thus automatically correcting the timeline of 2026."

"She will die at some point in the past, and all the memories and traces she has now will be completely erased by the world."

Su Ming frowned and asked, "What if I choose her now to be my character to raise?"

Wen Qi glanced at Bai Xinglan and said bluntly, "She will disappear completely and be erased from reality."

"She was destined to die in the past."

"And disappearance is her inescapable fate."

The next moment, Wen Qi stepped forward, cupped Su Ming's cheeks in her fair hands, and looked at him with utmost seriousness.

"When she appears on your character selection page, there is no other choice for her, nor is there a second ending."

The room fell into a deathly silence.

Bai Xinglan understood.

Although her expression remained normal, a deep-seated fear lingered in her eyes.

Fear is one of the most normal human emotions.

2026 is not a false year, but it is an unstable year.

The stability it presents at this moment is merely a fragile illusion.

It's like a book that's constantly being revised.

If the preceding plot is changed, all subsequent content must be updated accordingly.

The most terrifying thing is.

The original plot is known only to the author.

The characters in the book are completely unaware, and have no way of being aware.

After a long silence, Bai Xinglan broke the stillness. Although she tried to keep her tone light, her voice trembled slightly.

"Your Majesty, although I should not make a request of you."

"But if Your Majesty could witness a correction of the world line and see the time change in 2026, you should gain something new."

"Therefore, Your Majesty, please... choose me."

Bai Xinglan bowed.

But her shoulders were trembling uncontrollably.

It is not death.

It disappeared.

It is being forgotten by the whole world.

From then on, only Su Ming remembered her past.

Su Ming remained silent, simply lowering his head to light a cigarette.

He rarely smokes because Wen Qi dislikes the smell of smoke.

But at this moment, no one will say anything to him.

This choice was far too cruel for Bai Xinglan.

To completely strip a living, breathing person with a complete life and emotions from the world, erasing all traces of them.

Although Wen Qi and Shen Wanyu had both experienced it, they had experienced it in the past, which was already a predetermined ending, and there was no other way but to accept it.

"Your Majesty, please give me some time to settle my last personal matters."

As Su Ming watched her leave, Bai Xinglan slowly walked away.

The lights outside were on, and her colleagues, as always, greeted her with smiles.

Some colleagues also came to inquire about the preparations for Su Ming's subsequent physical examination.

Although she knew that all of this would be meaningless, she still carefully answered her colleagues' various questions and meticulously explained the team's subsequent work arrangements.

Finally, she returned to her lounge and dialed her home phone.

The phone rang twice before being answered, and my mother's familiar and warm voice came through the receiver.

"Xinglan, it's so late, what happened?"

In an instant, all the composure she had been maintaining crumbled.

Warm tears welled up in her eyes without warning and slid down her fair cheeks.

Bai Xinglan tried hard to suppress the sob in her voice and said in a relaxed manner, "Mom, I'm fine. I just suddenly missed you all."

A mother's slightly reproachful voice came from the other end of the phone: "If you miss us, come home more often. You're a grown woman, don't be so sentimental."

"When you come back, your dad and I will make your favorite local chicken rice noodles."

"The other day your dad was complaining that you're too busy with work, and you don't even have time to find a partner, let alone rest."

"Daughter, Mom will tell you."

"A few days ago, your Aunt Wang's son became an Awakened One. He's very powerful now and has joined the Anomaly Management Bureau."

"When you come back, I'll introduce you two."

Bai Xinglan listened quietly.

These everyday tedious blind date stories that usually annoy her now sound so heartwarming and touching.

She raised her hand to wipe away her tears and said with a smile.

"Mom, I have to go now, I have things to do."

"Don't worry about your partner."

"Someone wants your daughter."

"He's countless times more capable than Aunt Wang's son."

"I'll bring him home to meet you when I have the chance."

"besides."

"You and Dad, take good care of yourselves and eat on time, especially Dad, tell him to smoke less."

With tears in her eyes, she smiled as she finished making that last phone call.

She had so much to say, but she couldn't say too much, or she would be noticed.

I looked up at the pristine white ceiling.

Should we take it home and have a look?

The king is a very nice person, and also very handsome.

But will you still remember me when you go back next time?

inside the room.

Su Ming is reading about all of Bai Xinglan's experiences from childhood to adulthood.

She has been a person of excellent character since childhood, with a gentle and approachable personality, and is never short of friends.

Through their own hard work, they were admitted to their desired top universities.

He pursued graduate and doctoral studies, deeply exploring the field of mental health.

At a young age, he became one of the top psychologists in the Dragon Kingdom. Later, he was exceptionally recruited by the Bureau of Abnormalities and eventually became his exclusive medical team leader.

This almost perfect girl, who embodies the spirit of life, will be completely erased from the world without leaving a trace, as if she had never existed, once he clicks the confirm button.

Only then did Su Ming understand the cruelty of destiny.

Wen Qi noticed Su Ming's emotions, stepped forward, took his hand gently, and said, "Su Ming, you need to understand, it wasn't you who chose us."

"Instead, we chose you."