I can rewind time to prevent death

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From the time Yan Junze had sent his mother out of the residential complex to his return, the Back-faced Woman had already climbed one more floor. Yet, she still stood at the midpoint of the corner landing, facing the wall and turning her back on the stairway corner.

"Are you deliberately toying with me?" Yan Junze lowered his head, considering whether he should complete the task of "Look at Her Face."

After a moment, he lifted his head. Given that he did not have full confidence in the situation at hand, he decided not to tackle the task graded "hair-raising (low)" just yet.

He had already set up the Rewind; he'd go up first and say it. If anything unexpected happened, it wouldn't be too late to activate the Rewind.

Resolute, Yan Junze happened to find the voice-activated lights extinguishing right at that moment. He gently stamped his foot to turn the voice-activated lights back on, then proceeded to climb the stairs again.

This time, without his mother being there, he ascended rapidly, reaching the corner of the staircase in no time, always mindful of the Back-faced Woman's movements.

Thankfully, the woman remained completely still as he passed by her.

Yan Junze quickened his pace, tiptoeing and springing up to the fourth floor in just a few strides, and hurried towards his home.

However, as he reached the corridor, footsteps echoed from behind.

A bizarre sense of palpitation followed right after.

He stopped in his tracks, and involuntarily glanced back, only to feel his legs and entire body go numb, his mind filled with a roar.

In front of Yan Junze's eyes, the Back-faced Woman, still with her back towards him, was stepping backward up the stairs with smooth movements, as if eyes were grown on her back, following him to the fourth floor.

"Could she be targeting me?"

A peculiar thought surfaced, but Yan Junze ignored the woman and rushed to the doorstep of his home, fumbling for his keys.

Because the action was somewhat dramatic, the noise was quite loud, turning on all the voice-activated lights in the corridor.

However, Yan Junze had no time to worry about that. As he took out his keys, he hurriedly glanced back to see the Back-faced Woman positioned at one end of the corridor, with her back still facing him.

She had not followed him upstairs.

Feeling slightly relieved, Yan Junze accurately inserted the key into the lock without the melodramatic events of dropping the keys on the floor in panic, or failing to find the keyhole, or trying several keys without success.

But the unexpected still met him inadvertently.

The moment he opened the door, inevitably, the door lock emitted a crisp "click" sound, which was especially piercing in the silent night.

Yan Junze flinched and immediately looked towards the Back-faced Woman at the end of the corridor.

She still stood there as if nothing had happened.

Just as Yan Junze's heart was beginning to ease, the Back-faced Woman's head suddenly twisted around one hundred and eighty degrees and looked his way.

Whoosh, Yan Junze pushed open his home's door, stepped inside in one stride, and slammed the door shut with a bang.

"Didn't see her, damn, if I'd been half a second slower, I would have definitely seen her face." Yan Junze's heart pounded like a drum as he stood behind the closed door, gasping for air.

His mother had obviously been worried about him earlier, which was why she seemed so conflicted and had spoken those words about coming back together.

To keep her from worrying, Yan Junze immediately made a phone call, whispering, "Mom, I'm home now, I didn't see the Back-faced Woman, yeah, I'm going to bed right away."

After reassuring Li Man, he hung up the phone. Yan Junze did not turn on the lights in his house but instead approached the living room window, peering out into the corridor lit by the lights outside.

He did not see the shadow of the Back-faced Woman walking backward.

After a while, all the voice-activated lights in the corridor went out, but if the Back-faced Woman were to follow, there should still be footsteps to be heard.

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Yan Junze didn't dare to turn on the lights, and as his heart rate gradually calmed down, he kept his breathing slow, laying by the window and listening intently. He strained his eyes in the dark until he was finally certain the Back-faced Woman hadn't followed him.

There were still less than ten minutes left until the Rewind time he had set for himself. If the Back-faced Woman really followed him to his doorstep, he would immediately choose to Rewind and do it all over again, making absolutely sure this woman couldn't fixate on his home door.

He sighed with relief. Only now did Yan Junze realize he was bursting with the urge to pee, but he still didn't turn on the lights. He walked into the bathroom and only then did he switch on the bathroom light.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

The next second, he jumped with fright.

Ke'er, in a red dress, was squatting by the toilet, facing away from the bathroom door, trembling intensely.

"Look at the state of you!" Yan Junze shook his head in disbelief, "That woman didn't follow."

"Hurry up and go out, I need to pee... "

As Yan Junze had just made it to the toilet and hadn't finished speaking yet, Ke'er stood up. But instead of leaving, she skillfully somersaulted onto his back, clinging firmly and motionless.

This kind of attachment was enough to bring viewers to tears and listeners to emotion.

In any case, at that moment, Yan Junze felt like he wanted to cry but had no tears.

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The next day was Sunday.

He slept soundly, deep and undisturbed, until two o'clock in the afternoon when he woke up.

After waking up, Yan Junze didn't plan to go out. Instead, he searched the news and found no reports about anything going on around Jianye Building. He copied all the videos he took the previous night onto his phone and sent them to Bao Jie for an initial edit.

When it came to video editing and production, Bao Jie was clearly very dedicated. She spent the whole day holed up at home, not stepping out. She sorted through last night's footage taken with the portable camera and Yan Junze's phone, according to the timeline, edited it, and prepared to take it to school the next day.

Li Man, his mother, came home in the afternoon, bringing with her some roasted chicken wings for her son.

On the couch, Yan Junze was watching TV and devouring the chicken wings when he received a rather strange phone call.

The phone displayed an overseas number, and a strange man's voice came through.

"Hello, who are you looking for?"

Having no relatives or friends overseas, Yan Junze was sure the caller had dialed the wrong number.

"I'm looking for... you," said the voice on the other end of the line, though seemingly uncertain.

"Looking for me?" Yan Junze puzzled, "Who are you?"

"There's something I want to discuss with you," the man's voice was urgent but he did not answer him.

"Sorry, I don't know you," said Yan Junze and hung up.

Li Man, who was busy in the kitchen with a spatula in hand, poked her head out and asked, "Who was that on the phone?"

Yan Junze replied, "Probably about an 8800 overseas card transaction, asking if it was my own charge."

"Fraudster, pure and simple!" Li Man affirmed with conviction, standing in the doorway to the kitchen. Your journey continues at empire

"Who's a fraudster?" Yan Daguo had just walked in, not even changing his shoes, he looked up and asked.

"Just got a call, saying I have an 8800 overseas..."

Yan Junze hadn't finished speaking when Yan Daguo interrupted him, his tone matching Li Man's exactly, "Fraudster, no doubt about it!"

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