Yunyu opened his eyes again after he was unconscious for a while. He felt that his head was being hammered repeatedly, and his gaze was a bit blurry. Long Shen really went all out that he almost killed him.

[Where am I now?] Yunyu asked Pupa.

[Pupa: You are in the hospital VIP ward. You have a fractured nose, fractured cheekbones, and almost died out of shock because you had been punched too many times.]

[… Long Shen is really crazy.]

[Pupa: And who made him become a deranged madman who is addicted to killing himself like this?]

[Okay, Pupa, you don't need to pit me like that. You know I've tried my best!]

[Pupa: Your pettiness always makes everything worse, like seriously.]

Yunyu turned his head to the left and saw a handsome man sitting on the sofa. He crossed his arm and closed his eyes, sleeping peacefully. He had a stubble around his chin and jawline, showing us that he had been waiting here for days.

Yunyu tried to move by himself, but his body was ached all over, "Ouch!"

Long Shen woke up when he heard a movement and saw that Tian Dong was finally conscious. He shook his head and sauntered towards Tian Dong. He took a seat beside Tian Dong. With his deep eyes, he asked, "Since you're finally conscious, you can answer me now, right? Tell me, why did you say that I cannot return? Do you know about my secret?"

          …

[This guy… not only had beat me up until I'm half-dead, but he is also heartless enough to ask me such question after I woke up. He is so coldhearted, making me want to pinch his heart again and—"

[Pupa: Your pettiness is showing again. Remember, the more you are being petty, the more you will worsen the situation. Try to be an adult just once and ignore his rudeness just once.]

Hearing the advice from Pupa, Yunyu finally tried to calm himself down for once. Although he wanted to stir more drama, he also needed to remember there was no good coming out of it. Thus, Yunyu took a deep breath and immersed himself again as Tian Dong.

"B—Brother Long… I don't know what you are talking about…" Tian Dong said weakly. "I think you've misheard—uck!"

Long Shen put his hand on Tian Dong's neck and pressed it, so it would make Tian Dong struggled to breathe, "Tell me now, or I will not spare you any more. You know something, right?"

Knowing there was no way out, Yunyu was thinking about a good lie for Long Shen. Since he couldn't outright tell Long Shen that he was James Grind.

"B—Brother Long, I… I had a dream…"

Long Shen finally loosened his hand on Tian Don's neck and asked, "A dream?"

"Yes… I had a dream that you are killing yourself over and over to meet a man in an alternate world…" Tian Dong said. "The man was a gorgeous man that would definitely shake the whole country, and you loved him so much. Your name in that world is Long Zhen, the mafia overlord, right?"

"How could you—" Long Shen was stupefied. He thought this kid was just bluffing, but he actually guessed his identity as Long Zhen correctly.

"But there is a reason why you cannot be with him. Actually, he told me the reason why…"

"It's because he is no longer in that world. Master Long Zhen, your beloved James Grind is no longer in that world," Tian Dong explained. "Even if you have successfully jumped into that world again, you will not see the same James Grind." 

Long Shen was stunned by this guy's deadly accuracy. "T—Then, where is he now? How can I meet him? I really want to meet him, no matter how!" Long Shen grabbed Tian Dong's desperately. Tian Dong winced in pain, and he shook his head. 

"James Grind is in this world, but he told me in my dream that he will never meet you again," Tian Dong said.

Long Shen deflated instantly, "My Jamie will not see me again? Am I really unredeemable in his eyes? I… I really want to apologize to him, I will beg for his apology, I—"

[Well, bruh, you literally beat me until I'm half dead. Do you think I will pat you and say that I've forgiven you, you have done a great job, and I am definitely not angry?]

[Pupa: Your pettiness is showing again.]

[That's not pettiness! He literally beat me to near death!]

Long Shen was wailing over his fate. He truly loved James Grind. He even killed himself many times just to see him again. But now that someone had told him everything was useless, he lost all his strength to live.

Long Shen stood up and walked towards the window. He didn't know if this would make him restart again, but since there was no use in living anymore, he could lessen the pain by dying over and over. Maybe someday, he would be dead for real.

Because if James Grind didn't want to see him anymore, then there was no use in staying in this world.

[Aish, he is going to kill himself again after I said that?]

[Pupa: You think? He is killing himself over and over to meet you again. Now you shot down all his hope, then he has no motivation to live anymore.]

Tian Dong struggled to call Long Shen, "Brother Long, don't do it!"

Long Shen looked at Tian Dong with a bitter smile, "My Jamie doesn't want to see me anymore. Why would I continue to live? I hope I can really die in this. I don't want to suffer anymore…"

[Aish, so dramatic lah! I am right here! You cutiepie, gorgeous, beautiful, handsome, perfect, kindhearted, pure James Grind is in front of you! Badly beaten because you are stupid and crazy as fuck! What is the use of that handsome face, rather than being crazy as fuck, you should fuck me crazy instead!]

[Pupa: I know you have been waiting to say that last sentence, right?]

[Hehe, don't blame me, the author gives me an idea.]

[Pupa: What?]

[What?]

Tian Dong struggled to prop his body, and he tried to stop Long Shen, "Brother Long… James Grind said to me in my dream that he might reconsider seeing you again in this world, but with few requirements."

Long Shen stopped his step towards the window. He rushed towards Tian Dong again and asked hurriedly, "W—What's the requirements?! Do I need to kill myself again? Do I need to kill someone? Tell me, I will do anything!"

[Whoa, whoa! Hold on, psycho! Is his brain wired differently or what? I bet he will believe anything that I said… hold up!]

[Pupa: I can sense it. You are going to mess this up again, right?]

[What is his current Ragemeter?]

[Pupa: Ragemeter is 90%.]

[That high?! Does he hate me that much?!]

[Pupa: No, he doesn't hate you as Tian Dong or James Grind. He hates himself for cheating on James Grind and unable to save him when James Grind got shot. Basically, his self-hate is so enormous that he could blow up with a small trigger. To think about it again, he is indeed a madman.]

[So, to save him, I need to make him accept himself and feel loved again?]

[Pupa: You need to make him fall in love again and forget James Grind to forgive himself and his pain. He doesn't need to necessarily fall in love with you, although, since you are his true love in this world, then it should be a lot easier.]

[What?! That is theoretically and practically impossible!]

[Pupa: Well, if you can make him fall in love with you as Tian Dong, then the world will be completed. No other way.]

[… Maybe I should've skip him.]

Tian Dong cleared his throat. He stared at Long Shen, whose handsome face was full of strange obsession. "Do you really want to see James Grind again, Brother Long?"

"I do. I will do anything to see him again!" Long Shen answered desperately. "Just tell me the way!"

Tian Dong smiled at Long Shen, then he answered, "James Grind told me in the dream that he will see you again after you changed as a better man. He wants you to feel love again, but not with him…"

"Brother Long Shen, he wants you to fall in love again… with someone else."