My Exclusive Dream World Adventures
Chapter 299 - Chapter 299 Go back 299 times

Chapter 299: Go back 299 times Chapter 299: Go back 299 times Time just passed like this, uneventfully.

Unbeknownst to him, Chen Xu had entered the dream state for the thirty-first year.

This day, Chen Xu timed his visit to the location of the Life Support Chamber. Before coming, he had shaved his beard and trimmed his hair to make himself look younger.

In the dream, he was approaching sixty, and although he had used technology to delay aging, he could clearly see wrinkles beginning to form on his face when he looked in the mirror recently.

In recent years, he had paid more and more attention to his personal appearance, never wanting to meet them looking unkempt.

It’s often said, familiarity breeds contempt and passion fades after long periods together. However, Chen Xu didn’t feel that way. Perhaps it was because each meeting was too brief, spending only one year together before parting for another two years.

They say, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder,” and Chen Xu always found himself particularly excited when it was time for them to come online. Just like now.

As he was thinking this, he saw the light on Luo Xiyun’s Life Support Chamber turn on.

“She’s here.”

She was always punctual, neither a day early nor a day late. Whatever day she went offline, she would be back online two years later on the same day.

He waited another ten or so minutes until the indicator light turned green, and the Life Support Chamber slowly stood upright. He could see Luo Xiyun lying inside.

She looked no different from two years ago, a function of the Life Support Chamber, which slowed aging for the person inside. Altogether, Luo Xiyun had spent nine years in the dream state, now just over thirty, looking almost the same as before but with a more mature charm.

Luo Xiyun had already opened her eyes and walked out of the Life Support Chamber towards him.

“You’re here,” Chen Xu greeted her with a smile.

Luo Xiyun didn’t speak, just looked at him, continuously walking until she stopped in front of him. As she looked, her eyes began to redden, and she reached out her hand, touching his face and the wrinkles around his eyes.

Chen Xu held her hand and laughed, “Missing me that much after just one day?”

For him in the dream, two years had passed, but for Luo Xiyun, only one day, precisely sixteen hours, had gone by.

Luo Xiyun could see the changes in Chen Xu immediately. He seemed to have aged ten years overnight, it was not just the few new wrinkles on his face, his entire charisma was different.

“Let’s go back, okay? It’s been thirty years, we’ve learned enough, haven’t we…” Her voice became more urgent as she spoke.

Chen Xu hugged her, saying, “Alright, I promise you, after this time, we’ll end this dream.”

Just like she said, it had been over thirty years, and they had learned almost everything needed. Besides, he had to admit that as his body grew older, his learning efficiency had greatly diminished. Continuing here was merely to spend more time with them.

He knew well that once back in reality, it would be hard to be together as leisurely as now. They would face pressures and difficulties from all sides.

Luo Xiyun would have no excuse, nor could she deceive herself any longer to stay by his side.

Yang Jinxia would return to her company to resume her role as the leader of the large conglomerate.

Bai Jinxuan would return to being a big star, and seeing her would not be easy.

That kind of reality was somewhat helpless, but it was exactly what he needed to face.

……

“I’ve made porridge, have some to get your stomach used to it again.”

After returning to the living area, Luo Xiyun first went back to her room to shower and change clothes. When she came out, Chen Xu was carrying a pot of porridge.

Lying in the Life Support Chamber for two years had somewhat affected her body’s functions. He knew very well how to speed up recovery, having done it dozens of times.

Luo Xiyun, now dressed in a skirt, sipped the porridge gently. Having spent two years in the Life Support Chamber, her complexion was a bit pale, and her eyes looked somewhat dull; only after a bowl of hot porridge did some color return to her cheeks.

Chen Xu looked at her smooth, delicate skin and felt a tinge of emotion stir within him. After all, she was now thirty-five, looking no different from her twenties except for a more mature aura.

That was the merit of the aging-delaying technology. Previously, he hadn’t thought of learning medical knowledge because the threshold was too high, and without a background in medicine, it was difficult to make use of.

However, now he realized how crucial this technology was, not for making money, but for himself and the women around him. Without experiencing it personally, one couldn’t truly understand how terrifying aging could be.

His body was now over fifty, maintained by aging-delaying technology, functioning better than most forty-year-old men, except for some additional wrinkles around the eyes.

By comparison, women definitely cared more about aging issues than men, and keeping them perpetually youthful was more important than anything else.

After decades had passed, he was already considering matters several decades into the future.

“Want some more?”

Seeing her finished, Chen Xu asked.

Luo Xiyun shook her head, “No, thank you.”

“Then go back to your room and rest,” Chen Xu said, picking up the bowl to head to the kitchen.

Luo Xiyun grabbed his hand, “I want to be with you.”

Chen Xu smiled, put down what he was holding, and said, “Then let’s watch a movie.”

“Yes, I’ll listen to you.”

They then sat on the couch, and Chen Xu waved his hand, casting a dim light around him, followed by the appearance of a pale blue orb of light. This was AR technology, also known as augmented reality technology.

After the orb dispersed, numerous windows appeared, and Chen Xu randomly selected a romantic comedy film.

As the opening credits finished, he saw a snowy mountain with snowflakes falling, all appearing very real.

Ten minutes later, Luo Xiyun held his arm, leaning on his shoulder and fell asleep. He turned down the volume to avoid waking her, then looked down at her face, sighing softly to himself.

This woman’s stubbornness indeed left him helplessly bemused.

Nine years, and she had used one excuse or another to stay with him back-to-back for nine years, becoming used to various physical contacts like a couple, yet she stubbornly refused to take the last step.

In reality, he knew he had no chance, finding it hard even to spend alone time with her, let alone stay together for a long time.

After so many years, he felt somewhat disheartened; if all these years hadn’t changed her mind, what could be different after waking up?

He watched the movie in front of him, his mind not really on it.

Perhaps it was his aging body making him a bit more sentimental, as lately, he found himself waxing nostalgic more and more.