Seeing the expression on Yan Huan's face, Meow sighed and said,

"But, Yan Huan, changing the past isn't child's play.

"I can't guarantee success, and even if it succeeds... who knows what impact it will have on the present, meow!

"Look, just like Bai Yi, he ended up playing himself out of existence!"

Yan Huan lowered his gaze and said softly,

"I know."

"..."

"So, what's your plan, anything to be cautious about?"

"Yes, meow, but anyway, the first step is to go to the if line and stay there for a day, so we can talk about it then, meow... Oh, and by the way, at least two Universal Keys are needed!"

Two Universal Keys?

Yesterday when I came back, Yan Huan told Meow that he could get them.

The specific method is to buy them using Crab Coins at the Demon Shop.

[Universal Key: Crab Coins*5]

Yes, a month ago, after struggling for half a day, I got 10 coins, plus one plucked from the if line, totaling 11 coins.

And now, I'm going back to before it all started.

If only I could pluck a few more from the if line...

"Ding～" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Though thinking this way, Yan Huan decisively bought two Universal Keys.

The next second, he opened his eyes, with two keys glowing with a golden hue already in his hand.

"Good, now we just wait, meow!"

Meow nodded, jumped onto the bed, and looked at his phone,

"Wait a dozen more minutes, 4:44, we'll depart on time!"

"Okay..."

Yan Huan fell silent, sitting on the bed, quietly listening to the lively sounds downstairs.

With his enhanced physique, he can easily bypass the wall insulation and hear the sounds inside the villa.

"Lanlan, pass me the soy sauce!"

"Ah, okay..."

"Hey, thinking about it, that kid is already 19, it happened in the blink of an eye..."

"Yeah, we're all getting old..."

"Old? We're still youthful and beautiful～"

"Haha, you're quite optimistic..."

It's the voices of his mother and Aunt Ye in the kitchen.

Speaking of which, it's the first time Yan Huan saw Aunt Ye with such an expression.

When Aunt Ye was down in her younger days, his mother must have always stood by her side like this.

Not sure, after changing Bai Yi's disappearance in the past, will the parents still...

"The cake is coming, lend a hand... Oh wow, it's heavy."

"Ah, I'm coming, Sakuragi!"

"Hey, Yuanlina! Can someone come over?! You can't let her sneak a bite! Wait for the President to arrive before cutting!!"

"Honestly... I've got her! Yahashi!"

"Coming, let me see... Ah, Vice President Sakuragi, couldn't you just buy one with '19' written on it? Sticking 19 candles feels too old-fashioned..."

"Eh, is it really old-fashioned?!"

It's the voice of the student council in the living room.

Indeed, the spring semester... should I continue running for election?

It's not about wanting to be President, but wanting to spend time with them every week at school.

But who knows, will changing the past cause a series of chain reactions with the modifier?

If the ring finger acts up again after returning, or causes the resolved modifier to...

Then the election next semester...

"Tap tap... click click..."

The voices of a few other hosts faintly come through.

An Le discusses her new comic, Aria talks about almost finishing her summer vacation homework, Tong Yingying is considering the location of the new bar...

Sakuragi Hitomi is dismantling the cake, while nearby, the reactions of others can be heard,

"Wow, this is so pretty!"

"It's really beautiful..."

"Xiao Huan will definitely be surprised when he comes down..."

Upon hearing this, Yan Huan opened his eyes, suddenly curious about the cake's appearance.

He just planned to ask the Meow in his arms to go down and take a look for him, but then he heard the window being lightly tapped,

"Knock knock～"

Yan Huan turned his head and saw Ye Shiyu standing on the balcony outside the window, expressionless, looking at him.

"Sister Shiyu?!"

"..."

Ye Shiyu tilted her head slightly, just pointed at the closed window.

Yan Huan quickly stood up with Meow in his arms, went and opened the window,

"Why are you... not using the door, climbing up here?"

"...Because, going up the stairs would make them notice."

Ye Shiyu paused for a second and explained.

"..."

Yan Huan couldn't help but laugh, while Ye Shiyu remained still, just looking at the Meow in his arms.

"..."

The human and cat exchanged glances, then Meow silently shrank back into Yan Huan's arms, but still kept watching her.

A look of "what can you do about me, big sister?"

But the next second, Yan Huan opened the window wider,

"Come in first, Sister Shiyu."

"Meow?!"

Seeing Ye Shiyu start to climb in, Meow widened his eyes, Hakimi's brain working fast, immediately jumped down from Yan Huan's arms.

"..."

And Ye Shiyu walked in, seeing Meow dive under the bed where she couldn't reach, and then put her lifted foot back down.

She looked at Yan Huan and said,

"Xiao Huan, I... I've prepared a birthday gift for you."

"What?"

Oh right, before coming up, his mom mentioned she put a gift here, but he didn't see it when he came up.

"Rustle... rustle..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Shiyu's eyes flashed evasively for a moment.

Then, she gently raised her hand and pressed the button on her shirt.

The next second, she softly unbuttoned a few buttons, revealing the black lace inside...

"Hey hey hey!"

Seeing this, Yan Huan quickly reached out to hold down her hand from unbuttoning, eyes wide open asking,

"Sister Shiyu, you..."

"..."

Ye Shiyu seemed somewhat embarrassed, still expressionless, but a flush appeared on her face,

"Back then... on the beach, Xiao Huan wasn't... that time, I... I was really scared and wasn't ready yet..."