“Don’t be nervous. I’m just chatting.” Vermilion Bird lit another cigarette with a smile. “You’re the only one without an S Chip on our team. I want to hear a different perspective.”0

Gao Yang didn’t respond.0

“I know you believe everything you’re seeing to be fake, that we’re merely figments of your imagination. You’ve never really trusted us.”0

“I’m sorry,” Gao Yang admitted openly. “I cannot and do not dare to believe this world, or everything will be a joke—what I believe in, the effort I’ve made, the sacrifices, what I love, what I’ve lost.”0

Vermilion Bird’s gaze softened as she considered his...0