School, Library.
Qiao Suisui was searching on the computer, she hadn't given up on finding a way to re-enter the game world; she had sent an email to customer service who had invited her for the beta test, awaiting a response. Then she searched for any clues related to the game using various platforms and search tools but came up empty-handed.
Just as she was about to close the pages in disappointment, a chat box popped up out of nowhere.
[Don't look back.]
[Stop searching for related keywords.]
Qiao Suisui thought it was spam and was about to click the cross when several more messages started pinging in the chat box. Her eyes skimmed over them, and she froze in her chair.
[Have you sat on the red chair?]
[We are the same.]
[Stop looking around; I'm not next to you.]
[I'm 001.]
Just a few short messages had Qiao Suisui's heart racing.