Chapter 1..The Pages of Fate
Liang Chen sat in the endless void.
Or at least, that's what it felt like.
No walls. No ceiling. No sound.
Only the book.
Dark Web Photographers.
He ran his fingers over the rough cover. It felt… real. Too real.
His thoughts raced.
He had died in the real world.
His soul was inside a book.
Zhao Rui and Liang Yue were moving on without him.
His chest tightened. "Is this hell?"
Then, the book flipped open on its own.
Pages rustled violently, stopping on one chapter.
Chapter 1: A Beautiful and Peaceful Day
Liang Chen's eyes widened.
It was his story—where it all began. The day Zhao Rui got him a part-time job.
The words shifted before his eyes.
His breath caught. "What the—"
The sentence rewrote itself.
Two high school students walked home, laughing together.
One turned to the other and said:
"I arranged another part-time job for you."
Liang Chen felt his own voice echoing in his
head.
He remembered saying those words.
His hands clenched into fists. "This isn't just a book."
It was… alive.
And it was rewriting itself.
The book flipped again, skipping ahead.