Chapter 18 One of the Chosen Ones—Fu Yu

In her previous life, she was taken back by the Shen family, who then placed her under house arrest and did not send her to school, saying that they wanted her to adapt for a year before sending her to school.

She was confined to the top floor of a small villa for a year, and the thing she did most of the time was watch TV.

She remembered an episode about a 14-year-old prodigy. She couldn't recall the boy's name, but she remembered what he looked like.

She was very good-looking and beautiful, but she was a cripple.

Yes, he is a cripple.

That genius boy and the young man in the bed next to hers really do look a bit alike.

However, Qiao Qiao is not sure if it is the same person.

After all, the news she saw was six years later, and six years is enough time for a child in their growth period to change a lot.

[Master, it's him. His original name is Fu Yu. He entered university at fourteen, graduated with a doctorate at sixteen, and joined the School of Aerospace Engineering in the same year. He will become a leading figure in this field before he turns twenty-four.]

The childish voice rang in Qiao Qiao's mind again.

Qiao Qiao was startled by its sudden sound.

I just felt that this Source Tree was very strange, always suddenly appearing and then suddenly disappearing.

[Master, it's because your awakened consciousness in this world is too weak that I lack the mental strength to maintain contact with you.]

Consciousness?

Yes, although you have awakened in this world, this world has its own laws of operation. If your consciousness is not strong enough to challenge these laws, the world will continue to develop along its original trajectory.

To enhance your consciousness, you must approach the chosen ones of this world and gain their attention and favor, whether it be familial, friendly, or romantic. All of these can help you strengthen your consciousness.

[You can understand this consciousness as your sense of presence in this world. The more the Children of the World pay attention to you, the more they like you, and the more they recognize you, the stronger your sense of presence in this world becomes. When it becomes strong enough, the laws of the world have less and less power over you.]

The chosen one?

This is yet another new term.

Qiao Qiao didn't understand.

But the Source Tree in her mind quickly explained it to her.

The chosen one is a person with extraordinary global influence, capable of changing the world's格局 (geju, a concept encompassing destiny, character, and overall situation).

They typically possess extraordinary wisdom, exceptional talent, and remarkable leadership, enabling them to drive global development and change at crucial moments within their own limited sphere. [Note from Baidu]

"Is this Fu Yu also a chosen one?" Qiao Qiao asked in her mind.

Yes, Master, you can befriend him and gain his approval. The approval of the Chosen One will help you enhance your presence and consciousness in this world. The stronger your consciousness, the less the laws of this world can restrain your behavior.

The likes, attention, and approval of ordinary people in this world have a similar effect, but it's far less powerful than that of the chosen one.

Qiao Qiao understood this time.

No wonder she couldn't open her mouth when she wanted to tell Qiao Changdong about her rebirth; her words would automatically be muted. It seems the laws of this world were restricting her actions.

[Master, your consciousness is weak. I am one with you, so I am relatively weak as well. If I become too weak, I will go into hibernation.]

The reason I'm able to contact you now is because you've just gained Fu Yu's attention and favor; that's why I have the energy to do so.

Oh, I see.

Qiao Qiao suddenly realized.

No wonder it kept suddenly breaking down before.

but--

She could understand the attention, but liking... if she wasn't mistaken, this young man had been glaring at her!

Don't assume that just because she's young, she can't distinguish between likes and dislikes.

Qiao Qiao couldn't help but glance at the young boy not far away again. This time, the young boy didn't look over, but kept his head down.

Qiao Qiao withdrew her gaze and continued to seek answers from the Source Knowledge Tree in her mind.

"Then what about the purple-gold bracelet reshaping the timeline?"

This time, the Source Tree hesitated for a moment before answering: "Master, I don't know either."

All I know is that the bracelet wasn't a product of this small world. When you died in your previous life, your heart's blood accidentally dripped onto the bracelet, which is how it came to recognize its owner.

[It was also based on your dying wish that it helped you reshape the timeline.]

Upon hearing this, Qiao Qiao couldn't help but lower her head and touch the bracelet that Qiao Changdong had hidden under his sleeve.

This bracelet does seem to be quite special.

"Can I ask my dad about the origin of this bracelet?"

Yes, that's possible. As long as your actions don't involve future events that haven't occurred yet, the laws of the world can't detect any unusual behavior from you, and therefore won't restrict your actions.

[Once your consciousness strengthens to a certain level, even if the laws of the world detect it, they will no longer be able to restrict your actions.]

Yuan Shishu explained it very carefully, and Qiao Qiao understood it this time.

In short, the Qiao family is cannon fodder in the story, and she is also a minor cannon fodder. Even if she knows a lot about the future, she cannot change the original trajectory of this world before her consciousness becomes strong enough.

If you want to make a change, you need to strengthen your awareness of this world.

What she needs to do now is to strengthen herself and increase her influence in this world before the laws of the world detect her abnormality, so as to attract the attention and favor of the chosen one of this world.

In this way, she can enhance her consciousness, thereby reversing her fate and turning the tide against the fate of the Qiao family, who were destined to be cannon fodder.

After Qiao Qiao understood the cause and effect relationship, Qiao Changdong also returned with freshly boiled hot water.

He placed the basin on the table next to him and had Qiao Qiao tilt her little face up as he wiped the bloodstains around the gauze on her forehead.

But as he wiped, his gaze became somewhat strange.

The little one doesn't sleep well at night. Even though he was careful last night, she still managed to rub off some of the gauze bandage on her forehead.

The gauze was pushed back a little, and some of the edges and corners curled up.

The tiny, barely visible edge of the wound had already scabbed over.

Qiao Changdong put down the towel, cupped Qiao Qiao's little face, and lifted the gauze further inside. Sure enough, he saw that all the wounds inside had healed, leaving only a light pink scar.

how so?

Qiao Changdong was shocked.

Qiao Qiao noticed that Qiao Changdong was staring at her forehead without moving, which puzzled her. Just then, her wound started to itch, so she reached out and scratched it.

Her movements were sudden and swift, and Qiao Changdong couldn't stop her in time.

Then Qiao Qiao touched her forehead and felt a bald patch.

"???" Qiao Qiao.

She blinked.

Blink again.

The little hand scratched its head again.

The small expressions on his face began to crack inch by inch.

Excuse me--

Where is her hair?!