Chapter 479 The Amnesiac CEO Falls for Me

Chapter 479 The Amnesiac CEO Falls for Me

"Huo-ge!"

The young female player sitting next to Lian Xiangyu raised her hand towards Huo Lang, her tone brimming with unmistakable delight and excitement, like long-lost friends meeting again. Her smile appeared warm and bright under the dim lamplight.

"I never expected you to be participating in this game too!" The girl's long hair slid over her shoulders with her movement, smooth as silk, shimmering faintly under the crystal chandelier's light. She was a very pretty girl, but her gaze was anything but timid.

Huo Lang nodded slightly, smiling in response to her enthusiastic greeting. "Ning Yi."

His tone was gentle and casual, as if this was their usual form of greeting. Then, he tilted his head slightly and explained in a low voice to Su Bai, "This Miss Ning is a renowned powerhouse among the players in Qingliu City."

Huo Lang didn't elaborate further, maintaining his usual caution. He clearly wouldn't easily reveal others' secrets; even when dealing with familiar players, this restrained behavior remained unchanged.

Ning Yi's gaze inadvertently fell upon Su Bai, and she paused slightly, a flicker of admiration flashing in her eyes. Perhaps feeling her stare was impolite, Ning Yi quickly averted her eyes, refocusing on Huo Lang.

"Calling me directly by my name, aren't you afraid of breaking character for the audition script?" She looked at Huo Lang with a raised eyebrow and a smile, her tone playful and teasing. "After all, right now I'm not Ning Yi, but the female lead of this audition script."

Although this was Su Bai's first time meeting Huo Lang and Ning Yi, and he couldn't get a word in edgewise between these two old acquaintances, he did feel that the atmosphere among players in Qingliu City was somewhat different from Honghuai City's—seemingly more relaxed?

In response to Ning Yi's question, Huo Lang scratched his head, then looked down and flipped through the script in his hand. A helpless expression appeared on his round face. "I am... the butler of this villa? The butler?"

Huo Lang's tone suggested that, compared to entering the Nightmare Game, drawing the role of butler was even more of a letdown for him.

"Actually, it can't be helped. We discussed it earlier. The role you draw might be related not only to your own gender but also to the order of entering the villa," Ning Yi comforted him. "The earlier a player enters, the more important the role they get. Mr. Lian and I were the first to enter the villa. When we were looking at the script under the streetlamp, there was nothing written on it yet. But after entering the villa, the script suddenly contained content related to the female and male leads."

"Didn't you just say not to break character for the audition script?" Huo Lang looked at Ning Yi, who had just blurted out so much.

"And I was just pulling your leg earlier." Ning Yi pointed at the wall clock. The hands ticked audibly, particularly clear in the silent hall. The clock face was covered in a thin layer of dust, as if time itself had become blurred here.

"It's fine, the audition doesn't start until eight o'clock. It's just..." She chuckled lightly. "Who knows if the eight o'clock here refers to morning or night?"

Ning Yi tossed the script back onto the table, casually tidied the strands of hair falling over her shoulders, and said, "We can discuss this mission while we have time. Even though it's only a two-day game, it's better to be cautious."

Her voice was clear, radiating decisiveness and competence.

However, as Ning Yi's gaze swept over Lian Xiangyu and the other players one by one, her brow furrowed slightly, as if she sensed something was off—their eyes had never left the doorway, their expressions looked both shocked and delighted, a complex, hard-to-pin-down emotion swirling in their eyes.

"Do you all know Huo Lang too?" Ning Yi asked, puzzled, a trace of confusion in her tone. Perhaps she felt that even if Huo Lang was well-known, it shouldn't cause people to lose their composure like this.

"Ahem, yes, yes, we've heard of him long ago." Lian Xiangyu stood up like a schoolkid caught off guard, his hands fidgeting awkwardly, unsure where to place them. "My name is Lian Xiangyu... I'm v-very happy to participate in this game with everyone."

The tips of Lian Xiangyu's ears flushed slightly red, like a small animal backed into a corner, panicked and at a loss. Who would have thought this guy was once a playboy who lived for thrills in the real world?

Watching this scene, Su Bai also felt somewhat helpless. If he remembered correctly, this guy Lian Xiangyu was a renowned powerhouse on the leaderboards, a rumored rising star possessing the powerful Beast Form ability. Yet now he was acting like a nervous wreck.

Huo Lang glanced at Lian Xiangyu, his eyes clearly showing some surprise.

"Lian Xiangyu?" He repeated thoughtfully, "I think I've seen this name on the leaderboards, but... perhaps it's just someone with the same name."

Even with Huo Lang's extensive experience, it was difficult to connect the flustered young man before him with the top-tier player on the leaderboards.

Huo Lang helplessly flipped through the script in his hand. When he saw the title, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch. "So the name of this drama is *The Amnesiac CEO Falls for Me*?"

"Seriously?" The other female player sitting opposite Lian Xiangyu also let out an exaggerated sigh. She had lovely features, but her brow furrowed with weary resignation as she rolled her eyes dramatically. "Do we really have to act out this thing?"

Huo Lang studied the script, his brow furrowed. "My part only has the butler's introduction, not even any lines. The whole thing reads more like a character profile, recording his personality, hobbies, and some habits."

He looked up at everyone and continued asking, "Do any of you know what this play is about?"

"I, I..." Lian Xiangyu opened his mouth as if to answer, but the words died on his lips. He stammered, unable to articulate anything. The expression of Mr. Lian Xiangyu—the legendary figure possessing the powerful Beast Form ability, even able to let his teammates use Beast Form, making everyone believe he would one day lead a Beast Form army to become a new force among Nightmare World players—was even more flustered than before. He could barely string a sentence together smoothly.

Ning Yi glanced at him, a flicker of confusion in her eyes, but she quickly composed herself and took over the explanation. "Our scripts are slightly more detailed, but they only have an additional plot outline."

As she flipped through the papers in her hand, Ning Yi said, "Actually, the name of this script makes it pretty obvious. It's about an amnesiac CEO falling in love with an ordinary girl. The characters' names in the story have all been replaced with our own names."

"According to the plot outline, the young master played by Lian Xiangyu originally had a fiancée from a suitable family, they were compatible and genuinely fond of each other. That's Miss Shen Donger sitting over there." Ning Yi gestured towards the beautiful woman on the opposite sofa who looked utterly resigned to her fate. "However, on one occasion, Young Master Lian was successfully ambushed by external enemies of the family. He was seriously injured and collapsed in the wilderness, where he was found and taken home by the female lead... that is, me."

"After waking up, Young Master Lian lost his memory. After spending some time with me... well, feelings developed between us. But soon, Young Master Lian's father... that's Mr. Wu Hang sitting over there... tracked him down."

Father?

"Ahem!"

Su Bai glanced at Wu Hang, who stood motionless over there. He was so speechless he stumbled in place.