A cafe that blends into time

Make an End

Gary wasn't sure what Tammy meant.

"Forget it."

While Gary hesitated, Tammy couldn't wait any longer and said, "There's an empty taxi over there. I'll go call it."

"Get in."

Gary quickly grabbed Tammy, who was about to leave. His mind couldn't help but complain about her. With so many cars on the road, was she really going to jaywalk to call a taxi? Did she want to rush to reincarnate again? It was too dangerous.

"Thank you, Mr. York. Thank you so much. Let's hurry up and go!"

Tammy got into the car and quickly fastened her seatbelt.

The car door slammed shut, and Gary finally realized that he was really going to be someone's chauffeur, and that someone was his ex-girlfriend...

"I must be crazy..."

Gary muttered to himself as he pressed down on the accelerator.

To save face, Gary said expressionlessly, "Don't get the wrong idea. It's just on the way, so I'll give you a ride."

After saying this, Gary didn't feel relieved. Instead, he got a headache.

He only knew that Simon had a private villa in the southern suburbs, but he had no idea where exactly it was. Gary's companies were everywhere, and the entertainment industry wasn't his biggest venture. He rarely interfered in entertainment matters and certainly wouldn't spend too much time paying attention to a newly rising star.

"Cough—"

Pretending to be calm, Gary said, "Set up the navigation for me. The road conditions in the suburbs are complicated, and I don't know if there will be traffic jams. We shouldn't waste time."

"Okay." Tammy didn't have as many complications as Gary. She quickly entered the destination in the car's navigation system and chose the most unobstructed route.

According to the navigation, there were no traffic jams on the road, but the distance was long, so it was impossible to get there immediately.

Tammy clasped her hands together and kept checking the time. No one could see how worried she was.

Gary casually said, "Is there a stalker fan following Simon again? Don't worry. Simon is experienced and won't open the door for just anyone."

"No one is following Mr. ‌George," Tammy frowned. "But the situation is even worse."

Gary couldn't understand what Tammy was saying. They encountered a red light ahead, and the car stopped. Tammy immediately showed her phone to Gary.

Pointing to the video on her phone, Tammy said, "This is the surveillance video from the entrance of Mr. York's apartment. The two shadows that appear are the two stalker fans who were following Mr. York."

One of the stalker fans jumped to her death, and the other one ran away.

Tammy instinctively thought that the stalker fan who ran away might be Assistant Lucy.

Assistant Lucy and Simon had the same remaining time above their heads. At the hospital gate, Tammy had witnessed Assistant Lucy following Simon. If Tammy hadn't chased them into the stairwell at that time, Simon and Assistant Lucy might have already died together.

Regarding the matter of Assistant Lucy following Simon, Assistant Lucy denied it and even looked guilty.

All of these things made Tammy feel that Assistant Lucy was very suspicious.

However, when she saw the surveillance video, Tammy suddenly realized that the stalker fan who ran away had absolutely no connection with Assistant Lucy.

Tammy said, "Their footsteps are different."

"What?" Gary didn't understand. Footsteps?

The surveillance video was very dark, and almost nothing could be seen clearly. Besides, it was silent, and no sound could be heard at all.

Tammy didn't need to hear the sound. Just by looking at the video and seeing how the two stalker fans walked, she was already certain that their footsteps were definitely different from Assistant Lucy's.

"And these photos." Tammy didn't have time to explain too much. She continued to scroll through her phone and showed it to Gary, saying, "These are photos of Simon accompanying Assistant Lucy to see a psychologist. But..."

The photos were from a dashboard camera, which clearly recorded the time and location. It was also specially marked that Simon was accompanying Assistant Lucy to see a psychologist.

However, as Tammy scrolled through the information, she suddenly noticed a detail.

Tammy said, "I found that several of the times are incorrect. It was supposed to be the time when Simon accompanied Assistant Lucy to see a psychologist, but Assistant Lucy was on business trips three times and wasn't even in the city."

That meant that those three times, Simon went to the psychological clinic alone.

Gary finally caught on to the problem and said, "Are you saying that Simon might have some psychological issues and needs to see a doctor?"

Tammy nodded.

Simon went to see a psychologist without the knowledge of his agent and company. There was no information in the materials mentioning that Simon had any psychological issues. Everyone evaluated him as outgoing and gentle, and fans also liked his persona.

However, as a suddenly popular star, the pressure on Simon was probably unimaginable to ordinary people. Just as Gary had said, Simon was just a popular idol, and it was questionable whether he could remain popular even after one winter. Without background or connections, anyone with some capital could silently bury him, and fans would quickly forget about him.

The enormous pressure made Simon feel suffocated every day, especially recently...

Recently, there was an incident of a stalker fan jumping to her death. The young girl had died a b****y death right in front of him. A large number of haters finally found a breakthrough and crazily swarmed in, crazily tearing at him.

That afternoon, at the hospital gate, Tammy saw Assistant Lucy following Simon, with less than 10 minutes of remaining life above their heads.

At that time, Tammy thought it was Assistant Lucy, the stalker, who wanted to harm Simon.

But now, it seemed that Tammy had guessed wrong.

The reason why Assistant Lucy was secretly following Simon was not to harm him, but out of concern and worry about him, wanting to protect him.

The one who really wanted to "put an end to it" was Simon.

At that time...

Simon hung his head and walked along the staircase, his steps hurried yet unusually heavy.

He climbed step by step, with the destination being the rooftop terrace of the Municipal Central Hospital.

It's lonely at the top, and that's certainly true.

Simon had reached the peak that others could only dream of, but who could stay at the top forever?

He was too tired.

Too tired...

Always having to guard against the danger of slipping from the peak, it was better to...

Better to jump down voluntarily.

From then on, he would no longer hear any praise or curses, no longer have to worry, no longer have to wander...

——00:09:53

Tammy couldn't listen to Simon's suicidal thoughts at that time, but she saw his suddenly decreasing remaining time.

Because of Tammy's sudden appearance, Assistant Lucy, who was following Simon, had to hide, and Simon's intention to go to the rooftop terrace was disrupted. He had to change his plan and returned to the hospital ward on the 5th floor.

At that moment, Simon's remaining time had increased, but only from 9 minutes to more than 20 hours.

Tammy couldn't truly save Simon's remaining time because she couldn't break his suicidal mindset.

Tammy said, "Mr. ‌George is very dangerous. I'm afraid he will act impulsively when he's overwhelmed by thoughts..."

It wasn't that someone else wanted to harm Simon, but that Simon had suicidal thoughts.

Everyone's remaining time is not fixed, and fluctuations exist all the time. If Simon really wanted to commit suicide, then his remaining time...

10 hours?

10 minutes?

Or even 10 seconds, it's all possible.

Especially in the afternoon, when reporters and fans found their way to the hospital, it was likely to stimulate the emotionally unstable Simon again.

The red light turned green, and Gary immediately stepped on the gas, driving quickly towards Simon's villa.

Following his ex-girlfriend to save someone who wanted to commit suicide...

Gary realized that he had made a hasty decision and actually got on Tammy's "sinking ship". What's more ridiculous was that the person now steering this sinking ship was none other than Gary himself...

"We're here! Mr. York, stop the car, it's here!" Tammy said excitedly, "I'll go and knock on the door now!"

The suburbs were windy. Although the villa looked somewhat ordinary, the location was too remote and desolate, giving a somewhat eerie first impression. If it weren't for evading reporters and fans, no one would probably buy a house in such a place.

Tammy didn't think too much and ran to Simon's door, starting to knock hard and shouting, "Simon? Mr. ‌George?"

"Mr. ‌George? Are you there?"

"It's Tammy! Open the door!"

"It's Tammy..."

"Click——"

Someone opened the door from the inside, but it wasn't Simon.

——00:06:01

——00:06:00

——00:05:59

It was Assistant Lucy, whom she had seen in the hospital in the afternoon.

Assistant Lucy frowned and looked at Tammy with caution, asking, "Miss Siren, is there something you need? Simon isn't here."

Tammy was already nervous, and when she saw the remaining time above Assistant Lucy's head, she immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

Tammy immediately asked, "Assistant Lucy, where is Simon? He's in danger!"

"What are you talking about, Miss Siren?" Assistant Lucy's eyes flickered, avoiding eye contact with Tammy, and said, "I don't understand what you mean."

"You do understand!" Tammy didn't beat around the bush: "You must know about Simon seeing a psychologist, right? You must also know that Simon has suicidal thoughts, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have secretly followed him. You followed him to protect him, didn't you?"

"You..."

Assistant Lucy looked at Tammy in disbelief, as if she were a bloodthirsty monster suddenly emerging from the darkness.

Assistant Lucy made a last-ditch effort: "If you keep talking nonsense and defaming Simon, we will sue you..."

"Assistant Lucy!" Tammy interrupted her: "Simon is going to commit suicide! In 5 minutes! I'm not lying to you! Where is he?"

"No, it's not possible, you're lying..." Assistant Lucy panicked and muttered to herself in a low voice. "Simon said he's fine and told me not to worry... He just..."

Tammy asked, "Just what?"

Assistant Lucy said, "He just wants to go out for a walk and get some fresh air."

"He went out alone?" Tammy asked in surprise.