When Starlight Falls, When You Wake Up

"Dalla, what does it mean when starlight falls?" A soft voice asked in the darkness.

Who was that voice calling? What was "starlight falls"?

"Dalla... When that day comes, will we still be together..." That voice rang again, but then faded away.

He sat up in curiosity, wondering who was talking in his sleep...

"Dalla... Dalla..." The voice went on calling.

Dressed in lunar white, he followed the voice and walked out at a brisk pace...

A bunch of white roses was giving off a faint fragrance, and a person gradually appeared in front of him across that bunch of flowers. The man was also dressed in white, but now his robe was dyed red, looking so harsh.

"Dalla... Wait for me..." The man rose to his feet and said to the void.

Now he was standing aside in puzzlement. Who was this "Dalla", and who was this man...

"Do you know what it means when starlight falls?" The man suddenly turned to him and asked.

"Starlight falls? What's that? Is it as tasty as hamburgers?" He asked in confusion.

"I don't know either. When starlight falls. When you wake up from a dream. It's what Dalla said."

"Then who is this Dalla? Why don't you ask her? Are you dreaming?" He blurted out jokingly. The man in front of him made him full of doubts.

"Dalla, doesn't belong to this world... Maybe the end of the world is coming..." The man said in a weak voice, as if he was grieving, "I'm leaving. The song is about to end, and I'm waking up..."

"Take care. I hope you will find out the truth," He said casually, not caring about what the man just said.

The man was gone, along with that bunch of white roses. He watched the man going away step by step, and finally, that thin figure vanished completely.

Suddenly, a hint of guilt welled up inside him. He wondered if he was being too indifferent. "Who was Dalla? Can he find her alone? What will be the answer lying ahead of him?" He mumbled to himself. Then he started to feel anxious, and eventually, he couldn't resist running after the man.

However, at this moment, the sound from the music box stopped abruptly...

The dazzling light shone upon his white coat. That was not sunlight, but starlight. Then there was the killing sound past his ears, while before his eyes, countless starlight fell into the city. Flames were devouring everything, and the wail of people split the air. What a miserable scene this was! It was just like the end of the world.

Suddenly, something popped into his mind. That dazzling starlight, and...

"Dalla..." He called out the name instantly.

He woke up all of a sudden and sat up in the starlight, gasping. He looked outside the window. SH Center Tower was shining with a dazzling light, especially its top, twinkling like stars...

He suddenly had the feeling that everything around him was so real, as if they were reminding him that everything in the dream was fake, and that the world he lived in was simply an ordinary mortal world, while he was simply an extraordinary human being in this ordinary mortal world...

Mu Yunfei checked the test paper in his hands again. When he made sure everything was correct, he stood up and walked up to the platform. This was the entrance examination of M University, and it had only been half an hour since the exam had started.

"Finished?" Asked the invigilator in disbelief.

"Yes."

At this moment, the students below raised their heads one after another, wanting to see who this arrogant person was on earth. However, what greeted them was a smooth and fair yet angular and stern face, and his features were so delicate that even women would envy him.

M University was the top international university in S City! There was no "one of the"! It was also the top university many geniuses scrambling to get into. However, in Mu Yunfei's opinion, the entrance examination of such a university was nothing but a piece of cake, and this was what happened after he had checked his test paper twice.

He pushed open the door. The bright sunshine went through the glass ceiling of the teaching building and poured down on his Gabbi reflective knitted suit, which appeared extraordinarily dazzling. Mu Yunfei put on the earphones slowly, and walked towards another classroom not so far away.

Although he was keeping a low profile, girls kept peeking at this teenager from time to time. It was not only because of his clothing, but more of his handsome face. However, it seemed that Mu Yunfei was used to all this. He walked into the next examination room, poker-faced.

At this point, the examination room was still empty. After all, it had only been half an hour since the last exam had begun. In the classroom, an LCD screen was standing quietly in front of the platform. Rows of desks and chairs were set, and a tablet PC was prepared in advance on each desk. Seemingly, there would be a contest here.

Mu Yunfei had watched such contests on TV before. He was somewhat interested in them, and had also thought of participating in such programs, but lost his interest at the sight of the reward. One hundred thousand? It was too little...

The Mu family was the well-known and established family in S City. It could even be said that if the Mu family called themselves the second, no one dared to call himself the first. While Mu Yunfei was exactly the young master of the Mu family, and the only one.

Time passed slowly when one was waiting, and Mu Yunfei hated waiting. He raised his arm to look at the watch. There was still half an hour left. Therefore, he decided to go to the toilet first before coming back to be ready for the exam.

Just when he got up, someone strode into the classroom. It was a middle-aged woman with dark short hair rich in layers. Her grim face embodied the solemnity of a professional woman, and there was an invigilator card hanging in front of her chest. She walked very fast with her back straightened. Her whole look gave full expression to coolness and sophistication.

This was not someone he could be trifled with. This was the only thought Mu Yunfei had in mind right now.

He got up slowly and was about to walk towards the door.

"Where are you from?" The moment Mu Yunfei rose to his feet, that middle-aged woman noticed him and asked seriously.

In her point of view, apparently, this handsome boy was more likely a rich kid from some wealthy family, but not someone who could get into M University by passing the exam. Therefore, there was a glint of disdain in her eyes. After all, knowledge was appreciated in such a top university, but not wealth or family power.

"I'm the student who is going to take this exam in a while," Mu Yunfei said respectfully. He was the descendant of an established family, but he was not a spoiled brat. Since childhood, his mother had taught him to be respectful of the elders.

"Well? This exam? You've finished the last one?" The middle-aged teacher asked in surprise.

"Yes," Mu Yunfei replied in a soft voice. Seeing that the teacher said no more, Mu Yunfei nodded a greeting to her and walked out of the classroom.

Meanwhile, the teacher just recovered from surprise slowly. She claimed to be knowledgeable, but could only finish the exam in the given time, which was an hour and half. However, it only took this teenager an hour to finish the test. Besides, judging from his look, he seemed to be quite confident in himself.

He was great. She thought to herself.

If someone told her at this moment that it only took this teenager half an hour to finish the exam, she might be too astonished to breathe...

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...

When Mu Yunfei got out of the toilet, there were about a dozen students walking slowly towards the next classroom in the corridor.

"The test is too difficult..."

"Exactly, I could barely understand what it was about!"

"How come that boy finished the test so quickly just now?"

"I think he faked it. Actually, he hardly wrote down anything..."

"Makes sense. I think so..."

...

Whispers flew into Mu Yunfei's ears. Not annoyed, he just walked silently towards the classroom.

"Look! Isn't he that one... He's so handsome..." He already got some fangirls among the crowd.

"Shh! Keep your voice down, in case he hears us..."

Shaking his head helplessly, Mu Yunfei walked into the classroom with the crowd.

Everyone took their seats. The invigilator had already turned on all tablets, on which showed the instructions.

"Everybody, I'm glad that you've come here to take the second test. The first test just now aims at checking the literacy knowledge you've learned in the high school, but now, we're going to check your encyclopedic knowledge that includes ten subjects." The middle-aged teacher's voice spread to each corner of the classroom and stopped the noise.

Ten subjects? Mu Yunfei thought to himself. There seemed to be a little gap between this test and the programme on TV, whose contest involved every field. Suddenly, he felt that this university's test might not be so interesting as that of the TV programme.

"Please open the test interface. There're ten questions in total. Each question is scored according to your accuracy and speed. Each time you answer a question, your ranking will be shown on this LCD screen, and finally we'll enroll new students based on this ranking and your previous score."

The teacher went on explaining the test rules. She scrutinized the young people below as she introduced the rules. When she glanced to Mu Yunfei, a trace of amazement flashed across her eyes, because he was not looking at the tablet on the desk now, but kept his eyes shut, as if he was not nervous about the coming test at all.

What a weirdo. She thought to herself.

"Please get ready, and the test will start soon," She warned again, and it was mostly for Mu Yunfei.

The tablet beeped and the countdown started, while at this moment, Mu Yunfei opened his eyes.

[Question 1: What kind of fruit are kiwi fruit?]

A. Pome B. Drupe C. Berry

Could this be easier? Mu Yunfei said to himself. Then he picked C.

"Ding..." Five seconds later, a crisp sound came from the LCD screen in front of the students. Mu Yunfei ranked first, not matter in speed or accuracy.

The rest of the students were stunned at his excellent data, but after all, this was only the first question, so they didn't take it to heart. They dropped their heads and went on to the second question.

[Question 2: Smatio is called "the country inside a country". Which country surrounds it?]

A. Nadalan B. Itolio C. Brighton

Mu Yunfei picked B without hesitation as usual.

There was a faint commotion going on in the classroom right now. Probably it was because some people didn't know the answer, and they had to make a wild guess.

Several seconds later, a new window popped up on the screen. Mu Yunfei ranked first again.

His data almost remained the same, and his speed was even quicker than the last one.

Meanwhile, the corresponding seat number appeared under the name "Mu Yunfei".

The students looked for him according to the order of the student number. Finally, they spotted the extremely handsome teenager sitting in the rear of the classroom.

Wasn't he the one who had handed in the test paper in half an hour during the first exam just now?

Was he really so great? Could he have guessed all the answers? Everyone thought to themselves at this point.

However, the following reality proved them wrong.

Question 3, Question 4, Question 5... Question 8.

It seemed as if the name "Mu Yunfei" was pinned on the screen. He ranked first steadily no matter in accuracy or speed.

Was he cheating?

Had he bought the answers?

[Question 9: Which is the development company of the game "Demon Hunter"?]

A. ABC B. TIJI C. DEVIL

Mu Yunfei gave a smile and then picked C, because this was his company.

Mu Yunfei was only 18, but he was already the president of this huge game company. Although all this was related to the wealth and support from his family, it was enough to draw a line between him and other rich kids.

The ranking refreshed again, and Mu Yunfei remained the first. The teacher was also astonished at heart now. Staring at the teenager sitting in the back row in the classroom, she showed appreciation in her eyes.

Mu Yunfei stood first for nine questions in a row. Only a few people were able to do that in the history of M University, and each of them turned out to be successful people in society eventually.

At this moment, the teacher got a little excited. The way she looked at Mu Yunfei became earnest too. Since the difficulty of the first nine questions was beyond the textbook knowledge, the tenth question was a simple yes or no question, which could be considered a free one. Meanwhile, she also yearned to witness the arrival of the first genius who was able to rank first in ten questions throughout the history of M University.

[Question 10: Do you believe there's super power in this world?]

A. Yes B. No

The question popped up, and the teacher was staring expectantly at Mu Yunfei's finger, looking forward to the instant he tapped on the screen.

However, to her surprise, Mu Yunfei hesitated. He actually hesitated. Mu Yunfei actually hesitated over the question that was ridiculous and childish to anyone.

"Ding..." The LCD screen beeped again. Everyone raised their heads, but this time, it was...

"The top one is not Mu Yunfei?"

"It's impossible. Since he answered the first nine questions so quickly, did he just give up the last one deliberately?"

Now that the test was over, the other students started to talk.

"Look! Someone tripped on the last question!" some student called out and attracted everyone's attention.

At the bottom of the ranking list of the last question appeared the sole red mark, which meant the answer was wrong, while the person who gave the wrong answer was exactly Mu Yunfei!

"Does he actually believe that there's super power in this world?"

"No way. I think he did that on purpose to be famous."

"I assume it was intentional, but he will get the highest score anyway since he ranks first for nine questions."

The other students below were talking.

However, what they didn't know was that in Mu Yunfei's opinion, he didn't believe that there really was super power in this world, but it was a dream. Just like children, they all had fantasies of possessing super power during childhood, so that they could stand up for the one they loved when in danger.

So did Mu Yunfei. However, he wished this dream would come true more than anyone else, even though he was clearly aware that there was no super power in this world, and he kind of realized the dream by picking the wrong answer.

After the exam, the students walked out of the classroom one by one, while Mu Yunfei trailed behind and followed the crowd, moving slowly outside.

The night breeze was cool, and the scenery of the Brund was in plain sight. The flickering light lit up the night. Watching the view, Mu Yunfei felt calm inside.

However, he knew nothing about the near future that lay ahead of him, or how the thought he had just now could affect his destiny.

An Ablasta was prepared in advance at the gate, waiting for the appearance of its owner.

"Young master, your car is ready. Please drive carefully," A man said as he got off the car and handed the key to Mu Yunfei.

It was Saturday today, and also the day for the regular meeting of Mu Yunfei's company, DEVIL. Apparently, the butler was waiting here ahead of time.

"Thank you, Uncle Han." Mu Yunfei was quite respectful of this butler.

Mu Yunfei got in the car slowly, took a deep breath and left all the distracting thoughts behind. Then he pressed the start button, and the next moment, this top sports car, which could reach 100 km/h from 0 in only 2.9 seconds, vanished in the dark night in front of everyone.

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...

Mu Yunfei's company was located in an imposing edifice in Caspian, not far away from M University. The rumbling noise of the Ablasta's engine was resounding through Cleveland Avenue. It was unknown when it had begun to drizzle, and the night S City was shrouded in mist beautifully.

Mu Yunfei was listening to Teylor's Outside the Woods, enjoying the tranquility of the rainy night and the powerful rumbling sound brought by the V12 engine alone.

He called a number on the phone.

"Boss," A sweet voice responded on the other end of the line.

"Zheng Xin, I'll have a meeting in 30 minutes. Tell everyone," Mu Yunfei said coldly as usual, and then hung up the phone. This was how he ran the company, strictly and authoritatively, which was why he was able to take control of such a big company at the age of 18.

Mu Yunfei had started to invest in DEVIL since 15, and it had developed into a top game company in S City in three years. As the first investor of the company, as well as its biggest contributor, Mu Yunfei became the president of the company without doubt shortly after he came of age.

While today happened to be the day of the monthly meeting for work report.

It seemed that the rain wouldn't stop in a while, and it slapped at the 24-hour city ruthlessly. The Ablasta drove through the city on the rainy night as if it was a flood dragon in the water, giving a deep rumbling sound.

"Voom... Voom..."

A sudden clap of thunder startled Mu Yunfei, and he eased his foot off the accelerator. Since it was raining heavily, it was better for him to drive slowly.

The wipers moved from side to side like a crazy metronome, clearing the rain from the windshield.

The visibility was so poor that it was a vast expanse of whiteness dozens of meters away. The dense raindrops seemed to have already been shattered into tiny drips while in the air.

There were not many vehicles on the road now. Due to the sudden change in the weather, most people chose to take shelter from the heavy rain.

Now, it was playing the Fame Hall by Scripto in the car. However, different from the past, there was some weird current noise in the music. The originally stirring music actually became low and deep now:

"Cause you... burn with the... lightest flame."

"And the universe's... gonna know your name..."

"And you'll... be on the walls of the fame... hall."

"..."

Mu Yunfei turned his head to the right and saw a shadow projected onto the window which made the rat-tat sound. He thought to himself. Was he speeding? He glanced at the dash board. He was at 60 km/h, not speeding. No way! No one could ever knock on the door of a car running at the speed of 60km/h.

Mu Yunfei was engulfed by overwhelming fear all of a sudden. Who was out there? This was the only doubt in Mu Yunfei's mind. He didn't dare to hit the brake because everything was unknown to him.

"Rat-a-tat..." The knocks on the door were getting sharper, as if they were conveying some information.

At this moment, Mu Yunfei's mind went blank. It never occurred to him that he would see such a supernatural event in his life.

"Whatever, I'll stop the car and have a look." He struggled for a while and finally made up his mind.

The strong rumbling sound faded out gradually. While Mu Yunfei felt that his car was decelerating little by little, that shadow stopped knocking too.

Mu Yunfei took the back-up extendable baton on the car door and got off the car.

Mu Yunfei was rain-soaked instantly. He looked back and saw that shadow.

That shadow stood up slowly, turned around and jumped off from the top of the million-dollar Rambo. "I thought you wouldn't stop the car. You almost freaked me out."

Before Mu Yunfei was actually a teenage girl. She tucked her rain-soaked long hair behind her ears. Her fair skin appeared extremely smooth and tender against her black clothes, her beautiful eyes pure as water. Mu Yunfei was dumbfounded by her stunning face.

"Who... are you? Why were you on the top of my car?" Mu Yunfei asked at once.

"I'm Nana. As for why I appeared on your car, I don't know about it either."

"Nana..." Mu Yunfei repeated, and finally confirmed that he had no memories of such a person.

The two of them were standing in the rain, and the heavy rain looked just like the background for them. "It's raining so heavily. Where are you going? I can send you there," Mu Yunfei continued. Now he was very curious about the mysterious girl who suddenly appeared on the top of his car.

"I don't know," The girl answered faintly, "I have to follow you around for the time being anyway."

"Get in the car."

"What?"

"Just get in the car. When you think of where to go, I'll send you there." After that, Mu Yunfei got in the car.

Both of the car doors opened up, and the two wet people got in.

...

"Where to?" Nana asked. Emitting the aroma of cherry blossom all over, she was fixing her completely rain-soaked clothes.

"DEVIL."

"Where's that?"

"You'll know it when you get there."

"Are you going to kidnap me? That name sounds so frightening," Nana asked with a horror-struck face.

"Do I look like a kidnapper?"

"You do."

Mu Yunfei was lost for words, even regretting having this girl go with him.

The car stopped at the entrance of an edifice. The two security guards came to the car with umbrellas and brought both of them into the building. Mu Yunfei tossed the key to one of the security guards at the entrance casually and took Nana into the elevator.

"Are you cold?" Looking at the wet Nana, Mu Yunfei asked.

"I'm alright." At this moment, Nana's black clothes were sticking to her body, which showed her curvy figure and aroused his imagination.

"What are you looking at?"

"Nothing." Mu Yunfei looked away immediately and said.

Soon the elevator reached the top floor. Another woman was standing at the door, who was in her 20s. Her long blackish hair fell over her shoulders, and she was wearing a white shirt, with the top two buttons unfastened. Obviously, she was an excellent and capable woman.

"Zheng Xin, get her some clothes to change into," Mu Yunfei said as he pointed at Nana beside him.

"OK, Boss. Lady, this way please." Zheng Xin turned to Nana and said with a smile.

Mu Yunfei watched Nana leaving, took out his phone and sent a text message to Zheng Xin.

"When she gets changed, ask her to wait for me in my office."

Then Mu Yunfei walked into the meeting room.