Chapter Three: The Woman in the Pursuit Car

Su Wan saw it too. When both cars landed, she did not fire again. She rammed a driverless vehicle aside and cleared Lu Xiao's lane. “Every time I wake, I have a different life,” she said over the open channel. “In one, we're married. In another, I killed you. In another, there is no movie at all. But I always dream you're waiting for me twelve kilometers away.” “Come out with me.” “Not yet. Shen Mo is using me to calibrate the scripts. If you save this version, the others burn.” At kilometer ten, the director realized they had abandoned the plot. A colossal slate descended from the sky, cutting across the expressway like a guillotine. Lu Xiao's ability showed him the only gap. It was wide enough for one car. Su Wan accelerated past him.