Chapter 66

Driving back to the community, Jin Xiantai could already feel the thick festive atmosphere that completely enveloped Monica Beach.

Almost every household had placed carved or ready-made pumpkin lanterns at their doorsteps.

Some families even went as far as to create various eerie and terrifying scenes in their front yards, with bat toys hanging everywhere, scarecrows wielding sickles, and tomato sauce used to create a bloody atmosphere.

In short, everyone was really into it.

The Dami family was no exception.

Her father, Mr. Nate, had set up two scarecrows at the front door, each holding a sickle with tomato sauce sprayed on the blades, and they were draped in black cloaks, making them look like grim reapers.

Of course, the carved pumpkins used as lanterns for placing candles inside were also essential, and they were already placed all over the front porch, steps, and fence.

Creak!

Parking the car at the front door, Jin Xiantai and Dami got out one after the other.

Since Dami's house was right next to Jin Xiantai's, getting out at his house meant she only had to walk a few steps to get home, which was not at all troublesome.

Jin Xiantai helped Dami take her bicycle from the back of the pickup truck and considerately placed it at her doorstep before saying goodbye to her.

After returning, Jin Xiantai saw that his own front door was also decorated, no less impressive than the other neighbors, with a vampire-like atmosphere. He was very satisfied.

"It seems that this was done by Annie after I went to school," he thought, as it was clearly Annie who did it.

After all, he had to go to school and almost forgot about Halloween, so it couldn't have been him. Who else could have done it besides Annie? It was only natural for Jin Xiantai to think this way.

In fact, he wasn't wrong. Although Annie didn't do it herself, she had the old butler arrange for his subordinates to do it.

So, it was correct to think that she did it.

Taking a few steps up the wooden front steps, Jin Xiantai came to the door, took out his keys, and opened the door to enter the house.

As soon as he entered, Jin Xiantai saw Annie and his daughter playing hide-and-seek in the living room.

Annie was the seeker, and his daughter, Coco, was the hider.

Coco's hiding was quite peculiar. She hid behind the curtain, with her upper body blocked by it, but her lower body was completely exposed. Annie had to pretend not to see this and look around as if she couldn't find her.

"Hey! Where is she? I can't find her at all."

Annie's acting needed improvement, but it was enough to play with Coco.

Clearly, Coco's legs were right in front of her, but Annie had to pretend not to see them, feigning frustration at not finding her target.

Jin Xiantai saw clearly that his daughter, besides her exposed legs, also peeked out with half her head due to Annie's monologue.

What a way to play hide-and-seek!

"I'm back."

"Daddy!"

"You're back."

Jin Xiantai couldn't help but interrupt their game.

Hearing her father's voice, Coco immediately pulled back the curtain and ran out, then jumped to hug Jin Xiantai's leg, raising her little face and stretching out her hands for a hug.

Annie stood up with a smile and nodded at Jin Xiantai.

Bending down to pick up his daughter, he spun her around in his arms. "Do you miss daddy? You haven't seen daddy all day."

"I don't! Mommy is with Coco."

Jin Xiantai was speechless at his daughter's response.

"Ah! Daddy is really sad. You don't miss daddy at all."

Jin Xiantai's acting skills burst forth, and he began to perform a tragic scene.

Unfortunately, Coco didn't give him any face. Seeing her father's frowning expression, the little girl laughed happily, ruining the atmosphere Jin Xiantai was trying to create.

Perhaps because of Annie's influence, Coco no longer called Jin Xiantai 'Daddy' but 'Daddy' (Daddy in English).

However, Jin Xiantai didn't pay much attention to this.

After all, no matter what she called him, he was still her father.

"You've worked hard. Did you do all the decorations at the front door by yourself?"

Since his daughter wasn't cooperating, Jin Xiantai had to end his tragic scene and turned his gaze to Annie.

"No, it's nothing. It's what I should do."

Annie blushed and felt a bit shy because she knew that she hadn't done it herself but had her subordinates do it.

But since Jin Xiantai asked, she had to answer in this way.

What else could she do? Tell him the truth?

But this was also the reason why Annie felt ashamed.

"I almost forgot it was Halloween today. Luckily, Dami reminded me on the way back, and I remembered."

Jin Xiantai casually mentioned that he and Dami had come back together, which made Annie's heart beat a little faster.

Hmph!

That little girl is not ordinary. She found an opportunity to come back together on the first day of school.

But in reality, it wasn't as Annie thought.

However, women's minds tend to overthink certain things, which science can't explain and humans can't stop.

Looking at the clock on the wall, it was still early, only 4:40 PM, with some time before evening.

So, Jin Xiantai wasn't in a hurry.

"Coco, daddy will take you out to play tonight. We're going to play trick-or-treat. How about that?"

Hearing that her father was taking her out to play, Coco was very happy.

The little girl immediately pointed to the door and shouted, "Go out to play! Go out to play! Coco wants to go out to play."

"Ha ha! Not yet. Our Coco needs to change into a new outfit and dress up nicely before we can go out."

"Okay! Change into a pretty dress right away."

Coco quickly changed her finger's direction and pointed upstairs to go change her clothes.

Annie stood to the side, smiling warmly as she watched the father-daughter interaction, her eyes filled with warmth and her heart enveloped in a warm feeling.

This was a feeling she had never experienced before.

Indeed, Annie had parents and had everything she needed growing up.

Unfortunately, her father and mother never treated her the way Jin Xiantai treated Coco.

Materially, Annie had never lacked anything; her parents would satisfy her every desire.

But there was one thing Annie found hard to get.

That was the kind of interaction, the simple yet loving and warm interactions between family members.

Due to business, her parents were always traveling, and she rarely saw them, even when they were home, they hardly spoke a few words.

Therefore, Annie spent the most time with the old butler, Nord.

Even during holidays, Annie rarely saw her parents, which was a regret for her childhood and teenage years.

So, when Annie saw Jin Xiantai and Coco interacting, she was deeply moved.

She envied the father-daughter relationship between Jin Xiantai and Coco.

"William, I'll change Coco's clothes now. It's not early, and we need to prepare."

After the father-daughter interaction ended, Annie timely interjected.

Jin Xiantai nodded, "Okay, help her change into the pirate captain costume I bought for her. I prepared it specially for her. I have one too, and so do you."

When Jin Xiantai bought Halloween costumes, he bought a lot of things, with five or six sets of clothes. Now it seemed he had bought the right thing.

Annie smiled and took Coco from Jin Xiantai's arms, carrying the little girl upstairs to change her clothes.

Left alone in the living room, Jin Xiantai, bored, took out his phone, connected to his home's Wi-Fi, and logged into the Facebook website of this parallel universe.

At school, Jin Xiantai and Omar had exchanged Twitter accounts, and Jin Xiantai had registered on the spot, earning a small mocking from Omar.

Since he already had an account and Omar's account, Jin Xiantai thought it was best to add Omar as a friend.

In this parallel universe, Facebook was also very popular, with almost four out of five Americans using it to interact.

Considering the population of this universe, which was ten times that of the other universe, it was clear how many people used Facebook.

This didn't even count users from other countries.

In this universe, the internet had no boundaries, and there were no national restrictions or blockades, so Facebook had a large user base in China.

Moreover, in this universe, countries placed great importance on intellectual property, so there was a strong crackdown on knock-offs.

Therefore, Facebook did quite well in China.

Jin Xiantai's Facebook account was newly registered, so it was still empty.

He registered his username as "loser Jin," a tribute to his past life and a bit of a joke.

Logging into his account, Jin Xiantai found Omar's account and started scrolling through Facebook to read news and see other people's interactions.

Like in the other universe, many people on Twitter used special methods and ways to attract strangers to follow them.

Given the openness in America, Jin Xiantai found that many Facebook users posted a lot of sexy photos to attract attention.

Of course, more people posted about food, travel, and photos with family and friends, and many also posted comments.

This function was essentially the same as what Jin Xiantai knew from his past life.

Celebrities' Twitter accounts, of course, had the most followers, with hundreds of millions not being unusual.

Considering the population of this world, this was quite normal.

Jin Xiantai briefly glanced at the top followed accounts.

The top ten accounts were all celebrities he didn't recognize, with two singers, three actors, and five sports stars. The current president was only in 18th place.

Clearly, the president was less popular than the celebrities.

Moreover, sports stars dominated the top three spots.

This showed that in this parallel universe, sports stars were even more popular than in his past life.

Thus, Dami's mention of college girls idolizing and being infatuated with football players made sense.

After all, it was a matter of social trends.

Browsing through Facebook news and commenting on other users' posts, Jin Xiantai passed the time.

As time passed, after writing a few words in response to a girl who posted a sexy photo, Jin Xiantai suddenly trembled.

Oh!

I haven't seen MSN yet!

Thinking about it, Jin Xiantai realized he hadn't seen this familiar software since he got a computer. He wondered if he had missed something.

Was it that he didn't use this software, so he didn't notice, or did it not exist in this universe?

Thinking about this, Jin Xiantai immediately closed the Facebook website and searched on his phone.

The search results shocked him.

"What! There really is no MSN?"

The search results were blank, showing 404 errors, and Jin Xiantai was completely stunned.

To be sure, he searched several times with different keywords, but the results were the same.

Finally, Jin Xiantai frowned, calmed his rapidly beating heart, took a deep breath, and typed in Chinese on his phone: "Tencent, QQ, instant messaging software," then clicked to start the search...

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