After instructing Xiao Xue'er, Su Fan quietly left the bridal chamber, waiting for the night to arrive.
Time passed gradually. The guests outside began to depart, bidding farewell after their fill of food and drink.
No one dared to disturb the驸马's bridal chamber. After eating and drinking their fill, they left directly.
Su Fan, however, was not in a hurry. Disguised as a servant of the驸马's mansion, he loitered near the bridal chamber, waiting for the other Su Fan to enter.
Before long, Su Fan saw the destined Su Fan and watched him walk into the room with his own eyes.
Judging by his steps, he didn't seem to have drunk any alcohol. His gait was steady, without any sign of wavering.
Su Fan immediately became worried. If the other party hadn't drunk, he wondered if Xiao Xue'er could succeed.
The destined Su Fan pushed open the door and glanced at the bride on the bed.
The destined Su Fan lay down directly on the bed.
Xiao Xue'er, hidden beneath the veil, was stunned. How could this Su Fan, whoever was impersonating him, be so unromantic? On such a joyous occasion, he was going to sleep?
"Husband, you haven't lifted my veil yet," Xiao Xue'er said to the destined Su Fan.
Hearing Xiao Xue'er's words, the destined Su Fan sat up again, reached out, and directly lifted the veil from Xiao Xue'er's head.
Xiao Xue'er, meticulously dressed, was a breathtaking sight. Already peerlessly beautiful, she looked even more stunning against the backdrop of her red attire. However, the destined Su Fan remained unmoved.
After lifting the veil, he lay back down on the bed.
Xiao Xue'er was speechless. She felt that this Su Fan was even more infuriating than the real Su Fan.
"Husband, let's have a drink."
Xiao Xue'er walked to the dining table, picked up the wine pot and cups, and returned to the bedside.
The destined Su Fan looked at Xiao Xue'er indifferently, making no indication.
Xiao Xue'er reluctantly poured him a cup of wine.
She had already added a sleeping potion to the wine. As long as he drank it, he would be incapacitated.
"Husband, here."
Xiao Xue'er brought the wine cup in her hand to the destined Su Fan, looking at him charmingly.
The destined Su Fan merely glanced at Xiao Xue'er indifferently, then took the cup from her hand and drank it down in one gulp.
It was done cleanly and decisively, without the slightest hesitation.
Xiao Xue'er was also a member of the royal family. The destined Su Fan had to obey Xiao Xue'er's commands. Although he didn't have the same authority as Xiao Yuan, as long as it didn't conflict with Xiao Yuan's orders, he would fully comply with Xiao Xue'er's commands.
"Come, another cup."
Xiao Xue'er's face lit up with joy, and she poured him another cup.
The destined Su Fan drank cup after cup. As long as Xiao Xue'er told him to drink, he accepted without refusal.
Seeing how readily he drank, Xiao Xue'er began to worry. If he kept drinking like this, would there be any problems?
Thump!
When the destined Su Fan drank the tenth cup, he threw his head back and collapsed onto the bed.
Xiao Xue'er breathed a sigh of relief. The entire pot of wine was almost empty; he had finally fallen.
Xiao Xue'er tiptoed to the door, opened it a crack, and looked outside for Su Fan.
Su Fan was not far away. Seeing Xiao Xue'er's gesture, he immediately knew she had succeeded.
He transformed back into his original appearance and walked towards Xiao Xue'er.
"Quick, come here!"
Seeing Su Fan, Xiao Xue'er immediately waved him over.
After Su Fan entered the room, Xiao Xue'er quietly locked the door to prevent anyone from discovering anything.
"He's down. Are you sure he's an imposter?"
Xiao Xue'er leaned close to Su Fan, scanning both their faces back and forth. They looked exactly alike, with no discernible difference.
"I'm not sure."
Su Fan was also unsure of the situation. Looking at the unconscious destined Su Fan, he felt a headache coming on.
He didn't know how to handle it.
"Hmm?"
Su Fan was slightly taken aback. His gaze swept over the destined Su Fan's lower body, where he noticed a bulge around his waist, as if something was there.
Su Fan was suddenly stunned.
He immediately lifted the other's clothes, revealing a staff he was familiar with – the Destiny Staff!
Su Fan frowned.
Carrying equipment on his person on his wedding day? Although it was bound, was carrying it around excessive?
A flash of inspiration crossed Su Fan's mind, as if he had grasped something, but he couldn't quite recall it.
"I understand!"
Destiny Staff!
Su Fan suddenly remembered that the Destiny Staff's additional condition was to obey royal commands. What if, when he wasn't in the game, someone from the royal family had given him a command?
"Could it be that the one controlling this body is the Destiny Staff?"
This was the only guess Su Fan could make that seemed close to the truth.
Recalling the destined Su Fan's behavior earlier, it all pointed to him being a mere puppet who only followed orders, completely devoid of emotion. This further supported the idea of being controlled by the Destiny Staff. Furthermore, he obeyed Xiao Xue'er and Xiao Yuan, which aligned with the Destiny Staff's limitations.
Su Fan felt he had found the truth.
Looking at the unconscious destined Su Fan, Su Fan wondered if he could take back control of his body while the other was incapacitated.
Su Fan had tried this once before. Sleeping in the game would switch between the two bodies. He wondered if he could regain control of his body while the other was unconscious.
Su Fan decided to give it a try.
"Keep an eye on me. If I don't wake up within fifteen minutes, wake me up," Su Fan said to Xiao Xue'er.
He was afraid that if he failed to regain control of his body, he would sleep until morning, and then it would be troublesome when the destined Su Fan woke up.
"Okay."
Although Xiao Xue'er didn't know what Su Fan was going to do, she nodded solemnly and agreed.
Su Fan immediately lay down on the bed and soon fell asleep.
Xiao Xue'er looked at the two identical Su Fans lying side by side on the bed. The scene was rather peculiar.
Two Su Fans? Double the pleasure!
Xiao Xue'er's eyes lit up.
She quietly reached out to touch Su Fan's face, then touched the other, feeling the same skin texture. They were exactly the same, as if they were one person, with no difference.
"I wonder if other parts are the same too?"
Xiao Xue'er's face flushed, and she looked at Su Fan's body with mischievous intent.
In his sleep, Su Fan felt his consciousness shifting. However, the transfer was only halfway complete when it encountered resistance, and he couldn't fully wake up.
Su Fan had experienced this before, during the time he was drugged and incapacitated. This time, it was likely the same situation. Under the influence of the sleeping potion, Su Fan couldn't wake up directly.
To put it another way, Su Fan's consciousness had transferred, but his body was unconscious and couldn't wake up. This was normal.
For Su Fan to regain control of his body, he would have to wait for the sleeping potion's effects to wear off. But then another problem arose: once the sleeping potion's effects ended, the destined Su Fan would wake up. With his body occupied, Su Fan wouldn't be able to log in.
It was like a game account that someone else was using; Su Fan couldn't log in.
Su Fan could only return, feeling helpless.
When Su Fan finally woke up, he didn't know how much time had passed. In any case, he wasn't woken by Xiao Xue'er.
"What... are you doing?"
Su Fan asked, looking at Xiao Xue'er, who was straddling him, completely bewildered.