CHAPTER 64

Actually, at a glance, Ye Chengxing felt that this place was already perfect.

So when she heard Li Jia's question, she shook her head earnestly, "It's all very beautiful. I don't feel the need for any adjustments or modifications."

Li Jia seemed to have anticipated her answer. She took Ye Chengxing's hand and smiled, "Then let's stay here together for a while, sister."

"After all, some things may look good, but we can only know if they're truly good or need changes once we live in them."

Ye Chengxing understood the logic behind it, but... "It's not quite appropriate for me to live with you right now." Ye Chengxing hesitated in her tone.

Li Jia had planned the decoration and the house for her future loved one, but that person hadn't lived here yet. It didn't feel right for her to stay here and experience it all before that future loved one. It just didn't seem fitting.

Li Jia's eyes showed a hint of gloom upon hearing this, but the smile on her lips became even brighter, "What's the problem? Is there still a need to hesitate about our relationship, sister?"

Ye Chengxing found herself in a difficult position, but she couldn't resist Li Jia's coaxing. Every time she faced such situations, she couldn't bring herself to firmly refuse Li Jia.

In the end, she reluctantly agreed, "Then... let's stay for a few days."

Li Jia originally mentioned staying for a period of time, and Ye Chengxing wasn't sure how long exactly, but it didn't sound like a short duration. So she took the initiative to define the time frame as a few days.

"Okay." Li Jia replied with a smile.

The Omega didn't seem to mind the specific duration of the stay, whether it was short or long.

Initially, Ye Chengxing had some hesitation about agreeing to this, but seeing Li Jia's smile appearing more frequently than before, she felt that agreeing wasn't a bad idea.

"Then let me pack up the things I'll need for the next few days and bring them over," Ye Chengxing said.

As soon as she finished speaking, her hand was held by the Omega.

Li Jia looked at her with bright eyes, "No need, I've already prepared everything, and they're all new."

As she said this, she shyly lowered her gaze and smiled, "After all, I'll be troubling sister to share the experience of living here for these few days, so I've prepared everything. I can't let you go through any trouble."

Ye Chengxing's gaze paused. Upon hearing Li Jia's words, she thought that Li Jia was truly considerate.

She sighed inwardly without showing any signs and buried her thoughts deep inside.

She was no longer at an age where she acted recklessly based solely on her own desires. She had to consider things from a more comprehensive perspective.

Moreover, with the way things were developing, even though the system hadn't come online yet, she already had a vague sense that her mission was nearing completion.

...She might not be able to stay in this world for much longer.

She had some selfishness as well. If Li Jia was the only one, even if she succeeded in her mission, she would choose to stay in this world. But if Li Jia had someone she loved, someone she cherished, even if they treated her like family, she would lack the courage to stay here.

She has family and friends, but ultimately they are all in another world. Everything she has is in another world, so of course she misses and cares about it. She has even dreamed multiple times about going back home.

Li Jia does rely on her a lot, but from another perspective, Li Jia is also her only sense of belonging in this world.

So, let's consider her selfish. If Li Jia can't firmly choose only her, she truly couldn't stay, she couldn't let go of everything and stay in this world that is still extremely unfamiliar to her.

But no matter what, they met because of this strange opportunity, and they have experienced many things together. As time passed, trust and closer bonds grew between them.

If the day to leave truly comes, she must bid farewell to Li Jia properly. She cannot leave without a word.

Ye Chengxing looked out the window.

It was warm inside now, but in reality, the weather outside had been getting colder. The algorithms of the celestial calendar in this world were different from the world she was in before she transmigrated, and the temperature changed much more rapidly.

She calculated the time and felt that in her world, it was already close to the Lunar New Year. However, this world didn't have a "New Year," and people didn't celebrate it.

Whenever she became aware of these differences, it became increasingly difficult for her to feel a sense of belonging to this world.

"Sister, what are you thinking about?"

Lost in her thoughts, Ye Chengxing suddenly heard Li Jia's voice.

She turned her gaze back and realized she had been absentminded for quite a while.

She looked at Li Jia, smiled, and said something true but not what she had been thinking earlier, "Nothing, I was just thinking that we can go to the food street together in a few days, and I'm very happy about it."

Li Jia listened to her words with a hint of anticipation, trying to discern whether the emotions in Ye Chengxing's words were genuine or not. After a while, she gently responded, "I'm also very happy to go with you, sister."

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Ye Chengxing stayed here for two days and felt that there was nothing uncomfortable about the place.

And whether it was her imagination or not, she even had a fleeting thought that everything here was arranged according to her preferences.

But she quickly laughed it off, dismissing the idea.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day to go to the food street with Li Jia.

It had snowed the day before, and it was the first time Ye Chengxing had seen snow in this world. It felt novel to her.

Li Jia came over and helped her put on a scarf. On instinct, she asked, "Do you like snow?"

She didn't really have any feelings about changes in weather. No matter how beautiful the scenery was, it was just that. Even in her eyes, everything in the world was more or less the same, but...

She looked at Ye Chengxing.

Indeed, all of this didn't hold much color for her, but she didn't need those colors. The vibrant hue in front of her was enough.

Ye Chengxing looked at the snowflake in her palm that hadn't melted for a while, "It just feels magical." How can a snowflake melt so slowly? Is this really snow?

It was fascinating to her, to the point where she accidentally blurted out her true thoughts.

But as soon as she finished speaking, Ye Chengxing realized how strange it must sound to Li Jia, who had been living in this world all along. It was like a strange lack of common sense.

So Ye Chengxing coughed, attempting to patch things up, "I misspoke just now. It's not magical, it's that I like it..."

Li Jia didn't know if she had caught on or not, she simply smiled and asked, "Sister, did the snow you've seen before melt very quickly?"

Her voice slowed down, "The snow here melts slowly, so even after a long time, it can still stay pure white. If you like, sister, you can take some snow and seal it in glass."

As Li Jia spoke, Ye Chengxing wanted to explain, but the words stopped at her lips.

Could it be that the snow in different places in this world was also different? It sounded like Li Jia was describing two different worlds.

No matter how she thought about it, there was a subtle sense of discord, but she was afraid that speaking further would only make things worse. In the end, she just nodded vaguely and let the topic pass.

But... it really is beautiful.

Ye Chengxing looked at Li Jia.

Everywhere she looked, there was pure white snow. The Omega was immersed in it, as if the whole person was bathed in a quiet and radiant soft light.

She touched the scarf she was wearing and took it off, wrapping it around Li Jia.

Li Jia's eyes flickered.

The scarf that was just worn by the Alpha, now taken off and wrapped around her, not only carried a faint scent and pheromones that belonged to Ye Chengxing but also a hint of lingering warmth.

Ye Chengxing took a few steps back as if observing something, then nodded as if confirming something, "After wrapping the scarf and putting on a hat, no one will be able to recognize you."

"I see." Li Jia responded, curling her lips up and raising her fingertip before letting it drop. She put on the hat, "If others can't recognize me anymore, can sister recognize me?"

Upon hearing Li Jia's question, Ye Chengxing couldn't help but chuckle. Her long wavy hair as an Alpha swayed in the air with her laughter. She extended her fingertip and adjusted Li Jia's scarf gently, speaking in an extremely gentle tone, "I already said it's for others. Of course, I can recognize you."

Li Jia smiled, meeting her gaze, and when Ye Chengxing finished adjusting the scarf and was about to withdraw her hand, Li Jia reached out and held it, saying, "Okay, as long sister can recognize me, then it's fine. Let's go."

Ye Chengxing had originally wanted to say something more, but the unspoken words were interrupted by this sudden hand-holding.

She blinked, then responded, pausing for a few seconds before continuing the conversation with Li Jia about some other topic in the most natural way possible.

Although it had snowed just yesterday, the food street today was not empty. Perhaps it should be said that every day here was lively.

The food street was bustling, and the lights and familiar aromas almost made Ye Chengxing's eyes well up with tears.

She took a deep breath without showing any emotion, adjusted herself once again, and suppressed the rising emotions.

The food street had restricted the number of people, but there were still quite a few here.

Ye Chengxing subconsciously held Li Jia's hand tighter.

The food sold on the street is diverse. Ye Chengxing buys according to Li Jia's taste and takes her to every stall, introducing to her what each one offers.

Li Jia listens to her words, her gaze fixed on Ye Chengxing's face.

They walk and stop, and in no time, their hands are filled with many things.

They had crepes with lots of strawberries, sweet taiyaki filled with red bean paste...

Ye Chengxing placed the newly bought hot milk pudding in Li Jia's hand.

"Ice cream might be too cold to eat now. How about trying this, Xiaoli?"

The hot milk pudding is made in a cute shape, and Li Jia can't help but smile at Ye Chengxing's comforting tone. Under Ye Chengxing's expectant gaze, she takes a bite and says, "I really like it."

Ye Chengxing's lips curl up. "As long as you like it."

After saying that, Ye Chengxing noticed that Li Jia was carrying quite a lot of stuff, so she continued, "Give me all those things, you can just hold onto this."

She took the things from Li Jia's hand and then held her other hand, the one that wasn't carrying anything.

The sky was getting darker, but the street remained bright. Under the ethereal lights, Li Jia glanced sideways at the figure walking beside her, holding her hand warmly. It felt as if the noise around them had become quiet.

Her memories seemed to be pulled back to that night once again.

She looked at her with hazy eyes, saying that as long as she no longer harbored thoughts of destroying this world, her mission would be considered complete.

But in reality, she hadn't had such thoughts for a long time.

It wasn't that she had truly started loving this world, but it's because Ye Chengxing was here.

She even started to feel reluctant to love her.

The word "love [愛]" consists of only ten strokes, yet it's hard to control.

If she loves her, then she will complete her mission and leave her.

But she can't control the surging love she feels for her, nor can she prevent her mission from being completed so quickly.

The growing unease that has been spreading for several days is hard to contain. She feels as if she is facing a judgment that will arrive at any moment.

Ye Chengxing seems to sense something and meets Li Jia's gaze.

At the same time, the long-lost electronic sound rings in her mind—

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the mission!]

[After inspection, the current mission target no longer has thoughts of destroying the world, Redemption Value is 100%t, and the blackening value is...]

The system's cheerful announcement pauses after revealing the digit behind the villainess's blackening value.

After confirming that it didn't misread, 001 was greatly shocked.

Can anyone tell it why the villainess no longer wants to destroy the world, yet the blackening value is still 100%?!!

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