CHAPTER 86
The room was spacious but not empty.
Two wedding dresses were placed side by side in a glass wardrobe.
Some gifts that had been opened and carefully repackaged, with their packaging cherished and neatly arranged inside the transparent cabinet.
Several thin letters, each individually placed on a wooden stand without exception.
Further down, there were scattered buttons, scarves, and several black beads.
Inside the transparent cabinet, set to smart storage mode, there was a single carrot.
A butterfly necklace and a wedding ring engraved with names...
Almost everything carried memories that belonged only to them, instantly pulling Ye Chengxing back to five years ago in this world.
She stared blankly at everything before her.
The rush of memories was like a tsunami.
...Yes, what could Li Jia be hiding?
In this room, she was absent, yet she could be found everywhere.
She guarded the memories of their past, living day after day as if time stood still. This place was the only source of light.
Ye Chengxing almost froze in place.
Memories rushed in, taking her back to the past and bringing her back to the present in the blink of an eye.
A warm liquid slid down her cheek. Ye Chengxing lifted her eyes and discovered that Li Jia had turned around at some point. She looked at her, her lips moved, but it seemed like she couldn't find the words to say.
Suddenly, Ye Chengxing remembered the words Xi Yue said to them at that time and the girl in the wedding dress in her dreams, holding a white rose drenched in blood.
And there was the wish contract through the system, 999, that made her forget this memory.
The identity of that "someone" was already evident at this moment.
She thought of the dazzling blood on that wedding dress and for a moment, she even dared not think about how she was able to return to this world.
The world's will detected her lingering and automatically converted energy, leaving no excess energy for 001.
The only choice left was the mission she was given back then, either completely destroy her before she made a move to destroy the world, or heal her, redeem her, and influence her, so she would no longer have the desire to destroy the world... The energy obtained from completing both missions was the same.
She had chosen the second option at that time, and the mission was eventually completed.
Therefore, the energy that allowed her to return home could only come from the first mission.
She had always known that Li Jia was inherently obsessive and her love for her was exceptional.
She should have hoped that even until death, the other person would remember her, but Li Jia's final choice was to make her forget.
She never expected to survive, her only thought was to exchange herself for Ye Chengxing's return home. After returning home, the wish contract she made with the system would automatically take effect. Without any surprises, Ye Chengxing would forget that she had ever been in this different world, forgetting the system and the mission.
She would also... forget her, forget everything that happened between them.
Even if she died for her, there would no longer be any existence of "Li Jia" in her memory.
Li Jia knew from Ye Chengxing's expression that she had remembered everything.
Before Ye Chengxing could speak, Li Jia smiled with tears in her eyes and said, "Actually, I still don't know how to love normally until now. My possessiveness towards you is still intense. I envy every presence that catches your attention and I hope you can always look at me... But at the same time, I want you to live a peaceful life, I wish you happiness and worry-free days."
"Fate has never been kind to me, deceiving me with pain and nightmares, but you're different. You don't need to be burdened with painful emotions, so there's no need to remember me."
As she spoke, it seemed like she couldn't continue smiling, and tears rolled down her cheeks. "But you still couldn't forget everything. You came back to this world again, back to my side. I even had the thought of keeping you here. What should I do, sister? I really can't learn to love normally. I might always be like this, only causing disappointment and pain to you..."
She spoke intermittently, tears completely blurring her vision, unable to meet Ye Chengxing's gaze anymore.
She didn't intend to cry like this, and she didn't want her tears to affect Ye Chengxing's judgment because she knew she would soften her heart. However, no matter what, the tears couldn't be stopped.
She used too many means, told too many lies, telling her to leave yesterday, but still scheming to have intimate contact with her.
Now she remembered everything, what would she think?
Ye Chengxing took a deep breath, her heartache reaching its peak, numbing her with a dull pain.
She stepped forward and hugged Li Jia tightly.
Ye Chengxing wanted to keep her tone as calm as possible, but even after the deep breath, the words that came out were trembling and incoherent.
"What does it mean to love normally? You don't have to change. I've never felt that your love caused me pain or disappointment."
She loosened her grip a bit, cupping Li Jia's face, and kissed away her tears bit by bit. "Li Jia, I love you. I love your obsession and possessiveness. I love everything about you and it brings me joy."
The person she saw in her dreams was the reality.
So much bl0od splattered on the wedding dress, she must have been in pain. How could she not be in pain?
For someone with such a strong self-destructive tendency, she had been persisting to live for the past five years. In her life without her, she had lived alone for five years.
"I'm sorry, I came back too late." Ye Chengxing couldn't control her choked-up voice, feeling as if her heart was in excruciating pain. She couldn't imagine how Li Jia had made it through.
She explained clearly how she woke up at home and mentioned encountering 999 with her awakened abilities, recounting how she returned to this world. "And it's not just me, the next time I go back, we can go back together. We can come back together too, without just holding onto these memories. We will never be separated again. The future will no longer be you and me, but us."
As she said this, Ye Chengxing looked at Li Jia, whose face was also marked with tear stains, and her words seemed to be influenced by the mist in her eyes. "Although this scene might not be suitable now, and we didn't prepare anything, I want to say it now. Li Jia, let's get married. Will you agree?"
Her eyes were still slightly red, and Li Jia never expected that these would be the words she ultimately said. She stood frozen in place.
Suddenly, Ye Chengxing bent down and almost stumbled as she took out another ring from the glass cabinet.
"No need to prepare anything. Just wear this." Her fingertips trembled as she helped her put on the ring that had been devoid of five years of time.
Now, the ring finally returned to its rightful owner.
In that moment when the ring was put on, Ye Chengxing lowered her gaze and gently kissed her hand. "It's what I've been longing for."
The person she deeply loved was right in front of her, and this time they would never be separated again.
Their eyelashes fluttered like butterfly wings, their hearts trembling, and they could barely catch their breath.
After hearing her answer, Ye Chengxing leaned down and kissed her lips.
Their tears, tinged with a hint of bitterness, melted together as their lips met.
Li Jia used her hand, also wearing a ring, to tightly hold Ye Chengxing's hand. Their fingertips intertwined, their ten fingers interlocked so tightly that there was no gap left.
The starlight outside the window was radiant, but the brightest star had long disappeared into their embrace.
With love as the cause, it landed permanently in her heart.
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Author's Note:
And that's the end. The following sweet moments will appear as extras. Thank you, darlings, for accompanying me along the way. If there are any extra stories or plays (cough cough) that you'd like to see, please leave a comment in the comment section~
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