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All the scenes turned into a white mist, enveloping Jiang Huali, and then receded like the tide.

She opened her eyes, and all she saw was white. For a moment, she felt a little lost.

"Host! You're finally awake. How was it? Did the time travel go smoothly?"

A small blue ball of light flew above her, chirping away.

Jiang Huali was lying in a white time travel pod. The pod door opened as she woke up. She sat up, her eyes lowered, and after a long while said, "...Successfully."

“It’s been almost a day since the time travel ended, and you still haven’t woken up. I thought something had happened. Those robots kept telling me it was normal. You have no idea how worried I was. It’s so boring staying here…”

It's so noisy.

Jiang Huali grabbed the system, squeezed it in her hand, and interrupted it: "I went back a few days?"

"Three days, plus the day you were unconscious, that makes a total of four days," the system honestly replied.

It seemed to remember something, and its expression became somewhat strange.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Huali noticed that something was amiss.

"..." The system hesitated, then flew out of Jiang Huali's hand, "...that person has woken up."

"Who?" Jiang Huali didn't react for a moment.

The system covered its face shyly: "Who else could it be?"

"..."

Jiang Huali's lips twitched: "What's wrong with you?"

The system lowered its thin hands, its expression returning to normal: "However, he has temporarily lost his memory and won't let anyone near him. He just sits alone in the hall, not moving at all."

Like a piece of wood.

The system muttered.

Jiang Huali came out of the time travel capsule.

Staff from the management center came in to check her health indicators.

Within the realm of the Time and Space Bureau, everyone's body is generated based on their soul; simply put, they possess a tangible soul within the realm.

Therefore, checking physical indicators is actually observing the state of the soul.

After checking and finding everything normal, Jiang Huali arrived at the lobby and saw a figure sitting alone in a seat set up in the lobby.

His back view looked somewhat lonely.

The system floated beside her, worriedly asking, "He doesn't recognize anyone. What if he refuses to come with us?"

Jiang Huali didn't answer, but just looked at that figure and slowly walked closer.

The person with their back to her heard footsteps, turned around, and their eyes met.

In an instant, the world fell silent.

Jiang Huali stopped in her tracks, her eyes suddenly feeling a little sore.

The man stared intently at her, then suddenly stood up and strode towards her.

He walked up to her, hugged her tightly, and rested his fluffy head on her shoulder.

“…Changxiao?” Jiang Huali gently pushed him away and asked tentatively.

The other person tilted their head, their handsome face expressionless, as if they didn't know who she was calling.

"Are they really stupid?" The system circled around the two of them.

"When did he wake up?" Jiang Huali asked.

"Right after you finished rewinding, when you were still unconscious," the system said.

Changxiao really doesn't remember anything. The staff at the management center said that this might be a side effect of the fragment fusion, and he would recover after a while.

Jiang Huali then took him back to her system space.

The system's earlier worries did not come to pass. Although Changxiao had lost his memory, he couldn't take his eyes off the host and obediently followed him.

Each employee of the Time and Space Bureau has an independent system space, and generally no one other than the employee and their system can enter.

The system space can be changed at will. Jiang Huali initially set up a guest room, but Changxiao stayed with her all the time and never left her side. When it was time to sleep, he naturally climbed into her bed.

The two of them simply slept under the covers, but Jiang Huali still moved the system's little nest out of the room.

Well, it's not suitable for children after all.

Jiang Huali stayed in the system space for a long time this time without accepting any tasks.

The Time and Space Administration Management Center had a sudden inspiration and issued an announcement saying that it would centralize the system space of all employees in one place.

The area was too deserted, so the management center euphemistically called it "helping employees get to know each other better."

Previously, each person's system space was independent at the edge of the domain, but now they are all concentrated together, becoming a community, with each person living in a detached villa with a small garden.

The villa is just the initial form. If you don't like the layout of the house, you can change it at will according to your own wishes. The access rights to the house are also managed by the employee himself. People who don't like to communicate can also set relevant permissions to close off their own system space.

It must be said that this move has indeed brought a bit of popularity to the field. Some employees love fitness and can find a running partner in the morning, while others love socializing and often visit each other's workplaces.

"So, these are the soul fragments you picked up?"

Chen Jing sat on the sofa and took a sip of the tea that Jiang Huali had poured for him.

“What do you mean by ‘found a fragment of a soul’? He has a name, Changxiao.” Jiang Huali sat down on the other sofa, and Changxiao took her hand and intertwined their fingers.

Chen Jing suddenly felt a soreness in her teeth.

As luck would have it, after moving, Chen Jing happened to live next to Jiang Huali, and her neighbor on the other side was number 021, Sui Jin.

When Chen Jing learned that she had regained her memories so easily and that the soul fragments she had retrieved had even awakened, he became curious and came to see for himself.

"You're not planning to take on any missions lately?" Chen Jing asked.

“He hasn’t regained his memory yet, so I’m a little worried. I’ll take a rest too,” Jiang Huali said.

While they were talking, Changxiao sat quietly to the side, but Chen Jing noticed that he would occasionally look up at them with dissatisfaction and warning in his eyes.

"Tsk tsk," Chen Jing shook her head, "Your little boyfriend is a bit possessive."

Jiang Huali turned to look at Chang Xiao, who had returned to his quiet and obedient self, looking at her with an innocent expression.

"...He hasn't regained his memory yet, and he's been a bit clingy to me lately." Jiang Huali nodded to Chen Jing. "If you have nothing else to do, you can go now."

Having been told to leave, Chen Jing smiled, stood up, and waved to them.

"I don't think this has anything to do with memory," he said before leaving.

After Chen Jing left, Chang Xiao was visibly happy.

"Are you hungry? I'll make you dinner." He kissed Jiang Huali's lips naturally and smiled gently.

Time in the realm is simulated in a 24-hour format, and all kinds of food are available, including electronic food that the system can eat.

So-called electronic food looks no different from human food, only its composition is different.

Jiang Huali smiled as she looked at Changxiao, who was busy in the kitchen, and the system, who was watching TV on the sofa.

Such days seem pretty good.

She's not in a hurry to complete tasks and accumulate points. If nothing unexpected happens, she and Changxiao will probably stay at the Time and Space Bureau indefinitely.

The management center plans to add Changxiao to the employee system, which will give the Time and Space Bureau another worker.

Jiang Huali no longer intends to be resurrected and return to her original world, whether it's the world she and Changxiao lived in, or the modern world where she later lived alone.

She asked the system, and the system said that after being resurrected, it could only change her fate, but could not interfere with the trajectory of other people, nor could it change what had already happened.

Her dead loved ones could not be brought back to life, and her enemies had been reduced to ashes and would never be reborn. Everything had been settled.

As for the modern world, Jiang Huali cared even less. For more than twenty years, she lived there as if she were just a passerby.

Although she has decided to continue working at the Time and Space Bureau, Jiang Huali can also use her points to apply for permission to go on vacation in the small world. It wouldn't be a bad idea to go back and visit with Chang Xiao then.

After resting in the domain for a while, although Changxiao had not yet regained his memories, he had basically adapted to life here, and Jiang Huali then accepted a mission.

The strike has lasted too long, and the management center has already sent a notice urging people to return to work.

The spacetime flow rate is different in the small world and the domain. When Jiang Huali returned after completing a mission, only two days had passed in the domain.

Without the soul fragments, she was able to work much faster.

A new mission teleportation point has been set up in the domain, so teleportation is no longer done directly in the system space. When Jiang Huali came out of the teleportation point, the sky was already full of sunset.

As she walked back home, Jiang Huali saw someone standing in the yard, waiting for her, when she was almost there.

"Why are you waiting for me outside?" Jiang Huali quickened her pace, walked up to Chang Xiao, and smiled.

Changxiao naturally lowered his head and took her hand: "I missed you so much."

The two stared at each other for a long time before Jiang Huali squeezed his hand and asked, "Have you regained your memories?"

Changxiao leaned in and kissed her: "Mmm."

The two walked into the house, with the system floating in mid-air, following behind them.

When was it restored?

"This morning."

Why didn't you tell me?

"I wanted to surprise you. What would you like to eat tonight?"

Honey-roasted chicken wings?

"good."

When it was time for dinner, Changxiao even prepared a separate dinner for the system.

Looking at the little light orb system eating with relish beside her, Jiang Huali stroked her chin and suddenly felt like she was raising a puppy.

The system, completely unaware of what was happening, held its rice bowl and exclaimed, "Delicious! Delicious!"

After dinner, the system was left in the living room to watch TV, while Jiang Huali and Chang Xiao went back to their bedroom.

The two went into the bathroom together, and eventually it was unclear who made the first move. They moved from the steamy bathroom to the soft bed, as if they were set on fire and then trapped in endless tenderness.

Late into the night, Jiang Huali leaned wearily against Changxiao's chest, her body dry and refreshed, as Changxiao gently massaged her lower back.

Smelling her familiar and comforting scent, Changxiao kissed her cheek: "Sleep."

Jiang Huali looked out the window. The night was deep, and a warm yellow light shone in the room. Her lover was beside her, and everything was so peaceful and beautiful.

She suddenly asked, "Why would you risk your life to save me?"

Changxiao understood what she meant by those seemingly sudden words: "The world without you is a blank to me. From the very beginning, you were the one who came to me first."

You saved me, protected me, and loved me; I know all of that.

Jiang Huali hugged Changxiao and whispered, "Me too."

The system, which was staying in the living room, had just finished watching a TV series late into the night and was very satisfied with the happy and heartwarming ending. It yawned, flew back to its little nest, and slowly drifted off to sleep.

Two souls in love, no matter how many times they are separated across time and space, will one day reunite with hearts full of love.

This is the greatest miracle of life.

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