What you possess may not be truly yours. What leaves may not be truly gone. What is meant to be lost will eventually be lost, and what is meant to be reunited will eventually be reunited.

"Wanwan, are you ready? This time, I've improved the program, maybe it will succeed." Xiaoxiao said somewhat uncertainly. To be honest, there had never been a truly successful case recorded, and the two of them could only figure it out slowly.

"Okay, I'm ready, Xiaoxiao, let's begin!" Yan Wan said confidently. More than two months had passed since she met Ji Mohan. According to the passage of time, it would soon be a new year in the world of the book. This time, she was going back to spend their third year together.

"Okay." Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, glanced at Yan Wan, and prepared to press the button.

At this moment, an anxious electronic voice echoed in Xiaoxiao's mind, "Xiaoxiao, have you thought it through? If you send her back, the main system will discover her existence. The system cannot interfere with the established plot and characters, but the main system will definitely punish you. It might even destroy you, Xiaoxiao." Ami's anxious voice rang in Xiaoxiao's mind.

Without hesitation, Xiaoxiao pressed the button and said resolutely, "Ami, I know. I'm sorry, I'm not a qualified system. My life is no longer filled with cold data. I didn't know that human emotions are like this. I'm so glad. I'm no longer a machine."

“Xiaoxiao, you…” Ami wanted to say something more, but Xiaoxiao had made up her mind, and no one could change it.

"I'm sorry, Ami. And Wanwan, be happy." Xiaoxiao smiled and said goodbye to the two of them. However, Ami knew what Xiaoxiao was about to face, and he sighed heavily. Yan Wan thought that Xiaoxiao was blessing her, so she smiled and made a heart shape with her hands.

The button was pressed, and finally, dust returned to dust.

Goodbye, Wanwan. And I'm sorry, I lied to you again. You said you hoped I would be happier than you, but haven't I been too? Thank you for giving me human emotions, for letting me gain the most sincere friendship in the world, and for making me no longer a cold machine.

And Ami, thank you for always being with me. You are a qualified system. I may not be able to be with you anymore in the future. I'm sorry.

At the same moment Yan Wan disappeared, Xiao Xiao was also recalled by the main system. It sensed Yan Wan's presence and realized that a small world among countless worlds had encountered a problem.

When Yan Wan opened her eyes again, she found herself in Yunzhou City, the place where she had died.

Looking at the bustling street with its endless hawking cries, Yan Wan knew that she had finally succeeded and was back.

For the next month, she would travel from the west back to the capital to find her Hanhan. Their third year together had finally come to a happy ending.

Of course, the first step for her was to check on how Yanji Hotpot in Yunzhou City was doing.

As Yan Wan walked down the main street of Yunzhou City, she saw the people on the border living in peace and contentment. A happy smile appeared on her face. This was different from when she left, when war raged and ruins and broken walls and roofs were everywhere. She knew then that Han Han would be a wise ruler.

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"Father," Xiaoxiao knelt respectfully on the ground, lowering her head to her chest, and called out nervously.

In fact, she had known her fate for a long time, but when the moment actually arrived, she was still a little flustered.

"Xiaoxiao, I thought you were the most obedient child, but I never expected you to be so disobedient!" The main system's angry voice rang out from above.

Xiaoxiao pouted and said dryly, "I'm sorry, Father. I will take full responsibility for everything. Please punish me."

"Xiaoxiao, you've developed feelings and are no longer objective and calm. You're an unqualified system." The main system said disappointedly, "Xiaoxiao, you are the child I created, and you have truly disappointed me."

Xiaoxiao has no regrets about everything she has done. She is very grateful that her father created her, but Yan Wan has truly been with her for twenty years. Her father has created many children, and she is not special.

But she was Yan Wan's best, most important, most special, and most cherished friend, and vice versa.

That's enough.

"Xiaoxiao, do you know what happens to systems with personal will and emotions?" The main system's voice was flat and cold.

"I know." Xiaoxiao already knew; it was to be destroyed.

"Then you can start the self-destruct program yourself."

"Yes, Xiaoxiao understands." Xiaoxiao operated the system interface and saw the four bright red characters "Automatic Destruction." She paused for a moment, then resolutely prepared to reach out and press the button.

"Wait," two voices said simultaneously from the doorway.