It's been almost two years since we last met, and Shui Duoduo, the male lead, is quite different from before.

The naivety of youth has completely faded away. Although he still looks very young, he exudes the demeanor of a big boss in every gesture.

"Li Xueli?"

Xin Sui nodded, "Don't just stand there, sit down, let's eat and chat."

We ate hot pot for most of the day.

The broth in the pot was added again and again, and the ingredients for the hot pot were changed several times.

Xin Sui talked a lot: being kidnapped by the Earth Core Clan, having his body swapped by Xuan Tu, the underwater merfolk...

His mouth was so dry from talking that he kept drinking water.

Shui Qingqing felt as if she were listening to a fantastical adventure story, her emotions rising and falling with the unfolding of the tale.

Sometimes worried, sometimes angry, sometimes longing...

Shui Duoduo's past life was far more thrilling than what Xin Sui recounted, and her story was nothing new to him.

But he still listened with great interest.

Perhaps it was the way she told the story that was so moving.

Beyond the story, he vaguely sensed what she hadn't said.

—I'm leaving, so I came here specifically to say goodbye.

Her next words confirmed his guess.

"I need your help with something."

"you say."

“I will be leaving the hospital soon, and I may not be able to take care of the business at Jiali Restaurant, Hot Pot Restaurant, and the food street, so I would like to ask you to help me manage it.”

Shui Duoduo: "Going on a long trip? Where to?"

Shui Qingqing: "Sister Lili, how long are you going to be gone?"

Xin Sui laughed and said, "What's with your expressions? It's like I'm going to abandon you."

She took out a wedding invitation inlaid with red crystal and handed it over.

"Xuan Tu and I are getting married soon, and after the wedding we have to go on our honeymoon, right?"

"As for how long I'll be gone, it's not decided yet. It could be a month, or it could be a year or two. It's hard to say."