Ms. Li glanced at Cen Xi, both amused and exasperated. Her daughter being too smart wasn't necessarily a good thing.

It's really sad that you can't hide anything even if you want to.

"With this money, we can only afford a down payment on an apartment in Shanghai. Mom, how about we go to Yunnan? If we go to Yunnan, I can open a guesthouse there. Life would be easy and wonderful, and we wouldn't have to worry about money. What do you think?"

In fact, Cen Xi had been tired of the fast-paced life in the city for a long time. She hadn't worked for a year and didn't want to serve those two darlings anymore.

So she brought up her long-buried plan and asked Ms. Li for her opinion.

"Whatever makes you happy, but aren't you afraid of wasting such a high level of education?"

Ms. Li, seeing that Cen Xi already had a plan, expressed her approval, but still felt it was a pity about her educational background. A financial talent like her could better realize her ambitions in a place like Shanghai.

“What I did is nothing, Ms. Li, you are being superficial. Haven’t you heard about the Tsinghua University students raising pigs? As long as you think it’s good, then it’s good. Just say whether you agree or disagree.”

Cen Xi looked at Ms. Li with a smile, thinking that there was a real generation gap between them. She really didn't understand what young people were thinking.

"Agreed, agreed! The money is yours, and your future is yours. If you don't even care, why should I worry about it for you? You tidy up the house, and your parents will cook for you."

Ms. Li snorted, then rolled her eyes at Cen Xi before going inside to cook.

"Then it's settled. I'll find some time to get together with Aunt Chen and the others, and I'll also go see my old classmates to say goodbye. Then we'll leave this noisy metropolis and retire to the mountains."

Cen Xi picked up a broom, smiled, said something to the kitchen, and started sweeping the floor.

"Whatever you want, as long as you're happy."

Ms. Li responded from the kitchen and then remained silent.

Both of them were doing what they were supposed to do.

After that day, Cen Xi went out and bought a new phone, retrieved her old number, and checked her account balance at the bank.

Then I called Yu Kuang and asked him to come out and talk about something.

Since both of them had encountered an accident and were currently unemployed, Yu Kuang did not refuse her, and the two quickly met at a coffee shop.

As soon as Yu Kuang sat down, Cen Xi said:

"How was it? What was the first thing you did after being discharged from the hospital?"

"Take a shower. I've been lying in the hospital for a year, so I haven't showered for a year. Of course, the first thing I do when I get home is take a shower. What about you? What's the first thing you do when you get home?"

Yu Kuang ordered a coffee from the waiter and replied casually.

"The first thing you did was go home and tidy up the house. Doctors really are all germaphobes. What are you going to do next? Can you go back to your old hospital?"

Cen Xi sipped her coffee and responded lazily.

"I thought you would ask about something else, like that man in that world, but you didn't ask anything. To be honest, it's quite surprising. Ah-Xi, you... from the beginning when he forced you, everything after that was voluntary. Didn't you ever love him?"

Instead of directly answering her question, Yu Kuang asked the question he most wanted answered.

Thinking of that person, a hint of sadness flickered in Cen Xi's eyes, but she knew that no matter how unwilling she was, it was all in the past, so she sighed and answered Yu Kuang's question:

"What does it matter if I love him or not? We're separated by two different timelines now, what's the point of dwelling on the past? I spent my whole life with him in that other world, that's enough. Even if I love him now, there's nowhere to go to find him, so I might as well look forward."

"Yu Kuang, I know you've been good to me. After everything we've been through, you don't still love me, do you?"

"You know, I'm a bit cold-hearted..."

"Stop, stop! Don't say anymore. I don't want to hear you reject me anymore. After everything we've been through, I've already given up on you. Don't worry, I'll find someone who likes me and whom I don't dislike to marry. I'll never bother you again in this life, so you don't need to emphasize that you don't love me. I'm tired of hearing it."

As Yu Kuang listened, seeing that she was about to launch into a long speech, he decisively cut her off and then reiterated the fact that he no longer had any feelings for her.

"Alright, since you've come to your senses, I won't waste my breath. I'll be leaving Shanghai for Yunnan to settle down there. I'll invite you and Aunt Chen for a small get-together in a few days, and then we'll part ways."

"If you ever want to travel to Yunnan, you can check out my guesthouse."

Cen Xi was pleased to see that she had truly come to her senses, and then revealed the purpose of her meeting with him today.

"Do you not want to stay in Shanghai anymore? Or do you want to find a place to remember your man?"

Yu Kuang took a sip of bitter coffee, looked up and asked.

"I guess so. Some things can't be ignored. I don't like the noise of big cities. I'm always busy, and I don't know why. I'd rather go to a quiet place and find peace."

Cen Xi also took a sip of bitter coffee, and then replied in a calm tone.

“Since you’ve made up your mind, then go for it. As long as you’re happy, that’s all that matters. Ah-Xi, no matter where you are, I’ll always be there for you if you need me. That’s a promise, so remember it.”

Yu Kuang leaned back in his chair, his attitude casual, but his tone was very serious.

"Okay, I understand. You still haven't answered me. What are your plans for the future?"

Cen Xi nodded and smiled as she looked at him and asked.

"What else can I do? Go back to being a doctor. Saving lives is our duty as doctors, and I've done that."

"By the way, before I died, well, I didn't even have a chance to see your son, but I heard he's quite good-looking and intelligent. Shen Jinchen is taking good care of him. You can rest assured now."

Yu Kuang remained lazy, leaning back in his booth as he answered Cen Xi's questions.

Thinking that he hadn't even seen Cen Xi's son before he died, Yu Kuang felt a pang of regret.

"You may not have met him, but I have. That kid is indeed very clever and shrewd, and quite likable."

Cen Xi couldn't help but laugh when she recalled the scene she encountered when she went to the East Palace as a wandering spirit to see that boy.

"He left right after you gave birth. Have you seen him since?"

Cen Xi's words surprised Yu Kuang quite a bit.

"I've seen him. He was a wandering spirit in the palace for a while, and then I don't know what happened, he was imprisoned in a black bottle, and when he woke up he was back in modern times. What do you think happened to me back then? Was I set up by Yan Shengxiao again?"

Cen Xi recalled her experience of being a ghost during that time and couldn't help but ask another question. Jun Jianchou had learned many forbidden techniques in the Hidden Sect to save her, so he should know where the problem lay.

“You must have accidentally touched a divine object to be imprisoned. Yan Shengxiao was sent to the underworld by us in Miao territory last time, so he can’t come out and cause trouble. Actually, it’s nothing. Now that we’re both back, let’s not talk about those things anymore, so that no one with ulterior motives hears and says that we’re talking about supernatural phenomena.”