Wen Wan watched Xiao Yan leave, still sobbing intermittently, as if asking herself, and also asking Zi Heng, "Do we... really have a chance to meet again?"

"Of course." Ziheng slowly stood up from the ground, reached out and touched her head and answered affirmatively.

Wen Wan looked at him doubtfully and asked, "...Brother, why are you so sure?"

"Because the four seasons keep coming back, people who meet will meet again." Ziheng said seriously with a warm smile on his lips as he lowered his eyes to look at her red and swollen eyes.

Wen Wan nodded thoughtfully, then suddenly said something shocking, saying seriously: "But... Xiaoyan is a puppy!"

Ziheng: “…”

He deserves full marks for this argumentative person! There really is no such thing as an argumentative person in the world!

He barely managed to maintain his stiff smile, gritted his teeth and said, "Dogs are included, too."

"Pfft!" Wen Wan finally burst into laughter when she heard this.

Seeing that she had regained her former spirits, Ziheng felt much better himself. He said cheerfully, "Even if the dog isn't included, you will still meet again."

"Perhaps Xiaoyan will become a human in his next life and come to your side to cultivate immortality and seek enlightenment with you. Who knows what the future will hold? Instead of being sad and depressed every day, why not give yourself some hope?"

"I'm quietly looking forward to the day you meet again. If it were him... he'd definitely run to see you, because you're very important to him."

"Important people?" Wen Wan tilted her head slightly and asked seriously, "I am an important person in Xiaoyan's heart, but what about in brother's heart? Is it the same?"

When Ziheng heard this, he suddenly raised his eyebrows and said meaningfully, "You...guess?"

Wen Wan couldn't help but roll her eyes when she heard this. She really couldn't find anyone more boring than this guy!

Seeing this, Ziheng couldn't help but chuckle, then brought the matter back to the point and said, "Let's go, let's find a place with good feng shui to bury Xiaoyan."

"Yeah." Wen Wan reached out to wipe away the tears from her cheeks and nodded gently.

They took the necessary tools and found a good spot nearby to start digging.

Don’t ask why she didn’t just use magic. The reason is that Wen Wan felt that this way was more sincere, and a master should act like a master!

The two of them worked together and dug a big hole in a short while.

Wen Wan threw the shovel aside, carefully picked up Xiaoyan's stiff body, and gently rubbed its soft little head with her cheek.

Then he whispered, "Xiaoyan, my brother and I will be waiting for you here. No matter when you come back, you will definitely see us."

"I hope you're doing well over there! And please be happy in your next life! Goodbye! This isn't a goodbye that means we'll never see each other again, it's a goodbye that means we'll meet again!"

She lay down beside Xiaoyan's ear and said everything she wanted to say. Then she reluctantly put him into the pit, stood up and slowly covered him with soil. Finally, she even remembered to erect a tombstone for him.

After burying Xiaoyan thoroughly, Wen Wan looked up at the blue sky and sighed from the bottom of her heart, "I really hate parting! But why do partings always happen in life?"

Ziheng stood beside her with his hands behind his back, and together they looked at the sky. "People are lonely by nature. Many people can only accompany you for a short time, and the rest depends on you."

Wen Wan, the chatterbox, rarely did not respond to his words. After a long while, she turned to look at him and asked solemnly, "What about you?"

"What?" Ziheng looked back at her in confusion.

Wen Wan pursed her lips gently and asked again: "Many people can only accompany me for a short period of time. Is it the same for you? Will you leave me in the future?"

After Ziheng understood, he suddenly fell silent and did not answer her question for a long time.

Wen Wan, however, changed her previous nonchalant attitude and said very seriously: "Brother, I like you. It's not a brother-sister relationship, but a love between a man and a woman! I don't want you to leave me. I want to be with you forever!"

"So...are you willing to marry me? If not, it's not impossible for you to marry me!"

After hearing this, Ziheng's breathing suddenly stopped, his body froze in place, his mind went blank, and he stumbled over and over, "I...I..."

Wen Wan did not urge him as anxiously as usual, but just stared at him silently, with some hope in her eyes.

Ziheng took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and said in a stiff tone, "I can't promise you."

His dry answer was not at all consistent with what Wen Wan had imagined, which made it difficult for her to accept. Her eyes were full of astonishment.

"Why?" Wen Wan asked in confusion, tears welling up in her red and swollen eyes again, "Don't you like me?"

Ziheng silently lowered his head, using the strands of hair on his forehead to shield his troubled eyes. After a long while, he steeled his heart and said, "...I'm sorry, I don't have any romantic feelings for you."

"Impossible!" Wen Wan cried out in denial, "This is impossible!"

"You cooked for me, made my clothes, braided my hair, gave me a jade pendant, and even took me down the mountain to celebrate the festival! If you didn't like me, why would you be so nice to me?"

"We lived together, watched fireworks together, visited lantern festivals together, released river lanterns together, and attended wedding banquets together. We gave each other many meaningful firsts in our lives!"

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