Chapter 559 Finale

He Rui's fingers tightly grasped Ji Changqing's sleeves, his knuckles turning white from the force. His voice was trembling with a noticeable tremor: "Then, then can we go back together? I don't want to go back alone!"

Ji Changqing could feel the slight trembling coming from his palms, and those eyes that were always bright were now filled with fear and anxiety.

He raised his hand to touch He Rui's cheek, but stopped short just before contact. His slender fingers curled slightly in the air before finally falling down helplessly.

"That's your parallel universe, I don't exist there." Ji Changqing's voice was low and restrained, "I can only send you back... I can't go..."

He patted He Rui's back gently, his movements so gentle that they were almost cautious. "I know you miss your mother and sister very much."

He Rui's body froze, his eyes turned red, and tears quickly gathered.

Just imagining being separated from the person in front of him, he felt as if his heart was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand, the pain was so severe that he could hardly breathe.

"You don't want me anymore?" His voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible. He tightly grasped Ji Changqing's collar, and the fabric crumpled between his fingers. "Are you going to drive me away?"

Ji Changqing's jawline was tense, and his throat rolled several times before he spoke with difficulty: "That's where you belong. There are your family, friends, career, everything you have..." His voice became lower and lower, "And here, there's only me... You shouldn't be sacrificed to me like a prize."

"You can't make decisions for me!" He Rui suddenly exploded, his voice becoming sharp due to his emotions.

His body was shaking uncontrollably, tears streaming down his face. "I don't want to! I want to stay here! Don't say it's for my own good!"

Ji Changqing's eyes dimmed. He took a deep breath and said the words he had rehearsed countless times in his heart: "Ruirui, it's time for us to separate..."

These words were like a sharp knife, piercing He Rui's heart. His expression froze instantly, and the light in his eyes quickly faded, replaced by a kind of near-desperate confusion.

The next second, He Rui turned and ran. His movements were so fast and sudden that Ji Changqing almost couldn't catch him. When those strong arms wrapped around his waist, He Rui struggled violently.

"Let me go!" His voice was thick with tears. He forcefully took off the ring on his ring finger, clenched it in his palm and slammed it at the other person, "I don't want to like you anymore! You bully me! I hate you! You are a liar!"

He threw Ji Changqing to the ground and punched him in the waist and abdomen.

Ji Changqing did not dodge, allowing the opponent's fist to fall on his chest, again and again, enduring it silently.

He Rui threw a few more punches and then suddenly stopped.

His red eyes stared at Ji Changqing's face, and an unprecedented determination condensed in his eyes.

"Okay, you're really good, Ji Changqing." He Rui's voice suddenly calmed down, and this calmness was more disturbing than the previous hysteria. "If you don't give me the right to choose, then I will choose myself..."

He stood up slightly, avoiding physical contact with the other person, and directed the sound waves, which were not lethal, at himself.

Almost at the moment the sound wave was emitted, his body trembled violently, and a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth, splashing on Ji Changqing's white clothes like a bunch of blooming red plums.

"Rui Rui!!" Ji Changqing's face instantly turned pale, his pupils constricted. His voice was filled with unprecedented fear. He teleported over to hug the other person, his arms instinctively tightening, only to feel the person in his arms quickly collapse.

The face of his beloved turned pale at a visible speed, with a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth. Ji Changqing's hands trembled uncontrollably, and tears fell heavily on He Rui's face.

He frantically mobilized his healing abilities to wrap He Rui's entire body.

"Don't do this... Don't hurt yourself like this... I was wrong..." Ji Changqing's voice was fragmented.

He had never been so grateful for Ruirui's own healing ability, which allowed Ruirui to retain a glimmer of hope.

Time seemed to be stretched infinitely.

Finally, the eyelashes of the person in his arms fluttered slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes. However, before Ji Changqing could breathe a sigh of relief, he saw the person with such determination in his eyes once again take extreme action. This time, due to the physical contact, he also heard the harsh sound waves.

"No!" Ji Changqing let out an almost desperate cry. He quickly used his ability to restrain He Rui, whose lips were bleeding again, so that the other party could only keep his eyes open but could no longer hurt himself.

The little sunshine who usually snuggled into his arms with a smile on her face was now staring at him with red eyes and a hollow, resolute gaze. Tear marks still lingered on that face that always wore a smile, giving He Rui an unfamiliar ruthlessness.

Ji Changqing had never seen He Rui like this before—like a small animal cornered, ready to do anything reckless. This realization made his heart tighten, and he panicked, realizing how wrong he was.

"I was wrong... Ruirui, I was wrong..." He apologized in a panic, his voice choked with sobs, "I won't send you away, I promise... Please don't do this..."

He Rui just looked at him silently, his eyes so cold that it was frightening.

After Ji Changqing repeatedly assured him that he would not send him away and untied him, He Rui pushed Ji Changqing away viciously, curled up in the farthest corner of the room, sat there motionless with his knees hugged, and buried his face deeply in his arms.

For the next three days, he refused all communication, refused to eat, refused to speak, and just stubbornly curled up in the corner, occasionally sobbing silently, his shoulders trembling slightly.

Ji Changqing tried everything, from gentle coaxing to humble pleading, but the other party remained indifferent.

He approached cautiously, and when his fingertips touched He Rui's arm that was blocking his view, and he gently pulled it down, those tearful eyes suddenly crashed into his heart without any defense.

The sudden dull pain in his chest made his breathing stagnate. He wanted to punch himself and regretted his previous stupid thoughts.

"Ruirui..." he called out tremblingly, only to see the other person's strength weaken, and like a puppet with its strings cut, he collapsed into his arms. Ji Changqing quickly caught the person, his palm instantly condensing his healing power. But this time, no matter how hard he activated the power, the person in his arms still had his eyes closed, and only a faint breath proved that he was still alive.

Ji Changqing panicked and teleported into the medical center of the small world with the person in his arms. However, the diagnosis given by the doctor after the examination surprised him - Ruirui fainted from hunger.

After being hooked up to glucose, He Rui slowly awoke. However, after taking in his surroundings, he apathetically removed the needle. In full view of the crowd, he left without even a glance at Ji Changqing. The surrounding doctors, the healing department, and the shelter leaders who had rushed over exchanged bewildered glances.

Ji Changqing forcibly carried him back to his residence, but He Rui still refused to communicate.

The man apologized again and again, but He Rui just curled up on the bed and built a high wall of silence.

Ji Changqing tried to feed him, but He Rui closed his lips tightly and continued to express his protest resolutely.

Ji Changqing finally broke down. He half-knelt beside the bed, burying his face in He Rui's hand, which had grown cold from weakness, and soaking it with tears. "I was wrong... I will never bring up sending you away again... Please eat something..."

He Rui listened to his sobs, opened his eyes slightly with heartache, and looked at Ji Changqing with sore eyes.

Seeing his response, Ji Changqing choked up and promised again, "I swear, I will never have this idea again in my life. Unless I find a way to have the best of both worlds and go back with you."

He Rui stared at him for a long while, and finally softened his attitude. He drank the porridge the man fed him in small sips.

Ji Changqing looked at him fearfully and fed him carefully, fearing that any mistake would cause Ruirui to refuse to eat again.

"What are you looking at?" He Rui's voice was still a little hoarse.

Ji Changqing shook his head like a child who had done something wrong, not daring to confront He Rui's aura at all.

Seeing his cowardly look, He Rui suddenly moved closer and bit his lips hard, leaving a clear tooth mark.

But the strength in his eyes quickly faded, replaced by grievance, “…you scared me before…I was really desperate. I was afraid that you would just send me away after you said that and not give me any chance, so I could only do that.

I really don’t want to leave here...I don’t want to leave you...”

With red eyes, He Rui burrowed into the other's arms. His voice, filled with tears, was straightforward and clumsy, like a blunt knife, insisting on cutting open his softest and most sincere heart to show it to the other person.

Ji Changqing's heart trembled, and he caressed his cheek tenderly, lowered his head and rested his forehead against He Rui's, "I'm sorry..."

What on earth did he do...

He took out the ring that Ruirui had pinched and deformed in anger and then restored by him. His fingers trembled slightly as he wanted to put it back on Ruirui.

He Rui's gaze slowly shifted from the ring to Ji Changqing's face. His eyes reddened again, and he couldn't help but complain, "You've been planning to drive me away for half a year..."

His voice was thick with nasal twang. "For the past six months, you've been able to be so affectionate with me as if nothing had happened, without revealing a single word... I'd better not want this ring for now. Wait a minute, so that next time you want to chase me away, I won't have to take it off again..."

As he was about to break free from Ji Changqing's arms, the other party suddenly tightened his arms and locked him tightly.

"There won't be a next time." Ji Changqing's voice was hoarse, and he held the ring tightly in his palm. "I swear, I will never do anything wrong in my life to have this ring taken off."

He has realized how important he is to Ruirui and that they are an inseparable part of each other's life.

No matter what the situation, separation should not be their choice.

"Is it okay?" Ji Changqing asked softly, his eyes full of hope and pity, like a prisoner awaiting trial.

He Rui pursed his lips and looked at him, but finally stretched out his hand angrily, "Put it on me quickly!" He added fiercely, "If you dare to do it again, I will..."

He made a gesture of wiping his neck to intimidate Brother Ji, but the redness in his eyes revealed the softness in his heart.

The ring was once again placed on the ring finger of his beloved, and the haze that had been weighing on his heart for many days finally dissipated. Ji Changqing breathed a sigh of relief and hugged her tighter.

"It's snowing." He Rui suddenly tugged at his sleeve and pointed out the window.

Fine snowflakes are falling.

"It's almost Chinese New Year again, isn't it? We haven't had a proper New Year yet." His voice regained its former vitality, his eyes bright. "We need to go to the small world to buy New Year's goods! How is the recovery in the small world? Is there a Spring Festival Gala?"

Ji Changqing stared at his vivid profile for a few seconds, and couldn't help but ask softly, "Being with me...you really won't feel lonely?"

Upon hearing this, He Rui immediately rolled up his sleeves and pretended to hit someone: "I think you're itching for trouble!" He dragged Ji Changqing forcefully towards the bedroom, "All you do all day long is let your imagination run wild! I'm going to drain your energy and tire you out like a donkey. Let's see if you still have the time to complain and cause trouble."

Ji Changqing, who was being dragged, couldn't help but smile.

Looking at this lively figure in front of me, listening to his nagging complaints, and sensing his emotional fluctuations, the warmth surging in my chest almost overflowed.

That's good.

No matter what the future holds, he will protect this person and they will always be together.

Maybe even... they could live happily ever after.

The snow outside the window was falling heavier and heavier, decorating the dilapidated world with a pure white. Ji Changqing leaned over to He Rui's ear, and the hot breath from his breath dyed the small earlobe red. "Rui Rui, I love you so much."

Before he could finish his words, the person in his arms had already climbed onto his neck and bit his cheek, "I love you more!"

The falling snow gradually blurred the view outside the window, while the temperature inside the room quietly climbed. As their breaths mingled, their heartbeats gradually overlapped, and the love they wove together grew stronger, silently spreading throughout the small space...

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