"What are you thinking about?" The commander-in-chief walked over. "Are you still leaving?"

"Wait until you're done with your work before you leave." Shi Yin gave an unexpected answer: "I'll give you a choice then, if you're willing."

"What do you mean?" the commander-in-chief asked, puzzled.

"It's hard to explain, you'll find out when the time comes," Shi Yin said indifferently.

Upon hearing that Shi Yin had returned, Agarai and the others were so eager to ride rockets that if they weren't already dead without their superpowers, they might have chosen to stuff themselves into the cannon barrel and launch a cruise missile straight to Yanlong Kingdom.

In fact, due to their busy political affairs, they hadn't seen each other for a long time, even though several years had passed since the apocalypse.

This is not only to celebrate their return from the National Day holiday, but also to give them a chance to get together.

Everyone gathered together to drink and chat. No one asked Shi Yin why she came, nor did anyone dare to ask when she would leave. Except for the leader, who knew perfectly well, everyone tacitly avoided the question.

Shi Yin sat next to the leader, her aura restrained and calm, her presence very low. She simply ate her food slowly and deliberately, listening to the noise around her.

The leader observed Shi Yin from time to time. If Shi Yin was sunny at the beginning, she became numb in the apocalypse. Apart from establishing a persona to make herself look authoritative and carry out everything, too much despair made her reject emotion and become rational to the point of indifference.

But now, it seems she has truly become the last Shion in the apocalypse.

Her indifference was tinged with a gentle warmth, and she was calm and composed in everything she did. Her natural and steady demeanor made her seem somewhat unfamiliar to the leader.

"Where will you live from now on?" the superintendent asked, bowing his head.

"Hmm? It's fine with me." Shi Yin said indifferently, "I'll stay wherever you guys stay."

Consul General: "Really?"

Shi Yin: "Hmm?"

The Consul General said, "You'll regret this."

Shi Yin: "?"

That evening, everyone went home together, and Shi Yin finally understood why the leader had told her not to regret it.

Everyone was heading home towards the same neighborhood, and they completely surrounded one household, checking everyone upstairs, downstairs, across the hall, and among the neighbors.

"What are you doing?" Shi Yin had a bad feeling. "This is just a regular apartment, not a villa. What are you doing living here?"

Aren't these ordinary two- or three-bedroom apartments meant for ordinary people?

Lin Beiyue and his ilk are all highly decorated warriors, not to mention the special status of the commander-in-chief. Why are they all crammed into this neighborhood, and even into the same building?

"You're back so late today?" A female voice sounded behind her. Shi Yin was stunned for a moment, turned around, and her eyelashes trembled slightly.

Chu Ning was also stunned. For some reason, her mind went blank for a moment when she saw the unfamiliar young woman in front of her.

It's as if we should have met a long, long time ago.

“Yes, godmother, we went out for dinner today.” Freya affectionately hooked her arm around Chu Ning’s and said coquettishly, “We also drank alcohol today. They were so mean and wouldn’t let me have any fun. Godmother, you have to make me some hangover soup.”

"Okay, okay, I have them all..." Chu Ning then looked away: "You all drank them?"

“Yes.” Freya said, then hugged Shion again: “This is my sister, godmother, please get to know her.”

"Oh? Freya's older sister..." Chu Ning frowned slightly. For some reason, a strange voice lingered in her throat, almost escaping her lips.

"What are you all doing standing here? You smell like alcohol." Shi Huaiyuan walked up from the elevator, carrying a box of milk. He was also taken aback when he saw Shi Yin in the crowd.

“You…” There was a familiar title, but when Shi Huaiyuan tried to say it, his mind went blank.

"This is Freya's older sister," Chu Ning took over the introduction. "They went out for drinks and just got back."

"How could you drink? Coming back so late? How could you drink if you're allergic to alcohol?" Shi Huaiyuan almost blurted out, "It's so dangerous in the middle of the night, how could you come back so late..."

Say something...

Upon hearing this, both Shi Huaiyuan and Chu Ning were stunned.

Actually, when Freya spoke, Chu Ning subconsciously felt that Shi Yin hadn't been drinking. But when Shi Huaiyuan said it, Chu Ning immediately felt something was wrong and subconsciously wanted to say it too.

However, after Shi Huaiyuan finished speaking, both Chu Ning and Shi Huaiyuan felt that something was wrong.

They didn't even know the person in front of them, so what right did they have to talk nonsense?

"I didn't drink..." Shi Yin said innocently, "They dragged me there; they insisted on going."

Everyone: ?

Is this how you shift the blame?

“Godfather and godmother, this is my older sister—Shiyin. My parents are my sister’s parents now.” Freya hugged Shiyin’s arm and winked secretly, “We’re not blood relatives, right?”

"..." Shi Yin fell silent. Although there wasn't really anything wrong with what she said, but...

"Okay, no problem." Chu Ning agreed, or rather, breathed a sigh of relief.

It felt like the tightness in my chest had suddenly eased.

"Is there a place to stay?" Shi Huaiyuan asked as well.

"No, she just returned from her studies abroad." The Consul General chimed in, "We were just thinking of finding her a place to stay. How about she stays with you?"

Shion: "Ah, wait..."

“No problem, there’s a room available.” Chu Ning agreed with a smile: “Anyway, I think Shi Yin is a lucky child, since she shares the same surname as Old Shi.”

“Yes, yes.” Lin Beiyue chimed in. Of course she was willing. As long as Shi Yin stayed, she could use that as an excuse to visit.

Shi Yin: "Hey..."

Didn't anyone ask her? Is this decision really being made?

Actually, it wasn't that Shi Yin didn't want to acknowledge them; acknowledging them as godparents was indeed a roundabout way to achieve her goal. However, she hadn't yet figured out how to face Shi Huaiyuan and his wife.

She felt mostly guilty. For dozens of lifetimes, she had avoided them in order to change the world. In order to prevent them from being implicated by her original solitary fate, Shi Yin directly cut off their contact.

The sudden establishment of an intimate relationship caught Shi Yin off guard.

But the others didn't give her a chance to argue. By the time Shi Yin came to her senses, she was already in her room.

Shi Yin remembered very clearly that she had erased her traces in this world, and they should not remember her, but this room was exactly the same as her previous memories.

There were no clothes in the closet, but the storage boxes were neatly organized and arranged, while the clothes hangers inside were a mess of colors, a sign that she was too lazy to tidy up.

Shi Yin carefully reached out and touched it; there wasn't a speck of dust. The sheets were simple white with a Hello Kitty pattern printed on them, and a huge plush bear sat on the headboard, seemingly waiting for its owner for a long time.

Shi Yin sat on the edge of the bed. The darkness gradually faded, and dawn rushed in from outside the window, casting her long shadow on the wall.

There were faint sounds of noise outside. A magpie perched on a branch on the windowsill, tilting its head to look at Shi Yin.

Shi Yin lay back on the bed, let out a long sigh, and closed her eyes. This time, there were no mountains or rivers in her dream.

She simply closed her eyes and, like any ordinary person, entered a normal sleep, having a simple and ordinary dream.