Chapter 94 She Wants to Leave Death is also a Way of Leaving This World...

Wen Yi's hand uncontrollably touched the newly appeared words, and she felt a distinct sense of wetness at her fingertips.

The last stroke of "go" seemed to have been poured with all the strength, and the condensed water droplets flowed down the glass like a stretched tear mark.

The tears she had been holding back for a long time finally rolled down silently.

The next white light suddenly lit up, and the two of them looked up at the wet glass at the same time.

In the interweaving of light and shadow, they seemed to see the blurry reflection on the other side through the glass.

One looked up and gazed, the other bowed his head and cried.

Wen Yi wanted to write something more, her fingertips hovering in mid-air, but the thunder and lightning didn't come again. Suddenly, the world fell silent. Outside the window, only darkness remained, reflecting her tear-stained face.

"One and one."

A young man's clear voice came from behind, "It's time to eat."

The rain outside the window gradually subsided, and Gu Yifeng and Wen Yi sat opposite each other at the dining table.

As Wen Yi picked up some food, her eyes would occasionally fall on Gu Yifeng's calm face. She felt uneasy, not knowing how Gu Yifeng would treat her after his secret was exposed.

But he didn't seem to be troubled at all, as if what had just happened had never happened.

She ate the food in her bowl, but it seemed to have lost its flavor. It turned out that these past few days, she had just been acting like a good actress, and he had been playing along, pretending to be oblivious. That was all.

Wen Yi gritted her teeth and asked Gu Yifeng how he knew.

He put down his chopsticks and looked at her calmly, "The person in the reactor doll on the cruise ship, that must be you."

Wen Yi was stunned and nodded subconsciously: "Hmm..."

He lowered his eyes and said, "I heard what you said when I went to bring you medicine."

So that’s how it is. Wen Yi nodded and said nothing more.

*

Seeing that she ate little, Gu Yifeng silently put another piece of food into her bowl with his chopsticks: "Eat more."

He gently stroked the chopsticks, his eyes falling on her drooping eyelashes.

In reality, he hadn't told the whole truth. Their story had begun when they first met on the deck. The moment he saw her eyes through the small hole in his hood, an inexplicable throbbing rushed through his blood.

He seemed to be dominated by a strange impulse and even wanted to tear off the troublesome doll costume to see her face clearly.

Later, he went to deliver medicine and overheard her conversation with the man.

He should have scoffed at such an absurd truth.

But in fact, he took it for granted that this was the only reasonable answer.

At that moment, a crazy idea popped up in his heart: since she was destined to belong to him, he would take her completely for himself and make sure she could never leave him.

When she heard the man trying to persuade her to change her mind, she angrily thought, if this light didn't belong to him, she might as well extinguish it herself. When this thought came to her, he was suddenly shocked. He had just developed a strong desire to kill her.

Why? Shouldn't he love her?

Shouldn't love be warm?

But what was surging in his heart was the murderous intent to destroy if he couldn't get it.

Perhaps, there really is only a fine line between love and murderous intent, just like happiness and pain, which are two sides of the same coin.

Gu Yifeng thought that maybe Wen Yi was not the only one who fell from the cruise ship that day.

After dinner, Gu Yifeng pulled her into the living room and chose a movie called "Mirage." The screen lit up, and the old-fashioned TV flickered with snow and noise, connecting a man and a woman from two different time and space, trying to reverse their fate.

The light from the screen reflected on their faces, flickering.

When the plot progressed to the part where the heroine had to change the timeline in order to reunite with her lover, Wen Yi spoke softly:

"The laws of space and time do not allow 'non-original existence'. Once my existence is discovered, the purge mechanism will be triggered, completely erasing me from this space and time."

Gu Yifeng looked at her sideways and asked, "What can I do to protect you from being erased?"

Wen Yi shook her head. "No one knows how this mechanism is judged and executed. I don't understand why I'm still alive and well even though you already know the truth."

She sighed, her eyes dimming. "In the past... if my loved ones discovered my secret, they would become agents of the purge mechanism and personally wipe me out."

Gu Yifeng didn't say anything, just looked at her quietly with deep eyes.

She continued, "And I have to find a way to go back. Staying here... will trigger a time paradox and even affect the entire timeline."

"Then after you go back..." His voice was a little anxious, "What about us? Will we meet again in the future?"

In an instant, the scene before my eyes overlapped with the memories from the past high-dimensional space and time.

"Can I see you in the future?"

【cannot. 】

Did she tell him that time?

Why, such a cruel answer must be given twice. They clearly love each other, so why do they always pass each other by by fate's arrangement?

Wen Yi remained silent, her heart overwhelmed by an indescribable bitterness. The word "can't" was on the tip of her tongue, but she couldn't say it out loud.

After careful consideration, she slowly spoke, "The timeline...will reset after I leave. If fate allows, perhaps we can meet again."

She looked deeply into his eyes, which were now filled with an obsession that she could not bear.

"Just let it be." She added, not knowing whether she was comforting him or convincing herself.

Gu Yifeng listened quietly, with no intense emotion on his face, only a hint of understanding in his eyes.

After a long time, a very faint curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He lowered his eyes and tapped his fingertips on the armrest of the sofa.

"I see."

His voice was calm, but Wen Yi's heart trembled violently.

He continued to watch the movie calmly, as if the conversation just now had never happened, and did not ask any more questions or try to persuade him to stay.

Something had changed between them since that day.

They still lived in the same room, two people, and had three meals a day. Everything seemed normal, but they were gradually becoming distant.

Gu Yifeng began to get busy with his studies, going out early and coming back late every day with his schoolbag on his back. Except for dinner time, he had almost no interaction with her.

While eating, Wen Yi couldn't help but notice his expression. When he picked up a dish with his chopsticks, her eyes would unconsciously follow that hand to his lips, watching him put the dish into his mouth, chew it quickly, and then pick up the next dish, repeating the same rhythm.

It seemed that it made no difference whether the food he was eating was salty or bland, good or bad.

Once she stared at him for too long, and he suddenly raised his eyes and said in a cold voice: "What's the matter?"

There was no emotion in his tone, but it blocked all the words she hadn't said.

"It's okay." Wen Yi lowered her eyes, her fingertips unconsciously rubbing the rim of the bowl. She had considered explaining all this to him, but what good would that mean? Since the situation was already settled, struggling would only add to the pain. It would be better for him to grow up peacefully with his parents by his side, enjoying the peaceful and happy life that was rightfully his.

In the future, he would meet someone more suitable for him. This time, he didn't need to wait patiently. He could always find tenderness elsewhere to make up for the happy years she owed him.

During this period, when Wen Yi was alone at home, she was racking her brains to think of any way to leave this timeline.

There was no way back to Moon Gap Mountain. People without permission couldn't even get close, let alone a time traveler like her who didn't even have an identity.

At the current point in time, there is no Zero Laboratory or similar scientific research institution that can create a time travel machine.

Is it possible that he would have to survive under the pursuit of the purging mechanism until Xu Xiaoyi could create the Time Anchor? How long would that take? It would be a real death sentence.

Wen Yi was suddenly shocked - life!

Death is also a way to leave this world.

Wen Yi rubbed his brows in distress, but everyone has the instinct to survive, and who would be willing to die for no reason?

She sighed, looked up and saw dark clouds outside the window. She couldn't help but sigh that the monsoon climate in Yunhu was too unpredictable and heavy rain could come at any time.

It’s almost time to go home from school. I wonder if Gu Yifeng brought an umbrella?

Without a moment's hesitation, she grabbed her umbrella and hurried towards his school.

When Wen Yi arrived at the gate of Nanyang Middle School with an umbrella, the heavy rain did not arrive as expected. She looked at the familiar large iron gate and stood for a moment at a nearby street corner.

Students were walking out of the door one after another. She felt like a parent picking up their child from school, feeling awkward and unnecessary.

I heard the chatter of several high school students:

"Have you heard? After school yesterday, a boy in our school was beaten up."

"Oh my god? Which class?"

"I'm not sure. I heard it was done by some local thugs. The police are investigating."

"Why were you beaten?"

"I don't know. I heard he was beaten pretty badly and was sent to the hospital..."

…

She clenched the umbrella in her hand tightly, and was shocked. How could such a thing happen near Nanyang Middle School?

*

When Gu Yifeng walked out of the school gate, he was followed by a girl with a ponytail, who was discussing with him the math problems they had just taken in the exam.

It was supposed to be a discussion, but in reality, she was just talking to herself. Gu Yifeng pretended to listen quietly, his pace unconsciously quickening, his face expressionless. Politeness and good manners prevented him from interrupting her, but none of those numbers and formulas reached his ears.

Just as his eyes swept across the street corner, he saw Wen Yi. He was stunned for a rare moment, and an indescribable feeling surged in his heart. Before he could sort out his thoughts, his body had already walked towards her.

"Why are you here?"

"I'm afraid it's going to rain, so I brought you an umbrella." Wen Yi smiled at him.

Gu Yifeng took the umbrella, lowered his eyes and said, "Well... thank you."

The girl followed and looked back and forth between the two of them. Finally, she couldn't help but ask curiously, "Who is she?"

These words instantly broke the brief peace.

They were both startled at the same time.

Wen Yi watched the boy and girl walking side by side. She didn't know what their relationship was, but she could understand the girl's affectionate gaze.

Girlfriend?

Probably not. He wouldn't fall in love with someone else so quickly.

But even if it's not now, what about the future? He will eventually meet someone he likes.

Her heart ached and she felt that her existence was really awkward. Knowing each other's identities, they were still living under the same roof day and night. This was not only a waste of time for others.

Otherwise...you should move out as soon as possible.

Wen Yi was lost in thought as she followed Gu Yifeng home. After taking a few steps, she suddenly realized that he hadn't answered the girl at all, and hadn't even said goodbye.

Wen Yi: ...

The next day at 6:30 in the evening, dusk was falling outside the window and dinner was ready.

Gu Yifeng hasn't come back yet.

She frowned. In the past, he always came home on time, but today, an hour and a half had already passed since school ended at five in the afternoon.

She checked her phone, but there was no message from him.

Another hour passed and she tried to send him a message, but still no reply.

She stood by the window, looking towards the school. It was getting dark, and the conversation she had heard at the school gate that day kept coming back to her mind.

What if he encountered a situation?

She grabbed her phone and dialed: "The user you dialed is currently unavailable..."

Once, twice, three times.

The more she thought about it, the more panicked she became. She grabbed her keys and rushed out of the house.

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The author has something to say: Thank you to my parents for providing me with food and clothing [rose][rose][rose]

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