Final Chapter

The night is quiet, and the moonlight shines on the green land.

Chu Li stopped beside a small hill covered with green grass. The geographical location was excellent. He could see the bright moon above his head by just looking up slightly.

After the argument with You's father, the anger he had just felt suddenly dissipated by the evening breeze, and what gradually surged into his heart was guilt.

After all, You's father was not wrong. She was just an outsider after all and had no right to interfere in their family affairs.

But she... said such impolite words, I wonder if You Chengze will be angry.

Thinking of this, Chu Li let go of You Chengze's hand, faced the evening breeze, looked ahead, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry."

As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Li felt an extra force on her hand, her body lost balance, and she suddenly fell towards You Chengze.

She fell into his arms.

The man's grip was extremely strong, as if he was afraid that Chu Li would escape from her embrace. When he tilted his head slightly, he could still hear You Chengze's heavy breathing.

Chu Li looked up at the cold moonlight in the sky, and suddenly a ripple appeared in her heart. She reached out and patted his shoulder as if to comfort him.

"Thank you, Chu Li."

After a long time, he seemed to have calmed down from his loss of composure, pulled himself away, looked at Chu Li with deep and weary eyes, and uttered these polite words.

"I...I didn't actually help you with anything, but he is your father after all. Why are you thanking me?" Chu Li said.

"He's not my father."

You Chengze did not hesitate at all and immediately refuted Chu Li's words.

The other person's face was very stubborn, his eyes were firm, and his gaze never moved away, as if if she didn't correct her words today, You Chengze would keep staring at her like this.

Chu Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Okay, he's not."

After saying that, she noticed the wound on You Chengze's forehead. The wound wasn't very big, but seeing it from such a close distance, Chu Li felt very distressed.

She had placed her two healing pets in the room to rest, and couldn't find any good way to relieve the pain. Chu Li could only pull out a clean handkerchief from her bosom, took the initiative to grab the back of You Chengze's head, and said, "Don't move."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man in front of him froze instantly, sat up straight, and waited for Chu Li to continue.

You Chengze was quite tall. Chu Li sighed, stood on tiptoe, and then wiped the blood with the handkerchief. At the end, worried that the man would feel pain, she blew on it carefully.

"You hit me so hard, I'm going to disfigure him."

Chu Li frowned, unable to stop complaining in his heart. They say that the relationship between father and son is good, and there is no overnight hatred. Why did You's father have such a heavy temper?

As she was thinking, her wrist was suddenly grabbed by the man.

You Chengze's hand moved upwards and then interlocked his fingers with Chu Li's.

In the moonlight, he showed a contented smile.

Chu Li heard him say, "It's worth it."

Before Chu Li could say anything, the man spoke again.

In the early years, the You family had always been a favorite of the leaders. Later, when the war subsided, they moved to the suburbs. At that time, You's father had reached the age of marriage, and through his parents' relationship, he met You Chengze's mother.

You Chengze's mother was a famous pet summoner in the suburbs at the time. He and You's father fell in love with each other and got married. After that, everything went smoothly and they had a child.

However, before she was three months pregnant, You's father brought another woman to the house. The man ruthlessly divorced his wife, and the always proud mother finally became depressed and unhappy, unable to eat anything, and suffered daily bullying from the side branches.

She did not take good care of her health and passed away after giving birth to You Chengze.

When You Chengze was just born, he was very handsome and his father valued him very much. However, as he grew up, he found that he did not inherit his mother's ability to summon spiritual pets, so he gave up on You Chengze.

As a teenager, You Chengze didn't really understand this relationship, thinking his father was busy and had no time to spend with him. He tried his best to please his father and build good relationships with all the relatives, but all he got was ridicule and cold stares.

Yu's father couldn't stand him, so he locked him up in the woodshed and secretly instigated the children from other branches to bully him.

The physical wounds and psychological depression brought out his old illness, and he died in the woodshed in the cold winter.

If the servant had not come to carry firewood a week later and found him already stiff, he thought that no one would have noticed his departure.

You Chengze's words were soft and gentle, but Chu Li could still hear the slight tremor in his voice.

The most painful accounts are often given by those who have experienced it.

Chu Li felt sorry for him. She held You Chengze's face in her hands and lifted it up, forcing him to look at her. After a long moment, she stood on tiptoe and placed a kiss on You Chengze's forehead, a light touch that made her feel a little itchy.

"It's all in the past. At least now you have gotten rid of them. And in the days to come, your spirit pet and I will be with you." Chu Li said word by word.

Hearing this, the man's deep and clear eyes were completely filled with dullness.

Yes, the misery of the previous life has long passed, and all the pain and resentment should be let go at this moment.

Because at this moment, there was an unexpected thing happening beside him.

This accident brought him back to life from the brink of death, transformed him, allowed him to regain hope in life, and made him understand that the meaning of existence is for the love that is ignored in the world.

"They're just bad guys. They don't understand how good our Chengze is." Under the moonlight, Chu Li felt quite emotional. He just wanted to praise You Chengze, so he opened his mouth and said, "Look, the unworthy Lu Chang, so ugly and rude, how can he compare to our Chengze's handsomeness? People like this who rely on violence to gain public support will be hit by the boomerang in their own hands in a few years!"

"And that You Xianghuai, he has a weird personality and a bad temper. You can tell at a glance that no girl would like him! Unlike our Chengze, who can cook, wash clothes, sharpen knives, and even take care of spirit pets and children. Most importantly, he loves me very much."

Eh?

As soon as she finished speaking, You Chengze covered the back of his hands with both hands.

The man smiled helplessly: "I am your farmhand?"

Chu Li stuck out her tongue playfully, then replied gently: "Just kidding, you are the one I want to spend the rest of my life with."

You Chengze was extremely satisfied with this answer. He snorted softly, released Chu Li's hand, and then turned around to face the bright moon in the sky.

The tense body relaxed.

Chu Li knew that he had untied the knot in his heart.

He is indeed a stubborn and taciturn person.

"You Chengze." Chu Li stopped teasing and his voice deepened. "Xumeru Continent is not just a continent with spirit pet summoners. There are also many people who have been working hard to make a living. Haven't we met many of them along the way? Didn't you say you would listen to me? Let's go back to Yongning Town and set up a small ranch specifically for spirit pets to come and play."

"If you think this is not enough, then from now on I will give you all my pets to take care of. What's mine is yours."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" You Chengze withdrew his gaze and looked at Chu Li, feeling extremely helpless. "I was just wondering why I didn't meet you earlier."

"It's not too late to meet now." After Chu Li said this, he thought of something else. He moved closer to the man, hugged his arm, and continued, "But You Chengze, you can't hide it from me for so long next time. This time it was the You family, and last time it was Shu'er. I remember it all! When Shu'er brought me here to see you just now, she admitted that you two knew each other!"

Hearing this, You Chengze was slightly stunned, and suddenly a smile appeared on his face.

"That's my aunt."

"What?!"

Chu Li thought he had misheard and instantly became furious.

"I was going to tell you later. She knew you loved sachets, so she planned to embroider a nice one for me to help us get closer. But now it seems... that's not necessary." You Chengze scratched his head. "She's the only one who knows about my illness. In my previous life, she was the one who handled my funeral."

Shu'er's face gradually emerged in her mind, and she broke out in a cold sweat. With this network of relationships, everything could be connected.

No wonder Shu'er cares so much about You Chengze. It turns out it's because of her aunt. Then her previous blunt talk to him would ruin the good impression!

And sachets!

No wonder her plan to go to the Sky Castle was exposed at a glance. It turned out that the sachet was made by her aunt. She thought her plan was perfect but it turned out to be exposed long ago. How embarrassing!

But if you think about it carefully, since she was the only one who knew about You Chengze's condition, then her asking Chu Li to go to the back mountain to find wine was just a cover, right? In fact, because You Chengze's condition was serious, Shu'er was worried that she would have wild thoughts, so she sent her away. However, she never expected that You Chengze's condition would worsen just after leaving Sky City.

Thinking back on what he did during that period, Chu Li couldn't help but feel a little crazy.

She let go of You Chengze's arm and touched her face awkwardly.

Oh my god, she had to deal with such an embarrassing situation. How was she going to get along with him when they met later? Could she just go back to when they first met? She swore she would definitely establish a good image!

"Don't worry too much, Auntie doesn't mind. She told me that you have an interesting personality and she likes it very much."

"Really?" Chu Li shed tears of regret.

"Really, I'm not lying to you." You Chengze nodded, and when he saw the other party let out a long sigh, the smile on his lips became even wider.

Chu Li nodded, but then felt bad. He simply turned his head and bumped the man beside him with his shoulder, complaining, "You're still laughing. It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, would I be like this?"

"Blame me, blame me."

"Acting cute and coquettishly is useless!" Chu Li covered his mouth and stuck to him.

Chu Li chased and played with people for a long time, but You Chengze didn't get angry and let her vent her anger on him.

After a long time, Chu Li also got tired.

He reached out and pulled You Chengze over, then fell down on the lawn.

The moon is in the sky and occasionally a bird flies by.

Chu Li leaned against You Chengze's chest, listening to his strong heartbeat, and suddenly spoke again: "Actually, I have a secret too."

"Um?"

Chu Li adjusted his posture and stopped looking at the moon. Instead, he looked at You Chengze's handsome face: "Actually, what happened to you also happened to me."

You Chengze didn't react.

"I'm not from here. I traveled through time and space. When I first arrived, I lay on the wooden bed. There was nothing there, just a system talking in my head."

Because he had experienced the same thing before, You Chengze was not very surprised and quickly accepted the fact.

He lowered his eyes, raised his hand to touch Chu Li's hair, and asked, "What was the world like before?"

"It is a safe and prosperous country."

"Were you also a spirit pet summoner before?"

"No." "There are no pets that can grow or shrink, and there's no magic or war." Chu Li smiled and patiently explained to him, "I used to keep pets. I didn't have any special abilities, but I lived a happy life."

"So are you enjoying your time here?"

"I was scared to death when I first came here, but then I met you. Although you're cold, you're quite interesting." Chu Li sighed, "Luckily, you were the first person I met. If it was someone else, I would have died several times."

"Well, I'm also very lucky to have met you."

The two chatted casually, although there were no special promises or love words. But lying on the soft ground, their hearts were filled with unprecedented happiness.

Chu Li hugged You Chengze's neck tightly and offered him a kiss.

You Chengze was not willing to be outdone and responded.

The shadows of a man and a woman overlapped in the moonlight.

An unexpected twist of time and space causes destinies to collide and sparks to fly.

fine.

We all didn't miss our destined one.

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