"I thought that if I married someone else, I wouldn't have to go back, but I kept running into obstacles..." As she said this, Hua Xiaoxiao's gaze softened even more as she looked at Gu Liyan, "until finally I met you..."

"I know we are destined to be apart, so I dare not ask for anything more in this life..."

At this point, Hua Xiaoxiao choked up again:

"Xiao Li, if there really is an afterlife between us, you must find me, and then please hold my hand and never let go!"

...

Mo Chen carried Gu Liyan on his back, held Xiao Tao in his arms, turned his head to look at Hua Xiaoxiao and said, "I'm taking them back. You... take care of yourself."

Hua Xiaoxiao nodded, then gave Gu Liyan a final, deep look without saying anything.

Mo Chen had just taken a step when he turned back to Hua Xiaoxiao and said, "By the way, there's something Mo Li might not have a chance to tell you, but I have to."

Hua Xiaoxiao looked at Mo Chen with a puzzled expression.

"He made a bet with someone that he couldn't communicate with you, and perhaps he only found the loophole in the bet after putting on the mask."

Hua Xiaoxiao suddenly realized why Gu Liyan had been pretending to be mute. "But why was the bet... with me?"

Mo Chen suddenly smiled, "Because Mo Li has protected you for more than one lifetime!"

Hua Xiaoxiao opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, Mo Chen continued, "This little girl is the child you had with him in your previous life!"

Hua Xiaoxiao stared blankly at Mo Chen. Before she could come to her senses, Mo Chen crushed the Nine Springs Token, and the three of them disappeared from this world, as if they had never been here at all.

—Mo Li will protect you for more than one lifetime

—This girl is the child you had with him in your past life!

Hua Xiaoxiao's ears were filled with the echoes of Mo Chen's words, and she covered her mouth, choking back sobs. So Gu Liyan, who had protected her, was her husband, and it was her daughter who had risked her life to save them!

Their fate was sealed long ago, and Gu Liyan's affection for her has continued. Perhaps in the next life, he will continue to protect her!

Of course, Gu Liyan's answer to this question was affirmative!

Hua Xiaoxiao looked at the sky, now clear of gloom, and smiled slightly.

Xiao Li, see you in the next life!