Memories are like ever-blooming stone flowers, yet only the self believes them to be eternal. Ultimately, what they bring is the ruthlessness of reincarnation; perhaps no one will wait this time.
"You can give it a try!" the illusory soul urged. "You saved Lin Momo this time, but what if it's someone else next time?"
Gu Liyan glared at the illusory soul. "You came here just to have me use that reagent?"
"Ahem, there's nothing I can do. There aren't any test subjects for this reagent, and I only gave it to you, so you're the only one I can let try it out," Xu Hun said awkwardly.
"How dare you!" Gu Liyan exclaimed in exasperation.
"You'll need it sooner or later!" the Void Soul said with a smile.
Gu Liyan glared at the virtual soul. "I won't use it unless it's absolutely necessary, so give up on that idea!" With that, he poured himself a glass of water to calm his nerves.
The illusory soul chuckled and said, "It's alright, you can use it whenever you want, you'll need it sooner or later anyway!"
Gu Liyan was drinking water when he suddenly looked up when he heard Xu Hun say that. "What do you mean... Where is he?"
—The ethereal soul has already departed.
In the ward, Yan Xiyue's eyes were red from crying. She couldn't calm down until Lin Momo woke up.
Hua Baixian stepped forward to comfort her, "Don't be sad, Xiyue. Lin Momo is a lucky person and will be alright."
"Thank you, and thank you Mo Li too." Yan Xiyue looked at Hua Baixian gratefully. "If I hadn't met you, I don't know what I would have done."
Hua Baixian smiled and said, "We are friends, so it's only right that we help each other. Besides, you've helped us before."
Yan Xiyue didn't know what to say. It was all thanks to Lin Momo; she hadn't actually done anything.
"Can you tell me about what's been going on with you lately?" Hua Baixian said. "I don't mean anything by it, I'm just worried that someone is targeting you."
Yan Xiyue did not hide anything and told Hua Baixian the truth about her divorce from Lin Momo and her marriage alliance with the Gongsun family, as well as what happened at today's banquet.
Hua Baixian said, "I know about your divorce. I think it's because Lin Momo was blind at the time and there were mysterious people watching her, which is why she divorced you. Please don't blame her. Everything she did was for your happiness."
Yan Xiyue nodded, choking back tears. "I know, I don't blame her. I just hate myself. I never cared about her at all. If it weren't for her protecting me in this car accident, I'd probably be the one lying here!"
Hua Baixian hugged Yan Xiyue and said gently, "Don't cry, everything will be alright."
Yan Xiyue choked out, "I'd rather be the one who's hurt, the one lying here, than see her get hurt!"
"Don't worry, she's all better now. If Lin Momo heard you say that, she'd get better very quickly!" Hua Baixian comforted her.