"And then?" Han Qi asked softly, turning another page of his book. From beginning to end, his gaze was fixed on the book. If he hadn't asked that question, others would have mistaken him for someone who wasn't listening at all.

Feng Guang said weakly, "Later, Gu Lan said that she would definitely get the Gu family to agree to dissolve the engagement."

She was as assertive as she was at the banquet, but now she's incredibly timid.

"Hmm." His reaction was indifferent, as if he had just given a perfunctory, brief comment after hearing a simple story.

"Han Qi...are you unhappy?"

He simply uttered two syllables again, "No."

"You're definitely unhappy!" Although he was as gentle and indifferent as ever, Feng Guang could tell he was angry. She snatched the book from his hand and threw it aside, cupped his face in her hands, and forcefully made him look directly at her. She puffed out her cheeks and said, "I've already said that Han Chen and I have nothing going on, and I have even less going on with that guy Gu Lan. Don't you believe me?"

Han Qi exuded a calm and elegant aura, and he smiled enigmatically, "Does Fengguang need my belief?"

"Yes!" she said loudly.

He seemed a little more satisfied; the smile in his eyes became much more genuine, but also much more melancholic. "I know very well that you won't like Gu Lan, because that person named Gu Lan is not Feng Guang's ideal type."

She likes gentle and refined men, but from her description of Gu Lan, he is an arrogant and conceited person. Han Qi can easily figure out her preferences, and she will not be attracted to someone like Gu Lan.

Feng Guang asked again, "Then why are you unhappy...?"

"Han Chen." Han Qi murmured the two names, a dark light seeming to appear in his deep eyes. "I have the same face as him, the same hobbies, and maybe even the same personality. But the difference is... he has something I don't have, and that is a healthy body."

“But he…” Feng Guang bit her lip. Han Chen was a clone, and his so-called health was only temporary.

Han Qi looked up, his dark eyes reflecting her worried face. He raised his hand and gently placed it on the back of her hand that was resting on his face. "Han Chen's physiological mechanism is only set to last until he is eighteen. That day will come soon, but before he turns eighteen, his body will be healthier and more successful than anyone else's. I often think that if I could only have eighteen years, not eighteen years lying in a hospital bed, I would be willing to do so."

"No... I don't want you to die. Even if you spend your whole life lying in a hospital bed, I don't want you to die... Han Qi, it's okay. Even if you can only live in a hospital room forever, I will stay with you. I will try my best to keep you from getting bored, so... so please don't have this thought anymore, okay?" Her hands wrapped around his neck, and she rested her head on his chest. Her pleading voice was heartbreaking to hear.

Han Qi gently stroked her back and whispered, "I'm lucky, at least I was able to meet you while I'm still alive, Feng Guang... You and I are from two different worlds, your life is completely different from mine, I shouldn't bring sadness into your world, so even if I'm jealous beyond recognition, I hope... that you will ultimately choose Han Chen."

"I don't want to..."

"Listen to me." He kissed the top of her head, his eyes slightly curved, a smile that was more painful than tears. "Perhaps my father has a way to extend Han Chen's life, as long as..."

As long as he dies.