Shi Lan left the small world right after she had finished arranging Wu Ming's funeral.

The thin mist gathered and dispersed, hazy and ethereal. The tall, pine-like figure turned his head and said calmly, "This was done very well. The person who made the wish is very satisfied, and I am very satisfied as well."

Shi Lan smiled awkwardly, lowered her head, and whispered, "It's all I should do."

Haoze's eyes softened as he thought of her pitiful appearance when she walked out of the alley trembling as she committed her first murder. He took a step forward, his large hand twitching slightly, but after thinking for a moment, he ultimately did not raise it.

"You must be tired after completing several missions in a row. Take a rest and recharge your energy. The missions ahead will only get harder and harder," Haoze waved his hand and conjured a soft and spacious chaise lounge, gesturing for her to sit down and rest.

Shi Lan blinked her bright black eyes and said, "Then I won't be polite."

Haoze raised his hand to indicate that she should do as she pleased, but he turned around and walked to the side.

Shi Lan curled up in the chair, watching Hao Ze stroll through the misty landscape.

So carefree and leisurely, truly worthy of being a divine ruler.

Shi Lan silently made her assessment.

Haoze stood quietly for almost half an hour until Shi Lan's breathing became long and deep. Only then did he come to the chaise lounge, sit down on the ground, and his eyes, which always carried an indifferent and cold aura, softened as if they were shimmering with water.

After an unknown amount of time, at the edge of the space, Mingxiao anxiously pointed at Shilan and silently patted the seemingly thin barrier, his hairy face full of anxiety.

Haoze glanced at it indifferently, frowned slightly in displeasure, but ultimately gave in to Mingxiao's wishes, creating a vortex that sucked the sleeping Shilan into the world below.

Mingxiao rushed in, wiping his forehead lightly. "Luckily we arrived in time, otherwise Lord Lan would have been in trouble."

Upon hearing this, Haoze frowned, his delicate brows furrowing. His fingers twitched as if he were silently calculating something. After a long while, he said with displeasure, "Why would Qingyue go down there?"

Mingxiao hurriedly said, "Reporting to Your Excellency, the Xu Jiao whom Lord Lan killed had a mark left by the God Realm on her body. Lord Qingyue descended to the mortal realm without cause, presumably because he discovered something from Xu Jiao."

Haoze's fingers moved rapidly for a while before he stopped, a cold smile appearing on his lips. "It's alright, let him go. I don't even care about a moment's distraction."

Mingxiao secretly glanced at his sinister and cold eyes, and thinking of Haoze's countless distractions, he felt a pang of sympathy for Qingyue.

Below, Shi Lan groggily opened her eyes. All around her were clean, white walls, and the faint, pungent smell of disinfectant filled the entire space. Her arms were cold, and a thin stream of water was quietly flowing inside them.

Shi Lan unconsciously shifted, and a slight stinging pain immediately stimulated her nerves.

Only then did she realize that she was receiving an IV drip. The man who had been resting with his eyes closed at the foot of the bed noticed the movement, looked up, and immediately showed a look of surprise when he saw that she was awake. "Lanlan, you're awake."

Shi Lan gave a soft, weak "hmm," her chest filled with alternating feelings of longing, resentment, bitterness, and pain.

The man carefully moved the pillow higher, and after Shi Lan passed the exam, he softly asked, "Is this okay?"

Shi Lan nodded, and the man continued to chatter on, asking, "How are you? Is anything bothering you? Should I call a doctor to take a look?"

Shi Lan shook her head and said softly, "I'm fine, just a little dizzy. I'll sleep a little longer."

The man released his hand from pressing the call button, tucked the blanket around her, and said, "Okay, you can sleep now. I'll stay here and watch over you."

Shi Lan obediently closed her eyes, and a flood of memories immediately rushed into her mind. An hour later, she opened her eyes and looked at the man sleeping soundly beside her with complicated emotions.

The original owner of this body, Shi Lan, lost her parents at a young age.

The man's name was Si Yue. The two families lived very close to each other and had played together since they were toddlers. After the original owner's parents passed away, Si Yue's parents, who were business partners of the original owner's parents, treated her quite well. The original owner got engaged to the two of them as soon as she graduated from university.

The two had been together since childhood and had a very deep bond. After their engagement, marriage was put on the agenda.

The original owner always believed that their relationship would naturally progress to a perfect conclusion.

The original owner suddenly lost her parents, which made her much more introverted. Because of her cold appearance, there was a faint sense of aloofness and arrogance between her brows. Even if she loved someone very much in her heart, she would never say it out loud. However, she felt that she and Si Yue were of one mind and understood each other without saying anything.

In her memory, Si Yue treated the original owner very well, and the original owner always cared for him in her own way.

Si Yue is handsome and comes from an impressive family. At a young age, he is already the CEO of the Si Group, and he is surrounded by a lot of young girls.

The original owner knew all this and was nervous at first, but seeing Si Yue's deep affection for her, she gradually calmed down.

After the engagement, the wedding was put on the agenda. Since Si's father didn't want them to live too far apart, he bought a villa in the same residential area so that they could enjoy their own world as a couple and also spend time with their parents.

The original owner loved the place. She put a lot of thought into the entire house, from decoration to design, and every piece of furniture inside was carefully selected by her.

On the eve of the wedding, the original owner went to the villa to pack her things, but there she saw Si Yue entangled with a woman. The two were lying on their wedding bed. Although nothing had happened yet, if she hadn't come, everything probably would have happened.

The original owner's heart was always with Si Yue, and seeing all this felt like the sky had fallen.

She slapped Si Yue across the face and rushed out of the villa without looking back, but the shock was too great, and she fainted after walking a short distance.

Not long after waking up, Cheng Yueyao, the woman who had been rolling around with Si Yue, came over looking pitiful and said some ambiguous things. One moment she said that she and Si Yue couldn't help themselves, and the next she said that she wouldn't ruin their marriage and that she just wanted to fulfill her own dream.

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