Chapter 37 The Rebirth of the White Moonlight (14) Are you Xia Zhi...?

Chapter Thirty-Seven

Xia Zhi felt a little embarrassed when she heard Lu Qi say that. She hadn't expected Lu Qi to ask her that directly, in front of her mother.

Xia Zhi glanced at Xia Mei and noticed that she was quietly looking at Lu Qi with a serious expression: "As long as my Zhizhi likes it, I will definitely respect it. Unless, she doesn't like it."

Lu Qi looked at Xia Mei and finally said, "Auntie, I know."

Xia Mei smiled but didn't say anything, simply lowering her head and eating in silence.

Xia Zhi found the meal tasteless because Lu Qi kept glancing at her.

Xia Zhi felt that time was very long, but fortunately it ended soon.

After finishing her meal, Xia Mei clearly didn't want to stay there for too long, so she made an excuse to leave.

Lu Qi seemed to sense their reluctance, and his smile became somewhat forced: "I can give you a ride."

Xia Mei shook her head: "Thank you, boss."

After Xia Mei and Xia Zhi left, Lu Qi's face was grim. He knew he had messed things up.

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After Xia Zhi and her mother left the Lu family home, Xia Mei sighed, "You should avoid contact with this person in the future; he's a bit arrogant."

Xia Zhi nodded and said earnestly, "I know, Mom."

Xia Mei said slowly, "Don't you still need to go to work? Then I'll go back first."

Xia Zhi said, "I'll take you, Mom."

Xia Mei shook her head: "No need, you should go. Anyone who is willing to let you continue working is a good person."

...

When Xia Zhi returned to the Song family home, she found Song Ling alone. He seemed to have been waiting for her for a long time.

Upon seeing her return, Song Ling couldn't help but ask, "Why did it take you so long to come back?"

Xia Zhi choked, and asked helplessly, "What's wrong?"

Song Ling shook her head: "It's nothing, I've just been waiting for you for a long time and I'm a little sleepy."

Xia Zhi: "Why did you wait for me for so long? Go and rest."

Song Ling looked somewhat uncomfortable: "It's nothing."

The atmosphere was a little awkward. Xia Zhi coughed and said, "Go and rest."

Song Ling nodded: "...Okay."

Only after Song Ling went to rest did Xia Zhi slowly walk into the room, ready to rest.

[Host! The system has detected a plot inconsistency. You have passed the system's review and are now free to return to the real world!]

Xia Zhi was delighted: "Really!"

【Yes! 】

Xia Zhi nodded quickly: "Can we leave now?"

[Host! You really don't want to stay here at all! But the system is still loading, it will probably be available tomorrow!]

Xia Zhi slowly said, "Okay, I understand."

【Uh-huh! 】

Xia Zhi originally intended to sleep until the next day and then leave this world.

But around evening, she received a knock on the door.

Xia Zhi was a little confused. She opened the door and found Song Ye standing there.

Song Ye looked at her and said, "Zhizhi, I have something to tell you. Come to my study."

Xia Zhi looked a little confused, but nodded nonetheless: "Okay."

Xia Zhi quickly headed towards the study, and when she arrived, she found Song Ling was also there.

His expression was a little strange, as if some unspeakable secret had been revealed.

Song Ye had a bit of a headache: "Xiao Ling, weren't you questioning me? Now you can ask me anything."

Xia Zhi was a little confused, clearly unaware of what had happened between the brothers or what they had discussed.

Song Ling looked at Xia Zhi seriously and suddenly said, "Are you Xia Zhi? Don't try to fool me. My brother just let it slip."

Xia Zhi subconsciously looked at Song Ye, who was slightly taken aback, his expression seemingly helpless.

Because she was leaving this world tomorrow, Xia Zhi didn't have many reservations. She took a deep breath and said, "Yes, to be honest, I am Xia Zhi."

This was the first time the two of them had heard her admit it directly, and they were both a little taken aback.

Xia Zhi felt much more relaxed after she finished speaking. She had indeed felt a bit stifled in this world, and it wasn't until the very end that she was able to tell the truth.

Although Song Ling had already guessed, he was still somewhat surprised. He stared intently at Xia Zhi, speaking with some difficulty, "Are you really Xia Zhi?"

Xia Zhi nodded seriously this time and smiled, "Of course, would I lie to you?"

Looking back on his absurd behavior these past few days, Song Ling couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

He looked at Song Ye, who was also looking at Xia Zhi with some surprise, clearly not understanding why she had said it so directly.

Xia Zhi laughed and said, "What's wrong? Don't you believe me?"

Song Ye hesitated and said, "Zhizhi, what's wrong with you..."

Xia Zhi naturally couldn't tell the truth; she simply said softly, "I...I feel it's too tiring to keep it a secret."

Song Ye looked at her thoughtfully, then shook his head after a long while: "It's okay. If you feel better if you say it out loud, you can say it."

Xia Zhi said, "Well, don't blame yourselves too much, after all, you don't know my true identity."

Song Ling looked at Xia Zhi and said awkwardly after a long while, "I'm sorry, Zhizhi, I treated you like that before."

Xia Zhi smiled helplessly: "It's okay, it's all in the past."

Seemingly sensing something from her words, both of them were taken aback.

Song Ye tentatively asked, "Zhizhi, you..."

Xia Zhi, of course, couldn't reveal that she was about to leave. She just smiled and said, "I've just thought it through, and there's no need to hide it from you."

Song Ling, who was sitting in the study, stood up upon hearing this and stared intently at Xia Zhi: "Zhi Zhi, when...when did you realize that your soul had been transferred?"

Xia Zhi made up an excuse: "I didn't have an accident because I was unwell at that time. When I woke up again, I found myself lying in an unfamiliar environment."

Song Ling looked somewhat reluctant: "So..."

Xia Zhi said, "It's okay, I feel fine. I used to always be sitting in a wheelchair watching you all, but now I can stand up on my own."

Song Ling smiled through her tears: "That's true."

Song Ye sensed something was wrong. He stared intently at Xia Zhi and asked, "Are you leaving again?"

What does "again" mean?

Xia Zhi looked at Song Ye, paused for a second, she didn't expect Song Ye to speak so directly.

Song Ye's voice suddenly sounded pleading: "Zhizhi, I don't know what you're thinking, but please don't leave me."

Song Ling looked at her brother with a complicated expression, then reassured him, "Brother, Zhizhi will always be here. Where could she go?"

Xia Zhi seized the opportunity to back down: "Yes, Song Ye, I won't leave. Where can I go?"

She did lie, of course, but she didn't think it was a deliberate lie.

She never belonged to this world.

Song Ye sighed: "I don't know why, but I have a feeling that you're going to leave again."

Xia Zhi felt inexplicably guilty: "Don't worry, I won't."

Song Ling glanced at the time and suddenly said, "It's late, go back and rest, brother. Zhizhi, you should rest early too."

Xia Zhi nodded. Once she fell asleep that night, she could return to the real world.