But he had no complaints and felt no fear whatsoever. He looked up and smiled at Li Weiwan, saying, "It's alright, there's still time... I can still save Chaochao one more time."

“Time Mirror…” Li Weiwan looked at the young man in front of her who was aging rapidly, and her eyes reddened for the first time.

Shi Jing stood up, leaning on the table, and eagerly stepped into the giant eggshell next to him: "Quick, start the experiment... I'm confident that we can rescue Chaochao this time."

Because his lifespan was drastically reduced, he no longer had the strength to speak. Like a withered, yellowed leaf teetering on the brink of collapse, he could be swept away by the wind at any moment.

Jiang Jingwen looked at him through teary eyes, wanting to say something but unable to utter a sound. Finally, she could only drag herself to Shi Jing and pat his arm.

He grinned, his smile revealing obvious relief and surprise: "Let's get started, we still have one more chance."

Li Weiwan didn't speak, but silently started the machine, beginning the ninth and final experiment.

To ensure the experiment's success, Li Weiwan gave Shi Jing a necklace. At the bottom of the necklace was a silver pendant engraved with a number—

9.

This was used to remind the Time Mirror that this was the ninth experiment, and they could not afford to fail again.

However, since the Time Mirror had no memories of his past life when he traveled through time, the necklace had no meaning for him.

He didn't know why the necklace existed, why it always burned when he fell for Zhu Jinzhao, or why his hair inexplicably turned white as his relationship with Zhu Jinzhao intensified.

In fact, all of this was a warning that Li Weiwan had planted beforehand, but in that world, no one knew it. Not even Li Weiwan herself.

People who lose their memory cannot resist fate. Even if the experiment is repeated twenty times, Zhu Jinzhao will still find it difficult to escape the dead end of the Zhu family.

So, in their final experiment, they still failed.

"Brother Li, is there really no other way?"

Xiaolin looked at Shi Jing lying on the bed, her expression full of reluctance.

Li Weiwan raised her wrist and glanced at the time on her watch. The hour hand was pointing to the number "3," meaning there was less than an hour left before her coma ended.

“...There is another way,” he said.

"What method?" Xiaolin's eyes lit up instantly.

Li Weiwan: "The lifespan of the Time Mirror has been completely drained. This is also our last experiment. The experimental machine no longer has enough energy to send us back to the world before we traveled through time."

“We were all left here, which means that when they wake up in a while, they will have memories of both lifetimes in their minds.”

"Although this experiment failed again, the Zhu family members in this life have treated Zhu Jinzhao quite well. Apart from Zhu Xingye, who has a twisted personality, everyone else treats Zhu Jinzhao as family."

"With the emotions from this life as a foundation, the Zhu family might not be able to bring themselves to harm Jinzhao after they awaken. So Jinzhao still has a glimmer of hope."

"Moreover, Shi Fei has regained his memories. Even if the Zhu family still wants to kill Jin Zhao, Shi Fei will protect her."

"Oh..." Kobayashi nodded, his pale face finally softening a little. "What about Shi Jing then? Is there any way for Shi Jing to survive?"

“…No.” Although the truth was cruel, Li Weiwan had no choice but to tell the truth, “Shi Jing’s lifespan has been completely drained, and I…can no longer save him.”

"But if you can't save him, how will Zhu Jinzhao live on his own?" Xiaolin's words were even more cruel than Li Weiwan's.

"Regardless of whether the Zhu family will let Zhu Jinchao go, Zhu Jinchao will regain her memories of her past life. Those memories are so dark that even if the Zhu family is willing to soften their hearts, Zhu Jinchao will never be able to let go."

“If Shi Jing were gone at this point, she definitely wouldn’t survive. And since Shi Fei has lost his son, he might not be willing to protect Zhu Jinzhao…”

Xiaolin's words shattered Li Weiwan's seemingly wonderful plan.

He raised his hand and took off his glasses, his brows furrowed tightly: "...If Zhu Jinzhao can't survive, then we'll find a way to keep her alive."

"What method?" Kobayashi asked.

Li Weiwan turned to look at him: "Just beg her, beg her to live!"

"..." Kobayashi's lips twitched a few times. "What a simple and unpretentious method..."

“Ha,” Li Weiwan laughed, but her laughter was more like a grimace. “Besides kneeling down and begging her, I really can’t think of any other way. Shi Jing has already given his life to save her, and I absolutely cannot let Shi Jing die in vain!”

"But... but what if she doesn't agree?" Kobayashi asked, looking troubled.

Li Weiwan gritted her teeth: "If she doesn't agree, I'll keep begging her until she agrees!"

“…Alright.” Xiao Lin scratched his head. “Then, Brother Li and I will plead together and make sure Zhu Jinzhao is willing to live.”

“Hmm!” Li Weiwan raised her hand and patted his shoulder. “But just to be on the safe side, we must find a way out for Zhu Jinzhao before the Zhu family wakes up.”

Xiaolin: "I understand. As soon as I returned to the lab, I bought Zhu Jinchao a plane ticket to leave the capital as planned, and also arranged for someone to look at a house for him. As long as Zhu Jinchao wants to leave, he can leave immediately."

Li Weiwan: "Okay!"

An hour later, the unconscious people gradually regained consciousness.

Jiang Jingwen was the first to wake up.

She rolled off the lab bed, then stumbled out of the office, grabbing Li Weiwan's hand: "Brother Li, where's Chaochao? Did Chaochao survive?"

Li Weiwan looked at her wrinkled face and nodded gently: "She survived."

"Phew..." Jiang Jingwen breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's good that she survived, it's good that she survived..." She patted her chest hard, a wave of fear washing over her. "She finally survived... But where is she now?"

Li Weiwan: "Only Zhu Xingye knows where she is. If we want to find her, we can only wait for Zhu Xingye to speak."

"Zhu Xingye..." Upon hearing this name, a strong murderous intent immediately appeared in Jiang Jingwen's eyes. "This beast probably won't reveal Chaochao's whereabouts."

“…Not necessarily.” Li Weiwan forced a smile. “You both have memories of two lifetimes. Zhu Xingye might take pity on you and release Jinzhao.”

"Hmph," Jiang Jingwen sneered, "He's a beast, why would I feel sorry for him?"

Where is he? Is he still not awake?

Li Weiwan pointed to a room in the corner: "He and Zhu Mingyue are in that office. They should wake up soon."

"..." Jiang Jingwen glanced in the direction he pointed and looked into the corner. Then, without hesitation, she picked up a short knife from the lab table and walked straight into the room.