Chapter 32 The story restarts again

Time will eventually come to an end.

This time Jiang Congyue's departure was not sudden, but more like the withering of an autumn leaf, slow and destined.

She began to become sleepy, often falling asleep unconsciously while leaning on Jiang Le's shoulder in the warm afternoon sun, with slow breathing and a peaceful look on her face.

Jiang Le would remain motionless, letting Jiang Congyue lean against him, his eyes greedily tracing her sleeping face. Even though he had been mentally prepared, the silent fear still stirred the taut string in his heart.

Still too short...

Jiang Congyue had a nosebleed for the umpteenth time without any reason. Jiang Le, with a barely perceptible tremor, stubbornly and carefully wiped the blood for her to stop it.

I wanted to call a private doctor, but Jiang Congyue held my busy hand and said, "It's useless, Lele, the time is almost up."

Jiang Le immediately interrupted and hugged her, as if he wanted to rub her into his own bones and blood to resist the irresistible torrent.

Jiang Congyue smiled and let her toss around, with unspeakable tenderness and attachment in his eyes. He raised his hand to brush away her drooping hair, but was suddenly startled, "How old are you? How come you have so many white hairs?" After saying that, his nose felt sore and his eyes instantly became moist.

The price of her happiness was Jiang Le's endless torment, and he kept holding her hand in panic.

It turns out that starting over again didn't save Jiang Le, but herself. She continued the pain, in exchange for the sweetness that she had deceived herself with for so many years.

Jiang Congyue smiled bitterly. She began to regret it. Was this really right? Was it fair?

After being discovered, Jiang Le curled up his fingers, calmly moved her hand away, and wanted to pull it away, but was blocked by Jiang Congyue's quick eyes and hands.

"Don't pull it out, don't pull it out. Hey, don't people say that if you pull out one, you will be punished with ten?" Jiang Congyue said with a smile, holding her face.

Jiang Le also smiled and replied, "That's right, then I'd rather not pull it out. It's quite fashionable, with highlights."

It turns out that teasing jokes to please your lover can be so easy to say.

This really made Jiang Congyue laugh, and he rubbed her head again, "You just work too hard. Don't work so hard, don't you still have me?"

"Okay, okay. I'll leave it to Mr. Jiang then." Jiang Le said weakly, leaning sleepily on her shoulder.

They quietly sniffed each other's scent that had already blended together.

The passage of time is slow and continuous.

I don’t know when it started, but Jiang Congyue became increasingly listless. His eyes, which used to be as clear as springs, were sometimes covered with a layer of light mist, and it took longer for them to focus.

But when she was in good spirits, she would squat in the garden and fiddle with the flowers and plants, enjoying the comfort of the autumn sunshine shining on her body.

Jiang Le handed over all his duties to Lin Yuan and stayed by her side. His entire mind was focused on the gradually dimming light in front of him. When had she become so young?

I woke up countless times during the night just to make sure the person next to me was still breathing softly.

As winter approached, Jiang Congyue rarely got out of bed. She was very thin and was wrapped in a soft wool blanket by Jiang Le Tuan Tuan. There was a big flower printed on the blanket, making Jiang Le look like a light butterfly landing on it.

That day, Jiang Le hurried back from outside and patted the dust off his palms. "It looks like it's going to rain heavily outside, so I brought all your favorite flowers in."

Jiang Congyue didn't reply to her first. Instead, he locked his eyes on the dreadfully gloomy weather outside the window. After a while, he turned around and said with a faint smile: "Hey, Lele is really great, thank you."

With this slightly pale and childish face and these old-fashioned words, he looks quite funny.

But Jiang Le didn't feel awkward at all. He washed his hands and sat on the bed, holding her hand which was a little cold outside. "It's getting colder recently. Put your hand back quickly."

But Jiang Congyue held her hand stubbornly and refused to let go. She wanted to open her mouth to say something, but tears suddenly fell from her eyes without any warning.

She spoke with difficulty through her sobs, "Le Le..."

Jiang Le clenched his other hand tightly, as if digging his nails into the palm of his hand, but his face still had that obedient smile, "I'm here, what do you want?"

"I... am so useless..." Jiang Congyue seemed to be enduring great pain, spitting out each word through gritted teeth.

Jiang Le took her hand, placed it against her cheek, and soothed her with a smile: "Don't be so discouraged. You are the best. No one is better than you."

"I spent...ah..." She seemed to be strangled by the throat, unable to speak, and tears kept flowing down.

"Stop talking, stop talking..." Jiang Le couldn't pretend anymore, his smile froze, and his eyes gradually turned red.

A huge fear enveloped her, and Jiang Le was suffocated. She growled in a rough voice, "Don't go on, please..."

Jiang Congyue shook his head, his pale face turning a little red with pain. "Ten years... every time... it took me ten years. Lele... please don't blame me... okay, I was too selfish. I want you to continue and not regret it..."

She still couldn't let it end like that and didn't regret it.

"Next time... it's your turn. If you want it, come to me sooner rather than later." Jiang Congyue's hand suddenly clenched Jiang Le's hand tightly with astonishing force. Her eyes were fixed on Jiang Le, filled with deep and inextricable love and an almost crazy pleading.

"good…"

After hearing this, Jiang Congyue chuckled in relief. She raised her hand to touch Jiang Le's head and whispered, "Call me again as a final farewell."

Jiang Le clenched his teeth tightly and shook his head desperately, refusing to scream. He couldn't help but groan because the pain was too great.

But Jiang Congyue's gentle gaze fell on her face, and Jiang Le couldn't help but utter, "Jiang Congyue..."

As these three words left her mouth, Jiang Congyue's smile widened. Then, her hand suddenly loosened, falling softly. Her gentle eyes slowly closed, the last glimmer of light extinguished like a candle flame snuffed out by the wind, completely extinguished.

The sky outside the window was terribly gloomy, and at this moment, a deafening explosion sounded -

"boom--"

Thunder exploded, as if the sky had been split open. Pale lightning instantly tore through the gloomy sky, illuminating everything in the room and illuminating Jiang Congyuan's peaceful but silent face.

Then, heavy rain came pouring down with a force that shook the sky. The dense raindrops hit the glass windows frantically, making a loud crackling sound, like a violent symphony of countless wails and cries.

Jiang Le froze in place.

It seemed as if all the sounds in the world faded away in an instant, but the deafening sound of rain and thunder was infinitely amplified, hitting her eardrums wantonly.

At this moment, a cold electronic prompt sound suddenly pierced Jiang Le's ears.

[Ding Dong——]

Congratulations to the player "Unknown" for achieving the Easter Egg achievement and reaching the hidden ending - Six Hundred and Fifty Times, The Name That Cannot Be Spoken.

[Warning! Warning! The system has encountered an unrecognizable fault...]

Six hundred and fifty times...

A name that cannot be spoken.

Every word was like a heavy hammer, hitting Jiang Le's heart hard. She raised her head suddenly, her scattered eyes struggling to focus, and she glanced blankly at the empty room.

The person next to him disappeared just like that. Jiang Le's heart was beating violently. Gone... Gone...

She rummaged through the blankets with trembling hands in panic.

Was it all an illusion? Did that person never come back? What resurrection? What the same person? They were all her imaginations after she went crazy!

Jiang Le searched with red eyes, and finally her hand touched a warm and soft skin, and her heart trembled.

With trembling hands, he slowly lifted the blanket with fear and longing. A tiny baby was lying there curled up peacefully, sucking his fingers obediently.

"This is…"

Jiang Le's pupils suddenly shrank, and she reached out to hug the sleeping child tightly, her eyeballs slamming hard on the back of her hand.

But then she realized the baby...

She wasn't breathing.

Jiang Le moved the child away dully, reached out and checked a few times, and really, there was no breathing.

Hello players...

Before the system in his mind finished speaking, Jiang Le's eyes were bloodshot, and he said in a calm but stubborn tone, "How can we bring her back to life?"

[Hello player, this character is a captureable character in the game. He will be revived after restarting the mission plot.]

"How do I restart?"

[The character's respawn point is the welfare home.]

Jiang Le folded her arms and looked down at the child in her arms. Should she send her to the welfare home?

In no mood…

"Is there any way to do it differently?"

[Everything related to the captureable characters in this world will only be reproduced as close as possible. If there are any major changes, everything will be impossible to reproduce.]

Unable to reproduce.

Yes, if she had a choice, she would never appear in such a remote place to suffer.

Jiang Le took a deep breath. She had to fight for something on the basis of the original foundation. "What does six hundred and fifty times mean?"

[This is the number of times the character's name appears in the original work. If the number is exhausted, the game will be restarted immediately.]

Jiang Le's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately understood the origin of her name. She lowered her head and gently touched the forehead of the child in her arms.

[Warning! Warning! Player retention period has been violated and will be forced offline...]

[Drip—drip—drip—]

【Unknown command——】

A series of sounds exploded in Jiang Le's ears. He frowned impatiently. After a long time, the sounds slowly stabilized.

[Unknown player's life is exhausted, whether to complete the system task in exchange for life. 】

Jiang Le chuckled. This system voice was obviously different from the retarded human-machine voice just now. It sounded like a real person. "What will happen if I disagree?"

【Erase immediately.】

Jiang Le narrowed his eyes slightly, "What mission?"

【Reproduce the original storyline of this character. 】

Is the original plot her original life?

"How long will it take?"

[Complete a round in exchange for 10 years of reversed health. ]

Ten years, against all odds, Jiang Le felt a pang of pain in his heart. Was this the reason? "How do I complete the mission?"

[The system will separate the player's soul and transfer it to the mission world.]

"Then what should I do with my current body?" Jiang Le continued to ask.

The system will automatically maintain the player's time, and the time flow rate of the quest world is different from that of this world. However, the player's body will age over time, so the faster the player completes the quest, the earlier they can return to this world and gain reverse health points.

Jiang Le nodded slightly, thinking it was reasonable. She raised her head and said, "I just completed a hidden mission. According to the game, I should be rewarded."

There seemed to be silence for a few seconds, [Yes.]

Then a light screen appeared in front of Jiang Le, with a row of reward options on it, passing over various beauty bonuses, luck bonuses, wealth bonuses... and finally set his sights on the unique "mind reading".

She smiled with relief, and finally clicked without hesitation. When the system was about to add it to her, she stopped herself and said, "I want to add it to her."

The system was silent for a moment, [The system is temporarily unable to...]

"Then I quit. It doesn't matter to me that I will die." Jiang Le pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled nonchalantly.

[I'll report this to the main system and make arrangements for her. Is there anything else you would like to ask?]

Jiang Le was pleased with the definite answer, so he ignored it, turned around, reached for the bedside table, and took out the slightly faded bag.

After taking the item out, he rubbed it a few times with a low laugh, and tapped the delicate nose of the child in his arms, "No wonder you said it would be the same, you weren't kidding me."

Jiang Le stuffed the longevity lock into the swaddling clothes and kissed her cheek gently, smiling with tears in his eyes, "You can only call me six hundred and fifty times. That won't do. You have to wait for me obediently."

"From now on, you can call Jiang Le."

Under the system's constant urging, Jiang Le could only watch the baby in the cradle disappear before her eyes, her heart aching.

She will be back to her soon.

With the few days left in her life, she handed over most of her assets to Lin Yuan to manage.

"Mr. Jiang, what are you doing?" Lin Yuan looked at the thick stack of documents on the table, confused.

"I'll use it all for charity," Jiang Le said softly. "I'll set up a foundation, and all the profits I earn will be donated to the welfare home."

"Life, education, medical care... nothing should be lacking."

Lin Yuan looked at her in shock. "This, Director Jiang, this investment and return are probably..."

"No need for rewards." Jiang Le interrupted her, his eyes filled with a gentleness and determination that bordered on paranoia. "I just want them to grow up safely and smoothly."

For her, Jiang Le could learn to be a good person. After all, there was someone who always wanted to pull him back to the right path, right?

After taking Lin Yuan away, Jiang Le leaned back slightly and stared blankly at the scenery outside the window.

[Ready, about to teleport players to the mission world...]

Jiang Le felt that something inside her body was about to break out. Finally, she shuddered and it separated from her body, floating in the air like a soul.

She slowly closed her eyes sleepily, and her consciousness gradually faded. She seemed to see the weak and silent self from many years ago again.

[Countdown, 3…2…]

Suddenly, a snowflake passed through her soul and fell. She shouldn't have felt cold, but it seemed to have really fallen into her palm.

Jiang Le, it’s snowing.

【1…】

The beginning of a new year brings new things.

The story restarts again.

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