Chapter 69 Epilogue
[This world is Xiang Wanning’s first life and also her last life. I devoured her system before and let everyone go back to the first of the 4 million world lines.] Yu Quezhou heard the system say: [It’s a bit strange, there are traces of you in all these world lines. Although it’s inexplicable, it can allow you to return to your own body... Which world line do you want to go back to first? 】
Yu Quezhou thought for a moment and said, "Let's go back to our previous life first."
In their previous life, they died in the game "God Slayer". Yu Quezhou wanted to give it a try and see if he could change the fate of everyone knowing the ending of his previous life.
The system responded and took him out of the golden apple's body. Yu Quezhou floated in the air, took one last look at them, and then set his gaze on the two tombstones. He saw his own name and Xiang Wanning's name. They were close to each other, even closer than the relationship between him and Xiang Wanning.
A dizziness came over him, and Que Zhou blinked again. What came into view was a simple business-style decoration. The assistant's voice came to his ears: "Mr. Yu, Tomorrow's Day is scheduled to be released on April 15. This is the plan of the publicity department. Please take a look."
He knocked on the table and asked his assistant to put down the plan and go out. He looked around his office, feeling as if he was in another world. The hot searches on Weibo on his computer were still "God of Creation National Competition" and "God Killer Game will announce public beta tomorrow". It turned out that he had returned to the time when "Tomorrow Time" had just been completed.
Tomorrow, 100,000 people will die in the "Godkiller" game cabin.
He thought for a moment and instructed the system: "Please help me send an anonymous report to the police station. Don't let them find out where you are."
[OK, leave it to me!] 】
Yu Quezhou held the phone and hesitated to swipe twice on WeChat. After hesitating for a few seconds, a WeChat message was sent to him before him.
【Xiang Chisong: Don’t forget tomorrow’s arrangements! 】
Yu Quezhou immediately typed back: [The plan has changed. This is Ashburn's conspiracy. Wait for me to come to the villa to talk about it.]
…
"What did you say?" Xiang Chisong suddenly stood up and paced in the living room, his tone full of disbelief: "Are the people in Country Z crazy? Yashiborn wants to die, and he dares to tamper with the game cabin?!"
"Is the system center really that powerful..." He was halfway through his words when he suddenly looked up and asked Yu Quezhou: "Have you called the police?"
Yu Quezhou nodded: "I submitted an anonymous report before coming here."
"But can we find out the problem with the game cabin in such a short time?" Xiang Wan Ning was a little worried. It's not that she didn't trust the country's work, but there were still more than ten hours before the public beta the next day, and the players were scattered in twenty different cities, which greatly increased the difficulty of the investigation.
Will this anonymous letter of complaint be considered a prank?
No, that's not right. The police might think it was a prank, but even if they didn't believe it would happen, they would stop it for that one in ten million chance.
However, players' enthusiasm is unprecedentedly high now. If the public beta is canceled temporarily without a reasonable reason, it will be difficult to quell their anger.
"No need to find out." Xiang Tingye knew that her mind was simple, but not stupid. She just didn't understand, so she fell into a vicious circle and needed someone to point it out to her. So he explained to her: "Just find an excuse to close their experience hall. Even if you can't find out what happened to the system center, do you think Miss's company's methods are clean? You can always find out something else."
As expected, when Xiang Wanning refreshed her Weibo again, she saw that the top trending search was "God Killer Game Public Beta Has Been Stopped", and then she looked down and saw "Holographic Experience Hall Has Been Closed", "The Head of Miss Company Apologizes"...
When Xiang Wanning saw this, she felt a shadow cast over her head. Before she could look up to see who it was, she felt a burning breath spraying on her ears along with his voice, bringing waves of itchiness.
"The game cabin developed by Miss Company does not comply with regulations and procedures, and there may be safety issues." She heard Yu Quezhou muttering, and then her eyes fell on the "Miss Company's head apologized" and she sneered: "The head of Miss Company would actually apologize, huh."
Xiang Wanning nodded first to show her agreement with him. After a while, she realized the distance between them. Her palms became slightly moist, and she felt that Yu Quezhou was a little weird today.
Why are you so close to her?
She felt her cheeks getting hot, and she sat down to the side unnaturally, mumbling softly, "Don't you have a cell phone? Why are you looking at mine?"
Xiang Wanning scrolled down the comments as if to cover up, expecting to see resentment and mutual blame, but the comment section was unexpectedly harmonious.
[You're so happy for nothing. Did I say that holographic games are something that can be made casually? It’s definitely not qualified! 】
[I am really speechless. Where are the people who were bragging about Miss Company crazily before? Something went wrong! Sure enough, "The God of Creation" yyds! 】
[Thank you, National Father. If I had known they had problems, I would definitely not have said anything good about them! My heart is as good as the sun and the moon! 】
She breathed a sigh of relief, and when she turned around, she met Yu Quezhou's gaze.
The others were discussing how to carry out the next plan and how to rescue Xiang Zhinian. After Yu Quezhou joined the discussion, he hesitated for a moment, lowered his head and asked her: "...Do you want to watch the national competition of "Creator God" tomorrow?"
"I remember you had friends coming?"
"Okay, okay."
——
The weather was just right the next day. Perhaps because the plan was carried out too smoothly, Yu Quezhou couldn't help but feel relieved. He vaguely felt that the outcome had changed.
Xiang Chisong and his men are gathering people to go to Country Z, trying to find an opportunity to rescue Xiang Zhinian. They specifically ask Yu Quezhou to bring Xiang Wanning out to play, fearing that she would go to Country Z with them.
"The risk is so great, how can I let her take the risk?" Xiang Chisong waved at him and walked into the helicopter: "Take good care of my sister, or I will make you suffer when I come back!"
Yu Quezhou was not too worried because he let the system sneak into Xiang Chisong's computer and get on the helicopter with him. This time there was no virus or bomb, and it would definitely be able to easily devour the system center.
However, the system still remained cautious, after all, the people of the Alcott family were too cunning. It told Yu Quezhou that if he encountered danger, he should shout "backtrack" and the entire world line would return to the past.
[But you can’t use it often] The system reminds you: [It may cause you to get further and further ahead in this world line, and eventually be excluded from this world]
Yu Quezhou thought he would never need it.
It was not until he and Xiang Wanning arrived outside the venue that Yu Quezhou heard her voice saying she was thirsty. He decided to buy a bottle of water for this person who was too embarrassed to speak and asked her to wait there for a while.
Unexpectedly, just after taking a few steps, he heard someone exclaiming:
“Get out of the way!”
"Make way, make way, the brakes don't work!"
When Yu Quezhou turned around, he saw a car out of control driving towards the place where he and Xiang Wanning had just separated, and towards Xiang Wanning who had no time to avoid it.
Bang--
He saw Xiang Wanning being knocked into the air and then falling heavily to the ground. Blood flowed out from under her body, staining the ground red.
No, that's not right.
Miss Company’s conspiracy had clearly been exposed...how could a car accident happen? Why couldn't her ending be changed?
He didn't believe it. There must be something wrong, or he was not skilled enough. If he was given another chance, he would definitely be able to help her avoid this ending!
Yu Quezhou said: "Look back."
…
Boom——
This time it was after they finished watching the game. Xiang Wanning wanted to eat ice cream, and Que Zhou had just bought it. Before he got close, the explosion sounded in his ears.
His hand holding the ice cream froze, and he watched with his own eyes as the building in front of him collapsed after the explosion, with black smoke billowing and only wailing and screaming left on the ground.
The ice cream that Yu Quezhou bought after queuing fell to the ground.
"Backtrack."
…
"Someone is robbing!"
"Help! He has a knife! He's going to kill someone!"
The crowd fled in panic, squeezing Xiang Wanning and Yu Quezhou apart. The latter was pushed forward by the crowd while shouting "Xiang Wanning" and finally saw the robber's knife piercing her neck, with blood all over the ground. She trembled and said, "... Go back."
…
He ignored the system's words and tried to trace back the timeline back one step at a time, but it was of no use.
As long as Yu Quezhou solves the crisis of the "Godkiller" game cabin, or provides the police with information about Miss Company's illegal activities, Xiang Wanning will die in front of him due to various accidents within a day, and no one can save her.
Yu Quezhou told her not to go out, but he couldn't resist the bomb that was delivered to his door. After recalling it more than a dozen times, he washed his face with cold water in despair, and looked at himself in the mirror in the bathroom wearing a white suit - this time the timeline had returned to the 7th Hundred Flowers Awards Ceremony.
[This world can no longer support another reversal] The system said: [Why don’t we go to the next world line]
Yu Quezhou reached out his hand to touch his forehead in despair, but his sorrow and resentment could not be relieved. When he was about to say yes, he suddenly heard a delicate cry coming from the women's restroom not far away: "...but I just want to retire quietly!"
The familiar voice said, "Is it okay for me to have a golden finger?"
Yu Quezhou was stunned and asked the system: "Did I hear it wrong?"
"Is it Xiang Wanning?"
[It's her. She's looking for the golden finger of her system. It seems to be mind reading. But this system doesn't have much energy left, right? 】
Yu Quezhou curled the corners of his lips, gave a somewhat bitter smile, and murmured in his heart for a moment, "Mind reading, what's the use of mind reading?" How could she endure the suffering she would face in the future?
She has endured so much...
Who can I turn to when I feel wronged and hopeless?
One minute before he was about to leave this world, Yu Quezhou said to the system: "Change her mind reading ability to the ability to be read by others."
He wanted others to hear her inner pain, her heartache that she had nowhere to tell, her hesitation and courage, her determination and confidence.
No one should misunderstand her and let her walk down that damp and dark road alone.
——
In the second world line, the system told him that he would be a teacher in the future.
Yu Quezhou found himself returning to Xiang Wanning's childhood, so he hurried to that remote village, met the adoptive parents who bullied her, used money to settle the matter with them, and brought her to his side.
He taught Xiang Wanning martial arts when she was unable to protect herself, took good care of her when she was sick, went camping with her in the park, and took walks in the forest with her.
Yu Quezhou took good care of her, just like nurturing a flower, fertilizing and watering her patiently, hoping that her ending in this life would be different.
But it didn’t.
He recalled it twenty times, whether it was a car accident, a serious illness, or kidnapping and murder...all kinds of ways of death happened to Xiang Wanning, making Yu Quezhou wonder if he had done something wrong, and if he shouldn't keep recalling it, as this would only bring her more pain.
When this world line could no longer support him and was about to collapse, Yu Quezhou once again saw her fall in front of him, but she smiled and held his hand, saying: "... Thank you, teacher, you must be well."
But he is not good, not good at all.
He closed his eyes.
The third world line, the fourth world line...
The 300th world line, the 400th world line...
The 3 millionth world line, the 4 millionth world line...
He was either a teacher, a doctor, or an entrepreneur when Xiang Wanning was three, eighteen, and twenty years old respectively. But no matter what path he chose, there would be the same ending - Xiang Wanning's death.
He brought her out of the darkness, but he couldn't keep her in the light forever.
Yu Quezhou lost her again and again in countless world lines, and he could not change the outcome no matter how hard he tried.
Even if he entangled his life with hers and tried to live and die with her, he could only witness Xiang Wanning's death again and again and be reborn again and again, but he still could not change the ending, and he was still powerless to change this ending.
Why?
Why?
——What exactly is he going to do? !
[Didn’t you notice?] Seeing that he was about to go crazy, the system couldn't help but say: [Because you cared too much, she couldn't escape the danger that she should have avoided. If you were a stranger to her and didn't change her life trajectory, she could even live a few more years.]
I see.
With joy for Xiang Wanning in his heart, he went against the tide of time and always found Xiang Wanning first, and entrusted his true heart to her before she did during their time together. The love that was once unclear was like red wine in a wine cellar. With each passing time, he liked her more and let it ferment and rise in his heart, so that he could not face her tragic ending every time, and tried to turn the tide and change her future.
But what is the result? Intervening in her cause and effect would not only fail to change her fate, but his stubborn behavior would even turn it into a stronger cage, trapping her inside.
There were several times when Xiang Wanning could have survived, but she ran towards him, pushed him away, and let him see the explosion, the car accident, and the knife stabbing into her chest, but he couldn't change anything!
Again and again, again and again.
Yu Quezhou tirelessly sent backtracking signals to the system, but no matter how hard he tried, the result was always the same!
Why? Why?
Why can't her fate be changed? ! Why did he have to watch her get into various accidents every time? Why--!
"If she must die, if she is definitely going to die, why do you want me to eliminate the bug?" Yu Quezhou asked: "If every world she enters ends like this, how can there still be a bug?"
What is a bug?
The system said that 4 million backtrackings generated 4 million worlds and 4 million Xiang Wannings. It said that there were many of her, and it would become a bug after the worlds were merged, because so many Xiang Wannings cannot appear in one world.
But these 4 million Xiang Wannings will all die.
But among so many Xiang Wannings, none of them belongs to him.
Since it is destined to be a dead end, how can there be bugs?
[I didn’t understand it before. I thought that at least Xiang Wan Ning in a few worlds survived to the end, so the rules made me eliminate bugs, correct mistakes, get everything back on track, and fill in the loopholes in the world.] The system said: [But after experiencing so many worlds with you, I suddenly understood...]
[The fusion of world lines will erase everyone's memory. They will only remember the present life, but no one can erase your memory, not even the laws.] He heard the system ask: [Yu Quezhou, is it possible that this bug is you yourself? 】
Yu Quezhou was stunned for a moment, as if he did not understand what it said and did not know what to say, until the next sentence of the system sounded in his mind:
[Since she will die in every world, then you who enter every world and try desperately to change Xiang Wanning's ending, could it be that you are the existence that the law wants to eliminate? 】
[If you don’t change her ending, don’t acknowledge her existence, destroy your thoughts, your actions... Yu Quezhou, it’s asking you to stop]
When the system said this, it seemed to find it a bit cruel. Seeing Que Zhou's gloomy face, it hesitated and said: [How about we go back again and try to protect the one who has reached the time when the worlds merge? 】
"It's useless, it's useless! The law doesn't want her to live, what can she, an ordinary person, do? How can she resist!"
Yu Quezhou suddenly laughed out loud, and then the laughter grew louder and louder. He bent over, held his face with his hands, and laughed so hard that he couldn't stand up.
"If that's the case, why did you tell me in the beginning and let me go to other world lines to eliminate the bug? If you don't tell me about this, if this law is concealed and we are trapped in the consciousness space, what can we do? Even if I can't change my memory, I can't leave here, and its world can still be perfectly integrated."
He laughed wildly, as if he had already guessed the answer.
"Because among the lies it told you, there is one that is true - the world is collapsing." Yu Quezhou said, "Then presumably, the power of the laws of this world is also fading. It saved you not because it accepted you, but because it was so weak that it had to accept you... System, don't you understand? This is a conspiracy against us."
"It wants me to give up all love, it wants me to watch from the sidelines, it wants me to become the new law! It wants to ensure that this world will not be destroyed!"
Yu Quezhou sneered: "It's dreaming!"
He doesn't care whether the world will be destroyed or not!
He had spent his first life alone. When he was reborn, his lonely and boring life should not have been met by Xiang Wanning, nor should he have met the Xiang family and Chen Yanli. He should have lived his whole life alone as before.
But Yu Quezhou happened to meet them, met them, and his heart was ignited. In the burning, he found that "it turns out that this world is quite interesting". He didn't want them to end up like this. When facing Xiang Wanning, he changed from "a junior" at the beginning to an unspeakable feeling in his heart -
He therefore joined them.
He therefore volunteered to be a member of the "Salvation" and was willing to sacrifice himself to save the lives of others.
It's not that he loves the world, it's because he is saved by their love.
He failed to get family love, but he got it in the Xiang family. Mo Yin and Xiang Tingye treated him equally. They were able to remember Yu Quezhou's birthday, which even his biological parents could not remember, and they celebrated for him and prepared birthday gifts for him. There was always a room reserved for him in the Xiang family villa.
He failed to get love, but he learned it from Xiang Wanning. He tested it cautiously, allowing her to understand his feelings as they got along, and when the throbbing heartbeat occurred, it swept through his whole body.
He failed to gain friendship, but he found it in Xiang Chisong and Chen Yanli. He then realized that even in the business world, there is friendship without mixed interests. People may just fight over small issues at ordinary times, but they can cooperate with each other and achieve mutual success at critical moments.
The law has oppressed the wrong person, and it doesn't know that Wan Ning is the only one who cares about this matter.
Only Wan Ning was stubborn and wanted to give everyone a happy ending. If she was the one standing here now, even if the law required her to destroy herself, she would nod without hesitation and say, "No problem."
The system was in tune with his thoughts and understood his thoughts almost instantly. It was also connected to the laws and instantly discovered that the environment of the consciousness space was gradually distorted.
The air was filled with thick white mist, illuminating the entire consciousness space. The system heard the voice of the law and said:
What about you? 】
[I can unbind you, you can inherit my power, get the "Law", and become the "Law"]
The system did not speak. It seemed to be silent for a few seconds. In the eyes of the Law, it was hesitating and wavering. Finally, the Law heard it ask itself: […What is the origin of the Alcott family’s system? 】
[It was me before I became the law] The law said: [If it had won against you in that life, it would have become me. If it had lost... this is the situation now.]
The system was shocked: [What do you mean, you’ve already won? Then why……】
Since it has become the law, why can they still see the Alcott family's system? !
The law is in the form of mist, watching them from high above and from all angles.
It seemed to be able to see through Yu Quezhou's body and see the system hidden inside.
As if it felt that there was no need to hide it from the system, or perhaps it had determined that the system would inherit its position, it said:
[Because Xiang Wanning had taken away half of my remains, it is incomplete. I don't have the ability to go back, and I can't correct the inexplicable extra 4 million... 4.01 million worlds! 】
At this point, it roared angrily: [It’s all because of her! Otherwise, how would I end up like that? ! 】
I see.
The system finally understood that the reason it thought it had survived by chance was because it had devoured the system center and destroyed "it before it became a law", thus indirectly severely injuring it which has now become a law. This is why the system was able to sense the dilapidated and crumbling laws after the explosion.
The system thought, since it is just a paper tiger, what is the use of having the title of "law"? But I can't suppress it!
The system tried to establish a connection with it, to sense where it came from, and various images flashed before the system's eyes.
Five hundred years ago, there was a meteorite shower from outer space. Two of the meteorites, one landed in Country Z and the other was buried deep underground in City A.
The meteorite that landed in Country Z was discovered by the royal family at the time, and was given to the head of the Olcott family at the time. After being passed down and studied from generation to generation, it unexpectedly stimulated its miraculous power.
It became the patron saint of the Alcott family.
Another meteorite popped out of the water during the earthquake and was picked up by someone and circulated on the black market. Xiang Zhinian accidentally discovered this extremely beautiful meteorite on the dark web and bought it. He originally wanted to give it to someone, but during his research, he discovered a special element attached to it.
She heard Xiang Wanning's thoughts, and after some thought, she loaded the special elements into the program she had half-designed.
After reading it, the system finally understood Yu Quezhou's feelings.
[It turns out that you have been taking revenge on your own behalf!] 】It sneered and cursed without any instruction:【You are a fucking idiot! Who cares about your position? What about the laws? Being a corrupt official is not enough. I will swallow you up right now and let you know that there is no need for laws in this world! ! 】
The law screamed, and the whole cloud of fog dispersed in the consciousness space. It fled in panic, screaming: [What are you talking about? Every world needs laws! Otherwise, how does the world work? Do you understand or not? 】
[I only understand that if there must be laws, then the laws of this world should be decided by the people of this world! Or laws will be born from this world! Nothing can interfere with the affairs of this world. This is the basic principle of the operation of the law! 】
[You are an alien creature, and you should thank heaven and earth for your birth. Why should the world go according to your wishes? Why do you want to interfere in Xiang Wanning's ending? Don’t think I don’t know. There are 4.01 million fucking worlds. Even if you roll the dice, it’s impossible for you to always roll 1, right? ! Why does she die in every world line! ! Damn it, I'm going to swallow you in one bite! 】
Yu Quezhou: ...
Who did you learn this swearing technique from?
He watched helplessly as the system materialized into a physical entity. The white mist was no match for it at all and was swallowed by it with a scream. He couldn't help but think of how the system had trusted the laws before.
It turned out that it was too naive before.
[So what if you can defeat me?] ! My death will only accelerate the integration of the world. You can't save Xiang Wanning, you can never save her again! Hahaha--! 】
The law let out a mournful roar before dying, but it also had a bit of a crazy smile in it. When it completely dissipated, the consciousness space dimmed again.
The system found that its ability had increased a lot, so it turned into a bird and landed in Yu Quezhou's hands with some sorrow. It did not communicate with consciousness anymore, but asked him: "What should I do? The world has merged. Do you still want to go back?"
Yu Quezhou nodded.
The system asked tentatively: "What if Xiang Wanning..."
Before it could finish, it met Yu Quezhou's eyes, which were calm, yet extremely cold and deep. It suddenly trembled and a feather fell off its body.
At that moment, it felt it didn't need to ask any further questions.
The system thought for a long time, then pecked a feather for him. Most of its energy was attached to it. The system said, "Although the law said a bunch of incomprehensible words before it died, I think there may be room for redemption."
"This contains most of my energy. I left a mark of Xiang Wanning's soul on it. If she is in this world, she will guide you to find her." The system licked its fur and said, "Even if Xiang Wanning in these 4.01 million world lines is dead, I think that there will always be traces of what has happened. What if there is a fish that slips through the net?"
At this point, it saw the light in Yu Quezhou's eyes, and seemed to feel that it was too arbitrary, so it added carefully: "It's just a possibility. It's also possible that it's really like that bullshit said... The fusion of the worlds means the complete death of Xiang Wanning."
Yu Quezhou held the feather and said, "Even if the probability is only one in ten thousand, I will try it."
Just like her, she had the courage to risk her life in these four million retracings.
However, Yu Quezhou was still a little curious and asked, "How come you have Xiang Wanning's soul mark?"
"Hey, have you forgotten?" The system tilted its head and stared at him with its beady eyes: "I swallowed Xiang Wanning's system before. That was her soul fragment."
Soul fragments...
Yu Quezhou was silent for a few seconds, then stroked its fur. It was unknown what he was thinking, but it made the system's hair stand on end. Then he asked again, "...Aren't you going with me?"
The system hesitated for a moment and shook its head: "No."
It suddenly took off from Yu Quezhou's palm, flapping its wings as it flew, gathering a hurricane in the space of consciousness.
"I can protect myself now." It said, "I want to go out and see the world. I want to see what is above the rules!"
After the system finished speaking, it stopped at Yu Quezhou's shoulder and rubbed him affectionately: "But before the expedition, there is one more important thing..."
It was a little shy when it said this: "Well, can you give me a name?"
The name "system" is not only a metaphor, but also too ugly! !
It wants a unique name that belongs to it alone! !
Yu Quezhou thought for a while and said hesitantly: "I don't know how to name it, but if you don't mind...how about Yifeng?"
The journey home is thousands of miles long, and the mountains and rivers are thousands of miles long. I lean on the wind and see the whole road I have come.
Yu Quezhou: "I wish you can get what you want, and I wish you to be as free as the wind."
——
The worlds have merged, and even Yu Quezhou is not sure what his current identity is.
It wasn't until a bright ray of sunlight shone into his eyes and the weather was just right that he reacted.
The street was extremely noisy and the sound of car horns lingered in his ears. Yu Quezhou suddenly realized that he had really returned here.
He crossed the street and came to the door of the former studio. Through the floodlit glass of the security room, he saw his current appearance: he was wearing a white suit, which was exquisitely made and could be seen at a glance as a new product of the season from L. He was wearing gold-framed glasses that he hadn't worn for a long time, and looked like he was participating in some show.
What is his current identity?
What show is he going to attend?
Just as Yu Quezhou was frowning, he suddenly heard someone calling his name from behind. When he turned around, he saw a face that looked familiar but he couldn't remember the name appeared in front of him.
"Director Yu! Why are you here?" The girl was holding a camera, with a work badge hanging around her neck, and wearing a simple white T-shirt and shorts. She enthusiastically led him the way: "Director Yu just returned to China, so he may not be familiar with the routes here. The award ceremony is about to begin, why don't you let me take you in?"
Yu Quezhou's eyes fell on her work badge, which read - Cherry Platform reporter, Mu Qinghe.
"Okay." Yu Quezhou calmly withdrew his gaze and smiled at her: "Thank you for the trouble."
Mu Qinghe became excited when she got the response. She had finally gotten the opportunity to attend the event, but unexpectedly ran into Yu Quezhou at the door! Oh my God, is this the opportunity God gave her?
If she could arouse Yu Quezhou's interest, could she get an interview opportunity?
Mu Qinghe made up her mind and began to rack her brains to find a topic. She asked, "Director Yu, who do you think will win the Best Actress award this time?"
"Although Qiao Nuowan is only 19 years old, her acting skills are already quite mature, and her nominated works have been praised by many famous directors in the industry."
"But the most likely person is Xiang Zhinian. After the broadcast of "Remembering Linglong", she became very popular and gained tens of millions of fans overnight. She obviously received a lot of endorsements and scripts, and no one knows why she chose to quit the entertainment industry..."
"An Yu was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, but everyone said it was because she was in the crew of Xiang Zhinian, which gave her a lot of popularity, otherwise she wouldn't even be nominated!"
At this point, Mu Qinghe paused: "As for Xiang Wanning..."
Yu Quezhou's eyes were glued to her face, his breathing stagnated. The joy of regaining what he had lost and the bitter regret of having said farewell to her were constantly intertwined, and he could not help but close his eyes and let the tears that had gathered in vain flow back.
They walked into the revolving door. Mu Qinghe had just opened her mouth, but before she could finish, she saw the staff inside rushing over. When they saw Yu Quezhou, their eyes lit up and they immediately walked up to him and said, "Mr. Yu! I've finally seen you. We're going to present the award to the Best Actress winner soon. Please follow me from the backstage..."
The staff hurriedly took Yu Quezhou away, leaving Mu Qinghe stomping his feet in disappointment, cursing himself inwardly: "I told you not to seize the opportunity!"
*
"Next we will present the award for Best Actress of the Year--" Amid the cheers of the audience, the faces of the nominated actresses kept flashing on the screen. Yu Quezhou and others were waiting backstage and heard the host's slightly excited words. When he glanced across the screen, he saw the face he had been dreaming of.
She had crescent-shaped eyebrows, delicate features, and slightly upturned eyes that were somewhat charming. She was wearing her favorite dress—one decorated with sapphire stars.
It’s Xiang Wanning.
Yu Quezhou's eyes were hot, he stared at the screen without blinking until Xiang Wanning's face flashed by, he kept thinking in his heart "It's her", "It's really her".
“…Please welcome our award presenter, the internationally renowned director Yu Quezhou!”
Yu Quezhou held the trophy handed to him by the staff, and walked step by step from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, to the spotlight, and to the side of the host.
He heard his own inner voice overlap with the host's voice.
"Please welcome the winner of this year's Best Actress award—Xiang Wanning!"
Bang, bang, bang.
There was thunderous applause. Amid the congratulations, Yu Quezhou could hear his own rapid and intense heartbeat. His lenses were covered with a layer of white mist. In the dim light, he saw Xiang Wanning approaching him step by step.
One step, two steps.
She stopped in front of herself.
The feather left by Yifeng flew out of his pocket and landed silently on the back of his hand, bringing a burning sensation, and then disappeared.
Yu Quezhou handed over the trophy in his hand. When he got closer to Xiang Wanning, he finally saw her face clearly.
Just as I remembered.
She is still young, no longer in her 20s, and finally welcomes her 21st birthday in this midsummer.
At that moment, Yu Quezhou felt that the pain and despair he had experienced were nothing more than this and not worth mentioning.
He lowered his head and whispered in her ear, turning his surging love into a gentle congratulation: "Congratulations."
Congratulations on finally getting your reward.
Congratulations on your new life. There will be no more bumps in the future... my queen of shadows.
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