Seeing Wang Li slowly regain consciousness, Xu Chen breathed a sigh of relief. He went over and hugged her tightly for a long time. Wang Li smiled gently and asked softly, "What happened to you?" Xu Chen didn't answer; he just wanted to spend more time with his lover. Wang Li patted his back and said, "Go cook! I'm hungry." Xu Chen released her. "Okay, what do you want to eat?" "I want anything you cook." Watching Xu Chen busy in the kitchen, Wang Li remembered what Qin Ziyue had told her. In fact, Qin Ziyue hadn't taken away any of her memories; she had simply told her everything Xu Chen was thinking. She looked at her hands; they were now incredibly white and tender, like a baby's skin. While looking at the dishes, she unconsciously muttered, "These hands look like those of an immortal, but I can't become one." Seeing Xu Chen bring the dishes out of the kitchen, she immediately turned around, wiped away her tears, and said with a smile, "Wow, Xu Chen, is it New Year's Day today?" Xu Chen smiled and said, "Didn't you say you didn't want to go home and wanted me to cook you a big meal? Here, there's more." Watching her lover's back, Wang Li smiled and muttered under her breath, "What a fool." She meant to say it to Xu Chen, but then suddenly realized and sighed, "I'm the fool. I'm so foolish that even though you're so high and mighty, and we're not even from the same world, I still want to stay by your side."
A few evenings later, Wang Li and Qin Ziyue met at a coffee shop near the police station. She had kept this a secret from Xu Chen, only saying she had been assigned tasks by the student council and would be home late. Looking at Qin Ziyue, who was leisurely sipping her coffee and scrutinizing her, Wang Li stammered, "I've heard... I've heard Xu Chen say it many times... he calls you 'senior'." Qin Ziyue nodded and kindly replied, "Don't be nervous, I won't eat anyone. Yes, judging from cultivation level, I'm his senior." Even though she already knew about cultivators and that her lover was one, Wang Li was still quite surprised to see Qin Ziyue's voice echoing in her mind as she drank her coffee. She exclaimed, "Is this what cultivators are like? Every time they do, they shatter my worldview." Qin Ziyue didn't quite understand what she meant, but looking at Wang... Seeing the desolation in Wang Li's eyes, Qin Ziyue said with a pang of pity, "Don't rush things about your cultivation. There's always a chance for things to turn around. Fate arranged for you to meet Xu Chen, so it's impossible for it to end in tragedy." Wang Li neither nodded nor answered, but looked out the window. The street was bustling with people, and police cars with sirens and flashing lights occasionally drove out of the police station, creating a lively scene. As she watched, her eyes blurred, and she choked out, "Look, look at these so-called mortals like me on the street. Even though their lives are busy, even though they encounter many difficulties, even though they worry about countless trivial matters every day, they still strive to live each day with confidence." Qin Ziyue looked at... Wang Li, "So, what you're trying to say is...?" Wang Li wiped away her tears and continued, "What I want to say is that I want their kind of life, to weather storms with the one I love and stay together for life." "It's just a pity that the one you love is a cultivator," Qin Ziyue unconsciously chimed in, then continued, "What do you plan to do? Or should I ask why you came to see me today?" Wang Li touched her coffee cup and said, "Senior, I want to ask you for your help to become someone like you." "Why me? Why not Xu Chen?" "He's been troubled by my situation for a long time. Didn't he almost end up like Gao in the TV series that day?" "You've gone mad like that? I don't want him to worry anymore." Qin Ziyue was silent for a long time before continuing, "Since you've come to me with sincerity, I won't hide anything from you. If you want to cultivate, it's simple: abandon everything on this planet, leave with me, and wholeheartedly break through this shackle." "The timeframe?" Qin Ziyue then carefully observed Wang Li. "Twenty years. Within twenty years, you might be able to successfully guide Qi into your body. Your aptitude determines that if you want to successfully cultivate, it will take that long." Wang Li remained silent. To be honest, the moment she heard "twenty years," her heart felt like ashes. The fighting spirit that had just been ignited within her immediately lost its luster. Qin Ziyue stood up, patted her shoulder, and seeing her devoted colleague waiting outside to pick her up for dinner, she paid the bill, left the coffee shop, and got into her colleague's car.
Wang Li left the coffee shop dejectedly and walked home. As she walked, she thought of all the little things she had shared with Xu Chen. Usually at this time, she would be nestled in Xu Chen's arms, watching TV series together, studying in the study, or playing on her phone while watching the little fish swim around in the water and eating fruit that Xu Chen had peeled for her. Thinking about it, she choked back tears and said, "If only you were just an ordinary person, if only I had never met you." "What ordinary person, little sister? We're all handsome guys." Wang Li stopped in her tracks, looking warily at the thugs in front of her. "What do you want? This is the police station entrance!" One of the thugs glanced at Wang Li's appearance. "Wow, are there any girls this beautiful I haven't seen in Beijing? What did you just say? The police station entrance, huh? You wait here." He waved to a policeman across the street. Wang Li was about to slip away when the thug blocked her way. "I told you to wait, why didn't you listen?" The policeman across the street, seeing the thug's wave, scurried over and asked, "Young Master Sun, what's the matter?" Sun Decai coughed and continued, "We're planning to invite this beautiful lady to dinner. Do you have any objections?" A hint of disdain flashed in his eyes, then he said with a smile, "I have no objection. Young Master Sun, you can take her a little further ahead; there are no cameras there." Sun Decai laughed heartily, then looked at Wang Li and said, "How about it? Come on, girl, we'll treat you to a good meal today." Wang Li was surrounded by the crowd and walked forward. As soon as they left the range of the cameras, the police officer moved away from the scene. His colleague ran over and asked, "What happened? That's... the spoiled brat from the Sun family?" The officer nodded. "That scoundrel, relying on his family's power to do evil, he'll get what's coming to him sooner or later." "That young lady is going to be in trouble. Sigh, at this rate, I'm starting to wonder what I'm even doing this for." The officer who had been fawning over Sun Decai was now filled with shame. He then said fiercely, "We have elderly parents and young children to support now. If I were a fresh graduate, I could take down ten Sun Decais." "Let's go, let's go. Stop talking tough. We're just ordinary people."
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