Finally, we ate cake.
When Lu Yin woke up from the system again, she found herself standing in her usual spot. There were no sea waves, no neon lights of a shopping mall, only the sweet aroma of flour and the warm glow of the oven, much like the half-eaten cake Lan Yi had left on the table when they broke up. A system notification sounded in her ear: "Fluctuations in user Lan Yi's life energy detected. It is recommended to activate the 'Final Agreement'—by completing the designated task, the data binding can be completely terminated, but you must confront your deepest fears."
"Then you'd better work hard, Hungry!"
Lu Yin's fingers trembled slightly, but she faced the relationship she didn't like with sincerity, even if it meant ending it herself.
The system interface suddenly cracked open, and Lu Yin found herself standing in a cake shop in the real world.
Lu Yin's tears fell again. She decided to stop feeling sad for him and be happy for herself, putting her own feelings first. This was choosing to be responsible for herself. She suddenly found her goal. Now, she decided to use her last moments to create an unforgettable memory for him, but she would no longer give in to him.
She wouldn't take his picture or cut the cake because she only wanted to be happy and it had nothing to do with him. That's how it was. Then, at this moment, Lan Yi finally realized he'd been seen through. He wasn't as genuine as he seemed; he was a bit fake, which was why Lu Yin didn't like him. He thought he hadn't been very good to Lu Yin even when he liked her. But then her memories suddenly returned, and she became certain that Lan Yi didn't like her. So, at this moment, Lan Yi felt guilty. He was a man who had done many bad things, and he wanted to make the person he liked like him even more, but it didn't work out. In fact, he had already ended her feelings for him.
Lan Yi: "I understand." Now, he finally understands that the real Lu Yin is not the Lu Yin who likes him, but the Lu Yin who can face her heart directly.
She took a deep breath, clicked confirm, and the light converged into a band of light—the light of her perseverance.
A system notification sounded: "The cake ceremony is complete. Affection level increased to 96%, and Lan Yi's health decreased to 28%."
"View system"
"Great, I'm about to complete my mission and go home. I shouldn't like him anymore. This day is finally almost here, and I can leave this world soon. But since our relationship isn't too bad, it's just that we've made up, not that we've reconciled. That's how it should end," she thought happily.
But this is just right; the system is about to end, and what awaits him is a woman who won't reconcile, and she's not sad at all, because she wants to be herself and won't give him any more chances.
In the final task of the cake ceremony, Lu Yin finally uttered the words she had kept hidden in her heart:
"Lan Yi, I will no longer indulge you. Because I know that love is not about indulgence, but about setting you free. Now, by choosing to give me up, I choose to love myself."
Lu Yin's tears fell again. She suddenly realized that the real strategy was never to exchange affection for life points, but to face each other with sincerity, even if it meant letting go of each other's hands.
Outside the bakery window, sunlight streamed through the cracks, illuminating the empty cake. Lu Yin knew that love didn't need many words; it was only when love was absent that embellishments were desired. Therefore, Lan Yi's love for her was false, lacking genuine affection.
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