Chapter 129 The End (Main text complete)
Kwon Ji-yong sat up.
That's wonderful! He's in her world!
So he was her husband!
It turns out that the inexplicable awkwardness during our first meeting in Jeju Island was just a matter of habit. The unspoken attraction and the subconscious flutter in my heart were not unfounded.
Kwon Ji-yong laughed, picked up his phone, and opened the chat interface between KKT and An Joo-poong.
The chat ended more than 10 days ago with An Ru Feng telling him about leaving Jeju Island.
Kwon Ji-yong sent a message feeling guilty:
[Rufeng, what have you been busy with lately?]
Quan Zhilong's guilty conscience wasn't because he hadn't replied to An Rufeng for many days; he knew that if he had said so in advance, An Rufeng generally wouldn't care whether he replied or not.
He felt guilty because he had lied.
He wasn't busy at all, but he didn't reply to her for so many days. Now he's sending her messages as if nothing's wrong.
Kwon Ji-yong decided to apologize to her after he explained the parallel universe situation.
An Rufeng didn't reply to him. Quan Zhilong went online in China, opened Weibo, searched for An Rufeng, and quickly found an account.
Kwon Ji-yong clicked on it, and the latest post was a group photo, which included Anju Feng.
Kwon Ji-yong confirmed that the account belonged to An Joo-bong; he recognized all the people in the group photo—they were all her friends.
Kwon Ji-yong casually gave An Yeo-feng a thumbs up.
Realizing it was his own account and something was amiss, he stopped.
To avoid accidentally liking the post, Kwon Ji-yong logged out of his main account and registered a new account to view An Ru-feng's account.
Anru Feng only has three new posts, and the next one is from almost two years ago, in early 2018.
Kwon Ji-yong kept looking down, watching quietly for a long time.
An Rufeng's account mainly features photos of her and her teacher sketching in various places, with occasional travel and lifestyle updates.
The account has been updated since 2010. Kwon Ji-yong has watched the beautiful scenery in her photos change with the seasons, watched the mountains and rivers in her photos change from domestic to international, and watched her face change from youthful to mature...
The past of An Rufeng, which Quan Zhilong had heard about and which had always existed in his imagination, came to life in the bits and pieces of these past 8 years.
Kwon Ji-yong liked all of them, followed An Ru-feng, then logged off Weibo and went to find An Ru-feng's Instagram.
Unbeknownst to them, his sudden login to Weibo and subsequent activity sparked heated discussions among CVIPs.
It even trended on social media.
Because he had just been discharged from the military and rarely made public appearances, his fans were all concerned about what he would do next.
Therefore, his sudden login to Chinese social media accounts has sparked much speculation.
Kwon Ji-yong searched for An Joo-feng's Instagram account based on her habits and successfully found it, then followed her using a secondary account.
Kwon Ji-yong did not send any messages to Anju Feng on Weibo or Instagram.
He met An Rufeng on Jeju Island, but An Rufeng didn't recognize him, which means she hadn't started looking for him yet.
In 2015, when he got her tattoo in a parallel universe, she wanted a willow branch tattooed on her wrist and emphasized the location, which gave him a clue.
Based on this, when they parted ways in the previous timeline, he said it was okay if she contacted him later. This wasn't just a comforting remark; it was a genuine hope that she was living a good life and that it was alright if she contacted him later.
When they were in Jeju Island, he saw that she really did have a scar on her wrist.
She didn't contact him because she wasn't ready. He'll wait until she's ready before she comes to him.
Regardless of whether that was the reason or not, she must have had her reasons for not contacting him. However, Kwon Ji-yong was certain that An Joo-bong would come looking for him one day, and he was waiting for her.
So Kwon Ji-yong didn't message An Yeo-poong on Weibo or Instagram. Before she decided to contact him, he was just a friend she met in Jeju Island.
After following An Joo-bong on Instagram, Kwon Ji-yong also contacted the family who originally owned his house, asking them to let him know if any strangers inquired about him.
The house was sold to a distant relative of his family; it was something Kwon Ji-yong had asked them to do, and they readily agreed.
After finishing all that, Kwon Ji-yong suddenly felt incredibly hungry. He checked the time and realized it was already around 3 p.m. He hadn't eaten anything from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., no wonder he was so hungry.
Kwon Ji-yong, in a cheerful mood, asked Lee Soo-hyuk to go out for food together.
When Li Xiuhe saw that the day after he drowned his sorrows in alcohol, he immediately went from being listless and depressed to being in high spirits and positive, she was startled and couldn't help but wonder if there was something wrong with the alcohol.
Seeing that he was in a good mood, I finally dispelled my doubts.
Li Xiuhe assumed he had moved on and didn't dare ask any more questions, lest he be reminded of his painful past.
Kwon Ji-yong was in a good mood, and in the days that followed, he lived a very regular life, working, writing songs, seeing friends, and even going to the gym with Lee Soo-hyuk.
This was so unusual that Li Xiuhe couldn't help but suspect he was too devastated, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Are you heartbroken and going crazy?"
"What?! What are you saying?" Kwon Ji-yong smirked. "As my friend, shouldn't you be happy that I'm happy?"
“Look at your condition a while ago, and then look at your condition now,” Li Xiuhe looked him up and down. “I’m starting to suspect that you temporarily recovered your spirit before you died.”
"Hey! Lee Soo-hyuk!" Kwon Ji-yong rolled his eyes speechlessly, then burst out laughing, his small mouth saying, "Unlike you, you're completely single and look like you'll be alone for a long time. I've already settled my life's major event, so what's wrong with being happy?"
Upon hearing this, Lee Soo-hyuk thought he had really gone mad and was having delusions. Regarding Kwon Ji-yong's sudden personal attack, she said, "You said I'm completely single, where's your girlfriend?"
"My wife will be coming to see me in a while."
Li Xiuhe thought he was hopeless: "Anything can happen in dreams."
After their banter, Lee Soo-hyuk seriously asked Kwon Ji-yong what had happened.
Kwon Ji-yong spoke enthusiastically for a long time, but Lee Soo-hyuk remained expressionless and only extracted one piece of information: An Joo-feng did not have a husband, and Kwon Ji-yong had misunderstood.
Lee Soo-hyuk was speechless at Kwon Ji-yong's unreliability and wanted to hit him.
You should know that he had genuinely been troubled and considered what he should do if Kwon Ji-yong were to pursue a married woman.
Once Li Xiuhe understood the situation, he didn't bother with him anymore.
Lee Soo-hyuk ignored him, but Kwon Ji-yong was completely unaffected and continued to live happily every day.
However, after several days, An Rufeng didn't reply to him, and he wasn't so happy anymore.
He looked at Anru Feng's Instagram; she was currently traveling in Hokkaido and would post updates from time to time, but she never replied to him.
He suspected that An Rufeng had lost contact with him because he hadn't contacted her for a long time.
Kwon Ji-yong was anxiously waiting for news from An Yeo-poong every day.
Japan, Hokkaido.
December is the peak season for winter tourism in Hokkaido. At this time, Hokkaido is covered with thick snow, and the landscape is covered in silver, resembling a fairy tale world.
Because An Rufeng had been in Jeju Island for almost a month, and not long after Kwon Ji-yong left Jeju Island, An Rufeng also left Jeju Island and returned to China.
After seeing a doctor and handling some company matters in China, Anrufeng, Ranlu, and Brother Li flew to Hokkaido for a trip in December.
Kenichi Hirayama and his wife, Yusuke Yamada and his girlfriend, and Etsumi Yamada were also there.
"Sister Rufeng, do you like GD?"
The group met at a hot spring hotel in Sapporo. After exchanging pleasantries, Yamada Etsumi noticed the daisy watch on Anru Feng's wrist and was somewhat surprised, because she knew that Anru Feng was not a fan of celebrities.
GD?
She knew that this was Kwon Ji-yong's stage name.
like?
An Rufeng's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, and she asked in surprise and confusion, "Why do you say that?"
She doesn't remember telling anyone that she met Kwon Ji-yong in Jeju Island, so why is she suddenly making this guess?
Yamada Etsumi smiled and pointed to her watch: "GD and Nike recently released a collaboration shoe with a missing petal daisy design. Now the shoe and the missing petal daisy element are all the rage in Asia. I didn't expect you to wear a daisy-themed shoe so quickly!"
Ran Lu listened and wholeheartedly agreed with the popularity of the daisy-patterned shoes: "Indeed, the shoes are sold out."
She had a college student boyfriend who asked her for money to buy shoes, but she couldn't get them, and he wailed about it for a long time. So, she remembered this element of the daisy with missing petals.
"However, Ru Feng's daisy watch existed before the shoes were released," she continued. She had found it amazing when she first saw the missing-petal daisy element, that there were actually two people in the world who shared the same idea.
An Rufeng suddenly realized and said with a smile, "This watch was a gift from someone a long time ago, it's been several years."
Yamada Etsumi also found it amazing, and exclaimed with a smile, "What a coincidence!"
None of them thought much of it; after a few words of reflection, they moved on to other topics.
After soaking in the hot springs and having some food, everyone returned to their rooms.
Before returning to her room, An Rufeng gave Yamada Yusuke an address and asked him to help her look it up.
She plans to go see that person after the Spring Festival.
While traveling in Jeju Island and spending time with Kwon Ji-yong, she discovered that she no longer felt any burden in interacting, contacting, building, and developing relationships with strangers.
An Rufeng lay in bed, wanting to contact Quan Zhilong. She had sent him a message when she left Jeju Island last time, but he had been busy and hadn't replied.
She didn't suspect that Kwon Ji-yong was distancing himself from her. He had said he was busy and might not text her often.
He said he was busy, so Anru Feng believed him.
Anru rarely tries to guess what others are thinking. Doing so only causes unnecessary trouble.
It's the end of the year now, and there's a lot going on at work. She's been busy since returning to China, and only today did she realize that she still doesn't know if the other person has finished their work and replied to her.
When Anru Feng opened KKT, she found that she had already logged out.
When she tried to log in, she found she couldn't.
Because the card she got in Jeju Island was a temporary card, it would be automatically cancelled once the money was used up.
It's possible that after returning to China, she made several international calls to Yuanzhang, ran out of money, and her card was automatically cancelled at some point. KKT login requires a registered number to receive verification codes.
Fortunately, she only had two contacts in her KKT: Hye-na and Kwon Ji-yong.
She texted Director Yuan, asking him to let her know Cheng Huina's Instagram account so they could contact each other via Instagram in the future.
She did not have Quan Zhilong's number.
But Kwon Ji-yong is a celebrity, so she figured he must have a public account.
Anru Feng searched online and found out his Instagram account: xxx-ibgdrgn.
Anru Feng sent him a message explaining that her KKT account was no longer working and that he should contact her via Instagram in the future.
She checked his latest update, which was about the shoes with the missing petal daisy element that Yamada Etsume had mentioned. They were almost identical to the daisies on her watch, no wonder Yamada Etsume had misunderstood.
After scrolling through Instagram for a while, Anru Feng went to sleep.
One day, Anru and her friends went skiing.
She filmed a skiing video and uploaded it to Instagram.
When I was about to log out of Instagram, I saw a lot of private messages sent to her in the backend, and I suddenly realized that I had overlooked a problem.
She has over 200,000 followers and receives so many private messages. Kwon Ji-yong has tens of millions of followers, so it's no surprise he receives far more private messages than her.
She and Kwon Ji-yong didn't follow each other on social media, so the messages she sent him were definitely buried in a sea of private messages, and there's a very high chance he wouldn't see them.
This means that she and Kwon Ji-yong have lost contact.
Wouldn't it be bad to lose contact without any reason?
But besides Instagram, she had no other way to contact him, and losing contact was something beyond her control.
Anru Feng decided to ignore it.
All good things must come to an end.
...
Anru Feng stood still.
Anru Feng was somewhat puzzled.
We've only known each other for a short time, and to be honest, we're not even friends. Why do I feel a little regretful if we lose contact with each other? It's really strange.
She's always been carefree when it comes to people she meets by chance, people with similar interests, but people she accidentally misses.
Why does this feel so heavy?
"Does anyone have the right to contact Long?" After skiing and eating, An Rufeng thought for a moment and couldn't help but ask Yamada Yusuke and the others.
Yamada Etsumi was the first to express her surprise: "Sister Rufeng, what do you need GD's contact information for? Have you recently become a fan of GD?"
As she finished speaking, her eyes lit up, revealing a sense of pride in her idol being loved by others.
An Rufeng explained with a smile, "I met Kwon Ji-yong when I was traveling in Jeju Island last time, and we exchanged KKTs. Now my KKTs don't work anymore, and I didn't have time to tell him."
"Oh my god!" Yamada Etsumi exclaimed, "Rufeng-neechan, you actually ran into GD! Are you already quite familiar with each other?"
An Rufeng thought for a moment: "Are we close? We just chat and sometimes visit tourist attractions together."
Yamada Etsumi couldn't help but cover her mouth, completely shocked. She was a long-time fan and had many sources of information.
Some time ago, when she was chatting with some big fans, she learned that GD was frequently dating a strange girl in Jeju Island, and they suspected that they were in a relationship.
Could the girl the big fans are talking about be Sister Rufeng?!
Yamada Etsumi observed Anru Feng's expression; she seemed very open and honest, not like someone in a relationship. They must have met in Jeju Island and then traveled together.
However, based on his understanding of his idol, if the girl that the big fan said was often with GD is really Sister Rufeng, then Sister Rufeng might just be a travel companion, but GD is a different story.
Fans have sharp eyes; they're usually very accurate in judging whether GD is in a relationship. They always say GD has other ideas.
Yamada Etsumi was lost in thought, her mind filled with complex emotions.
“I don’t have GD’s contact information,” Yamada Yusuke said to Hirayama Kenichi. “Kenichi, you should have it, right?”
Kenichi Hirayama shook his head: "We used to, but not anymore. We lost touch before he enlisted, and we lost touch after he enlisted."
When Bigbang used to frequently come to Japan for activities, they got along very well and were friends. Later, they had fewer activities, came to Japan less often, and lived in greater distance, so he and GD had less contact.
Then the connection was lost.
Celebrities' privacy is frequently leaked, and they often change their contact information.
Actually, his relationship with GD can only be described as someone he can hang out with, at most a regular friend.
After all, GD didn't even notify him when he changed his contact information.
Celebrities know many people and have many contacts in their phones, including all sorts of people. Sending mass messages is inconvenient, and if someone changes their contact information, they have to contact them one by one to notify them. Therefore, they won't contact people they're not close to.
However, although he doesn't have his contact information, he can ask someone else for it.
For example, he and Tap are currently on good terms, and he also has the contact information for several of G-Dragon's friends. Kenichi Hirayama laughed and said, "I have some connections with a few of his friends, I'll help you get GD's contact information."
Kenichi Hirayama immediately contacted one of G-Dragon's friends. He didn't contact Tap, as Tap and G-Dragon's relationship was currently somewhat delicate.
The first person Hirayama Kenichi asked didn't have GD's contact information either, and he would have to ask someone else for it. Instead of bothering him, Hirayama Kenichi asked another person, who was in the same situation.
Until the third person, who had GD's contact information, but he had to ask GD himself if he agreed to give him the contact information, and he would have to wait until he asked before replying to Kenichi Hirayama.
Seeing how troublesome it was to get Kwon Ji-yong's number, and hearing from Hirayama Kenichi that celebrities often change their contact information and that people who haven't been in touch for a long time won't be notified of their new contact information, An Rufeng couldn't help but wonder if she was no longer on Kwon Ji-yong's contact list, considering that he hadn't replied to her for a long time.
An Rufeng only had this thought for a moment before she stopped thinking about it.
An Rufeng believes that only the person in question knows what the other person is thinking. If she is confused about the other person's thoughts and attitudes, she will usually ask directly instead of trying to guess what the other person is thinking.
She felt that making wild guesses and speculating about what the other person was thinking would only lead to misunderstandings and conflicts.
Whether she's still on Kwon Ji-yong's contact list or not, we'll find out when we get her contact information.
If there's no way to contact him, then there's no point in even thinking about it. Why bother thinking so much about someone you have no connection with?
Seoul.
Kwon Ji-yong was very upset. He had received a call from the old house a few days ago and learned from other sources that the Yamada family was indeed investigating him.
He was very happy that An Rufeng was coming to see him and had been waiting for her to send him a message.
Of course, he also sent some greetings to Anru Feng on KKT.
But he waited and waited, and she never sent him a message.
He couldn't help but wonder if she was angry because he wasn't replying to her messages, so even though she knew he was from a parallel universe, she wasn't contacting him anymore.
Quan Zhilong could only comfort himself every day, saying that An Rufeng was just checking the information first to get a general idea, and that he might contact him at a different time.
That night, Kwon Ji-yong lay in bed watching An Joo-fa's skiing updates and comforted himself that she might want to come find him after her trip.
Just after Kwon Ji-yong quit Instagram, a phone call came in.
"Zhilong, a friend of mine wants your contact information."
A voice came from the other end of the phone. Kwon Ji-yong was not surprised. There were many similar situations, both before and after his discharge from the military.
"Who is it? What's the matter?" Kwon Ji-yong asked casually. He had rejected many people recently, and he didn't want to maintain any relationships with them anymore.
"A friend in Japan, but he didn't say what it was about..."
Japan? Kwon Ji-yong put away his nonchalant attitude.
The friend continued, "I wonder if you still remember, the guy we used to hang out with a lot, his name is Hirayama Kenichi..."
"Just give me Kenichi's contact information!" Upon hearing that it was Hirayama Kenichi, Kwon Ji-yong interrupted his friend's explanation and took the initiative to ask for Hirayama Kenichi's contact information.
When his friend heard him address Hirayama Kenichi so affectionately, he was puzzled, as it didn't sound like someone who didn't even have his contact information.
But he didn't ask anything, and directly gave Kwon Ji-yong Hirayama Kenichi's contact information.
Kwon Ji-yong contacted Hirayama Kenichi directly. After exchanging pleasantries and building rapport with Hirayama Kenichi, before Hirayama Kenichi could even mention An Rufeng's situation, Kwon Ji-yong spoke first: "Kenichi-kun, what brings you here?"
Hirayama Kenichi felt that Kwon Ji-yong wasn't treating him like an ordinary friend. Well, someone he hadn't contacted in a long time, he was treating him like an old friend. He was a little confused and couldn't figure out why, so he just assumed that Kwon Ji-yong had forgotten to notify him when he changed his contact information.
He told Kwon Ji-yong about An Joo-bong's situation.
Quan Zhilong suddenly realized that his troubles had vanished; it turned out that Ru Feng's KKT was no longer working.
He searched for Anru Feng on his main Instagram account and sent her a private message. Sure enough, there was a message from her!
Kwon Ji-yong and An Joo-pung reconnected.
The two exchanged accounts, and Kwon Ji-yong's private Instagram account and Anru Feng's account also followed each other.
After exchanging contact information, Kwon Ji-yong stared at the chat interface, unsure of what to say for a moment.
The reason she asked for my contact information today is that her KKT is not working. She didn't mention the parallel universe thing. Did Ru Feng get the investigation results or not?
He was hesitating about whether or not to go to Hokkaido to find Ru Feng.
If he didn't get it, he could then mention, as a friend he met in Jeju Island, whether he could visit her in Hokkaido.
I got it, but I didn't mention it to him because Ru Feng probably didn't want to come looking for him yet.
He wouldn't mention going to Hokkaido to find her, so as not to put her in a difficult position. He would wait for her to want to contact him.
In a hotel room in Hokkaido, on the other end of the chat interface, An Rufeng was also hesitating.
She had just received the information from Yamada Yusuke; the person she was looking for, the "lover" and "husband" she met in a parallel universe, turned out to be Kwon Ji-yong!
Upon hearing this news, An Rufeng stared at the chat interface, momentarily at a loss for words.
My mind was completely blank, and it took me a long time to regain my senses.
Does Kwon Ji-yong believe in parallel universes?
Although she has many photos of him, in modern scientific society, photoshopped images are more readily accepted than images of people traveling through parallel universes.
Anru Feng didn't know how to start the conversation.
It's easier to talk about something as unscientific as parallel universes with a complete stranger than to talk about something "absurd" with someone you know.
This feels a bit like meeting a friend who is friendly and gets along well with you, and you have a lot of fun with him, but one day he suddenly starts spreading cult ideas to you, saying that if you believe in him you can find the Great Way and teleport instantly.
Moreover, An Rufeng thought about how she had told him she had a husband during her trip to Jeju Island, and then she would tell him that her husband was actually him. It was such a complicated situation that An Rufeng didn't know how to bring it up.
If we don't talk about it for now and continue to treat it the same way we do on Jeju Island, it seems a bit strange. And when we do talk about it later, it seems even stranger.
After thinking for a long time, An Rufeng finally sent a message to Quan Zhilong:
Are you still busy with work?
Whether he's busy or not, Kwon Ji-yong will definitely reply:
I've been having a lot of free time lately~
Kwon Ji-yong tapped the screen, so hurry up and find me, or ask me out.
An Rufeng planned to talk to him about parallel universes when he wasn't busy, and in the meantime, she would pretend to be busy and try to spend as little time with him as possible.
How long will this last? After I finish traveling in Hokkaido, I'll go to Seoul. Can I come visit you then?
Absolutely!
Kwon Ji-yong sat up after seeing An Yeo-feng's message.
He was certain she had obtained the investigation results!
Moreover, judging from her tone, she's planning to come find him!
Kwon Ji-yong stood up, biting his nails, pacing back and forth on the bed, finally stopping and tentatively sending a message:
[You can come find me anytime! I'm not busy after this. I'm getting really bored at home lately, can I join your Hokkaido trip?]
Anru Feng received the message, thought for a moment, and finally replied:
【sure. 】
Well, who knows, maybe at some point during a trip together, a perfect opportunity will arise to 'spread' unscientific ideas.
On the day Kwon Ji-yong arrived, An Joo-bong and the others planned to leave Sapporo for Otaru.
Anru and her group chartered a car to pick up Kwon Ji-yong at Chitose Airport, making it very convenient to travel directly from the airport to Otaru.
After picking up Kwon Ji-yong at the airport, everyone got out of the car and briefly introduced themselves. Yamada Etsumi was a little confused yesterday when she found out she was going to travel with her idol. Today, seeing him in person and exchanging greetings, she was both excited and a little shy and at a loss.
"Sister Lu, Brother Li, why are you getting on this car too?" An Rufeng and her group of eight had chartered two seven-seater minivans.
Kenichi Hirayama and Yusuke Yamada, two couples, rode in one car, while Anru Feng, Ran Lu, Brother Li, and Etsumi Yamada rode in another.
When they got back into the car at the airport, Yamada Etsumi saw that Kwon Ji-yong was going to get into the car they were in. Feeling that she couldn't ride in the same car as her idol, she got into the car with her brother.
As soon as she went up, she saw Ran Lu and Brother Li following her up, and she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"It's lively and crowded here, and we can even sing together," Ran Lu said with a smile.
The partners of Yamada Etsumi, Hirayama Kenichi, and Yamada Yusuke are unaware of the parallel universe situation. Therefore, Ran Lu and the others cannot discuss the connection between An Rufeng and Quan Zhilong in their parallel universe.
To be honest, Ran Lu and the others found it really amazing when they first learned that An Rufeng and Quan Zhilong had become a couple in a parallel universe.
I have absolutely no idea how those two got together.
Kenichi Hirayama guessed that he was the matchmaker because he was the only one who had a good relationship with Kwon Ji-yong. Maybe in some parallel universe, they were brought together because of him.
"Wouldn't it be less lively for Sister Rufeng and GD?" Yamada Etsumi's eyes widened upon hearing this. There were already seven people in their car, and even if there were still seats available, it was impossible to leave GD alone.
“The two of them can sing together too,” Yamada Yusuke said with a meaningful smile. “Tatsuki-kun is a singer, and none of us in the whole car can compare to him.”
Yamada Yusuke believes that the two of them met by chance in Jeju Island before they even knew about the parallel universe, which is quite a coincidence. Moreover, Kwon Ji-yong's initiative to ask An Yeo-poong to travel together might mean that he has feelings for her.
If they are destined to be together and have feelings for each other, there's no harm in spending more time together.
Yamada Etsumi was proud: "That's right, GD is really amazing."
The car started moving, and Yamada Etsumi was thinking about the news from the big fan about Kwon Ji-yong going on a date with a strange girl in Jeju Island. She also wondered if the strange girl was An Ru-feng, and whether Kwon Ji-yong's trip to An Ru-feng was not just a simple trip. Various speculations lingered in her mind.
Yamada Etsumi isn't a female fan; she likes Kwon Ji-yong because she enjoys listening to his songs and admires his abilities. She has many questions and is eager to figure out what's going on, especially since it involves her idol and her close older sister.
In the other car, An Rufeng and Quan Zhilong exchanged a few words before falling silent.
Anru Feng remained silent because of her complicated feelings.
To confirm once again whether Kwon Ji-yong was the person she met and married in a parallel universe, she asked Aunt Qian to take pictures of her and Kwon Ji-yong in the album and send them to her.
Having already seen Kwon Ji-yong in the real world, when looking at photos again, one won't forget his appearance or the specific details of the photos.
It was fine chatting over the phone, but now that she saw him in person, An Rufeng couldn't help but think of those proposal photos and wedding photos.
The wedding photos, in particular, were very intimate, which made her feel very complicated and conflicted.
Kwon Ji-yong remained silent, unsure how to gauge the appropriate level of intimacy with her. After all, he remembered everything, while she did not. Would being too intimate cause her to feel uncomfortable?
With so many concerns in my mind, I forgot that I used to travel light and felt somewhat constrained.
Perhaps because neither of them slept well last night, they both fell asleep before they could figure out how to break the silence.
The distance from Chitose Airport to Otaru is not far; the car stopped after a little over an hour.
Kwon Ji-yong half-woke up and felt something warm on his chest. Looking down, he saw that it was An Joo-feng leaning against him.
Kwon Ji-yong was still very sleepy and hadn't come to his senses yet. He subconsciously adjusted her into a comfortable position, then tightened his arm around An Joo-feng's, and closed his eyes, wanting to continue sleeping.
Just a few seconds after closing his eyes, Kwon Ji-yong stiffened, then suddenly opened them. Seeing that An Yeo-feng's eyes were still closed, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
He carefully released his arm from An Rufeng's and helped her lean back in the chair.
After doing all this, Kwon Ji-yong finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Anru leaned back in her chair, letting out a sigh of relief.
When An Rufeng woke up, she felt warm all over. When she looked down, she found herself leaning against someone's chest. She felt a little embarrassed and was about to do something when Quan Zhilong woke up. To avoid further embarrassment, An Rufeng had no choice but to pretend that she was still asleep.
An Rufeng opened her eyes after a while. Just then, Quan Zhilong came over to wake her up. Their eyes met, and both of them were startled before quickly looking away.
"We've arrived." Kwon Ji-yong broke the silence, his voice low and hoarse.
"Mm." An Rufeng nodded slightly.
After that, there was silence again. The two got out of the car one after the other, and their faces were flushed, perhaps because the air conditioning was too hot.
We arrived in Otaru around 11:00 or 12:00, just in time for lunch.
After having lunch together, everyone rested at the hotel. They were taking their time and weren't in a hurry to visit the attractions.
As evening approached, everyone found a restaurant specializing in local delicacies to eat at.
"Are you going to tie your hair up?" Quan Zhilong asked as An Rufeng's hair slipped down while she was drinking soup.
An Rufeng was stunned when she saw Quan Zhilong take off a silver-gray headband from his wrist.
Does he have a girlfriend?
Anru Feng said, "Why are you wearing a headband?"
Kwon Ji-yong was slightly taken aback. He had just casually taken out the headband without thinking much about it, and only now did he realize that it might cause a misunderstanding.
He forced himself to say, "It's a habit I developed before."
Do you have a girlfriend now?
"Absolutely not!" Kwon Ji-yong immediately denied.
After he finished speaking, both of them fell silent.
After dinner, Kenichi Hirayama and his wife went out to play, as did Yusuke Yamada and his girlfriend.
Ranlu and Brother Li said they were going to travel to a certain place together.
"Sister Lu, I'll go with you."
Yamada Etsumi glanced at Ran Lu and the others, then secretly looked at An Rufeng and the others. She thought about how GD had treated Sister Rufeng that morning, and also about the conversation she had overheard at lunch. Not wanting to be a third wheel, she quickly followed Ran Lu and Brother Li.
In no time, everyone had left, leaving only An Rufeng and Quan Zhilong.
"Shall we go for a walk across the canal?" Kwon Ji-yong cleared his throat and suggested.
The Otaru Canal glowed with a bluish light at dusk, and the gas lamps cast shadows on the snow, just like in the movie "Love Letter".
The brick warehouse buildings cast long shadows on the water, much like the unspoken, unknowable feelings between Anjou and Kwon Ji-ryong.
Anru and Quan Zhilong walked side by side in a subtly silent atmosphere, with only the sound of their footsteps echoing softly on the snow.
It's really strange to be with someone who has so many things on their mind.
But how can I say it?
An Rufeng slowly stopped and stood by the railing of the canal. Quan Zhilong stopped with her.
An Rufeng gazed at the deep blue water and said softly, "Kwon Ji-yong, have you seen the movie 'Love Letter'?"
“Of course.” Kwon Ji-yong turned to look at An Joo-feng, his clear eyes smiling as he gazed at her, his tone gentle. “This place we are in now, Otaru, became a synonym for romance and pure love because of the movie ‘Love Letter,’ and it became a place that everyone wants to come to, didn’t it?”
An Rufeng looked into Quan Zhilong's eyes; under the lamplight, his amber eyes had a faint, warm golden halo.
She felt as if she had fallen into a soft, silent cloud.
"Does Ru Feng think the 'unspoken feelings' between the male and female characters in 'Love Letter' are regrettable?" Kwon Ji-yong asked casually. "If you were in their shoes, and you only found out later that you and someone had feelings for each other, would you tell them if you had the chance?"
After a moment's consideration, An Rufeng said, "The reason why the confessions that the male and female Fujii Itsuki in 'Love Letter' ultimately failed to deliver are so unforgettable for so many people is perhaps because 'never being spoken' has become an eternal suspension."
Without a beginning, there is no end; it will forever remain in the realm of the most perfect and beautiful possibility.
As Quan Zhilong listened to An Rufeng's words, his heart tightened slightly. Did Rufeng not want to tell him about their relationship?
Fortunately, An Rufeng's next words put his mind at ease: "However, compared to having wonderful possibilities because of unlimited imagination, I prefer real feelings."
Therefore, personally, if given the opportunity, I would tell the other person to let all possibilities converge into a single, certain outcome, even if the final result is not good.
An Rufeng countered with a question to Quan Zhilong: "Hiroko Watanabe has real memories of loving and getting engaged to male Fujii Itsuki. But her fiancé's early death brought immense pain to Hiroko, who had a 'complete' love that was suddenly interrupted."
If you knew the outcome would be bad, would you still start? Do you think the memories you once had are precious? Should you remember them?
An Rufeng's question quietly fell into the twilight, but it struck Kwon Ji-yong's heart heavily.
Kwon Ji-yong looked at An Yeo-bong, the warm light of the street lamp casting a soft outline on her profile.
He immediately understood why she brought up "Love Letter" and keenly sensed the probing beneath her question.
Kwon Ji-yong's voice was gentle yet resolute: "Even knowing the outcome won't be good, I will still begin."
He stared intently at An Rufeng, “If the relationship truly happened and burned brightly, those shared moments, that deep-rooted familiarity, will be something more solid than any regret. It existed, and that is an indelible mark.”
An Rufeng's heart skipped a beat. She thought of the inexplicable sense of familiarity and subconscious behavior she felt when she was with Kwon Ji-yong on Jeju Island.
Kwon Ji-yong looked deeper into An Joo-feng's eyes, "Especially when you know for sure that those memories are not figments of your imagination, but real, concrete, and warm... So even if the memories are temporarily covered up and forgotten, I hope to remember them again."
Kwon Ji-yong's words were like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, creating ripples in An Joo-feng's heart.
She looked at Kwon Ji-yong, whose pupils shone with a childlike anticipation.
Anru Feng's heart inexplicably raced, and an absurd yet astonishing thought popped into her head uncontrollably.
Could it be...?
Kwon Ji-yong saw the shock and confusion in her eyes. It's difficult to pretend you don't know everything you've been through.
He took a deep breath and said directly, "I know this is sudden, even absurd."
His voice was deep and clear, carrying a desperate honesty: "Not long ago, I regained a lost memory. In that memory, there was someone with whom we once loved each other deeply and made vows."
Anru's breathing suddenly stopped, her eyes widened involuntarily, and an answer was about to be revealed.
He locked his gaze on her, not allowing her to escape, and said slowly and firmly, word by word: "That person is you."
The world seemed to fall silent instantly. The flowing water of the canal and the distant sounds of people disappeared.
An Rufeng stood frozen in place, her mind blank, with only his words "It's you" echoing repeatedly in her ears.
“You…” An Rufeng’s voice was filled with disbelief and shock, “You…remembered? Parallel universe? Everything?”
"Yes, all of it. I remember how we met in a parallel universe, how we fell in love, and who I was to you. I remember our first meeting in 2009, I remember giving you this watch for your birthday in June 2010, I remember proposing to you in Florence in June 2016, and we got married in Tahiti in December 2017..."
The immense shock left Anru Feng speechless for a moment, but a strange sense of peace settled in her heart.
"Was this how we were before?" Anru Feng murmured unconsciously.
Kwon Ji-yong's eyes showed guilt. "I'm sorry. Actually, I remembered before you asked for my contact information again. I didn't mean to hide it from you. It's because I remembered everything that I didn't know how to bring it up. I was afraid that the sudden truth would overwhelm you, and I was afraid that having all my memories would become an unfair pressure on you when your memory is blank."
Kwon Ji-yong didn't go directly to An Yeo-feng after regaining his memories, partly because she wasn't ready to contact him yet, and partly for this reason.
He regained his memory, while she did not. The one with more information is more likely to control the direction of the relationship. In this situation, if he rashly approaches her, and she is not ready, she will bear more burdens.
Kwon Ji-yong then said, "You don't remember, but I know you too well. Don't you feel uncomfortable?"
An Rufeng was taken aback by these words and asked in confusion, "Why do you say that?"
Memories are recovered based on the degree of affection one has for the other person.
"Because you don't like things getting out of control."
Anru Feng suddenly laughed: "You really know me very well."
She paused for a moment, then said, "Then you should know why I don't like things getting out of control. From the moment I wrote down your address and your name, I think I've rediscovered that brave, fearless little girl who wasn't afraid of getting hurt."
After Kwon Ji-yong understood what she meant, his eyes suddenly lit up. His star-filled eyes stared intently at An Ru-feng: "Ru-feng, I love you, you know that, right?"
“I know.” An Rufeng looked at Quan Zhilong.
“Ru Feng, I love you,” Kwon Ji-yong repeated.
An Rufeng stared at Quan Zhilong for a moment, then slowly nodded and smiled, saying, "Yes, I know, I allow you to love me."
Upon hearing this, Kwon Ji-yong smiled brightly and said, "Ru Feng, I want to hug you now."
"That's why I didn't just agree to your request." An Rufeng covered her mouth and chuckled.
Kwon Ji-yong laughed and covered his face.
"I don't know you very well yet, and it will take time to rebuild and adapt to a more suitable way of getting along," Anru Feng said with a smile. "Let's spend more time together in the future."
Kwon Ji-yong nodded, his eyes sparkling.
Snow began to fall from the sky, and Anjou walked slowly towards the end of the road.
Kwon Ji-yong caught up with An Ru-feng and asked, "So, how do you see me now?"
"Gentle and gentlemanly, delicate and shy, sincere and lovely..." An Rufeng thought for a moment and slowly said.
Kwon Ji-yong's ears began to feel hot uncontrollably, and a slightly warm, tingling sensation started to spread.
An Rufeng paused for a moment and said, "Well, some are even pushing their luck."
Kwon Ji-yong couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. He took the opportunity to step forward and get closer to An Ru-feng, tilting his head slightly to look into her smiling eyes. His voice was full of laughter, "Because Ru-feng, you gave me a chance to 'take an inch,' I thought I'd 'go a little further.'"
An Rufeng looked at her hand, which he was holding, and chuckled, "You're really pushing your luck a bit."
Upon hearing this, Quan Zhilong's eyes crinkled into a smile. Instead of backing down, he gently squeezed An Rufeng's hand.
A steady stream of heat flowed from Quan Zhilong's hands to An Rufeng's, making them feel warm and cozy.
Kwon Ji-yong blinked slowly: "Ani, it's only natural to want to be closer to the person you love."
"Rufeng, you know I love you. In that case, it's understandable to be a little greedy, isn't it?"
Kwon Ji-yong shook An Ru-feng's hand, "So, Ru-feng, please, love me!"
Anru couldn't help but chuckle.
She squeezed Kwon Ji-yong's hand back: "Yes, I'll accept your 'inch'."
The snow fell heavier and heavier. She pulled him forward, turning back slightly to smile at Kwon Ji-yong. "As for how far the 'ruler' can go, there's plenty of time in the future. Anyway, we have plenty of time, don't we?"
Kwon Ji-yong gripped An Yeo-feng's hand tighter, his voice filled with boundless laughter, and said, "Yes, um~ We have a lifetime together~"
The two walked on the crunching snow blanket. The snow in Hokkaido fell silently, pattering onto their hair and shoulders.
A pale pink glow shone in the twilight in the distance, and the two held hands tightly, constantly sending each other warm warmth.
Winter is not the end, but a new beginning for them.
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Author's Note: It's finally finished!! It's been over two years!
Initially, I wanted to try writing a purely emotional story, and I planned to write a 200,000-word emotional story to test the waters! At that time, I became obsessed with G-Dragon, and I heard that fanfiction was easier to write, so I wrote a rough outline and started!
I never expected that I would write for more than two years. Even 200,000 words is not enough to finish it. Moreover, fan fiction is more difficult to write than original characters. With original characters, I can create characters however I want. With fan fiction, I think about how to fit the characters every day.
Please forgive me if I don't include any characters; I've tried my best TT [Please!]
I used to write stories that combined plot and romance. When I was writing purely romance-based stories, I often felt that my writing was too mediocre and left readers speechless.
Later on, many readers left encouraging comments, which gave me confidence. Thank you so much to all my readers for your support!
Let's stop here.
I'm not good at writing about conflict, and there doesn't seem to be any conflict in the relationship between these two, so there's no breakup plot.
I've written about our first meeting, getting to know each other, falling in love, and getting married.
So, in the real world, I'll stop here. Their subsequent love is foreseeable, so I'll stop writing about it. Let's leave the main text here.
Will the extra chapters be made into bonus chapters, maybe one or two? What would you like to see? Let me know, and I'll write something if I have any inspiration.
Thank you again to all my readers for your support!! [heart emojis]
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