Happy days always pass too quickly. Both children have grown up, started their own families, and Ning Shitang and Shen Shuyi have completely let go and are now enjoying their retirement.
Time flies, and Shen Shuyi and Ning Shitang grow old together as promised. She looked at the gray-haired man on the hospital bed, and her eyes reddened.
Ning Shitang held her hand tightly, as if afraid that if he loosened his grip even slightly, he would never be able to hold on to her again.
"Shuyi, this life is too short, I can't bear to be separated from you."
Shen Shuyi could hear the reluctance in his tone and see the love in his eyes.
She gripped Ning Shitang's hand in return, blinked, and tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.
"Then let's make a promise for the next life, that we'll still be together in the next life."
"Yiyi, don't cry, it breaks my heart." Ning Shitang raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, but he couldn't support himself.
Shen Shuyi lowered her head, grasped his hand and placed it on her face, tears streaming down her face. "Okay..."
Ning Shitang stared at her with his eyes open, his mind filled with memories of their time together, clearly remembering the scene of their meeting amidst the chaos of war.
Finally, the man's hand fell limply to his side.
Shen Shuyi's tears fell onto his arm. She wiped them away, lay down beside him, and asked the system to send her back to the Time and Space Administration.
They had already said goodbye to Afei and Jing Shu earlier, and they really couldn't bear to let them watch them leave.
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[Congratulations, host, on completing the mission once again! Mission rating: S!]
As soon as Shen Shuyi returned to the space, the intense emotions she had just felt subsided like the tide, leaving only a little moisture in the corners of her eyes.
"66, let's try a ten-game stretch first and see how it goes."
[Dear host, you haven't forgotten about this.]
Shen Shuyi was itching to draw a good treasure. "Come on, if you draw a top-tier skill, I'll reward you with a diamond-encrusted skin."
System 66 got excited and immediately used its points to redeem ten chances to win a prize.
A lottery machine appeared before her eyes, spinning wildly as Shen Shuyi pressed the start button.
Her eyes were fixed on the ground, and she clasped her hands together in prayer.
Hopefully, it's an incredibly powerful cheat code!
[Ding—Congratulations, host, you have obtained a spiritual spring!]
Surprise shone in Shen Shuyi's eyes, but 66 was even more excited than her.
[Host, you're amazing! You're so lucky!]
Shen Shuyi tilted her head, puzzled, "Where's the spirit spring?"
"It's the kind of panacea I imagined that can cure diseases with just one drop."
[Host, the spiritual spring is in your space; you've forgotten you have another space.]
"That's right."
Shen Shuyi looked into the space and indeed saw that a small pool had been added to the space; presumably, the water in that pool was the spiritual spring.
She discovered that many more treasures had been added to the space, including everything from clothing and food to shelter and transportation, and even gold bars!
Shen Shuyi put away her spatial storage and then redeemed a super cool skin from the system shop for 66.
The little white cat in the air smiled so hard its eyes narrowed: "Host, you're so kind! From today onwards, I, 66, will be the most dazzling star in the entire system circle!"
Shen Shuyi chuckled, "Stop being silly, let's go go go, let's go to the next little world!"
[Okay, please get ready. The next small world is a parallel world set in the 1960s or 70s.] System 66's little paws rummaged through the screen and then transmitted the dimensional information to Chen Shuyi.
Shen Shuyi's vision went black for a moment, and she felt as if time was flying by. When she regained consciousness, she heard the voices of many people talking around her.
"Xiaoyi, this marriage was originally yours. It's normal to switch it back now. Don't make a fuss."
“Yuwei is still young, so you, as the older sister, should get married first. Take advantage of Yan Zheng’s vacation and return to the city, go and meet him, and settle the marriage as soon as possible.”
“Dad... if my sister really doesn’t want to, then so be it. But our family must explain to the Yan family properly that it’s not that my sister dislikes Comrade Yan because he was injured. She just has a man she likes. I’m sure the Yan family will understand and accept the annulment.”
"Nonsense! How can an engagement be called off so easily!"
"But...my sister is engaged to Comrade Li...what can we do...I only see Comrade Li as an older brother, I can't switch places with her..."
"Shen Shuyi, how old are you? Can't you be a little more sensible and give way to Yuwei?"
Amidst the cacophony of voices, one after another, Shen Shuyi opened her eyes to find herself facing several hypocritical faces.
She frowned, and the original owner's memories flooded back in an instant.
The middle-aged couple in front of them were the original owner's parents, her younger sister Shen Yuwei, and her older brother Shen Zhiwen.
[Dear host, this is a small world derived from a period romance novel. The original owner was a cannon fodder character used as a control group for the younger sister, Shen Yuwei, and died not long after the story began.]
The Shen family was a prominent merchant family in Shanghai. Shen's father took his wife and daughters and all their assets to Hong Kong to develop their business.
Shen Yuwei became a hugely popular star in Hong Kong, and the Shen family successfully invested and started businesses with the assets they brought with them, becoming wealthy tycoons in Hong Kong overnight.
The original owner did indeed have a marriage agreement with Yan Zheng at the beginning; it was a marriage arranged by the older generation.
Seeing that Yan Zheng was becoming a highly sought-after military officer with even greater potential for advancement, Shen Yuwei insisted on a marriage swap, wanting to fulfill the marriage contract in place of her sister.
At that time, the original owner was only sixteen years old and had no illusions about love. Moreover, the original owner and Yan Zheng had only met a few times and had no impression of each other. Since her parents insisted on changing her, she let them change her.
As for Yan Zheng, he seemed to have no opinion on the marriage. Even though he reached marriageable age, he didn't bring it up. He devoted himself to the army, made many merits, and became a regimental commander at a young age.
In her previous life, after being swapped with Shen Yuwei, the original owner fell in love with a soldier and they reached the point of discussing marriage.
This man is named Li Donghai, and he is also a soldier.
The Shen family emptied their possessions and the four members of the family went to Hong Kong, leaving only the original owner behind. They even sold the big house cheaply, not even giving the original owner a place to stay, all in order to force the original owner to seek refuge with the Yan family to eliminate any worries about the future.
The original owner liked Li Donghai, so naturally she wouldn't go on a date with Yan Zheng. She went to Li Donghai for help, and when Li Donghai learned that her house had been emptied, he immediately broke up with her.
The original owner had never experienced hardship since childhood. She had a nanny at home and never lifted a finger. Life in the countryside was too tough. She suffered blows from family and love one after another and became despondent, failing to survive the first winter after going to the countryside.
After the original owner died, it was discovered that the Yan family had collected her remains and buried her.
[So, host, the original owner's dying wish was to sever ties with the Shen family, not wanting to be implicated by them in this life, and also to break up with Li Donghai. She said she had lived a muddled life and hoped you could help her become a useful member of society, hoping you could make her life shine brightly.]
[If possible, please help repay the Yan family for the kindness of collecting her bones. This way, she can settle her karmic debt and be reborn as a human.]
Shen Shuyi nodded thoughtfully, "No problem."
"By the way, 66, who is my target for this romance?"
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