Feng Guang suddenly couldn't say a word. She was stunned as he held her in his arms. For a moment, her heart softened and told her that she should change her mind. Maybe... he really did have feelings for her. Yes, even if she wanted to believe that he really liked her, so what? The dead can't come back to life, and the painful years could not be erased from her memory.
She closed her eyes gently and sighed deeply. Before, she had never thought that she could be so cruel, so cruel as to reject the man who could move her heart, and reject everything about him.
Because he had crossed her bottom line—family and freedom—things she could not compromise on. Perhaps… just perhaps, her father hadn’t died. Maybe, over the long years, she would have accepted that he was Xia Fengying, and that he would become the person she loved. But that “maybe” never existed in the first place.
She was held quietly in his arms for a long time. Finally, she raised her hands and hugged him back. "Guardian, take me away from this world, okay? Let's leave together... and go back to the real world."
His expression faltered slightly, then a cautious joy flickered in his eyes. "Feng Guang is willing to leave with me?"
An uncertain tone can evoke anyone's reluctance.
Feng Guang leaned against him and nodded. Her muffled voice came through, "Yes, let's leave together."
Guardian tightened his grip on her arm, his low voice possessing a captivating charm, "Okay, let's leave together."
The surrounding space began to distort, Feng Guang felt a sharp pain in her head, and suddenly she was plunged into darkness. When she opened her eyes again, she was lying in a clean white room.
While she was still in a daze, a man had already picked her up. He held her tightly, and gentle kisses landed on her brow, face, and lips... His passion left her unable to respond, but that didn't matter. His hand lightly caressed her cheek, and he kissed the corner of her lips again. "Fengguang... I'm so happy, I'm so happy..."
She gazed at his joyful face for a long time, and finally gently placed her hand on his face. He took her hand, a satisfied smile on his lips, and pressed his other hand against her back, making her press closer to his body. He held her like that, the smile in his eyes never diminishing, watching her fall into silence.
He was truly happy; perhaps even the word "happy" wouldn't be enough to describe his feelings at that moment.
Feng Guang suddenly asked calmly, "Are you happy?"
His body stiffened briefly.
She asked again, "Guardian, are you happy?"
"Sleep some more... and when you wake up, happiness will come back."
Was the happiness I saw back then still the same happiness?
Guardian said softly, "Happiness is always happiness. As long as the scenery remains, I can cultivate even more happiness."
Feng Guang lowered his gaze. "Give me a mirror."
"The scenery is still very beautiful..."
"Guardian, get me a mirror." She looked up, her eyes filled with determination.
Guardian paused for a second, then said, "Okay, I'll go get the mirror."
After a long while, he returned with the mirror. Feng Guang looked at herself in the mirror, at a face that was the same as hers but much younger. Her hand holding the mirror trembled slightly, but in the end, she returned to calm.
Her icy voice echoed in the room, "I don't like happiness. Don't let her appear in front of me again."
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