Huo Beiyuan suffered a hidden injury when he was young and was also poisoned by a strange poison. Although Qin Ge eventually healed his leg and cleared the poison, it still damaged his health and shortened his lifespan. Even with Qin Ge taking care of him for many years, Huo Beiyuan still died much shorter than ordinary people.
Huo Beiyuan lay on his deathbed as he lay dying.
The man's face remained handsome, but when he smiled slightly, a few fine lines appeared at the corners of his eyes. These fine lines did not make him look old; instead, they added a touch of mature masculine charm.
He seems to have been exceptionally favored by time, his appearance never aging.
Even his voice is as deep and moving as it was back then.
"You're back."
After speaking with the doctor and giving some instructions, Qin Ge returned to the bedside. Even though he was fully mature in age, he still had a youthful vitality about him. "Yeah, how are you feeling today?"
"fine."
"Would you like something to eat later? You can order."
"You cooked it yourself?"
"uh-huh."
"Then Uncle is in for a treat!"
Qin Ge rolled her eyes and said, "Uncle Huo, we've been married for so long, why are you still acting like an uncle to me?"
"..."
The two chatted quietly, one sentence at a time. Outside the window, the setting sun cast its warm orange glow, painting the sky with vibrant colors. The light was warm and beautiful, but it also symbolized... the approaching twilight and the arrival of night.
Much later.
Huo Beiyuan suddenly looked at Qin Ge and said, "Baby, call me 'husband' again so that your uncle can hear it."
A hint of weariness appeared in his eyes as he said softly, "...This is the last time in my life."
Upon hearing the last few words, Qin Ge felt as if her heart was being tightly gripped by a hand, a mixture of soreness and tenderness.
He wasn't a particularly sentimental person. He forced back the intense soreness rising in his nose and put on a slight smile on his handsome face. "What, is that all you ask for? You can ask for something else. Anyway, this is the last time in your life."
"No, thank you." The man shook his head, his gaze towards Qin Ge filled with a tender and doting look that melted one's heart. "This is fine."
They've been married for a long time, and this was Huo Beiyuan's last wish, so Qin Ge didn't hesitate and called him "husband."
That word "husband" made Huo Beiyuan feel as if he had returned to the year they got married, on their wedding night.
The man's eyes held a hint of reminiscence as he smiled slightly. "That was wonderful."
His life was stained with blood; he killed his brother and sister. He should have died alone or met a tragic end.
How fortunate I am to have met him.
He has achieved a satisfactory life and his life is complete.
Huo Beiyuan extended his hand, and Qin Ge, seeing this, offered hers. Huo Beiyuan closed his palm, tightly holding that long, beautiful hand in his, and then whispered, "Baby, do you know, I originally planned to take you with me..."
Qin Ge listened quietly.
He said, "Later, I suddenly couldn't bear to part with it."
The sun sets below the horizon.
The man on the hospital bed slowly closed his eyes.
Qin Ge could still feel the warmth of his palm, but she knew that this person would never wake up.
His gaze fell on the man's sleeping face, catching a glimpse of a faint smile on his lips.
What are you laughing at, you idiot?
Qin Ge grasped his hand, stood up, and kissed Huo Beiyuan on the corner of his mouth. "Goodbye, Uncle Huo."
There was one more thing he forgot to say to Huo Beiyuan, and Huo Beiyuan would never hear it—
I'm willing to die with you.
…
After Huo Beiyuan passed away peacefully, Qin Ge, as another master of the Huo family, arranged Huo Beiyuan's affairs and passed the position of family head to a promising young member of the same branch of the Huo family. After that, he also chose to leave that world.
By the time the servants of Jiyuan discovered Qin Ge's body the next day, it was already cold.
Everyone believed he had committed suicide for love.
Follow the soul of your beloved.
After Qin Ge's death, the value of his paintings skyrocketed. Because of the somewhat legendary aspect of their double suicide, the love story between the painter and his husband has been passed down forever.
**
Back in the system space, all I could see was pure white.
The system replied in an adorable and straightforward manner: 【Congratulations, Master, on successfully completing the mission! Would you like to extract emotions?】
Because Qin Ge had never met her destined person while doing missions in the past, she had never been moved or loved, so the system would never ask this question.
However, the previous world was special; the transmigrator and the mission target got together. The system was worried that the relationship would affect Qin Ge, which is why it asked this question.
The stabbing pain in his heart hadn't subsided, but Qin Ge pursed his lips and said calmly, "No need. Let's go straight to the next world."
【yes. 】
[Transferring to the mission world...]
**
"Fourth Miss, an imperial decree has arrived. Prepare yourself and choose a date to enter the palace!"
The old woman who spoke was Mama Yao, a lackey of the First Madam of the Prime Minister's mansion. Mama Yao folded her hands over her lower abdomen, striking a perfect pose, but her expression was extremely arrogant, clearly showing no respect whatsoever for a servant to her master.
Yao's mother was just informing them; she wasn't speaking in a tone of consulting with anyone.
Qin Ge... that's right, he's the fourth young lady this old woman was talking about.
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