Watching the young woman excitedly packing her things to go to the capital with her son, Lu Yan felt a pang of regret. Sure enough, this kid was his "enemy"! Their precious time together was gone again.
Later, not long after returning to the capital.
Xia Mingyu rose through the ranks of the imperial examinations, from a mere student to the top scholar, and his career continued to soar. At the age of twenty, he became the first and only youngest Minister of the Imperial Secretariat in Yushang.
From then on, Yu Shang embarked on a journey of peaceful assimilation of other countries. It wasn't until five years later, when Xia Yixin was already forty-five, that she realized, a beat later, that the main male supporting character in the story of the four countries was not Lu Yan, but the puppet emperor Qi Lin.
Qi Lin became the only emperor in the Yu Shang Dynasty who "lived off his wife and waited to die" yet still created a "prosperous and peaceful era".
Shen Shaoyang returned to Beiwu with Xia Jingfeng. From then on, there was no more Shen Shaoyang, but a general named Shi Niu. He never married and later died on the battlefield while fighting against foreign enemies at the age of 40.
Xia Jingfeng lived to be 80 years old, which is considered old age in this world. At that time, Xia Yixin was already over fifty.
Unfortunately, not long after Xia Jingfeng's death, Xia Yixin's health deteriorated rapidly. After all, her physical condition was neither as good as the heaven-defying Lu Yan nor as good as Xia Mingyu, who possessed the power of a god.
Three months after Xia Jingfeng's death, Xia Mingyu, who was seeing him off on the shore, waved goodbye. Xia Mingyu, who was already in his thirties, was imposing and looked like a brother to Lu Yan, rather than a father and son. Even Xia Yixin, who was thirty-five years old, did not look any different and did not have a single white hair.
It's hard to believe they're a family of three.
Before leaving, Xia Yixin kept bringing up Xia Mingyu's marriage, urging him to get married. Xia Mingyu, who usually avoided the topic, finally agreed this time.
"Alright, after you two return from your travels, Mother and Father, I'll go see a few girls, okay?"
Xia Yixin smiled and nodded seriously, but she had a feeling that this might be the last time she would see Xia Mingyu.
Without realizing it, she ran over and hugged him.
Xia Mingyu's eyes reddened slightly as he called out, "Mother."
"We'll meet again," he added in his mind.
Xia Yixin felt that this world was actually the ending she had dreamed of, with a loving husband and their children.
Soon after, the completed ship sailed towards the distant place he had once longed for.
Xia Yixin's health deteriorated day by day; she slept more and was awake less.
But every time she woke up, Lu Yan was always by her side.
That day.
The sun was shining brightly at sea, the sea was calm, and seagulls were circling in the sky.
The sky was cloudless, and in the distance lay a completely new continent. The crew members were pacing nervously, as this was the farthest they had ever been—a place not marked on any map.
When she woke up, she was in his arms. The man was asleep. She couldn't help but stare at his sleeping face in a daze. Everything seemed unreal until she met his slowly opening dark eyes.
It's filled with love and doting affection: "Awake? Are you hungry?"
She shook her head and then nodded, unable to resist asking in lip-reading, "Lu Yan, are you happy?"
This wasn't some TV station's probing question; she genuinely didn't understand Lu Yan's thoughts.
It has been twenty years.
Since reaching 99%, the male supporting character's happiness value has never increased again, and even the system has gone into standby mode. However, because of this, they have had these twenty years together.
Her response was a deep, pleasant laugh from the man and the words, "Happiness, of course I'm happy, but this life alone isn't enough. I want to be with you for all eternity."
She gazed at him for a long time, her surprise followed by emotion and mixed feelings. So that's how it is, no wonder it was always 99%.
But……
She lowered her eyes, her eyes slightly red. She could feel that her body was probably at its last gasp.
Gradually, exhaustion crept in, and all she could do was hug him and, with all her might, say in a hoarse voice, "I love you."
He paused for a moment, then stroked her hair with trembling hands.
"I love you too. So, it's time."
She looked at him in surprise; the man's eyes were filled with deep affection and lingering reluctance.
It was as if they had seen through something all along.
Then, the system notification she hadn't heard in a long time rang in her mind: "Ding, congratulations host, the male supporting character's happiness value is 100%, he is about to leave this plane, 5, 4, 3, 2..."
Time is up.
Although she had prepared herself mentally, she still felt it was too fast.
For her, these past twenty years have felt like living in the best of dreams.
Waking up in the arms of the man she loves, eating with him, enjoying the scenery together, and whispering sweet nothings.
As she fell into darkness, she heard him whisper in her ear, "Madam, see you in the next dimension."
She desperately wanted to say something, but it was too late.
A bright light appeared before my eyes, revealing a familiar pure white main space.
"Congratulations, host, on successfully passing the punishment dimension! Now, your points will be tallied!"
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