After Ruan Qing'an exited the space where the stars had left their mark, he reappeared in front of the wall, and the "x09" that had been written on the wall seemed to have lost its function.
She trembled uncontrollably, instinctively reaching out to press her hand against the wall, her face pale and almost bloodless, before slowly collapsing to the ground.
Just then, the little ball of light jumped over: [Ancestor, what's wrong? Are you alright?]
"I……"
Just as Ruan Qing'an was about to speak, she suddenly froze on the spot, slowly turning her head to look at 037 who was following beside her.
She suddenly remembered that 037 had been following her on missions and participating in Xie Huainan's various plans ever since her seal was broken. Was this really an accident and a coincidence?
Or rather... 037 itself was also part of Xie Huainan's plan. From the very beginning, when 037 followed her on missions, it became deeply involved in the events.
Most importantly, Ruan Qing'an did not believe that the preparation that could make everything start over was a sudden idea of Xie Huainan's. Perhaps... he had a premonition and made backup plans.
Thinking of this, Ruan Qing'an reached out and picked up the ball of light that was clinging to him: "037, there's something very important, do you remember?"
Startled by Ruan Qing'an's overly serious tone, 037 couldn't help but worry: "Ancestor, tell me, what's wrong? I'll definitely find a way to help you."
"Do you remember if the Lord God gave you any instructions? This is very important!"
【What? 】
Even though the little ball of light had no facial features, it still managed to slowly type a "?" through its brain connected to Ruan Qing'an.
But just as Ruan Qing'an was about to give a hint, 037 seemed to suddenly realize something, broke free from Ruan Qing'an's hand, and then jumped excitedly a few times on the ground.
Then, 037 exclaimed loudly: "[I remember now, ancestor, it seems there really was such a thing!]"
Before I accepted the mission and went to the place of your seal, my ancestor, the chief god told me that if everything became irreversible, I should give this to you when you asked.
I was thinking, "When everything is beyond saving," does that mean when you, my ancestor, face a life-or-death crisis? But you, my ancestor, are incredibly strong, and there's never been such a time, so I forgot about it.
As 037 spoke, he hopped around on the ground, and in the midst of his hopping, he suddenly landed on a small black box, which fell in front of Ruan Qing'an.
Seeing this, Ruan Qing'an stopped complaining about her mascot and picked up the small box. After opening it, there was nothing special inside, only a red button.
The button was bright red, almost the same color as blood, which filled one with a sense of foreboding...
Holding the black box and looking at the buttons inside, Ruan Qingan couldn't help but say in a deep voice, "Sure enough, he didn't make this decision on a whim."
Perhaps at the very beginning, Xie Huainan did not expect that the virus incident would only have this kind of solution, and that this black box was just a final safeguard to protect her safety.
But now, it has become the most crucial step in reversing everything.
Because if Xie Huainan decides to use himself to suppress the negative forces of the small world in the later stages, he will not have the spare power to condense a backup plan to reset everything.
Love is a twisted curse that destroys everything, and also the supreme hope that redeems all.
Ruan Qing'an never imagined that in the end, it would be this small act of love that would change everything.
[Ancestor, what's wrong...?]
"It's nothing."
Her slender fingertips pressed on the bright red button, her leaden gray eyes shining with warmth as she looked at 037 leaping in front of her.
In that instant, a strong sense of unease suddenly rose in 037's heart, but at this moment Ruan Qing'an had already spoken—
"I like you very much too, 037."
[Ancestor, you—]
Before 037 could finish speaking, the bright red button had already been pressed, and her overly warm and gentle smile was extinguished in the shattered galaxy.
At this point—
The world restarts.
Fate turns.
Returning to the origin.
...
When Ruan Qing'an woke up again, she opened her eyes to the bright sunlight that stung her eyes and brought tears to her eyes.
A slender young woman was lying on a soft bed, her body wrapped in a light blue quilt. She stared blankly at the floor-to-ceiling window in the distance.
Just then, there was a knock on the door, followed by a woman's voice: "Qing'an, get up quickly, you've been sleeping until ten o'clock."
"Even though the college entrance exam is over, you can't be this carefree. Going to university isn't just about having fun, so you can't stay in bed any longer."
Upon hearing the woman's voice, it overlapped with Ruan Qing'an's distant memories, causing her to freeze on the spot, lying motionless on the bed as if she were dead.
Outside the door, the mother's sigh came again: "Sigh, this child, I don't even know what time he stayed up all night. Oh well..."
After she finished speaking, Ruan Qing'an heard the sound of footsteps fading away. Only after confirming that her mother had left did she collapse onto the bed, sobbing silently.
She didn't even know whether she should be grateful to have gone back in time and been able to see her parents again.
But what about everything the Administration Bureau has?
What she experienced, what she loved, what she hated...
Everything vanished into thin air, and only she remembered everything from the past.
The connection with 037 in my mind had long been severed, because at this time, the systems in that batch of 037 had not yet been produced.
After a brief period of crying, Ruan Qingan's near-collapse finally subsided. She slowly got up, looked at the familiar room, and then went to the French windows.
"Is he really... back?"
"It turns out we really have all come back to where we started."
Ruan Qing'an spoke softly, looking at her slender, fair hands, but the emotions in her eyes were too complex to discern. She couldn't find any trace of the system's existence.
To be more precise, everything about the Administration Bureau on Ruan Qingan's body disappeared, including his trained and modified soul and body, leaving only his riddled memories and thoughts.
Everything that objectively existed has been erased; only her subjective memories and thoughts can prove everything from the past, but...
That's why, how can we prove whether it's the present or the past that's a dream?
After a brief hesitation, Ruan Qingan looked at the window in front of him, suddenly reached out and pressed his hand on the railing, and then jumped over the railing!
This is the second floor. Although you won't get seriously injured from a fall, if you put too much pressure on yourself, you could still get quite a few scrapes.
The instant he landed, Nguyen Thanh An instinctively began to control his body, figuring out how to exert force, how to land, how to…
She knew it perfectly well, but her lack of exercise prevented her overly fast-paced and active mind from keeping her body a step behind.
Soon, Nguyen Thanh An rolled on the ground and was forced to sit down. There were obvious abrasion marks on her arms and knees, but even so, it was much better than landing directly.
But... can anything be proven about what she went through?
Before Ruan Qing'an could figure it out, her mother, who had come to the door to call her, rushed over after hearing the commotion.
Seeing Ruan Qing'an sitting on the ground with abrasions on her body, her mother anxiously hugged her, saying, "My child, are you still half asleep?!"
Hearing that familiar voice, Ruan Qing'an stared blankly up at the middle-aged woman's features, which appeared even softer in the sunlight. Although she was middle-aged, she did not look old because of her excellent maintenance.
—It was the image of her mother in her memory, yet it felt like a lifetime ago.
The moment she saw her mother, Nguyen Thanh An instinctively burst into tears, large drops falling down her cheeks.
"Ouch, my dear Qing'an, does it hurt that much? Quick, quick, Mommy will take you to put on some medicine."
"It doesn't hurt here, Mom."
Feeling like she had returned to a safe haven and had a great sense of security, Nguyen Thanh An almost cried like a child.
She grabbed her mother's hand and pressed it against her chest: "Mom, it hurts here, it hurts so much..."
"I've lost someone very, very important... It hurts so much, Mom..."
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