Chapter 269 Epilogue - The New World Arc (Sixty-Six)
The cunning they described—
Could he be talking about himself?
Yu Qingzhou's thoughts paused for a moment. He never imagined that he would receive such praise in his lifetime.
but--
More than anything else, Yu Qingzhou was concerned about Dr. Shen's current condition.
The other person's face didn't look good, and their expression seemed a bit strange.
Compared to the somewhat aloof woman I remembered, Shen Yingxue now possessed a more melancholic air.
"Dr. Shen, you—"
"I'm fine."
Yu Qingzhou had only asked half a question when the other party gently interrupted her by waving her hand.
As the woman spoke, she pressed her hand to her forehead, as if troubled by some kind of headache.
Yu Qingzhou was completely unaware of this.
He had no idea what the other person was thinking, and he seemed not to be allowed to find out.
They had no choice but to shut up and remain silent for the time being.
Without the sound of cooking glutinous rice balls in the background, the room fell into an even deeper silence than before.
Yu Qingzhou shifted her gaze from the woman's pale face to the steaming soup pot.
One by one, the oddly shaped glutinous rice balls, belly up, were huddled together pitifully inside.
It has absolutely no appealing appearance.
But if it's that person, even something like this... Thinking of this, Yu Qingzhou's mind suddenly went blank.
So what?
Who is that person?
Yu Qingzhou recalled that memory that had suddenly appeared out of nowhere—or perhaps it would be more accurate to call it a delusion.
Because Yu Qingzhou knew very well that she could not have had such an experience.
He escaped from Nancun, returned to the home his mother had once fled from, and later wandered to this place; everything is traceable.
I have never been to such a place.
not to mention--
The boy in the hallucination, from the length of his hair to his clothing, and even the environment they were in, didn't seem to belong to this era...
But then again, what time is it now?
As Yu Qingzhou turned this thought over, her mind went blank for a moment.
A piece of my heart sank in—
At the same time, a strange panic arose—
Having stayed in this place for so long, Yu Qingzhou had lost all sense of time.
The cycle repeats itself, from Monday to Sunday, and then back to Monday. From January to February... and then to December, another year has passed.
In fact, for Yu Qingzhou, the only thing that truly matters is the schedule on her daily routine.
So, Yu Qingzhou didn't even know the specific year she was in... wait, how could she not know?
Didn't I just have my birthday not long ago?
Just deduce it from the age—
However, as this thought surfaced in her mind, Yu Qingzhou's previous confusion was not resolved; instead, she fell into an even greater delusion.
Because he couldn't remember the year he was born at all...
Why? Why? Why?
Why is that...?
You have absolutely no recollection of it?
Shouldn't you know best about those things?
Because it was him, it was him from the very beginning...
"The glutinous rice balls are getting cold."
The sounds around me seemed to suddenly press the pause button on everything in my mind.
Feeling the warmth from the back of her hand, Yu Qingzhou trembled slightly for a moment.
Turning his head, he met the woman's deep eyes.
Those eyes were still beautiful, but Yu Qingzhou felt that the other person's pupil color was much darker than she remembered, perhaps because of the angle.
At first glance, it appears to be almost pure, deep black.
That color, paired with that face, made Yu Qingzhou feel even more uneasy.
It's like this scene right now; he's seen it somewhere before.
It happened more than once, even countless times... but he doesn't remember.
But why did he forget?!
Yu Qingzhou took a half step back.
The dodging motion nearly knocked over the bowl in the other person's hand.
The steaming hot soup spilled onto the back of her fair hand, turning it red in the blink of an eye.
"I...I'm sorry!"
Yu Qingzhou snapped out of her daze and frantically tried to wipe the other person clean, but the more she tried, the more mistakes she made.
"It's okay."
Shen Yingxue finally spoke, but calmly comforted her, "It's just a little red from the heat, it's nothing serious, there's no need to worry so much."
His voice had completely regained its former composure.
However, the more she said this, the more uneasy Yu Qingzhou felt.
After searching for a while without finding the tissues, I instinctively pulled out the handkerchief that was pressed in the drawer.
The handkerchief was neatly folded. Clean and tidy, with a faint scent of detergent.
Shen Yingxue fell silent, looking down at Yu Qingzhou wiping her hands.
Seeing the boy's careful and precious expression, the previous annoyance gradually dissipated.
However, just as her mood was starting to improve, the other person stopped what they were doing and even let go of her hand.
"Sorry, I wasn't paying attention just now—"
Shen Yingxue wasn't sure if the other person was apologizing again for what happened before, or for unintentionally gripping her hand at this moment.
But she was certain that it made her feel worse.
"I've said it before, I don't want to hear you say sorry again."
"——"
Upon hearing this, Yu Qingzhou instinctively opened her mouth.
He stopped at the last minute without making a sound. It seemed he had temporarily withdrawn his apology.
Her face turned a little red from holding it in.
Seeing the other person's embarrassed appearance, Shen Yingxue felt increasingly dissatisfied.
Am I really that intimidating to the other party?
Why can't we treat it like we treated Li Nian?
Thinking of this, Shen Yingxue suddenly came back to her senses.
When did she become so pitiful that she needed to envy others for no reason?
She always earned what she wanted through her own abilities.
It's even less likely that I would envy or be jealous of a dead person.
Shen Yingxue was not particularly saddened by her cousin's passing.
Perhaps they sensed this day would come sooner or later, or perhaps it was simply because their relationship was just so-so...
In short, Shen Yingxue didn't have any particular feelings.
My first thought upon hearing the news was simply—oh, I see.
However, Shen Yingxue quickly remembered that someone should inform Yu Qingzhou about this.
And coincidentally, it seems that I am the right person...
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