The two people's clothes were scattered on the ground one by one. Under the moonlight, they looked like withered petals, telling the story of the beauty that was about to disappear.
He carried Qin Ying to the bed, his eyes wandering greedily over her body, as if he wanted to carve every inch of her skin into his heart.
"You are mine, forever."
He murmured, his voice full of affection and persistence.
Qin Ying put her arms around Fu Hanzhou's waist, buried her face in his chest, and listened to his strong heartbeat.
"Fu Hanzhou, promise me that you will live well even without me..."
Before she could finish her words, Fu Hanzhou kissed her again.
His kisses moved from her lips all the way down to her neck, collarbone, and chest... Every kiss was filled with passionate love.
"Don't even think about escaping."
He bit her earlobe, his voice hoarse with lust:
"I will carve marks all over your body so that you will remember them wherever you go..."
Qin Ying panted lightly, her body trembling involuntarily, responding to his passion.
The temperature in the house continued to rise, and the moonlight seemed to become gentler, quietly witnessing the final tenderness of the lovers.
After an unknown amount of time, the intense exercise finally subsided.
Fu Hanzhou held Qin Ying tightly in his arms, their bodies pressed closely together, as if they were about to merge into one.
Listening to his steady heartbeat and feeling the warmth from his body, Qin Ying's heart was filled with reluctance and attachment.
She knew that the time of separation was approaching and she could not escape it.
The moonlight sprinkled on the bed like water, and Fu Hanzhou's fingertips caressed the butterfly bones on Qin Ying's back.
Qin Ying suddenly turned over and took out the dragon and phoenix pendant from under the pillow:
"Fu Hanzhou, look, these two jade pendants are a pair. Do you think they can protect lovers?"
Her voice trembled, like the last crumbling leaf in late autumn.
Fu Hanzhou's fingertips gently traced the lines on the jade pendant, the candlelight flickering in his eyes:
"certainly."
He placed the dragon pendant on her heart:
"You see, it's warm jade, it's spiritual. Just like us."
Qin Ying bit her lower lip, tears welling up in her eyes:
"But what if...what if one day, something were to separate us? No matter how powerful the jade pendant is, it can't stop fate, right?"
Her nails dug deep into her palms, but it couldn't resist the pain spreading in her heart.
Fu Hanzhou suddenly grabbed her wrist, his dark eyes locked on her:
"What are you thinking about?"
He held her in his arms, so tightly that it seemed as if he wanted to embed her into his bones and blood:
"A military marriage cannot be divorced. As long as I am alive, I am yours in life and my ghost in death. Don't even think about escaping."
Qin Ying looked at his childish appearance, and her eyes suddenly became hot.
The heat from the jade pendant came through her palm, as if burning the last of her sanity - this temperature was reminding her that the countdown to separation had begun.
She buried her head in his neck and smiled silently, but her tears wet his skin:
"If only it were that easy..."
He turned her face and kissed away her tears:
"There's no 'if'."
His lips fell on her eyebrows, nose, and lips:
"We'll watch the moon together for ten, twenty, fifty years. When we're old and can't walk anymore, we'll sit in a rocking chair, and you'll read me your medical books while I tell our grandchildren our stories."
Qin Ying buried her face in his chest, clutching his clothes tightly, and a suppressed sob came from her throat.
How she wanted to tell him that there was no future, no ten or twenty years, and even the moon tonight was stolen.
But in the end, she just said "hmm" softly and swallowed all the words into her stomach.
At midnight, everything was silent, as if the whole world had fallen into a deep sleep. Fu Hanzhou's breathing became long and even, and she raised her head from his arms.
The moonlight gilded his outline with a silver edge. She stroked his eyebrows, nose, and lips with trembling fingertips, as if to carve his appearance into the depths of her soul.
After an unknown amount of time, she finally didn't have the courage to look again, and gently broke free from Fu Hanzhou's arms, fearing that she would wake up the sleeping man.
She walked out of bed barefoot. In the moonlight, the dragon and phoenix pendant emitted a strange light, as if calling her.
Qin Ying picked up the jade pendant, and tears blurred her eyes again.
She had placed the money on the table in a conspicuous place. This was what she prepared for Qin Ying. Although she might not need it now, it was a testimony to her past efforts.
There was one more thing she wanted to do last.
It's a diary!
Let's have a beginning and an end, although I don't know whether her traces will be erased after she leaves this world.
However, she was still willing to leave a few words for Fu Hanzhou.
Whether he can see it or not.
She sat down at the table and began to write:
"Fu Hanzhou, I'm sorry I didn't say goodbye to you in person.
Because I don’t dare. I’m afraid you won’t let me go, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to let you go.
So, this is how I say goodbye to you.
I am leaving and going back to 2046, which is the era I came from. Technology is advancing, industry is developing, and the country is taking off at a rapid pace.
So, you can imagine that what I know is the result of more than half a century of accumulation compared to the current era.
I am very lucky. Because of a novel, God blessed me and I met you across time and space.
However, a life without regrets is a regrettable one, so don’t be sad about my leaving.
Because I am not greedy, I was once deeply loved by someone with his life. How lucky I am!
You are not mine, so I want to give you back to someone else. Maybe you have no memory and cannot see what I am saying now, but that's fine too. You don't have to be troubled by the past.
Sometimes forgetting is a new beginning.
Fu Hanzhou, when I came here, I said that you were a mirage, and there was no need to waste my feelings and energy on you. But now, I want to say that if I had a second chance, I would still rush towards you like a moth to a flame.
So, I love you, no doubt!
It’s not that I don’t want you anymore, it’s just... fate.
Don’t trap yourself in a dream that you can’t escape because of me.
You have seen yourself in the book, so I hope that your life now is colorful, vivid and lively. You want to have many children and grandchildren, and live in harmony with your parents. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a waste for me to change your ending?
So I say the same thing to you: cherish the people around you!
I also said this to Wei Zhuolan. I hope he can let go of his obsession and treat Han Ting well.
Fu Hanzhou, I like you, I like you so much. I think I may never meet someone who loves me as much as you do in this life, but I am not afraid. Having been loved by you like this, I have the courage to face everything for the rest of my life.
Every promise you made to me, every moment we looked into each other's eyes, those warm memories will be engraved in my mind and become the most important part of my life.
Thank you for loving me so much, which makes me feel warm when I think of you in the days to come.
There are so many things to say, it’s hard to put them all into words. I hope you take care!
Love you, Qin Ying."
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