As soon as Gong Chen opened his eyes, Lin Zhiyi was taken aback by his question.
She carefully asked, "You... want to take you where?"
It was only then that Gong Chen realized he was in the hospital, not in a dream.
He sat up and rubbed his temples.
For a mont, he didn’t know how to explain such a real dream.
"I had a nightmare," he could only explain it that way.
Lin Zhiyi moved her face closer to him, "You kept calling my na. What did you dream about?"
Gong Chen raised his eyes, reached out to hold her waist, and pulled her into his embrace.
"I dread that you didn’t want anymore, does that count as a nightmare?"
Lin Zhiyi wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him.
"In a dream it doesn’t count, this is what counts."
"One kiss doesn’t feel like anything." Gong Chen moved his cheek closer.
Lin Zhiyi kissed him again.
She felt that after everything they went through, every second should be cherished.
Gong Chen looked at her contentedly, "It’s so good that you’re okay."
Lin Zhiyi replied, "It’s so good that you’re okay too."
They exchanged a smile.
For a mont, Lin Zhiyi didn’t control her strength, and Gong Chen frowned slightly.
She quickly got up to pour water.
"You injured your leg, you need to rest quietly."
Gong Chen glanced at his bandaged leg, "It’s okay."
Just then, the police walked in.
"Hello, we are here to take a statent. Xia Wan just woke up, and we have investigated everything. As you said before, the deaths were all caused by Shirley using her position as a nurse, and Xia Wan didn’t know."
Lin Zhiyi thought of how Xia Wan had been close to Old Mr. Gong.
Her main purpose was to find evidence of past cris from the old man.
No one expected this kind of ending.
After that, Lin Zhiyi and Gong Chen answered the police’s questions one by one.
Finally, the police looked at Lin Zhiyi.
"Xia Wan said she wants to see you."
"I..." Lin Zhiyi glanced at Gong Chen and then said, "I’ll go in a mont."
"Alright."
The police left after speaking.
Lin Zhiyi turned and said, "I also want to see her."
Gong Chen nodded, "Go ahead, I’ll ask Li Huan and the others to co and keep company."
"Okay."
Lin Zhiyi left with peace of mind.
...
When Lin Zhiyi knocked and entered Xia Wan’s room, she was standing by the window, lost in thought.
Even when Lin Zhiyi knocked three more tis, Xia Wan didn’t co to her senses.
Lin Zhiyi could only approach carefully, "Xia Wan."
Upon hearing her voice, Xia Wan turned slowly like a puppet on strings.
"You’re here, finally it’s just the two of us, we can have a good talk."
"Please sit down first."
Lin Zhiyi looked at her pale face, as if she might float away through the window at any mont.
Xia Wan also noticed her thoughts and supported herself along the windowsill to move back to the sofa.
"Don’t worry. I won’t seek death, because we both know it’s too easy to die, only living on brings hope."
Hearing this, Lin Zhiyi breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and sat down as well.
"Xia Wan, what do you want to tell ?"
Xia Wan raised her eyes, stared at Lin Zhiyi, and began to recall, "I saw your news about setting the fire, and within a month, I was tortured to death by Old Mr. Sun. He had no manly abilities, and always tried various thods to torture . Later, his son also took a liking to . At that ti, I was already unable to hold on, so I desperately sought help, hoping President Sun would save , take to find my sister."
"But it wasn’t until I died that I realized I’d been played by them. They said my sister was dead too."
"When I woke up, my mind was full of unwillingness. If the Gong Family hadn’t caused the Xia Family’s bankruptcy, my sister and I wouldn’t have had to endure so much."
"It’s just a pity... I ca back too late, I still couldn’t save my mom, nor stop my sister from going abroad."
Xia Wan sighed, full of guilt.
"When I opened my eyes, I was kneeling in front of Old Mr. Sun just like in my previous life, either lowering my head or choosing to leave."
She said with a bitter smile, "I made the sa choice as in my past life, I lowered my head because I was too far from Jing City and my sister, I needed Old Mr. Sun’s help."
"But this ti I toyed with the father and son. I indulged Old Mr. Sun’s fun and secretly wooed President Sun. With my cover, Old Mr. Sun finally played himself to death, and I successfully got his inheritance, which allowed to find my sister and help her out of her predicant."
"It even let return to Jing City effortlessly."
Xia Wan pursed her lips, "Do you think I’m stupid after hearing this? If I hadn’t bowed down, could I have been like you?"
Lin Zhiyi shook her head and started talking about her own experiences.
"When I beca reborn, just like you, I was also kneeling."
"But in this life, I chose to stand up, I wanted to live for myself."
"I’m not telling you this to say you were wrong, but to tell you, Xia Wan, you didn’t do anything wrong."
"In that kind of environnt, every choice we made was what we wanted, unrelated to right or wrong."
"Xia Wan, from now on, live for yourself."
Lin Zhiyi pushed the glass of water on the table towards Xia Wan.
Xia Wan picked up the water, but her expression didn’t relax.
"Maybe I can’t."
Lin Zhiyi was a little surprised, "Why can’t you?"
Xia Wan asked in return, "Didn’t you notice? Although we are reborn, every choice seems to be driven by an invisible force, appearing to deviate from the path, yet drawing closer to destiny."
"What do you an?"
Lin Zhiyi’s heart suddenly tightened.
Xia Wan explained, "You can’t escape the Gong Family, I can’t save my family and my sister, it’s as if nothing has changed in the end."
"No," Lin Zhiyi instinctively denied, "I have already changed it."
Xia Wan smiled bitterly, "Really? Has the deadlock truly been unraveled? Think about it again."
"..."
Lin Zhiyi was speechless.
Because fragnts kept flashing through her mind.
Danger.
Fire.
Always approaching.
Xia Wan saw Lin Zhiyi’s frightened expression and knew she had understood everything.
"As long as you are still you, that hand will keep pushing you towards the predetermined end, the fire... will burn everything that never really existed."
Lin Zhiyi felt as if her throat were being strangled, making it difficult to breathe.
It was just like her previous suspicions.
Liu He and the children, even herself, were always haunted by danger.
Escape once, and there would be a next ti.
Lin Zhiyi dared not imagine living in such an environnt in the future.
She was even more afraid that if she was not careful, Liu He and the children would die.
"How could it be this way? I clearly changed things, everything is getting better, isn’t it?" Lin Zhiyi asked in a hoarse voice.
Xia Wan’s lips trembled slightly, "You’re back again, Lin Zhiyi."
Lin Zhiyi’s pupils dilated.
Yes, she had escaped, but in the end, she had returned here.
Then she began to face all kinds of dangers.
"Then what is the aning of being reborn like this? Are you telling that no matter how I choose, I can’t change anything?" Lin Zhiyi began to doubt everything around her.
Xia Wan reached out to grab her, whispering, "Not exactly."
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