A faint voice echoed in her mind: “But you have someone you love.” Yes, she must find him, even if he doesn’t love her as she is now. Ruan Ning threw away the chopsticks and ran outside. Stepping out, she froze – the previous green space had transformed into an antique courtyard with an inscribed plaque that read “Bian Xiang.”
A fragrance of heart lingered in the air, just like her feelings for him.
The passing time, the newly built courtyard, every detail proved she had been here, and he had certainly come too.
Ruan Ning frantically ran through streets and alleys, eagerly looking at every passing man. She used to be homebound, going out only once or twice a month, but now she wanted to traverse the entire world to find Chu Yuan.
Days passed, and she never found Chu Yuan. Online and in reality, she left her information everywhere, repeating, “A Yuan, no matter life or death, always together.”
As night fell after thirty days, she sat beneath the “Bian Xiang” plaque, softly crying.
Chu Yuan was about to disappear, and she would have to time travel again. In both fantasy and reality, they had failed to keep their promise of being together forever. The night wind grew colder, and Ruan Ning was heartbroken.
“Ning Ning,” a familiar voice suddenly spoke, warm hands gently holding her shoulders. Familiar eyes filled with a smile looked at her, “It’s me.”
He had come.
Shang Mian had never seen such a scene before. The massive whirlpool was pitch black, without a hint of light, like a monster’s mouth devouring everything around it, making him think that jumping in would mean certain death.
But he still jumped in without hesitation.
If living meant never seeing her again, what difference would death make?
He fell into endless darkness, so black he couldn’t even see himself, unable to feel the passage of time. After an indeterminate period, he suddenly heard a familiar voice: “Damn, my phone is completely ruined. All my novels are gone.”
Ruan Ning!
Shang Mian’s tears gushed forth as he swam towards the voice. He then heard a man’s voice: “Be good, don’t be upset. I’ll buy you the best one online.”
