As soon as Gong Chen opened his eyes, Lin Zhiyi was taken aback by his question.
She carefully asked, "You... want me 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 moment, 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 name. What did you dream about?"
Gong Chen raised his eyes, reached out to hold her waist, and pulled her into his embrace.
"I dreamed that you didn’t want me 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 moment, 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 statement. 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 crimes 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 moment."
"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 come and keep me company."
"Okay." 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
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 times, Xia Wan didn’t come 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 moment.
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.
"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 fragments 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 time.
Lin Zhiyi dared not imagine living in such an environment 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 meaning of being reborn like this? Are you telling me 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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