"Ka..."

"Kakakaka!!"

At Linmen North Sea District, amidst the heavy rain, a space rift suddenly burst open, revealing the scene from Ye International in the other direction of the island.

Below, the island where Sakuragi Hitomi once rented and held a high table banquet was extremely quiet, with no one present, and naturally, no one noticed the space rift appearing above.

"Splash..."

"Hush..."

The waves continuously crashed, outlining a human-shaped indentation on the beach.

In front of that indentation, there appeared a line of footprints and drag marks.

"Click..."

In the empty hotel, many white ribbons were placed, surrounded by colorful flowers on the ground, completing the fairytale-like stage above.

It seemed to have been used as a wedding scene previously.

"Hoo..."

Inside the hotel, Yan Huan assisted Ye Shiyu to sit down slowly, but he did not sit down himself, just stood in front of Ye Shiyu.

In the vast and silent space, at this moment, there were only the two of them.

After sitting down, Ye Shiyu's consciousness seemed to have cleared up a bit.

She blankly lifted her gaze, looking at Yan Huan before her, and heard him say,

"How are you feeling?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Shiyu moved her gaze away, shook her head, and said,

"I'm... fine..."

"That's good..."

Yan Huan helplessly covered his head, recalling what happened just now, he was speechless,

"We both had landed safely earlier, but ended up being bumped here by Aria...

"I guess it was Sister Tong, the idea queen, who made a move...

"Luckily, we didn't get bumped into the sea or any ravine, otherwise, we'd be done for..."

Ye Shiyu's eyes slightly moved but she remained silent.

Yan Huan, on the other hand, just looked at the rain outside and smiled slightly,

"But it's okay, after all, everyone thinks I'm dead.

"When the modifier issue was resolved earlier, someone would definitely return to Ye International, and if they saw me, they would surely think they'd seen a ghost..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Shiyu opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to say something.

But when Yan Huan looked at her, she averted her gaze downward and spoke simply,

"I'm sorry, Xiao Huan..."

"..."

Feeling the atmosphere drop with her simple words, Yan Huan remained silent for a moment.

He no longer used the Perfect Expression Management Mask to conjure smiles to lift the atmosphere...

Just silence.

"Because of me, you died... Be it life or the future, it's all because of me...

"If it weren't for me misusing the modifier, Xiao Huan wouldn't have died, nor would you have had to risk jumping into the wormhole to save me..."

Ye Shiyu hung her head, not daring to look at Yan Huan, and just continued,

"I don't know... how to repay you, but... I will do my best to repay you...

"Afterwards, I won't disturb Xiao Huan's life, and regarding matters like identity, I will take full responsibility...

"If Xiao Huan is still worried, I'll proactively tell my mother about returning to the country... If that's not enough, I can also go to the police and turn myself in...

"Moreover, before that... no, right now, I can... forsake the modifier..."

Gazing at Ye Shiyu, who avoided his eyes and spoke like this, Yan Huan pondered a while, looking downward.

Then, he simply smiled faintly, shook his head, and said,

"... Everything is already over, Sister Shiyu."

"..."

Ye Shiyu's eyes slightly moved, looking at Yan Huan beside her,

"As for the modifier, you'll need to abandon it together, so not yet. Wait for my news, I'll let you know when everything is ready."

"..."

Looking at Yan Huan before her, Ye Shiyu opened her mouth.

She seemed to be preparing to say something again.

But in the end...

Only uttered a simple,

"Okay..."

"..."

The atmosphere lingered on the ground, telling of their speechlessness.

After a long silence, Yan Huan breathed a sigh of relief.

He glanced at the phone Ye Shiyu was still holding and asked,

"Does your phone still have power?"

"No... it doesn't..."

Ye Shiyu pressed it, finding it unresponsive, remaining a black screen.

Seeing this, Yan Huan wasn't disappointed, he just turned his head to look outside the hotel, towards the port amidst the rain.

He had been here before for the high table banquet, so he knew there was an emergency phone for calling at that place.

"I'm going to use that to call Sakuragi and the others, to have them come over... How about you, do you want to come with me?"

Yan Huan turned back with a slight smile, his words involuntarily carrying a bit of distance.

"I'll... call the hotel later, and have them... come pick me up... after all, if we go together..."

"Alright... then live well afterward, don't use hypnosis anymore..."

"..."

It seemed as if everything between them over the past semester, with today's complete resolution of the modifier, suddenly vanished into nothing.

Yan Huan no longer needed to wear the Perfect Expression Management Mask because of her hypnosis.

Ye Shiyu, knowing Yan Huan's true feelings and out of guilt for past mistakes, no longer dared to approach Yan Huan.

Just as when they first met, when Ye Lan introduced Yan Huan to Ye Shiyu.

They shared a meal and met once more, Yan Huan would, just like that day, politely decline Ye Lan's offer to be adopted and leave her side.

Perhaps they would meet again, but it would just be a nodding acquaintance.

"Goodbye, Sister Shiyu..."

"Step... Step..." 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Yan Huan's departing footsteps gradually sounded, as Ye Shiyu sat alone, listening to the rain and his leaving.

"Pitter... Patter..."

Ye Shiyu pursed her lips, bowing her head.

Just as that day, when Yan Huan left, she felt unsettled.

The rain splattering on the transparent ceiling transformed it into a mirror, reflecting both that day and today.