Chapter 1499: Chapter 442: The Celestial Empire Reincarnated Boy Encounters the Indifference Idol (Part 2)

"?!"

This small action suddenly felt like a bucket of cold water dousing Bai Yi, whose emotions were about to explode, leaving her stunned on the spot.

"...Uh, classmate, are you mistaking me for someone else? Do I...know you?"

In front of her, Yan Huan glanced at the girl in front of him.

Deep in his eyes, a feeling flickered that even he could not comprehend.

However, at this moment, he hesitated for a while before deciding to ask.

"Eh?"

Hearing these words, Bai Yi’s originally rosy cheeks instantly began to turn pale.

Her small hands began to shake uncontrollably, wanting to explain something,

"I... I’m... I’m Bai Yi..."

"Bai... Yi..."

Upon hearing this name, the boy in front of her couldn’t help but shiver.

Immediately, he gasped, clutching his chest.

It seemed that the wound under the bandage suddenly began to throb with intense pain.

"You... you’re okay..."

Just when he raised his hand, Bai Yi noticed the two lines of text written on the math notes in his hand.

They were:

"July 1st, Meow inexplicably disappeared... reason?"

"Possible candidates for the fifth host: Yuanlina, Alvira, Sakuragi Yuri, Aunt Ye (crossed out)"

Seeing those two lines, Bai Yi’s Star Eyes involuntarily narrowed.

"!!"

Before her, Yan Huan, enduring the severe pain, noticed her gaze and hurriedly covered his math notes.

"...I’m sorry."

Then, Yan Huan cautiously glanced at Bai Yi in front of him, turning and leaving with the materials.

"Wait..."

Behind him, Bai Yi’s small face was pale, still trying to reach out to stop him.

But before she could raise her hand, she realized the situation at hand:

Don’t forget, she knew this during the previous time travel.

To defuse the Causal Law Bomb, she needed to unravel the knot between her and Yan Huan, the bond.

From the development of the current world line, she and Yan Huan had become completely unconnected, never met, not even knowing she was the host of the modifier...

Precisely because of this, the Causal Law Bomb did not trigger at the critical point on July 1st, allowing Yan Huan to survive.

But...

You promised...

You promised to keep your memories...

"Ugh..."

At this moment, Bai Yi, standing still, opened her mouth and suddenly recalled what Yan Ye had said back then.

He said that even if this was done, the memories would be preserved...

But now...

"Liar..."

Standing there, Bai Yi’s eyes instantly turned red.

She couldn’t hold back her grievance as she said this, but the falling tears spoke whether she was genuinely blaming that boy who was walking away.

"Ugh..."

Clearly, you just confessed to me...

Clearly, we just went through so much together...

Clearly, everything was resolved...

But you don’t remember...

How could this be?

Thinking so, more and more tears welled up at the corners of Bai Yi’s eyes.

The sight of the beautiful girl crying made her look pitiful, and beside her, a few kind-hearted girls even approached with tissues.

But Bai Yi ran off on her own, calling out the pocket watch.

"Ugh... Ugh, ugh..."

Only, when she instinctively lowered her head, intending to adjust the pocket watch to do something...

Her mind suddenly returned to the words the cat had said in the end:

"But remember, no matter what happens... don’t betray everything Yan Huan has done."

"..."

At this moment, Bai Yi’s fingers stiffened as they held the broken pocket watch.

She no longer adjusted the pocket watch, only tears, falling drop by drop onto it, reflecting her lonely image at this moment.

Yes...

Yan Huan had returned to the past to save her.

He had done so much, sacrificed so much for herself and her life, to achieve this outcome...

If she continued to regret, trying to change the past once more with the modifier, causing the already defused Causal Law Bomb to appear again...

Would she truly be worthy of his sacrifice?

"Ugh..."

Thinking so, her hand trembled again as she held the pocket watch.

Crying, she sorrowfully crouched on the ground, hugging her knees and sobbing.

"Ugh... Ugh, ugh..."

"Ding～"

In front of her, the afternoon sun slowly climbed up the walls.

In the corridor, the broadcast announced with a bell, followed by an emotionless electronic female voice,

"The exam is about to begin, students, please quickly return to your respective exam rooms and take a seat..."

"Ugh..."

Listening to that familiar bell, Bai Yi, tear-streaked, raised her head.

At this moment, the corridor had become completely silent, as students entered the classrooms one after another.

In the office, teachers holding the math test paper for the final exam also walked out, heading to the exam rooms to invigilate.

Among them, a bald teacher holding a teacup and a test paper saw Bai Yi crouching on the floor and couldn’t help but urge her,

"Which exam room are you in? Go back quickly and take the test!"

"..."

Bai Yi squatted on the ground, dazedly watching Zhou Bin walk past her.

Everything seemed to have returned to the starting point.

With tears in her eyes, Bai Yi lowered her head and looked at the pocket watch in her hand...

Then, she wiped her tears, and her gaze gradually became firm and courageous.

"Even if you’ve forgotten me... it doesn’t matter... isn’t it just starting over and getting to know each other again?"

"I... I won’t give up..."

Saying so, she stood up once again...

Setting the hand on her stopwatch.

"Tick... Tock..."

Just like the first time, when she obtained this pocket watch and unleashed its power...