Chapter 108

  "It's not like you can just go back whenever you want, unless fate brings you together again. And... " The thin old man hesitated for a moment before saying, "I just feel that going back would only lead to endless tears and misunderstandings. After all, it's not like we were destined to be together in this life or the next. Maybe it was never meant to be yours, but you still encountered it. Sigh... let things unfold as they may."

  Bai Min listened for half a day but still didn't understand whether she could go back or not.

  "White Mian, I think you'd better not go back. This person may seem unremarkable at first glance, but within a hundred miles, everyone knows him and he indeed has some skills. He's no god, but definitely a demigod. Last time, my friend and I came to find him, and as soon as we met, he said, 'Is your friend someone who shouldn't have encountered certain people or things?' I told him about you, and he said he'd give me a charm to save you, but also said, 'However, this friend of yours has already set her heart on someone else. What can be done even if she's still here?' Who would have thought that his words would come true? You really don't care about your current body, only thinking about returning to the Great Xing Dynasty, where you accidentally entered, to find a man who shouldn't belong to you. Maybe the person you think stole your husband was originally supposed to be his woman, and it's actually you who disrupted someone else's happiness. Now if you go back, this Duanshan Mountain might not be happy. If you're with him, you'd be giving up what should have been a happy life for you, but instead, you're chasing after a man who originally belonged to someone else. Why bother?"

  Bai Min let Dong Wei dizzy, she knew that going back would not be possible to have a smooth sailing life, and perhaps there would be more things waiting for her. In the Daxing Dynasty, Murong Feng was just Sima Rui's concubine, and it was impossible to have more freedom, she might forever live in the shadow of Sima Rui, living an unfree life.

  But none of that matters, what's important is that she can see Sima Rui, be with Sima Rui. Thinking about it, there's a feeling of contentment. It's not like she'd be worse off following Sima Rui than following Duan Zhishan. On the contrary, she feels that in her heart, she belongs to Sima Rui. If she really followed Duan Zhishan, she might only live an unhappy life, even if it was worry-free.

  But in the end, she still didn't understand how she would get back.

  Since she had such a heart, she began to alienate Duan Zhishan. Why make him sad? He was also innocent and liked her, but she happened to like someone else. If so, it's better not to let him fall too deeply in love.

  It's just that I didn't expect him to come looking for me. Originally, I thought he was still in the hospital, and if I didn't go see him, after a long time, he would give up, isn't it obvious? I never showed him that I liked him too, seeing that I didn't go visit him, probably he wouldn't think about it anymore.

  He came to see her, the plaster on his leg had been removed, but he was still a bit clumsy, so he walked slowly, with a large bouquet of fresh flowers in his hand, which were roses with dew on them, very fragrant and beautiful.

  "Happy birthday, Xiao Min!" Duan Zhishan said with a smile, his eyes filled with care and deep affection, leaving Bai Min stunned on the spot, having already forgotten her own birthday. Where did this man find out?

  "Thank you." Bai Min looked at Duan Zhishan with some confusion.

  Duan Zhishan smiled, looking at Bai Min, and said softly: "I've said it before, I was reckless in the past, but since meeting you, I know how to cherish, and only then do I feel that life has meaning. So, I want to cherish you well, always watching you, lest you become a runaway bride."

  White aphasia.

  "I, I don't know how to say it." After a long while, Bai Min finally said, "But, I, I just don't know how to like you!"

  "This doesn't matter, what matters is that we have plenty of time, we can take it slow, I can give you all the time you need to slowly fall in love with me. I do have a not-so-good history, I've been with many women before and even did some crazy things, I won't deny it. But now, all I want is to be good with you. I don't know why, but when I saw you, I just liked you. None of this matters, what matters is, Xiao Min, I love you." Duan Zhishan's tone and expression were serious and urgent, his eyes burning with passion, his breathing rapid, "I hope you can seriously consider it, will you marry me?"

  Bai Min's mind was in disarray, what was so good about this man that he had become so infatuated? They had only known each other for such a short time, yet he already had the idea of marrying her as his wife.

  "I took a special leave from the hospital today, just to make a birthday cake for you with my own hands. I want to wish you a happy birthday and hope that you can spend the rest of your life happily. You may not know how important you are to me," Duan Zhishan said seriously. "Xiao Min,

  She looked at him, her eyes slightly moist. Perhaps the thin old man was right, she had just accidentally entered a space that didn't belong to her, and this was where she should be. Just as Dong Weiwei said, perhaps the Meng Wanluo she found unlikable was originally Sima Rui's woman, but her intrusion, attaching herself to Murong Feng, created a new Murong Feng, which made Sima Rui lose interest in Meng Wanluo. In fact, if there was no Sima Rui, Meng Wanluo might have been able to win Sima Rui's heart, after all, the Murong Feng that Sima Rui liked had Bai Min's soul on him. And if there was no Sima Rui, she might have been easily moved by Duan Zhishan.

  It's just that all of this, the rational and clear reasoning, I understand it myself, but I just can't let go of the idea of going back.

  Since it's already wrong, let it be wrong to the end. If there really is a disaster after going back, Sima Rui will change his heart and she won't come back again, she accepts that. No matter what happens in the future, only this moment's thought remains, which is, must go back, must see Sima Rui again. Even if it means giving up her life immediately, she doesn't mind.

  What's the use of life without love?

  Watching Duan Zhishan busy, Bai Min quietly sat on the sofa, not speaking, just looking. Her parents had gone out for exercise and wouldn't be back for a while.

  At such an early hour, Duan Zhishan appeared. To say that I wasn't moved would be a lie, but in my heart, there was already Sima Rui. No matter how good he was, I couldn't let go. But after all, how could I return to him?

  The parents came back from outside and saw Duan Zhishan busy making a birthday cake for his daughter. They were truly delighted at heart, and the marriage of their beloved daughter, which had been on their minds for so long, seemed to have taken a good turn. How could parents not be happy about this?