PANT - Chapter 73
Chapter 73
When Shi Ning woke up, Su Tianxue was already awake.
She had bought breakfast and brought it back.
At the dining table, she handed the notebook in her hands to Shi Ning.
Shi Ning took it and glanced over, discovering that its contents were entirely Su Tianxue’s personal resume.
This woman was almost too sincere.
On this stack of paper, nearly Su Tianxue’s entire life was clearly written out.
The layout was exquisite, and it even included photos.
The few childhood pictures Su Tianxue had were all pasted into this notebook.
Every line of text was handwritten.
Shi Ning had no idea where she found the time to do something like this.
Holding the notebook, Shi Ning felt a sense of déjà vu.
It was as if someone had placed such a page in her hand in the past.
Only now, what lay in her palm was an extended, thickened version.
How strange.
It was the first time someone had been so frank with her.
To give her everything about themselves so unreservedly.
Shi Ning looked down at the notebook in her hands.
Su Tianxue’s handwriting was crisp and clear. Every stroke finished with style, and the pauses carried a sharp edge, yet the overall impression was one of restraint.
Her characters were neat, like works of art on the page.
Shi Ning held the notebook. “Why are you giving me this?”
Su Tianxue said, “I thought this would be a quick way for you to get to know me.”
Besides her name, she had also written her life for her.
Looking at Su Tianxue like this, an inexplicable emotion welled up in Shi Ning’s heart.
She wanted to tell her, “But I might not be able to… write something like this.”
Su Tianxue’s gaze softened slightly. “It’s okay. I know everything.”
Lost in that intoxicating gaze, Shi Ning subconsciously asked, “Did we know each other before?”
After last night, this question had been on Shi Ning’s mind.
She felt it was a bit silly to ask.
But if she didn’t, the matter would just keep circling in her mind, making it impossible for her to forget.
So she decided to just be a fool and ask it.
Shi Ning repeated, “Did we know each other before?”
The previous night, Su Tianxue had received a notification from that voice that had appeared out of nowhere.
It told her that Shi Ning’s memory had been restored by 15%.
So she was already mentally prepared to face this question from Shi Ning.
But when Shi Ning actually asked, Su Tianxue still felt a momentary urge to cry.
Her former lover was standing right in front of her.
Yet she could only hide the entire past in the depths of her heart, unable to speak of it.
The other woman had only gently asked the small question of whether they had known each other before, yet countless waves surged in her heart. She desperately wanted to tell her right then and there, not only did we know each other, we were in love.
But Su Tianxue couldn’t say it.
No one would believe her.
Not even Shi Ning herself would believe it.
Because after asking that somewhat silly question, she smiled, shook her head, and said self-deprecatingly, “Never mind, just pretend I didn’t ask.”
Shi Ning felt that perhaps the pressure from her recent work on cultural relic repatriation was getting to her, making her a little mentally unstable.
She was certain that there was no possibility of amnesia on any day of her past.
Her memory was quite good.
She had a photographic memory and didn’t just cast aside the people and things she had seen.
If something had really happened between her and Su Tianxue, how could she possibly not remember?
Shi Ning’s evasion and retreat left Su Tianxue a little disappointed, but she quickly lifted her spirits.
“Would you like to go on a date?” Su Tianxue asked. “If you have time.”
Faced with Su Tianxue’s proposal, Shi Ning hesitated. “Today?”
She explained, “Today probably won’t work. I still have work.”
It seemed their roles had now reversed.
In that other world, it was Shi Ning who had nothing to do all day and revolved around Su Tianxue.
Now, it was Su Tianxue who had taken leave from the research institute, waiting for Shi Ning to be free.
Only at a time like this could one truly and clearly understand the other person’s feelings.
So this was what waiting felt like.
Su Tianxue smiled and said, “Then whenever you’re free.”
Shi Ning hummed in agreement, then felt a little bad. “How about we go out for dinner tonight?”
“I know a restaurant that’s pretty good.”
“Shall we go together?”
Shi Ning taking the initiative to ask her out was beyond Su Tianxue’s expectations.
Seeing that she didn’t answer, Shi Ning asked, “Is it not convenient?”
Su Tianxue shook her head. “It’s convenient.”
“Should I pick you up downstairs from your company?”
This was the first time someone had said something like that to Shi Ning.
In the past, she was always the one driving to pick others up.
Switching roles for a change felt pretty good.
Shi Ning: “Sure.”
Shi Ning: “I’ll send you the address then.”
Shi Ning, with a fried dough stick in her mouth, swallowed the last bite, then drank some soy milk. Feeling full, she pulled out a piece of tissue and wiped the corner of her mouth.
“I’ll head to work then?”
Su Tianxue said okay.
Shi Ning cleared the things on the table into a garbage bag and placed it by the door, ready to take it out when she left.
Ten minutes later, Shi Ning was ready and stood at the door, saying goodbye to Su Tianxue.
Just as she was about to close the door and leave, Su Tianxue called her name.
Shi Ning turned back to look at the woman.
Su Tianxue was wearing very casual home clothes, a light blue that complemented the wooden furniture and green plants in the house. Everything was suffused with the scent of home. It was the scent of a home she had longed for in the past but never dared to hope for. Su Tianxue had shed the cold aura from their first meeting and was now tinged with the warmth of daily life. Standing by the door, her eyes were clear.
She didn’t speak, but simply raised a fingertip and pointed to her own cheek.
Even Su Tianxue’s fingertips were pink.
As if their minds were in sync, Shi Ning leaned over, took Su Tianxue’s wrist, tilted her head slightly, and placed a kiss on Su Tianxue’s cheek.
“I’m heading out.”
The words came out subconsciously.
Su Tianxue reached out, grabbed her collar, and straightened the lapel of her suit, smoothing out the wrinkles in the fabric. Only then did she say softly, “Come home early.”
Shi Ning blinked.
This moment, too, seemed to have occurred countless times in her life.
Right now, she and Su Tianxue were like the most ordinary couple in the world.
On a sunny and warm morning, they said their goodbyes for the day and made a promise to return.
Shi Ning walked out the door with a light spring in her step, carried the trash downstairs, and skillfully tossed it into the community’s recycling area.
Wait.
It was her first time here, so how did she know where the recycling area was?
Could it be that she saw it when she entered the complex last night?
Shi Ning felt it was strange.
This wasn’t the first time she had experienced this strange and subtle feeling.
When she drove to the company, everyone saw the clothes she hadn’t changed out of and started gossiping with a tacit understanding.
Another partner at the law firm who was on good terms with Shi Ning knocked on her office door and stood there, teasing, “Didn’t go home last night?”
Shi Ning showed no reaction of embarrassment or shyness. She was getting up to hang her suit jacket on the coat rack. Her shoulder bag was also hanging there.
“Nope,” Shi Ning said matter-of-factly.
The partner: “Which hotel was it this time?”
Shi Ning paused. “I went back to my girlfriend’s place.”
The partner was quite surprised. “Your girlfriend? Didn’t you break up with that college student yesterday?”
Shi Ning: “Yeah, got a new one.”
The partner: “…”
There was no justice in this world.
The partner clutched his chest in anguish. “Why can’t an honest man like me find a girlfriend, while a philandering scoundrel like you is constantly surrounded by women?”
Shi Ning raised an eyebrow. “Maybe because young ladies these days are tired of men?”
“By the way, I won’t be going to the dinner tonight. I have plans.”
The partner guessed, “With your new flame?”
Shi Ning: “Are you jealous?”
The partner: “Nothing to be jealous of. Anyway, when you date, it never lasts more than three months. I bet you won’t even last a week with this one.”
Shi Ning was actually a little indignant. “Why?”
The partner deduced logically, “Look, you two just met and started dating. If you ask me, this isn’t dating at all, it’s just being friends with benefits. A classic case of getting physical before getting emotional. But, given your personality, you’ll probably get tired of it and break up before you even get to the emotional part.”
Shi Ning: “Is that how you see me?”
The partner: “Hasn’t it always been you who breaks up, saying you don’t think it’s a good fit?”
Shi Ning couldn’t be bothered to argue.
She felt it wasn’t a good fit because as soon as the other person started dating, their demands and desires would exceed the agreement established at the beginning of the relationship.
Shi Ning disliked this kind of breach of contract.
However, in this relationship with Su Tianxue, it seemed they hadn’t made such an agreement.
Or rather, from the very beginning, her heart had set no limits for Su Tianxue.
It was as if she could accept anything this woman did in her life.
Shi Ning didn’t understand why this was happening.
She didn’t consider herself a love-struck fool, much less the type who, after falling in love at first sight, could be endlessly tolerant of the other person and repeatedly compromise her own principles.
Su Tianxue seemed to be the exception in her life.
Did situations like this really exist in life?
Could this be called fate?
Shi Ning was skeptical.
After work, Su Tianxue came to pick her up as planned. The two went to a restaurant that Shi Ning had been eyeing for a long time but had never had the time or mood to visit.
The restaurant was in a garden atop a high-rise building.
Sitting at their table and looking out, they could easily overlook the entire city.
City A was brightly lit. Promotional words flickered on the distant skyscrapers, the lights along the river were all on, and the streams of traffic were like shooting stars streaking across the sky, whizzing by on the ground.
The city was bustling.
In the past, when Shi Ning looked at this scene alone at home, she would only feel lonely and couldn’t appreciate the beauty of the magnificent view.
Now, sitting with Su Tianxue in the high-rise garden and looking out, she felt something different.
At this moment, at least, there was someone by her side.
The dishes were served.
The exquisite dishes were a feast for the senses, tempting one’s appetite.
Halfway through their meal, the entire city suddenly went dark.
To be precise, all the brilliant lights in the area they were facing disappeared.
A waiter from the restaurant came to inform them that there was a power outage in the nearby high-rises. He reassured the customers that there was no problem here, the elevators were still running normally, and no one would have to climb down the stairs.
Shi Ning was truly grateful for that.
This was nearly the thirtieth floor. If she really had to climb down, she might as well just give up on her legs.
This was supposed to be an accident, but then something wonderful happened.
Su Tianxue looked up and said softly, “Look.”
At her reminder, Shi Ning raised her head.
The sky, which had just been a patch of darkness with no trace of stars and not a single point of light, now revealed a canopy of countless stars.
The stars twinkled.
Shi Ning sighed softly, “So beautiful.”
“Why couldn’t we see them before?”
Su Tianxue said softly, “Because of the city’s light pollution, I suppose.”
Shi Ning subconsciously replied, “Looks like we should find a place in the suburbs to live in the future.”
…Wait.
Why was she already talking about the future?
How long had they known each other?
And besides, would she and Su Tianxue even have a future?
After saying that, just as Shi Ning was trying to figure out how to gloss over the topic, Su Tianxue replied softly, “Okay.”
“We’ll go to the suburbs in the future and buy a house with a garden.”
“And get a dog.”
Shi Ning: “What about a cat?”
Su Tianxue: “Aren’t you allergic to cat fur?”
Shi Ning froze. “How did you know?”
Had she told Su Tianxue about this?
Su Tianxue: “…”
Oops.
She’d let it slip.
While Su Tianxue was still trying to come up with a lie to cover up Shi Ning’s suspicion, Shi Ning preemptively spoke up: “Don’t lie to me.”
Su Tianxue sighed.
This woman was as sharp as ever.
Should she tell Shi Ning?
Su Tianxue was somewhat conflicted. When she looked up at Shi Ning, she was moved by the earnestness in her eyes.
If this was their story.
Then Shi Ning should also have the right to know the past.
The night breeze blew gently, and the clouds in the sky seemed to move with it. The flame of the beige candle lit on the table flickered.
Su Tianxue’s tone was soft and slow.
“If I said I met you in another world, would you believe me?”
Shi Ning: “Not a delusion?”
Su Tianxue: “I can distinguish between reality and delusion.”
Hearing Su Tianxue’s firm words, Shi Ning hesitated for a moment.
Perhaps.
Perhaps what Su Tianxue said was true.
They had indeed met in another world.
But, was that plausible?
In all her life, Shi Ning had never heard such a story.
She couldn’t help but ask curiously, “And then what? What happened after you met me?”
Su Tianxue didn’t continue.
She hoped that one day Shi Ning would be able to remember everything on her own, rather than learning it all through her telling.
“Tell me,” Shi Ning wheedled.
Su Tianxue was like a mischievous older sister teasing a child, telling only the beginning of a story and then stopping.
Deliberately leaving her hanging.
The more Su Tianxue acted this way, the more Shi Ning mulled over the matter.
She was still thinking about it even when she went home to sleep that night.
The next day, when she woke up, Shi Ning stared at the ceiling, and the first thought that crossed her mind was that perhaps she should see a psychologist.
She felt that ever since meeting Su Tianxue, she was gradually becoming less like herself.
What was it that was changing her?
Shi Ning tried to consciously distance herself from Su Tianxue, but sometimes she would unconsciously and uncontrollably seek her out.
She would send a WeChat message from time to time, asking what the other was doing.
In the end, the conversation would always turn into a dinner date.
Then, after a couple of drinks, they would go home together.
Before, they always went to Su Tianxue’s place.
Today, because the place they had their date was closer to Shi Ning’s home, they decided to just go back to Shi Ning’s place.
As far as Shi Ning could remember, this was the first time Su Tianxue had come to her home.
But strangely, when Su Tianxue leaned against her sofa and lazily turned on the TV, and the light from the screen illuminated her cool face, Shi Ning suddenly felt that this scene had happened countless times in her past life.
It was as if this home was supposed to have such a person in it.
The two of them snuggled together on the sofa watching TV, covered by a thin blanket.
When choosing a movie, Su Tianxue automatically skipped the horror films.
Whenever a horror movie poster appeared, Su Tianxue would quickly press the button on the remote control to make it disappear immediately.
Shi Ning laughed at her. “Are you scared?”
Su Tianxue shot Shi Ning a look.
Holding the remote, she nonchalantly moved the cursor to the poster for The Grudge.
Just looking at the poster made Shi Ning’s skin crawl and goosebumps rise all over her body. She subconsciously pulled the blanket up in front of her, even tucking her feet, which had just been sticking out, back under the blanket. In short, she had to be completely wrapped up in the blanket, covered tightly, to feel safe.
It was as if this thin blanket was some kind of special protective shield for Shi Ning.
As long as she was completely covered, she could block the attacks of all the weird monsters on the TV.
The bravest Shi Ning could be was to secretly pull her blanket down a little, revealing only a pair of eyes.
Su Tianxue said with a smile, “Aren’t you the one who’s scared?”
Shi Ning: “You did that on purpose!”
Su Tianxue hummed in agreement. Just as she was about to press the remote to change the channel, Shi Ning shifted over from under the blanket.
Now, there was no way to watch TV.
Who had the mind to watch TV anymore?
The drama she and Shi Ning were acting out on this sofa was a thousand, ten thousand times better than what was on TV.
When the remote fell, her hand trembled and accidentally selected a movie.
It wasn’t until the movie started that Su Tianxue realized its title was Ammonite.
Although she didn’t know what it was about, Su Tianxue was quite interested.
So, halfway through, she pushed Shi Ning away, panting, “Stop messing around, I want to watch the movie.”
Shi Ning just glanced at the screen and knew what kind of film it was.
Su Tianxue had thought Shi Ning would pester her for a while longer, but to her surprise, after hearing her words, Shi Ning obediently let go.
“Okay, you watch.”
At first, Su Tianxue didn’t understand Shi Ning’s intention.
It was only when the plot progressed, and the woman and the woman were in the kitchen.
The lighting was ambiguous.
Everything was like a scene from an oil painting.
The European-style skirts swayed, the corsets pulled tight.
The music also enhanced the amorous atmosphere.
Not only in the space within the movie, but also in the living room at this moment, on the sofa, under the thin blanket, the atmosphere was gradually enveloped in pink, spreading out in a thick, viscous form.
Su Tianxue lowered her eyes.
Shi Ning seemed completely unaffected, watching the hundred-inch screen with a serious expression. The screen was so clear that it captured every detail of the woman’s heaving chest.
Very beautiful.
But, Shi Ning thought, not as beautiful as her wife’s.
Hmm?
Her wife?
The term suddenly popped into Shi Ning’s mind, causing her thoughts to pause for a moment.
Under the thin blanket, Su Tianxue’s foot suddenly touched her calf.
Whether it was intentional or not, it brushed against her a few times, ticklish, and a flame ignited from the point of contact.
Shi Ning pretended not to feel it.
She remarked, “The cinematography is quite good.”
How could Su Tianxue possibly be in the mood to discuss this with Shi Ning right now?
Everything in the movie was undisguised.
The movements, the sounds.
In the quiet space, all of this was magnified infinitely.
Everything seemed to leap out of the screen, floating in the space, turning into tiny particles that captivated Su Tianxue’s mind.
The images became the most direct form of titillation.
And the person she loved most was right beside her.
Su Tianxue found it a little unbearable, yet Shi Ning remained completely natural.
The more she acted this way, the more unconvinced Su Tianxue became.
What she wanted to see was the Shi Ning who lost control in front of her.
She wanted to see the Shi Ning whose thoughts and mind were swayed by her every move.
Not like this.
They were together, yet Shi Ning seemed completely unresponsive, as if she didn’t care at all, as if Su Tianxue had no influence on her whatsoever.
She didn’t want this kind of Shi Ning.
Su Tianxue was unwilling to accept it.
Her unwillingness led her to do something she would never normally do.
Tease Shi Ning.
Proactively and boldly, under the thin blanket, she sent her a further signal.
Her toes traced up the curve of the woman’s calf.
Legs intertwined.
As their bodies drew closer, her hands were not idle either.
Drawing one ambiguous circle after another on her skin.
Like some ancient spell, or like an instinctive back-and-forth pull.
Su Tianxue was waiting for Shi Ning’s reaction.
In truth, Shi Ning had been restraining herself from the very beginning.
She knew that if she wanted to see a different side of Su Tianxue, she had to use a little trick.
Her current forbearance was her trick.
Shi Ning’s gaze swept over Su Tianxue’s face.
She liked Su Tianxue’s current expression.
Just one look was enough to make her heart itch.
Beautiful, but more than just beautiful.
Coldly stunning, but more than just coldly stunning.
Her usually serious, frosty face now held a hint of passion, a touch of coyness. Her lips were pressed together, and her moist eyes shimmered with a silent invitation.
The snow was melting.
Drip, drip, drip.
Shi Ning asked with a straight face, “What’s wrong?”
Su Tianxue parted her thin lips and replied, “I’m wet.”
“Aren’t you going to help me?”
Su Tianxue knew that directness was her best weapon.
Shi Ning couldn’t handle it.
She understood Shi Ning, just as Shi Ning understood her.
Shi Ning knew how to touch, how to kiss, how to continue in a way that would bring her pleasure.
Su Tianxue also knew how to speak, how to move, to directly shatter the line of defense Shi Ning was holding.
Reason was overwhelmed by desire.
Everything fell apart.
And so, the screen and reality mirrored each other.
Rising and falling in succession.
As they were nearing the end, Su Tianxue heard the notification.
[Target’s memories 90% unlocked]
There was only a little bit left.
But the progress on this last bit was not smooth.
Because Shi Ning had to go on a business trip.
The repatriation of overseas cultural relics was a special case, and as the lawyer temporarily handling it, Shi Ning had to travel abroad for a period of time.
Su Tianxue’s vacation time was also running out, and she had to return to the research institute to continue her work.
Thus, the two would inevitably have to endure a period of long-distance romance.
Before leaving, Shi Ning felt a sense of reluctance in her heart.
How could a woman approaching thirty still be like a child, feeling uneasy about going on a long trip, wanting to hug Su Tianxue and act spoiled to get her attention?
So strange.
Whenever she was with Su Tianxue, Shi Ning felt that the childish part of her would be brought out.
It wasn’t that she wanted to be taken care of by the other person, but rather that she wanted to use such childish actions to get her attention.
At first, Shi Ning felt a bit awkward, worried that Su Tianxue wouldn’t like it either.
It seemed rather immature.
However, Su Tianxue seemed to adapt to it very well and was also very indulgent of her.
Not only did she play along, but sometimes she really did dote on her as if she were a child.
The night before she was to go abroad, while packing her luggage, Su Tianxue knelt by Shi Ning’s suitcase and checked it over and over again several times.
Making sure Shi Ning had packed everything.
Such an action really resembled a parent checking a child’s luggage.
In addition to that, she had also specially prepared a mini first-aid kit, worried that Shi Ning might encounter problems during her trip.
Watching Su Tianxue like this, Shi Ning cupped her face and asked her, “Wife, are you very good at taking care of people?”
Taking care of her, she seemed to be doing it with ease.
Su Tianxue glanced at Shi Ning coolly. “Because I already know someone who is very troublesome.”
Shi Ning let out an “oh,” the sourness in her voice hard to hide.
“Who is it?”
Shi Ning: “Su Wanxing?”
Su Tianxue: “No.”
Shi Ning: “Oh, an ex-girlfriend?”
No, that’s not right.
“An ex?”
She didn’t know if Su Tianxue’s ex was a man or a woman.
Didn’t Su Wanxing say when they first met that Su Tianxue didn’t like women before?
Su Tianxue paused. “Not really.”
Shi Ning said “oh” again.
She felt that if she kept saying “oh” like this, she could become the champion of egg-laying roosters.
It seemed childish to press further.
So Shi Ning didn’t ask anymore.
From what Su Tianxue said, it should be a former ambiguous interest, right?
They weren’t together anyway.
But she and Su Tianxue were together now.
So by that count, she should be the winner.
Thinking this, Shi Ning’s mood improved considerably.
Su Tianxue had been thinking that if Shi Ning continued to ask, she would tell her the truth.
But Shi Ning just had to stop asking.
So she didn’t say anything either.
Shi Ning couldn’t even stay the night; she had to rush to the airport that very evening.
Su Tianxue didn’t sleep, waiting until Shi Ning’s plane landed and she sent a message confirming her safe arrival before saying good night to her.
Su Tianxue had originally prepared herself to not see Shi Ning for about ten days to half a month.
Who would have thought that just a few days later, she would wake up one morning to see Shi Ning standing at her door.
Su Tianxue was stunned.
“Is your work finished?”
Shi Ning shook her head.
Su Tianxue didn’t understand.
“Huh?”
Then why was Shi Ning back?
Although this woman usually seemed carefree and nonchalant, doing things as she pleased, Su Tianxue knew that she was very serious about her work.
So serious that if Shi Ning had to choose between a date and work, she would choose work.
Now, why had this woman abandoned her work and come back?
All the way from abroad?
Su Tianxue looked at Shi Ning.
Shi Ning was panting, holding up a takeout bag.
Su Tianxue: “What’s this?”
Shi Ning looked at Su Tianxue. “Crab roe buns.”
She said, word by word, “The day before I left, I promised you I would get up and buy you crab roe buns.”
Shi Ning’s tone softened, tinged with apology.
“Sorry, I only just managed to buy them.”
Those few short words were enough to make Su Tianxue’s tears fall.
She subconsciously raised a hand to cover her lips, trying not to let her sobs be too loud, desperately suppressing her emotions. But the tears wouldn’t obey, pattering down, one by one, from the corners of her eyes.
Some fell to the ground, spreading into a dark watermark on the gray floor.
Some dripped into the woman’s palm.
Those tears gathered, forming a tiny little ocean.
An ocean that collected all the sorrow, the grievances, and the relief of being cared for at this moment.
Shi Ning couldn’t describe how she felt at this moment.
Su Tianxue’s tears were still in her palm.
They were clearly cold, yet they burned so hot that it felt painful.
The heat almost seemed to sear through her palm, straight to the bone.
She had made the person she loved most, and who loved her most, sad.
Because she had forgotten everything.
Thinking back on Su Tianxue’s behavior during this time.
Her lie about having a delusion disorder.
The fleeting look of desolation and concealment in her expression when faced with her questions.
All those moments she hadn’t noticed in the past now rushed towards Shi Ning.
The moment she remembered this in a foreign country, she had almost fallen to her knees and wept bitterly.
After composing herself, she entrusted her work to a colleague to handle temporarily and immediately bought a ticket for the next flight back.
After getting off the plane, she went to queue up to buy crab roe buns.
Then she rushed over.
Shi Ning placed the crab roe buns in the entryway and squatted down with Su Tianxue, who was already sobbing uncontrollably.
She said softly, “I’m sorry, I’m late.”
Su Tianxue shook her head.
She threw herself into Shi Ning’s arms.
Unable to speak, she could only express her emotions by gripping the woman’s back tightly with her fingertips.
As long as you remember.
Su Tianxue thought.
As long as you remember.
At this moment, her lover had finally returned to her side.
Shi Ning patted Su Tianxue’s back rhythmically, her movements gentle.
Neither of them spoke.
After a long while, once Su Tianxue’s emotions had calmed down, Shi Ning coaxed her, “Do you want to eat the crab roe buns? I’ll go heat them up.”
Su Tianxue said okay softly.
Watching Shi Ning’s back in the kitchen, Su Tianxue walked over and hugged the woman’s waist from behind, pressing her cheek against her back and rubbing it gently.
Shi Ning: “What’s wrong?”
Su Tianxue: “Nothing.”
She said in a muffled voice, “I just wanted to hug you.”
There was one thing Su Tianxue hadn’t figured out.
She thought she could only unlock Shi Ning’s memories by doing that thing.
What was going on now?
Why had Shi Ning’s memory returned when she was clearly abroad and Su Tianxue hadn’t done anything?
Su Tianxue told Shi Ning her confusion.
Shi Ning explained, “I saw a photo of an observatory abroad.”
“The one we went to when we were filming the show.”
The moment the white elephant observatory on the ice and snow came into Shi Ning’s view, she felt as if her brain had been struck by a heavy hammer.
In the midst of this violent emotional impact.
She seemed to hear the sound of the locks in her brain being undone one by one.
Then, the thing that had imprisoned her memories disappeared.
Everything from the past reappeared before her eyes.
She remembered everything.
Her first meeting with Su Tianxue, the process of them getting to know each other, Su Tianxue’s reaction every time they kissed.
Everything, absolutely everything, replayed in her mind.
Shi Ning didn’t quite understand what this situation meant.
“So, have our two worlds merged?”
Su Tianxue couldn’t say for sure either.
It felt like she had come here from another reality, yet her life was also here.
Shi Ning thought of the little intern at her law firm who was a huge fan of Su Wanxing.
Suddenly, she felt that perhaps she was the beginning of it all.
In any case.
She had met Su Tianxue in countless universes.
Now, their respective universes had also merged in a fateful way.
This was what Shi Ning felt was the luckiest thing.
She turned and kissed Su Tianxue’s eyes and brows. “Thank you for coming to my world.”
“And thank you for not giving up.”
It was because of Su Tianxue’s persistence that they hadn’t become complete strangers in this world.
Shi Ning said jokingly, “But I feel like there are still some things I don’t remember very clearly. Wife, do you want to help me?”
“Using your previous unlocking method.”
She knew this woman was tricking her.
She knew this woman was just taking advantage of the situation, feeling very pleased with herself.
But Su Tianxue still gave in.
She kissed Shi Ning back, which was her answer.
The crab roe buns, which had been brought back with such difficulty and could be said to have traveled across two worlds, were now sitting in the microwave, forgotten.
The person who was supposed to eat them had no time for them now.
She had a better delicacy to enjoy.
In a moment of splendor.
In the moment the ceiling above transformed into a starry sky.
Shi Ning earnestly kissed Su Tianxue’s lips.
This was her lover.
The lover who would be with her, no matter which universe.
They went at it until noon, and the crab roe buns turned from breakfast into lunch.
After eating, Shi Ning had Su Tianxue sit while she got up to clear the table.
As she watched Shi Ning wipe the water stains off the table with a paper towel, her heart couldn’t help but stir.
She wanted to keep such ordinary daily moments in her life forever.
Su Tianxue suddenly spoke up.
“Shi Ning.”
“Hmm?”
“Let’s go abroad and get married.”
Even if in this world, they were not recognized, and no one approved, she still wanted to be with this woman.
She wanted to be like billions of ordinary couples, to be able to enter into marriage, to be able to tell others openly, this is my wife.
She wanted to be her legal partner in times of crisis, to be able to sign that name.
If it wasn’t possible in this country.
Then.
“Shi Ning, let’s go abroad and get married.”
Shi Ning didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Are you really going to propose to me while I’m wiping the table?”
Su Tianxue: “Because the thought of being with you is simply uncontrollable.”
Su Tianxue’s honesty was always the sword that pierced straight into Shi Ning’s heart.
She smiled and answered seriously.
“Okay.”
“Let’s go abroad and get married.”
Without telling anyone, the two of them ran off to a foreign country.
A couple of days later, they posted on their social media. A photo of the two of them in wedding dresses in front of a church, accompanied by a foreign marriage certificate, made everyone’s jaws drop.
When Su Wanxing found out about it during her concert, her eyes nearly popped out of her head. The scene was regarded by fans as a classic moment of her losing control of her facial expressions.
And when Shi Ning’s partner learned of the news, he was completely dumbfounded.
What was going on?
He hurriedly sent Shi Ning a message.
Partner: How did you manage to pick up a wife on the side of the road?
Shi Ning: Yeah, assigned by the universe.
She came here from another world, specifically to be with her.
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