Their true feelings revealed: the beastly husbands are working themselves to the bone every night.

Chapter 200: 200 Like an Old Friend Returns (The End)
Su Mo felt that the person in front of her looked like he was about to cry at any moment.

She couldn't help but frown, wondering if she had bumped into him and hurt him.

Before she could ask anything, he suddenly grabbed her and hugged her tightly.

His choked, hoarse voice reached my ears: "My lady, I... I've been looking for you for so long!"

The soft sobs made Su Mo's heart skip a beat.

"I miss you so much, I really miss you... You said you wouldn't leave me, why... did you disappear without a trace..."

Su Mo couldn't explain why she felt a sudden, inexplicable suffocating sensation in her chest, and she completely forgot to push the person in front of her away.

The crowd surged and boiled, and amidst the clamor, she clearly heard his almost heart-wrenching sobs. It was as if he was releasing the pain that had been suppressed to the extreme in an instant.

With each sound, she felt something deep within her soul tremble.

She instinctively reached out and patted his back, trying to calm him down.

Pearls, ranging from white to blue, then to pink, were scattered all around my feet...

Not far away, Longyan watched this scene in astonishment.

Not far to his left stood another person, whose eyes were also red, staring at the slender figure in the crowd.

found it.

Finally found.

This time, they no longer had to wander aimlessly through unfamiliar cities like lost souls, searching for her everywhere.

Only after the person in front of her calmed down a bit did Su Mo gently push him away and ask, "Are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else?"

Ye Yuan looked at her with watery eyes and said very seriously, "I haven't mistaken you. I know your name is Su Mo, and you are my wife. I am Ye Yuan, your mermaid Ye Yuan."

Su Mo was slightly taken aback. The mistress of the house?

She had heard this title from Yueying once before, but she hadn't thought about it deeply at the time.

Su Mo looked at the face in front of her, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes. She wanted to ask something, but stopped herself in time after seeing the tears welling up in his eyes.

She picked up the things on the ground, including a few pink pearls at her feet.

Then he pulled the person up and said, "Shall we find a place to talk slowly?"

This place is always bustling with people; it's really not a good place to talk.

Ye Yuan took a deep breath to suppress the tears welling up in his eyes and nodded, saying, "Yes, I'll do whatever my wife says."

His wife didn't like him crying, so he couldn't cry anymore.

What if I make him cry and run away again... I can't think about it, because if I do, he'll start crying again.

Ye Yuan sniffed and took the suitcase from Su Mo's hand.

Before Su Mo could move, a staff member approached her. "Um, do you want the pearls that rolled down your head?"

Before Su Mo could speak, Ye Yuan reached out and took it, saying, "Thank you."

The man nodded, smiled, and walked away.

Su Mo looked at the bag in his hand and thought to herself, "This mermaid is quite thrifty and good at managing a household. Maybe I should return the pearls in my hand too?"
"Here!" Ye Yuan handed over the bag in his hand: "My lady, take this and sell it for money."

"……Well?!"

Looking at the bag he handed her, Su Mo felt guilty, wondering if her greed was really that obvious? Had it become common knowledge?
"Need not……"

Before he could even utter the words of refusal, the mermaid's eyes filled with tears again.

Ye Yuan took a deep breath to suppress the tears welling up in his eyes, grabbed her hand and put it in his: "You used to say that raising me was very expensive... I always wondered later if it really was too expensive, which is why my wife disliked me and didn't want me anymore..."

Su Mo looked at the pitiful little girl in front of her and frowned, saying, "No, it's not that bad..."

Although she wasn't quite sure if she was the wife he was talking about, who would really dislike such a cute little fish?

The key is that his pearls can be sold for money, so raising him shouldn't cost too much money. He was definitely just teasing him by saying those things.

"But you just left me..."

"Pat-pat", "Pat-pat".

Seeing that he was about to drop the pearls again, Su Mo quickly reached out to catch them: "Don't cry~ Let's go outside and talk."

Look at the stares around her, they're making her look like some kind of scumbag who's bullying an innocent succubus.

Ye Yuan nodded, sobbing, and followed her outside.

Long Yan quickly came over and asked Su Mo, "What's going on? Do you know her?"

Su Mo shook her head, and before she could speak, she saw a figure walking towards her.

"Master wife."

The newcomer's dark, deep eyes fell upon her, a hint of moisture also welling up in their gaze.

The joy of reunion deep in her eyes was exactly the same as Ye Yuan's expression just now.

Ye Yuan explained softly, "My lady, he is Cang Lan."

"Canglan?"

Su Mo murmured aloud.

Before she could finish speaking, the person in front of her hugged her tightly: "Yes, I am... Canglan."

Su Mo felt something warm slide down her neck.

It was an unfamiliar embrace, yet it carried a deadly sense of familiarity.

Long Yan frowned slightly, feeling that today was an unlucky day... carrying them around like that, really!

cafes.

Su Mo looked at the two people sitting opposite her, staring at her intently, and asked, "Have you finished talking?"

Ye Yuan nodded: "That's about it."

He just gave a general overview of the situation in the Beast World.

Su Mo didn't rush to speak.

Ye Yuan thought she didn't believe him, so he explained in a serious tone, "I really didn't lie, I promise!"

Su Mo felt like she was listening to a story, but that inexplicable sense of familiarity seemed to be telling her that it wasn't a dream.

Perhaps, she really did experience such a past life?
Otherwise, there's no way to explain the inexplicable sense of familiarity and trust she felt when she looked at the two people in front of her.

The stories they told included Mo Xiao, Fei Yan, Yue Ying, Long Yan, and Xuan Qing... There shouldn't be that many coincidences.

Su Mo thought in a daze that life itself might be an indescribable dream journey, and what you think is the end will be rewritten in another time and space in another way.

Su Mo took Ye Yuan and Cang Lan to arrange accommodations.

When she left, Ye Yuan looked like he was about to cry again.

Su Mo pointed at him, frowning as she warned, "Stop crying! If you cry again, you won't get dinner!"

Ye Yuan looked at her, his lips pursed and eyes red. Thankfully, what she said wasn't true—that if she cried again, she wouldn't want him anymore…

I'm so afraid she'll leave him again.

After saying that, she patiently explained, "I won't disappear, I'm just going back to my room to rest."

She needs to sort out her thoughts.

Only after watching Su Mo enter the room did Ye Yuan and Cang Lan return to their own rooms.

"My wife doesn't remember us."

Canglan frowned and said, "As long as she's safe, that's all that matters."

There was a knock on the door. Canglan went to open it and saw Longyan standing outside.

Longyan asked somewhat awkwardly, "Can... we chat for a bit?"

Canglan nodded and stepped aside.

Longyan was genuinely curious about what he was like before, and what his relationship with her was like...

……

Su Mo pondered for a moment in her room, and some of her thoughts seemed to match what Ye Yuan had said.

He said he was seriously injured after coming from the River of Oblivion because he was corroded by the river water.

When Yueying was found outside the clinic that day, his body was also severely corroded.

She later asked the fox how he got his injuries, but he never gave a direct answer.

If this is connected to what Ye Yuan said, then everything makes sense.

Su Mo dialed Yueying's number, and the call was answered instantly.

"Mo'er, you miss me, right? I knew you couldn't live without me~ When are you coming back? I'll pick you up from the airport tomorrow night, okay?"

He's always like this; his deepest longings are hidden in those frivolous jokes.

Su Mo's grip on the phone tightened slightly, and her voice suddenly became tense: "Yueying, do you know about the River of Oblivion? The River of Oblivion burns people, doesn't it?"

The person on the other end of the phone suddenly fell silent. After a long pause, Yueying chuckled softly, "From Sister Ying's story? It's all fake, all fake. She's the best at making up stories..."

Su Mo easily interrupted.

"Your previous injuries were because of crossing the River of Oblivion?" Although she tried her best to control her emotions, her voice still choked with sobs: "You suffered a lot to see me, didn't you?"

After a few seconds of silence, Yueying asked, "Did you see someone?"

"Yes, I saw Ye Yuan and Cang Lan."

"Don't listen to that little mermaid's nonsense. All he does is cry and cry all day long. He's almost cried away all my good fortune. Next time, let him come and cry in front of me. I'll collect his pearls and sell them to support my wife!"

Su Mo chuckled softly, her mood suddenly brightening.

Yueying teased her a few more times, then added, "Don't linger outside too long, come home early, or I'll miss you! Actually, I'm already starting to miss you uncontrollably, I miss you so much... How am I supposed to get through this!"

He didn't want to tell her how he spent the time while she was away.

Because everything else became insignificant the moment he saw her.

He never felt that it was suffering; it was the price he paid for his choice. Since he had made the choice, he was naturally willing to bear that price.

After leaving Ye Yuan and Cang Lan's room, Long Yan stared at Su Mo's door for a long time, his thoughts unable to settle down.

Then he smiled with relief.

Su Mo's trip was for sightseeing, so the four of them officially started the first leg of their journey the next day, following the itinerary that Long Yan had initially prepared for her.

Ye Yuan and Cang Lan were also visiting a place like this for the first time, so they decided to join in the stroll.

It was half a month later when the trip to Longyan was finally completed.

The beach at dusk is beautiful.

The wind was gentle tonight, and the sound of the waves lapping against the beach was strangely pleasant.

Ye Yuan and Cang Lan were preparing dinner ingredients not far away.

Longyan and Su Mo sat side by side, the evening breeze blowing through her hair and gently brushing against his neck.

He was stunned for a moment, his heart pounding out of control.

In the midst of a magnificent sunset, he turned his head to look at her, his voice soft yet exceptionally clear: "Su Mo, there's something I've wanted to tell you for a long time."

She turned her head to look at him, her eyes crinkling with a smile.

For a moment, he couldn't tell whether the scenery in Longyan was more beautiful or the people in front of him were more captivating.

He gazed into her bright eyes and said, word by word, "I like you."

"I don't want our relationship to stop at just being friends; I want to try exploring another possibility with you."

"I... won't compete with them for anything, nor do I need to stay by your side all the time. I'll just appear whenever you need me or think of me, okay..."

As he finished speaking, his tone became increasingly humble: "I only need one-tenth of their time, just one-tenth."

Su Mo looked at him and smiled gently, then lightly rested her head on his shoulder: "Okay."

Over the years, she had grown accustomed to his presence and companionship; their tacit understanding seemed to be ingrained in their very bones.

When the four returned to the hotel, they saw people sitting in the lobby.

Fei Yan smiled and walked over, greeting the three people first before looking at Su Mo.

"They sent me to ask when you plan to go back."

“Almost there~”

Su Mo smiled and started walking towards her room.

Crimson Flame started to follow.

In the stillness of the night, she nestled against his chest and whispered, "Is that scar on your body also from crossing the River of Oblivion?"

"Ah."

Why has no one ever mentioned this before?

"Because it's unnecessary, coming to see you was our own decision. We didn't want you to feel guilty or blame yourself for keeping us by your side."

If Ye Yuan hadn't been so naive and spilled everything at once, he or they would have hoped she would never have known about it.

Su Mo reached out and hugged the person in front of her tightly. She would stop for him or them only because they were worth it.

……

In the latter half of the night, Su Mo seemed to have a dream.

I dreamt that she went to the world described by Ye Yuan.

However, the place seemed quite different from what he had described.

Smoke rises from chimneys, creating a warm and inviting scene. People are working in the fields, and the sound of children reciting their lessons drifts from a nearby school.

In a daze, Su Mo was bumped into by a young orc who came out carrying books.

He was a wolf-beastman, and he apologized to Su Mo repeatedly.

A young female beastman followed behind, frowning and scolding, "Feng Yao, you're so old, why are you still so reckless? How can you teach those cubs properly like this? I'll tell my mother to discipline you!"

"Sister, can you please give me some face?" he said apologetically to Su Mo in front of him, "Did I hurt you?"

Su Mo smiled and said to him, "I'm fine."

She thought for a moment and then asked, "Do you know Ah Nuan?"

According to Ye Yuan, this person seems to be her good friend.

The two people opposite were taken aback upon hearing this.

Soon, Su Mo was led by Yun Zhao and Feng Yao to a shop where a long line of people was waiting, and a faint scent of perfume wafted over.

The middle-aged woman at the head of the group was extremely busy.

Yun Zhao shouted at the top of his lungs, "Mother, someone is looking for you!"

Without looking up, Anuan asked, "Who is it?"

"It's me, Su Mo."

Upon hearing this, the porcelain jar in Ah Nuan's hand suddenly rolled off her fingertips, and she looked at the person who was walking towards her in disbelief.

Then she suddenly hugged the person in front of her, tears streaming down her face: "You, why did it take you so long to come back to see me... Do you know how long I've been waiting for you!"

With red eyes and a choked voice, Su Mo said, "Since you've been waiting and waiting, why not give up?"

"I can't give up, because I'm afraid that one day you'll suddenly come back and I won't be able to find anyone I know. Besides, I always feel that you will definitely come back."

"why?"

"Because I want you to know that we are living well now, better than before." Ah Nuan hugged the person in front of her, crying uncontrollably: "I have always lived well as you said, and so have they. Everyone is striving for a better future. Aren't you happy?"

Su Mo smiled with relief: "Happy."

-

South City.

Su Mo didn't reappear in the public eye for several years.

With her long hair neatly styled in a high bun, she exuded a capable and efficient aura. Holding the heavy trophy in her hands, she calmly delivered her acceptance speech.

Over the years, she has pursued further studies and participated in several research projects. At such a young age, she has already achieved a level of success that is beyond the reach of most people.

On the same day, Xiao Jiu and Fu Ying both attended an awards ceremony.

Fu Ying won the Best Screenplay Award, and Xiao Jiu won the Best Actress Award thanks to her hard work over the past few years.

The camera shifts to their phone screens.

The image shows Su Mo holding the trophy.

The woman in the photo is composed, elegant, and confident, radiating a captivating charm that is impossible to look away from.

The camera cuts to the front row of the audience.

The seven people sitting in the very center are also dazzling figures from various industries, and at this moment their fascinated gazes are fixed on the person in the center of the stage.

Ye Yuan's eyes were red, and tears welled up as he looked at the people on the stage.

When Su Mo and Xiao Jiu were watching the videos together later, Fu Ying couldn't help but complain, "Your little mermaid's tendency to cry is just not going to change~"

Su Mo smiled and said, "If you can't change it, you can't change it."

Just follow your heart.

That's all for now.

Thank you for being with me on this journey.

The world is vast, and I hope that at the next crossroads, you will still encounter stories you love.

May each of us be free from the constraints of emotions and the confusion of love.

In this life, be steadfast and courageous in loving yourself!