Sweetie, sleep with me tonight.

The boy's eyes lit up when he saw her: "Mom..."

The two rushed over and helped him up.

Watching his body gradually disintegrate, Jiang Youxi panicked and asked, "Xiao Xu, are you leaving?"

Jiang Youxi tried to stop the things from collapsing, but it was all in vain.

The boy lay in He Zhuo's arms, seemingly a product of another world. His body, which had previously been able to bleed and be injured normally, now looked as if all the flesh and blood had been drained, leaving only an ivory shell.

The clock on the wall ticked away, and his body was gradually disappearing with time.

He struggled to raise his still-intact left hand and tightly grasped Jiang Youxi's hand.

Feeling the warmth of her living body, Jiang Xu finally smiled with relief: "Finally... Mom, I finally saved you."

He resembled an old man who had experienced many hardships, his spirit was weak and feeble, and he was clinging to his last breath.

Jiang Youxi's eyes welled up with tears, which instantly streamed down her face: "Yes, it's all thanks to you. Xiao Xu, you saved Mom. Thank you. If it weren't for you, I would be gone long ago."

Jiang Youxi's voice broke down as she gently stroked his face, trying to feel his last presence in this way.

"No, you're welcome. Because... because of that car accident... it was you who shielded me with your body, and that's how I... I survived..." Jiang Xu's tone gradually turned somber. "But you... because of me, you were seriously injured and became a vegetable."

"I'm sorry, Mom. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be like this. I'm so sorry..."

"Silly boy, I'm your mother. It's only right that I save you. Don't say sorry." Jiang Youxi gently stroked his head, her movements filled with deep reluctance and affection. "Xiao Xu, you haven't wronged anyone, including me, understand?"

"Okay." Jiang Xu's voice grew softer and softer, his breath so weak it was almost imperceptible. "Mom, I'm so happy to see you again... to see you so alive and well."

The pen fell to the ground and rolled a long way.

The disintegration gradually spread to his chest, step by step, up to his neck.

"Xiao Xu," Jiang Youxi bit her lower lip, struggling to hold back a sob, "Are you leaving?"

"Yes, Dad, Mom," he said, his mouth slightly open, his voice barely audible, "Goodbye."

He Zhuo tightened his arms and hugged him tightly: "Xiao Xu, we will meet again."

"Okay," he said softly, "Dad, I believe you... We will definitely, definitely meet again."

As he finished speaking, the boy's frail face seemed to crumble away bit by bit, until even his hair completely disappeared.

The embrace that was once heavy suddenly felt empty.

The boy completely disappeared from sight.

His presence gradually faded from the room.

Nothing was left behind.

Jiang Youxi stared blankly at her empty palm, tears falling silently once again.

He Zhuo pulled her into his arms to comfort her: "Xi Xi."

Jiang Youxi gripped his clothes tightly, her voice choked with emotion.

Even though she knew he would leave, Jiang Youxi still couldn't control her emotional breakdown when she actually saw him, such a big person, disappearing little by little before her eyes.

Seeing the pen on the ground, Jiang Youxi reached out and picked it up.

Suddenly remembering something, she abruptly stood up and looked at the table.

There was a letter on the table.

Jiang Youxi walked over, picked up the letter, and opened it.

Familiar handwriting instantly came into view.

[Dad, by the time you read this letter, I may already be gone. Mom, like the future, was in a car accident. The killer was Zhao Fei.]

In my past life, driven by hatred, he meticulously planned to take us down with him on August 3rd, the day I was thirteen and accompanied my mother to a community clinic.

In that critical moment, my mother shielded me with her body, giving me a chance to survive.

Zhao Fei died on the spot, but I survived.

The mother was seriously injured and it took her half a month to survive.

But as a result, he became a vegetable.

You took good care of your mother for two years, but she still couldn't make it through and her life ended in the early autumn of that year.

Unable to bear the heavy blow, your hair turned white overnight, and you became mentally confused, often fantasizing that your mother was still by your side.

I called many doctors to treat you, but you are still deeply mired in the grief of your mother's passing and cannot get out of it.

I hate my own incompetence and cowardice.

If my mother hadn't saved me, she wouldn't have died.

If she hadn't died, you wouldn't have gone gray overnight, and your life wouldn't have been filled with endless darkness, with no hope of survival.

I can't save Mom, and I can't save you either.

Dad, I'm sorry.

I really want to save my mother.

Because I understand that only by saving Mom can I indirectly save you.

But I couldn't find a way to save my mother.

I have no way to turn back time to the eve of the car accident.

I've been searching for it.

I searched for a very, very long time.

Perhaps my obsession was too deep, and Heaven took pity on me. Finally, one evening at dusk, I unintentionally walked into a Tianchan Temple and met a master.

The master saw through my obsession and took pity on my family's plight.

He enlightened me and pointed out a clear path for me.

He said he could help me go back in time to save my mother.

His words are highly improbable; most people wouldn't believe them.

But I believe him.

Because this is the only solace I have.

However, this method also carries risks.

Once I enter the time-traveled future, I can never go back.

The master said that if I can't go back, my father will grow old alone.

Moreover, even if I were to take a gamble and choose to travel back in time, I couldn't guarantee that I could save my mother 100%.

If this car accident could be prevented, Mom could survive.

I will follow the historical trajectory, my mother will become pregnant with me, and she will give birth to me safely.

Our family will live out our lives peacefully and happily.

in case……

If I fail to stop it.

Then I will perish in the past.

I am not in either the past or the future.

I may completely disappear from this universe, and there will be no more Jiang Xu.

But in the end, I still chose to go back in time to save my mother.

Just as the master predicted, the task of saving the mother was not easy.

I don't know how many times I wore it, nor how many times I disappeared repeatedly.

As the number of times increased, my memory went from being chaotic to gradually becoming blurry.

In the end, I even forgot the purpose and meaning of coming here.

I could only rely on the muscle memory formed from so many treks to instinctively drive myself to order a shockproof suit for my mother.

My deepest memories are reminding me that my mother will have an accident in the near future.

As expected, my prediction was correct.

My mother was in a car accident.

At that moment, I completely regained my memory.

Whenever the memories of countless time travels flood my mind, I realize...

I'm going to disappear again.

It will take an hour to disappear.

I only have one hour to save my mother.

Therefore, I must tell my mother the truth about the future car accident within this limited time so that she can successfully avoid it.

But this time, I heard the car explode with my own ears.

Mother……

I don't know if my mother is still alive.

If your mother is alive, give this letter to her.

If Mom hadn't survived that car accident.

Then I...

We're going back to that dark time tunnel again.

That time tunnel was very dark, a desolate and lifeless darkness. I couldn't feel the passage of time, nor could I feel the existence of life.

I've traveled back here time and time again, and every time I return, I know...

I failed to save my mother again.

I will continue to wait for the next opportunity to travel through time.

of course.

If I'm lucky enough, I actually managed to prevent this car accident.

That means Mom survived.

Dad, if Mom survives, please tell her for me.

I love her very much.