I was born and listened to my neighbor's older sister talk about her family of origin.

"It's okay, it's not your fault."

Jiang Ye smiled and then glanced at the art supplies she had placed on the ground.

"Do you need me to tidy up for you?"

"Need not."

Lin Youxun quickly waved her hand, "I can clean it up myself."

Jiang Ye didn't insist either.

Lin Youxun may seem delicate, but in reality, her strength exceeds everyone's expectations.

Even when she encountered many misfortunes in life, she always looked at everyone with gentle eyes and told them that she was okay.

He looked at her quietly, his eyes filled with a complex emotion that Lin Youxun found hard to understand.

Lin Youxun, she is the true regret you felt in your past life.

During your freshman year of college, you were in a car accident and broke your leg. While recovering in the hospital, you would often see a girl sitting alone on a bench by the lake.

Every time you see her, she's wearing a hospital gown, quietly gazing at the lake, her expression serene, a gentle smile always playing on her lips. She seems lost in her own world, yet somehow exudes a sense of loneliness.

She was very beautiful and thin. You wanted to go up and talk to her several times, but you held back because you could clearly see the hearing aid in her ear.

You didn't want to disturb her peace, so you only glanced at her briefly each time before quietly passing by.

[Until one day, she suddenly tripped and fell without warning as she got up, hitting her chin and drawing blood. You quickly reached out with your cane to help her up, but accidentally fell in front of her as well.]

You exchanged a glance and couldn't help but laugh.

That's how you met.

Later, you learned that the girl's name was Lin Youxun, she was staying in the VIP ward upstairs from you, and her illness was... ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis).

Your heart sank.

ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) is a terminal illness; once diagnosed, patients are typically given less than five years to live. Lin Youxun has already been diagnosed for six months.

[After that, you chatted with Lin Youxun by the lake every day. You learned that Lin Youxun was the daughter of a local wealthy businessman, came from a very good family, and had a caregiver every day. Last time you and she fell together, it was the caregiver who rushed over to help you up.]

She has a twin sister and an older brother, and her father and mother love her very much.

However, Lin Youxun's family members are all very busy and can only visit her once a week.

[But she wasn't disappointed. Instead, she was very understanding and spoke up for her family, saying gently, "My sister is wonderful. She studies medicine hard for me, studying late every day. My brother is busy with work, but he still makes time to come see me."]

"My parents have to keep the company going and worry about me too. They don't get enough sleep every day. I want them to get more rest."

From then on, you'll know that Lin Youxun is an extremely gentle girl. Even though she has a hearing impairment from childhood, and even though fate played a cruel joke on her, she still faces each day with optimism.

You became friends, and you visited Lin Youxun every day. You even learned sign language for her.

Her family knows about you, but no one is stopping your relationship.

Everyone knows Lin Youxun doesn't have many years left to live. They just want her to be happy and do whatever she wants.

A month later, you were discharged from the hospital, but you still visited Lin Youxun every now and then.

Lin Youxun loves to draw; her paintings are beautiful and full of life.

What might seem like ordinary scenery or objects to you become breathtakingly beautiful in her paintings, like something out of a fairy tale, captivating and enchanting. Every time you enter her hospital room and see her with her back to you, facing the wind outside the window, her slender, pale hands holding a paintbrush, creating stunning paintings, your heart races.

She doesn't like wearing her hearing aid when she paints, so you always sit quietly behind her and watch her.

You also really like her paintings, and you like her as a person.

You feel your heart flutter; in your eighteen years of life, this is the first person you've truly liked.

Just as you were about to muster the courage to confess your feelings, Lin Youxun's condition suddenly worsened.

She could no longer hold a paintbrush.

Her hands and feet became stiff and weak, and she began to lose a lot of weight. She couldn't even eat normally. Her family started visiting her frequently, but she gradually refused your visits.

Lin Youxun didn't want you to see her in such a disheveled state.

During that time, you couldn't eat anything, and you were constantly worried and haggard. You hated your own powerlessness, knowing you couldn't help Lin Youxun in anything.

When you visited her in the hospital again, you found the room completely empty.

You anxiously inquired and received an answer from the nurse.

Lin Youxun committed suicide.

[It was her sister who took her to the beach and euthanized her.]

She left a suicide note saying she wanted to see the sea.

[It was all her own choice, please don't blame your sister.]

She didn't want to continue living such an ugly and shameful life.

Also, please tell Jiang Ye that actually...

"I like him too."

The text on the system panel stirred up memories buried deep in Jiang Ye's mind.

Indeed, Lin Youxun was his true regret from his past life.

She was the first person who captured his heart, yet he lost her in less than six months—the most precious person in his life.

After being reborn, he learned that Xu Zhiyu regarded him as her ideal woman and that Ji Xiaoxiao secretly loved him.

But all of this was told to him by the system.

To be honest, he still doesn't feel like it's real.

After being reborn, he may have fantasized about winning the heart of a beautiful woman, but more than anything, he wants to do his best to change their lives.

To help Xu Zhiyu escape her family of origin and to help Ji Xiaoxiao no longer experience the suffering of her past life.

But Lin Youxun is different.

After her death, Jiang Ye began to drown his sorrows in alcohol, and his weight skyrocketed.

Especially when he learned that Lin Youxun also liked him, he was on the verge of a breakdown.

It was only after a long time that Jiang Ye finally emerged from his grief and wanted to face a new life.

He even went so far as to pursue other people in order to forget that girl.

He knew it was a bit of a jerk thing to do, but he had no other choice.

People online say that the way to move on from one relationship is to enter into another.

It was both a blessing and a curse.

At that time, he was of average appearance but overweight, so no girl accepted his advances.

Despite suffering a series of setbacks, he managed to pull through and get his life back on track.

He thought he had really moved on.

Until I met Lin Youxun again... Lin Youxun was still twelve years old and healthy.

Jiang Ye was unable to calm down.

Memories flooded back, and the image of Lin Youxun, thin and frail at nineteen, replayed repeatedly in his mind, causing his eyes to involuntarily turn red.

She was only nineteen years old then.

This was Lin Youxun's first time sketching alone, but it also gave her a very unpleasant memory. She became acutely aware that her hearing could cause trouble for others, and from then on, she rarely sketched alone. This became a hurdle in her mind and a psychological barrier that hindered her further progress in her future works.

[Mission: Help Lin Youxun overcome this predicament.]

[Mission Reward: Physical Fitness +10%]

(Physical fitness: including physical health, strength, speed, endurance, the five senses, and all other indicators related to the body.)

......

[Task complete.]

[The reward has been issued; the host's physical attributes will gradually improve over time.]

Jiang Ye was slightly taken aback.

It turns out the system had already issued the task, but he was in a hurry to protect Lin Youxun and didn't notice.

It's already finished without me even realizing it...