After being attacked by the rich young ladies with hatchets, I chose to enter "sage mode".

"Wife Murong, I...I don't think I did anything wrong, why do you seem so agitated today? What's wrong?"

Hearing Bai Yu repeatedly ask for the reason, Murong Liyue did not give an answer, but only spoke after calming herself down a little.

"Do...do you want to marry me?"

"I want to, but...would you marry me? Your mother certainly wouldn't agree so easily, would she?"

Bai Yu is no longer the same person who always liked to run away in his previous life; every word he says to Murong Liyue comes from the bottom of his heart.

Although Murong Liyue usually acts very domineering and arrogant, if you think about it carefully, isn't it good to have a strong wife who always sides with you?

"If you want me to marry you, I will. It doesn't matter where my mother is. As long as I inherit the Murong family's business as soon as possible, everything will be up to me."

Murong Liyue's first words, "If you miss me, I'll marry you," were incredibly gentle, but her subsequent words instantly turned cold, revealing an undisguised hatred when she mentioned her mother.

Although Bai Yu knew very well that Murong Liyue disliked her mother to some extent, it shouldn't be to such an extreme degree. This was strange, at least the way Murong Liyue acted after contacting her this time also made Bai Yu feel very strange.

"Then good luck, President! I'll be waiting for the day you marry me. I'm all ready to be the groom."

"Call me 'wife,' even though we're not officially married, my heart is already with you, understand?"

"Okay, my wife Murong."

"Wait for me, honey."

Their conversation ended there, but Murong Liyue, who had just hung up the phone, was still unable to calm the turmoil in her heart.

She deeply loves Bai Yu and everything about him, but since waking up a few days ago, she has felt an increasing level of disgust towards her mother, and sometimes she even has some extreme thoughts.

These unusual emotions and thoughts are quite different from my usual self. What's even more different is the moment I received Bai Yu's call and heard him say he missed me and called me "Murong wife".

At that moment, Murong Liyue felt as if a strange memory fragment had surfaced in her mind.

This memory seemed both strange and familiar to her, but it contained a faint joy mixed with extreme emptiness.

The ashes, the WeChat message, the last words "Goodbye, Murong's wife," the vague memory of parting and never seeing each other again, and the fact that she and Bai Yu were strangers in the next life, evoked different emotions in her than before. It was also this sudden, vague memory that made her say some strange things.

These vague fragments of memory also made her feel that her mother would be a hindrance in the future, and that if she did not take over the Murong family's business as soon as possible, she might really follow the path in her memory.

Although she didn't know what this vague memory was, perhaps it was just a fleeting dream, or perhaps it was an illusion, she dared not gamble at all. She was afraid of losing, because if she lost, she would never know Bai Yu again, and she didn't want that.

However, aside from these sudden emotions and inexplicable fragments of memory, Murong Liyue was actually in a pretty good mood because Bai Yu would take the initiative to say that he missed her and would also take the initiative to use affectionate terms like "wife." Everything seemed to be moving in the direction she had imagined.

Time passed by unnoticed. After ending her call with Murong Liyue, Bai Yu kept thinking about how strange Murong Liyue had been today.

Many of her words gave Bai Yu the illusion that she had been reborn, as if she knew her, but something was different: Murong Liyue was unaware of her connection with Si Yu and the others.

This matter had reached the limits of Bai Yu's thinking and touched upon his blind spots. He simply couldn't understand it. After all, being able to start over was already incredible. Trying to figure out why he had to start over, or whether Murong Liyue had also started over, was something he simply couldn't comprehend.

Moreover, Bai Yu remembered that Murong Liyue and Su Rongxue were still alive after she left in her previous life, so rebirth should be impossible for them.

Bai Yu couldn't figure it out after thinking it over and over, so he stopped thinking about it. After his rebirth, he was very clear about how he should face the four women in this life, how to make amends and save them. There are many ways to express love, and the love they need is different but also the same.

The night was deep and quiet outside the window, so quiet that the rustling of the wind, the chirping of insects, and the calls of birds were exceptionally clear. Lin Ying, who often suffered from insomnia, was unusually asleep early tonight.

No one knows what she dreamed about, but a tear inadvertently slid down her cheek and soaked the pillow.

Her long eyelashes fluttered slightly, and her eyes, hazy with sadness and a hint of longing, slowly opened. Her small mouth was slightly open but no sound came out, yet in her heart she was softly and gently calling out someone's name.

"Bai Yu Jun..."

Slowly sitting up, Lin Ying looked at the wall by the bedside, reaching out to touch it, which was still so cold, yet tears were streaming down her face.

In her dream, she saw Bai Yu and a cherry blossom tree. Under the cherry blossom tree, she watched his figure recede into the distance, until she could never see him again.

Although I don't quite understand why I dreamt of Bai Yu leaving, or why I dreamt of myself staring at him foolishly, my heart aches.

In my dream, I seemed to be hoping he would turn back, and I wanted to hold him back.

Chapter Thirteen: Goodbye

"Bai Yu Jun..."

Silently reciting it in her heart, Lin Ying felt that this form of address was so familiar, so warm and affectionate.

It is said that people are most rational and enlightened during the day, while people are full of reverie and dreams at night.

At this moment, Lin Ying was lost in her nighttime reverie. The dream was incredibly vivid, so vivid that it seemed as if everything had actually happened, yet reality clearly told her that it was all an illusion.

This feeling of being half-real and half-illusion left her unsure how to distinguish between reality and fantasy.

Perhaps memories can be wrong, eyes can deceive, and words can be full of falsehoods, so will the feelings she gives from her heart also be illusory?

She didn't know how she felt about Bai Yu. She couldn't say she disliked him, but she couldn't say she liked him either. Yet, she would still unconsciously move closer to him, just as he was moving closer to her.

Touching the cold wall, the name Bai Yujun lingered in my mind.

Unable to fall asleep again that night, Lin Ying got up early and, after glancing at the date, realized that today was her day off.

Although the dessert shop doesn't have much business and rarely has customers, Lin Ying still insists on going there every day during her working hours. Perhaps this adds a different kind of color to her life. Naturally, she also takes a fixed day off every week without fail.

After getting dressed, she realized that a day off was not much different from not taking a day off; staying at home and not going anywhere was her usual routine on her days off.

However, before that, she had to tell Bai Yu that the store would be closed for the day, and he could also take a day off and go out to have some fun, even though Bai Yu hadn't worked for more than two days yet.

After getting ready, Lin Ying arrived at her room and opened the door to find Bai Yu already standing in the hallway. He was full of energy that morning, wearing a very infectious smile as he waited at the door.

Good morning, boss lady.

With a smile, Bai Yu greeted her. Although she appeared gentle and cheerful, she deliberately kept a distance of two meters from Lin Ying's door to avoid making her wary. The distance between them was very good.

But it was precisely his distance and his gentle "good morning" that made Lin Ying feel uneasy, flustered, and anxious, as if Bai Yu was preparing to leave her step by step.

This wasn't the first time Lin Ying had felt this way, but this time it was much stronger, so strong that she felt scared and panicked.

She instinctively reached out to cover her chest, her rosy lips being gently bitten by those pearly teeth, the force so great that her lips bled.

Bai Yu's smile froze instantly at this sight. He was completely bewildered. He hadn't done anything wrong, so why did Lin Ying have such a wronged expression and even bite her lip?

Just as he was about to step forward, Lin Ying stretched out her right hand, her slightly bent fingers clearly indicating that she wanted to grab Bai Yu. Upon seeing this, Bai Yu subconsciously reached out his hand as well. The moment their hands touched, Lin Ying tightly grasped his hand.

The soft, boneless, and silky smooth little hand was held tightly, but before Bai Yu could react to why Lin Ying had acted so strangely so early in the morning, her body suddenly went limp and she was about to collapse.

With lightning speed, Bai Yu rushed forward and embraced her slender waist, but Lin Ying had already closed her eyes and fainted.

This scene startled Bai Yu so much that he almost lost his footing and knelt down. He was afraid, afraid that something might suddenly happen to Lin Ying, afraid that he would lose her again after finally seeing her again.

Bai Yu picked up the unconscious Lin Ying from her arms and ran towards the nearest hospital.

While he was anxiously waiting, carrying Lin Ying into the hospital for examination, panting heavily, the doctor's words that the fainting was caused by low blood sugar finally relieved him a little.

"Thank you, doctor. I will definitely pay attention to her diet from now on. Thank you very much."

After thanking the doctor, Bai Yu turned and entered the ward. Looking at Lin Ying lying on the bed receiving glucose, Bai Yu's palpitations had not yet subsided, and her heart was still pounding.

Sitting quietly by the hospital bed, looking at Lin Ying's angelic sleeping face, Bai Yu's heart fluttered again.

Everyone says love is about controlling one's desires, but can love that can be controlled still be considered love? For Lin Ying and Bai Yu, love is something they cannot control, something they cannot control.

He reached out and gently brushed a strand of golden hair behind her ear. The smooth feel and the faint cherry blossom scent that brushed against his nose were intoxicating, and also evoked nostalgia and longing.

However, Bai Yu's hand remained timid, not daring to touch her face. It was because he felt that their relationship was not close enough, because he felt that he owed her too much, and because of the timidity born of love.

Several times I reached out tentatively but never dared to touch the face so close to mine; several times I was within reach but still chose to give up and stop.

Perhaps in her previous life, Lin Ying loved him very much, but he only realized it at the very end, and understood that such love might never be possessed by someone like him again.

But in this life, Lin Ying doesn't love him, or even like him. She's familiar to him like a stranger, but she still makes him both ecstatic and cautious.

This feeling of wanting to touch yet shrinking back is exactly how Lin Ying felt when she was with him. They were so close, within reach, yet it always seemed so far away, their hearts separated by thousands of miles, an endless distance.

Just as Bai Yu reached out again to touch Lin Ying's cheek, eager to try, Lin Ying's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and the next moment she slowly opened her somewhat confused yet deep blue eyes, as blue as the ocean.

As soon as Lin Ying opened her eyes, what she saw was a pair of large hands hovering in front of her face.

Following the hand, when she saw that the person reaching out to her was Bai Yu, she didn't show any surprise or avoidance on her face. Instead, she showed a hint of disbelief.

Although Bai Yu was startled by Lin Ying's sudden opening of her eyes and paused for a moment, she immediately withdrew her hand after realizing what had happened and even apologized somewhat.

"I'm sorry, ma'am. After you fainted, I just noticed your hair was a little messy, so I wanted to fix it for you. Sorry."

Seeing Bai Yu, who seemed a little nervous as she apologized to her, Lin Ying smiled, a smile that was exceptionally sweet, like a hundred flowers blooming.

The moment she opened her eyes after fainting, she remembered everything. She remembered everything. She had come back to life after she had completely ended her life, and she saw him again.

Will the person you wanted to see one last time before you died really be someone you'll see again?

Chapter Fourteen: I Think I Like You Too

Bai Yu was momentarily stunned by Lin Ying's sudden smile, unsure why she was smiling.

But when Bai Yu was in a daze, Lin Ying reached out and grabbed his hand, pressing it against her face.

At this moment, Lin Ying felt incredible and wanted to hold Bai Yu's hand to see if all of this was real or a dream.

Bai Yu, in a daze, offered no resistance whatsoever, letting Lin Ying pull her right hand and press it against her face.

The warm touch and the delicate feel of Lin Ying's pretty face instantly brought Bai Yu back to her senses, and she quickly tried to withdraw her hand.

He, a scumbag who had been a scumbag for two lifetimes, blushed because of Lin Ying's small gesture.

Perhaps this is the true manifestation of falling in love with someone; even the most composed and calm person will become childish and shy.

At the same time, Lin Ying truly felt that all of this was real. The warmth from Bai Yu's palm, the familiar scent, the sound of her heartbeat—it was all real. She realized that she could really love Bai Yu again.

He gently withdrew his hand, but found that Lin Ying was holding it very tightly. Moreover, the way she smiled and cried with her eyes closed made him move his fingers that were pressed against her pretty face. He didn't know why she was smiling and crying, but he wanted to comfort her and get closer to her heart.

Bai Yu's touch on Lin Ying's cheek was very light, but Lin Ying, who was filled with joy, could clearly feel his movement.

She knew that Bai Yu and she were now strangers again. Although this made her feel a little sad, the fact that she could see him again was already the greatest blessing God had given her.

However, after her memory returned, she noticed something was amiss: Bai Yu seemed to have confessed his feelings to her a couple of days ago, and she had foolishly rejected him.

This surprised and saddened Lin Ying. She was surprised that Bai Yu would confess his feelings to her and treat her so well when he had just arrived on the island. In her memories of her previous life, Bai Yu hadn't had much contact with her during the summer vacation.

What she regretted was Bai Yu's confession. She had never been confessed to in her previous life, but in this life, she was confessed to and yet she took the initiative to reject him. What was wrong with her?

Lin Ying's heart was churning with turbulent emotions, but on the surface, she remained the same timid Lin Ying who knew she could love Bai Yu again.

With a flushed face, Lin Ying reluctantly let go of Bai Yu's large hand. She knew that she and Bai Yu were still strangers, and this action was obviously inappropriate.

Bai Yu is the same; both of them now have memories, but they both believe that the other has no memories.

There's no way around it. Who would go back in time to tell a friend who was a stranger back then that they knew you and all that? It would be hard not to be considered crazy.

Withdrawing her hand, Bai Yu and Lin Ying looked at each other and Lin Ying shyly pulled up the corner of the blanket to cover half of her face, while Bai Yu also looked away somewhat embarrassed.

Love is a two-way journey. Bai Yu loves Lin Ying, and Lin Ying loves him too, but neither of them knows that the other loves them at this moment.