After rebirth, I found out that I have a childhood sweetheart

"This is what Mom promised to give you. It was left to my mom by my grandmother, and now I'm leaving it to you too."

Lin Youxi did not respond to Mei Fang's words.

"Youxi... want to discuss something with you?"

Lin Youxi looked up at Mei Fang.

"We haven't been out for a week, how about we go out together tomorrow?"

Mei Fang's eyes were full of pleading and expectation.

So Lin Youxi nodded slightly.

"Go get the certificate?"

This was a sign that Lin Youxi was becoming more conscious.

This also made Mei Fang very happy, "That's right... Let's go out for a walk, go shopping or something--"

"it is good."

Mei Fang was so happy after just responding to a few words that she hugged Lin Youxi tightly.

Lin Youxi no longer hugged Mei Fang tightly like they did when they were passionately in love, but instead let her arms hang down weakly.

There was no light in her eyes.

After taking the decoction prepared by Zhang Ming, Mei Fang fell into a deep sleep uncontrollably that night.

When I woke up early the next morning, Lin Youxi was no longer by my bed.

Mei Fang was shocked to find that the person beside him was not there. He sat up and staggered off the bed to look for his lover, and then he saw Lin Youxi putting on makeup in front of the dressing mirror.

"Wake up."

Lin Youxi was putting on her earrings while facing the mirror, and smiled sweetly at Mei Fang in the mirror: "Go wash up when you wake up. I made breakfast for you... I haven't cooked for a long time, and I don't know how good my cooking skills are now..."

Mei Fang stood behind Lin Youxi, trembling as she put her arm around Lin Youxi's shoulders.

"So, you are..."

Lin Youxi took Mei Fang's hand and said softly:

"The depression should be over. Thank you for your hard work during this period, Fang—"

Mei Fang hugged Lin Youxi tightly from behind.

"Why are you holding me so tight..."

"Because I'm worried it's a dream...Will it hurt for you to be held like this?"

"No, no... Compared to Ah Fang's pain, it's nothing..."

"I don't believe it. Try pinching me."

"No, I can't bear to do that."

"Just pinch me, pinch me a little bit..." Mei Fang coaxed Lin Youxi softly, letting her face him and stroking her smooth and round cheeks.

"Really... want to pinch you?"

"Yeah! I like being tortured by you!"

"Does it hurt?"

Mei Fang shook his head, "It doesn't hurt, try harder."

"now what?"

Mei Fang shook his head, "...it still doesn't hurt."

"But I've tried my best..."

Lin Youxi tilted her head and said, "We are not really dreaming, are we?"

"It's so real, how could it be a dream? Hey, hey -"

Mei Fang stepped forward tremblingly and wanted to hug Lin Youxi again.

She disappeared like smoke.

Mei Fang suddenly opened his eyes.

His lover was in his arms.

But it wasn't the bright-eyed and kind-looking look in the dream.

In reality, she was staring at the wall in a daze.

After noticing Mei Fang's tears, Lin Youxi slowly reached out his hand and gently wiped the tears from the corners of Mei Fang's eyes.

Mei Fang slowly got up, wiped her tears, and said to Lin Youxi: "You sleep for a while, I'll prepare breakfast for you."

"Ah."

Lin Youxi nodded.

Mei Fang made breakfast for Lin Youxi, helped her wash up, ate breakfast with her, and helped her dress up.

But when it was time to leave, Lin Youxi suddenly became unwilling and insisted on staying on the sofa without moving, and no matter how he was pulled away, he would not move.

"Didn't we agree yesterday... to go get the marriage certificate together and go for a walk?"

"No."

Lin Youxi shook her head, "I don't want to marry you anymore."

Mei Fang and Lin Youxi said a lot of words of persuasion, but Lin Youxi was stubborn and ignored Mei Fang.

"Okay... If you don't want to go out, then let's not go..."

Mei Fang watched TV with Lin Youxi for a while, and Lin Youxi suddenly suggested playing games.

"What do you want to play? That again?"

Lin Youxi nodded, "Hmm... 'White Plum Blossom Time' will be fine."

"Want to play it again?"

The only way for Lin Youxi to pass the time at home is to play "White Plum Time" non-stop. This is also the only time when there is some light in her eyes.

But once she finished playing or Mei Fang talked to her, she would become dazed again.

Mei Fang held Lin Youxi in her arms, watching her start the game from a new level, watching her talk with Yuanyuan in the game over and over again.

Looking at Xia Yuan, who had an innocent smile on her face in the game, and Lin Youxi, who was showing rich emotions along with Xia Yuan in the game, Mei Fang suddenly couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat.

I was too conceited.

Maybe...from the beginning to the end, I was not the one who could save Youxi.

I can't save her.

If Yuanyuan was still here, Youxi would never have ended up like this—

I could only watch helplessly as she fell into the abyss.

Even if he used all his strength, he could not stop her from being destroyed.

Mei Fang's body was trembling slightly.

Lin Youxi seemed to be completely unaware.

After completing the game again, Lin Youxi still chose the happy ending of being with Xia Yuan.

"Why do you always have to choose this route as the ending? You can try the feeling of falling in love with yourself once in a while."

“Because I don’t like it.”

"I hate myself more than anyone else."

Lin Youxi said softly, "Everyone hates me, and everyone hopes that I don't exist in this world."

"Hey... How is that possible? I like you."

"That's why you're like this now."

Lin Youxi put down the controller and stood up from Mei Fang. "I'd rather you hate me."

Faced with the extremely hurtful words just now, she seemed to be unaware of them, and just continued talking to Mei Fang on her own.

"Ah Fang, I was just playing when I suddenly saw this. I want to eat potato chips, the kind of fried potato chips from my hometown..."

"Then let's go out and buy it together?"

"I don't want to go out. You can buy it for me, or just order takeout."

"Do you think I'll leave you alone at home?"

Mei Fang smiled and said, "Besides, this takeaway is hard to find. It's only available at street stalls."

"Well...you can go out, but we won't get the marriage certificate."

Lin Youxi said softly, "Let's not get married. It's better for you to find someone after I die. This way, you won't be getting married for the second time, which is good for you."

"Don't curse yourself like that! Didn't we agree to perish together..."

Mei Fang's smile was somewhat bitter, "Why, are you thinking of abandoning me again now?"

"Because I'm a capricious bad woman..." Lin Youxi laughed heartlessly, "You chose it."

"Forget it, don't talk about this."

Mei Fang said gently to Lin Youxi, "Okay, let's go out and find some potato chips, shall we?"

"Um……"

It seemed that because it was the Ghost Festival, the streets seemed to have become much quieter even though it was a weekend afternoon.

Mei Fang and Lin Youxi walked along the river bank for a long time, and suddenly found a small alley that they had never visited before.

"There's a snack street over there. When was it built?" Lin Youxi tilted his head curiously.

"I don't know...but we haven't been out for a long time, so it's normal to see changes outside."

Mei Fang held Lin Youxi's hand and said, "Why don't we go in and see if there's anything to eat?"

"I just want to eat potato chips."