We moved to Golden Courtyard

These words undoubtedly tore away Xu Qi's last fig leaf and took a deep bite out of his heart.

Xu Qi lowered his head and remained silent.

"Why can they do it, but I can't... Yes, because I look like her, ha!... I should say I am Mei. You think accepting me is the greatest betrayal of Mei! Is this the biggest betrayal of your wife!?"

The commotion in the corridor finally attracted the attention of the people in the Golden Courtyard.

But when everyone saw it was Xu Qi and... Mei? No! Because Mei had also arrived—it was Dr. Mei!

"We..." Xu Qi's trembling voice came out as he looked at Mei with pained eyes. As he spoke, it seemed as if his own heart was being torn apart.

"We should never have been together. I only love Mei..."

The Mei I love is not you.

……

Mei suddenly turned around! She pushed aside the crowd in the corridor and ran out of the Golden Courtyard.

Just as she turned around, Xu Qi seemed to see... a crystal-clear teardrop falling onto the floor. When the teardrop shattered, Xu Qi felt as if it wasn't a teardrop... but his own heart.

A hint of fear suddenly appeared in Xu Qi's eyes!

He instinctively tried to chase after her, but someone stopped him. Upon closer inspection, he saw Mei.

However, the other person seemed even more anxious than he was, pushing Xu Qi's chest and saying, "You stay here! I'm going to go after her! Think carefully about what you did wrong!"

Having said that, he turned around and plunged headfirst into the rain...

483. No matter how many twists of fate may occur, Xu Qi will fall in love with Mei.

It rained heavily.

Raindrops fell on her body, but Dr. Mei, walking in the rain, seemed completely unaware... she only felt that moment just now.

Perhaps it has lost its soul, or perhaps its heart has been broken.

Tears mingled with rainwater, dripping indistinguishably.

Just then, she heard footsteps behind her, running quickly toward her.

Mei turned around—and there stood Mei, just like her, completely soaked, behind her.

"You win."

Despite the torrential rain and the sound of raindrops all around, Mei still clearly heard Mei's words—"You won..."

This made Mei pause for a moment.

"Why did you chase after me? Are you here to laugh at me, a loser?"

"No! Mei... no..."

In the rain, Mei took a deep breath, as if she had mustered up her strength for a long time, before finally speaking: "That's not how it is! Miss Mei!"

Mei's eyes widened suddenly! She stared blankly at Mei, seemingly not expecting... the other person to address her like that.

"I... had a dream. In the dream, I learned many things..."

Upon hearing Mei's words, Mei's eyes first showed confusion, then suddenly realized.

Mei, panting slightly, wiped her face, which was almost blurred by the rain, and called out, "Can we find a place to take shelter from the rain?"

I want...I want to have a serious talk with you! Another Mei-san!

······

The rain continued to drizzle, and the two girls found a nearby hotel where they washed off their rain-soaked bodies.

Ironically, as soon as Mei gave her ID number, she was automatically assigned a top-tier luxury suite, and it was all free...

After glancing at the Golden Apple logo in the lobby, the girl's lips twitched slightly—that's an exaggeration, Sister Eden.

After changing into the clothes provided by the hotel, Mei still wore her hair in a high ponytail, while Dr. Mei changed back to her original long, loose hair.

The two girls looked at each other in silence, then turned their heads to see the city lights shining brightly through the floor-to-ceiling windows beside them.

Mei suddenly chuckled and said, "You call me Miss Mei... so it seems you already know everything about me?"

Mei looked at the woman in front of her with a little trepidation. Now, she no longer felt as much disgust for this woman as before. Instead, she felt...somewhat strange.

“I… can probably guess. I asked Professor Planck, and she gave me some ideas.”

Planck…Mei understood.

She gave a bitter smile—what should she say? Is this really me?

"Unexpectedly, the theory of the tree of imaginary numbers that I initially presented to them actually helped you. You guessed right, I am neither the future you nor the you in some kind of bubble world..."

You and I are one. Because I come from another branch of the tree of imaginary numbers, I... am merely another version of you under a different destiny.

······

In the courtyard, Xu Qi sat alone on the sofa in the hall, his eyes filled with regret—in fact, the moment Mei turned to leave, he already knew he was wrong…

Aponia was in her room, praying with her hands clasped together.

Changing one's fate comes at a price, and the nun clearly understood what Dr. Mei was all about.

On that night in Guangzhou, Xu Qi altered the inevitability of fate, creating new branches on the tree of imaginary numbers. But what about the original branches? What about Mei and Xu Qi on that path of fate?

Aponia's eyes held a deep sense of pity.

As if sighing, she murmured, "No matter how many worlds there are, no matter how many destinies there are, the only thing that remains unchanged is—Xu Qi will fall in love with Mei, and Mei will fall in love with Xu Qi..."

······

"Want to hear a story? Although... you've probably already dreamed about it."

After Mei finished speaking, Mei quickly shook her head.

“I want to hear you tell me, I want to hear you tell me the whole story, and I also want to know... what exactly happened between Xu Qi and me on the other side of fate.”

Mei stared intently at Mei—it was so similar… If I were her age and encountered something similar, I would definitely want to hear her story too.

"I've heard your story before; it's very romantic... and very enviable."

Mei blushed, pursed her lips, and scratched her head shyly.

"But mine... wasn't so great."

······

"Boom!"

In the midst of the thunderstorm, Mei saw Xu Qi rushing over. He was panting heavily, looking at Mei with a complicated expression.

"Mea Yi..."

"Why did you come looking for me again?" (Why didn't you hug me? Why do you look at me like that?)

"Mei, I..."

"You've already made your choice, haven't you?" (If you choose me, we can start over!)

"..."

Xu Qi trembled as he reached out his hand, but under Mei's gaze, which shifted from hope to utter despair, he slowly lowered it...

"Mei, I actually... have always loved you..."

"Is this how you love me!?" Mei shouted at Xu Qi, her eyes glistening with tears that washed away with the rain.

Why are you still standing there, not moving at all! If you just coax me a little, I'm sure... I'm definitely willing to go back with you...

Xu Qi stood silently in place, taking a deep breath.

"I understand. If you don't want to see me, I respect that..."

……

“You said it yourself, Xu Qi.”

My heart was completely dead.

Mei stepped forward and suddenly slapped Xu Qi across the face.

"Then don't let me see you..."

Having said that, he turned and left.

……

That night, there were no soul-piercing declarations, no "In my heart, you are more important than this world!"

There was also no line—"I only want to be your hero! Mei!"

Xu Qi was unable to keep Mei; she left.

On the plane, Mei burst into tears—if only... if only Xu Qi had even the slightest desire to keep her, Mei wouldn't have left!

Tears fell like raindrops that night, pattering down...

The surrounding passengers were curious, but no one dared to comfort them, because a man who had tried to flirt with her earlier had been kicked away by Mei.

She still...loves Xu Qi so much...

Back in Shanghai, Mei continued her law studies. Occasionally, she could feel someone's gaze, but when she looked over, it would vanish—it was Xu Qi, Mei knew…

Later, news about Xu Qi began to appear on the news one after another.

He became a screenwriter, revived the major IP of Alahatto, and became a household name as Xu Qi, the old scoundrel.

Mei herself, after graduating with her master's degree, fulfilled her wish and became a lawyer.

Their lives were like two parallel lines that never intersected.

And this kind of life continued until that pink fairy lady reappeared in front of him...

"Mea Yi..."

Staring blankly at Alicia in front of her, Mei had matured over the years, but Alicia... seemed to have changed no at all, still looking like the same girl she once was.

“Aili…”

It was her who stole her beloved. But for some reason... Mei just couldn't muster any resentment, not even towards Xu Qi...

When she saw Ellie again, she was puzzled as to why they hadn't seen each other for so many years, but now... they had chosen to meet again?

Moreover... the other person's expression also seemed to reveal a sense of grief.

"Mei, I know it's strange for me to appear in front of you at this time, but I feel... I still have to tell you this news."

A sudden unease welled up in Mei's heart—"What is it?"

Xu Qi... has passed away.

484. Go create a memory that belongs only to Mei and Xu Qi!

(This chapter can be enjoyed in conjunction with "Stealing Hearts")

Even after attending the funeral, Mei's expression remained blank.

According to Su, the sudden death was caused by long-term, severe psychological problems...

why?

"After you left... he actually already had mild depression, but the symptoms weren't obvious. Later, he changed jobs and devoted all his energy to them."

We thought he was just emotionally frustrated and simply needed to fill the void in other ways...

After that, aside from work, Xu Qi spent most of his days staring blankly at a photo album. We tried to persuade him to come find you…

But he always said that he was the one who hurt you, and that he had to spend his whole life... atoning for it.

Mei's emotions suddenly became agitated.

"Didn't he get married?! I even received the invitation! It's with Sakura... Right! Where's Sakura? Where is Sakura?!"

Beside her, Ellie, her eyes red and swollen, forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, and slowly said, "After Xu Qi died, she went back to Japan... I'm afraid she never wants to come back."

"That wedding was a lie to you too... He just wanted to put your mind at ease, to make you feel that he had started a new life and hoped that you could too."

Mei's crowdfunding group 456127940 hopes that Ellie can tell her at this moment—it was all just a joke...