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　　TL: Zhao

　　Editing: Krisaia

　　Li Yiming closed the door behind him and sat down on the sofa. He glanced at Shao Xian, who curled up into a ball in the corner. Two hours after being raided by guardians, he had chosen to return to Shao Xian's apartment. The place and the settings were the same as before, but the atmosphere was no longer what it used to be.

　　Li Yiming knew that the guardians involved with the young man would not choose to involve the police in the incident, so he returned to the most dangerous location, which happened to also be the safest by reverse psychology. The apartment had been perfectly restored to its normal state, with even the bloodstains on the carpet meticulous cleaned.

　　'These people are professionals. But why are they after Shao Xian?' Li Yiming wondered.

　　"Was my dream… all real?" Shao Xian asked after bearing witness to such a traumatic experience. Under the effect of the shock, the memories of the events on the Island of Eternity began to slowly come back.

　　Li Yiming nodded. To his wonderment, Shao Xian's memories during that period did not seem to have been wiped out at all.

　　'Shao Xian, Chen Quan, Lin Lu, and Shen Jianming… Do they remember because of me?' Li Yiming pondered as there had to be a reason for someone like Shen Jianming, who was in the prime of his age, to choose to retire rather than continue serving the country.

　　The room sank back into silence after Shao Xian received confirmation from Li Yiming. After a while, she walked up to her closet, still wearing nothing but a blanket, picked out a casual outfit and entered the bathroom.

　　Li Yiming sighed and closed his eyes. He focused his attention on the two mysterious characters and the shadow present in the deepest corner of his mind. As for Shao Xian, after coming out of the bathroom, she began tidying up the room.

　　As the light from the dawning sun began to slowly crawl its way between the slits of the curtain, Shao Xian finished her work. She wiped the beads of sweat on her forehead and looked at Li Yiming, who was still meditating quietly on the bed. She felt a strange sense of satisfaction from simply being with Li Yiming and living as if they were a couple.

　　"Can I… go buy something to eat?" Shao Xian took care of personal hygiene after finis.h.i.+ng cleaning up and put on her mask and sungla.s.ses. Just as she was about to open the door, she remembered the circ.u.mstances they found themselves in and asked Li Yiming.