Ji Yunjin’s eyes flickered slightly, and she was instantly at a loss for words.

Have I seen him? Yes, but only in dreams, in dreams that are very distant.

Ji Xiangling saw Ji Yunjin’s expression and already understood everything.

She said, "Mom, I never understood why Dad treated you that way back then, yet you still insist on waiting for him? And me, I’m twenty-six now, twenty-six years and I don’t even know what my dad looks like..."

"Xiangling..." Ji Yunjin took a deep breath and said, "Don’t hate your dad, he... he has his hardships too!"

"What hardships? What kind of hardship justifies abandoning his wife and daughter for so many years without care? Mom, honestly, while you still have the chance, I think you should really consider your future carefully!"

Ji Yunjin lowered her head, not knowing what to say. Consider her future? Ever since that man left in the third year, she had thought about this question. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

But it was only a thought; she tried to meet new people and thought about falling in love. Yet she never again met a man who made her heart race like he did!

It’s not that she doesn’t want to let go; she simply can’t let go!

Ji Yunjin said, "Xiangling, can you let go of A Yu?"

Ji Xiangling froze, then replied, "I originally planned to let go, but..."

"But in the end, you still can’t, right?"

Ji Xiangling bit her lip, "I can’t let go for a reason..."

"What reason? It’s just an excuse." Ji Yunjin said, "You’re my daughter; I understand your temperament. Both of us, mother and daughter, are equally foolish!"

Ji Xiangling looked at her mother, wanting to say something but in the end said nothing.

That night, Ji Xiangling personally escorted Ji Yunjin back to her room to rest. Before leaving, she couldn’t help but say, "Mom, I can’t let go of A Yu, but now I’m just fighting for him one last time. If I’m destined to lose him in the future, I won’t force anything. You and I are indeed equally foolish, but the difference is, I won’t be foolish forever..."

After saying this, Ji Xiangling left, and Ji Yunjin watched her back, eventually sighing.

Indeed, she won’t be foolish forever; she once thought so too, but what was the outcome!

She gently lifted the quilt, went to bed, and reached out to turn off the light.

Perhaps because of exhaustion, she fell asleep shortly after lying down.

In the haze of consciousness, she seemed to hear someone speaking to her.

The voice was deep, magnetic, with a hint of hoarseness.

The person said, "I didn’t expect that after all these years, you’re still waiting for me..."

Ji Yunjin frowned, feeling surrounded by nightmares, and opened her mouth to call, "Mobei..."

Then she opened her eyes...

A figure suddenly flickered before her, but before she could see clearly, that person vanished.

She paused for a moment, then called out again, "Mobei... is that you? Don’t go..."

But afterward, she only saw the curtains swaying in the wind by the window and the cold, lonely night outside, nothing more.

Ji Yunjin sat on the bed, her eyes suddenly reddened, and tears streamed down her face.

She couldn’t be mistaken, it was him, that man, he had come back.

But, despite his return, he didn’t want to see her and chose to appear in this way. What exactly was his reason?

Xue Mobei, what exactly is your reason?