### Chapter 65 – I Won’t Bow Down
Night Lan left Xiao Jin’s office and didn’t head straight back to the rest area.
She had somewhere she really wanted to go.
Only by getting there could she confirm the new situation.
A little while later.
Night Lan drove off from the Night Watcher Base towards some posh apartment building.
In her future timeline, Luo Xi lived here with her family.
Night Star also stayed here for a while with Luo Xi.
Those were some pretty sweet memories.
Night Lan silently headed to the familiar floor in the building and soon arrived at the door of the house.
This was Luo Xi’s home.
At least in her future timeline.
Night Lan didn’t have the guts to use the “Existence Interference” power to feel what was going on inside.
She was scared she’d get a feedback that would disappoint her.
Gathering some courage, Night Lan pressed the doorbell and waited quietly at the door, feeling nervous and uneasy.
Ding-dong~
A little while later.
The door opened.
A strange figure walked out from behind it and looked at Night Lan standing at the door quizzically.
“Who are you? Why are you here?”
“Um…”
Night Lan widened her eyes slightly and lowered her head a bit.
The person who opened the door was not someone she recognized.
Not Luo Xi.
Nor Luo Xi’s brother.
And certainly not Luo Xi’s sister.
It was a complete stranger.
Was this person related to Luo Xi?
Night Lan started imagining, trying to find a sliver of hope, hoping to trace any hints of Luo Xi’s whereabouts here.
So she carefully began asking questions.
“Excuse me, do you know a girl named Luo Xi? She has black hair and black eyes and is very cute. She’s about one meter forty.”
But the response Night Lan got wasn’t the kind she hoped for.
“Luo Xi? Who’s that? I don’t know anyone by that name. You might be looking in the wrong place.”
“Um…sorry…”
Night Lan’s expression visibly deflated, her sadness drawing sympathy from those around her.
Night Lan was so adorable, no one could bear seeing her look so crestfallen.
“Don’t be sad. If the person you’re looking for is in this building, I can help you look. How about you come in and have some tea first? Let me go find your friend for you.”
“No thanks…I’ve bothered you enough, sorry…”
Night Lan turned and left, quickly returning to her flying car.
Not only was the information she sought nowhere to be found, but Luo Xi wasn’t even within this apartment.
As expected.
Luo Xi simply didn’t exist in this timeline.
And neither did anything or anyone associated with her.
That’s exactly because she was a product of a different time!
As everyone knew.
The only difference between these two timelines was the Source of White and the Source of Kuro.
Considering how unique Luo Xi was,
She was definitely connected to the Source of White!
It was because this timeline lacked the Source of White that Luo Xi also didn’t exist.
There was an unmistakable connection between Luo Xi and the Source of White!
Thinking back, Night Lan recalled all the things Luo Xi and Night Star said to each other.
Some of their conversations were quite cryptic back then.
Night Star couldn’t comprehend the meaning at all.
But now, Night Lan finally understood.
When they said something about not wanting to regret it, it wasn’t about not wanting to leave regrets behind. It was because she had accepted she wouldn’t see Luo Xi after returning to this time.
It wasn’t Luo Xi’s regret.
It was Night Lan’s regret.
“So that’s the meaning?!”
Night Lan fell silent. The car was eerily quiet.
The windows isolated all outside noise, leaving just the silence of the car with her.
After a moment.
Night Lan let out a sound of clenched teeth.
“What the heck! Am I just being lied to all along?! Even my relationship with her is fake? And everything we shared over those two years? And even our feelings were fake too?!”
Her emotions were starting to flare up.
She spoke loudly, but mostly within the confines of the car.
If she opened the window, it might attract passersby’s attention.
Night Lan curled up in the driver’s seat, wrapping her arms around her legs, appearing lost and vulnerable.
“d*mn it…”
Night Lan knew in her heart.
Perhaps other things were lies.
But not the feelings.
If Luo Xi ever treated her with fake feelings.
Night Lan would have sensed the inauthenticity immediately.
Even with the interference from the Source of White, her intuition would never lie.
Her love was undeniably true.
Her affection was sincere.
Her love and care were genuine.
Everything wasn’t false.
Then why would Luo Xi, if she truly had feelings, choose to leave her like this?
Returning to this timeline, Night Lan and Luo Xi couldn’t meet.
Only in her future timeline would Luo Xi exist.
And only when she was in that timeline would Night Lan have a chance to be with Luo Xi again.
Now, Night Lan envied her future self.
With all her companions by her side and even a loli girlfriend with a nurturing side.
And now Night Lan, the present version, had lost her beloved Luo Xi as a companion.
Thinking about it made her angry.
“You said ‘no regrets’ and yet you aggressively kissed me in the bathroom, took my first kiss, and even tried taking advantage of me on the bed just before breaking up with me? Luo Xi, you little tramp! I’m keeping this in mind!”
Taking advantage and then running away? There was no such good fortune in the world.
Why no regrets?
Night Lan’s heart was brimming with regret!
If Night Lan and Luo Xi ever fully indulged in intimacy during that past time…
Once something like that happened,
Night Lan would be a lot angrier right now.
She would have felt cheated.
After doing anything that close, she definitely wouldn’t easily let go of Luo Xi without regret.
Since Luo Xi treated her that well, leaving her with such fond memories and even giving her heartfelt love, shouldn’t she take responsibility?
Two weeks weren’t enough!
Even extending to three weeks, a month, or a year would still fall short!
What Night Lan wanted was endless time!
Forever and always, not a fleeting joy followed by eternal separation.
To her, it’s a complete tragedy.
But her goal is to alter all tragic situations that she finds unsatisfactory.
Just like this situation!
Night Lan resolved.
She must find a way to bring Luo Xi back from the future.
And keep her by her side forever.
That’s the best possible ending.
“I’ll wait… But I won’t give in… Making such a decision to be permanently separated – whatever it takes, I will keep you close…”
Night Lan’s eyes burned with determination.
Nothing could shake her resolve now.
Once she decided something, no one could stop her.
Not even Star Origin!
Pondering this thought, Night Lan drove back to the Night Watcher Base.
Wish Princess still had half a day to recover.
Once she fully awakened, Night Lan would make her move.
Before that, Night Star Lan needed to devise a plan to travel to the future.
If Luo Xi was actually connected to the Source of White or was herself the Origin of White,
The challenge of keeping her close might be immense.
Of course, even if it was insurmountable, Night Lan wouldn’t give up.
