Chapter 2: Going Home
Breakup…
Forgot all about it…
“Yu Enqi, let’s break up!”
“What, what?!” Yu Enqi couldn’t believe her ears.
Chen Yuan had pursued her since high school, even giving up a better university to attend Jiang University of Science with her.
No matter what, as long as she showed a hint of liking something, he would buy it for her without a second thought.
He never let her get angry, always speaking to her in a gentle tone, never daring to raise his voice even a little.
And today, he actually called her by her name, wanting to break up with her?!
“You, Chen Yuan, what are you saying?” Yu Enqi looked at Chen Yuan in disbelief, her eyes brimming with anger, but it seemed like she was hurt deeply.
“Chen Yuan! What do you mean?! Just because I asked you to buy a drink, you want to break up?!” Li Ailin deliberately raised her voice, “Fine! Break up! Don’t regret it! Qiqi, let’s go! Let him regret treating a woman like this!”
“Don’t come back later begging for our forgiveness!”
Before Li Ailin could finish her outburst, Chen Yuan had already turned and walked towards the parking area.
He let Li Ailin continue to exaggerate the consequences of his departure.
“Chen Yuan! If you leave, Qiqi will really break up with you completely!”
“Chen Yuan!!”
“Chen Yuan!!!”
Did he really walk away?
It wasn’t until Chen Yuan completely disappeared into the distance that Li Ailin turned her head to Yu Enqi: “Qiqi, what was up with Chen Yuan today? Wasn’t everything fine just now? Just because you asked him to buy a drink?”
“It’s nothing, don’t worry, he’s just saying that out of anger.” Yu Enqi didn’t believe that Chen Yuan would break up with her just like that.
She still had so many things he had given her, clothes, shoes, bags; he had given her so much, and they hadn’t even held hands yet. He couldn’t just walk away easily.
Moreover, he had done so much for her in the past, loved her so much, how could he just say they were breaking up?
“Maybe I’ve just been asking him to do things too often lately. He just needs a couple of days off,” Yu Enqi said with annoyance.
She had even planned to remind Chen Yuan to buy a bracelet she had her eyes on today…
Getting angry over such a trivial matter as buying a drink at this time, isn’t it only right for him to buy me a bottle of water on such a hot day?
It’s ridiculous that she even bothered to put on makeup just to see him. If she knew it would turn out like this, she wouldn’t have bothered to come out.
Back in the car, Chen Yuan breathed in the familiar yet strange air and smell inside.
Living… is really nice…
He completed several tasks and ultimately ended up dying with reasonable excuses, after all, he wasn’t from those worlds.
He had to follow the world lines of those worlds, or the heavens would take him back.
For instance, wanting to quietly live as an ordinary person in a certain world was absolutely not allowed.
Of course, although he didn’t follow the main path for the last task, the world line didn’t change because of it, so the heavens didn’t take him back, and he miraculously completed the task.
Even though these tasks felt like clearing a side quest, dying was truly dying, and pain was real pain.
Moreover, to complete the tasks better, he put genuine feelings into every person he encountered in each world…
For example, he vividly remembered the Ice Princess Cu – wait, she’s a queen now. He dedicated himself to assisting her, teaching her strategy, understanding the intricacies of the royal family, and drafting the laws of the Nix Kingdom for her.
He excelled at completing his mission, ultimately becoming a warning sign with his own d*ath, showcasing the sacred and inviolable authority of the queen.
Just like… after finally seeing his raised daughter grow up, he could enjoy some peace, yet he could only leave…
If he could live, why would he want to d*e?
But he had no choice.
No more thinking. He’s back now, and they will live good lives.
He will just live his own good life!
This is a happy ending!
Mom and Dad! I’m back!
…
Chen Yuan was currently a junior and had been renting an apartment outside.
He rented a three-bedroom unit in a school district, a community particularly close to school.
Normally, such neighborhoods were quite pricey.
His initial purpose of renting this place was to live with Yu Enqi and maybe raise a pet together, taking it for a walk in the school after dinner, isn’t that just a school couple?
But it’s already junior year, and they haven’t even held hands, let alone lived together.
However, moving was too much hassle, so he just made do with it, after all, the pocket money his dad gave him was enough.
His parents lived in the city center, about half an hour’s drive away.
But in his previous life, he rarely went back to see them, mostly just to ask for money.
Because of Yu Enqi, he had to keep close, or she would be unhappy.
But when he ran out of money, she would allow him to quickly go back to get more.
His parents were always generous, knowing he was dating, as long as he wasn’t using the money for bad things.
But he always felt they gave him too little, the back-and-forth was too troublesome, making Yu Enqi unhappy, and he often felt they were deliberately holding back…
Just thinking about it made him feel like giving himself two slaps.
From his parents’ perspective, they just wanted him to come back and see them more…
Half an hour’s drive passed quickly.
Looking at the familiar house and the yard filled with flowers and plants, Chen Yuan took a deep breath. This place didn’t look desolate after his d*ath.
Now, his mom still had the time to tend to it, making it look vibrant.
But at this time in his previous life, his mom should have received a call about his car accident, right?
Thinking of this, he gently pressed the doorbell.
“Who is it?”
A woman came out from the house, dressed in home clothes and shoes, wearing an apron, holding a broom, looking like she was busy finding something to do.
However, upon recognizing him, her eyes widened slightly and she tilted her head, smiling: “You’re back?!”
His mother always had a playful demeanor, this was the tone and expression she showed every time he returned.
But he hadn’t heard these words in years.
Uncontrollably, tears filled his eyes and poured out.
Then he shouted, finally able to let his mother hear after so many years: “Mom! I’m back!”
Seeing him like this, Chen Mother immediately felt something was off. She hurriedly came forward to open the door, her expression filled with concern: “What happened? What’s wrong?”
As a mother, seeing such a big child suddenly in tears made her heart race in her throat.
She usually enjoyed watching cheesy dramas about misbehaving children; if her son suddenly acted strange, it definitely wasn’t good!
Maybe he got a terminal illness, or got into trouble outside… and so on…
And her son, who usually never behaved…
Oh no… something must have happened…
That was her first reaction…
Chen Yuan chuckled softly, shook his head, then hugged his mother: “I just missed you and dad.”
Chen Mother: “Huh?”
Oh no, old man, something must definitely be wrong with our son this time…
