Shi Lan's heart surged as she kissed Yan Shixiu's lips, continuing to say, "An Lan woke up and begged me to let her take another look at this world. Being with you for so long, I've also become softhearted. Without realizing it, I agreed and ended up sleeping for so long. Had I known, I should have outright refused, sparing you all this pain."
Cradling her hand, Yan Shixiu continued to lean over, watching her quivering eyelashes as he asked, "Will this happen again?"
"It's no longer possible." Shi Lan replied, "I have never been a good person. That the heavens let me wake in this body means it's mine now. I've never felt any shame in displacing someone else. Yan Shixiu, you know that."
"She..."
"Left, gone forever," said Shi Lan.
