"I saw him once before he left, wearing a strange mask, and then he disappeared for such a long time. During his disappearance, Yanhuang Soul's headquarters had multiple large-scale missions, and each time the rewards were substantial. More than half a month ago, Yanhuang Soul deployed their manpower on a large scale once again, leaving only specific personnel to guard the base, while almost everyone else was dispatched. Of course, I didn't think much of it at the time, but now that you've mentioned it, I guess it was that guy's doing."

"You are indeed clever… We didn't mean to hide it from you, actually…"

"Where is he? Why hasn't he returned?"

"Huh?"

"I saw Li San and Li Kuo at the base, but I didn't see that guy. Why hasn't he come back?"

"He…"

"Is he dead?"

When asking this, Shen Zuimo's heart unexpectedly trembled with nervousness. She finally understood why she couldn't smile, why she felt only simple surprise upon hearing this news.

Because it wasn't him who told her about it, and, at this moment, he wasn't standing in front of her. If he truly was dead, then this fact would bring her no joy at all.

"No, no, he wouldn't die so easily. Anyway, Red Butterfly has completely disbanded, and the boss of Red Butterfly, Zhu Fan, also died by his hands. Of course, he was seriously injured at the time, but he's alive now. It's just that…" Shen Junjie suddenly paused, looking at his sister.

At this moment, Shen Zuimo was also staring intently at Shen Junjie. Noticing her brother paused, she casually asked, "And then?"

"Red Butterfly is gone; you can choose a new life for yourself. After all, you're still so young; you can live well and be an ordinary person."

Yes, her brother was right. Now, she indeed had the right to choose a free life, to leave Yanhuang Soul, and go to the city, the county, or even the countryside to live as an ordinary person.

At that time, she could have her own love, get married, have children, and live a simple life she had always yearned for.

That was the life she had originally longed for. But why did it feel like something was missing?

"All the data in Red Butterfly has been destroyed, and the world no longer has the person nightingale, including you. A total of one hundred seventy-eight victims of Red Butterfly will have new lives." Seeing his sister silent, Shen Junjie continued.

"Mm."

"What is your decision then?"

"Where should I go?"

Suddenly, Shen Zuimo looked at her brother and expressed her doubts.

Indeed, where should she go? Where was her belonging, and could she really so easily shed her nightingale identity? Where could she go to escape the nightmares that haunted her? Where could she truly become an ordinary woman?

Her beautiful eyes flickered, and seeing his sister's dim gaze, Shen Junjie's heart suddenly ached.

"Why don't you go find him?"

Thunk…

Deep within, something seemed to be fiercely struck, and the dim gaze suddenly sparkled.

Quietly, she looked at her brother, but her heart was thinking of that incomprehensible guy who'd left an imprint.

Find him? Why go find him, just because he took down Red Butterfly?

"He genuinely cares about you." There was no longer any need to struggle with this question. Shen Junjie understood better than anyone that if there was one person in the world who could bring happiness to his sister, it was Ye Xiaofan, the one and only Ye Xiaofan.

"…" Silent, Shen Zuimo didn't expect to suddenly face such a choice. To find him? Find him? And then what?

"We all saw everything he did for you…"

"Then why doesn't he come back…" Shen Zuimo finally voiced her question. If he truly could give up everything for her, then why wouldn't he come find her?

"Because he wants to leave the choice to you. You know, there are girls like Ren Ling around him; this has always been the main reason he couldn't face you directly. Of course, he hopes you can have a new beginning, and whether or not he's in your new world, it doesn't matter to him."

Her frozen heart was slowly melting; Shen Zuimo wasn't stupid. She understood everything her brother said. But he had done everything so thoroughly for her. What happened when she lost her memory that made him so persistent?

"Brother, what do you think I should choose?"

"Asking me?"

"An elder brother is like a father; after all, you are my brother."

"Go find him."

Without hesitation, Shen Junjie immediately said.

"Hm?"

"You have feelings for him, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't be so confused, nor would you ask me, a love idiot, to help you choose. But I only know that only when you're with him do you smile, like a child, with such a happy smile. So, I support you to go, hope you go find him."

"Phew…"

Delicate fingers pressed against her forehead, and Shen Zuimo let out a long sigh.

"Give me some time to think it over."

"Mm. But don't take too long. This guy is in high demand, you know, hehe…"

Faced with her brother's joke, Shen Zuimo didn't take it to heart.

Returning to her room, lying in bed, Shen Zuimo tossed and turned, that guy's every move frequently flashed in her mind. A little part of her wanted to find him, a bit, hmm, was it really just a little bit?

At the same time, in Capital City, in the luxury mansion that Xiaofan had Chen Mei'Er buy for herself.

The transfer notice from Capital University was already in her hands, and going to Capital University would mean being in the same school as Siyan and Ren Ling. But should she notify Mei'Er? After all, this guy had transferred from Capital University to Yuanming for her, and now she's leaving on her own, leaving her in Mingyuan—it didn't quite feel right.

Picking up the phone, Xiaofan wanted to inform her friends that she had returned, but she didn't know who to call. In the end, she didn't call anyone, just went to bed and slept until the evening, only getting up when her stomach rumbled.

Opening the fridge, there was nothing but instant noodles, and they were about to expire too. Well, by herself, she'll just eat whatever.

The house was dark, and Xiaofan didn't turn on the lights. She just walked into the kitchen to boil some water when she noticed something odd. Turning around, she came out of the kitchen and turned on the lights in the hall.

'Click.'

Whoa… The moment the main light was turned on, several pairs of eyes were blinking at her.

"Yo, you're up. We've been waiting for you for a long time..."

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