145. Epilogue
The night was as dark as thick ink, and I couldn't melt the heaviness of my heart.
On the other end of the phone, although Geng Ran had tried his best to suppress his emotions, he could still hear the anxiety in his tone.
He said that if Zhou Yi had no way to find Eve, the only orthodox heir of the Medici family might never come back.
And Zhou Yi is the only person who can contact Eve except for Su Xiaoyu.
"What the hell is going on?"
"The Medici family is the guardian of the four-dimensional space, and when the owner of the four-dimensional space is in danger, the guardian must make a choice. If you choose to turn your back on your master, you will be removed from the family forever, and if you choose to stand with your master, you are likely to sacrifice your life to the master of the four-dimensional space. β
"If you are the master of the four-dimensional space, what do you mean......" Although he had already understood the meaning of Geng Ran's words, Zhou Yi did not dare to continue.
"She has only inherited half of her bloodline, and she can't be completely regarded as a person in the four-dimensional space. But if she insists on giving birth to the child, she can only use her own life to nourish it in order to ensure the child's health. The day the child is born is the day her life is exhausted. Geng Ran gritted his teeth and said: "Su Xiaoyu is planning to sacrifice himself to continue Zhao Ruozhi's life and let her continue to live as an ordinary person." β
"Kid...... She ......, "Zhou Yi only felt that the alarm clock was buzzing, what child?" Whose child is she with? When was it?
"She and Su Xiaoyu are both stubborn, once they decide what they want to do, no one can persuade them to come back."
"Whose child is it?"
"Who else could it be if it's not yours?" Geng Ran was angry, it was all at this time, Su Xiaoyu's life was hanging by a thread, and he was still asking this kind of question.
No wonder...... No wonder when I learned that she was pregnant, my body reacted so violently that she almost lost her life. But why is she so stupid, if she has to give birth to a child, isn't her life her life? Didn't she consider his feelings?
"Hello? Why don't you speak? β
"Where are they now? I'll go over it. β
"A cabin in the mountains."
The spring water in the mountains was cold and biting, but it still could not relieve the heart-rending pain in the abdomen.
"Ahh......h Save me...... It hurts ......."
The man's powerful arms firmly supported Zhao Ruozhi's body. No one had ever experienced childbirth, and although Su Xiaoyu comforted Zhao Ruozhi, his palms were already trembling with nervousness.
He could feel the life of the woman in his arms flowing little by little into the child in her womb.
It's time.
Su Xiaoyu closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and with the flow of breath, an invisible passage was established between the two. His own life was dwindling little by little, and the heartbeat of the woman in his arms gradually became steady and powerful.
"Are you better?"
"Hmm."
Zhao Ruozhi slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep tired.
"It's okay to sleep for a while, and when you wake up, it's all over." Su Xiaoyu said in a low voice.
The spring bubbled and took away all the filth.
Su Xiaoyu picked up the baby girl from the water, wiped her body clean, wrapped it in a blanket and placed it next to the spring pool. The child was very sensible, and when he saw that his mother was still asleep, he did not cry or make trouble, but only snorted lightly twice and then clenched his little fist and fell asleep in the package.
Su Xiaoyu stood up, only felt dizzy, and barely stabilized his body by holding on to the trunk of the tree, and then staggered back to the cabin.
"How long are you going to hide it from me?" Zhou Yi's deep voice came from behind him, and the irrepressible anger made Su Xiaoyu feel even bigger.
"Now that you can find this place, it seems that you still know about it." Su Xiaoyu's pale face barely squeezed out a smile, "It's okay this way, your family can be reunited." β
"What about you? You haven't thought about yourself? β
"You're really, you're cheap, and you're good." Su Xiaoyu tugged at the corners of his mouth weakly, "This is my life, I can't escape." Before I met Katy, I had already spent the best days of my life, and now I'm doing what I'm supposed to do, and it's better to put away your face of giving me a funeral, I don't want to see it, it's bad for me. β
"You still want to sink the Medici family's property, how can you be so capricious!"
"Naturally, someone will inherit the family business, but now there is no four-dimensional space in the world except Eve, and the contract between our family and the four-dimensional world has been terminated, so there is nothing to worry about."
"You've thought it through. So what would Ruozhi think if one day she knew that you had sacrificed yourself for her? β
The corners of Su Xiaoyu's mouth rose, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, and he smiled very happily: "If you don't say it, how will she know?" β
"I don't say it, others will."
Geng Ran won't say it. Now that he's found you, I'm sure he won't betray me in front of Katy. Su Xiaoyu leaned against the wall and closed his eyes tiredly.
βEveγβ Zhou Yi said outside the door, "You said you would help." β
Eve was dressed in white, her face was faint, but there was a hint of helplessness between her eyebrows: "You children are all causing trouble for me." If I hadn't thought about the consequences on the spur of the moment, you wouldn't be in such a fuss now. She walked up to Su Xiaoyu and gently grabbed his wrist, "Come with me, if you have something long and short, I won't have the face to see your mother." β
Eve said to Zhou Yi again, "Ruozhi is waiting for you at the Sage Spring right now. This spring water is the mark left by the people of the four-dimensional world when they first come to this world. Now that she has been washed away from the imprint of the four-dimensional world, the spring will gradually dry up. β
"Do you mean we'll never see you again?"
"I've had enough of playing here, it's almost time to go back, I don't belong to this world, but I don't believe it. There have been a lot of troubles, and now it's finally over. Eve stroked Zhou Yi's head and said with a smile: "Originally, I was supposed to bring Ruozhi back, but now that she has made a choice for you, please treat her well in the future." In the past ten years, I am sorry for her and failed to fulfill the responsibility of being a mother, and I hope you can take care of her for the rest of her life. β
"Definitely." Zhou Yi paused, "I'll take good care of her, don't worry, Mom." β
Eve smiled with relief, and then disappeared in front of Zhou Yi with Su Xiaoyu.
Running all the way to the Sage Spring, I saw Zhao Ruozhi wearing a white gauze skirt in the cold spring water, his eyes drooping lightly, and his soft gaze fell on the baby in his arms, and there seemed to be a faint light around his body, like a fairy.
"If so!" Zhou Yi opened his mouth, but his voice was extremely hoarse.
The fairy looked up, but there was a hint of panic in her eyes. She wanted to escape from the man's blazing gaze, but because she had just given birth, her feet were weak and her body shook.
Zhou Yi rushed forward and protected Zhao Ruozhi firmly in his arms.
"How are you standing in such cold water?"
The warm breath brushed Zhao Ruozhi's ear and gently brushed it, and Zhao Ruozhi couldn't help but feel a fire on his cheeks.
"My constitution is different from yours, and now the spring water here is just right for me to recover." After Zhao Ruozhi woke up, he didn't see Su Xiaoyu, so he asked, "Did you see Su Xiaoyu when you came?" β
Zhou Yi frowned, his face dark: "This kid ......"
"Not his." Zhao Ruozhi was in a hurry to defend himself, and he forgot why he wanted to avoid Zhou Yi for a while. When I woke up, I felt that my body and health were not abnormal, and I felt very relaxed, and I inevitably wondered, but I thought that the spring water here had amazing healing effects. "How did you know I was here?"
"It was Su Xiaoyu who came to me to bring you back, and he was unwilling to help me take care of the child, saying that he had not had enough chic days." Zhou Yi's expression was calm, and there was nothing abnormal.
But Zhao Ruozhi knew that the more Zhou didn't say it, the more he had something to hide from her.
"Do you know why I secretly gave birth to the child?" Zhao Ruozhi's gaze fell on the depths of Zhou Yi's eyes, making Zhou Yi feel a tingling in his heart.
"I know." Zhou Yi's voice trembled, "If I had known that this would be the case, I would rather not have this child." β
"Shh-" Zhao Ruozhi covered Zhou Yi's mouth and didn't let him continue, "She will be unhappy when the child hears it." β
Zhou Yi took the child from Zhao Ruozhi's arms and said softly to the child: "I won't want you." "As for Su Xiaoyu, you can hide it for as long as you can." Have you figured out what your child's name is? β
"Let's call Niansu." Thanks to Su Xiaoyu's help and care during this time, even if he says goodbye, she will always remember this friendship.
"Aren't you afraid I'll be jealous?"
"He's your brother, do you even eat your brother's vinegar?"
"Eat."
"Then you will eat vinegar for the rest of your life." Zhao Ruozhi snatched Nian Su from Zhou Yi's arms, pouted, turned his head and ignored Zhou Yi.
"I'm sorry." Zhou Yi buried his face in Zhao Ruozhi's neck socket, "I shouldn't have suspected that you were going to be bad for grandpa that day." A lot of things are not told to protect you, but the truth hurts you. The case from twelve years ago is closed, are you still willing to marry me? β
Zhao Ruozhi was made hot by Zhou Yi, but he refused to let go: "Don't want your 'fiancΓ©e'?" β
"My fiancΓ©e is you, how can you turn your face and deny people?"
"When did I promise to marry you?" Zhao Ruozhi only felt that his cheeks were about to burn.
Zhou Yi's chin left Zhao Ruozhi's shoulder, took two steps back, took out a diamond ring from the pocket on his chest, knelt down on one knee and said, "From the first time I saw you, I have been in love with you." Since then, I have never had anyone else in my heart. I said I wanted to protect you, but I put you in danger again and again. I am willing to spend my whole life to make up for these mistakes to you, are you willing to give me this opportunity? β
Zhao Ruozhi turned around and saw Zhou Yi's dark eyes full of starlight.
Nian Su broke open his eyes in Zhao Ruozhi's arms and looked at her expectantly.
"For Nian Su's sake, I'll promise you." Zhao Ruozhi stretched out his left hand.
Zhou Yi put away the diamond ring and asked, "Is it just for Nian Su's face?" β
"If you don't give it to me, forget it, I can raise the child alone."
Zhou Yi grabbed Zhao Ruozhi's hand and quickly put the diamond ring on her ring finger: "If you promise, don't think about regretting it." β