After Si Chengyou and Shen Yue got engaged, they spent a period of calm and happy days.
The only dissatisfaction Si Chengyou had with this life was that although he had already bought a house, Shen Yue's family did not allow her to live with him!
Why, why, why, why! Weren't they already engaged?
Si Chengyou hugged the Ultraman gift from Shen Yue at home every day and secretly said that the Shen family were all antiques.
"You two haven't gotten married yet, there's no reason to live together. No way!" This was Shen Yichen.
"Living together? Everything can happen in dreams." This was Shen Shuangyi.
"Um... I don't know." This was Shen Shuangchen.
"This, this, this... this is not very good." This was Shen Jize.
"Get lost. Do you want to die?" This was Shen Wu.
"...Has Si Chengyou gone crazy?" This was Shen Hui.
Si Chengyou, who thought he could be with Shen Yue every day after getting engaged, had his dreams shattered.
But there were also benefits to this situation.
Si Chengyou had already discovered that every time he was bullied by the Shen family, Shen Yue would sympathize with him a little more.
Thinking this, Si Chengyou took a sip of the green tea he had just brewed and sent Shen Yue a crying emoji.
[I miss you.]
The other side soon sent back a pat, and Si Chengyou felt comfortable.
He really liked Shen Yue. Whose fiancée was so nice? She was his!
Si Chengyou looked at an emoji and bared his teeth in a big grin.
He also wondered how his other selves online were getting along with Shen Yue? Now his memories had been restored to the 25th layer, and there was still no appearance of Shen Yue.
He was very curious about how they first met.
Shen Yue, he repeated it a few more times?
If Shen Yue had gone back in time, did it mean that they had failed together before? They must have felt very sad at that time.
Unfortunately he hadn't remembered yet, otherwise he would definitely hug Shen Yue.
Si Chengyou was clear in his heart that there was another possibility, that the memories of him and Shen Yue may be something he would never be able to remember, only Shen Yue would have them, but Si Chengyou still held onto this expectation.
He knew himself very well. He had gone back so many times by himself and deeply understood the pain of being the only one holding the memories. So he would definitely not let Shen Yue be alone.
There must be a way.
Calculating the time, if he had gone back in time, the reception of the memories from the 26th layer should be in the next few days.
Si Chengyou's feeling was right.
Not long after, one day after Si Chengyou sent Shen Yue back to the Shen house, before he even stepped out of the Shen house's gate, he fainted.
He started receiving memories from the 26th timeline.
In this timeline where things restarted at a later time, many things had already become set in stone, such as Shen Hui having already released the news, such as him still not having killed Shen Hui, such as him being sent to Flightless Bird not long after he went back in time, leaving him with no chance of turning things around after this point.
Every time Si Chengyou went back in time, there was one condition, which was that he had to obtain the medium from that timeline. And every time the timeline restarted, the medium would return to Shen Hui's hands instead of being in his hands.
This time, when Si Chengyou was sent to Flightless Bird, he did not obtain the medium, so he was also unable to activate the reset. What’s more, even if he restarted once more, the transfer point of his memories would fall when he was imprisoned, and he was already powerless to change anything.
Everything had become set in stone. Shen Hui had won.
Si Chengyou saw that he spent a period of time in decadence, but during that time, there was a man who lived very optimistically, giving him the fleeting idea to continue living for a period of time.
Later, that man died.
He died right in front of Si Chengyou’s eyes, only because Si Chengyou did not have the power or the means to get timely medical treatment for the man while in prison.
The man’s final wish was to see the dog he had previously kept as a pet.
And so, in order to fulfill his good friend’s wish, Si Chengyou bared his sharp claws in Flightless Bird for the first time, becoming the ruler of Building 5.
He thought that even if this place was hell, when he was still alive, he would build a sanctuary in hell for those who needed it.
But this was only a short-term goal. Si Chengyou was still muddled along. What truly rekindled his hopes was when Shen Yue entered Flightless Bird.
Aipulier told him the reason why Shen Yue was sentenced to Building 1. From that moment, Si Chengyou knew that the medium was on Shen Yue.
First of all, he had to obtain the medium, even if he could no longer go back in time. But he could also hand the medium over to the next person. He had quite a few warriors under him who could continue this mission. If one could not do it, then switch to another. He believed that eventually, someone would bring a miracle to this world.
Therefore, when Tang Yi designed the incident with Ma Sha, he watched coldly from the sides.
He knew that Ma Sha had become Shen Yue’s psychological support. He also knew that Ma Sha’s death would definitely deal Shen Yue a devastating blow, but so what?
In his eyes, the harm-wishing Shen Hui and the coldly watching Shen Yue were no different.
Those who harm others will be harmed by others.
And those who watch coldly will eventually also be watched coldly by others.
Tang Yi naturally succeeded. This person's abilities had always been good. And Shen Yue collapsed just as he had expected.
When he found out that Aipulier had been taken away by No. 14, Si Chengyou specifically instructed Aipulier to give Shen Yue any information she wanted.
Shen Yue's supports had now collapsed, and during this period, he would become Shen Yue's new support before obtaining the medium.
But Si Chengyou did not expect Shen Yue's growth rate to exceed his expectations.
What took him 25 tries to learn, Shen Yue could learn in one go.
Si Chengyou suddenly thought, so this was what a true genius was. Very impressive. Making him seem inferior. Perhaps only someone like Shen Yue could become a hero.
What truly affirmed this notion for Si Chengyou was when Shen Yue made Tang Yi willingly go to his death.
Shen Yue had just learned this stuff recently, yet she could already push Tang Yi to this point just by manipulating his heart. What if Shen Yue was willing to save the world?
At the beginning, Si Chengyou only wanted to obtain the medium before passing it on to the next inheritor. Although it was still unknown whether the next inheritor could withstand the spacetime medium, he had no other choice.
But now, Si Chengyou suddenly realized that if he wanted to change the past, it probably required someone like Shen Yue to accomplish it.
In order for Shen Yue to be willing to save the world, Si Chengyou started his plan. He let Shen Yue see the beauty of the world and let her know what human civilization was, what the suffering in the world was.
He wanted Shen Yue to become someone who could truly empathize with the world. Only then would she be willing to go back to the past.
But in the end, Si Chengyou overestimated himself and underestimated Shen Hui’s influence on Shen Yue.
The world was beautiful, and the scenery in Si Chengyou's eyes was also beautiful, but this was still not enough to make Shen Yue regret it.
Si Chengyou understood. The world in his eyes was still not enough for Shen Yue. Shen Yue had to see the world for herself.
Si Chengyou had gone back many times. From the original rash personality, he gradually changed into a steady appearance. If something did not have a 100% certainty, he would never do it.
But the matter before him now had less than a 10% chance of success. Even if he factored his own death into calculations, the chance of success was only 30%. He could only take a gamble.
If he won, he would complete his mission.
If he lost.....he would have already done his best.
If he lost, he only hoped that Shen Yue could live the life she wanted to live.
Even if... it was only for a moment.
Si Chengyou died.
He saw himself die.
But he did not completely die.
He didn’t know if it was because he had gone back too many times, but after completely dying, he still had a clear consciousness. He could even see his own corpse from a high vantage point. He could also float to other places.
When he still had consciousness, Si Chengyou tried looking for Shen Yue, but could not find her.
He could only return to Flightless Bird and wait in Building 5.
He always felt that if Shen Yue decided to go back, she would definitely come back here.
Later, Shen Yue did return. She destroyed Flightless Bird and brought away the useful people. Si Chengyou also took the opportunity to cling onto Shen Yue’s clothes. He started squatting on her shoulder every day watching her accomplish great things.
Si Chengyou felt gratified. Shen Yue worked steadily and appropriately. She would advance when it was time to advance, and retreat when it was time to retreat. With no hesitation or ambiguity. Indeed he had not seen wrongly!
Later, Shen Yue quelled the turmoil and began traveling everywhere, with Si Chengyou following along.
On the surface, it was Shen Yue and No. 14 traveling the world together, seeing life's many facets, but in fact, Si Chengyou was tagging along too.
In those years, Si Chengyou saw regret in Shen Yue's eyes countless times. Seeing him like that pained Si Chengyou.
Shen Yue was innocent, but Si Chengyou...had still driven him to this point in the end.
If such memories were passed back, would Shen Yue at that time be able to bear it? How many times would Shen Yue relapse?
Si Chengyou regretted it. He regretted dragging Shen Yue into this endless darkness, but there was no way back now.
"Si Chengyou, you've won."
Had he really won?
In fact, this was the only time he had ever wanted to win, yet he didn't want it that badly either.
All he could do was gamble once more -
Gamble that Shen Yue would succeed;
Gamble that after success, he could atone to Shen Yue.
To do this, he had to remember the wrongs he did, every single one.
