The two of them sat on the surface of the planet at the center of the cosmic array!
They gazed at the magnificent torrents of the cosmic array and the breathtaking sea of stars overhead!
Jiang Nan's head rested lightly on Zhong Yingxue's shoulder, and Zhong Yingxue naturally slipped an arm around his shoulders!
It was silent, yet so sweet!
At this moment, Jiang Nan wasn't alone!
Zhong Yingxue gently stroked his hair. Jiang Nan could feel her fingertips brushing through it, the soft rustle helping him relax!
Zhong Yingxue softly asked, "What's wrong? What happened? If there's something you want to say, you can tell me. I'm listening..."
"Maybe you'll feel better if you talk about it?"
"Sharing happiness with someone doubles it, while sharing your sorrow cuts it in half. Isn't that a pretty good deal?"
Jiang Nan parted his lips, but the words caught in his throat.
It was too complicated to explain in a short while!
And how was he supposed to bring it up with Zhong Yingxue?
Tell her that all of this was a reality that had been altered?
That everything he and everyone else had experienced since he gained the system, every change they'd made to the world, might all be a dream, as ephemeral as a bubble?
That it could collapse and disappear at any moment?
He couldn't say it. This was Jiang Nan's own unfinished loop.
Even if he told them, it would only add to everyone's worries for no reason. If reality was destined to collapse in the end, Jiang Nan hoped Zhong Yingxue and the others wouldn't know.
At least they wouldn't have to live with hope and fear, only to vanish like bubbles without a sound... as everything collapsed like a dream upon waking...
Jiang Nan closed his