Setting the Goal at a Thousand Years

Tang Hao was not made of stone. He had seen Tang Yuehua's devoted care and worry over these past days. But he carried too much, and it weighed too heavily on him, leaving him unable to stop or give her any more of a response.

He fell silent for a moment, then ultimately hardened his heart.

"I'm leaving." He was concise, no longer lingering as he turned toward the terrace.

"Second Brother!" Tang Yuehua suddenly turned back, her eyes blurred with tears as she watched his departing figure and cried out instinctively.

Tang Hao stopped at the edge of the terrace but did not turn around.

"Take care." A thousand words lodged in Tang Yuehua's chest, but in the end, they became only those two words. She knew she could not keep him.

Tang Hao's figure paused slightly before he vanished soundlessly into the night like a wisp of smoke.

Notting City, Notting Junior Soul Master Academy.

At dusk, Cinderella, having finished her classes, was walking alone toward the work-study dormitories.

Tang San had gone to the blacksmith shop that afternoon, saying he needed to deal with a batch of newly arrived metal materials and would return later.

As she walked, she reviewed her system panel in her mind. Reputation Points were still increasing slowly, making her feel somewhat anxious.

Although life in Notting City was fairly peaceful now, Cinderella knew full well how important strength was. Especially after Tang Hao's departure, that sense of unease had only grown stronger.

She had to find a way to gain Reputation Points faster and exchange them for the system's resources. Only then could she establish herself more securely in this world.

Lost in thought, she unknowingly reached the relatively quiet path near the dormitory area.

Just then, an indescribable aura carrying