The Ambition to Win Three in a Row as One! (Continued)

But she knew her time was almost up. Once her training ended, whether she would ever be trained again remained unknown.

And even if she was, would that version of her still be the person she was now?

It mattered to her. She did not want the worst to happen.

She envied the version of herself Gold Ship called the one in the real world. There, that McQueen could easily spend one three-year stretch after another with Zhou Yuang, all the way to the end.

But she could not accept becoming a passerby who would simply be forgotten.

So she could not do anything now that she would regret.

Some chances never came again once missed. Life offered no do-overs; some mistakes left regrets that lasted forever.

"I don't know what will happen to the me standing here when this training ends. That's why I started having doubts during our hot spring trip. Now I know what I need to ask, and I'm going to get clear answers."

McQueen placed a hand on her chest and looked at Zhou Yuang earnestly.

She could not literally bare her heart, but she could pour out everything in it.

"Please forgive me for being so forward."

Only by overcoming every obstacle and staying together without anything between them could they truly be mind and body as one.

If a few words were enough to make them doubt each other, they still had a long way to go.

But now McQueen felt like a fish that had found the edge of its tank.

Gold Ship's words had given her a direction, and Zhou Yuang's frank admission had shown her the glass.

McQueen did not stop there. Now that she had seen the glass and realized how small she was, what would she do?

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