Wen Ning looked at her, his gaze as calm as a lake beneath the night sky.
"Since a miracle happened, you need to cherish it."
His voice was quiet, but every word sank into Zhou Wan's heart.
Zhou Wan nodded.
"I know."
Her voice was still thick with tears, yet it held a resolve she had never shown before.
"Mimi paid for this with her life. I'll treasure it. I promise."
Wen Ning looked at her, then spoke after a moment.
"Good. That's all I wanted to hear."
With that, he said goodbye to Zhou Wan.
"I'll be going now. This is settled."
Zhou Wan nodded and watched him leave.
Wen Ning walked fairly quickly on his way back to the shop.
When he pushed open the door, Zhang Siyu was leaning against the counter, idly leafing through a yellowed ledger.
Hearing him, she raised her head. Her gaze lingered on his face before she asked,
"Everything sorted out with that little cat spirit?"
Wen Ning went behind the counter and poured himself a glass of water.
"More or less."
He took a sip before adding,
"She survived."
Hearing that, Zhang Siyu asked no more questions and returned to her ledger.
"What do you think about me getting a kitten?"
Wen Ning didn't take up the subject.
Night fell.
Only after Zhang Siyu and Lu Ming had returned to their rooms did Wen Ning begin preparing to act. He had decided to visit the Underworld.
To save Zhou Wan, Mimi had sacrificed her own lifespan to extend a mortal's life.
He still worried about her and wanted to see for himself what had ultimately become of that kind little cat spirit.
Light and shadow shifted before his eyes, and in an instant, he was in another world.
Wen Ning walked