Now that everything had returned to normal, it was time to say goodbye. As the system had promised, clearing the Instance meant they would be sent back to reality.
"Can't you stay?" Ye Chu asked Ye Mo, reluctant to part.
"It should be our turn soon, too," Ye Mo said. "I'm sure we'll meet again in reality before long."
"Then Qi Yu..."
Ye Mo lowered his head and sighed. "We'll take it one step at a time."
Jiang Lan kissed Su Fengzi's forehead. "Wait for me when you get back, okay?"
"Why should I listen to you?" Su Fengzi narrowed his eyes like a sly fox. "Who knows when you'll get to go back?"
Jiang Lan smiled. "I won't keep you waiting too long."
When reunion was certain, waiting no longer seemed quite so unbearable.
Pei Yanchuan looked at Ye Chu. "We'll definitely see each other again, right?"
Ye Chu smiled. "Of course. Go back and prepare for your college entrance exams." Then he turned to Wu You. "Youyou, study hard for your CET-6."
Just hearing "CET-6" gave Wu You a headache. "I don't think I'm going to pass. I'll just consider it a thirty-yuan donation to the country."
Lu Rui laughed at that. "Have some confidence. You'll definitely pass on your first try."
The system's voice urged them on:
[Hurry up. I'm about to send you back.]
Ye Chu looked around at everyone in the room, his fingers clasped in Pei Yanchuan's hand as the boy toyed with them. "Clouds gather in the sky, then scatter again. So it is with the meetings and partings of our lives."
"What a joy it was to meet today. When we meet again someday, we shall share drinks and good cheer."
Wu You laughed. "Ye Chu, can you really share