[Note: Qiqi is a zombie who has lived for hundreds or thousands of years, not a minor.]
Liyue, Wanmin Restaurant.
Night blanketed the sky, stars glittered brilliantly, and the moon hung high overhead like a silver platter.
Its clear, bright light bathed the land in a pure, crystalline glow.
A gentle breeze swept past, and the moonlit shadows swayed, dancing through the air.
A petite, adorable figure basked in the moonlight.
"One, two, seven, seven... two, two, seven... oops..."
Having just finished her Soft Gymnastics, Qiqi felt wonderfully comfortable.
She had thoroughly loosened up her body.
A zombie's body would grow stiff if she went even a little too long without moving.
That was why she had to do Soft Gymnastics every day.
"Finished... Soft Gymnastics..."
"What was next again...?"
Qiqi murmured blankly to herself.
At the same time, she happily picked up her little notebook and looked at what she had written.
"Today... there's one last thing... read the story about Xiu Yuan and me..."
Qiqi read the words in her notebook aloud, then turned to the last page.
Under the moonlight, Qiqi sat on a roof beam, swinging her little feet as she read what she had recorded.
[Xiu Yuan is a very, very gentle person.
Just like...
Just like the shade of a tree on a scorching summer day, making me want to fall asleep in his arms.
Just like a sturdy city wall that can withstand a hurricane, shielding everyone around him from every disaster.
Just like a little house amid a biting cold wind, offering warmth and protection in the hardest times.
I love your eyes. They are more beautiful than the mountains, rivers, and stars.
I love your smile. It is warmer than the winter sunshine.
I love your big hands. They are more precious than anything in the world.
Some people want to use me, and some people are afraid of me, but you...
You are different from them.
You made me feel warmth.
It is different from the heat that makes me uncomfortable.
It was my heart that felt warm.
Thank you, Xiu Yuan.
I will remember you. No matter when or where, I will remember you.
Since I died, you were the first person to make me feel warm.
After you left, you passed that warmth on to Liyue.
The people of Liyue treat me very well. They like me very much.
But...
Qiqi misses you so much...
Qiqi wants to keep living with you...
Qiqi wants to see your smile one more time...
Qiqi wants to fall asleep in your arms again...
Qiqi will remember the home we built together...
Qiqi will listen to you and do Soft Gymnastics every day...
Qiqi will write everything important in her notebook...
Qiqi will remember the days we spent living together in the forest...
Qiqi will not forget. Qiqi will never forget...]
As the notebook slowly closed, Qiqi's tears fell.
Her eyes reddened, and she began to sob quietly.
"Xiu Yuan... Qiqi misses you so much..."
"Qiqi will always remember you... you must remember Qiqi too..."
"Xiangling said... the Lantern Rite is coming soon... Qiqi really wants to watch it with you..."
Her face red from crying, Qiqi picked up her pen and continued writing about the Lantern Rite.
Qiqi often added to the last page of her diary.
Everything Qiqi wanted to do with Xiu Yuan, she carefully recorded on that last page.
It was the story that belonged to her and Xiu Yuan.
Although Xiu Yuan had already departed, in Qiqi's eyes, he was still by her side.
She felt that one day, they would meet again.
"Qiqi will wait for you... wait for you to come back..."
Only after adding the final period on the last page did she lift her head slightly and gaze at the starry sky.
There will be one final side story about Shenhe tonight, and then the fourth life will begin.
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