Suddenly, she wiped at her face in a panic, lowered her head to search her pockets for tissues, and said in a deliberately mature tone, "Sorry... for letting you see me like this... Please wait a moment. I'll be fine soon."
Ren Yu, however, took a deep breath, held her shoulders, looked extremely seriously into the girl's eyes, and slowly said, "Rita, actually, regarding your mother... the fact that she doesn't have much time left... I can solve it."
Their eyes met. After a long while, the girl suddenly smiled.
"Mr. Ren, you really are kind. You even made up a well-intentioned lie to comfort me, but you really don't need to do this... Even on my own, I can endure it..."
That was true.
In this world, no one had ever been able to solve the problem of lifespan.
Before death, everyone was equal.
As for curing the illnesses of those about to die, restoring their health, and allowing them to continue living... that clearly touched upon a forbidden domain. Perhaps only those supreme gods who created all things, ethereal and illusory, had the right to meddle with it.
That was why Rita thought Ren Yu was merely comforting her. He was afraid she would suffer too great a blow and mentally collapse, so he treated her like a child, deceiving her and giving her hope.
But what the girl had not expected was—
Everything he said was actually true.
Ren Yu had never intended to deceive Rita with honeyed words.
It was not the first or second time he had extended someone's life.
Of course, that only applied to those close to him, people deeply connected to him. Asking Ren Yu to save all humanity was obviously impossible.
Even if he did not mind doing it himself, the