bookrebus Chapter 168 Lanny's Sequel
Chapter 168 Lanny's Sequel
He could barely feel the pain of being squeezed; the happiness of sacrificing himself for his lover overwhelmed him first.
Lenny Wilman felt as if he had been caught in a rapidly spinning vortex; the seawater had never made him feel so dizzy.
Like the shock of being struck on the head, or the lingering effects of alcohol after a hangover, he quickly lost consciousness.
When I woke up again, I was on a soft, large bed. The bed looked very simple, almost just a thick mattress. The sheets and soft blankets on it were very comfortable, and the pattern on them was simple. Although I had never seen it before, it looked pleasing to the eye.
The scent is wonderful, just like the scent I've smelled when I approached Lord Jiangyu...
Suddenly, it was as if a bolt of lightning had struck his head. In an instant, a flood of memories that didn't belong to him poured into his brain, causing him to clutch his head and groan softly in pain. Fragments of memories surged in chaotically, swirling wildly in his mind, gradually piecing together from initial disorder into clear and complete segments.
They met in middle school. The boy and girl had a great understanding and greeted each other with smiles. They didn't break the ice and agreed to work hard together to get into the same city.
They both successfully gained admission to two top universities in the same city, one majoring in science and engineering and the other in sociology. They became the best students in their respective schools and finally confirmed their relationship with everyone's blessings.
Love became the best breeding ground for mutual progress. The two of them won scholarships and various awards in their respective studies. They chased each other and their increasingly stable love made them even better. They worked part-time together, took exams together, studied together, and applied for postgraduate studies together.
Four years of undergraduate studies, three years of graduate studies. After a seven-year relationship, the two remained sweet and their eyes were always on each other. Finally, after graduation, she successfully passed the civil service exam and entered the system, while he received an offer from a major local company and was hired with a high salary due to his excellent resume.
Then they rented a small house, carefully decorated and furnished it, intending to take root, sprout, and bear fruit in this city that had witnessed their love and growth.
The boy was him. Although his clothes and upbringing were different, the identical face and the memories that suddenly appeared in his mind confirmed that it was him! This boy was him!
The girl was clearly Lord Jiang Yu. Although her hair color and clothing were different as she grew up, the face in his memory, from her youthful innocence to her growing maturity, was clearly the Lord Jiang Yu etched in his heart!
He and Lord Jiang Yu finally began planning their wedding. In this small house, they chose their wedding dress and rings, finalized the date for meeting their parents and the honeymoon hotel, planned the wedding ceremony, and looked forward to their future after marriage... They had even found a wedding home.
Were they lovers all along? Was she his lover all along?
Lanny sat on the bed, unsure whether to be overjoyed or devastated. Where was he? What world was this? Was it his next life or a past life?
But soon he realized that it wasn't. This was more like a parallel world, because his original memories and the memories flooding into his mind were clamoring at the same time. The souls of the two worlds were merging into one, one grieving for loss, and the other suffering for unrequited love.
He was the one I once had, and he was the one I never got.
He once possessed her completely in this world, but she disappeared during a trip, leaving him alone to wallow in memories, drowning his sorrows in alcohol, unable to escape the quagmire of losing his beloved.
Looking at his own face in the mirror, he finally understood why the lord had acted strangely during their first meeting. The reason for her dramatic change from her childhood was that she was originally a visitor from another world, and that the Lord Jiang Yu of the Ocean Empire also had two souls within her.
He leaned against the sink, accepting the flood of memories. It wasn't easy to sort out and integrate the memories of the two worlds. The dizziness that suffocated him came from the death and time travel in that world on one hand, and from his long, chaotic drunkenness in this world on the other.
Based on his memory, he found the photo album that Jiang Yu had made by hand to record their daily love life. He looked at every picture of Jiang Yu's face with almost greedy eyes.
Smiling, laughing, playful, angry, aggrieved...
Leaning on his shoulder, holding hands, hugging, kissing...
How fortunate they were, to have loved so passionately and beautifully; how jealous he was, to be able to only find their past in his memories.
He should have been content; his love, though in different times and spaces, had finally found its home. But he had never held her hand, never embraced her, and never kissed her.
This sense of disconnect left him feeling lost; he experienced a series of emotional shifts—from collapse and madness to elation and numbness—over the course of one night.
When the first rays of dawn broke through the window, he stopped drinking; he had figured something out.
Whether or not he had Jiang Yu, she was the woman he loved most, and he was willing to give his life for her. What did anything else matter?
Since he is her legitimate lover here, he should be responsible for all the troubles and problems that arise from her departure.
Jiang Yu's parents lost their daughter, but that's alright. He, their son-in-law, is still here, and he'll take care of them in their place. All their previous social relationships are fine; he was Jiang Yu's boyfriend before, and he always will be. As for this small house, he'll find a way to buy it. It holds their best memories, something he can cherish for a lifetime.
As for himself, since he has decent resources in this society and is capable of supporting himself and living well, he should continue working and living.
He stood at the window, watching the bustling traffic of the modern city outside, a scene already lively and noisy in the early morning, and unconsciously smiled.
Jiang Yu was a very determined woman. Once she decided to adapt to that world, she never considered looking back. Seeing her familiar face stirred her emotions, but she remained steadfast. When she made up her mind to go to Fan Qingyin and Lin Yi, she never thought of returning to her boyfriend of almost ten years.
That's ruthless, and decisive.
So how could he be so far off? He was able to come to such a strange place after his death, a place where she had once lived, and have a second life. Who knows if this is not a gift from God?
He deserves to live a more beautiful life.
Even if it's just a fictional dream, he'd be willing to remain in that dream forever.
I only hope that Lord Jiang Yu can find peace and tranquility in that other world, and move forward without fear. I hope the woman he loves is happy and joyful forever.