Perhaps I will get the chance to enter her life again.
Maybe she will reopen the Otome Game and give me the opportunity to confess my feelings.
But I know that the paper character, Li Xiang, has faded from her life.
Maybe from the very beginning, I shouldn't have dared to dream.
Dreaming that a virtual character could have any intersection with a real human being.
I no longer have the strength to leave the tablet.
My body is becoming more and more transparent.
I don't know if this is my last attempt to talk to Xi Qian.
She finishes her milk and prepares to sleep.
She has developed a new habit of sending Ma Xiaowei a "good night" message.
In the past, she would also smile and say good night to me.
I miss those times dearly.
I make an effort to approach the bedside and look at Xi Qian's sleeping face.
My heart is filled with immense sadness.
Perhaps soon, I will completely disappear from Xi Qian's life.
"Xi Qian, I want to say goodbye. You may not hear me, but I truly can't bear to part with you."
"From now on, you must be happy."
Xi Qian does not respond to me.
Only Huahua notices my change and keeps tapping Xi Qian's face.
"Meow, meow!"
Xi Qian furrows her brow, turns over, and continues to sleep.
A tremendous force pulls me back into the tablet.
I am unwilling and struggle against it.
The pain in my body intensifies, as if being torn apart.
“Xi Qian, wake up!”
“Xi Qian, look at me!”
I kept calling her name, hoping she would wake up, even if just to glance at me.
But she merely trembled her eyelashes and then remained still.
In the end, I could not bear it.
I shattered like foam, breaking into countless pieces, disappearing into the air.
“Goodbye, Xi Qian.”
“Perhaps the gap between us is as vast as the distance between heaven and earth.”
“Maybe I can never say goodnight to you again.”
Xi Qian uninstalled the game.
“Li Xiang, thank you for being with me for so long.”
“I met a really nice person; he treats me well and has a gentle personality.”
“He confessed his feelings to me.”
“I think I should experience a real relationship.”
“Li Xiang, goodbye.”
“Every girl’s dream must awaken; now I have to face the real world.”
I kept repeating that line from the character meant to retain players.
But she never looked back.
Xi Qian, do you know?
What I regret the most is not having the chance to tell you that I love you.
——
Xi Qian has been feeling a bit confused lately.
She always feels like something in her home is different.
The house is always clean, even if she doesn't clean for a week, there is no cat hair anywhere.
Could it be that she has a "Snail Girl"?
Hua Hua is lying on the mat, sleeping and making soft snoring sounds.
"Xiao Hua Hua, tell me, was it you who did this?"
Xi Qian gently pokes Hua Hua's head.
Hua Hua just flicks her tail and continues to sleep.
"If it wasn't you, then it must be Li Xiang?"
Li Xiang.
That perfect man created virtually.
Xi Qian opens her tablet and launches the Otome Game.
Li Xiang looks at her gently, calling her name with deep affection.
"Xi Qian, hello, I am Li Xiang. Thank you for the time that allowed me to meet you."
This was the scene of their first conversation.
And also their last conversation.
Xi Qian clicks "Restart," but the game interface shows no changes.
She tries several times, but nothing works.
"Li Xiang, you don't want to say goodbye to me, do you?"
"I know, you're just a program after all."
"But I always feel like you really exist by my side."
"Our virtual love story has been truly beautiful."
"But it's time for the girl to wake up from her dream."
"Goodbye, Li Xiang."
Xi Qian turns the tablet upside down and picks up Hua Hua.
" Xiao Huahua, from now on, you'll be the one to accompany me!"
"Meow~"
---
Li Xiang watched as Xi Qian uninstalled the game, but he had no chance to tell her those three words: "I love you."
His heart was filled with regret.
If only he could appear by her side as a real human being like Ma Xiaowei.
But he was just a string of code.
He could only watch helplessly as she fell in love with someone else.
But perhaps that was for the best.
After all, he was merely a program and would eventually disappear.
He could not give Xi Qian true happiness.
Yet Ma Xiaowei could.
"Xi Qian, you must be happy."
During the eleven-day holiday, Xi Qian went traveling with her best friend.
Just after settling in, her ex-boyfriend called her, saying that there were "ghosts" at home.
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