There Is No Way

It was already late at night when Ye Shuang returned home.

He couldn't do anything by staying at the hospital—even the system he had placed his hopes on didn't appear. It was completely silent, as if there was no reaction at all.

"Hmm?"

Opening the door, Ye Shuang noticed a figure over by the sofa.

Chen Qin was sitting there, holding a book and reading. Perhaps hearing the sound of the door opening, she turned her head and smiled. "You're back."

"Yeah. Where are Yuyou and the others?"

"Upstairs, taking a shower."

"Mhm," Ye Shuang replied, then sat down on the sofa as well.

At this time, Chen Qin poured a glass of honey water at the bar counter, then returned to sit beside Ye Shuang. "You rushed out so hurriedly today, what happened?"

"Well..." Ye Shuang didn't know how to answer Chen Qin, so he simply said, "Some... rather urgent matters."

Chen Qin's beautiful eyes fell on Ye Shuang's face. She seemed to sense that his mood was off, so she didn't press further.

The next second, Ye Shuang felt a soft embrace. He was held in Chen Qin's arms just like that, his face resting against her chest.

"..."

"Although I don't know what happened, it's best if you don't push yourself too hard," Chen Qin said softly.

Ye Shuang slowly closed his eyes. His originally restless heart seemed to be comforted, calming down slightly.

"Shower first?"

"Yeah."

"Together."

"I..."

"I won't force you."

The two took a shower together, but just as Chen Qin had said, she seemed exceptionally well-behaved tonight. Aside from scrubbing Ye Shuang's back, she really didn't do anything else.

Midway through, Bai Yuyou also came over because Ye Shuang had returned home, but since she was playing games with Keke, she quickly went back.

Unknowingly, by the time Ye Shuang got into bed to sleep, it was already the early hours of the morning.

Looking at the dim ceiling, Ye Shuang stared blankly as if in a daze. His heart still couldn't find peace, especially the moment he saw Chao Yiyu.

The window he had been anticipating didn't appear either.

Ye Shuang: "..."

Unknowingly, Ye Shuang fell asleep, but he woke up again after about half an hour.

It was still dark outside the window, so Ye Shuang had no choice but to go back to sleep.

But he quickly woke up again. He clearly felt like he had slept for a long time, yet when he looked at the alarm clock, he realized only twenty minutes had passed.

Ye Shuang stood by the window, feeling the gentle cold breeze. He lit a cigarette he had dug out from a drawer and leaned both hands against the railing.

"Phew..."

Slowly exhaling a puff of smoke, Ye Shuang lit another cigarette, followed by a third, a fourth, a fifth...

By the time he snapped back to reality, the sky outside the window was already turning a pale gray, and even the floor was scattered with cigarette butts.

"..."

Ye Shuang frowned and looked at the scenery outside. It was overcast, seemingly not a good day.

"A way..."

"A way..."

Ye Shuang muttered. Even though his eyes were already becoming bloodshot, his brain was still completely clueless, not to mention he had no time at all—if only he could enter that reincarnation world one more time.

Could he really reverse the ending once again?

The answer was negative.

Compared to curing heart disease, extending one's lifespan or regaining one's youth was even more unrealistic. How could this be something humans could achieve? It completely violated the laws of nature.

The corners of Ye Shuang's mouth turned a bit bitter.

"..."

...

...

"I'm so sleepy. Yuyou was so bad at gaming last night; we just couldn't coordinate well."

"It's because you were always giving random commands, Keke."

During breakfast time, the two girls, who had only gotten out of bed close to ten o'clock, were chatting. Beside them, a fat orange cat was lying on the floor.

Right at this moment, Chen Qin also walked downstairs, yawning.

"You guys are up so early?"

Keke said, then asked curiously, "It's not early anymore, Sister Chen Qin. Did you take a shower too?"

"I took a shower but I'm still sleepy. Maybe it's because it's rare to get a break?" Chen Qin also stretched, her slimes propping up her white silk pajamas high. "Mhm~ If only I could have slept with Ah Ye again last night... hehe, pretend I didn't say that."

"Where is Ah Ye?"

"Brother isn't up yet," Tang Keke said.

"Yeah, he isn't up," Bai Yuyou nodded.

"He's probably tired. Let Ah Ye sleep a bit longer. I'll help you guys make breakfast."

"No need, Sister Chen Qin. The two of us are enough; we don't need that many people."

"Then I'll come over and observe how you make breakfast."

"Oh, okay, that works."

The time reached eleven o'clock. By now, Chen Qin and the others had already finished their breakfast, yet Ye Shuang still hadn't gotten up. Not only did Chen Qin find it strange, but even Keke and Yuyou felt a bit surprised.

Ye Shuang's daily routine was undoubtedly regular. For him to not make a sound until nearly noon like this was undeniably very rare, to the point that Bai Yuyou spoke up,

"Should we wake Ye Shuang up?"

Chen Qin didn't mind what time Ye Shuang slept until, but seeing that he hadn't gotten out of bed, she couldn't help but worry if something was wrong with his health.

"Hmm... let's go up and take a look. If everything is fine, we'll let him sleep a bit longer," Chen Qin said at this moment.

"Okay."

As they spoke, the three people and one cat went up to the second floor and stopped in front of a bedroom door.

"Knock, knock."

"Ah Ye?"

"Knock, knock. Are you awake? Are you still sleeping in?" Chen Qin knocked on the door. Hearing no response from inside, she reached out and opened the door directly.

It was a bit dim inside, and the curtains were drawn.

"..." Chen Qin noticed Ye Shuang sleeping soundly on the bed, and she also smelled the faint scent of tobacco lingering in the air.

Ah Ye...

Smoked?

Chen Qin was not unfamiliar with this smell. One must know that Ye Shuang had started smoking very early on, but he had quit later.

She naturally wouldn't be disgusted by Ye Shuang smoking. It was just that Chen Qin completely couldn't imagine what kind of situation or difficulty would make the usually smoke-free Ye Shuang so distressed that he resorted to smoking to alleviate it all.

"Ah Ye..."

"Ye Shuang's room, this smell." Bai Yuyou's little nose was also very sensitive, so she naturally smelled the odor in the room at this moment.

She looked around curiously but didn't find any cigarette butts on the floor or in the trash can, as if it had been specially cleaned up.

"Ah Ye, Ah Ye?" Chen Qin climbed onto the bed at this point. She first subconsciously used her hand to check Ye Shuang's breathing. After confirming there was no problem, she gently patted Ye Shuang with her hand.

Seeing this, Bai Yuyou also climbed onto the bed and tugged at Ye Shuang with her small hands.

Seeing Chen Qin and Bai Yuyou going over to wake Ye Shuang, Tang Keke thought about it and decided to join in on the fun by climbing up too, except she chose to attack the soles of Ye Shuang's feet.

Ye Shuang: "..."

Ye Shuang groggily woke up. The moment he opened his eyes, he saw Chen Qin and Bai Yuyou—as well as Tang Keke, who was picking at the soles of his feet.

"What are you doing?"