God's Gift

Shock blocked Lu Keming out like a pane of glass, making all external sounds indistinct. He felt as if he had fallen into deep water, staring blankly at Yu Youyou, only able to see her lips moving, but unable to hear her voice.

Amidst the blur, only the muffled sound of his heartbeat remained in my ears, growing clearer and clearer.

After a long while, Lu Keming finally spoke hesitantly:

"Was it me... who brought Xiao Ou back to the past?"

“It’s you.” Yu Youyou nodded without hesitation. She supported herself on one hand above Lu Keming, her soft hair falling on Lu Keming’s cheek, causing a ticklish sensation.

"You opened the time portal and brought Mom back five thousand years ago."

Yu Youyou stood up, took Lu Keming's hand, and pulled him up from the sea of ​​flowers.

“There, she will meet my father.” Yu Youyou held Lu Keming’s hand and led him step by step through the vibrant sea of ​​flowers:

"She fell in love with my father, and then I was born."

“So open the space-time tunnel, Mingming.” Yu Youyou looked up at Lu Keming, her eyes crinkling. “I still want to be born into this world, and I want to see my mom and dad again.”

"I also want to see Ali, Shen Minghua, Fang Ziang, Anthony, and Godot..."

Lu Keming's gaze followed Yu Youyou, his eyes fixed on her constantly opening and closing lips.

“Especially—” Yu Youyou paused, her bright eyes sparkling, and her tone became more forceful:

"I want to see you."

Upon hearing this, Lu Keming's Adam's apple bobbed, and finally, he uttered a single word:

"it is good."

Lu Keming turned to look at Xiao Ou, who was staring at them from the front. He raised his hand to open the time-space portal, but Yu Youyou stopped him: "Wait."

Yu Youyou looked up at the control room of Arles One, "Let Mom and Grandma say goodbye."

Lu Keming followed her gaze and saw Su Yun's figure faintly visible behind the glass window in the control room of Arles One.

He nodded, half-squatted down, picked up Yu Youyou and Xiao Ou, spread his dragon wings, and flew to the control room of Arles One.

The three entered the control room and saw Su Yun in a position where she was about to fall.

"Mom." Xiao Ou climbed down from Lu Keming's arms and walked a few steps to Su Yun.

Xiao Ou looked at Su Yun, who stood like a stone statue, and then turned to look at Yu Youyou.

Yu Youyou smiled, walked towards Su Yun, and took Su Yun's hand.

The moment she touched Su Yun, time on Su Yun's body finally began to flow. She staggered forward, but was prevented from falling because Yu Youyou had grabbed her hand beforehand.

Su Yun steadied herself, looked up at Yu Youyou who was holding her hand, and her gaze froze for a moment:

"Youyou, are you alright?"

Su Yun's gaze swept over Yu Youyou's unharmed body from top to bottom. Seeing that she was alright, Su Yun's pounding heart finally calmed down.

"It's good that you're alright." Su Yun didn't press Yu Youyou about why she had suddenly recovered, and just smiled gently.

Seeing the blood spilling from Su Yun's mouth, Xiao Ou suddenly stepped forward, grabbed her sleeve, and wiped the bloodstains from Su Yun's face.

Su Yun's gaze shifted to the bloodstains on Xiao Ou's sleeve that belonged to her. Her eyes widened slightly, and then she subconsciously looked up at Xiao Ou.

Su Yun's lips moved, she had so much to say. But after looking into Xiao Ou's pure and innocent eyes, those words stuck in her throat.

She had very little time left to live, but how could she tell her child the news?

Moreover, Xiao Ou is so smart that she probably already guessed what her physical condition was.

Su Yun dared not look into Xiao Ou's eyes, which were fixed intently on her. She awkwardly looked away, but her gaze suddenly paused when it swept over Lu Keming, a look of confusion flashing in her eyes:

"you……"

"He is Lu Keming." Amid Su Yun's confusion, Yu Youyou solemnly introduced, "Lu Keming from the future."

"From the future?" Su Yun's voice was filled with astonishment: "Time travel..."

As if he had thought of something, Su Yun's gaze swept over Lu Keming, then over Xiao Ou, and finally landed on Yu Youyou.

"He will take Xiao'ou back to the past." Under Su Yun's terrified gaze, Yu Youyou finally spoke up to explain:

"Return to a beautiful and safe world without mutations or destruction."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ou tightened her grip on Su Yun's hand and turned to look at Yu Youyou.

“Go back to the past…” Su Yun repeated Yu Youyou’s words in a daze, her gaze falling on Xiao Ou’s head, but without any focus.

After a long while, Su Yun looked at the bloodstains on Xiao Ou's fingers and slowly said, "Okay."

"Xiao Ou." Su Yun's bewildered eyes gradually focused, her gaze becoming clear and gentle. She gently smoothed Xiao Ou's stray hairs and tidied her disheveled clothes before speaking softly:

"Go."

"Mom." Xiao Ou stood there blankly, her voice tinged with helplessness.

Su Yun gently stroked Xiao Ou's head, "Do you remember the book you read?"

"In the distant past, there was a vast, blue ocean, and flocks of seagulls lived on its shores."

"You can finally see those seagulls with your own eyes."

Xiao Ou stared at Su Yun without moving. In the past, when the topic of seagulls, which she was most interested in, came up, she could talk on and on. But this time, she couldn't utter a single word.

Su Yun suddenly began to cough violently, and more and more blood gushed from her mouth. Life was leaving her body like silk threads being peeled away, causing her face to rapidly wither.

"You'll like that place." Su Yun, clutching the gushing blood, looked at Xiao Ou with pleading eyes and said haltingly:

"Go, Little Ou."

Xiao Ou stood blankly in front of Su Yun. After a long while, she stepped forward and hugged Su Yun.

Goodbye, Mom.

After saying that, Xiao Ou slowly loosened her embrace and turned to walk towards Lu Keming.

Lu Keming stood at the door of the control room. After Yu Youyou nodded, he raised his hand and waved it. A black hole appeared out of thin air, tearing apart the sky behind him.

A howling wind rose with the black hole, causing Lu Keming's black robe to flutter wildly.

Lu Keming's long, silvery-white hair fluttered in the wind as he took Xiao Ou's hand. Standing before the black hole, he lingered, his gaze fixed on Yu Youyou, confirming once more:

"You'll come back?"

Yu Youyou nodded without hesitation, her voice firm: "I will come back."

Lu Keming then turned around and led Xiao Ou toward the black hole.

Xiao Ou gripped Lu Keming's hand tightly, glancing back at Su Yun and Yu Youyou every few steps. Before entering the black hole, she suddenly stopped and looked at Yu Youyou:

"Yu Youyou, will we ever meet again?"

Yu Youyou froze, staring blankly at Xiao Ou. Her dark pupils reflected Xiao Ou's image, her gaze hazy and gentle. It was as if she was looking at Xiao Ou, yet also as if she was looking through Xiao Ou at another figure.

After a long while, Yu Youyou smiled and nodded to Xiao Ou:

You will see me again!

As if assuring Xiao'ou, she repeated, "You will see me again."

Xiao Ou gave Yu Youyou a deep look before following Lu Keming into the black hole.

Yu Youyou raised her hand and waved in the direction they left, shouting, "Goodbye!"

Her voice echoed in the empty control room, and countless "goodbyes" seemed to be responding to her farewell, repeating in her ears again and again.

Yu Youyou only put her hand down after Lu Keming and Xiao Ou's figures disappeared into the black hole.

But she remained standing there, like a silent stone statue, gazing silently in the direction they had left.

After a long while, a crystal tear fell to the ground.

But she would never see her again.