The two embraced, quietly feeling each other, the tranquil space so silent that it seemed somewhat frightening.
"Susu, you also said that in this life, you were abandoned on the day of Qingming, while in the previous life it was a day later, and the trajectory has already changed. So tell me, is there a possibility that in your previous life, you were raised by someone else? But in this life, you already knew of your existence, so you went to find her, saw yourself, and naturally named and raised her? Maybe you just got there a step earlier," Qi Taiguo broke the silence.
Whether there is an infinite loop in this world, he did not know. He could only slowly unravel it.
Cheng Su was stunned, felt as if a tear was made in the fog, and asked, "Could it be like that?"
"It canāt be denied that this possibility exists. Look, you can travel back here from the future and become someone else, so you could also become someone else and raise Little Cheng Su! The change in trajectory, perhaps something else changes along with it?" Qi Taiguo said.
Cheng Su said nothing.
"So you mean that in my previous life, the one living with you wasnāt me? It was the original owner of this body?" Cheng Su asked.
Qi Taiguo was taken aback.
If that were the case, would he and the original Cheng Su get a divorce, living together for such a long time?
"You donāt know either, huh," Cheng Su smiled bitterly.
She didnāt know if these were two parallel worlds, where things seemed to happen but had slight differences.
Qi Taiguo held her tightly, saying, "Susu, letās not think about it!"
"Hmm?"
"About past lives, future lives, letās not dwell on them; I donāt want to care. I only know that in this life, at this moment, the person by my side as my wife is you, Cheng Su, not someone else," Qi Taiguo said. "In this life, being together is enough; as for the rest, it doesnāt matter. Whether weāre together in the next life doesnāt matter either. Whatās important is now."
"Taiguo..."
"I know youāre scared; Iām scared too, but what Iām scared of is your absence. Forget about past and future lives; I just want us to live well in this life, have one or two children, grow old together. When our hair turns gray, you call me old man, Iāll call you old woman, thatās enough. As for the next life, let it go to hell, I donāt care!" Qi Taiguo said with determination.
Cheng Su was somewhat surprised.
"You shouldnāt think too much either, okay? A personās life isnāt that long or that short. Iām a few years older; youāre twenty-two this year, and Iām thirty. Live another fifty years, and weāll be in our seventies or eighties. If weāre always hung up on who you are, isnāt that too tiring?" Qi Taiguo looked at her and said.
"But I..."
Qi Taiguo placed a finger on her lips, "Isnāt there a saying, āSince you came here, settle into your placeā? Does who you are matter? You are you right now, leading your own life, following your own thoughts. Why concern yourself with past and future lives? We can ponder these things after weāre dead and starting a new life!"
Cheng Su stared at him for a moment, nodded, realizing she, a modern woman, might not even have it more figured out than he does.
"Arenāt you afraid? I am, after all, from the future," Cheng Su asked.
"Afraid? Iām only afraid of your absence," Qi Taiguo said again. "Therefore, you must promise me, never disappear, okay?"
Cheng Su felt a lump in her throat, snuggled into his embrace, "Okay."
Since they were here, might as well settle for this life together.