Yu Nian’an closed the door and brought Qi Xia to the sofa, supporting him as he slowly sat down.

But Qi Xia seemed possessed, his eyes fixed on Yu Nian’an the entire time.

“Xia, what’s wrong with you?” Yu Nian’an grasped Qi Xia’s hands. “If something’s bothering you, tell me. Don’t make me worry.”

“I’m fine.” Qi Xia shook his head. “I’ve never felt this good in my entire life.”

“You’re always like this.” Yu Nian’an sighed and sat down beside Qi Xia. The small single-person sofa allowed the two of them to nestle together. “You like to keep everything bottled up inside. Over time, that will cause problems. So tell me, what happened?”

“I… I had a terrifying, terrifying nightmare.” Qi Xia’s eyes dimmed as he spoke.

“A terrifying nightmare?” Yu Nian’an touched Qi Xia’s face with concern. “Did you dream about monsters and demons? Or did you dream about a psychotic killer?”

“To me, those things aren’t nightmares.” Qi Xia shook his head. “An, I dreamed that I lost you.”

“Pfft.” Yu Nian’an couldn’t help but laugh at Qi Xia’s words. “You lost me? Then why didn’t you go look for me?”

“I did look.” Qi Xia slowly covered his forehead, feeling immense pain in his heart. “I couldn’t find you… I threw myself into the Avici Hell, experienced countless tragedies, but I didn’t know where to look for you…”

“Okay, okay…” Yu Nian’an hugged Qi Xia with concern, feeling that he really was exhausted. “Don’t let your imagination run wild. I’ve been right here all along, haven’t gone anywhere.”

Qi Xia closed his eyes and nestled in Yu Nian’an’s embrace, feeling like his entire world had returned.

He didn’t know if it was good fortune, but he had actually managed to get Yu Nian’an back from the “Land of the End.”

As long as Yu Nian’an was here, he could even oppose the Almighty God.

“Xia, are you hungry?” Yu Nian’an asked.

“I…”

Even though Qi Xia hadn’t eaten anything decent for many days, as soon as he looked into Yu Nian’an’s eyes, he felt that everything was fine and he didn’t need to eat at all.

“I’ll go make you something to eat.” Yu Nian’an patted Qi Xia’s head like she was taking care of a child. “Wait for me, okay?”

Yu Nian’an stood up, took down the apron hanging on the nearby wall, and went into the kitchen.

When Qi Xia saw Yu Nian’an leave his line of sight, he felt a bit panicked. He quickly followed to the kitchen as well.

Yu Nian’an was indeed there. She was right there in the kitchen, hadn’t gone anywhere.

She was preparing to wash vegetables.

“What’s wrong…?” Yu Nian’an asked. “Afraid I’m going to poison you?”

“No, no…” Qi Xia shook his head. “I’m just afraid I’ve gone crazy. I’m afraid the you before me now is my hallucination.”

As Yu Nian’an listened, her brow furrowed.

She put down the vegetables in her hands, walked over, and pinched Qi Xia’s arm with mock anger.

It hurt, but Qi Xia smiled.

“You stinky Xia, does it hurt?!” Yu Nian’an asked, pretending to be angry.

“It hurts.” Qi Xia nodded.

“I’m a hallucination, and I can pinch you until it hurts?” Yu Nian’an pouted and turned around. “If you’re not going to help me cook, don’t make trouble here. Go out and wait!”

But how could Qi Xia be willing to leave?

He just wanted to quietly stay by Yu Nian’an’s side.

Seeing Qi Xia like this, Yu Nian’an could only shake her head and say, “Xia, how about this—you guess what delicious food I’m going to make for you. If you guess correctly, I’ll let you stay in the kitchen.”

Qi Xia’s mind was completely full of Yu Nian’an right now. How could he care what dishes she was making?

Without thinking, he casually said, “Bean sprouts and braised eggplant.”

Yu Nian’an’s hands washing the vegetables paused slightly, then she turned around in disbelief and said, “I’m clearly washing scallions. How did you guess it was bean sprouts and braised eggplant?”

“Uh…” Qi Xia smiled helplessly. “Can only say we’re telepathically connected.”

…

Yu Nian’an brought out the two small dishes, and Qi Xia wolfed them down until they were clean.

He didn’t know if it was because he’d eaten too many canned goods from the “Land of the End,” or if Yu Nian’an’s cooking was just that good, but Qi Xia felt he had never eaten anything so delicious.

Yu Nian’an didn’t use vinegar for the bean sprouts, but instead added chili peppers and scallions.

She didn’t use dark soy sauce for the braised eggplant, but instead liked to add a few spoonfuls of sugar.

These two small modifications completely captured Qi Xia’s palate.

He felt that he and Yu Nian’an were truly compatible. Although this was Yu Nian’an’s first time making these two dishes, they happened to be exactly the flavors Qi Xia liked.

After finishing the meal, Qi Xia gradually felt uneasy.

He knew that no matter how happy his current life was, it was still within the “Earthquake Countdown.”

Tomorrow at noon, that heaven-destroying, earth-annihilating earthquake would still come and shatter everything he possessed.

Where exactly should he escape to leave the “Land of the End”?

As soon as he mentioned the “Land of the End,” the bizarre and absurd scenes from there surfaced again in Qi Xia’s mind.

How did the massacre at “Heaven’s Gate” end?

Qiao Jiajin, Li Xiangling—they should have listened to his words and survived, right?

Yes, they at least survived until the tenth day.

They were now in their own time… fulfilling their final wishes, weren’t they?

“Knock, knock, knock.” A gentle voice called from beside him.

Qi Xia paused, then turned to look at Yu Nian’an beside him with a mischievous smile on her face. He smiled and asked, “Who’s at the door?”

“So Qi Xia is home after all!” Yu Nian’an huffed. “Doesn’t even wash the dishes after eating. I thought Qi Xia wasn’t home!”

“I was wrong.”

Qi Xia smiled with relief. He was already content.

If his life could always be like this, he would be content.

He decided that from this moment on, every time he entered the “Land of the End,” he would immediately commit suicide.

Whatever “Three Thousand Six Hundred Dao,” whatever “Escape,” whatever “Extreme Path,” whatever “Heaven’s Gate.”

Let them all go to hell.

He was willing to cycle through this one day forever.

Such days were enough for him.

After Qi Xia finished washing the dishes, he inadvertently glanced toward the bedroom, suddenly thought of something, and his entire body froze.

He walked over and slowly pushed open the door, then stood there in a daze.

There was still no bed here.

What met his eyes was only a table and a chair.

He slowly widened his eyes, feeling his head ache a bit.

What the hell—where’s the bed?!

Yu Nian’an lived in this room, but there was no place for her to sleep.

Qi Xia hurriedly turned around and found Yu Nian’an wiping the table in the living room.

She hadn’t disappeared, but there was no bed in the room.

A sense of dissonance slowly ignited in his heart.

“Oh, that’s right!” Yu Nian’an slowly walked over and smiled sheepishly. “Xia, I made a mistake. Don’t laugh at me when I tell you, okay?”

“What, what mistake?”

“I bought a bed online a while ago, remember?” Yu Nian’an touched her head. “I saw the courier said it would arrive today, so this morning I found a junk collector and threw out our old bed… But there was a problem on the courier’s end, they said it won’t arrive until tomorrow… So we’ll have to sleep on the floor tonight, hehe…”

Hearing these words, Qi Xia let out a deep sigh of relief.

“I, I see?!” He showed a relieved smile. “It’s okay, An… If it’s just that… it’s okay…”