Wen Si had been an exemplary child since he was young. He was exceptionally intelligent, mastering in a month what took others a year to grasp.
He loved to read, finding profound truth in the saying that books held a world of riches.
However, his father wished for him to inherit the family business. Unwilling, he was constantly pressured by his father to marry. Annoyed beyond measure, he found someone to bear him a child.
He disliked the child, as seeing it reminded him of his own powerlessness. Yet, he later discovered that this child possessed the talent he most desired.
As he delved into researching the reasons behind this, he gradually developed a sliver of affection for the child. But this child, much like he resented his father, resented him.
His heart ached, and he feigned displeasure towards the child, yet he began to grant her every wish.
Until the day she expressed a desire to treat the princess. He saw through her intentions but said nothing, merely leaving as she wished.
The next time they met, he saw only her cold, lifeless body.
In his twilight years, he often pondered if preventing her from going that day would have changed the outcome. But he didn't know that people in this world never get a second chance.
Xing Yuan did not know that in the instant Wen Yuyue was shot, many things flashed through her mind, culminating in a single thought: This is for the best!
However, after Wen Yuyue "died," she awoke to find herself a spirit, able to see and hear but unable to touch anyone, nor could anyone see her.
Perhaps Xing Yuan also hadn't expected that her elder sister's remnant soul would be so potent, retaining a sliver of consciousness even after her body perished.
Wen Yuyue watched Xing Yuan's sorrowful state, reaching out to comfort her, but her hand passed through her face unconsciously.
So, she was already dead. A strange light flickered in Wen Yuyue's eyes.
In fact, Wen Yuyue had hesitated before, but ultimately, emotion had triumphed over reason. Recalling her actions in recent days, it was akin to a farewell. She had always known that the two of them could hardly be together forever.
Xing Yuan held a high position in Moon Spirit Kingdom. If they were to marry and be together in the future, the entire kingdom would likely oppose them.
Moreover, in Wen Yuyue's heart, she wished for Xing Yuan to remain forever like the bright moonlight, placed high in the sky, to be admired from afar but never to be profaned.
A lifetime is long. Although she might be heartbroken now, someday she would forget her, find a new love, perhaps have a home and a child of her own.
Just thinking about it made Wen Yuyue feel on the verge of madness. If such a day were to come, could she accept it? Wen Yuyue asked herself, and the answer was no.
But she was even more unwilling to see Xing Yuan in a state of perpetual sadness. The pain was enough for her to bear alone.
Yet, when she heard Xing Yuan rambling to her about all sorts of nonsensical things, tears welled up in her eyes. Yes! She still had so many things left undone with her.
She wondered if such a miraculous event as rebirth could ever happen to her again.
Then, Wen Yuyue saw Xing Yuan carry her body back to the dark chamber. While floating in the air, she complained about her vindictiveness but also felt a sense of unease.
Until she suddenly and openly killed someone in the street. Something flashed through Wen Yuyue's mind like lightning, and she desperately tried to stop her, but she was merely an invisible spirit. No matter how hard she tried, to others, it was just a gust of wind passing by.
Xing Yuan seemed to sense something, her movements paused for a moment, then she said gently in a voice only she could hear, "It seems Sister has grown a little impatient. But it's alright, who told you to break your promise? Waiting a little longer is only right."
Then she went to find Yue Tangqing and said some things Wen Yuyue didn't quite understand. After that, she made arrangements for Da Bai and those who had once pledged loyalty to the original owner, ensuring they would not be troubled no matter who became the new emperor.
Then she went to the dark chamber, raised the gun, and the world spun. Wen Yuyue completely lost consciousness.
When Xing Yuan saw Wen Yuyue leave, many things flashed through her mind, but ultimately, she let them go.
Since this was a place Wen Yuyue had been willing to abandon her for, and even sacrifice her life to protect, then even though she didn't like it here, for Wen Yuyue's sake, she was willing to try and accept it.
However, she no longer had the courage to stay in this world.
She knew what she wanted, and she had known it from the very beginning.
Her own body knew best. Since witnessing another loved one leave, this body had been on the verge of collapse.
If she were truly to succeed the throne of Moon Spirit Kingdom, the kingdom would likely face an even more tragic fate than before.
Therefore, Xing Yuan chose only the most beneficial, and also the most helpless, option for herself.
Quoting a line from television: "If I've wronged you, then I've wronged you. With so many people in the world, how can everyone be satisfied?"