The day after the funeral, news from Neverwinter City set the entire frontline construction team abuzz.

His Majesty Roland had prepared a visitation event for them. All workers who had completed three months of work would receive a day of paid leave, and their long-missed families would arrive from Neverwinter at the terminal station in the Misty Forest to spend this precious day together.

Such considerate policies filled everyone with gratitude. As soon as the news arrived, shouts of "Long live the King!" were heard everywhere, and even the enthusiasm for work increased several times over.

Sheya was one of them.

In fact, when the foreman found him, he couldn't believe his eyes when he looked at the contact list.

The name "Baizhi" at the end of his line on the list almost blanked his mind.

"Hey, do you agree to this arrangement or not?" Sheya clearly remembered the foreman's slightly impatient urging. Or rather, every detail from seeing the list to signing his name was recorded in detail by him. Every time he recalled it, he couldn't help but grin. "Let's make it clear, if you have any objections, you can change the name. The Administrative Office will inquire again, but if you're rejected, the holiday will be canceled."

Out of a desire to save trouble, the foreman naturally hoped that the list could be approved in one go, but Sheya knew that the other party didn't understand his mood at the time.

Not to mention raising objections, he simply wanted to hug the Administrative Office official who compiled this list and kiss him hard.

"I agree, one hundred percent agree!"

"What? If you agree, say it earlier. Standing there like an idiot." The foreman rolled his eyes at him and went to find the next person after he signed his name.

Sheya stayed where he was, staring at the hand holding the pen for a long time.

Even now, he had the thought that "if this is a dream, I simply don't want to wake up."

Unlike accidentally seeing Baizhi in Neverwinter City—he didn't dare to say hello because he was afraid of being rejected. The other party was now a member of the Witch Union, and her clothes and complexion were no longer what the thin girl used to be. If Baizhi didn't want to be associated with a rat anymore, his appearance would only add to her troubles.

But Baizhi's name appearing on the list meant that the Administrative Office had consulted her opinion beforehand, and she had agreed to this visit.

The worst-case scenario didn't happen, and he could also get a chance to be alone with her. For Sheya, nothing was more surprising than this!

In the following days, he was in a state of eager and excited anticipation.

Due to the large number of visitors and the limited carrying capacity of the train, which could only carry about a hundred people at a time excluding cargo, although he was on the first list of visitors, it was almost a week later when that day arrived.

"Kid, is it your turn today?"

"You're dressed so cleanly, is it a girl?"

"Don't forget the time tonight!"

Under the teasing voices of his roommates, Sheya ran out of the door with a red face.

It wasn't until he got on the train with his name tag that he breathed a sigh of relief—no matter what, only one hour was left before he could see Baizhi.

Someone in the carriage was constantly announcing the precautions for the visit, such as not leaving the警戒范围 of the forest terminal station without authorization, meeting no later than eight o'clock, not exceeding the prescribed time, and immediately following the instructions of the First Army in case of an emergency. However, Sheya had heard it many times from people who had been there before, and he already knew it by heart.

With a long whistle, the train finally slowly stopped at the platform of the last station in the Misty Forest.

"Everyone get off the train, line up, don't crowd!" the station staff running back and forth shouted, "This is not buying groceries, there will be a share for everyone!"

A burst of laughter rang out from the crowd.

Sheya felt his heart pounding.

The more he restrained himself, the stronger it became.

He had imagined countless scenes of meeting and rehearsed them repeatedly, but when the moment really came, he still felt dry-mouthed and clumsy like a fat pigeon.

However, when that pretty figure really appeared in front of him, Sheya found that everything he had imagined disappeared without a trace. Apart from a silly smile, he couldn't say a word.

"It turns out you live in the Neverwinter District, that's great!" The girl ran over with a smile and grabbed his hand. Without hesitation or disgust, the barrier of the past two years melted away with this smile, and everything was like before.

At that moment, Sheya felt that coming to Neverwinter City was indeed the right choice.

…

"So, you came here shortly after the recapture of Changge District?"

The two walked side by side on the forest path. Unlike the noisy center of the camp, it was much quieter here, and there was more of an atmosphere for being alone. After not seeing each other for a long time, she seemed to have countless things to say, as if she wanted to fill the missing blank. Sheya answered every question. Compared to the former boss and follower, the two now seemed more like partners.

"Yeah, the rat organization was completely eradicated, and the square also released many job recruitments. If I continued to mess around like before, I would be finished sooner or later." Sheya nodded, "Huzhua and I discussed it and came to Neverwinter. It's still work, but the salary here is higher, and…"

And I can be closer to you. But this sentence only flashed through his mind and he didn't say it out loud.

"No wonder I couldn't find you. It turns out you're no longer in that place," Baizhi said with emotion.

"Did you go to Changge later?"

"I asked someone to go," the girl said slowly. "After learning that the entire Dark Alley had been demolished, I thought you had already left the Western Region."

"I see…"

"But since you came to Neverwinter, why didn't you take the initiative to find me?" Baizhi asked back.

"Uh, this—it's a long story," Sheya coughed, "At that time, Huzhua and I had nothing. In order to have a fixed residence, we were busy from morning to night every day, and I forgot for a while."

Even he felt that this excuse was clumsy. Forgetting for two years was no different from not remembering at all? It's just that he couldn't say the embarrassing things like being embarrassed to say hello and deliberately avoiding her.

Fortunately, Baizhi didn't delve into it, "Me too, I was also very busy when I first came to Neverwinter City. Helping the engineering team accelerate the solidification of cement, being an assistant to Agatha, and assisting in the chemical plant to manufacture various strange things." She counted on her fingers, "His Majesty said that my ability can accelerate the reaction process and improve the chemical bond energy level. I really want to know how he knew—according to Agatha, those particles are even smaller than sesame seeds. Can you imagine? If you look at the atom as big as the Changge Opera House, its core is less than the size of a walnut..."

Listening to the completely incomprehensible words, Sheya could only nod in agreement. For a moment, he really felt the other party's changes and the differences between the two. But more of his gaze stayed on the other party's every move and smile—the shining eyes, the slightly upturned eyelashes, and the delicate bridge of her nose, the opening and closing lips and teeth... Everything was so fascinating.

He felt an impulse welling up in his heart.

"By the way," after finishing her own experience, Baizhi changed the subject, "After knowing that you were in Neverwinter, I asked Teacher Juan to help me check the archives and found that Kui and the others had also come. That's great, everyone can get together often in the future—"

Sheya didn't listen to the rest of the words. At this moment, his brain was completely occupied by one thought.

So he said it.

"I like you, Baizhi!"

After blurting it out, he realized what he had done.

An indescribable sense of tension suddenly entangled his body, and his whole heart was hanging in the air.

For a moment, Sheya even regretted his impulsive act.

But unexpectedly, he soon received a response.

Baizhi smiled, "I like you too, and everyone else."