Qin Feng's eyes softened, and for a long moment, he didn't say anything.
Then he reached out, gently brushing a strand of Su Jiyai's hair behind her ear.
"I'll go anywhere with you," he said softly. "Even if it's to the edge of the world."
Su Jiyai chuckled, her cheeks slightly pink. "The edge of the world, huh? You make it sound like a fairy tale."
Qin Feng smiled. "Maybe it is. Maybe we both deserve one after everything."
She leaned against him, resting her head on his shoulder.
"Do you ever think about… what kind of world we'll leave behind when all of this ends?"
"I do," he admitted quietly. "Sometimes I think about how strange it is, we used to fight just to survive a single day, but now we're building futures again. You brought that change, Jiyai. You gave people something they'd forgotten how to have."
She tilted her head slightly. "Hope?"
He nodded. "Exactly that."
Then Su Jiyai suddenly said, her voice low,
