He already understood his fate.
It wasn't a question of if.
Only when.
His greatest regret lingered in his mind.
Going to that universe.
If he hadn't gone… maybe things would have been different.
Maybe he would still be whole.
"Of course you'll survive," a voice suddenly cut in. "It's always the bastards that live longer."
Chen Ye froze.
His body stiffened instantly.
He recognized that voice.
There was no way he could forget it, the voice that had brought him nothing but suffering. The one that had reduced him to this state… the one that had condemned him to a life of mediocrity.
"Excuse me?" the voice continued, laced with mockery. "You doomed yourself to mediocrity, fool. You even tried to drag me into it, you bastard."
Chen Ruo frowned, glancing at her brother in confusion.
Why was he trembling?
"Who are you? And how did you get here?" she asked, her tone polite but cautious.
