4405 The Other Side 374
The world gradually quietened down.
Gong Fan leaned against the window and watched the stars slowly drifting into the distance till he could no longer see them. His heart, at this point, was unprecedentedly calm.
âItâs all over.â
âUh huh.â
âThen â¦â Gong Fan turned around, puzzled. âWhat about us? What should we do?â
âHelp me up.â Youyou held out his hand.
Gong Fan smiled and extended his hand. Their palms locked tightly. He pulled Youyou to his feet. The latterâs legs gave way and he almost fell again. Gong Fan immediately held him firmly. âBe careful.â
Finally steadying himself, Youyou looked up and met his eyes.
Gong Fan also looked at him calmly. âAre you afraid?â
âEh? Of what?â Gong Fan smiled disapprovingly. âWhatâs there to be afraid of when Iâm with you?â
âGong Fan, come with me!â The boy opened his arms to him and smiled gently. âBecome one with me. Weâll never be apart again.â
Gong Fan suddenly felt a lump in his throat.
âYouyouâ¦â
âEh?â
âWhat does it feel like to merge with you?â
Gong Fan laughed. âWill I ever see Mommy again?ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âYeah, I donât know.â The boy pursed his lips and said, âAlice told me that the goal this time is to find you and get rid of all the negative personalities. Then, become one with you. This way, weâll never be separated for the rest of our lives. Weâll be together forever.â
âReally?!â
âAre you willing to?â
âUh huh.â Gong Fan nodded solemnly. âI am.â He also opened his arms and hugged Youyou tightly. The two little fellows held on to each other tightly.
Youyou quietly closed his eyes and said, âGong Fan, letâs go home together!â
âUh huhâ¦â
âI miss Mommy, and Daddy tooâ¦â
Gong Fan sniffed, but smiled and nodded, hugging the boy tighter.
âLetâs go home together!â
âUh huh.â
â¦
The two children hugged each other tightly. Gradually, their bodies became transparent.
Youyou was surprised to see that Gong Fanâs body was emitting specks of light.
It was as if he was surrounded by a vast galaxy!
Was he going to disappear?
Impossible.
Gong Fan did not die. It was impossible for him to disappear!
The boy hugged him tighter.
Gradually, Gong Fanâs body became even more transparent. He slowly melted into the Youyouâs body. In the last look they exchanged, Youyou vaguely saw Gong Fanâs eyes filled with conviction.
âYouyou, itâs a deal. Weâll never be separated.â
â¦
âWe made a deal to go home togetherâ¦â These were the last words Gong Fan said to Youyou.
Gradually, a void formed in the boyâs arms. Gong Fan turned into countless stars that surrounded him. For a moment, the world was dark. Slowly, the manor vanished, as did the woods.
When Youyou opened his eyes, he could only see the barren darkness around him and the stars surrounding him.
He gently opened his palm, and a few stars fell into it, enveloping him a consuming warmth.
What a warm feeling⦠Stars surrounded him. In the end, they poured into his body bit by bit. It was as if countless warm currents were surging through his body.
Youyou closed his eyes and let the stars fuse into him. He believed that this was evidence of Gong Fanâs fusion with him.