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.

"It's all over."

"Uh huh."

"Then …" Gong Fan turned around, puzzled. "What about us? What should we do?"

"Help me up." Youyou held out his hand.

Gong Fan smiled and extended his hand. Their palms locked tightly. He pulled Youyou to his feet. The latter's legs gave way and he almost fell again. Gong Fan immediately held him firmly. "Be careful."

Finally steadying himself, Youyou looked up and met his eyes.

Gong Fan also looked at him calmly. "Are you afraid?"

"Eh? Of what?" Gong Fan smiled disapprovingly. "What's there to be afraid of when I'm with you?"

"Gong Fan, come with me!" The boy opened his arms to him and smiled gently. "Become one with me. We'll never be apart again."

Gong Fan suddenly felt a lump in his throat.

"Youyou…"

"Eh?"

"What does it feel like to merge with you?"

Gong Fan laughed. "Will I ever see Mommy again?"

"Yeah, I don't know." The boy pursed his lips and said, "Alice 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, we'll never be separated for the rest of our lives. We'll be together forever."

"Really?!"

"Are you willing to?"

"Uh huh." Gong Fan nodded solemnly. "I am." 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, "Gong Fan, let's go home together!"

"Uh huh…"

"I miss Mommy, and Daddy too…"

Gong Fan sniffed, but smiled and nodded, hugging the boy tighter.

"Let's go home together!"

"Uh huh."

…

The two children hugged each other tightly. Gradually, their bodies became transparent.

Youyou was surprised to see that Gong Fan's 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 Fan's body became even more transparent. He slowly melted into the Youyou's body. In the last look they exchanged, Youyou vaguely saw Gong Fan's eyes filled with conviction.

"Youyou, it's a deal. We'll never be separated."

…

"We made a deal to go home together…" These were the last words Gong Fan said to Youyou.

Gradually, a void formed in the boy's 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 Fan's fusion with him.