Pleased to Start Over

The End Part 1

Pleasing Start-Over Chapter 102: Ending 1/2

Author:橘子

T/N: You may be wondering how I'm able to pump out these chapters so quickly at the end. 3 per day! Surprise, I caught covid-19 and have nothing but time now T.T I had really bad symptoms in the beginning but feel like I'm 99% recovered. Since my tests are still coming back positive, my work doesn't allow me to return. I've been stuck at home.

It's ironic, because it's nearly the 1 year anniversary of my country telling us to shut down and quarantine because of covid and here I am infected with it. No matter how safe I was, I couldn't control my other family members and was infected due to them :'( Wash your hands and stay safe. Hopefully your government is doing better than mine on their covid response.

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Qiao Chen opened his eyes. He looked around the familiar yet unfamiliar room. Qiao Chen slowly came back to his senses and looked over to his side. However, he didn't see the man who should have been lying there bedside him.

'Not here anymore? Then does that mean that it's all over now?'

"Thanks for all the hard work. Your job of jumping through space and time ends here." Officer Foley said from the beside. He had been standing there to wait for Qiao Chen to wake up.

Qiao Chen sat up and stretched his shoulders as he asked, "What about him? Did he wake up?"

"The Imperial General hasn't woken up yet, but his mental strength has completely recovered. He should be going through the final treatment right now. It shouldn't take long before he wakes up."

"He... Will he remember once he wakes up? That space and time stuff I mean. He should remember those things too, right?" Qiao Chen asked quietly.

He couldn't find the words to describe his how he felt right now. It wouldn't be fair if he had to remember all those things from all those lifetimes while Aunan didn't remember a single thing from their past lives. All sorts of negative thoughts raced in his mind.

"This might not be necessarily correct. I personally think that it's very unlikely that the Imperial General will recall his memories from those other planes." Foley stated.

"Can I see him?" Qiao Chen asked.

"I regret to inform you that the Imperial General is currently undergoing emergency treatment. Maybe he will come see you after he wakes up." Officer Foley replied politely.

"Really?" Qiao Chen felt a bit disappointed. He knew that if Aunan recalled all those memories from before, then he would definitely come find him. 'However... if he didn't remember anything then...'

"We've wired the money directly into your account. Thank you for all your efforts to rescue the High General. Your nation thanks you." Foley stretched his hand out towards Qiao Chen.

"...." Qiao Chen shook hands with Officer Foley.

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Qiao Chen left the base. He didn't feel like he had just woken up from a dream or a long sleep. Each and every single one of those lives he experienced were all very real to him. They were his past lives and memories, and each and every one of those experiences were ingrained into his memories.

Soon, Qiao Chen reached his home. It felt emptier than remembered. He plopped down on the living room sofa and stared out absentmindedly. His mind wandered and he started to remember bits and pieces of his previous lives with Aunan. First, it was quite slow, but like rain on a spring morning, more and more memories began to pour into his thoughts. The memories began to blur.