"You say that, but that's not what you really think, is it?" Xu Huo said, "Otherwise you wouldn't have held onto these materials until now, and you certainly wouldn't remember Xia Xi Duolaiti so clearly."
"There's not much difference between ordinary and extraordinary people, whether their lives are turbulent or tranquil—neither is better or worse. Both are part of the world, moving forward in the tides of time. Forgetting may not be a bad thing; remembering is much the same."
Mr. Yue gazed absentmindedly at the flowers in the cluster ahead. After a moment, he said, "Yes, the choices we make now might not matter much to the world or to others, but they're surely important to ourselves."
"If Xia Xi Duolaiti really was the Ember Girl, maybe Master Soran remembered her for his whole life." Xu Huo handed back the flash drive.
"You keep it," Mr. Yue didn't take it, "Return it if you get the chance, if not… just let it go."
"I'll be back." Xu Huo gripped the flash drive again.
