Bai Youyou snapped back from her daze. She blinked, and the line of text on the letter vanished, leaving only the man's final farewell.
The contents of the letter hit her too hard. She was very sure that everything she had just seen was real—the truth about Oasis.
The place where she had grown up since childhood was not a virtual world, but a real space, parallel to another dimension.
Bai Youyou suddenly felt a chill; everything around her turned unfamiliar in that moment.
"So, how is it, my child?"
Bai Wei'an stepped forward with a smile, took the letter from Bai Youyou's hand, glanced at its contents, and set it on the table to the side.
"Do you need more time to think? I'll be here waiting for you."
"No need." Bai Youyou said, lowering her eyes.
A moment later, she raised her head, her gaze becoming resolute.
"I will take responsibility."
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