At Li Ji's words, tears instantly streamed down Hua Manman's face.
She answered through her sobs.
"It's me, Ji. I'm back."
But Li Ji couldn't hear her and just kept calling out to her again and again.
"Manman, please say something."
They were face to face, close enough to touch.
But Li Ji could neither see her nor hear her voice.
Though mere inches separated them, it felt as if an entire world lay between them.
Suddenly, the voice of the Main God resounded in Hua Manman's mind.
"You must understand now, don't you?
You were never from the same world to begin with.
Even if you managed to defy all odds and return to him, he still wouldn't be able to see you.
You can never truly be together."
Li Xun finally noticed something was wrong as well.
He looked up at his father, his vision blurry with tears.
"Mother is right here! She just spoke to you. Can't you hear her?"
Li Ji asked urgently, "What did your mother say?"
Li Xun enunciated every word.
