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Chapter 137: Bronze Mirror

Lyca eyed her reflection on the bronze mirror in front of her. This world doesn't even have a good mirror. She had been used to the luxury that her parents, Huang Sheng Hong and Tang Nini had provided. Because of this, all these things inside this palace no longer interest her. The food seemed to bland, the mirror is not clear enough. Even the water is not the perfect temperature. She also felt that the bed was not very comfortable at all. Moreover, she found her clothes too complicated to wear. Why does it take too long to wear some clothes?

Of course, she knew the answer to this silly question.

"Your highness… the Royal consort and other concubines are here to see you. Shall I tell them to wait on the — "

"No," Lyca uttered. "Tell them… I am not feeling well." It had been three days since she woke up into this world, and until now, she still refused to receive any visitors. This wasn't only because she hasn't decided what to do in this world, yet. It was because she hated interacting with these people.

The Concubines and consorts are all smart and scheming. They would always sound sweet and gentle. However, she knew this was all fake. Does she really have time for acting like this? All she needed is—

Lyca paused as she continued to stare at her white hair and small little face that resembled Lyca's original one back on Earth. She couldn't help but wonder what happened to her body in that world. Did she die? Or was she only in a coma? What about Shen Qui? What did he do when he discovered her body? Did he panic? Did he… did he cry? Did he ask a doctor to examine her?

Slowly, she bit her lips and eyed the layers of clothing around her body. As much as she wanted to stay in her own quarters and rest. Lyca couldn't really do that. She needed to find out where did Xu Ke put the moon necklace. She needed to go back.

She needed to see her family again. She missed her father and mother and the noisy Tang Ruyi. She missed Shen Qui and of course the food, the tea, and the comfort. She honestly doesn't want to stay in this world anymore.

Lyca sat towards her bed. In the past two days, she realized that she actually doesn't care about revenge anymore. She would, of course, do it if she had the chance. But right now, all she cared about was her body on Earth. Would she be able to go back? To answer this question, Lyca needed to get that necklace back.

She wouldn't hesitate to dig her own body just to get that necklace and see if she could still go back. She looked at the carpeted floor as she thought about her question before she came here.

That night, she asked herself about the meaning of Moving On. She had wondered if it was the forgiveness of the revenge or perhaps forgetting everything. Then she wished that she would come back here to fix all those things, to pick up all the pieces of her heart that she left her.

Who would have thought that fate would once again play with her emotions? She was given a chance to come back and do what she needed to do. However, traveling back also made her realize the answer to her question. Moving on… wasn't about revenge or forgiveness. It wasn't about forgetting everything and pretending that it never happened.

It was acceptance. It was accepting the pain and getting used to it. It was living with it and accepting what she had lost. Then cherishing what she had found. This time, Lyca found her loving family. Her father Huang Sheng Hong and her mother Tang Nini were the two things that she found the moment her soul traveled to Earth. Then there was Shen Qui.

Right now, she couldn't really tell if she loved him. She knew that she liked him and that emotions grow from a simple attraction. She also knew that loving someone is not like a twenty-four-hour event. Love… needed to be cultivated. Suffice to say, Lyca is still unsure where her emotions are going, but she is now willing to try.

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