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After waiting for the chubby kid to fall asleep, Ruan Lisa suddenly said, "I won't do something like this again. I know you must be feeling very doubtful about my actions today, but don't worry. This will be the last time."

Right now, she knew the plot so she wanted to change it. Song Jungkook had avoided his tragic end, which meant that the story had changed. Even if it was only a minor change in the context of the novel's plot, once any deviation occurred in the storyline, she couldn't accurately predict what would happen next. She could save him this one time, but she probably wouldn't be able to save him a second time. What the situation would be like in the future and what would happen in the future would depend entirely on Heaven's will.

Hearing these words, Song Jungkook only murmured an acknowledgement.

Although it was true that her behaviour was very strange, he was okay with accommodating her whims at the current level.

"But, there's still one more thing I want to say to you. Perhaps, a dream might not mean anything, but there is a grounded reason for my worries. Little Woo and I both depend on you for our livelihood." Ruan Lisa calmly said these words. Her words did some truth in them. The novel Ruan Lisa and the little Song Sungwoo relied on Song Jungkook. "You frequently go on business trips. Even if it's not for my sake and only our son's, I hope that you can take good care of yourself when you're away from home."

These were her genuine thoughts.

In the novel, after Song Jungkook had died, the novel's Ruan Lisa had found someone that loved her and was willing to provide her with the lifestyle that she wanted, but what about their son?

In the end, should people live for themselves or their loved ones? No one could give a clear answer to this question.

Song Jungkook didn't expect these types of words to come from Ruan Lisa.

He stayed silent for a few seconds before finally slowly saying, "You don't have to worry about this."

Ruan Lisa thought; it didn't matter if she was feeling reassured or not. The important thing was Song Sungwoo.

Although she had already mentally prepared herself for the possibility of being a single mother if Song Jungkook died, it wouldn't be the same for Song Sungwoo. Even though she was willing to raise Little Woo, in all fairness, it would leave behind an unerasable shadow in a child's heart if his father died early. Just like how a father couldn't replace a mother, a mother couldn't replace a father in a child's heart either.

The two of them were unfamiliar with each other, to begin with. Ruan Lisa had already used all her words to express her feelings and thoughts. It was unusual for Song Jungkook to reply too. After this short exchange, there was only silence left.

What she should say, what she should do, she had done it all. As for what would happen in the future.... it was beyond her control.

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Although the conditions on the train were so-so, Ruan Lisa and the chubby kid still slept sweetly. But, Song Jungkook, who was sleeping in the neighbouring sleeper bed, was unable to fall asleep.

His sleep quality wasn't good, to begin with, and he frequently had bouts of insomnia. Right now, the combination of sleeping in the uncomfortable bed along with Ruan Lisa's earlier words and the rumbling sounds from the train left him unable to sleep even at 2 AM.

He wasn't worried about Ruan Lisa's unusual behaviour, and he didn't want to spend time figuring out what had caused this change in her. And yet, there were indescribable feelings in Song Jungkook's heart because of her words and actions during the past two days.

With his mind cluttered with these messy thoughts, he wasn't able to fall asleep until 3 AM.

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Although a soft sleeper wasn't as noisy as a regular overnight train, once it was daytime, it wasn't quiet either. Seeing that Song Jungkook  hadn't woken up, Ruan Lisa whispered to the chubby kid, "Let's keep quiet to not wake up dad."

Their movements were light, but they still woke up Song Jungkook when they were getting their toiletries. However, he didn't open his eyes.

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