Please choose me ( Yizhan )

Forgiveness ???

The cottage was quiet.

The night was calm.

Zhan was resting, their baby sleeping peacefully beside him.

And Yibo....

Yibo had gone out to buy groceries, not knowing that this would be the night that everything would change.

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He was only a few minutes away when he noticed something was wrong.

The air smelled of smoke.

A distant sound of people shouting, panic rising in their voices.

Yibo's steps quickened.

Then....

His heart stopped.

Because in the distance..

His home, their home,

Was on fire.

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The groceries fell from his hands.

His breath caught in his throat.

And before he could even think, before his mind could process the fear that gripped his chest..

He ran.

Ran through the crowd, ignoring the voices calling him back.

Because inside that burning house,

Was his family.

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The heat was unbearable.

Smoke filled his lungs, making it hard to breathe.

But Yibo didn’t stop.

His mind screamed Zhan. Baby. Zhan. Baby.

Nothing else mattered.

He grabbed a cloth from the ground, covering his mouth as he pushed forward.

The wooden beams cracked above him, flames licking at the walls.

Then, he saw them.

Zhan....

Lying unconscious on the floor.

And their baby...

Crying, terrified, small body trembling in fear.

For a second, Yibo’s body froze.

Not from fear.

Not from pain.

But from the overwhelming realization—

He was about to lose everything.

And he refused to let that happen.

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Without hesitation, Yibo acted.

He grabbed a thick cloth, wrapping it around the baby to protect him from the smoke.

Then, he picked up Zhan, cradling him against his chest.

His muscles burned. His lungs ached.

But he held onto them like his life depended on it,

Because it did.

With one final burst of strength, Yibo rushed down the stairs, dodging falling debris.

Then...

He jumped.

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The impact knocked the air from his lungs.