I wanted to jump, and then I heard a familiar voice.

"Ye Xi!"

It was Shen Yi. He was sweating profusely, pushing through the crowd and running up to me.

"Ye Xi, don't do this, come down quickly."

I mumbled to myself, "If I fall, it will be a horrible death. Mr. Shen, please don't look if that happens, I'm afraid it will scare you."

Shen Yi's eyes turned red with urgency as he asked me, "Ye Xi, you used to strive so hard to stay alive, why are you giving up now?"

My sadness and grief poured out again, and I cried as I told him, "The reason I worked so hard was for my mother. Now that she's gone, what's the point of my efforts?"

"I've lost everything, absolutely everything. I really don't know how to go on living."

Suddenly, Shen Yi took a step forward and reached out his hand to me.

"You still have me. I'll be with you."

"Will you live for me? Will you?"

"You know, I don't have much time left. Stay with me, okay?"

"I'm begging you, Ye Xi."

In his eyes, there was a deep plea that shook my soul.

Looking at his hand, I involuntarily hesitated.

In just an instant, Shen Yi grabbed hold of me, and others joined in pulling me down.

I still wanted to struggle, but Shen Yi held me tightly in his arms.

I buried my head in his chest, unable to speak through my sobs.

...

Shen Yi accompanied me as we cremated my mother's body and laid her to rest in the cemetery.

I quit my job.

Before leaving, Shen Yi handed me his phone.

Inside was a piece of news: Shengtian Technology invested in a project that was halted by the higher authorities. Billions of assets went down the drain, causing the financial chain to rupture, resulting in bankruptcy.

The legal representative, Zhang, was charged with bribery and sentenced to five years in prison.

I held the phone tightly and returned it to Shen Yi after a long while.

"Thank you, really, thank you."

I looked up at the sky. The sky, after the rain, seemed to be slowly turning blue, but the sun hadn't come out yet.

I turned to leave, but Shen Yi suddenly held onto me. "Ye Xi, what I said earlier was not just to comfort you, I meant it."

"Stay by my side, okay?"

I smiled and tried to pull away my hand. "Shen Yi, I know you're afraid that I might have second thoughts, so you said those things."

"Don't worry, I won't."

However, he held onto me tightly and said, "You can't deceive me."

Under those eyes, it was as if all my secrets were laid bare.

I tried my best to hold back the emotions that were on the verge of collapse. I struggled to speak, "I'm really not that fragile. I can be alone."

"I'm stronger than many people. You said it yourself, you know better than anyone else. Believe in me, I can do it."

Shen Yi said, "Of course, I believe you can."

"But I still can't let go and let you leave."

"I like you, Ye Xi. I really do."

"I really want to be with you."

Shen Yi paused for a moment. "I know my time could stop at any moment, so this request is too much to ask."

"But I still want to be selfish once. I hope you can agree."

"Even if you don't agree, I'll keep chasing after you. Unless I die, you'll never be able to get rid of me."

I listened to these words that were unlike his usual style, pouring out from his mouth all at once, and couldn't help but laugh.

So the usually composed Mr. Shen also has his unstable moments.

I could tell that he was speaking the truth.

But just as he saw through me, I also saw through him.

With his personality, he wouldn't try to bind someone he likedso tightly, unless he was truly desperate.

I took a deep breath and looked into his eyes.

"Shen Yi, I can't promise you forever, but I can promise you now. I'll stay with you for as long as I can."

A smile spread across Shen Yi's face, and he pulled me into a warm embrace.

"That's enough for me," he whispered.

From that day forward, Shen Yi and I became inseparable.

We traveled together, laughed together, and faced the uncertainties of life together.

Shen Yi's condition didn't improve, but he never let it hinder our adventures.

He taught me to cherish every moment, to find joy in the simplest of things.

And I did.

With him by my side, life became brighter, even in the face of darkness.

Years passed, and our love grew stronger.

One day, as we sat together on a hill overlooking a beautiful sunset, Shen Yi turned to me and said, "Ye Xi, thank you for being the best part of my life."

Tears welled up in my eyes as I held his hand tightly.

"Thank you for showing me what it means to truly live," I replied.

As the sun dipped below the horizon, we sat there in silence, cherishing the love we had found in each other.

Our time together was limited, but the impact we had on each other's lives was immeasurable.

We had learned to seize the present, to love fiercely, and to embrace the beauty of life, no matter how fleeting.

And as the last rays of sunlight disappeared, I knew that our love would endure, even beyond the boundaries of time.

Together, we had created a lifetime of memories in the moments we shared.

And that was enough.