Chapter 595: A Lifetime
Li Pin fell silent after hearing Baili Qingfeng's words.
"Can't go back..." Li Pin murmured.
After a long pause, he sighed. "It's too late. I realized it too late."
Li Pin's voice was tinged with regret.
"Isn't that just how life is?" said Baili Qingfeng. "Some things are beyond our control... The only thing we can do is hold on to our true selves, so that when we look back one day, we won't find that even our own shadow has faded beyond recognition...."
Li Pin responded, "That's a profound way to put it."
"Of course. I originally studied social philosophy, and my first dream was to become a philosopher," Baili Qingfeng replied with a soft smile.
"So..." Li Pin looked at him. "Not madness, not a breakdown, not suicide, nor an untimely death. Instead, living like any ordinary person—graduating, working, marrying, having children, growing old, and passing away in what feels like the blink of an eye, living a life that was meant to be eternal.
"That way, you can say you've lived up to everyone's expectations—your parents, your family, your friends... and yourself. Isn't that right?"
Baili Qingfeng met his gaze, his expression full of confusion.
But Li Pin knew that deep down, Baili Qingfeng clearly knew what he wanted.