Xu Xingguang shook her head and said, "Not family, just an acquaintance from the internet."

"I had a reader friend who had leukemia. He really loved my story, and during his chemotherapy hospital stays, he read my ’Guests on the Deserted Island’ over and over again."

"Before he passed away, he wrote me a letter and sent it to my private messages on Weibo." Xu Xingguang stared at the blue sea outside the window, her eyes revealing a sorrowful expression.

"At that time, I had the intention of visiting him in West Continent City, but I happened to have an accident then and became a vegetable. After waking up, I forgot about it. Now, coming to West Continent City, I suddenly remembered him."

Xu Xingguang was a bit emotional, she murmured, "I want to go see him."

Bai Xi heard the story and felt a bit moved.

She said, "’Guests on the Deserted Island’ is a very interesting story, its plot keeps people engaged, the content is exciting and fun, and the experiences of the characters in the book are truly relatable. To be honest, I also attended your book signing event back then."

Bai Xi chuckled lightly, she said, "Who would believe that I would end up participating in the film adaptation of ’Guests on the Deserted Island’?"

Unexpectedly learning that Bai Xi was her reader, Xu Xingguang was a little surprised. She asked Bai Xi, "Which event?"

Bai Xi said, "Four years ago, ’Meet You · West Continent’ event, I remember you were wearing a purple dress that day, looking especially ethereal."

"I even asked you to sign a sentence for me."

Xu Xingguang didn’t remember having already met Bai Xi, so she curiously asked, "What sentence?" 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Bai Xi said, "Be a star, the darker the night, the brighter you shine." Bai Xi still clearly remembered that sentence.

After saying this, Bai Xi felt a bit embarrassed. She blushed slightly, asking Xu Xingguang, "Teacher Xu, do you remember?"

Be a star, the darker the night, the brighter you shine.

Xu Xingguang still remembered that sentence.

Because of that sentence, it had given Xu Xingguang infinite courage. Over ten cycles of reincarnation, whenever she found herself isolated and helpless, she would use this sentence to inspire herself, moving forward courageously alone.

It turned out, this sentence was actually said to her by Bai Xi!

"So it was you." Xu Xingguang felt incredulous, she said, "I have to hurry online and see if I can find the recording of that event."

Bai Xi was pleasantly surprised, "Really want to find it?"

"Hmm, I’ll try."

Xu Xingguang opened the browser and searched for keywords ’Meet You · West Continent Book Signing Event,’ and she indeed found the video that the publisher had shot at the time.

Xu Xingguang opened the video and watched intently.

The video had been edited, but Xu Xingguang really found Bai Xi.

Back then, Bai Xi looked more youthful than she does now, wearing a mint green long-sleeve dress, white canvas shoes, and carrying a white canvas bag.

But at that time, she emitted a gloomy and lonely aura, unable to be dispelled even through the video.

Perhaps because she was very beautiful, the photographer had deliberately captured her.

In the video, Bai Xi handed ’Guests on the Deserted Island’ to Xu Xingguang, somewhat apprehensively asking, "Teacher Xu, can you give me a ’to’ autograph?"

Xu Xingguang smiled warmly, "Of course."

She held the pen, looked at the shy girl, and asked her, "Young lady, is there any specific sentence you want?"

"Yes." Bai Xi’s gloomy eyes suddenly burst forth with a bright light, she said, "Be a star, the darker the night, the brighter you shine."

"Teacher Xu, can you give me that sentence?"

In the video, after hearing this sentence, Xu Xingguang was evidently a bit surprised.

But she quickly smiled and repeated the sentence Bai Xi had said: "Be a star, the darker the night, the brighter you shine..."

"That’s a wonderful sentence! What’s your name?"

Bai Xi said, "Bai Xi."

Xu Xingguang showed a bright smile to the gloomy young lady, she quickly wrote the sentence on the front page of the published book –

to Bai Xi:

Be a star, the darker the night, the brighter you shine.

After putting down the pen, Xu Xingguang closed the book cover and, as she returned the book to Bai Xi, she suddenly said to Bai Xi, "Sister Bai Xi, no matter how bitter life is, it’s just temporary. Passing through the long dark night, we can always welcome the light. I wish you to soon emerge from the shadow and face a lifetime of sunshine."

At that time, Xu Xingguang was already very wise.

She keenly felt the gloom and solitary aura emanating from Bai Xi, yet from the sentence Bai Xi said, she saw her struggle.