After watching the news, Shi Jinzhe went about his life as usual. He and Shehe went to see the New Year's Eve fireworks and used up his three bye privileges the day before the next round of the game to continue resting.

Over the past month, the Cheng family's affairs have been like a bottle of carbonated soda that has been shaken violently, bursting out all at once.

Besides the failed commercial bidding and the ongoing acquisition being investigated for malicious competition, there are also years of old stories being constantly exposed, with negative information constantly trending on social media and refusing to be removed.

The willow tree that changed his fortune was taken back, and Shi Jinzhe experienced for the first time what it meant to be "lucky".

Staring at the lottery ticket on his phone that Sher had impulsively decided to buy, he couldn't believe he had won 64 million.

Shi Jinzhe looked around. The New Year atmosphere was strong, and there were many people, but the more he was in this environment, the more unreal he felt.

Sher was maintaining the pearl pendant in the jewelry store when she glanced at Shi Jinzhe, who was lost in thought. She then asked the sales assistant to bring out the black jade bracelet from the display case.

She tapped her fingers twice on the counter, snapping Shi Jinzhe back to his senses. "Hand, put it out."

"What are you doing?" Shi Jinzhe stretched out his hand.

Schech said to the sales assistant, "Let him try them on."

If you feel it's unreal, then spending it will make it real.

“...I’m not used to wearing things on my hands,”

The sales assistant put on gloves and said, "These are items I specially selected for you. Please try them on; this lady will surely be very pleased."

A man who's willing to buy such a large black pearl must have no problem with money when it comes to buying things.

Instead of praising the bracelet to the skies, she should focus on making the lady accompanying her happy. Her connection to the jewelry store and her advice would be more important than the jewelry itself.

The deep black jade bracelet was tucked into the cuff and hung on the protruding wrist bone. When it was raised, the sunlight would reveal a ring of translucent green, making it understated yet elegant.

Salesperson: "This color looks really good with that black pearl, they're a perfect match."

Shekh also said, "It looks good, I like it."

So, a portion of the money that Shi Jinzhe had just received flew away in a very realistic way.

On their way back, a phone call came in.

After listening for a while, Shi Jinzhe told Shehe that they needed to go to the hospital now.

Cheng Youan's madness worsened, and the police wanted to get some information from others.

It had nothing to do with what he had provided to Meng Chengxi; it was just a normal inquiry and nothing serious.

The arrival of the New Year will not affect birth, aging, illness, and death, but money will. The private hospital where Cheng Youan is staying is very suitable for recuperation.

In the hospital ward, Cheng You'an, who was being held down by several people to prevent him from going berserk and hurting others, paused for a moment, his thin, sunken cheekbones peeking out of the ward.

The police officers guarding outside saw that Cheng Yun was still there and asked the doctor with their eyes: Is he awake again now?

The doctor shook his head. He was now terrified of this patient. The way he screamed in excruciating pain was as if he had really died once, which was chilling to hear.

The noise at the end of the corridor grew closer, and Cheng Youan leaned against the ward door, tilting his head to look.

When he saw Shi Jinzhe and Shehe, his expression twisted instantly, and the excruciating pain of his body being torn apart struck again, along with other wounds, all exploding on his pain receptors at once.

“Time… is gone…” Cheng Youan gritted his teeth as he uttered the name, “Why… is he here!”

Out of the corner of his eye, Cheng Youan saw several police officers guarding the door.

He suddenly roared, pointing at Shi Jinzhe, "He's a murderer! He's killed people! Arrest him right now!"

"Arrest him! He tried to kill me! No, no, no, that's not right, he's killed other people too, investigate him, he's definitely killed many people!"

“That’s terrifying.” Shekh took a step back, barely managing to put on a show.

Upon hearing her voice, Cheng Youan instinctively froze, the memory of being petrified was too vivid, and then he remembered another name.

"Liu Run! Investigate Liu Run. He was killed by this woman—no, this woman. They are both murderers!"

The sheriff, who had just turned around when he called out, frowned: "The Liu Run you mentioned died suddenly at home from a cerebral infarction before you came in. At that time, these two were abroad."

He asked the doctor, "Is he crazy or not?"

The doctor couldn't say much either. All he could say was that Cheng You'an was in pain, but it didn't seem like he was getting better; in fact, it was even more frightening.

Cheng Yun, who was watching from the sidelines, coldly observed the scene. Qiao Huiyun went completely insane the day after the willow tree died.

Her beloved son had left her with such a huge problem that there was absolutely no way to find a loophole to solve it.

He looked at Shi Jinzhe, and Cheng Yun only vaguely knew that they had entered a very mysterious place, involving life and death, and was very dangerous.

He thought the willow tree was just special, but after so many things happened, he realized that Qiao Huiyun's luck had long been used up.

It wasn't that Shi Jinzhe kept making money by coaxing Qiao Huiyun over the past twenty years, but rather because of Shi Jinzhe himself.

Listening to Qiao Huiyun's advice to abandon her son and make him a scapegoat was the worst decision she ever made.

Really...

"Bang!"

Amidst everyone's shocked gazes, the furious and cursing Cheng You'an suddenly knelt down before Shi Jin.

"I'm addicted to drugs."

“I even hired someone to commit murder, but Cheng Yun spent money to smooth things over.”

Cheng Yun's breathing immediately tightened. He glanced at the epaulets on the shoulder of the person standing next to him. Cheng You'an must be here to collect a debt.

How could he have given birth to such a son!

With just one sentence, he added another layer of trouble to his list: bribing a public official.

Cheng Yun gritted his teeth; he really didn't want to look at Cheng You'an even once more.

Everything started because of him. Cheng Youan would have been better off going completely insane when he fell from the second floor, or even just dying, to avoid any more troublesome things happening.

Focusing his attention on Shi Jinzhe, Cheng Yun softened his attitude and called out his name.

Since his luck had run out, he decided to try to bring it back.

But to everyone's surprise, Cheng Youan went berserk again upon hearing this, rushing towards Shi Jinzhe without regard for anything else. He was so strong that several people couldn't stop him.

Amidst the system's repeated cries of "You're lying to me!", Shekh used his last bit of strength to control Cheng Youan to crash into him.

The glass on the thirteenth floor shattered with a crash, and the moment his body burst out of the window, Cheng Youan's previously controlled body regained its freedom.

His pupils dilated, and he fell straight down in the noisy, cold wind.

Terrified, his voice distorted as he writhed and crashed into the ground, crimson immediately spreading across the surface.

Sheh was held in Shi Jinzhe's arms in a pretentious manner. He turned to the side, leaving Sheh a gap through which he could see Cheng Youan's miserable state.

Shi Jinzhe whispered in her ear, "Well done."

If it weren't for Shekh, he would have been the one to die.

From the moment he retrieved the willow branches, Shi Jinzhe knew he owed the Cheng family nothing.

This is what Cheng Youan deserves.

His only contribution was to replace him in the game and awaken Shekh at a moment when all hope seemed lost.