Since Chu Wei was hospitalized, he has been a major figure in the media spotlight. For so long, his health had been poor, and there had been constant reports online. Now, the news of his death had just come out of the hospital and was posted online.

Anyway, you can't hide someone's death forever.

Some found it exhilarating, feeling he deserved his fate; others felt a pang of regret, believing his crime didn't warrant such treatment; still others were merely bystanders, watching and then forgetting...

However, regardless of who it is, upon seeing this news, everyone already has a judgment in their mind.

The dust has finally settled.

[Death is simply returning to dust, ashes to ashes; that's for the best.]

[I really don't know if this counts as retribution. He killed so many people, especially that woman in red, who came back to life—how tragic! Chu Wei's death probably wasn't peaceful either; he was ill for so long, and it's said to be very serious. It's fair to say he got what he deserved.]

The person is already dead, so let's not say anything more malicious. That's enough.

Yes, anyway, this matter is finally over. May the doctor and the streamer both be well from now on.

[I only hope that anyone who wants to target the miracle doctor and the streamer will see what happened to Chu Wei and take it as a warning.]

[Upstairs, is there really any need to threaten anyone like this?]

What's strange is that when Chu Wei was alive, the discussions about him were endless. Even when the buzz subsided a little, before anyone could forget about it, something would suddenly happen and the discussion would escalate again.

But now that he's dead, almost everyone understands him and doesn't talk about him too much anymore.

Ultimately, the dead should be respected.

Chuwei Villa.

Perhaps she had already prepared herself mentally long ago, but upon learning of Chu Wei's death, Chu Ruolin did not show any particular sadness. Relatively speaking, she remained calm and accepted it easily.

No one saw it more clearly and directly than him: for Chu Wei, living was suffering, and death would be a relief.

With Peng Meijie's help, Chu Ruolin carried out Chu Wei's funeral in an orderly manner.

Logically speaking, Chu Wei was a prominent figure in the Chu family, and there should have been quite a few people coming to mourn him. However, due to the many incidents that have occurred recently, few people were willing to come, and the funeral was held in a cold and quiet manner, which made it much simpler.

It's said that sad things tend to happen on rainy days, but the day Chu Wei was buried was a bright and sunny day, which happened to coincide with the National Day holiday. Everyone was all smiles, except for the funeral procession, which remained quiet and solemn.

After another ceremony was held at the cemetery, Chu Wei was finally laid to rest there.

Peng Meijie told everyone else to leave first, and stayed behind to keep Chu Ruolin company.

"dad……"

Chu Ruolin called out to the tombstone with Chu Wei's photo on it, her voice slightly hoarse, and then fell silent.

When Chu Wei was alive, in the final stages, the two of them argued endlessly, as if they had long forgotten how to get along normally.

Now that we can talk properly, there's no need to talk properly anymore.

So Chu Ruolin felt that it was fine to just stand here and think about whatever she wanted, or not think about anything at all.

After a while, Peng Meijie reached out and tentatively patted Chu Ruolin's back. She could feel that his body was very stiff, but he did not dislike her actions. Moreover, with the comforting gesture, he gradually relaxed.

"Chu Wei, there are some things I didn't have time to tell you when you were alive, and you couldn't bear to hear them back then. Now I'll tell you." Peng Meijie's first words were addressed to Chu Wei.

This made Chu Ruolin turn her head and look at her with a rather complicated expression.

Peng Meijie remained unaffected, paused, and continued, "I think you can rest assured that Ruolin is in my care. When you go downstairs and see your sister, tell her that Ruolin will be fine here with me. No matter what troubles or things happen, as long as Ruolin is obedient and as long as I am here, I will never let him follow in your footsteps... Chu Wei's footsteps."

She spoke very seriously. In fact, Chu Wei couldn't hear her at this point, and Chu Ruolin couldn't openly defy her. She didn't need to say these words at all, but she still said them, and with particular conviction.

Chu Ruolin had an idea.

He had this thought more than once, but each time he felt that thinking like this would be too heartless, so he suppressed it. Today, he didn't want to suppress himself anymore.

He and Peng Meijie didn't have a very deep family relationship to begin with. They were only related by their mothers, and over the years, they hadn't visited each other very frequently.

If it weren't for this major incident, we might have continued to maintain this lukewarm relationship.

Logically speaking, Peng Meijie didn't have any responsibilities to him, so why was she so good to him?

"Aunt Mei, why are you so good to me?" Chu Ruolin asked aloud as soon as he realized what was happening.

As if she had known all along that Chu Ruolin would ask this question, Peng Meijie did not show any surprise or strangeness.

Her expression seemed to say: Why did you only ask me now?

“Aunt Mei isn’t without conditions, you know. I just said that if you don’t listen to me and insist on doing something wrong, then there’s nothing I can do.” Peng Meijie did give an answer, but this answer didn’t completely resolve Chu Ruolin’s doubts.

Perhaps it's not that complicated; it's simply because Peng Meijie cares about her sisterly relationship.

Only Chu Ruolin is left. If she doesn't take care of her, how will Chu Ruolin live on her own in the Chu family? This matter might be brought up and publicized by the news media. A smart person like Peng Meijie would never put herself in such a bad situation.

So when you think about it this way, there's nothing that doesn't make sense.

Chu Ruolin suddenly felt relieved and decided to stop thinking about these things.

"Aunt Mei, I will listen to you and live a good life."

This is the guarantee given by Chu Ruolin.

He used to be an arrogant and domineering person. He didn't act like an older brother at all when facing Chu Ruoxue. He led a group of cronies and spent his days showing off his power, which was his only legitimate activity.

Influenced by Chu Wei, he became overly ambitious and did things he shouldn't have done at all. Looking back now, it's truly...

That's wrong.

That's completely wrong.

He is not like Chu Wei, who is already dead. No matter how much he regrets or how unwilling he is, there is nothing he can do. He is still alive, and he can still be saved, so he will start over.

"Let's go back."