Chapter 5

Su Jin was unaware that, for Sheng Baiyan, he had already died four years ago.

He didn't dare to think about what happened that day for a long time.

"Su Jin, do you think I ever loved you? It was just a fling; I'm tired of you now."

It was an autumn day, the sunlight like crushed bitter almonds, spreading a rich and bitter fragrance.

Sheng Baiyan's neck was stained with blood, like a ghost that had escaped the control of the mural, with a horrifying paleness.

"You really are this kind of person. If you love someone else, why do you pretend to stay by my side?"

Sheng Baiyan chuckled and shook his head, but after taking only a few steps forward, his body swayed.

"Is it worth selling everything for money?"

Su Jin felt as if her heart had been pierced by an arrow, and every breath she took was painful.

No.

That's not the case.

He almost couldn't resist the urge to confess everything to Sheng Baiyan.

But just as he was about to blurt everything out, his vibrating phone interrupted him.

Su Jin took it out and saw the message on the screen.

"Brother, my bone marrow transplant was a very successful match. Does that mean I can be discharged from the hospital soon?"

Like being drenched in a downpour, Su Jin instantly regained her senses.

The words stuck in my throat, burning my chest like hot coals I swallowed.

No, he can't say.

The flashing camera in the background seemed like the cold eyes of Sheng Baiyan's father.

Su Jin could not exchange her sister's life for love.

Moreover, how far can a couple go without their parents' blessings?

"You're injured."

Su Jin noticed that blood was seeping from Sheng Baiyan's neck, which was hidden under his scarf. He forced a smile, took out a tissue, and wanted to wipe it for Sheng Baiyan.

"Don't touch me."

Sheng Baiyan's smile vanished, and he abruptly slapped Su Jin's hand away.

"You disgust me."

nausea.

Su Jin's vision blurred, and her heart clenched into a knot.

His love was always like overexposed film, losing its color in silence.

"I will disappear and no longer be in your sight."

Su Jin withdrew her hand, her voice low and hoarse.

"I know you don't love me, and likewise, I don't love you either."

He took out the black diamond ring from his chest—Olav's brilliance was dazzling, still warm. Su Jin held it in her palm, her eyelashes fluttering.

"Here you go." Su Jin's voice was calm as she gently placed the ring on the table. "I don't deserve it. I hope you give it to someone better."

Sheng Baiyan looked up at him, his eyes bloodshot like poisonous insects gnawing at his pupils.

He suddenly smiled and shook his head, then picked up the ring, took it out the window, and threw it out violently.

"The things you've touched are like garbage."

Sheng Baiyan stopped laughing, looked coldly at Su Jin, and wiped his fingertips with a tissue. "Don't let me see you again."

It felt like being caught in a red-hot animal trap, my heart instantly becoming a bloody mess.

Su Jin, supporting herself on the table, struggled to maintain her smile as she walked to the silent Alpha.

"No, my partner and I are very happy and don't need your blessings."

My memories of what happened afterward are very vague.

Su Jin contacted Ying Chengyu and asked him to help take care of her younger sister after he left.

However, he did not leave half a day early as agreed.

A week after he landed in the foreign country, he learned from the widespread news that his scheduled flight had crashed.

Coincidentally, there was also someone named Su Jin on that plane. Perhaps Sheng Heng was intentionally leading them to believe that, apart from his sister and his friend Ying Chengyu, everyone thought he died in that unfortunate plane crash.

The cries of the victims' families in the news on the screen made Su Jin feel the unbearable weight of life.

If it weren't for his younger sister, Su Jin would sometimes think that perhaps someone as alone as him was more suited to experiencing such a tragedy.

If it were him, not many people would be sad.

As for Sheng Baiyan, he must feel even more relieved and happy.

After all, it's a good thing that the person who used to disgust him has disappeared.

Later, a message from Sheng Heng confirmed Su Jin's idea. He said that Sheng Baiyan and Su Yiran got along very well afterward, and that Sheng Baiyan might have originally liked Su Yiran.

Su Jin read the message two or three times before finally deleting it.

He rested his head against the window, and through the glass, raindrops tore open a wound of light.

The supporting character's departure helps the protagonist draw a perfect conclusion—what a perfect ending!

He ultimately did not accept the school arranged by Sheng Heng, but instead went to the school contacted by Ying Chengyu to study finance again.

Su Yan's transplant surgery went smoothly. Once Su Jin has settled down, Ying Chengyu will bring her over.

It was definitely worth it.

Su Jin remembered that it snowed heavily that day.

The sky was filled with sugary honeycomb-like pores, and Christmas lights adorned the entire street.

But these beautiful and moving scenes had nothing to do with him.

In the extreme pain, he experienced hallucinations.

Su Jin seemed to see Sheng Baiyan embracing and kissing someone else under a sky full of fireworks and stars.

He was caught in a vortex of extreme pain, as if he were teetering on the edge of a cliff of death.

"If I really died, would you feel even the slightest bit sad?"

Perhaps the physical torment will also break Su Jin's will, making her like fragile glass, ready to collapse at any moment.

After eight months, the words hidden in Su Jin's heart were finally whispered out from across the ocean.

But no one will answer.

——

After surviving the most difficult years, Su Jin seized the opportunity presented by the booming data analysis industry in finance after graduation. She teamed up with Ying Chengyu, a tech enthusiast, and several programming experts to design many data templates suitable for financial analysis.

At first, they only took on some outsourced work, but as the business gradually grew, they also received investment.

Perhaps being busy is the best way to heal wounds, and Su Jin gradually became known as "President Su" by others.

However, due to the poor economic situation in recent years, Su Jin's homesickness has become more and more serious, so she simply moved her business back to China and started to develop it again.

He changed his name and called himself Li Sheng.

News of Sheng Baiyan came and went, but what Su Jin knew was that Sheng Heng had fallen ill and was shouldering all the burdens of the family alone, and in the end, he did not marry Su Yiran.

Nobody knows why.

The Sheng family promised the Su family many benefits, so it can be considered a peaceful breakup.

When Ying Chengyu learned of this news, he even said to Su Jin, "Do you think Sheng Baiyan is waiting for you?"

Su Jin shook her head.

Sure enough, Sheng Baiyan soon found himself with a friendly assistant Omega, and the two were inseparable.

He just didn't expect that meeting Sheng Baiyan would be so sudden.

It wasn't a dramatic scene, and there wasn't even any preparation; it was just a dinner to discuss a project.

Mr. Wei, the general manager of the partner company, suddenly made a phone call, saying that his younger brother had recently acquired some fine wine, and then invited Sheng Baiyan over.

When she pushed open the door, the passing years rushed by like a river flowing beneath the ice, instantly engulfing Su Jin.

Sheng Baiyan appeared before him just like that.

What's strange is that the other person's hair color is very special, turning into a dull smoky gray under the light.

Fortunately, his features were deep and had a sculpted elegance that didn't feel out of place; instead, it gave the impression of an unreal portrait.

Sure enough, he had a very good-looking assistant with him, with thick eyebrows and big eyes that made him look a bit childlike.

When their eyes met, Su Jin's heart pounded wildly, almost leaping out of her chest.

But Sheng Baiyan simply turned his face away indifferently.

That's right, Su Jin is already dead.

But Sheng Baiyan didn't pay much attention to Su Jin. What was so surprising about seeing a similar face?

Sheng Baiyan, who was originally seated next to Su Jin, frowned slightly and switched places with the two people next to President Wei, sitting at the other end.

The assistant, being very tactful and careful not to offend anyone, went over and whispered to Su Jin, "President Li, I'm sorry, but President Sheng is very sensitive to Bai Meixiang. Even though you put on a protective patch, he still has an allergic reaction when we're this close. I'm so sorry."

Su Jin felt as if her heart had been stabbed, but she simply shook her head.

Everyone could see that Sheng Baiyan favored his assistant.

She helps him remove fish bones, personally serves soup, and politely declines any toasts offered.

That expression and demeanor suddenly overlapped with the tenderness he had shown her in the past.

Su Jin didn't want to look over there, so she subconsciously talked a lot with the Beta sitting next to her, about the stock market, stories, and poetry.

Whenever his heart feels like it's being ripped open, he can't help but talk more, and when he gets excited, he even sings a couple of lines of Kunqu opera.

"Mr. Li, you're in high spirits!" Mr. Wei couldn't help but offer a toast, laughing heartily as well. "What's made you so happy today?"

happy?

"Of course I'm happy to see President Wei."

Su Jin bowed slightly, lowered her glass, then drank it down in one gulp, and smiled.

"I haven't been this happy in many years."

Everyone was praising Su Jin's high alcohol tolerance, but Sheng Baiyan was the only one serving her food.

Seeing Su Jin's generosity, others kept offering her drinks.

There was a lot of raw fish and cold dishes on the table. Su Jin didn't like eating raw food and hadn't touched her chopsticks much all night. Now she had drunk quite a bit, and her stomach felt like it was filled with lead.

"He doesn't like eating raw fish."

Sheng Baiyan called over a waiter and ordered a few more hot dishes.

This "he" is of course not Su Jin, but Sheng Baiyan's assistant, because Su Jin didn't like most of the dishes the other party ordered, except for the ribs and chicken soup, which Su Jin could eat. It was probably Sheng Baiyan who ordered them to take care of the others.

Fortunately, when the assistant turned the plate, the pork rib and chicken soup always ended up on Su Jin's side. He ate some, and the burning sensation in his stomach finally subsided a little.

Mr. Wei was probably drunk. Hearing that Sheng Baiyan's assistant was good at singing, he insisted that she sing a song.

The assistant blushed and shook his head, while the people around him joined in the commotion, and even his eyes welled up with tears.

Su Jin could understand that performing in such a situation inevitably brought a sense of humiliation from being ridiculed, but before he could stop him, Sheng Baiyan had already spoken.

Sheng Baiyan pushed up his glasses, his eyes holding a half-smile, "I think President Li sings Kunqu Opera quite well, why don't you perform a song?"

This tactic of diverting the blame was extremely effective. Sure enough, everyone cheered for Su Jin, and the sales director Su Jin brought tried to toast her several times to defuse the situation, but to no avail.

His eyes were filled with panic as he looked at Su Jin, but she just smiled.

"Okay." Su Jin downed another glass of wine, swayed slightly as she stood up, and said, "It's just singing a song, isn't it?"

So what if it's a gadget?

As long as I can sign projects, being made fun of won't hurt me.

During his performance, he finally dared to look at Sheng Baiyan.

The man remained expressionless throughout, but continued drinking frequently. He didn't get drunk, yet his face grew paler and paler.

As the night deepened, the banquet ended. Su Jin felt dizzy and unsteady, unaware that he had exchanged contact information with the Beta next to him. When the salesman went to find a car and call a designated driver, the man took the opportunity to support his shoulder in the dark alley.

Su Jin thought he had talked too much today, probably giving others the wrong impression.

That's why the Beta suddenly hugged him on the street corner and wanted to kiss his forehead.

Just as he mustered all his strength to kick the other person away, a tall, slender figure suddenly appeared and punched the other person to the ground.

The lights fell like ginkgo leaves, covering people completely.

Sheng Baiyan loosened his tie, his chest heaving.

“As an Omega,” the man’s voice was hoarse, “you have absolutely no sense of safety.”

"Sheng Baiyan." Su Jin's consciousness was already fading, but she couldn't help but lean closer. "Has my dream become so real?"

But Sheng Baiyan just frowned, pinched Su Jin's shoulder, and pushed him away a little. "I'm sorry, I lost some memories because of the car accident. Have we met before?"

I forgot.

It turns out that Sheng Baiyan had completely forgotten him.

Su Jin's eyelashes fluttered, feeling as if starlight and snowflakes were melting in her heart.

He shook his head, took a few steps back, and smiled gently, "No, we don't know each other."

Turning around, Su Jin staggered towards her car.

"Then what is this?" Sheng Baiyan's icy voice rang out as he picked up a photograph that had fallen to the ground. "And who is this child whose features are exactly the same as mine when I was a child?"