Chapter 45 I'm Sorry [VIP]
"Congratulations."
His gloomy, dark eyes were fixed on the young man in front of him, who was dressed in an exquisite suit. The man was wearing a navy blue suit, and his face looked more mature. His hands, which were behind his back, were trembling slightly.
It's been six years.
The man lowered his eyes.
They finally met.
Ziyu never expected to run into Lin Hai here.
He woke up so suddenly that he only got a general idea of how his key romantic interests had changed over the past six years before he hurriedly started preparing for his engagement party. As for the other NPCs, he had long forgotten about them.
Ziyu was a little embarrassed: "Thank you."
After saying hello, Ziyu wanted to leave as soon as possible.
For the other person, six years have passed, and five years have passed since graduation. The past has long since faded away. But the problem is, in his eyes, only a few months have passed.
Lin Hai suddenly called out to Ziyu, "I've become the president of the Lin Group."
Ziyu stopped in his tracks.
Uh, so what? And then what?
Lin Hai: "I am the sole heir of the Lin family."
He looked cautiously at the young man he had longed for for so long, unsure whether his feelings were more of obsession or reluctance to let go.
“I have established a scholarship at University A in your name.”
Ziyu: ?
What exactly is this person trying to do?
Lin Hai said, "Can you forgive me now?"
Lin Hai said softly, "I'm sorry, I was too extreme when I was young."
Ziyu was silent for a moment: "...I will not forgive you."
Lin Hai's body trembled.
Ziyu said, "What business is it of mine if you set up a scholarship? So much time has passed. Even if you give A University a lot more money, what does that have to do with me back then? Did I force you to set it up? It's your problem that you stole my scholarship. I just took back what was rightfully mine through normal channels. What if Qin Yuzhen hadn't helped me? Would I have deserved to have it taken from me? Your apology is too late and completely useless. Lin Hai, after all these years, haven't you improved at all? How much longer are you going to indulge in your fantasies? I should have punched you a few more times that day."
Lin Hai never expected Zi Yu to say such things. He thought that Zi Yu would still be as gentle and kind as she was in college, and would forgive everything. But he forgot that Zi Yu was just too lazy to care.
Was everything he did really wrong?
Lin Hai's face grew even paler: "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."
Ziyu didn't want to hear his apology and interrupted him, "Where's Lin Keyi?"
"...He is dead."
"Dead? How did he die?"
"suicide."
Ziyu frowned. Before even asking the question, he had already guessed Lin Keyi's fate.
In the previous playthrough, he had no contact with Lin Keyi. He had only heard others mention Lin Keyi, the heir of the Lin family who was always clinging to the scumbag, when he was going through a melodramatic storyline with the scumbag.
Later, we naturally learned that this person's fate was that he had become ill from playing too recklessly, and the Lin family, fearing that he would bring shame upon them, kicked him out of their home, where he eventually froze to death on the street in winter.
This is what gave Lin Hai, the illegitimate son, the title of inheritor of the family business, and led to the plot where he demanded the submissive woman to humiliate her.
But in this first playthrough, he met Lin Keyi.
That carefree, confident, and talented young man didn't seem like the kind of person in the story who would get sick from playing around and eventually freeze to death on the street.
“He went insane,” Lin Hai said, his tone so calm it was as if he weren’t talking about his half-brother. “He said the world was a lie, he went to a mental hospital, and then jumped off a building and committed suicide.”
Ziyu's eyes widened slightly.
A different ending.
Without player intervention, the NPCs met different fates.
He had no idea the game would offer such a high degree of freedom.
What are you doing here?
After dealing with some of Qin's relatives, Qin Yuzhen automatically began looking for her fiancé.
Before he could even call out Yu Yu's name, Qin Yuzhen spotted the rat who had been eyeing his lover.
Qin Yuzhen grasped Ziyu's hand, watching Lin Hai warily.
He really couldn't understand it. They were about to get engaged, so why were these people still eager to become mistresses one after another?
Is it cheap or not?
The sense of crisis in Qinyu Town rose rapidly.
He always had this feeling that even if he married Ziyu, these guys would still try to become Ziyu's lovers when he wasn't around.
Lin Hai's gaze fell on Qin Yuzhen and Ziyu's intertwined hands, a self-deprecating smile playing on his lips, his frail body seeming as if it might break at any moment.
His face was too pale, and the gloom in his eyes was even deeper.
He should have realized that Ziyu had eliminated all possible opportunities for him the moment Ziyu punched him in disgust.
All those unyielding obsessions, the obsessive thoughts, and the relentless work he put in over the years were nothing but wishful thinking on his part.
Perhaps Ziyu didn't know that the seemingly glamorous Lin Group was already riddled with problems. Qin Yuzhen was not a tolerant person. Ever since he became the heir of the Lin family, the Qin family had been targeting and attacking the Lin Group openly and secretly. Once the Lin Group was really in his hands, it probably wouldn't last long. And he, burdened with huge debts, would also die an ugly death in the quagmire sooner or later, just like the Lin Group.
He was also well aware that this invitation was merely a ploy to provoke him.
But he still came.
He wanted to see him.
It's been six years.
"Congratulations, Mr. Qin... your wish has come true."
When Lin Hai recited the last four words, he almost uttered them in a breathy voice.
Qin Yuzhen smiled and said, "Thank you."
Lin Hai said, "I'll be going now, I have things to do at the company."
Qin Yu Town: "Please."
Leaving early would be impolite, but Lin Hai simply couldn't bear to stay and watch Ziyu and Qin Yuzhen being all lovey-dovey.
Before leaving, Lin Hai gave Ziyu a deep look.
Fortunately, Qinyu Town was also eager for him to leave.
He initially invited Lin Hai with the intention of showing off, but he didn't expect the other party to be so shameless and to keep pestering Ziyu.
Ziyu didn't care about Lin Hai. He asked Qin Yuzhen, "Lin Keyi is dead?"
Qin Yuzhen heard the name again: "Yes, he committed suicide five years ago."
How could that be?
"Didn't you investigate why he committed suicide?"
"He said he would not succumb to the ending the virtual world had laid out for him, and while the doctors were resting, he jumped off a building and committed suicide."
Ziyu pursed her lips and remained silent.
Qin Yuzhen squeezed his hand: "What's wrong?"
Ziyu met Qin Yuzhen's eyes. There, her eyes still held an intense, almost overflowing, affection.
Is this possible?
Ziyu's brows furrowed deeper and deeper.
What will become of the virtual world?
Does this refer to his original fate of freezing to death on the street?
Ziyu's mind was in a mess.
The arrogant and indifferent scumbag he was in his past life has become a loyal dog in this life? He really loves him so much that he can't live without him?
What were the meanings behind Lin Keyi's last words?
Ziyu couldn't help but ask, "Are you really... Qin Yuzhen?"
"Yuzhen!"
A clear and gentle voice suddenly rang out from behind.
Ziyu looked behind Qinyu Town, following the sound.
The fair-skinned young man smiled at Qin Yuzhen, a dimple at the corner of his mouth making him look young and handsome. His slightly long hair was tied into a small ponytail, giving him the stereotypical look of an art student.
This person is... Xia Xiaoqiao.
Qin Yuzhen had obviously heard the voice as well. He turned around and looked at his childhood friend, Xia Xiaoqiao.
Xia Xiaoqiao was clearly very happy; he hadn't seen his good friend in a long time. He strode towards Qinyu Town.
But that smile vanished when she saw Ziyu.
Ziyu secretly rolled her eyes.
I never expected to see Xia Xiaoqiao at this moment. The moment I saw her, all the random thoughts in my mind vanished instantly.
It seems the plot is still unfolding; look, the white moonlight has appeared at this crucial moment.
Xia Xiaoqiao avoided Ziyu, fixing her gaze on Qin Yuzhen, her tone revealing a subtle, almost imperceptible, melancholy.
"I never imagined that the first time I saw you after returning to China would be at your engagement party."
Ziyu's eyes were practically rolling to the sky.
If he had to pick someone he disliked the most, it would have to be Xia Xiaoqiao.
The main problem is that this person really can't even pretend to be a green tea b*tch, so every time he acts opposite Xia Xiaoqiao, he often feels that this is a trial imposed on him by the game world.
Forget it, stop thinking about it.
Ziyu put her previous thoughts aside; compared to those things, following the plot was obviously the most important thing.
It's impossible for him to actually get engaged to Qin Yuzhen.
Xia Xiaoqiao has appeared. With his stupid brain, he'll definitely come up with something to stop them from actually getting engaged.
"You guys look really..." Xia Xiaoqiao forced a smile, "unexpected."
Qin Yuzhen said calmly, "They're a perfect match."
Xia Xiaoqiao was taken aback, then realized that the other person was referring to the previous sentence.
Xia Xiaoqiao's smile became even more stiff.
Qin Yuzhen asked in confusion, "Why haven't you congratulated us yet?"
Xia Xiaoqiao: "What?"
"puff."
Ziyu couldn't help it.
Are these two really childhood friends? Why are they talking so nonsensically?
Xia Xiaoqiao's smile faded.
Have Qinyu Town gone mad after all these years?
Xia Xiaoqiao took a deep breath: "Congratulations."
Qin Yuzhen smiled and said, "Thank you."
He gripped Ziyu's hand tighter, turned his head, and whispered, "We should go to Mom's; the engagement announcement is coming soon."
Ziyu quickly looked at Xia Xiaoqiao, whose smile was not pleasant, and winked at her.
Hurry up, go for it! White Moonlight, hurry up and pull that scumbag away! Do you really want to see us get engaged?
Clearly, Xia Xiaoqiao didn't want to, but she couldn't think of a way to stop Qin Yuzhen, whose mind was filled with nothing but engagement and congratulations.
Seeing that Qin Yuzhen had already pulled Ziyu away, a hint of panic flashed across Xia Xiaoqiao's face.
He hardened his heart and looked at the middle-aged, Mediterranean-looking CEO who was chatting eloquently around him. The CEO was holding a glass of red wine, which was quite tall and had a rather sharp rim.
Qin Yuzhen said to Ziyu, "Yuyu, I didn't want the engagement to be too big. I want to give you the grandest wedding on our wedding day, what do you think?"
Ziyu felt extremely uncomfortable hearing Qin Yuzhen keep calling her "Yuyu".
Will the "white moonlight" (a term referring to a romantic relationship or a romantic partner) actually deliver?
Can the plot be salvaged?
"Next, let's welcome our main character..."
Before the host on stage could finish speaking, a gasp of surprise erupted from the audience.
"Blood! Blood! It's blood!"
"She's bleeding!"
A note from the author:
Sorry... I don't know much about engagement parties. Please let me know if there are any mistakes and I'll correct them immediately...
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