Chapter 111: Time goes back to guide him to sort out the chaos...
This dream was like a blunt knife cutting into Gu Jingchen's flesh.
Seeing himself struggling to make a living like a stray dog abroad, he felt an unprecedented sense of self-loathing and hatred.
Why has it come to this?
If he had known this would happen, he would have returned home as soon as he escaped.
Unfortunately, from the moment his parents died, he could never go back.
Except for Ruan Xiaoyu and Wen Ruoxi, all the guests who participated in the dating variety show did not have a good ending.
But when the news of Qiao Wanshu's imprisonment came out, "Gu Jingchen" still found it extremely absurd. However, the official announcement was as sure as a foregone conclusion, making even his doubts seem particularly ridiculous.
After that, the He family encountered troubles one after another. Either the cooperative projects were cut short, or they made wrong decisions and had to withdraw from the center of power.
The last time "Gu Jingchen" saw news about He Shengnian was more than ten years later.
He Shengnian, wearing a somber black suit, sat in his office and was interviewed by reporters. Perhaps it was because he had an old illness, or perhaps it was because he had lived too hard these years, but time had left obvious marks on his face.
Even when he was in a calm mood, there was an indelible wrinkle between his brows, and his eyes were like an ancient well with no bottom to be seen, giving people an extremely deep and gloomy feeling.
It was difficult for "Gu Jingchen" to associate him with the heroic and imposing image in his mind.
The interview was quite standard, and the He family seemed to be looking for investment from outside.
However, this wasn't what shocked "Gu Jingchen," as the headline of the report read, "He Shengnian, leader of the He Group, was suddenly attacked by his ex-wife while being interviewed three days ago. He was diagnosed with a vegetative state early this morning, and his ex-wife may face imprisonment again."
The accompanying picture shows a crazy woman in a hospital gown, holding a dagger and stabbing it deep into He Shengnian's chest. The expression on her face is too complicated, a mixture of love and hate.
After reading the report word by word, "Gu Jingchen" just felt unbelievable. This was actually the ending of Qiao Wanshu and He Shengnian?
Such a high-spirited person will end up lying in bed. What's the difference between this and killing him?
And Qiao Wanshu, does she hate He Shengnian so much?
The development of the situation made "Gu Jingchen" feel a chill down his spine. Those who had harbored ill will towards Xu Qinghu had suffered severe retaliation after being entangled in the web for several years.
Even Xu Qinghu's parents had their true identities exposed and suffered a lot of online violence.
In order to escape responsibility, the parents initially blamed each other, saying that someone gave them a large sum of money to bribe them to deal with Xu Qinghu, otherwise they would not hurt their daughter at all.
Unfortunately, no one bought it, and not only did they lose their jobs, they were also sent to prison. I heard that after they were released from prison, they were hiding everywhere, like rats crossing the street.
"Gu Jingchen" sat in the fast food restaurant, unable to recover for a long time, until the waiter saw that his face was not right and came forward to ask if he needed help, he woke up as if from a dream, packed up his things and left quickly.
After his parents died, he became a homeless person abroad and needed to rely on odd jobs to make a living. Even though he knew the situation in his country, he didn't have time to think too much.
After finishing today's work, it started to rain heavily outside.
"Gu Jingchen" didn't bring an umbrella and had to return to his temporary residence in the rain.
The place where he lived was quite remote, and after walking for a while, there was no one else on the road.
"Gu Jingchen" was about to take the small road as usual, when suddenly a dazzling light came from behind him. He subconsciously turned around and saw a black car driving in the rain, the light piercing through the night and covering him.
"Gu Jingchen" thought it was a coincidence, but the car stopped very close to him. After the door opened, a slender figure walked out.
The man in black was holding an umbrella, standing quietly in the heavy rain. The umbrella covered his face, but the familiar breath made "Gu Jingchen" change his expression instantly.
"Long time no see." The umbrella tilted, revealing a face he could never forget even in his dreams. Wu Xuan tilted his head slightly, his voice colder than the rain, "I thought you would hide somewhere safer."
"Gu Jingchen" his eyes contracted violently for a moment, a harsh whimper came from his throat, and he ran towards the alley without thinking.
Wu Xuan stood there, watching his staggering back, and did not catch up immediately.
I didn't walk over until he ran away, holding an umbrella.
"Gu Jingchen" ran very fast. He thought that Wu Xuan was not dead, but he didn't think that Wu Xuan would come to find him. He was so low-key and had to rely on hard labor to make a living. Why was Wu Xuan still unwilling to let him go?
He ran very fast. As long as he got out of the alley and into a crowded place, Wu Xuan would not dare to do anything to him.
However, the road was too slippery on a rainy day, and he tripped and fell to the ground after running only a few steps.
"Gu Jingchen" quickly got up. He was more familiar with the road conditions here than Wu Xuan, and he was sure he could escape.
The heavy rain splashed down on his face, making it almost impossible for him to open his eyes. The more he tried to run forward, the more likely he was to fall.
After falling for who knows how many times, his head hit the ground and he was so dazed that he could hardly get up.
He lay in a cocoon, trying to find a secluded place to hide.
There were faint sounds of footsteps coming from the corner of the street.
"Gu Jingchen" took a deep breath, suppressed his fear and turned around, only to see a black umbrella appear in his sight. The hand holding the umbrella was slender and pale, and when the umbrella tilted, an extremely handsome face was revealed.
The man stood not far from him. Although time had left traces on his face, they were fleeting and shallow, making him look even more unfathomable than when he first saw him in the castle.
"Why are you running?" Wu Xuan's tone was calm, but "Gu Jingchen" saw unprecedented danger in his narrow eyes.
He slowly stood up from the ground, the fear in his eyes almost turning into a resignation that everything had settled.
"I guessed this day would come," he said with a wry smile. "You were so cruel to Qi Song and Du Yanting, how could you possibly let me go?"
"I've been lingering on for all these years just to confirm your death, and you're not dead."
"Dead?" Wu Xuan chuckled: "You are all alive, how can I die?"
"You've already killed so many people, and you still won't stop?" "Gu Jingchen" looked into his eyes and couldn't help but say, "My career is ruined, my parents are dead, and you're still not satisfied?"
He was afraid of Wu Xuan, but also had immense hatred for him.
If it weren't for him, he would have a happy family and a bright and beautiful life. But all of this was ruined by Wu Xuan. How could he not hate him?
"Satisfied?" Wu Xuan walked over, the sound of raindrops falling on the umbrella. "How could I die without seeing your end?"
He lowered his eyes and stared at "Gu Jingchen", smiled and said: "If you want to satisfy me, you have to go back in time."
Gu Jingchen pressed his back against the cold wall, trying not to be intimidated by his aura. He said with mockery in his eyes, "You're so powerful, why couldn't you protect her?"
He sneered, "What's the point of delayed revenge? The more you hold onto a grudge, the more pain you feel. How can you be any better than me?"
Hearing this, Wu Xuan's eyes slowly narrowed, and a storm suddenly emerged in his seemingly calm eyes.
He stared at "Gu Jingchen" and seemed to realize that he was still a tough guy. "It seems that you are not afraid of death."
Gu Jingchen forced himself to remain calm, "Is there any point in saying this now?"
Since Wu Xuan had come to me, it meant he couldn't escape. Hadn't I been tortured enough over the years? Why bother begging for mercy?
"Even if you kill me, Xu Qinghu won't come back," Gu Jingchen said maliciously, "You like her so much, but besides venting your anger on those people back then, what can you really change?"
He mocked, "The longer it lasts, the more painful it will be. Even if you have the power to change the situation, it's nothing but impotent rage."
"Xu Qinghu is dead."
He stood in the heavy rain, looking at Wu Xuan as if he was laughing at a joke, "She will never come back, and you will never see her again."
"So what if I like you again? So what if I love you again? Is it any use? Is it any use?"
Perhaps because he knew he would not survive, he was no longer afraid of Wu Xuan and only wanted to provoke him and make him feel pain.
Wu Xuan was indeed enraged. His eyes quickly turned cold, as if frozen in timeless ice. He said slowly, "She is indeed dead."
There was no expression on his face when he said this, but "Gu Jingchen" could still hear the obvious heartache in his tone.
His revenge was indeed satisfying, but it did not alleviate the pain deep in his heart.
"Gu Jingchen" admired the desolation in his eyes, like a mountain after a heavy snow, bursting silently.
How sad.
He thought, if Wu Xuan had come out earlier, things would not have turned out like this. He and Qiao Wanshu would definitely stay away from Xu Qinghu.
Unfortunately, it's all too late.
"Gu Jingchen" looked up at the sky above his head. It was dark and gloomy, almost the same as that night in the castle.
"Knowing how she repeatedly flatters me on the dating show, you've already hated me to the core, right?" "Gu Jingchen" laughed and mocked, "Do you think she's a good person? Did she approach me just to take a shortcut? And yet you've lost your mind over a woman like this? You're the biggest joke."
At this point, the good feelings that people had towards Xu Qinghu in the past had turned into anger and hatred after he fell into poverty.
If belittling her could become a weapon to attack Wu Xuan, he would certainly be more than happy to do so.
Wu Xuan lowered his eyes and looked at him. After he finished speaking and became tired, he said, "She is indeed dead, but she will come back to me."
After saying that, he pointed the gun at "Gu Jingchen"'s eyebrows and said slowly: "As long as you all die, she will come back to life."
Gu Jingchen's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly remembered what Xu Qinghu had whispered in his ear on the day he left the show: "You know, I don't really have a choice, but this isn't over yet."
Did she say that because she was sure that Wu Xuan would avenge her? They had already broken up, so why was she so sure?
And Xu Qinghu said that she had never liked him, but even if it was just a casual act, why did she act so genuinely, making him think countless times that she was deeply in love with him? Can a person's acting skills really be so good?
"Gu Jingchen" recalled how she had stood in front of him with her body stiff and eyes blank, and felt an unprecedented sense of discomfiture in his heart.
"What did she tell you?" He couldn't help but ask, "How can a dead person be resurrected?"
Wu Xuan didn't say anything, but shot him in the leg, making him kneel on the wet and cold ground.
"I don't need to tell you this."
Seeing himself being humiliated by Wu Xuan in the dream, Gu Jingchen secretly clenched his fists. There was obviously something strange about Xu Qinghu's death. According to her true character, it was impossible for her to die so quietly. There must be other reasons.
He really wanted to get into "Gu Jingchen's" body and confront Wu Xuan. Even if he died, he had to find out the truth of the matter.
However, it was as if there was an invisible barrier separating him and "Gu Jingchen", making it impossible for him to go to that world no matter what.
He could only watch Wu Xuan break "Gu Jingchen's" hands and feet, and look down at himself wailing on the ground.
The heavy downpour drowned out the sobs in his throat, and thick blood kept pouring out, making him look like a bloody man.
The instinct for survival made him subconsciously raise his head and beg for mercy, "Save me..."
He didn't want to die yet, "Save me."
Perhaps only when people are at their most desperate moments will they reveal their inner incompetence and cowardice, “Save me.”
"Gu Jingchen" pleaded: "I can publicly apologize to Xu Qinghu, I can kneel in front of her and beg for mercy, I can do anything..."
"It's too late." Wu Xuan's face was expressionless. "It's too late."
He stared at "Gu Jingchen" and said, "I wanted to cut you into pieces, but I didn't want to make her wait too long."
After saying that, he pointed the gun at the center of "Gu Jingchen's" eyebrows again. In a flash, the barrier between the two Gu Jingchens suddenly disappeared, and the next second, Gu Jingchen possessed himself in the dream.
Unprecedented pain swept through his body.
"Is Xu Qinghu under control?" He didn't bother to beg for mercy and shouted loudly: "Someone is controlling her life and death, right?"
Wu Xuan paused.
"She must have told you something," Gu Jingchen said with a pale face, "A person like her would never commit suicide so easily, that's why she asked you to come to us."
Wu Xuan looked at his suddenly calm expression, and the corners of his mouth curled up, "You are not that stupid."
"It's really her." Gu Jingchen's body trembled. He didn't expect that even after Xu Qinghu died, he would still use Wu Xuan to make plans.
Will such a person really become depressed and commit suicide?
"What did she tell you?" He stared into Wu Xuan's eyes. "How did she die?"
He had too many doubts in his mind.
Wu Xuan didn't mean to answer him, "Leave it for the next life."
After saying that, he didn't give Gu Jingchen a chance to speak and pulled the trigger.
The severe pain came again and Gu Jingchen lost consciousness instantly.
He thought the dream would end there, but what happened next was even more unbelievable to him.
After killing him, Wu Xuan returned to China under a different name. He first went to the prison to see Qiao Wanshu. That night, Qiao Wanshu committed suicide in the bathroom with a toothbrush.
Afterwards, he went to see He Shengnian again. After becoming a vegetable, he was sent to a sanatorium in the suburbs. Although he was well taken care of, he was extremely weak and was just delaying time.
When Wu Xuan stood in front of his bed, his eyes were colder than ever before. He covered He Shengnian's mouth and nose with a pillow. His movements were quick and neat, as if he had rehearsed it countless times in his mind. The force was so great that it almost deformed He Shengnian's face.
Even so, there seemed to be an invisible force restraining Wu Xuan, preventing him from killing He Shengnian.
Gu Jingchen felt uncomfortable again.
He Shengnian has become a vegetable. Whose power is protecting him?
"Is it really the center of the world?" Gu Jingchen heard Wu Xuan say: "Even though the story has long ended, your God still favors you so much."
Gu Jingchen suddenly opened his eyes wide, not understanding what Wu Xuan was talking about.
At this moment, He Shengnian suddenly woke up.
He unexpectedly shook off his vegetative state, grabbed Wu Xuan's hand, and asked hoarsely, "What are you going to do?"
Wu Xuan didn't say anything, but grabbed his neck with his hands!
He Shengnian couldn't breathe, and with bloodshot eyes, he turned over from the hospital bed and struggled with Wu Xuan!
Neither of them was a good person, and both wanted to kill each other. Soon they crashed into a window not far away, and the force was so great that cracks were directly created on the glass.
He Shengnian lived in a separate room on the 13th floor of the sanatorium. The window shouldn't have shattered easily, but it did.
Gu Jingchen felt the absurdity again.
"Stop!" He Shengnian's physical fitness and strength were obviously not as good as Wu Xuan's, but Wu Xuan seemed unable to really restrain him. The two of them were like two lone wolves, confronting each other by the window.
"I know you're doing this for Xu Qinghu," He Shengnian said with a pale face, trying to persuade Wu Xuan, "but she's already dead. If you persist in your delusion, you will only be punished by law."
"Who said that?" Wu Xuan laughed softly, as if he had gone mad. "I have another ending."
He grabbed the chair by the window and smashed it.
He Shengnian subconsciously wanted to stop him, but was grabbed by Wu Xuan, who took him and jumped down from the thirteenth floor!
"Madman!" Even if Gu Jingchen was calm, he couldn't help but feel grief-stricken, "Madman!!"
Revenge is revenge. If you want to die for it, what else can you be but a madman?
However, when He Shengnian fell to the ground, the scene that appeared was not of him dying tragically with blood pouring out. The entire space seemed to stand still, and then the dream began to shatter like ice, exploding in white light before Gu Jingchen's eyes, and countless fragments of the past began to flash back rapidly.
Just like the cycle of time and space, it constantly goes back and is reborn, returning to normal as quickly as possible.
When he opened his eyes again, it was the day he had first met Qiao Wanshu. A beautiful girl in a pure white dress was sitting by the window. A faint smile appeared on her lips. She gently extended her hand and introduced herself in a pleasant voice: "I'm Qiao Wanshu. Nice to meet you."
Gu Jingchen stood there in a daze, his whole body frozen.
"Hello?" Qiao Wanshu spoke again.
"Hello." He responded subconsciously: "My name is Gu Jingchen."
Qiao Wanshu's familiar smile flashed before his eyes. Before Gu Jingchen could think, he felt like he was put into a washing machine, and countless streams of light gathered in front of him to form a book.
He raised his hand and flipped through the pages. The extremely familiar plot made him quickly understand the truth.
There seemed to be a voice lingering in his ears, guiding him to set things right and get the story back on track.
Only in this way can he change his destiny.
Gu Jingchen woke up from the bed in a sweat, only to find that it was already dawn outside.
His dream ended.
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