Chapter 232 The Future (End of Extra)
What does death feel like?
Song Heng was also unable to accurately describe the answer to this question.
He made choices that seemed extreme to outsiders, but this was something he had already decided on. Perhaps he was indeed a person favored by heaven, and this death brought him back to the past.
He defeated his father and Mu Zhijing once again. His mother lived a stable life as a wealthy lady, and his sister chose to return to China during her university year. All of this seemed to be no different from the development of the last world.
But in this world, there is no girl named Xia Zhen in the Xia family.
On the day of his eighteenth birthday banquet, Song Heng walked out of the banquet hall in a daze. He unconsciously walked to the Xia family. The gatekeeper told him that the Xia family only had a young lady named Tang Susu who had just been found, and there was no eldest young lady named Xia Zhen.
He tried contacting many people, and without exception, he received the same answer.
There is no trace of her existence in this world.
Song Heng sat on the park bench for a long time, from night to day, so long that someone called the police, worried that he might be a mental patient who had escaped from somewhere.
Song Zhu picked him up from the police station and asked in an annoyed tone, "Song Heng, what's gotten into you lately?"
Song Heng remained silent.
Song Zhu's initial complaints suddenly turned into concern, "Hey... what's wrong with you?"
They remained silent the entire way.
As they approached the Song family residence, Song Heng suddenly spoke up, "I want to find one person, no... two people."
Song Zhu looked at him suspiciously, not understanding why he had become so eccentric since his birthday.
One day later, in a coffee shop.
The young man dressed in all black glanced at Song Heng sitting opposite him, took a sip of coffee, and laid out a document. "This is the person you mentioned named Lu Jin. His information is all here."
Song Heng quickly opened the file folder. There was no mistake, the boy with white hair was Lu Jin. However, compared to the Lu Jin in his memory, this Lu Jin was sitting in a wheelchair, thin, as if he would wither away in a dark corner at any moment.
Song Heng looked up and asked, "Where's Xia Zhen?"
He Jing replied, "There is no girl named Xia Zhen in the Xia family, and Xia Yu has no illegitimate daughter. The Xia Zhen you described does not exist."
Song Heng gripped the documents in his hand tightly. "Impossible! You must have missed it!"
He Jing smiled lazily, "Young Master Song, I only took this job at Miss Song's request. If you don't trust my abilities, you can have someone else investigate. But I can tell you in advance that if I can't find something, then no one else can either."
A look of bewilderment crossed Song Heng's eyes.
He Jing also found it strange. Why would Song Heng be so fixated on finding someone who doesn't exist? He said leisurely, "As long as someone exists in the world, no matter how hard they try to hide their tracks, they will always leave traces. I can't find any proof of the existence of that Miss Xia you mentioned. Young Master Song, are you taking the person you dreamed about that night as real?"
At that moment, Song Heng was caught in an unprecedented state of bewilderment.
Outside the glass window, the noise of traffic was deafening.
He couldn't help but look out the window and saw his own reflection on the glass, a lonely shadow that seemed out of place in this world.
She doesn't exist in this world.
But he inexplicably had a clear realization: he could never go back to the world where she was.
Song Heng lost all his strength, slumped over, his face blank, his eyes unfocused, leaving only an empty void.
He Jing frowned. Why did this rich young master look like he was about to die?
The glass windows of the coffee shop reflect the comings and goings of people; the tranquility inside and the hustle and bustle outside are like two different worlds.
"Lu Jin, are you going to a wedding?"
Upon hearing this, the white-haired man who had been looking out the window turned around, looked at the person opposite him, and nodded, "I will go."
Wu You laughed and said, "That kid Min Le really got his wish after all these years. He actually managed to get his ex-girlfriend back."
Lu Jin objectively stated, "He has always been very patient when it comes to things that interest him."
Wu You said, "Thinking about it carefully, you and Min Le give off quite similar vibes in some ways."
Isn't that right?
These two are both very single-minded when it comes to relationships; they will never detour or take a wrong turn.
Lu Jin smiled but remained silent.
Wu You sighed again, "I admire Min Le too. He's made so much money and even became a cover figure for financial news. But do you know what he said in front of the media last time? He actually said that he works so hard to make money just to prove to his first love, who dreams of becoming a star, that he has the ability to make her famous. That's just like a simp!"
Who would have guessed that the seemingly dull and withdrawn Min Le is actually a hopeless romantic at heart!
Lu Jin felt a slight empathy for him, and he smiled gently, "Then congratulations to him for getting what he wanted."
"That's true." Wu You's phone rang again, and he felt a headache coming on just looking at the caller ID.
Lu Jin asked, "Aren't you going to answer?"
Wu You had a headache. "It's my mom calling again. She's definitely going to urge me to go on a blind date."
In their dormitory, Lu Jin was the first to get married, and now it's Min Le's turn. As for Mu Zhijing, he lost contact with them after dropping out of school and has never shown his face again.
Wu You always says he wants to find a girlfriend, but he's all talk and no action. He's all talk and no action, but he spends his time at home playing video games after work. The older he gets, the more tired he becomes of social situations.
Despite his reclusive lifestyle, he has become a top-tier gamer online, with people watching his live streams every day.
Lu Jin glanced at the time. "I have some media appointments to interview me, so I have to go back to the company."
Wu You waved his hand, "Okay, see you at Min Le's wedding."
Lu Jin left the coffee shop and drove back to the company. His assistant told him that the reporters had already arrived at his office.
Lu Jin pushed open the office door. "Sorry I'm late."
The person sitting on the sofa looked up and laughed, "It's not that you're late, it's that I'm early."
The office door closed again.
Lu Jin walked over and instinctively bent down to kiss her, but she stopped him with her hand.
She said with a serious expression, "Mr. Lu, this is working time."
Lu Jin asked, "Is it necessary to be this strict?"
"Of course!" Xia Zhen took out her press card and waved it in front of him. "We can't talk about personal feelings during work hours."
Lu Jin sighed, "Alright."
His hand reached out from behind his back, holding a small cake. "Looks like I wasted my money on this. I'll just throw it away."
Xia Zhen jumped up and hugged his hand, "No! This is for me!"
Lu Jin smiled slightly, "Dear journalist friends, we cannot discuss personal feelings during working hours."
"Who's your friend? I'm your wife!" Xia Zhen snatched the cake from his hand, sat back on the sofa, and stared at him again. "Where did you go during your lunch break?"
Lu Jin sat down next to her and opened the small cake box for her. "My college roommate was on a business trip nearby, and I met up with him."
She was aware of all his interpersonal relationships.
Xia Zhen asked, "Is it the friend named Min Le, or the friend named Wu You?"
“Wu You, he came to tell me that Min Le is getting married. They came to our wedding too, so we have to go and join in the fun at Min Le’s wedding.”
Xia Zhen immediately became interested upon hearing this, "Then let's give a big red envelope!"
Lu Jin smiled gently, "Okay."
He picked up a spoon and fed her a bite of cake. Seeing her eyes crinkle with happiness, he took the opportunity to kiss the corner of her lips. "Interviews can be done at home. It's so cold outside, why did you have to come to the company?"
“It’s different. It only feels like interviewing successful people in society when I’m at your workplace. It’s a sense of ritual.” Xia Zhen smiled and snuggled closer to him. “Besides, I missed you.”
She tugged at his sleeve. "Lu Jin, you look really good in a suit. How is it that you can make clothes look so good?"
Especially in this kind of office setting, his tall and long legs, dressed in a suit and tie, make him stand out.
Lu Jin put down the cake, lowered his head, and asked her in a low voice, "Do you want to go to the lounge and have a good discussion about my outfit?"
Xia Zhen's eyes lit up, and she nodded vigorously.
Lu Jin: "However, you can't speak too loudly."
Xia Zhen stared intently at him, her eyes practically brimming with excitement.
Lu Jin picked him up, a smile playing on his lips. "After all, you don't want others to know how you got this exclusive interview, right?"
Xia Zhen excitedly hugged his neck, "Lu Jin, this is so exciting! I love it!"
Indeed, this kind of role-playing is perfect for the office!
Here, an elderly couple shares their sweet moments; over there, a single person is still wallowing in self-pity.
As Wu You walked down the street, he received another phone call from his mother urging him to get married. After finally managing to brush her off for a while, he hung up the phone and looked up to see couples walking together everywhere.
He seemed like an oddity when he walked alone on the street.
Wu You stopped in his tracks. A row of cars were parked on the side of the road. He casually walked to a white car and could see his reflection through the black window. He couldn't help but sigh, "I don't think I'm ugly, so why is it so hard to find a partner?"
In today's society, there's no shortage of young people like him who lament not having a partner while simultaneously disliking socializing.
The car window suddenly rolled down.
Wu You instantly made eye contact with the woman sitting in the car.
The woman was holding a phone in one hand, presumably still on the phone. She took off her sunglasses, and her beautiful eyes stared at the man outside the car for a long time.
Wu You was extremely embarrassed, "I'm so sorry..."
The woman interrupted him: "Are you being pressured by your family to get married too?"
Wu You nodded subconsciously, "Yes..."
"Still no boyfriend/girlfriend?"
He shook his head. "No."
Do you have any health problems?
He shook his head again, "No."
The woman smiled. "Then, would you be willing to marry into my family?"
Wu You was a little confused. "What do you mean?"
“My family is quite wealthy. I have started my own business and saved up a lot of money. My uncle, who is going to inherit the family business, is still pursuing his ex-wife. Even if he gets her back, he probably won’t have a second child. My cousin has no intention of inheriting the family business and has no plans to have children to carry on the family line. So now the task of having a child to inherit my family’s throne has fallen on my shoulders.”
Wu You looked blank, unable to process what was happening.
The woman smiled again. "You're not bad looking, so your child shouldn't be ugly either. You can marry into my family, provided we sign a prenuptial agreement. You don't have to work, and I can support you, but the child will stay with me. If you want a divorce, I can also give you some money for retirement. So, are you willing to accept this deal?"
Wu You remained silent for a very long time, so long that his phone received another call from his mother urging him to get married. As if possessed, he nodded, "Okay, I accept."
So the woman said to the person on the other end of the phone, "Grandpa, my boyfriend and I are going to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get our marriage certificate today. You can save your energy and don't need to arrange any more blind dates for me."
The old woman asked, "When did you get a boyfriend?"
She said, "It just arrived."
The old man roared, "Tang Susu!!!"
As night falls and the city is enveloped in darkness, it seems to add a sense of loneliness.
Lu Qi was sitting in the bedroom, reading his memo to the woman lying on the bed.
"Our son and daughter-in-law's wedding anniversary is coming up soon, and I have to remind my daughter-in-law of the seven-year itch. After all, Lu Jin is a man, and who knows if he's feeling itchy inside?"
"Gao Ling's due date has been set. Lu Yuan posts pictures of the baby clothes and dolls she makes on her WeChat Moments every day, as if she's afraid others won't know that she has a happy and fulfilling family life. I'd also like to remind my 'brother-in-law' that Lu Yuan is a girl-lover. If she has a son and Lu Yuan has any objections, I, as her uncle, will definitely side with her and advise her to break up."
"Xiaoyu and Miss Wen are also returning to China. When they left the country, Miss Wen was in first class and Xiaoyu was moved to economy class. But when they returned, Xiaoyu was actually sitting in first class with Miss Wen."
Lu Qi clicked his tongue in disdain. "When Xiao Yu comes back, I have to remind him not to get carried away. The reason Miss Wen can tolerate being in the same space with him is definitely because Xiao Yu is getting older and his health is getting worse, so he needs to be more comfortable."
In short, Lu Qi's memo was entirely designed to annoy people, because he was just bored.
It was getting late, so he put the memo on the bedside table and said with a smile to the sleeping person, "Ruoruo, I'm going to wash up and then I'll come and sleep with you later."
Lu Qi tucked the blanket around the woman, then bent down and placed a kiss on the corner of her lips.
Perhaps the night breeze that slipped in from the window held an unknown magic, for the woman's long, black eyelashes trembled slightly over her tightly closed eyes, and the shadows cast on her skin beneath them also trembled slightly.
It was as if it were just an illusion.
Just like the flapping of a butterfly's wings, the air movement it creates is negligible, but no one can guarantee that one day, this gentle breeze might cause a huge upheaval.
The future is always full of uncertainty.
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