Chapter 224 Winning Hearts and Minds (Part Two)
Song Heng remained silent for a long time.
Even without a face-to-face conversation, Lu Jin seemed to possess a magical ability to see through people's hearts. His voice carried a false apology, "Sorry, is this something you don't want to hear?"
After a long time, Song Heng finally found his voice, "What do you know?"
“I don’t know much,” Lu Jin paused slightly, then said in a relaxed tone, “but I probably know more than Zhenzhen.”
Song Heng gripped his phone tightly. "You're also someone who's been reborn?"
Lu Jin seemed to have figured something out, "So it turns out that there really are people in this world who can live their lives again."
Song Heng: "Lu Jin, what exactly do you mean?"
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I am not the reborn person you mentioned. I just had some dreams."
For a period of time before, Lu Jin often had dreams.
In my dream, he had a completely different life from his present one. No, it should be said that the first half of his life was the same, but it changed later on, as if there was a line that clearly separated his past self from his present self.
That boundary appeared along with the girl under the moonlight.
Like his dream self, he had albinism and was disabled in both legs. He was not loved by the couple. They both met Xia Zhen, but the difference was that in that dream, Xia Zhen was just a stranger to him.
Lu Jin had considered that dreams are just illusions, and perhaps it was only because he was too anxious about losing Xia Zhen that he had such absurd dreams.
After all, she liked him so much, how could she bear to see him lying in a hospital bed without taking better care of him?
But as more and more people and things appeared in his dreams, he felt a sense of reality and had a strange intuition that the dream might be real.
After getting together with Xia Zhen, in order to cater to her interests, Lu Jin also read a lot of online novels with her. There were quite a few stories where the protagonists were time travelers or reborn.
Lu Jin had checked Song Heng's information. Before his eighteenth birthday party, his life trajectory was the same as that of Song Heng in his dream. But on the day of the birthday party, things changed.
Song Heng did not choose Xia Zhen as he had in the dream, and his subsequent actions were completely different from what happened in the dream.
The information He Jing gave Lu Jin stated that Song Heng suddenly developed a dislike for Xia Zhen around that time, which came without warning and seemed inexplicable.
But when Lu Jin combined the scene in his dream of Xia Zhen meeting Song Heng's mother, a very bold and absurd guess suddenly came to his mind.
Song Heng's reaction now proves that his guess was correct.
Song Heng's face was grim.
He forced Ruan Mianmian's system to give him the chance to dream of going back to the past, and Lu Jin actually started dreaming of that past world around the same time. If this was just a coincidence, it would be too far-fetched.
It is possible to do this...
That so-called system!
Song Heng coldly curled the corners of his mouth, "Since you know what happened in that past world, then you should know very well that Zhenzhen is mine."
Lu Jin sighed softly, "Young Master Song, you said it yourself, that's the past, and people should always look forward."
Such a tone of encouragement and admonition only sounds more jarring.
Song Heng said sarcastically, "You contacted me today just to show off. Now that you know about that past, you should know that I won't give up..."
"Perhaps you don't know that what you call rebirth is actually that you died in that world. You passed away in a dream, supposedly peacefully. But do you know what happened in the world after you died?"
Song Heng had a strong premonition that he shouldn't listen to what Lu Jin said next, because no matter what Lu Jin said, he couldn't verify whether it was true or false.
But he remained silent.
Lu Jin then continued, "After you died, she died too."
Song Heng froze. "What...did you say?"
"You should know very well how much she loves you." Lu Jin's tone changed slightly, becoming much lower. "Because of your mistake, she also chose to give up her life. So what right do you have now to say you won't give up?"
Song Heng's mind went completely blank.
Lu Jin chuckled mockingly, "Rebirth, that's quite an interesting thing. As the only person in this world to have received such luck, you have indeed changed this world, but are you satisfied with the changes that have occurred in this world because of you?"
Lu Jin didn't wait for Song Heng's reply. He said coldly, "She was willing to give up everything for you, but what can you do for her? Your rebirth only changes the present, not the past. If you have the ability, you should be reborn back to that world and change her fate of dying for you."
The call was disconnected.
In the dimly lit room, only the faint glow of the phone screen was emitted; the light was so weak that it was negligible.
Song Heng sat in the corner for a long time, his expression blank, motionless.
It was late at night, and all was quiet.
Xia Zhen woke up groggily and subconsciously touched the space next to her. It was empty. She sat up, got out of bed, and walked out of the bedroom in her slippers.
On the balcony, she saw the back of the white-haired boy.
Xia Zhen slipped on her slippers and moved over, leaning forward and lazily against his back.
Lu Jin put down his phone, turned around and hugged her. He asked softly, "Did I disturb you?"
Xia Zhen shook her head, burying her face in his chest, and said sleepily, "It's so late, who are you talking to on the phone?"
"That person gave me the guest list for the engagement party. There are some details I need to confirm with him."
Their engagement date is set for two weeks from now, and there are still many things to prepare.
Xia Zhen perked up, raised her face, and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Lu Jin, are you nervous?"
He smiled faintly, "Nervous."
"It's understandable to be nervous. You're only getting engaged once in your life, and of course, you'll only get married once too."
He nodded. "Yes, you're right."
It was cold outside, and she was only wearing pajamas, which were very thin.
Lu Jin picked her up and carried her towards the bedroom. "I remember you only have one class tomorrow afternoon. After class, let's go to the amusement park, okay?"
She smiled and nodded, "Okay! But why did you suddenly decide to take me to the amusement park?"
"I haven't taken you out to play in a long time, I want you to be happier."
Xia Zhen smiled sweetly, "Lu Jin, you're so kind!"
No, he's not good at all.
Lu Jin placed her on the bed and covered her with a blanket. As he gazed at her smiling face, his eyes also held a smile, but they concealed too many things she didn't know.
He never mentioned to her the things he saw in his dream about her and Song Heng.
Just as he would never mention it again, he made a phone call to Song Heng tonight.
He said so much to Song Heng, I'm sure Song Heng must have gained some insights.
Lu Jin did indeed tell Song Heng everything he had seen about what happened after Song Heng's death.
Unfortunately, Song Heng was too cowardly and didn't even have the courage to ask further questions.
So he will never know that the "she" Lu Jin mentioned who died with him was never Xia Zhen, but a girl named Ruan Mianmian.
Regardless, one thing is certain: Song Heng will never appear before Xia Zhen again.
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