Chapter 57: Next Life

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The couple seats were in the last row. Lin Xiaowan chose the seats in the middle. Apart from a young couple on the left, the other seats were empty.

The young couple was wearing matching jackets, and Lin Xiaowan felt a little envious. Unfortunately, Huo Zheng rarely dressed so casually. He lived in his suits almost all year round. During autumn and winter, he would add a cashmere coat. The colors of his clothes were usually dark, making him look very mature.

Huo Zheng noticed that Lin Xiaowan kept sneaking glances at him so he asked, “What’s wrong?”

Lin Xiaowan cast a sidelong glance at him and said, “You said you’re 26, right? Your birthday is in June. This means that you’ll turn 27 soon.”

“That’s right.”

’27? I supposed he won’t dress in that kind of casual clothes, right?’ Lin Xiaowan sighed inwardly, feeling a little regretful. When she met Huo Zheng, he was already the president of the company. She could not help but wonder how he looked dressed in his uniform when he was young and carefree. He was likely as eye-catching as he was now.

“There are three months left until then. Is there anything you want?”

Huo Zheng had never lacked material things since he was young. Lin Xiaowan knew she would have to work hard when looking for a gift for him.

The two-hour movie ended very quickly.

When Lin Xiaowan was researching movies to watch, she had read the reviews for this movie. She had seen many reviewers say that they were very touched by the movie and that it reminded them of their youth. At that time, she did not think much about the reviews at all.

However, when she watched the ending now, she could not accept it and could not help but complain, “Why aren’t they together? How can they not love each other? Did the second female lead write the script?”

The movie was very melodramatic. The male and female leads were childhood sweethearts, and the male lead had been especially good to the female lead since they were young. He took care of her very well, and they got together naturally. However, after they got engaged, a female schoolmate from the past suddenly appeared next to the male lead. He treated the other party very well, and all his meticulous care for the female lead seemed to have been given to the other party. When the female lead found out about it, she thought about it the entire night before she talked to the male lead. In the end, she decided to part ways with him.

In fact, the male lead was just used to having the female lead around. He realized that his feelings for the female lead were familial, not the love between a man and a woman. He only figured this out when he met the second female lead, who made his heart race. He was still coming to terms with this when his talk with the female lead finally made him face his true feelings honestly.

In the end, the female lead went abroad to further her studies, leaving the place that made her sad. At the same time, the second female lead confessed to the male lead in the end.

The only thing that barely appeased Lin Xiaowan was the fact that that was where the movie ended. It did not show if the male lead accepted the confession or not. Those like her who could not accept the ending could only console themselves in this manner.

Lin Xiaowan thought to herself angrily, ‘I don’t understand why this movie is highly rated! The plot is too melodramatic!’

On the contrary, Huo Zheng was very calm. The couple seats were connected so he lifted Lin Xiaowan’s legs and placed them on his lap. She was wearing lambskin boots today, and the shoelaces had come undone so he slowly tied them for her.

The couple on the left was just about to leave when the girl saw this scene. She nudged her boyfriend with her elbow and said, “Look at how good her boyfriend is!”

The boy smiled sheepishly and quickly held his girlfriend’s hand.

At this time, the ending theme song was still playing on the screen, showing many stills of the male lead and the female lead when they were young.

Suddenly, Lin Xiaowan was a little curious, and she asked a deadly question. “Hey, if Song Zhiyi were the second female lead and I were the female lead, would you like me?”

“Of course. However, this is just a movie. Don’t take it so seriously,” Huo Zheng said helplessly. No matter whether it was real life or the movie, he would always love her.

After the theme song ended, Lin Xiaowan finally rose to her feet. Huo Zheng helped her tidy her clothes and wiped her hands with wet tissues before he took the initiative to throw the trash away.

Lin Xiaowan touched his coat pocket and exclaimed in surprise, “You actually brought wet tissues?” Then, she added in a regretful tone, “If only I had met you when I was still in school.”

Huo Zheng replied in a low voice, “In our next life…”

‘In our next life, I want to meet you earlier so I can protect you…’

At this time, Lin Xiaowan thought of something and asked, “Hey, how’s Song Zhiyi now?”

“I don’t know. Perhaps she’s in prison,” Huo Zheng replied vaguely.

Huo Zheng was not telling the truth.

Initially, Song Zhiyi was imprisoned in Qin Yanchuan’s territory according to Huo Zheng’s instructions. At a fixed time every day, food would be brought to her.

After dealing with the Dong family, Huo Zheng showed up and took Song Zhiyi away. He brought her to the place where Lin Xiaowan was once imprisoned before he tied her up and tossed her in there. He could not find the poisonous gas that Dong Xianghang prepared back then so he asked someone to make something similar before releasing it inside.

The wound on Song Zhiyi’s hand had not been treated so it was festering and turning necrotic. It was already bad when she was imprisoned in Qin Yanchuan’s territory, and her situation took a turn for the worse in this place. At first, she kicked up a fuss, crying and screaming. However, in just half a day, the poisonous gas had affected her greatly. She could hardly speak and see. Even her hearing and sense of smell were greatly dulled.

Huo Zheng hated Song Zhiyi to the core and did not want her to have an easy or quick death. As such, every day, someone would come to treat her and bring her food before the torture started all over again. If she refused to eat, they would force her to eat through feeding tubes.

After two weeks of torture, Huo Zheng finally returned her after two weeks of living hell. Qin Yanchuan then handed her over to the police with more than ten charges, including kidnapping and attempted homicide.

Song Zhiyi died on the eve of the lunar new year. Perhaps due to the festivity, the management was a bit lax. While people were not looking, she went to the highest floor and jumped to her death.

When Qin Yanchuan informed Huo Zheng about it, he had responded indifferently. However, he would occasionally fall into a trance, surprised by his own ruthlessness. At the same time, he also wondered if he was only together with Song Zhiyi in the past because she had pursued him relentlessly and enthusiastically. Just like Lin Xiaowan’s assessment of him, perhaps he was really too gullible when he was young.

Meanwhile, Lin Xiaowan looked at the claw machine on the first floor filled with small plush toys and said, “Huo Zheng, let’s play that! Have you ever played with a claw machine? It’s said that newbies are especially lucky!”

Huo Zheng returned to his senses and saw Lin Xiaowan skipping toward the counter to exchange for game coins. He followed her and said tenderly, “Don’t run.”

Huo Zheng did not mean to lie to Lin Xiaowan. He just did not want her to know about those filthy things. He also had his own selfish reason. He was afraid that she would be afraid of him if she knew what had happened.

In fact, Lin Xiaowan was not the only one who felt regretful. Huo Zheng felt regretful as well. How good would it be if he had met her when he was in school? Fortunately, he still met her in the end. It was not too late for him to love her..

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