Chapter 88

  "So that's how it is..." Shu Mu took two steps back, his eyes fixed on Li Jin as if glued to him. He Yuesong saw this and knew he was wavering, so he seized the opportunity and spoke in a bewitching voice:

  "So even if I killed him, what's the big deal?" His palm slowly clenched into a fist, as if his palm wasn't empty air, but Li Jin's fragile throat. "Just like Ke Yuan's case, Li Yi Heng clearly knew who was behind it, but he didn't have three heads and six arms. Even if he was furious, what could he do? Besides, he had to be alive to avenge Ke Yuan..."

  He Yuesheng was talking nonsense, thinking of something interesting and chuckled. Shu Muming knew that He Yuesheng was speaking nonsense, every word and sentence was unbearable to listen to, normally he would have left early. But at the moment he heard Ke Yuan's name, all movements came to a standstill.

  He suddenly remembered whose eyes they had belonged to.

  Ke Yuan

  That year, he was at the peak of his career, with rumors of an affair with a certain female star spreading like wildfire. Meanwhile, he had also won the Best Actor award. During the awards ceremony, he thanked his rumored girlfriend for her support and help on stage, even blowing her a kiss from afar. After leaving the stage, however, he accidentally bumped into Ke Yuan hiding behind the curtain, quietly gazing at the pair on stage with a pair of eyes.

  Those eyes were so full of longing and envy, as if the kiss that someone else had given was a precious gift that he couldn't get enough of. He was even more absorbed in that one kiss than anyone else, even though it wasn't for him, even though the scene on stage had already changed to a new one.

  Why haven't I ever discovered it myself?

  Shu Mu walked up to him, using his own body to block the empty line of sight. The man didn't come back to himself until later, and his eyes changed from being dazed to being narrow in an instant, laughing and joking as he took out a prize to treat him to dinner.

  So it was like this...

  Shu Mu used a hug to stuff all the excuses that were trying to cover up back into their mouths.

  For ten years, you have been watching my back with such a gaze, even with a lingering mood to see me play love games with others, but dare not reveal half of it in front of me...

  It was at that moment that Shu Mu made up her mind to be with Ke Yuan.

  But Ke Yuan is already dead.

  Shu Mu looked at Lei Jin who was lying on the ground and his feet involuntarily moved towards Lei Jin.

  Ke Yuan died miserably, his corpse was covered in bloodstains, this is what Shu Mu truly knew.

  So how could he be here again, looking at himself with eyes that were equally mixed with pain and hope?

  Ke Yuan is dead, and besides, he wasn't even Ke Yuan, he was Li Jin...

  Poor him, he misunderstood.

  Li Jin looked at Shu Mu like this, only because he was completely drained of energy, and couldn't even focus his gaze, otherwise, this should have been a mocking look.

  Mock Shu Mu, mock yourself even more.

  He wanted to mock Shu Mu for still wearing a mask and living, for being hypocritical and insincere with someone he had never loved. He wanted to mock Shu Mu's cunning calculations, but ultimately had to flatter this incompetent fool. He also wanted to mock himself, who at the time was so infatuated with their affectionate display that his mind was in disarray, consumed by jealousy and madness.

  Li Jin was covered in wounds, his chest tight with suppressed rage, and he panted for a long time without catching his breath, but still gazed coldly at Shu Mu's face.

  Thinking of being jealous of He family's second young master at He's wine party, I feel it's completely unnecessary.

  From start to finish, Shu Mu never loved him, nor did he love He Yuesong. The only one he ever loved was himself.

  Li Jin was lying on the ground, coldly staring at Shu Mu as he walked towards him. His footsteps were slow and hesitant, even intentionally circling around before finally squatting down beside him.

  "...So, Ah Shu, Li Jin deserves to die. I must kill him today." He Yue Song continued to mutter his murderous thoughts, his eyes almost crazed, "Ah Shu, don't stop me. You should help me, just like we did back then, when we killed that annoying Ke Yuan together..."

  "What's your relationship with Ke Yuan, anyway?" Suddenly, Shu Mu violently grabbed Lei Jin's collar and pulled him towards himself. "Why are you so concerned about the cause of his death? Did he ever see you? Did he ever say anything to you? Tell me, tell me!"

  His face was twisted in a scowl, every word and sentence squeezed out from between his teeth. By the last sentence, he was almost hysterical. Even if Rong Yu had been pleased with him before, she was now intimidated by his aura, shocked to the point where she didn't even dare complain that he had interrupted her, and tightly closed her mouth.

  While being pulled up by the collar with half of her body suspended in mid-air, Li Jin remained silent, as if she hadn't heard anything, and kept her head down.

  "Tell me, why!" The more Li Jin didn't answer, the more questions swirled in Xu Mu's mind. His fingers tightened as if he wanted to rip apart the fragile fabric on Li Jin's chest and dig out his heart to see what truth was hidden inside. "Did you know Ke Yuan before? Did he ever say anything to you? Has he mentioned me? What did he say about me..."

  Suddenly, the Lin Jin in front of him moved.

  He had been in a car accident and was brutally beaten, his whole body didn't know if it was broken or not, at this moment he was still breathing more than exhaling, if his eyes weren't open, he wouldn't be much different from being dead. Shu Mu picked him up, he jumped in fright, but still didn't have a big reaction. However, at this moment, he suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed towards Shu Mu.

  Those hands trembled slightly, yet were filled with anger and resentment, quick and powerful, tightly grasping the necklace around Shu Mu's neck, pulling it hard.

  The necklace snapped loudly and then Li Jin turned her hand over and flung it far away.

  The metal chain bounced a few times on the ground, making a crisp low sound, and then hit the wall, mingling with dust.

  He Yuesheng's heart and mouth were tight, and he subconsciously looked at Shu Mu.

  That necklace is what Shu Mu wears every day, a black cord strung with two rings, made of white gold, engraved on the inside with simple yet eternal words of love.

  This is the engagement ring he had with Ke Yuan. When he drove Ke Yuan away back then, Ke Yuan took it off and returned it to him. He has been wearing it ever since. Even when He Yuesheng cried and made a scene about it, he never took it off.

  And now they're discarded, left all alone.

  "Don't mention Ke Yuan's... name... again!" Li Jin's eyes were on the verge of splitting, his words slow and deliberate, yet exceptionally clear. "You... are not worthy!"

  Shu Mu's body shook, and the great force in his fingers suddenly dissipated, making his entire body feel as cold as ice. He subconsciously loosened his grip. Li Jin lost his footing and fell to the ground with a thud, lying on his back and panting heavily.

  "Ah Shu!" Just as Shu Mu was on the verge of an emotional breakdown, He Yuesong suddenly pounced on him, tightly hugging his neck. "Ah Shu, look at me, don't think about Ke Yuan, just look at me, that's enough! I won't let you think about Ke Yuan, Ke Yuan is dead, it's me now, I'm the one by your side! Ah Shu, look at me!"