"Do you know how she died?" Ye Shaoting traced the photo on the tombstone.
The girl in the picture looked very young, someone who shouldn't be here.
Ye Shaoting turned to look at the silent Ye Ziyu. Ignoring his expensive suit, he bent down and sat on the ground.
"She was the person I loved most, but she didn't like me. She liked someone else. For that person, she studied every day, looking forward to meeting him." Ye Shaoting suddenly lowered his head and let out a cold laugh. "One day, she went to confess her feelings with great joy, but that man rejected her."
Could she have been…
Ye Ziyu suddenly thought of impulsive actions people might take when their emotions are hurt.
Hearing her gasp, Ye Shaoting glanced at her. "She couldn't handle the blow of rejection, couldn't bear the illusion of love that the other person gave her. She committed suicide."
Ye Ziyu's brow furrowed. The answer was indeed as she had suspected.
What a shame, such a beautiful girl, to have entrusted her true heart to the wrong person and so easily given up her life.
The pity in her eyes stung Ye Shaoting. The man Wen Qian couldn't have, deeply loved her.
"If it were you, what do you think should be done?"
Facing the question, Ye Ziyu asked back, not understanding, "What should be done?"
"If the person you love dies because of someone else, how should you treat that person?" Ye Shaoting explained in detail.
How to treat them?
But in matters of the heart, there was no right or wrong. The person she loved had the right not to love her. Moreover, giving up her life was her own impulsive act, not cherishing her own life, and what did it have to do with anyone else?
Ye Ziyu looked up and faced Ye Shaoting earnestly, "Big Brother, I know your mood is heavy right now. But the person is already gone, and everything is over. Discussing right or wrong is meaningless now."
"Meaningless?" Ye Shaoting pushed himself up from the ground, swaying.
He gazed at Ye Ziyu's calm expression, then after a moment of silence, threw his head back and laughed. "Like attracts like, it's so true!"
Watching his unsteady body, Ye Ziyu worried he might fall. She reached out to support him, but he forcefully pushed her away.
Ye Shaoting showed his disgust towards her and walked away without a word.
Facing the tombstone, Ye Ziyu bowed in farewell and quickly turned to chase after the departing Ye Shaoting.
After speaking incomprehensible words on the hill, Ye Shaoting remained silent on the way back. He dropped Ye Ziyu off at the Ye Corporation building and drove away.
The car quickly disappeared into the traffic. Ye Ziyu was bewildered, unable to understand Ye Shaoting's drastic change in demeanor.
Shaking her head helplessly, she entered the company lobby through the revolving door.
The car's speed surged to its limit, running through four red lights in a row. The tires sparked against the ground before coming to a sudden halt by the roadside.
Ye Shaoting slammed the steering wheel in frustration, honking the horn forcefully, letting out a piercing wail.
Bystanders were startled, covering their ears and recoiling, peeking into the car with disgust.
Ye Shaoting didn't care how the passersby felt. His mind was filled with Ye Ziyu's words.
Give up?
How could he give up!
Wen Qian left with disappointment and pain, while the person who hurt him lived a happy life with his wife and children.
He was the one least deserving of happiness. He would live forever with his guilt and apology to Wen Qian.
Ye Shaoting took out his phone and tapped an unsaved number.
After two rings, the call was answered.
Ye Shaoting gave the other party a place name and ended the call.
...
Midnight.
Ye Ziyu tossed and turned, Ye Shaoting's behavior during the day constantly replaying in her mind.
"Something on your mind?"
Di Mingjue turned and switched on the lamp on the bedside table.
In the dim yellow light, Ye Ziyu, with a troubled expression, faced Di Mingjue.