Chapter 45: Suyang’s novel (2/2)

“Ah….!” The woman couldn’t stop herself from shuddering. Confronting death, her eyes were opened wide. She never thought her life would end like this.

The man gradually applied strength. The woman was struggling to breathe; her brain was lacking oxygen. Right before she lost complete consciousness, the man uttered the last lines, “Yes, just like this. Open your eyes wide. Engrave my appearance. My current appearance.”

I continued reading.

“It’s not that I’m abnormal. It’s just that compared to everyone else, I have very few attachments to anything in this world. I only have myself. Even if you killed me today, no one will notice my corpse. So, Mister, you’re super lucky. You will kill your only witness and no one will notice. There wouldn’t be a single person who would come and check up on her….You have a lot of time to run. I have lived 25 years without anything. Today, my meaningless life will finally come to an end. Regardless of whether I am happy or not, I’m still all alone...Sir, are you happy?”

“......”

“If my death can make you happy, I will die without regrets….”

This was part of a witness's dialogue while the man was about to commit another crime. But how come it sounded so familiar? From the words, I could feel the hopelessness and despair of the victim. In the novel, this eyewitness became the sole survivor of the man’s attack.

Wait, is that me?! I remember when I first met Suyang, Shen Shaoqian was pretending to be a criminal. Those were the words I said to Shen Shaoqian before my 'death'.

Thinking back, I was so brave. The current me wouldn’t be able to say such words anymore.

Suddenly, it was as if something knocked me across the head. I hastily slammed the book shut and anxiously scrolled for the author of this novel -Du Yu.

Could it be Suyang?

My discovery was like finding the New World. My eyes were filled with disbelief. I repeatedly brushed my hands over the title 'A suspect’s hoot'. This had to be Suyang’s novel, or else my words wouldn’t be in here.

I foolishly smiled and held the book close to my heart and repeated over and over, “Du Yu, Du Yu.”

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When I left the apartment the next day, I felt very relieved. After all, today was the day I was going to resign from school.

Knowing that I will no longer have to pretend to be a University student at my old age made my smile extremely big.

After the resignation procedures were completed, there would be no more Bai Silu. As of today, there will only be Lin Yixin. Most likely, I was never meant to do any spy work. Up until now, I felt no connection to the name Bai Silu.

I strolled through the school campus and quietly enjoyed this leisure moment. No housework, ghosts, or Suyang. How relaxing.

I passed by the lakeside and noticed a couple whispering lovingly into each other’s ears underneath the cool shade. My mouth twitched and I was both envious and jealous on the inside. Keep acting sweet! Keep being lovey dovey! Let’s see how long you two can remain like this when you get into the real society!

I shook my head. Just as I was about to leave, I heard someone yelling my name. “Bai Silu!?”

It was my ex-name. It felt strange hearing it again. I turned around and searched for the source. It was Kevin. He was standing and waving to me from the second floor of a school building.

I straightened my body like a pine tree and waved back. Then, I headed towards his direction.