Fu Ling got dressed in casual jeans and a shirt then went to the cemetery.
He is walked slowly to the familiar and unfamiliar tomb. He sat down and put the flowers at the corner then leaned on the headstone.
He traced the inscription with his fingers and silent tears flowed from his eyes.
"Ummm Gu Lian, I'm sorry I didn't come to see you earlier. Do you remember Luo Xing Jie and Yu Jiahao? The ones who caused my accident in high school. Well, they're in prison now. That's why I didn't come since.
I really didn't know how to face you when the perpetrators were still roaming free so I dealt with them before having the cheek to come. Don't be upset with me okay?
This period you were gone made me realize just how stupid I am. There were many sighs but I was too blind to notice. I'm sorry. I've never been in love before, I didn't know what it felt like. I'm still not sure what it feels like... All my life, my parents have favoured my older brother over me. I've never had any friends and I didn't know how good friends got along with each other.
It was just you and Hong Yi. I felt our way of getting along was normal because I was closer to you than Hong Yi. I didn't realize you were trying to boil the frog in warm water.
Gu Lian, I will make sure everyone hears your name. In the next life, I'll be the one to chase you. Just wait for me okay?"
Fu Ling kissed his hand and placed it on the headstone.
"I'll come see you more often. Goodbye for now."
Fu Ling stood up from the ground and patted his number legs. He turned around and saw a woman standing not too far away from him and was stunned. He had been so caught up in his emotions, he didn't pay much attention to his surroundings. That won't do.
He felt she looked a bit familiar but didn't pursue it and just greeted her in passing.
"Hello auntie"
In the taxi back home,Fu Ling leaned his head on the headrest and that lady's face flashed in his head again and he immediately sat up. He just wanted to slap himself.
Now he remembered where he had seem her before. It was at the principal's office when he and Gu Lian were called in for dating. That woman seemed to be his mother. He didn't take a good look that time and he was too deep in his emotions to notice it just now.
Fu Ling sighed and rubbed a hand over his face. She was standing really close, did she hear what he said?
Fu Ling was in a state of embarrassment even when he got off the taxi and entered the apartment.
He changed his shoes and went to the second bedroom. He hasn't been here since Gu Lian died and everything was still the way it was on the day they went out.
There weren't many things in the room. Just Gu Lian's bed, a table and chair, and a drawer for keeping his clothes.
Fu Ling arranged everything that was out of order and found a small wooden box. He sat on the floor and opened the box but the contents almost made him cry.
They were pictures of him taken at different times and from different angles. The only consistent things about them was that they were taken secretly. They were also small trinkets and other little things he had given to him as a gift before.
Fu Ling smiled bitterly. During this period, he had also realized that he might also have feelings for Gu Lian. There were many things he would never let someone else do to him but when it came to Gu Lian, he didn't think it was abrupt and accepted it calmly.
"I guess your plan worked. The frog has been totally boiled and unable to escape. I really wish I can come find you. But I can't now."
He sighed and closed the box. Soon, soon he'll go to the next world.
After that day, Fu Ling worked tirelessly day and night. Many people felt like the tide was about to change but no one knew exactly how it was going to happen.
Soon, an inconspicuous company worked it's way but by bit up the ladder and now 'Lian' stood at the top of food chain.
They said the president was a very eccentric man. No one has ever seen his face nor know what he was called. Then it became a default for people to call him Mr Lian. Fu Ling didn't have anything to say about this as he was prepared to stay anonymous until it was time to leave.
At this time, the assistant knocked on his door with slight anxiety in his tone.
"Come in"
A young man walked in with calm footsteps and you couldn't see a trace of the anxiety from just now.
"Boss, there's a trending post on the internet and the public relations office wants your opinion on how to handle it."
Fu Ling knew that if it were a normal slanderous post or whatever, they would have dealt with it already so he took the tablet with some curiosity.
LIAN'S PRESIDENT IS NOT WHO YOU THINK HE IS
Fu Ling raised an eyebrow. That's heading was quite innovative. He looked at the body and touched his chin slightly.
[Everyone has always wondered about the identity of Lian's president. This person who came out of nowhere and directly squeezed out a large number of groups occupying this piece of pie and I have worked tirelessly for years to find out this information.
Lian's president is not called Lian. His surname is Fu. The company is named after a friend who was planning to open a company but died. Surnamed Fu did this in order to fulfil his friends wish.
It is said that this president visits the grave of his friend every week to talk to him and tell him about what's been happening and it's been that way since his friends death seven years ago.
I respect such a revolutionary friendship.]
Fu Ling handed back the tablet.
"It's quite consistent with facts. Don't do anything about it."
The assistant was a bit surprised but kept his professionalism
"Yes boss."
The only person Fu Ling could think of who would do this, was the Fu family. They probably need his identity for something. Since they want to play, he'll accompany them.
He directly made a post on his personal account.
Fu Ling: Didn't just die. Was murdered. The perpetrators have gotten their retribution.
This 'clarification', made everyone scream but for the people in the upper class, it was a different case. After a little investigation and finding out both the timeline and the events of that time, everyone who wanted to make a move against Fu Ling silently retreated.
A person who could make both the Lui and Yu families disappear from the upper circle seven years ago isn't a normal person. Going against him now is simply seeking death. In this way, the Fu family received invitations from various nobel families and their rank in the circle was raised a notch.
Fu Ling didn't pay attention to these things. They were like clowns in his eyes.