On a rainy night, the school beauty knocked on my door and asked for shelter

Feeling the touch, Chen Mo turned his face around in a daze.

He saw Su Yuqing looking at him with a gentle and tender expression.

"That's it for now."

Suddenly Su Yuqing spoke, and that familiar, captivating voice once again reached Chen Mo's ears.

But there was a sense of desolation in her voice.

Am I dreaming, or...?

As Chen Mo asked his question, Su Yuqing extended a slender, jade-like finger and quietly sealed it to his lips.

"It makes no difference; it's all in the past."

"Is that all there is to it?" Chen Mo remained noncommittal.

“You have imposed responsibilities on yourself that you should not have, and borne sins that you should not have borne. I have watched you every day, watching you torment yourself in your obsession for ten years. It is time to end it. You have already investigated everything you needed to investigate.”

The truth is irrelevant now, because I was already dead before that.

Su Yuqing recalled her state of mind before she died.

There is no greater sorrow than a broken heart. At that moment, whether her physical body was still alive or not was no longer important to her. That knife wound was more of a relief for her.

But she never imagined that Chen Mo would bear such a heavy burden of guilt for this for so long.

Seeing him trapped in unbearable pain, self-blame, and guilt, Su Yuqing couldn't bear it.

However, there are some things that Chen Mo can't let go of if he doesn't investigate them on his own. Now that he has investigated to this extent, that is enough.

Hearing Su Yuqing say this, Chen Mo understood what state of mind Su Yuqing was in at that time.

“Now that you’ve let go, I can leave in peace.” Su Yuqing looked at Chen Mo and smiled gently. “This sin shouldn’t be on your shoulders, and you shouldn’t bear it. Cherish the present. She’s still waiting for you to come home. Don’t chase after past obsessions and neglect the person you need to cherish most right now.”

Chen Mo felt a tremor in his heart, touched by those words.

Living in the obsession with the past, the more clues one obtains, the deeper one sinks into it.

They've even started doing things that skirt the edge of the law.

If this continues, it could really lead to utter ruin.

Perhaps this is the significance of Su Yuqing appearing before him.

But is this a dream, or reality? Or is it just a fabricated scene created by my subconscious to comfort myself?

After all, those last words were spoken by Su Yuqing herself, and she doesn't seem like the kind of person who would portray herself as the one most deserving of cherishing.

Chen Mo was a little confused at this point.

The scene before me was like a dream, a fantasy, a reality that seemed both real and unreal; the Su Yuqing before me was also like a dream, a fantasy, a reality that seemed both real and unreal.

Am I in reality, in a dream, or in an even more bizarre environment?

He could only make a promise to Su Yuqing in front of him, whether it was true or not, so that she could leave in peace.

"After what just happened, I've figured out a lot of things, and this matter is basically settled. You can rest assured, I won't live in the past anymore."

Upon hearing Chen Mo's words, Su Yuqing finally revealed a hearty smile. The next moment, everything around her began to distort and disintegrate.

When I woke up, it was already the next morning. The downpour had stopped and the sun was high in the sky.

Chen Mo, who had been in a deep sleep all night, awoke to find the rain had stopped and the sky had cleared.

Everything around him looked exceptionally clear. Chen Mo looked around and realized he was still on the roof of that unfinished building, surrounded by a wet and damp environment.

However, Chen Mo himself was surprisingly dry.

I don't know if it was dried out by the strong wind on the roof or something else.

Chen Mo didn't dwell on it too much. He snapped out of it and stood up.

His gaze drifted into the distance, and he murmured to himself, "Whether it's a dream or reality, let it be."

From that dreamlike scene, Chen Mo had already deduced that Su Yuqing's death was neither a simple coincidence nor a simple inevitability.

If all the key elements of the case are examined again, it will be found that her murder was the result of a series of overlapping events.

As long as he's there, it will be absolutely impossible for such an outcome to happen again.

Since that's the case, then he no longer has any targets to guard against, nor does he need to continue worrying that Su Yuqing might be killed by some unknown murderer at some point.

After composing himself, Chen Mo took one last look around, as if searching for the figure of the girl who used to appear in front of him from time to time.

"It's all over now," he murmured to himself, turning to go downstairs.

When Chen Mo returned home, he found Su Yuqing wrapped in a blanket, curled up on the sofa in the living room, fast asleep.

She didn't sleep in her own room, but on the sofa in the living room, presumably waiting for me to come home.

Sensing her affection, Chen Mo smiled and walked over, gently pulling the blanket up for her before turning back to his own room.

After being caught in the rain all night, he quickly washed up, took a hot bath, and dressed properly before coming out of the room.

Su Yuqing was still fast asleep.

I probably stayed up too late last night because I was worried, and I only just fell asleep now.

Seeing her like this, Chen Mo couldn't bear to wake her. One blanket was too thin, so he found another blanket and gently covered Su Yuqing with it, hoping she could sleep more soundly.

After doing all that, he turned around and went into the kitchen to start making breakfast for Su Yuqing and himself.

For some reason, he felt exceptionally refreshed and energetic today.

My mind seemed much clearer than usual.

Perhaps it's because the thoughts that used to block my mind have been cleared away, my thinking has become clearer and more transparent, and everything feels better now.

A little while later, Chen Mo finished making breakfast, just as Su Yuqing turned over in bed.

Chen Mo cautiously stepped forward to check on her, and when he saw her eyelids twitch, he knew she was almost awake.

Chen Mo gently patted the blanket on Su Yuqing's body and said with a smile, "Little sleepyhead, it's time to get up and have breakfast."

Upon hearing this voice, Su Yuqing, who had been in a daze, suddenly sat up with a start.

Seeing that it really was Chen Mo in front of her, she didn't say a word and immediately pulled him into her arms, holding him tightly.

As a result, Chen Mo felt two large yet soft pressures on his chest.

"What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?" Feeling Su Yuqing hugging him tightly, as if she wanted to merge him into her body, Chen Mo immediately hugged her back with concern and gently patted her back to comfort her.

“You’ve been gone for so long and haven’t come back. It was pouring rain outside last night…” Su Yuqing didn’t finish her sentence.

However, Chen Mo could hear the deep concern in her tone. She was clearly overly worried, which was why she had an emotional outburst and hugged him tightly upon seeing him. (End of Chapter)