After their confessions were rejected, they regretted it for the rest of their lives.

In an instant, Tsuruo Kurimaki stood up, not even caring that her body hadn't yet adjusted from a squatting position to standing, and despite the slight dizziness caused by low blood sugar.

He seemed like a completely different person all of a sudden.

Zuoqiu Hangyu and the night heron between the two were startled by the girl's sudden movement.

With a startled cry, it flew away.

"You mean, Xia Weiyu's death is related to his brother?"

Seemingly having found the last meaning to her existence, Kurimaki Tsuruo hurriedly dragged her hospital slippers off her feet.

The safe distance that had been initially established was broken by the girl's own actions.

"I remember now, he came to organize Xia Weiyu's contracts back then... He was smiling when he walked into the office."

"It's like the cicadas in the summer...were predicted in advance, how could it be such a coincidence..."

Holding onto the last thread of her shattered rationality, Kurimaki Tsuruo stared into the other person's somewhat complicated gaze.

She wants an answer, and that answer can be from anyone.

Even if they are complete strangers.

But it didn't go as planned.

"I didn't mention your suspicions."

Zuoqiu Hangyu took a step back, though it was to gather information and give a vague hint.

But she was still surprised by the other person's reaction.

Through the eyes,

Kurimaki Tsuruo's mental state is a cause for concern.

Zuoqiu Hangyu's purpose in talking to this idol was actually very clear: she simply wanted to learn more about Lu Ye's "mysterious" past.

If Rukuri-maki Tsuruo, after the recent probing, displayed a trustworthy calmness, Zuoqiu Hangyu wouldn't mind expressing his doubts.

Then a brief alliance was formed, with each party getting what they needed.

But now, from any perspective, she dares not say anything more.

Zuoqiu Hangyu had witnessed many extreme crimes, and she had no doubt that this idol would do such a thing.

"Although Xia Weichan's behavior was very abnormal, his inheritance of Xia Weiyu's estate was all reasonable and justified, and even the police acted as his notary..."

"Then why did you say that?"

"I simply suspect... or rather, I feel that Xia Weichan probably knows more secrets that you don't."

Kurimaki Tsuru's expression gradually calmed down. "His younger brother understands Xia Weiyu better than I do, doesn't he?"

"Um."

Zuoqiu Hangyu did not mention that before Xia Weiyu, there were two completely unrelated people connected.

It seems that for all three of them, the interval between their rise to fame and their death was about six months.

From the moment Lu Ye appeared, this gradually accumulating legacy became like... a curse of death.

That's right, it's a 'curse,' and this curse has lasted for three generations, up until Xia Weichan.

In six days, she had almost finished reading all the information about these four people.

Excluding the second person in this chain of relationships, the one after her detective...

It seems that many things were deliberately concealed by certain forces.

It was as if a link in a chain had suddenly snapped, and the vast majority of Xia Weiyu's wealth came from this person.

Zuoqiu Hangyu only knew this person as a director connected to a powerful conglomerate in Qingcheng.

Xia Weiyu died, and his suddenly appearing younger brother took over everything...

Zuoqiu Hangyu had considered that Xia Weiyu had faked his death, but this was quickly refuted by ample evidence.

Everything has become increasingly confusing...

Even after parting ways with Tsuruo Kurimaki, she still hadn't gotten anything out of this idol.

Judging from the other party's behavior, it seems that this idol who has spent half a year with Xia Weiyu knows nothing.

That kind of bewilderment,

The changes in facial expressions cannot be acted out simply through performance.

Tsuruo Kurimaki is not an actress...

Through the swaying branches in the wind, Zuoqiu Hangyu frowned and looked up at the moon.

He muttered to himself, "Mr. Ye, you really are mysterious..."

......

In a rented room somewhere in Qingcheng

Xia Weichan stared blankly at the city lights outside the window for a long time.

The phone screen was flashing a light.

It contained records and organization of things he was supposed to take back next.

Today, he ticked the name "Xia Weiyu".

Night...

And him in the second playthrough,

His name is Duan Rong.

This is so worrying that it even affects the cicadas' rest during the summer.

It wasn't simply because of Kurimaki Tsuruo, nor was it a test by Zuoqiu Hangyu after the funeral.

He admitted that, for some reason, in this playthrough, as Xia Weichan, he had indeed made some mistakes in the handover process.

As if it were a cruel joke of fate, a series of coincidences caught him completely off guard.

But this wasn't the most troubling thing for Xia Weichan.

He had just received a call from his lawyer half an hour earlier.

Yesterday, lawyers were swearing they would uphold their professional reputation and handle everything properly...

Without any warning, she subtly conveyed to him that Xia Weichan should choose to let go regarding the inheritance of that family group in the second timeline.

Even when Xia Weichan tried to persuade them to stay, the law firm surprisingly returned all the client's fees, using their actions to convey a message to their employer.

The power behind that family conglomerate is far more terrifying than imagined.

We can't handle this.

Even if the reward were doubled, he would still refuse to do it.

This caused Xia Weichan a great deal of worry.

The vast majority of his cash and stocks came from his second playthrough of raising that girl named "Ke Yuexuan".

It was something she did as a side effect because of her status as a young lady from a wealthy family.

Moreover, under the management of the up-and-coming Ms. Ke, the family group has been continuously expanding.

The value of a stock's rise is like building a skyscraper from scratch.

As someone who traveled from an era of economic downturn

If we let go like this, it would be tantamount to tearing the flesh out of his heart.

But judging from the reactions of those lawyers who were so frightened by their interactions that they returned home after less than a day,

Anyone with half a brain could see that this was a show of force from the Ke family.

When he was Duan Rong, he was well aware of those people's methods.

If Xia Weichan is to face the ruthless "capital creatures" that Duan Rong encountered within the family group in his second playthrough,

He might actually be considering giving up.

but!

As the saying goes, when fate closes a door, it opens a window.

Frankly speaking, the wealth held by those family conglomerates, like that of talent agencies, is merely a byproduct of his nurturing.

In the previous playthrough, because of Kurimaki Tsuruo, he inherited the estate and then acted as a hands-off manager for half a year.

And very cleverly, he staked all those assets, transferring them to the faction that Duan Rong had cultivated within the group before his death.

It is kept by Miss Ke Yuexuan.

And he himself was the object of Xia Weichan's second playthrough.

They know each other inside and out!

That soft-spoken, gentle girl, who even spoke in a soft voice within the family...

No matter how much she grows in the past six months, can she really transform herself into someone cold and ruthless, even to the point of endangering his life?

Unless she stops calling herself Ke Yuexuan!

Xia Weichan smiled, looking into the distance through the city's neon lights.

That towering group building.

really,

When you truly like someone, just having their image appear in your mind is enough to warm your heart.

After one cycle,

After he finishes dealing with the start-of-school matters, he should go there in person.

It's like something was said again,

A 100% profit margin can drive people to take risks.

A profit exceeding 300% is enough to sell the rope that will strangle one's own life...