Chapter 1: Mutual Destruction

In the previous life, he was the defeated general in love, losing completely.

In this life, he gambled again, and he won. His girl didn’t let him lose.

– Lu Beixun.

From beginning to end, I only loved him.

Two lifetimes of deep affection, he gambled everything, how could I bear to let him lose.

– Cen Wan.

Late at night in Kyoto, rain was pouring down. The villa on the hillside had been burned down beyond recognition.

Cen Wan held Lu Beixun in her arms, sobbing softly. His warm, crimson blood stained her palm, and her heart ached as if it were being torn apart by a thousand ghosts.

“Crying so hard?” Lu Beixun’s eyes were clear, but his face was bloodless, his breath weak. “Don’t cry, next life, I won’t tie you to my side…”

Set you free.

Lu Beixun raised his hand with difficulty, using his last bit of gentleness to wipe away the tears on Cen Wan’s cheek.

Finally, he looked at her deeply, and the hand that had wiped her tears fell.

Lu Beixun was dead, she had killed him with her own hands. Cen Wan stared at him blankly, from her initial soft sobs to her complete breakdown, she pressed against his cold forehead, muttering in a daze, “Lu Beixun…”

The person standing behind Cen Wan had a gleam of triumph in his eyes, and a slight smile played on his lips.

Cen Wan’s eyes were red, the pain made her gasp for breath, her gaze pleadingly towards the man behind her, “Brother, I won’t seek revenge, I beg you to send him to the hospital, I beg you, I love him.”

She sobbed uncontrollably, her shoulders trembling, her delicate face covered in tears, looking slightly disheveled.

A month ago, a fire broke out at the Cen family villa, and she lost three loved ones. Her parents and sister died in the fire, and all the evidence pointed to Lu Beixun.

Cen Xiu walked over to her with a deep frown, paused, and patted her shoulder comfortingly, “It’s too late.”

He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his eyes were filled with disappointment, “Wanwan, don’t forget, he is the one who killed our parents and sister.”

Cen Wan’s tears wouldn’t stop. Cen Xiu was the adopted son of the Cen family, and the only survivor of the fire. It was Cen Xiu who told her that Lu Beixun was the culprit after he was rescued.

She had seen the surveillance footage at the gate of the Cen family’s courtyard. Lu Beixun had left the Cen family ten minutes before the fire.

She glanced at Cen Xiu’s disappointed gaze, then fell on Lu Beixun’s pale face, her fingertips tracing his outline.

His facial features were smooth and cool, his skin fair, his nose high and straight, his eyelashes thick and long. Cen Wan’s tears fell on his cheek, blooming into teardrops.

The sky was gloomy, dark clouds rolled, lightning flashed and thunder roared, covering the cries in the villa.

Cen Wan cried until she fainted and was carried away from the villa by Cen Xiu.

When she woke up again, it was three days later. She woke up from a dream, her eyes empty, like a walking corpse, no longer a living person.

She still couldn’t accept the fact that Lu Beixun was dead. She should be happy to avenge her parents…

After washing up, she went downstairs. There was breakfast prepared for her by Cen Xiu in the living room. She glanced at it indifferently and left directly, ready to turn herself in.

As she went out, He Yi was waiting for her at the door. He Yi was Lu Beixun’s special assistant, and the person Lu Beixun trusted most in his lifetime.

Cen Wan stopped in her tracks, clearly feeling He Yi’s disgust towards her. For a while, neither of them spoke.

Taking two steps forward, Cen Wan slowly said, “Anything?”

He Yi handed her a few documents, looked straight at her, his eyes filled with undisguised disgust, “If you’re going to turn yourself in, don’t go.”

“What?”

He Yi took out his phone, opened Weibo and put it in front of her, “To protect you, Lu Zong pleaded guilty and committed suicide. This Weibo post was scheduled to be published at two in the morning.”

“What?” She didn’t look at the phone, she didn’t know…

He Yi rarely lost his composure, but now he looked at her with a sense of frustration, “Wait a few more days, just a few days, Lu Zong won’t die.”

“He thinks of you all the time, but you want to put him to death. Are you heartless?”

“He loves you so much, he can only love the house and the crow, how could he kill your parents? Just because you saw him leave the Cen family ten minutes before the fire on the surveillance footage, and because of Cen Xiu’s words, you sentenced him to death?”

He Yi was indignant, “Do you think your design with Cen Xiu can put him to death? Don’t you think it’s ridiculous? You’re just taking advantage of his love for you.”

Every word He Yi said was like a needle piercing her heart.

He Yi, “The documents I gave you have a USB drive in them, this is the real evidence, you can choose not to believe it.”

After Cen Wan’s parents died, Lu Beixun asked He Yi to investigate. The arsonist was very cautious, there were no clues, it was difficult to investigate, and all the evidence was collected last night.

He Yi paused and continued, “Maybe it doesn’t matter to you who killed your parents, your goal is just to divorce Lu Zong and be with your brother who has no blood relationship with you.”

Cen Wan returned to her room, He Yi’s words echoing in her ears. She opened the documents, it was a divorce agreement and property distribution, all of Lu Beixun’s property belonged to her. Go read the novel on the website.

Tears fell on the divorce agreement, she saw the USB drive He Yi mentioned, she opened it and plugged it into the computer.

The content of the USB drive was like a bolt from the blue, her head buzzed, her face full of disbelief, how could this be…

Lu Beixun was not the murderer, Cen Xiu was…

The evidence on the USB drive was originally much more than the evidence that pointed to Lu Beixun at the time, except for the surveillance footage at the gate of the courtyard and Cen Xiu’s words, there was no other evidence.

The USB drive said that Cen Xiu had coveted the Cen family’s property for many years, her father had noticed something, but there was no concrete evidence.

After reading all the content on the USB drive, Cen Wan didn’t believe it. She burned the divorce agreement to ashes, left the villa, and went to Cen’s company to ask Cen Xiu directly.

Cen Xiu in the company didn’t know that He Yi had been there. Before He Yi came, he had cleaned up the people who were watching her around the villa to avoid trouble for Cen Wan.

Now Cen Xiu was in full control of Cen’s Group. Cen Wan had been to Cen’s Group frequently in the past month, the front desk knew her and never stopped her. Cen Wan went straight to the office.

At the door of the office, she heard the conversation inside, and she held her breath.

“Congratulations, Cen Zong, you got everything from the Cen family with a little trick, got rid of Lu Beixun, and from now on, Kyoto will be yours to call the shots, congratulations.”

Cen Xiu smiled without reaching his eyes, “The little trick in your eyes, I’ve been planning for many years, I’m just waiting for an opportunity.”

“As for Lu Beixun,” Cen Xiu’s lips curled up in a mocking smile, “He was a strong man, but he had a weakness.”

“What about the Cen family’s only daughter, Cen Zong?”

“What can I do?” Cen Xiu said casually, with the air of a victor, “If she’s obedient, I’ll keep her around to play with, if she’s not obedient, I’ll let her go down to be reunited with her parents.”

The words reached Cen Wan’s ears, she felt her breathing become difficult, regret filled every nerve in her body. After a long time, she came to her senses and left Cen’s company with heavy steps.

When she came back, it was three o’clock in the afternoon. During that time, she went to find He Yi, re-drafted the property distribution agreement, and transferred the property Lu Beixun left her to Lu Beixun’s parents.

She pretended to be nonchalant and knocked on the door of the office.

“Come in.”

Cen Wan went in and saw the person behind the desk, a cold gleam of hatred flashed in her eyes. When Cen Xiu looked up at her, she pulled at the corner of her lips, “Brother, are you busy?”

“Not busy.” Cen Xiu, “Are you feeling better?”

Cen Wan nodded, her enemy was not dead, how could she feel better, “Then let’s go to the rooftop for some air?”

Cen Xiu paused, “Okay.”

On the rooftop, Cen’s Building was thirty-six stories high, the concrete fence only reached above Cen Wan’s knees. She stood at the edge and looked down.

This side was all office buildings, and it was working hours, so there were no pedestrians on the road.

Thinking back to Cen Xiu’s kindness to her in the past twenty years, Cen Wan laughed self-deprecatingly, “Cen Xiu, you set the fire, right? You also drugged my parents and sister, you told me Lu Beixun was the culprit, and you planned for me to kill him with my own hands, right?”

Cen Xiu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed, he didn’t deny it, he thought that Cen Wan in front of him was no threat to him, “Not too stupid, but it seems it’s too late now, the people who love you are all dead, and there’s one you killed with your own hands.”

Cen Wan didn’t refute, she laughed miserably, she was so stupid, she was tricked by the person she trusted the most, she didn’t deserve Lu Beixun’s love, “These twenty years, the brother-sister relationship between us is all fake, right?”

“Not entirely fake.” When he came to the Cen family at the age of six, he was innocent and pure, and he really loved and cared for her.

Cen Wan, “When did it start?”

“After I became an adult.”

Cen Wan smiled at him, walked over, stood opposite him, and after a few seconds, she wrapped her arms around his waist, “Brother, this is the last time I call you that.”

Cen Xiu was stunned for a moment and didn’t move, letting her hug him. But after a few seconds, Cen Wan raised the corner of her lips, her smile was bleak, she didn’t know where she got the strength, she hugged Cen Xiu and fell towards the fence, Cen Xiu was shocked and opened his eyes wide, it was too late to say anything now, he was completely unprepared, Cen Xiu always thought that Cen Wan was just a woman, even if she knew what he had done, she wouldn’t be able to make a fuss.

The two of them fell rapidly.

Cen Wan looked at the azure sky, Lu Beixun’s face appeared in front of her, she curled her lips, revealing a bleak smile.

Lu Beixun, I’m here to atone for my sins…

Cen Wan fell into darkness.

– The two bodies in front of Cen’s Building were taken away by the police.