Meng Yiyi seemed to go almost mad.

She suddenly burst into tears, sobbing quietly, “Cheng Rushan, I am Jiang Lin. I am Jiang Lin! … Sob, I really am.”

Cheng Rushan’s originally cold eyes showed some helplessness.

He knew that Meng Yiyi’s issues couldn’t be fixed.

He said coldly, “You should just go to jail and stay there.”

As he turned to leave, Meng Yiyi suddenly said, “I am Jiang Lin. I lived one life, and then… I returned to Shuihuai Village. In my past life, we… we had some misunderstandings. I was harmed by Bian Haitao and others. I…” Though she wanted to say that in her past life she and Cheng Rushan were deeply in love, reason forced her to say, “I am the real Jiang Lin. I don’t know why I was reborn in Meng Yiyi’s body while my original body was taken by someone else. Maybe it was Meng Yiyi!”

She pretended to be incoherent, but she had rehearsed this scene many times in her mind.

Her eyes were red, “Cheng Rushan, if you don’t believe me, you can ask…”

Cheng Rushan said coldly, “I don’t care whether you were a person or a dog in your past life, or who you were with. You should just face the law.”

It was absurd.

Even if he believed in past lives, the previous Cheng Rushan had no memories or feelings, so it had nothing to do with him.

Seeing that he didn’t believe her, Meng Yiyi grew desperate.

She quickly listed a few things to prove her identity and mentioned some upcoming major events that would shake the nation and the world, like the Tiananmen Square protests, so Cheng Rushan could verify them later.

“I’ve proven everything I said; otherwise, Bian Haitao and the others wouldn’t believe me so much.” She pleaded, “Cheng Rushan, believe me. I am really Jiang Lin. I made mistakes in my past life. I shouldn’t have sold my son, caused Xiao Bao’s death, eloped with Bian Haitao, kidnapped Da Bao… Ah—”

She was suddenly choked by Cheng Rushan, unable to say another word.

Cheng Rushan’s cold gaze was like that of a wild beast, devoid of any humanity, only the dark aura of “those who follow me thrive, those who oppose me perish.” With a slight twist, he could snap Meng Yiyi’s neck.

She claimed to be Jiang Lin, but he didn’t believe it.

So her claims about their past life together were useless.

She decided to reveal the truth about the past life to show Cheng Rushan what Jiang Lin had done wrong to him.

With that issue unresolved, she didn’t believe Cheng Rushan would continue to love Jiang Lin!

If she couldn’t have a good life, neither would they!

Cheng Rushan looked at her expressionlessly, “That still doesn’t prove that you’ve lived another life.”

Meng Yiyi, eager to prove her innocence, immediately began recounting details of her past life.

She frequently reflected on these events, so she remembered them clearly.

Since she spoke quickly, there was naturally less chance for her to fabricate details.

She wanted Cheng Rushan to believe that she had lived another life.

As for whether he believed who she was, it didn’t matter.

What mattered was that he would spare her, and she had plenty of time to make him believe her.

She spoke extensively and predicted several significant future events, which was enough to prove her knowledge of the next decade or so.

Cheng Rushan nodded.

Meng Yiyi was overjoyed, “Cheng Rushan, I really am Jiang Lin. Think carefully, ask your family, doesn’t the current Jiang Lin have many unusual traits?”

The Jiang Lin who was supposed to run away with her son and showed disdain and hatred towards Yan Runzhi’s children suddenly returned home, settled down, and was kind to her mother-in-law and son.

Such a sudden change could not be explained away easily; there must be something wrong.

Although Jiang Lin claimed she had a sudden realization and Zhao’s family vouched for her, Meng Yiyi had felt increasingly uneasy over the years.

Perhaps Jiang Lin had been reincarnated? No, Jiang Lin shouldn’t be a reincarnation.

If she were, she would know the future and wouldn’t have such an attitude towards herself.

So Jiang Lin wasn’t a reincarnation, but she was certainly suspicious.

Maybe there was something else at play, and if Meng Yiyi could be reincarnated, perhaps others could be too?

She wanted to make Cheng Rushan doubt Jiang Lin!

She stared intently at Cheng Rushan, hoping to see shock and disbelief on his face.

Unfortunately, she was destined to be disappointed.

Cheng Rushan remained expressionless, his eyes filled with disdain, showing no signs of shock, curiosity, or emotional turmoil, as if everything was irrelevant to him.

“You… aren’t you curious?” Meng Yiyi couldn’t believe it.

Among the people she knew, everyone was stunned and speechless when they heard she knew the future.

Only Cheng Rushan remained indifferent.

Cheng Rushan smiled, his mature and handsome face momentarily making Meng Yiyi lose her focus.

His voice, however, was extremely cold, “The reason I came wasn’t because of your threats, but to investigate your so-called fortune teller. Now, I have the answer. As for you…”

Cheng Rushan glanced at the knife in Meng Yiyi’s hand. “You’ve lived another life; are you willing to die? With such a miraculous experience, you’re like a UFO from Space. So…” He raised his eyebrows slightly, too lazy to continue, and turned to leave, signaling the police to take her away.

Seeing she was tricked, Meng Yiyi angrily threw the knife at his back, shouting, “Go die!”

She completely broke down, screaming and crying.

Cheng Rushan could tell from the sound that the knife wasn’t aimed properly, so he didn’t need to dodge.

The police subdued Meng Yiyi.

Cheng Rushan called Captain Cen to inform him about Meng Yiyi and asked him to send her to the special laboratory in the capital.

With the world’s fascination with genetic life, human mental abilities, and extraterrestrials, the laboratory would certainly conduct thorough research on her.

Cheng Rushan watched as Fang Chengguang personally took Meng Yiyi away and returned.

When he came back, the Public Security Bureau had received the news that Meng Yiyi had committed suicide, so Cheng Rushan was called in to report the details.

Cheng Rushan informed them that Meng Yiyi was being sent to the special laboratory but did not specify why or what was special about her, to avoid causing a sensation.

Such matters were supposed to be kept confidential.

Since no one knew what Meng Yiyi had said, there was no need for further trouble.

The Director and the former Director were surprised. “The laboratory?”

The DT Laboratory reported directly to the highest leaders and was very secretive, researching things ordinary people couldn’t imagine.

They wondered why Meng Yiyi was being sent there.

But since it involved such secrecy, even the former Director and the Chief couldn’t know more, so they couldn’t ask further.

For the former Director, as long as Cheng Rushan was not at fault, he didn’t care about the laboratory.

He smiled and said, “Alright. Just give a satisfactory report. She committed suicide out of guilt, with no questions.”

….

When Cheng Rushan came out, he saw Jiang Lin waiting there.

He smiled, walked up to her, and took her hand, “Miss me?”

Jiang Lin saw that he looked fine and knew there was no problem.

She smiled and said, “I missed you making meatballs at home.”

Da Bao and the others didn’t return home, and Cheng Yunzhi and Yan Runzhi couldn’t make the best meatballs without the necessary strength.

Cheng Rushan embraced Jiang Lin’s waist as they headed home, but instead of taking their usual route, he led her to a quiet, secluded path.

This was a walking trail, narrow with old trees on either side.

Young people liked to come here to walk and whisper sweet nothings.

In the early winter, the cool wind swirled, carrying fallen leaves that fluttered down around them, making a rustling sound.

He told her everything about Meng Yiyi’s situation without holding back.

As the person involved, she had the right to know.

Jiang Lin listened quietly, saying nothing.

The leaves crunched underfoot as Cheng Rushan suddenly stopped, holding her against a large locust tree. “Linlin, do you think people can really live another life?”

Jiang Lin’s heart skipped a beat.

She smiled and said, “Don’t be fooled by her. I heard she’s some kind of fortune teller, and those people can easily deceive fools.”

Cheng Rushan smiled slightly and lifted her chin, “Do you think I’m a fool?”

The sun had already set, and the remaining light was blocked by the trees, casting large shadows from the trunks and branches.

He was tall, looking down at her with his face mostly in the shadow, but his eyes were strikingly bright and intense.

Jiang Lin looked up at him with a constant smile in her eyes. “So you weren’t fooled by her.”

Cheng Rushan didn’t answer but leaned down to kiss her, the kiss deepening as if trying to pull her into him.

He had stubbornly climbed out of a muddy pit to live openly in the sunlight.

She was his sun, the light he yearned for. No matter what she did in her past life, whether she betrayed him or not, it was irrelevant to him because he had no memory of it.

If there was a next life, he would use any means to ensure she was part of it.

In this life, they would depend on each other for life and never part.

…….

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