Chapter 9: On the Day of the Funeral

Yin Xia subconsciously glanced at Lu Zhen beside her, and Xie Tianlin understood, letting out a light laugh as he said: "Get in the car."

There is one more thing I would like to mention to you, " Yin Xia said in a low voice, hesitatingly.

No, I am advising you to be more cautious, it really will...

Damn it. Lu Zhen crumpled the list into a ball and threw it heavily on the ground

How could it be Yin and Xia

Lu Zhen knew that he had lost this confrontation, but what he lost was merely the background of Xie Tianlin. What Xie Tianlin possessed now was not created by him, so this person was not frightening to Lu Zhen

Lu Zhen knew that his attire was completely different from that of another self in the ceremony, but he could not care about that anymore. He directly said: "I know you are currently with Xie Tianlin, but you must be extremely careful. He is very fickle and is sure to contract diseases outside, which he will then transmit to you"

Yin Xia was puzzled when she heard someone calling her name. Turning around, she was surprised to see Lu Zhen, and immediately took off her sunglasses, gazing at Lu Zhen in astonishment: "You..."

"Advice?" Lu Zhen furrowed his brow

Yin Xia nodded, sitting in the passenger seat, while Xie Tianlin slammed the car door shut and then turned directly to look at Lu Zhen

The ceremony for interring the ashes was gradually conducted under the guidance of the funeral officiant, while Lu Zhen hid to the side, as if he were once again attending his father's funeral

It is now just morning, and Lu Zhen pushes open the door to the storeroom. The shop is just as he remembers, and it has not yet opened for business

Lu Zhen felt an immense sadness, a sadness that was different from that of the day of the funeral

"You just had an asthma attack, and it hasn't been long since you took your medication..." Yin Xia felt somewhat surprised and recounted what had just happened.

Indeed, Lu Zhen thought to himself that he could not possibly be mistaken

Ke Luzhen did not hear at all; he suddenly had a bolder idea, and instantly felt invigorated. He directly put on his clothes, and Yin Xia looked at him in surprise: "What are you doing out at this late hour?"

Not a single change? Lu Zhen felt a deep sense of doubt in his heart

"No, I just want you to pay attention to a few things," Lu Zhen explained

Moreover, Lu Zhen also knew that he could not do anything to Xie Tianlin, because whatever actions were taken a year ago would certainly change the course of future life

Lu Zhen followed closely behind, while Yin Xia approached the library more and more. When she reached the front, someone came down from above, smiling as they took Yin Xia's hand and opened the car door for her

Lu Zhen never expected that Yin Xia would know about his father's passing, and even came to take a quiet look. However, without staying for a moment, Yin Xia turned and walked towards the outside.

Soon, Lu Zhen saw a group of people dressed in black, marching in formation. At the front, those holding the portrait and ashes were none other than another version of himself

Regardless of everything else, Lu Zhen took a taxi directly to the cemetery. Calculating the time, the funeral ceremony would still take a while before the ashes of his father were interred. It would be sufficient to go directly to the burial site.

Xie Tianlin, a name emerged in Lu Zhen's mind

At that time, Lu Zhen thought it was due to his own sadness that he had been careless; now, upon reflection, he realized that it was indeed his own doing

When the feeling of suffocation descended, Lu Zhen returned to reality and found Yin Xia standing beside him, looking at him with a sense of grievance

Lu Zhen pulled open the rolling shutter door and walked far away before turning back to look at the door that had not been closed. He recalled that a year ago, when he returned from his father's funeral, he also noticed that the rolling shutter door had not been closed.

Seeing this, Lu Zhen chased after them again, intending to pull Yin Xia's arm with a subtle gesture, but she shook him off immediately.

Lu Zhen remembered that he was also present at the time of his father's car accident. He noticed it and wanted to save him, but unfortunately, he was a step too late and was also grazed by the car, resulting in a fractured arm

In that fleeting moment of change, Xie Tianlin noticed it, a smug smile curling at the corners of his mouth. Without saying a word, he got into the car and quickly drove away with a press of the accelerator

Just now, Lu Zhen was also anxious, realizing that Yin Xia was still not with him, and that some relatively intimate actions were still inappropriate

Lu Zhen's eyes suddenly brightened, indicating that there had indeed been a change; it was just that his advice had not been effective.

"Well, on the day of the funeral, you told me at the entrance of the cemetery." Yin Xia is now very regretful, but at that time, how could she believe Lu Zhen's words in such a situation

Seeing the pride and confidence on Xie Tianlin's face, Lu Zhen felt a sense of unease rising from the depths of his heart

He completely took over the shop precisely because his father passed away, and that was today

There are also relatives and friends present, and a few classmates who know about it have also come. Among them, a boy with a bandage on his arm named He Jiazhu is a classmate of Lu Zhen.

Later, Lu Zhen completely took over the store at hetushu.com, and then rearranged the shelves and merchandise, so there was no need to turn on the lights until evening, saving a considerable amount on electricity costs

The burial ceremony had reached its conclusion when Lu Zhen finally noticed a figure at the end of the procession. After so many days of interaction, despite wearing sunglasses, Lu Zhen immediately recognized that it was Yin Xia!

Hearing Lu Zhen's words, Yin Xia frowned and coldly snorted: "Lu Zhen, I came with good intentions to attend your father's funeral, yet you speak of us in this manner, even mentioning illness. You have truly disappointed me greatly."

Turning on the light, Lu Zhen observed the arrangement of the shelves and the placement of the goods, which still resembled their appearance from a year ago, and did not effectively utilize the sunlight streaming in from outside

As Yin Xia was about to help Lu Zhen, who had just taken his medicine, Lu Zhen asked, "What happened just now?"

Yin Xia suddenly embraced Lu Zhen: "I am sorry, it is all my fault. If I had listened to your advice at that time, I would not have ended up with this illness now"

Lu Zhen nodded, and the next moment he saw the diagnosis form thrown on the ground. Upon opening it, he found it was still the form from the gynecological examination this morning, with Yin Xia's signature still on it

Yin Xia was unwilling to listen to Lu Zhen any longer. Now, she had lost all fondness for Lu Zhen and ignored him, heading straight towards a black Land Rover across the street.

Lu Zhen hurriedly caught up, and only when he was close to the main gate did he call out to Yin Xia from behind

After a whole year of living alone, taking care of everything by himself, this drastic change in life, which is completely different from a year ago, has left Lu Zhen with an indescribable bitterness in his heart

Lu Zhen arrived at his father's grave a little earlier. The tombstone had been engraved the day before and was placed here by the staff. Only the ashes had yet to be interred

In Lu Zhen's impression, the handsome and youthful Xie Tianlin has now become somewhat more mature, with his slicked-back hairstyle being quite thin on the sides. This hairstyle seems to have been popular among the wealthy second generation for a while.

Lu Zhen had not finished speaking when Yin Xia could no longer bear to listen. Regretting her decision to attend this funeral, she felt it was inappropriate to say anything too harsh at that moment, so she could only turn around and leave

Lu Zhen locked eyes with him. Although they were once classmates in the same cohort, this was probably the first time he had a direct confrontation with Xie Tianlin, and it was also because of Yin Xia

Yin Xia looked at Lu Zhen in disbelief and asked, "What are you going to do?"

What happened?" Xie Tianlin asked as he saw Yin Xia looking unhappy