【But all the records of the accident have been erased.
He can't find any evidence.】
【The Host doesn't need to be nervous.】
Lin Wantang still wasn't reassured.
“Then hurry up and erase his suspicions.”
【The male lead's willpower is too strong.
I cannot directly alter it.】
【Once the wedding is completed, I will gain full authority over this world.
By then, I can not only erase his suspicions, but completely erase Jiang Sui as well.】
In front of the computer, Pei Zhou didn't move.
I stood beside him, not even daring to breathe too loudly.
Although I didn't need to breathe anymore.
After a long time, he clicked Save.
He saved that conversation separately in an encrypted folder.
The folder had only two characters as its name.
Suìsuì.
I stared at those two characters, my mind completely blank.
So Pei Zhou had known for a long time that something was wrong with Lin Wantang.
He agreed to marry her, cleared out my belongings, and erased everything of mine from this house.
Not because he no longer loved me.
But because he wanted to make Lin Wantang and the system behind her let down their guard.
I turned to look at him.
“Pei Zhou.”
He closed his eyes.
When he opened them again, only a dark, icy look remained in them.
Beside the computer was a copy of the wedding procedure.
At the very bottom, a line had been written in red ink.
【On the day of the wedding, the system will gain full authority.】
Beside it was another sentence.
【That will also be when it is at its weakest.】
I stared at those two lines for a long time.
It felt as though someone had squeezed my heart tightly.
Bitter and painful all at once.
I had thought he had moved on.
I had thought he had given my wedding ring to someone else, thrown my photos into the garbage, and sawed apart the wedding bed engraved with both our names.
I had even advised him to treat Lin Wantang well after they got married.
But he had never moved on.
For six years, he had remained standing at the moment I died.
It was just that no one knew.
Not even me.
Pei Zhou shut down the computer and leaned back in his chair.
He slowly pulled out a small chain hidden deep beneath his shirt.
A ring hung from the end of it.
His wedding ring.
His real wedding ring had been resting against his heart all this time.
Pei Zhou clenched the ring tightly and spoke softly.
“Suìsuì.”
“Wait a little longer.”
“Very soon, I'll find out why you died.”
His voice faltered.
It was so hoarse that it was almost inaudible.
“Wait for me to avenge you.”
“I'll come find you.”
The smile had barely appeared on my face before it froze.
A violent clap of thunder flashed beyond the window.
He pulled open the bottom drawer.
There were no documents inside.
Only a gun.
And an unopened bottle of sleeping pills.
The date printed on the bottle was the day after I died.
I suddenly understood.
Pei Zhou wasn't preparing for a wedding.
He was preparing for a funeral.
Lin Wantang's.
That system's.
And his own.
9
9
Twenty-seven days later, the wedding took place as scheduled.
The venue was the private island named after me.
When I saw the invitation, I was stunned for a long time.
Lin Wantang, however, was extremely pleased.
“The scenery here isn't bad.”
“Change the island's name later.”
She linked her arm through Pei Zhou's and smiled sweetly.
“Using the name of a dead person is too unlucky.”
Pei Zhou lowered his eyes and adjusted her veil.
“Okay.”
I flew beside them and couldn't help rolling my eyes.
“Okay, what?”
“This is my island.”
“If you want to change the name, pay me first.”
The guests arrived one after another.
White roses covered the seaside.
Amid the gentle music, Lin Wantang walked toward Pei Zhou step by step.
She wore a wedding dress worth tens of millions.
A jeweled crown adorned her head.
On her finger was a ring identical to my wedding ring.
Six years ago, I had also married Pei Zhou here.
That day, I was in such a hurry that my high heel sank into the sand, and I nearly fell.
Pei Zhou had immediately stepped down from the ceremony platform and scooped me into his arms.
Startled, I wrapped my arms tightly around his neck.
“Everyone's watching.”
“Let them watch.”
He carried me all the way down the long red carpet.
“My wife hurt her foot.”
“Does anyone have a problem with that?”
Now, he was still standing in the same place.
Only the person walking toward him was no longer me.
After the officiant finished the vows, he looked at Lin Wantang.
“Ms. Lin Wantang, do you agree to marry Mr. Pei Zhou?”
“Regardless of poverty or wealth, sickness or health, will you stay by his side forever?”
Lin Wantang couldn't wait and nodded.
“I do.”
The system in her mind issued a notification.
【The wedding ceremony is ninety percent complete.】
【As long as the male lead says ‘I do,’ the mission will be complete.】
Lin Wantang's eyes lit up.
The officiant turned to Pei Zhou.
“Mr. Pei Zhou, do you agree to take Ms. Lin Wantang as your wife?”
The sea breeze swept past his clothes.
Pei Zhou didn't answer.
The smile on Lin Wantang's face gradually stiffened.
“Pei Zhou?”
He raised his hand.
But he didn't take the ring the officiant held out.
Instead, he removed the ring from Lin Wantang's ring finger.
“You've worn this long enough.”
Lin Wantang froze.
Pei Zhou took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped the ring clean.
Then he put it away beside the wedding ring he had been wearing against his chest.
Lin Wantang's face immediately went pale.
“What do you mean?”
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