Chapter 91

Chapter 91

They didn't even have to wait until the next day. Within an hour of Gu Yubai and Yu Li returning home, the Yu family's marine salvage team had already arrived near the dilapidated building where Su Shengli had plunged into the sea.

After returning home, Gu Yubai and Yu Li were seen by the family doctor. Once their injuries were tended to, they quickly fell asleep.

It wasn't until past ten the next morning that the weary pair finally opened their eyes.

Gu Yubai lay with his head resting on Yu Li’s arm, staring at the ceiling. Without turning, he spoke in a calm tone.

“What’s for lunch?”

Yu Li turned onto his side, wrapping his other arm around Gu Yubai’s waist, and yawned.

“Secretary Jin has arranged for food.”

Gu Yubai nodded, touching his stomach and murmuring, “Actually, I’m not that hungry.”

“Want bubble tea instead? I’ll have someone make it.”

Gu Yubai nodded. “Sugar-free.”

Without a second thought, Yu Li took out his phone and messaged Secretary Jin.

After sending the message, he paused, a puzzled look crossing his face.

Gu Yubai asked, “What’s wrong?”

Yu Li replied, “The salvage team said they couldn’t find Su Shengli’s body. He fell from such a height last night—there’s no way he’d have had the strength to escape. Someone from the Yu family checked all the items he purchased after returning to the country, and none of them included any high-altitude survival equipment.”

“Tsk, tsk. Did he really just mysteriously disappear?”

Yu Li handed his phone to Gu Yubai.

Gu Yubai sat bolt upright, showing no interest in Su Shengli’s whereabouts.

“Dead or alive, who cares. Jumping from that height last night was already a desperate move; he was done for.”

“If he’s dead, we don’t need to worry. If he’s alive… his days are probably numbered.”

Unless he time-traveled.

Ultimately, though Su Shengli had jokingly kidnapped him, what angered Gu Yubai the most was his final scheme, which nearly caused Yu Li to jump from the building as well.

Since his rebirth, he had never cared about the real versus fake heir mess, let alone paid attention to Su Shengli.

Now, Su Shengli was suffering the consequences of his own actions, his fate unknown.

Gu Yubai certainly wouldn’t waste his energy worrying about someone who was as good as dead.

Seeing Gu Yubai get up, Yu Li also hauled himself out of bed.

Half an hour later, the two emerged from the bathroom and went downstairs for lunch.

After the meal, they quickly proceeded with their original plan, meeting with staff from various jewelry studios.

By evening, Gu Yubai and Yu Li had already swiftly chosen the styles of suits they would wear for the wedding.

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A month later, Gu Mingliang finally regained consciousness.

At the time, Gu Yubai and Gu Yihong were discussing Gu Yihong’s plans after graduation. Gu Yihong felt he could first intern at a prestigious law firm before taking over the legal team at Gu Yubai’s company.

Gu Yubai told him there was no need for that, suggesting instead that Gu Yihong could start as an intern in the Yu family’s legal team, as corporate law would be a more suitable career path.

Suddenly, a frail voice cut in.

Gu Mingliang had opened his eyes at some point. It seemed he had been listening to the brothers’ debate for a while before belatedly realizing the topic of their discussion.

Frowning slightly, his eyes clouded with confusion.

“…What do you mean? Yihong wants to be a lawyer? When did Yubai start a company? Why don’t I remember any of this?”

His memories seemed to have stopped at the day of the car accident years ago.

Gu Yubai froze, his face flickering with disbelief as if he had misheard. After a second, just as he was about to continue the discussion with Gu Yihong, the latter suddenly stood up, pointing an excited finger at Gu Mingliang on the hospital bed.

“B-big… Big bro! Uncle’s awake!”

Gu Yubai stiffened, slowly turning his head to see the middle-aged man who had been lying unconscious for so long now beaming up at him.

“Yubai… you’ve been through a lot.”

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After the disappearance of Su Group’s new president, Su Linyuan, news of the current acting head Su Shengli’s suicide by jumping into the sea quickly trended nationwide.

The salvage team searched the coastal waters of Mingcheng for three full days but came up empty.

However, three days later, the elderly Su family patriarch and former president Su Wanlin, who had been recuperating overseas, returned to the country.

Su Wanlin, now disabled and wheelchair-bound, coldly and decisively began purging those who had taken advantage of the Su Group’s turmoil.

He soon uncovered Su Shengli’s shady dealings with the Zhang family. Wasting no time, he gathered evidence and sued the opposing company.

The president of the Zhang family had sensed trouble the moment Su Shengli unexpectedly jumped into the sea, but before he could consolidate his domestic assets and warn his associates, the police were already at his door.

Liao Anyang, still serving his prison sentence, got a kick out of hearing that the Zhang family’s boss—who had influence in both legal and illegal circles—had been arrested, and that his nephew had vanished after jumping into the sea. He was only too happy to confess to several murders and arsons he had orchestrated years ago with the Zhang family’s help.

He even revealed to the police that the mastermind behind the gambling den he had once been obsessed with was none other than the Zhang family’s boss.

Soon afterward, a country-wide crackdown on underground gambling dens began.

Su Linyuan was quickly released by the Su family patriarch. After some time away, he had even put on a little weight.

Su Wanlin, thoroughly disappointed in the selfish and foolish heir he had raised himself, reclaimed control of the Su Group and assigned Su Linyuan a mediocre position within the company.

Privately, however, he soon quietly married his long-time mistress, legitimizing their one-year-old illegitimate child.

Song Manman did kick up a fuss over it.

But she couldn't outmaneuver Su Wanlin. After venting her frustrations to Su Linyuan, she promptly left the country.

The elderly Su patriarch was already advanced in years. He disagreed with Su Wanlin’s plans to groom a new heir, repeatedly backing Su Linyuan in family disputes at the old mansion.

It was clear that the Su family would not have a moment of peace until Su Wanlin’s death.

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At Gu Yubai’s formal wedding, Gu Mingliang stood beside the two grooms as their family's representative.

All beauty was just beginning.

All troubles had long departed.

In this world, everyone lives their life in their own way—neither good nor bad, neither fast nor slow.

In the second year of their marriage, Gu Yubai finally graduated from Mingcheng University.

One night, as he left the chemistry lab he had founded and lay in Yu Li's arms to sleep, a sudden inspiration struck him.

He abruptly sat up, eyes wide.

He shook the sleeping Yu Li awake and hissed ominously into his ear,

"How exactly did you die in your past life?!"

Yu Li: "..."

He jolted fully awake.

After years of marriage, Gu Yubai finally noticed something off about Yu Li.

The End. Congratulations! ヽ(°▽°)ノ

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