{"id":9020,"date":"2019-09-30T17:00:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T21:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/?p=9020"},"modified":"2025-09-08T18:25:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T22:25:02","slug":"death-progress-bar-55","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/death-progress-bar-55\/","title":{"rendered":"Death Progress Bar 55"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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In the following time, Shi Jin became the most compliant patient in the world. Lian Jun wanted him to drink water, so he drank; to use the toilet, so he went; wash his hands, so he did; eat, and he ate. It was hard to believe he could be so obedient.<\/span><\/p>

After lunch, Lian Jun accompanied Shi Jin to play a few mahjong games, until he felt the teenager should\u2019ve almost finished digesting his meal. He was about to have him take an afternoon nap when there was a knock on the door.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin immediately looked over, even ignoring the mahjong game.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun glanced at him, helped him pull up the blanket, and called for the visitor to come in.<\/span><\/p>

Gua Five gently pushed the door open. When he saw the scene, his eyes rounded and he froze for a moment. He smiled at Shi Jin then looked at Lian Jun, miming that he was on the phone. \u201cThe boss of Phantom called, he wants to talk to you,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun nodded. He turned to Shi Jin: \u201cI’m going to answer the phone. I\u2019ll be back soon.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin hurried to say it was fine, and he didn\u2019t need to mind him.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun watched his silly appearance\u2014the younger man apparently still hadn\u2019t completely absorbed the two kisses that morning. The look in his eyes deepened. He took Shi Jin\u2019s hand and kissed it, then turned the wheelchair around and headed for the door.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin sucked in a shocked breath and instinctively covered his right hand with his left. He looked at Gua Five with <\/span>\u2018brother, there\u2019s an explanation for this\u2019<\/span><\/em> written on his face.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun went out, and Gua Five remained to accompany Shi Jin.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin tried to explain, “Um, Jun-shao, me and him… We…”<\/span><\/p>

\u201cYou\u2019re finally together?\u201d Gua Five picked up where he drifted off, a genuine, happy smile on his honest-looking face. \u201cCongratulations! It\u2019s long overdue. You kept us waiting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin: \u201c…Eh?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWe all already knew you liked Jun-shao but didn\u2019t know it. Jun-shao is a good man and serious with his feelings, he will treat you well… I will entrust Jun-shao to you, Shi Jin. Thank you.\u201d Gua Five sighed with feeling, looking at Shi Jin as if he was a daughter-in-law he was particularly satisfied with.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin got goosebumps. He really wanted to ask what the hell the phrase <\/span>\u2018We all already knew you liked Jun-shao\u2019<\/span><\/em> meant, but seeing Gua Five\u2019s contented, gratified expression as if some kind of great ordeal had come to an end, he couldn\u2019t bear to open his mouth. Finally, he squeezed out a smile and stammered, \u201cYou-you\u2019re welcome?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Gua Five laughed out loud. \u201cNo wonder you managed to make Jun-shao fall for you, Shi Jin. You\u2019re quite interesting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin: \u201c……\u201d <\/span>Thank you, I think, though somehow that doesn\u2019t sound like a compliment.<\/span><\/em><\/p>

Lian Jun came back just as they finished talking. He found Shi Jin\u2019s expression was a bit sillier than before and eyed Gua Five. He handed the phone back to him. \u201cArrange the car, I need to go out for a while. Have Gua Two come stay with Shi Jin,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>

Gua Five confirmed. He took the phone, gave Shi Jin a final smile, and stepped out of the private ward.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cYou\u2019re going out?\u201d Shi Jin asked with a frown, attention instantly focused on the critical matter.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun moved his wheelchair next to the bed. \u201cThere\u2019s something to talk about with Old Ghost, but it shouldn\u2019t take long. I will definitely be back before dinner.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin, however, was not reassured. Checking Lian Jun\u2019s progress bar, he saw it had fallen to 500 so his nerves eased a bit, but he couldn\u2019t help but nag, \u201cWhere are you going to meet? Don\u2019t agree to go somewhere remote or deserted, it\u2019s too dangerous. Take a few more people, you always take too little, and don\u2019t eat or drink anything outside, who knows if there won\u2019t be something strange in it?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun quietly listened to him ramble. Suddenly, he leaned closer and called, \u201cShi Jin.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201c…Ah?\u201d Shi Jin paused mid-word. He looked at the face approaching his own, his gaze fluttering around it, finally resting on the thin lips. He swallowed noiselessly.<\/span><\/p>

Are, are you going to do this again?<\/span><\/em> This time he will show his skills!<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThank you.\u201d But instead of kissing him, Lian Jun embraced his shoulders and drew him close, wrapping him in a hug.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin\u2019s nerves, a little tense, relaxed in an instant, and he hugged him back. As Lian Jun leaned on his chest, entrusting his weight to him, and put his head on his shoulder, eyelids drooping, his heart melted like butter. He gathered his courage, bowed his head, and gave the other man a quick peck on the forehead. \u201cThe earlier you go, the sooner you will come back. I’ll be waiting for you to have dinner.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Stunned, Lian Jun got up to look at him. He raised a hand to touch his forehead and suddenly smiled wide. He kissed Shi Jin\u2019s hand again then tucked him in the blanket, saying, \u201cVery well\u2014when you wake up from your nap, I should be back.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

That smile\u2026 It dazzled like a dusty pearl washed clean by spring water and put in a patch of sunlight\u2014anyone who saw it couldn’t help but want to indulge in its mellow glow forever.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin stared, expression foolish, and his heart beat faster and faster. Suddenly, he was unbearably envious of Long Shi\u2014was the Lian Jun Long Shi met that year the one who smiled so gently?<\/span><\/p>

He felt he was both blessed and lucky.<\/span><\/p>

He didn\u2019t know how, but he found strength to sit up and stretch his arms to embrace Lian Jun, rubbing his head against his face. \u201cLian Jun, I will be good to you,\u201d he promised with all the seriousness he could muster.<\/span><\/p>

Although he was still a bit confused when exactly their relationship had been decided, his wish for Lian Jun to be happy had always been steady.<\/span><\/p>

This man deserved the best.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun returned his hug. Feeling the strength of Shi Jin\u2019s embrace, he closed his eyes contentedly and replied, voice soft, \u201cI know, you have always treated me well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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When Gua Two walked into the ward, he saw Shi Jin laying motionless on the bed, hands folded on his chest, expression dazed and eyes fixed on the ceiling.<\/span><\/p>

Frowning, he followed the young man\u2019s gaze, but the ceiling was the usual bland, white hospital ceiling, the lamps were not in the least interesting either. He leaned over and poked Shi Jin\u2019s head, asking, \u201cWhat’s the matter with you? You look stupid.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin glanced at him with a solemn expression on his face and said as if announcing something important, \u201cI can\u2019t sleep.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Gua Two rolled his eyes, exasperated. He sat next to the bed, picked up a banana from the bedside cabinet and peeled it. \u201cDay in, day out, all you do except eat is sleep\u2014it would be weirder if you could fall asleep now. Don\u2019t sleep, get up and talk to me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cYou stole a patient\u2019s banana, doesn\u2019t your conscience hurt?\u201d Shi Jin\u2019s hands regained enough strength that he could peel a banana by himself. Also reaching for one, he asked, \u201cThen tell me, what\u2019s the situation right now?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Gua Two saw he was struggling to peel the banana while lying down, and wordlessly raised the upper half of the bed to let him sit comfortably. While eating, he said, \u201cWhat could the situation be? Zuo Yang ran, and the government is about to move in on Nine Eagles. We\u2019re going to get busy again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin frowned, took another banana, and stuffed it in his hand as a bribe, motioning for him to continue.<\/span><\/p>

So, Gua Two temporarily changed his profession to a storyteller. He leaned back in his chair and began to tell the tale.<\/span><\/p>

That night, Phantom\u2019s vessel rammed into Nine Eagle\u2019s ship, nearly sinking it. Seeing the situation wasn\u2019t good, Zuo Yang abandoned his subordinates and fled to another boat in the confusion. His current whereabouts were unknown.<\/span><\/p>

The next step would likely be a trip to the southeastern region because the authorities intended to deal with Nine Eagles but couldn\u2019t do so directly\u2014they could only move to stabilize the overall situation, and for that, they needed a distinct reason. They wanted Annihilation to find that reason and would only send some people to help in secret. So after preliminary discussion, Lian Jun decided to go southeast to dig up evidence on Nine Eagles\u2019 collusion with foreign forces and use it against them.<\/span><\/p>

Old Ghost and Fei Yujing would follow on this trip as Old Ghost wanted to use this opportunity to locate his missing subordinates. In addition, they would visit the place Long Shi had been hiding during the past years to see if there were more clues about Lian Jun\u2019s poison.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin asked in a hurry, \u201cWhere\u2019s Long Shi now, how\u2019s his condition?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cHe\u2019s also in this hospital, watched by Gua One personally. His condition\u2019s stabilized. He woke up once yesterday and demanded food and drink, seeming to be in excellent spirits,\u201d Gua Two answered with a sneer.<\/span><\/p>

By the look on his face, Shi Jin could tell Long Shi was about to fall on hard times. He asked, \u201cThen, since he woke up, is Uncle Long\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Gua Two\u2019s mocking smile faded, and he sighed. \u201cUncle Long seems to have gotten ahold of his emotions. He said he\u2019d cut all ties with Long Shi and whatever happened to him, he wouldn\u2019t care. Now he\u2019s focusing on studying the fragment of the poison formula and the drug you got from Long Shi\u2014keeping busy should distract him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin, too, let out a sigh. He kept silent for a moment then asked, \u201cSo was that part of the formula useful?\u201d The day after the first time he woke up in Lian Jun\u2019s cabin, his mind was clearer, and he told Lian Jun everything he pried from Long Shi about the poison, worried he\u2019d forget the complicated medical terms if he delayed too long.<\/span><\/p>

Gua Two\u2019s furrowed forehead unconsciously smoothed out, and there was even a hint of excitement on his face. He couldn\u2019t help leaning over and slapping him on the shoulder. \u201cIt\u2019s very useful! You only got a part, but combined with the ingredients we already know, figuring out the original formula is only a matter of time. Uncle Long estimates even if we don’t get any more clues and brute force it by permutation and combination, it will take no more than a year to get the results.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

No more than a year.<\/span><\/em><\/p>

Shi Jin first beamed with joy, then fell back on the pillow, face distorting.<\/span><\/p>

Gua Two asked, puzzled, \u201cWhat happened to you?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin held his patted shoulder and gave him a middle finger, hand shaking from the pain. It hurt so badly he couldn\u2019t speak.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cShit! I forgot you\u2019re as fragile as a porcelain doll right now.\u201d Gua Two expression changed, and he hurriedly rang the bell to call the doctor.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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When Lian Jun came back and found a new bandage on Shi Jin\u2019s shoulder, he immediately turned to look at Gua Two, face devoid of any expression.<\/span><\/p>

Gua Two promptly begged for forgiveness, an embarrassed, guilty smile on his face. He began to discreetly move towards the door.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cHe just patted me gently. It wasn\u2019t on purpose. The doctor bundled me up like this, but it\u2019s nothing serious,\u201d Shi Jin explained, bailing Gua Two out.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun turned back to him. He carefully pulled his collar open to take a look at his shoulder and asked, \u201cDoes it hurt?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cNo, it\u2019s fine. How did your talk with Old Ghost go? When do we leave for the southeast?\u201d Shi Jin quickly changed the topic.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun helped him arrange the collar, answering, \u201cIt went smoothly. Our departure time is still under discussion. However, we\u2019re going in two groups. Gua Two and Gua Three will lead the first\u2014they will make preparations and get the feel of the situation. We will follow with Gua One and Long Shi.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin hadn\u2019t expected this. \u201cLong Shi is going too?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cYes. He’s been hiding in the southeast for many years and knows the situation there well. It\u2019s not a bad idea to bring him. Besides, he might be useful as bait if needed,\u201d Lian Jun replied. Seeing Shi Jin was still frowning, he continued, \u201cI only ever considered Long Shi one of my subordinates\u2014I never thought about him any other way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin stared at him blankly for a moment before realizing he was explaining himself to him, and suddenly, a peculiar mix of emotions swirled in his heart: wonder, joy, satisfaction, and just a bit of a strange, itchy feeling.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI never doubted it\u2014how could you possibly look at such kind of a scum?\u201d He pretended to be unconcerned but was secretly delighted.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun glanced at him but said nothing. He took out a tablet and offered it to him.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin waved his hand. \u201cI don\u2019t want to play now. It\u2019s almost time for dinner, let\u2019s just chat.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun turned the tablet on and said, \u201cThis isn\u2019t for playing. While we were on the sea, there was a problem with data transmission, so information on Shi Xingrui couldn\u2019t be delivered. Now we\u2019re back on land, and it finally came in. You can take a look.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin remembered that, indeed, Lian Jun had promised him to investigate Shi Xingrui. He took the tablet, hesitated, then set it aside, saying, \u201cLet’s have dinner first. I will read it later.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

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After dinner, Lian Jun left to discuss the arrangements for the first group with Gua One and the others, leaving Gua Five in the ward. The man sat against one wall, quietly working on his laptop without disturbing Shi Jin.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin picked up the tablet.<\/span><\/p>

The shift in his and Lian Jun\u2019s relationship lessened Shi Jin\u2019s concern with Shi Xingrui and his sons. If not for the progress bar and the original \u2018Shi Jin\u2019s\u2019 identify forcing him to care, he wouldn\u2019t bother getting involved with that sick family again.<\/span><\/p>

But reality wasn\u2019t so accommodating. He glanced at his progress bar, which had returned to 490, thought of Lian Jun, patted his cheeks to perk himself up, and unlocked the tablet.<\/span><\/p>

There were two files in the folder. Shi Jin opened the smaller one first.<\/span><\/p>

An old hospital abortion record appeared on the screen. The patient\u2019s name was Xiang Qing, and the reason for the abortion was written to be, <\/span>\u201cPregnancy terminated because the gravida suffers from systemic disease unfavorable to the proper development of the fetus.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>

Systemic disease?<\/span><\/em><\/p>

Surprised, Shi Jin slid down the document.<\/span><\/p>

According to the enclosed hospital records, Xiang Qing caught a severe case of flu while she was pregnant with her first child. It was bad enough her life was endangered, but the medicine she had to take had side effects and might have lead to malformation of fetus. In the end, she chose abortion.<\/span><\/p>

It seemed this abortion wasn\u2019t deliberate.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin\u2019s brows wrinkled. He closed the file and opened the second.<\/span><\/p>

An old, black-and-white, family photo jumped out at him. The person who compiled the information considerately drew a red circle around a child to the right of the front row, indicating it was the young Shi Xingrui.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin never expected the investigator would even dig up Shi Xingrui\u2019s childhood and was very appreciative of his or her meticulousness. He examined the appearance of the people in the photo but found nothing special, so he continued to read.<\/span><\/p>

The document was quite long\u2014the information on Shi Xingrui\u2019s childhood until high school, alone, accounted for over a dozen pages, most of which was a long list of school honors and awards, awards for winning writing contests, and so on. It was clear Shi Xingrui had always been \u201csomeone else\u2019s child.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Xingrui\u2019s family wasn\u2019t well off\u2014on the contrary, it could even be called impoverished. His father came from a large family and had seven siblings but only managed to sire a single child. His mother\u2019s body was weak, and she couldn\u2019t do much work. As such, his family’s livelihood was dependent on his father.<\/span><\/p>

Probably because of the lack of more children and his mother\u2019s poor health, Shi Xingrui\u2019s family wasn\u2019t very welcomed in their home village. They lived in the most remote house, and Shi Xingrui seemed to be often bullied by his cousins.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Xingrui spent his first years in his hometown. When he graduated from elementary school, he became the only child in the village admitted to the county town middle school. This was when his and his parents’ luck shifted.<\/span><\/p>

In those days, attending middle school required an expensive tuition fee; Shi Xingrui\u2019s family couldn\u2019t afford it. His father wanted to borrow the money from his siblings, but they weren\u2019t willing. In an unexpected surge of determination, he sold the house which he\u2019d bought less than two years earlier, transferred the fields under his name to somebody else, took his wife and son, and moved to the county town.<\/span><\/p>

In the beginning, they fell on hard times because Shi Xingrui\u2019s father wasn\u2019t highly educated nor knew any profession other than farming. Fortunately, Shi Xingrui managed to win a scholarship and helped his father through those difficult days.<\/span><\/p>

At the time, China was full of business opportunities. By chance, Shi Xingrui\u2019s father met a small businessman and started doing business with him, gradually becoming more and more affluent. Shi Xingrui smoothly integrated into the county town middle school, continuing his “someone else’s child” glory.<\/span><\/p>

The years of middle school passed without a hitch. Shi Xingrui\u2019s father saved enough money to buy a house in the provincial capital and decided to move his business there, after Shi Xingrui passed the high school entrance exam, to let their family stay together.<\/span><\/p>

It was a pity the Heavens made nothing of mortals\u2019 plans. The day after Shi Xingrui got the results of his entrance exam, his mother, who\u2019d returned to their home village to share the good news with his grandparents, died under unclear circumstances in the Shi family home. It was said that her old illness relapsed suddenly enough that she couldn\u2019t be rescued.<\/span><\/p>

It was impossible to know what really happened that year. However, according to the information, Shi Xingrui\u2019s father never went back to his hometown, nor did he send money to his family again. He closed up his business, set up a small shop in the provincial capital, and cared only for his son.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Xingrui also never returned to his hometown again. Even after he became successful, he refused every request for help from the Shi family. As if to make them deliberately angry, he went so far as to enthusiastically support his mother\u2019s family.<\/span><\/p>

His journey through high school was smooth. Always one of the best students in school, he managed to get high marks in the competitive exam and was admitted into one of the best universities in B City, choosing to study finance. That year his father passed away, leaving Shi Xingrui all alone in the world.<\/span><\/p>

After his father’s death, Shi Xingrui sold his home and store in the provincial capital, moved to B City, and started his own business while still a student. That was the beginning of his legacy.<\/span><\/p>

He spent two years investing in a variety of businesses, completing his first wave of capital build-up. In his second year, he founded Ruixing and developed it slowly, paying equal attention to his business career and his studies. By the time he graduated from university, Ruixing was already a small but prestigious enterprise. When he could fully concentrate on managing the company, Ruixing began to develop at a rapid pace. In less than five years, it gained a firm foothold in B City and aimed for the world.<\/span><\/p>

Nothing significant happened in the next few years. Then, when he was 27, Shi Xingrui met Shi Weichong’s mother, Xu Jie, and accepted her as an assistant.<\/span><\/p>

At this point, Shi Jin paused. He returned to the beginning of the document and carefully analyzed the first half of Shi Xingrui\u2019s life. As he did so, a strange sense of violation grew stronger and stronger.<\/span><\/p>

Although the world has never been short of geniuses or lucky people, someone like Shi Xingrui, who seemed to have never failed since he was a child, nor made a single misstep, was an anomaly. Shi Jin had never seen a child whose academic performance was so perfectly stable even after just losing a parent.<\/span><\/p>

Moreover, Shi Xingrui’s investment vision was way too accurate\u2014not only had his business never lost money, it had made him a fortune. All the competitors who tried to stop his development ended up bankrupt. He avoided all the severe business crises, and he pulled out of all the businesses affected by a sudden change in official policy in advance as if he could foretell the future.<\/span><\/p>

It was too amazing\u2014he seemed enveloped in a protagonist\u2019s halo.<\/span><\/p>

But was it possible for someone to be this outstanding and this lucky?<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin frowned. Recalling his own transmigration, he couldn\u2019t help but wonder if Shi Xingrui also had some sort of cheat, or maybe had been reborn, or\u2026<\/span><\/p>

He shook his head, stopping with pointless guesses, and turned his attention back to the document. He skimmed through the pages describing how Shi Xingrui became a business legend, moving onto the part about his interpersonal relationships, and began to browse through the photos, searching for anyone who looked similar to him, either a man or woman.<\/span><\/p>

Due to the sheer number of photos, it took him a lot of time, but in the end, Shi Jin never found anyone with an appearance close to his own. He was overcome with doubt.<\/span><\/p>

There\u2019s none?<\/span><\/em><\/p>

The document even contained the photos of Shi Xingrui\u2019s elementary school\u2019s classmates. He speculated the man wanted someone\u2019s replacement, his first love or such, but had he been wrong?<\/span><\/p>

Refusing to give up, he looked through the photos again, this time adding one more condition\u2014someone fat.<\/span><\/p>

He still got nothing.<\/span><\/p>

Was he wrong after all? He frowned, distressed, noticed a straw next to his lips, and reflexively sucked on it. He found it was his favorite mango juice and muttered approvingly, \u201cTasty.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWhat\u2019s troubling you?\u201d The person who fed him juice asked affectionately.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin nearly choked. He looked at Lian Jun, who had reappeared at his bedside at some point, and a smile lit up his face. \u201cWhen did you get back?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cJust now,\u201d Lian Jun replied, his expression easing at the teenager\u2019s smile. \u201cIs there something wrong with the information? You were frowning.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin was happy to have someone to bounce ideas off. He edged closer and showed him the document on the tablet, telling him his speculations and suspicions. Finally, he sighed. \u201cI\u2019m beginning to doubt whether I guessed wrong, but my intuition tells me I\u2019m right. I don\u2019t know what to think.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cMaybe Shi Xingrui\u2019s love was unrequited? What\u2019s more, they didn\u2019t necessarily have to know each other\u2014at least on the surface, there might have been no intersections between them,\u201d Lian Jun spoke his thoughts then appeased, \u201cYou shouldn\u2019t doubt yourself\u2014when all the clues point to one thing, then no matter how impossible, it’s likely to be true.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin\u2019s heart steadied. He took a deep breath and picked up the tablet, studying the information and photos again. He put a hand on his forehead and continued to ponder\u2014Shi Xingrui had never been able to forget this person, so just when and how could have they met?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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