Mr. CEO Wants to Renew Our Contract-Chapter 735: Deeply Rooted Love (180)

His soul was still missing.

Long Yubei’s heart lurched, chilled by half as he looked at the lifeless Gu Lili lying on the stretcher, standing there as if he himself was the one who had lost his soul.

After a moment, he left to seek an audience with his father.

When the Netherworld King learned of Gu Lili’s death in a car accident, he was, for a moment, lost for words.

"Indeed, fate is fate. I thought living a peaceful life in the mortal world was not bad, but I didn’t expect trouble to arise just after a few peaceful months."

"Father, please see if she has returned to her true form."

Seeing his son so desperate as if going mad, the Netherworld King checked.

When he saw the name, once dim, light up, he looked up at Long Yubei, "Yes, she has returned."

At that moment, Long Yubei’s heart was no longer in panic, relieved that her soul hadn’t been viciously scattered.

He knelt down, "Father, who is her true self? Please tell your son."

The Netherworld King pursed his lips and his face turned cold, "I will not tell you. If you have the ability to find her, then search. I will not reveal who she is."

"Why won’t you tell?" Long Yubei’s gaze carried a hint of crimson, "Can you bear to see your son’s child without a mother?!"

"I have my reasons for not telling." The Netherworld King lowered his eyelids, "This you do not need to know, Seventh. It’s for your own good. If her enemies knew about your connection with her, even your life wouldn’t be safe, let alone those two children of yours. Heed my advice, do not seek her out. Just knowing she is still alive should be enough. Consider not only yourself but also your children. If there truly is destiny between you two, you will meet again naturally. If not, why force it?"

Long Yubei detected a clue from his words, "The enemies pursuing her have higher cultivation than I do, which means, her cultivation must also be higher than mine in order to be mentioned in the same breath as her enemies, right?"

The Netherworld King’s mouth twitched, "With all I’ve said, that’s what you’ve concluded?"

Long Yubei stood up, his eyes bright, "There really aren’t many women with higher cultivation than mine. Father, even if you don’t tell me, sooner or later I’ll guess who it is."

"Do you really not care about your two young children?!"

"Of course, I will consider them, Father. You need not worry."

As he turned to leave, the Netherworld King called out to him, "Long Chan!"

Long Yubei halted, turning his head to look at him, "Father, I’ve lived for so many years, there are some things you need not remind me of, I am well aware."

The Netherworld King watched him depart, his brows furrowed for a while.

...

The news of Gu Lili’s death from the car accident spread rapidly throughout Country S.

Photos of her being carried out of the car, covered in blood, were also posted online.

As the news broke, there were those who rejoiced, those who were shocked, and those who cried.

Especially in the Long Family, Long Fengxi had just given birth that very day, and while still in a joyous mood, this incident happened just a few hours later.

Reporters crazed as they were, blocked the hospital entrance but captured nothing.

***

Four years is enough time to calm everything.

Time changes, and people change too.

Some are busy getting better, some are busy getting worse, and some are busy sleeping.

Like the owner of Lizhi Garden, who is just so.

Four years have passed since Jun Li awoke, and every time Jun Yu visited, she pretended to sleep, oblivious that she had long been awake.