Rebirth: The Ascent of a Socialite-Chapter 468 - 194: Awakening After Resurrection_3

"How come you two were together on the mountain? What exactly happened?" Pello knew he had to ask again and also what happened to Hang Yishao after he left, how he came back to life.

"Us?" Su Ziceng hemmed and hawed, pushing Pello’s hand upwards until it rested on her neck, "It must be Yellow Love, definitely Yellow Love."

Su Ziceng sat up. Pello’s warm and substantial hand was now on the necklace, red and yellow reflecting each other. The last time, when she tried to take her own life, the fusion of Red Love and Yellow Love resurrected her. Could it be that this time, they saved Hang Yishao too?

"Yellow Love?" Pello feigned surprise. He had noticed Yellow Love long ago. While Su Ziceng was unconscious, he could have taken it without anyone knowing. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Thinking of Hang Yishao using the Mussen family’s jewels to court Su Ziceng, and he, as the master, intended to steal Yellow Love, Pello instinctively left it with her.

"Yes, Yishao... he asked me to go to the mountain, then said he wanted to give me this necklace," Su Ziceng’s lie felt feeble, full of flaws. She didn’t want Pello to get involved with the Shang Yin incident, so she tried her best to cover it up.

"Oh," Pello’s voice took on a strange tone, "So that’s the answer why you left me on my birthday," his tone was ambiguous, uncertain if he was angry.

Su Ziceng wanted to explain further, but the pain in her foot conveniently served as a lubricant between them.

"Forget it, you always end up making it up to me," Pello patted the pillow behind her, gesturing for her to lie back down.

The incident was over, the necklace that was given away had already been given away.

As for Hang Yishao, presumed having experienced such an event, was probably frightened enough not to cause any further trouble for a while.

Hang Yishao, back at the Hang Family’s place, indeed did not cause much trouble. Regarding the sequence of events on the mountain, he brushed it off with a simple explanation.

"I’ve said it many times, I bought a necklace to give to Ziceng. I asked her to meet me on the mountain. Halfway there, we ran into robbers, we had a struggle, and finally, the robbers fled in panic, and we went down the mountain," Hang Yishao repeated these words while Hang’s father and Hang Mu kept asking.

Hang’s father sensed something off in his son’s tone; Hang Yishao’s every word was simple but resolute. Meanwhile, Hang Mu cried, feeling sorry for her son.

Every member of the Hang Family knew something major happened that night on the mountain. But the people directly involved, Su Ziceng and Hang Yishao, kept tight-lipped. One remained silent, while the other stuck to a rehearsed narrative, until in the end, even the police could not pursue the matter any further.

Hang Yishao’s change in behavior was also noticed by Su Ziceng. She tried to contact him several times afterwards, and he always picked up with a distant, polite tone. Then he declined Su Ziceng’s offer to return the necklace.

"The necklace suits you well," Hang Yishao murmured through the phone, something he wanted to say before his abrupt actions that night. Unfortunately, that night’s frantic thoughts replaced rational compliment.

To Su Ziceng, once she was sure that nothing untoward had really happened to Hang Yishao, her mind was at ease. Whether it was Mussen’s Blessing that brought the change, at least, the man she once loved was alive. That was enough.

The relationship between her and Hang Yishao turned from a broken circle into two parallel lines, heading in opposite directions, never to touch again in their lifetimes. Occasionally recalling this, Su Ziceng would feel a pinch in her heart, but these episodes of pain became less frequent over time.

Her heart was narrow, once someone else occupied it, the past had to be discarded.

Hang Yishao stayed indoors for a full forty-nine days, refusing to see friends and relatives who came to visit. It’s as if he underwent a spiritual deliverance; the reckless youth shed his skin, wounded his core, and when he emerged from the Hang Family home again, he was thinner, looking more mature than before.

Even Fei Qing was startled upon seeing him. Hang Yishao graduated from Daoquan University and then took over the Hang Family’s business in earnest, devoting himself to the seaside project. He refused to mention marriage, and no female companion appeared by his side again. Only Hang Yishao knew he had died once and then came back to life.

As June neared its end, at Su Ziceng’s birthday party, he saw her again, just nodded at her, and then walked away like a light breeze.

Hang Yishao only stood in a corner, watching Su Ziceng interact with guests, her smile amidst the crowd of women striking the eye. Perhaps this state was indeed the best, Hang Yishao thought bitterly, gazing into the fine wine in his glass.(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation.)