On the day of graduation, I was dragged by my rich father to get the certificate

Gu Wan then noticed the wounds on her body - there were long and thin knife wounds on her arms, shoulders, and collarbones, and the blood stained her light-colored top red. Jin Ling was playing with an exquisite scalpel in his hand, and the blade flashed coldly under the light.

"You...are really a lunatic..." Gu Wan murmured.

Jin Ling suddenly burst into laughter, and the laughter echoed in the confined space. "Mad? No, I just finally saw it clearly." She walked closer to Gu Wan, and the tip of the knife gently scratched her cheek, "As long as you don't exist, Ye Han will see me and eventually come to me. He will, he must."

Gu Wan felt dizzy, not only because of the blood loss, but also because more and more memory fragments were hitting her brain - Si Yehan holding an umbrella for her in the rain, Si Yehan staying by her side all night when she was sick, Si Yehan... that kiss...

"He won't love you." Gu Wan looked into Jin Ling's crazy eyes with courage, "It's not because of my existence, but because he will never fall in love with someone like you."

Jin Ling's expression froze. The next second, Gu Wan felt a sharp pain in her scalp - Jin Ling grabbed her hair and forced her to look up at the photos on the wall.

"Look at this!" Jin Ling screamed, "I know him better than anyone! I've known him longer than you! I love him more!" She let go of Gu Wan, staggered back a few steps, and suddenly revealed a weird smile, "But it doesn't matter... He will be here soon. I've already called and told him you're here with me."

Gu Wan's heart skipped a beat. Si Yehan was coming? This realization gave her a glimmer of hope, but also a sense of fear - Jin Ling was clearly planning something.

"What do you want to do to him?" Gu Wan asked struggling.

Jin Ling pulled out a small bottle from his pocket, which contained a few light blue pills. "This is specially prepared... to make him... obedient." She looked at the pills obsessively, "When he comes and takes the pills, I will kill you in front of him. Then... he will belong to me forever."

Gu Wan felt a chill. Jin Ling's plan was even crazier than she had imagined. She had to find a way to escape and warn Si Yehan...

Just then, a cell phone ring broke the tense atmosphere. Jin Ling glanced at the caller ID, and her expression suddenly brightened. "He's here!" She said almost excitedly, and then looked at Gu Wan fiercely, "It's game time, dear."

Jin Ling quickly fixed her hair and skirt, then took out a camera from the corner and set it up. "I want to record this moment," she said excitedly, "The moment Ye Han watched you die was also the moment our love began."

Gu Wan heard footsteps coming from outside, getting closer and closer. Fear and hope intertwined in her heart. As her memory gradually recovered, she remembered more about Si Yehan.

The sound of the doorknob turning made Gu Wan and Jin Ling hold their breath at the same time. When the door was pushed open, Gu Wan suddenly used all his strength to push the chair backwards.

"boom!"

The chair fell heavily to the ground, and the broken wood gave Gu Wan a chance to break free. She struggled desperately to stand up, ignoring the blood on her wrists from being rubbed by the rope. Jin Ling screamed and rushed towards her with a knife flashing coldly.

At this critical moment, a tall figure rushed into the room and stood in front of her.

The scalpel passed through his collarbone, but fortunately it deflected. If it had gone an inch higher, the consequences would have been disastrous.

“Yehan!” Jin Ling immediately threw away the scalpel, and his voice suddenly became sweet, “You are finally here!”

But what Gu Wan saw was the familiar tenderness in Si Yehan's eyes, which was only shown to her, was replaced by raging rage in an instant.

She opened her mouth, wanting to warn him about the pills, but felt dizzy. In the last moment before she fell into darkness, she heard Si Yehan's cold voice:

"Jin Ling, you are looking for death."

Gu Wan's consciousness slowly emerged from the depths of darkness. The first thing his ears caught was the regular "beeping" sound of medical equipment, followed by the faint sound of birds singing outside the window.

She tried to open her eyes, but found her eyelids heavy as lead. She felt dull pain all over her body, especially in her left shoulder and right wrist, which had been roughly sprained by Jin Ling's men.

"Wanwan, can you hear me?" A hoarse male voice sounded at a very close distance, with obvious trembling, "It's been three days... Please wake up..."

It was Si Yehan's voice. Gu Wan's heart skipped a beat. The man who had appeared repeatedly in her memory fragments. She tried to concentrate and finally opened her eyes a little.

The glaring light made her frown subconsciously. In her blurred vision, a tall figure immediately leaned over and blocked most of the light.

As her vision gradually cleared, Si Yehan's haggard face came into view - there was a thick dark circle under his eyes, stubble appeared on his chin, his usually meticulous hair stood up in a mess, his shirt was wrinkled, and his collar was open, revealing a familiar scar on his collarbone.

That was left there for her to block the knife.

Memories came flooding back. On the balcony garden of Yunyuan, he carried her half asleep back to the room; on the dining table, he wolfed down the noodles she made for him; and on that rainy night, when Jin Ling's scalpel fell, he stood in front of her without hesitation...

"Si...Yehan..." Gu Wan squeezed out the sound with difficulty, his throat was as dry as if it had been rubbed by sandpaper.

Si Yehan's body visibly shook, and his bloodshot eyes instantly lit up. He held her hand tightly, with such force that it almost hurt her, but he immediately relaxed a little after realizing it.

"You finally woke up! Thank God..." His voice choked, and his thumb gently stroked the back of her hand, "Oh...doctor! I'll go call the doctor--"

"Don't go..." Gu Wan used all her strength to hold his fingers. Although the strength was weak, it was enough to stop him.

Si Yehan immediately sat back on the bed, and carefully stroked her cheek with his other hand, but he didn't dare to really touch her, as if she was fragile glass. "Okay, I won't leave. How do you feel? Where does it hurt? Do you need some water?"

Gu Wan shook her head slightly, concentrating on watching the panicked look of this man who was always calm and composed in her memory. His eyes were red and swollen, and he had obviously cried, which made her heart clench.

"I'm sorry..." Si Yehan suddenly lowered his head, his voice breaking, "It's all my fault... If it weren't for my negligence, Jin Ling wouldn't have had the opportunity to take advantage of me... and you wouldn't have..."

A drop of warm liquid fell on the back of Gu Wan's hand. He was crying. Si Yehan, the man who frightened his competitors in the business world, was now crying in front of her.

Several fragments flashed through her memory - how humbly she had loved him, how she had learned to cook his favorite dishes for him, how she had memorized all his habits, but she had never dared to express her feelings. And now, after experiencing the fear of life and death, she suddenly realized how fragile life was.

"It's not...your fault." Gu Wan said with difficulty, trying to make his voice clearer, "Jin Ling...has been...spying on your life."

Si Yehan raised his head, shock and pain flashing in his eyes: "You... remember everything?!"