After entering the book, I no longer want to be a substitute

Before Shi Ya got lost, she loved to stick with Su Lin and liked him more than her own brother.

Unfortunately, Su Lin seemed to be only interested in Yun Xiu, and later he began to like Meng Yao and never wanted to say a word to her.

Five-year-old Shi Ya is an innocent little girl with stars in her eyes.

In the Su family's courtyard, the sound of a melodious zither filled the air. It was Su Lin playing. Shi Ya would always bring a small stool and sit nearby, mesmerized by the music.

Although she doesn't understand music theory, she is not a complete layman and still has the ability to appreciate music.

Although she was little and didn't understand music, she felt that the sound of the piano was like the sound of nature, and in her heart, her brother Su Lin who played the piano was the most amazing person in the world.

"Brother Su Lin, you play the piano so well."

Shi Ya praised in a baby voice, her eyes full of admiration.

But Su Lin was only seven or eight years old at that time, at the age when he was playful and active. He felt annoyed when being pestered by this little follower.

He frowned and responded impatiently: "Go away quickly and don't disturb me."

Shi Ya pursed her lips, but was still reluctant to leave the beautiful piano music. She just moved the small stool back and continued to listen quietly.

The gears of fate began to misalign at this time. One day, Shi Ya went out alone, intending to go to Su's house to find Su Lin.

She clearly remembered that she was going this way, but ended up getting lost.

Amidst the hustle and bustle of the crowd, a pair of evil hands abducted her. She cried out in fear, but her childish voice was quickly drowned out by the clamor.

After being abducted, Shi Ya suffered many hardships. During her wandering, an accidental head collision caused her to lose her childhood memories.

She completely forgot the Su family, forgot Su Lin, and forgot the piano music that once intoxicated her.

After many twists and turns, Shi Ya was adopted by a kind-hearted director of an orphanage.

After staying there for half a year, Shi Xuncheng came and said he wanted to give her a new home.

Shi Ya grew up slowly in a brand new environment and became a gentle and graceful girl.

I started a new life trajectory, studying, making friends, and my life was plain but stable.

To be honest, the Shi family was really nice, even though she didn't understand why they adopted her.

In the orphanage, she was not the most outstanding or beautiful little girl.

Many years later, the Shi family and the Su family had more frequent business dealings.

Shi Ya followed Shi Xuncheng to a dinner party and stepped into the Su family's old house again.

The familiar yet unfamiliar courtyard instantly evoked certain emotions deep in her heart, but the scene in her memory was as blurry as flowers in the fog.

When I saw Su Lin again, everything had changed.

Due to the loss of memory and not having seen him for many years, Shi Ya did not recognize him at first sight.

At the dinner party, Su Lin was wearing a suit and standing tall. He was having an intimate conversation with the woman next to him.

The woman's name was Meng Yao. She had a beautiful face and her smile was as warm as the spring sun.

Shi Ya looked up inadvertently, her heart skipping a beat as an inexplicable bitterness surged through her. It wasn't until someone introduced her to Meng Yao that she realized who he was.

The look in Su Lin's eyes when he looked at Meng Yao was filled with undisguised love and doting. That fiery gaze was like a knife, piercing straight into Shi Ya's heart.

They had never met before and had no connection with each other, but why did she feel so sad?

From then on, Shi Ya became more concerned about her true identity. She stepped up her investigation, hoping to find her biological parents as soon as possible.

This Su Lin might not be simple.

The turning point of the incident came from the moment she saw Zhou Xi. This person was too similar to herself. It was not noticeable in front of the camera, but when compared in person, anyone would become suspicious.

She had a close connection with Zhou Xi, and this connection really made her remember the past.

It turned out that when she was little, she was just Su Lin's bootlicker. She had disappeared for so many years, but this man didn't seem to care at all and had completely forgotten about Zhou Ruo.

What Shi Ya couldn't accept the most was that Su Lin actually liked Meng Yao, and she was not a good person.

The pure love that she had for Su Lin when she was five years old quietly revived in her heart, but the cruel reality before her made her extremely painful.

Shi Ya tried hard to calm her inner turmoil. She told herself that everything was in the past and that Su Lin now had nothing to do with her anymore.

They can't be together no matter what.

Since then, Shi Ya deliberately avoided Su Lin. Whenever she encountered an occasion where he was present, as soon as she heard that he would be present, Shi Ya would find an excuse to shirk.

But fate seemed to have no intention of letting this pair of enemies go. Shi Ya and Su Lin met again due to an accidental business cooperation.

After she graduated, she started her own company, probably because she wanted to be self-reliant, or maybe to prove herself.

When they were close together, Su Lin always felt that Shi Ya had an inexplicable sense of familiarity. Her every frown and smile, and the little habits she occasionally revealed, seemed to be stirring up the dusty memories in his heart.

Shi Ya treated him politely yet distantly, and was meticulous in her work, completely different from the clingy little girl she was in childhood.

During the collaboration, Su Lin was unconsciously attracted to Shi Ya. Her intelligence, tenacity, and humor fascinated him.

He didn't know what was going on, but he always felt inexplicably guilty towards Shi Ya.

He began to take the initiative to show his goodwill, but Shi Ya remained unmoved. She knew very well that she and Su Lin were like two parallel lines, destined to have no intersection.

It just so happened that at this time, Shi Ya had already accepted the proposal of another young man from a noble family and was preparing to get engaged.

The other party was gentle and caring towards Shi Ya, which was in stark contrast to Su Lin's indifference and previous disdain.

She didn't like him just because of the comparison. Shi Ya's intuition told her that this guy was suitable to live with. He was a silly boy and didn't have that many thoughts.

When Su Lin learned the news of Shi Ya's engagement, he was struck by lightning. Only then did he realize that Shi Ya was the missing Zhou Ruo.

Those childhood memories that he had neglected now came flooding back to him.

He thought of Shi Ya's innocent smile when she was a child, and the way she was obsessed with listening to the piano, and felt extremely regretful.

He went to find Shi Ya desperately, poured out his heart to her, and even put aside his self-esteem and asked her to cancel the engagement.

Shi Ya looked at the man in front of her who had once made her dream about him but now confessed his love to him too late, without a trace of emotion in her eyes.

"Su Lin, you're too late. I once loved you with all my heart, but you rejected me. Now, I've found my own happiness. Let's say goodbye now."

Shi Ya's voice was cold, but every word was like a hammer, striking Su Lin's heart.

Su Lin wanted to keep her, but Shi Ya turned around resolutely, leaving him standing there alone, looking at her leaving back, tears streaming down his face.

That missed childhood and misplaced love eventually became irreparable regrets in their lives, leaving only memories to be buried and fermented in the years.