When she received the urn from the crematorium staff, memories flooded back to her like a tidal wave...

"Baby, how do you want to spend your birthday this year?"

"Grandma Pei showed me a photo. Dad bought a piece of chocolate cake for Xiaochen. Dad kept smiling while eating the cake with Xiaochen...Mom, what does chocolate cake taste like? Can... Dad also eat chocolate cake with Niannian?"

"Dad...he's very busy at work, but don't worry, Mom will definitely talk to Dad and ask him to make time to celebrate your birthday with you. Then you can enjoy sweet chocolate cake together!"

"Really? Mom, you can't lie!"

"Mom doesn't lie to Nian Nian."

"Okay, pinky promise. If you don't keep your promise, you'll turn into a puppy~"

Xu Jiayun held her son's urn and staggered forward.

The hospital gown fluttered in the cold wind, unable to cover her skinny body.

Snowflakes fell from the dark night sky, waves crashed against the cliffs, and the cold wind howled like a ghost.

Behind her, brilliant fireworks bloomed over the city.

Today is New Year's Eve, also Nian Nian's sixth birthday. There is no chocolate cake and no father's smile.

Until her death...she never got to spend a birthday with her father.

He must be very sad and upset.

I must be extremely disappointed with this world...

At the edge of the cliff, Xu Jiayun stopped and looked down at the black box in her arms, her moist and swollen eyes filled with grief.

Blood dripped onto the black box.

more and more.

The cut on her wrist was deep, and she knew she would soon go into shock from the excessive blood loss.

"Niannian, wait for your mother..."

The roar of cars approached quickly.

The dazzling car lights hit Xu Jiayun.

The blue and white hospital gown was stained red with blood, and the ground at the feet was also stained with a large bloodstain. Under the light, the blood was shocking.

The Maybach stopped fifty meters from the edge of the cliff.

The backseat window was lowered, letting in a cold wind.

The lights in the car came on, and under the circle of light, the man's profile was cold and hard, and his dark pupils reflected the figure of the woman on the cliff.

Shen Ruyan, who was wearing a hospital gown, looked at him with a pair of red eyes from crying.

"Ayu, my sister is emotionally unstable right now. I'm so worried that Xiaochen has been... cough cough!"

Her voice was weak and she started coughing violently before she could finish her words.

Pei Sangyu lowered his eyes to look at her, and opened his thin lips slightly, "No."

His tone was very determined.

Shen Zhiyan paused, a hint of unwillingness flashed in her eyes, then she covered her face and leaned into his arms and burst into tears.

"But Niannian is dead, and his cornea was given to Xiaochen. Sister will definitely think that we were the ones who killed Niannian together... Ayu, I'm so scared. Xiaochen is only six years old..."

Pei Sangyu frowned and turned to look at the driver's seat in front.

Assistant Zhou Jing, who was sitting in the driver's seat, nodded, then got out of the car and opened the back door.

Pei Sangyu helped Shen Zhiyan, who was crying and almost fainting, get out of the car.

Xu Jiayun touched the urn in his arms and looked at Pei Sangyu and Shen Zhiyan walking towards him from afar, his eyes full of hatred.

When the two of them got closer, Xu Jiayun yelled, "Stop!"

Upon hearing this, Pei Sangyu and Shen Zhiyan stopped.

Xu Jiayun stared at Shen Zhiyan angrily, "Your son stole Nian Nian's cornea. If you want to save your son, you have to use your own life in exchange!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhiyan hid behind Pei Sangyu, "Ayu, I'm scared..."

Pei Sangyu hugged Shen Zhiyan, his dark eyes fixed on Xu Jiayun, "I asked the doctor to transplant Niannian's cornea to Xiaochen. It has nothing to do with Zhiyan."

Even though she had known it for a long time, Xu Jiayun still felt heartbroken when she heard him state the truth in such a nonchalant manner.

"Pei Sangyu, Nian Nian is only six years old! He is only six years old!! How can you be so cruel?!"

Hatred surged violently in his chest like erupting magma. Xu Jiayun swallowed the fishy sweetness in his throat. His hoarse and sad voice echoed in the wind and snow, shattering despair.

Zhou Jing stood not far away and watched, his eyes revealing a bit of sympathy and pity.

But as the child's biological father, Pei Sangyu remained calm.

Zhou Jing sighed heavily. It turned out that President Pei really didn't love that child.

"Niannian fell into the water accidentally. The police have closed the case."

Pei Sangyu's tone was still as firm as ever, "Xu Jiayun, this is the fact, you have no choice but to accept it."

"The truth?" Xu Jiayun hugged the urn tightly. Her body trembled uncontrollably from the cold and the pain. "No! Niannian was killed by you and Shen Zhiyan together! You are both the murderers of Niannian!"

"The person is dead. No matter how unreasonable you are, it won't change anything!"

Pei Sangyu's patience ran out, and his tone was filled with disgust. "Xu Jiayun, don't forget, your mother owed my Pei family a life. Now that Nian Nian is dead, let's just say it's a life in exchange for a life! If you let Xiaochen go, I won't hold you responsible, and I'll even give you some money so you can leave Jiangcheng."

"A life for a life?" Xu Jiayun laughed loudly. The cold wind blew her hair, and the scar on her left cheek that was more than ten centimeters long looked hideous.

That was drawn by Pei Sangyu himself three years ago!

"What a life for a life..."

Her sad laughter echoed in the endless darkness, like a wronged soul accusing:

"Pei Sangyu, ever since my mother disappeared, you've placed all your hatred on me. She's my mother, and I'm willing to atone for her sins! I've endured all the insults and torture you've inflicted on me over the past six years! But do you know? Back then, you used every possible means to force me to give birth to Nian Nian. I thought, at least, you'd have some feelings for her because of our blood relationship..."

"It's only now that I understand that in your eyes, Nian Nian is nothing more than a pawn you use to take revenge on and torture me!"

Pei Sangyu stared at Xu Jiayun, his jawline tense, his dark eyes bottomless. "Xu Jiayun, I'll say it again, let Xiaochen go, and all past grudges will be wiped out."

"Oh," Xu Jiayun sneered, "You're dreaming!"

Pei Sangyu's eyebrows twitched.

Xu Jiayun raised her hand and showed the small remote control in her hand. "I won't let you have your wish. As long as I press this button now, the bomb will explode, and your son can go down to accompany my Nian Nian!"

Shen Zhiyan was so frightened that she burst into tears, "No! I beg you to let Xiaochen go, he is innocent..."

Pei Sangyu glanced at the remote control in her hand, his eyes fierce, "Xu Jiayun, you are a mother yourself, how could you be so cruel to a child?"

"You're wrong." Xu Jiayun stared at Pei Sangyu with a dead look in her eyes. "If Niannian dies, no one will call me mom anymore."

Blood oozed from the corner of her mouth and her body swayed slightly.

My body has reached its limit, it's time to end it.

Pei Sangyu's forehead was bulging with veins. Perhaps he was frightened by the remote control in Xu Jiayun's hand. His tone was more anxious. "The police investigated and found that Nian Nian died by accidental drowning. This was an accident! You can't deliberately retaliate against someone else's child just because your own child died!"

"My own child?" Xu Jiayun stared at Pei Sangyu, eyes full of grief, "Pei Sangyu, Niannian is also your child!"

Pei Sangyu was stunned.

"To avenge me, you even exploited and harmed your own child! Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. You're worse than an animal!"

Xu Jiayun staggered back a step, "It doesn't matter. Nian Nian wouldn't like a cold-blooded and vicious father like you."

As she spoke, she took another step back. "Now, watch carefully. Even if I become a ghost, I will drag your children down with me!"

After she finished speaking, she applied force with her fingertips——

boom! ! !

Suddenly there was a gunshot, the bullet penetrated Xu Jiayun's chest, and blood gushed out!

Pei Sangyu's pupils shrank sharply.

“Miss Xu——!”

Along with Zhou Jing's exclamation, a group of armed troops quickly rushed out from the surrounding darkness!

The cold wind blew her long hair, and the remote control fell from her hand and hit the wet red ground.

Almost at the same time, Pei Sangyu pushed Shen Zhiyan away and rushed towards Xu Jiayun.

Xu Jiayun used up the last bit of strength to hold the urn in her arms tightly, and her slender body fell backwards——

"Xu Jiayun!!"

Pei Sangyu roared, and was pulled back by two armed police officers as soon as he rushed to the edge of the cliff.

"Mr. Pei, danger!"

Pei Sangyu's outstretched hand froze in the air. In his dark eyes, the woman's body fell into the abyss like a dead leaf!

...

Pieces of white snowflakes turned into fragments of light and brushed across the woman's cheek.

"The dark sky hangs low, accompanied by bright stars, insects are flying, insects are flying, who are you missing..."

The clear singing of children came from afar, and Xu Jiayun saw Nian Nian's cute little face.

"Don't be afraid, Mom. Niannian will always be with you."

In the dim light, Niannian smiled and stretched out his hand to her.

"Every year..."

Xu Jiayun smiled and reached out to hold the little hand tightly.

Tears rolled down her eyes, and her broken body fell into the freezing cold sea with a "plop".

[Nian Nian, if there is an afterlife, Mom will definitely protect you...]

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