After the Stand-in Shou Faked His Death

On the seventh day after Xu Chengyan passed away, Jiang Lin sent He Yang the address of the cemetery.

When He Yang received the message, he didn't reply, and he didn't go to the cemetery, but went to Chi Yi's villa.

Chi Yi called some models over, young men and women gathered together, and there was a lot of excitement.

As soon as He Yang entered the villa, he was surrounded by other people.

"Young Master He is finally here!"

"I've been waiting for a long time! Only Miss He is missing!"

A group of young people gathered around and chatted with He Yang.

However, the expression on He Yang's face was a bit indifferent, he passed through the crowd and didn't care much about the people around him.

When he came to the second floor, He Yang held his wine glass and leaned against the railing alone, watching the excitement in the lobby on the first floor.

A few people laughed and came down the stairs, and when they saw He Yang on the second floor, they greeted him: "Young Master He is here too! Do you want to go up and play? Chi Yi has a gambling table!"

He Yang just said indifferently: "I won't go."

Those people came over, and one of them looked around curiously and asked, "Where's the banquet?"

"Yeah, I didn't see the banquet."

"Did Young Master He not bring a banquet?"

He Yang looked down at the wine glass in his hand, remained silent, as if he didn't intend to speak.

It happened that Chi Yi also went downstairs, and after hearing what he said just now, he replied, "Yan Yan is dead."

"Ah? How did you die?" The man was surprised.

"Dead in a car accident." Chi Yi waved his hand, "Don't mention dead people, bad luck."

"Okay, okay, don't talk." The man looked at He Yang again, and couldn't help but said: "Young Master He really doesn't want to go upstairs to play? Xiuzhu is also upstairs."

He Yang drank the red wine carelessly, and after a while, he said, "He's there too?"

"Yes, Xiuzhu will come this afternoon."

He Yang then turned around and went upstairs.

Shen Xiuzhu was in the gambling room, sitting on the sofa holding a milk cup, covered with a blanket, sitting quietly, like a young man who didn't know much about the world.

The gaming table was very lively, He Yang didn't go there, came to the sofa and sat next to Shen Xiuzhu.

Shen Xiuzhu saw He Yang coming, looked at the man beside him, and said slowly: "I heard Chi Yi talk about Xu Chengyan's car accident."

"Sorrow." Shen Xiuzhu stretched out his hand, and put his palm on the back of the man's right hand, "Aunt Ruan—"

Before Shen Xiuzhu finished speaking, He Yang interrupted: "I won't mention it."

He Yang got up a little, put the cup on the table, and took his hand out.

And at the gaming table not far away, someone was secretly watching He Yang.

"Is Young Master He all right? Banyan is dead..." a boy asked.

"What's the matter." The other person said lightly, "When his mother died, Young Master He acted like a normal person. Now that a little lover died, what could happen?"

"Indeed, just a little lover." The man nodded.

Young Master He didn't even care about the death of his relatives, let alone Xu Chengyan.

Just a little lover.

The fun of it.

The gaming table was very lively, and He Yang also came to the gaming table afterwards.

But He Yang didn't play for long, he just played for a few rounds and didn't play any more, leaning on the sofa to rest.

And on the small table next to He Yang, several wine glasses were already empty.

He Yang stayed on the sofa with his eyes half open, with a lazy expression.

The people at the gaming table changed round after round, and when Chi Yi came up to the gaming table, he took advantage of the situation and asked, "Young Master He, do you want another one?"

He Yang didn't make a sound, he seemed to be a little drunk.

Chi Yi leaned closer and called out again: "Young Master He?"

He Yang raised his head belatedly, habitually looked towards the door, and said, "The banquet is here?"

Chi Yi subconsciously said: "What kind of banquet? Isn't he dead?"

Hearing the word "death", He Yang regained his clarity and said lightly, "I forgot."

He Yang took out his mobile phone and sent a message to the driver.

It was already past eleven o'clock in the evening when Uncle Zhou came to pick up He Yang.

He Yang got into the car and sat alone in the back seat, rubbing the space between his brows tiredly.

Uncle Zhou in the front row saw it and passed a blanket over.

He Yang took the blanket and asked casually, "Where did you get the blanket?"

Uncle Zhou explained: "Mr. Xu bought it and asked me to put it in the car."

He Yang didn't make a sound anymore, just held the blanket in his hand, and then threw the blanket in the corner of the seat.

He Yang leaned on the back of the chair, closed his eyes, and took a nap for a while.

After the car stopped, He Yang woke up, got out of the car and returned to the apartment.

The auntie nanny was also in the apartment, and when she took the coat from He Yang, she smelled heavily of alcohol on the man.

The aunt asked, "Mr. He, would you like some soup?"

He Yang just said: "Get something to eat."

The aunt asked, "Then shall I serve you a bowl of wontons?"

The aunt hung the coat on the coat rack in the living room, and while walking towards the kitchen, she said, "Last time, Mr. Xu wrapped a lot of wontons in the refrigerator, and I'll give you—"

"No wonton." He Yang interrupted coldly.

The aunt was taken aback for a moment, then nodded and responded, "Okay."

Auntie came to the kitchen and ordered a bowl of noodles.

But He Yang didn't eat much, just took a few mouthfuls, put down his chopsticks, and went back to his room.

And the bedroom was still arranged for two people, and Xu Chengyan's things hadn't been packed yet.

There are two pillows on the bed, two water glasses on the table, double clothes in the closet, and double toothbrushes and towels in the bathroom...

Everything is for two people.

He Yang came to the terrace and looked at the river view.

Outside, the lights are bright.

He Yang sat alone on the balcony for a long time without feeling sleepy.

Until there were fewer and fewer vehicles on the road, and the lights in the apartment building opposite Jiangjing went out one by one, He Yang was still sitting.

Outside the bedroom, the nanny has already cleaned up the kitchen.

Just when the aunt was about to go back to the nanny's room to rest, she noticed that the lights were still on in the corridor, so she walked over to turn off the lights.

The master bedroom is on the right side of the corridor, and the door is also half open. Auntie subconsciously looked into the master bedroom.

The room was a little dark, except for a small warm yellow lamp beside the bed that was shining brightly, and a figure sitting on the balcony could still be seen.

On the terrace outside, half of the man's body was shrouded in shadows, looking outside, wondering what he was thinking.

In the darkness, the stars on the man's fingertips flickered on and off——

Cigarette butts fell to the ground.

The next morning, when Auntie woke up, she saw He Yang coming out of the room.

Auntie went to clean the room and clear the cigarette butts on the terrace.

After tidying up the bedroom, Auntie came to the living room and saw He Yang on the balcony.

The balcony was also filled with potted plants, and the man was sitting on a deck chair, almost surrounded by potted plants.

Auntie went to water the potted plants, squatted down to check the status of the potted plants, and found that the status of the potted plants seemed to be not as good as last week, so she reminded: "Mr. Forgot to take care of it?"

The potted plants in the apartment have always been taken care of by Xu Chengyan himself, and the aunt rarely touches them, and only comes to water them once on weekends.

"Yeah." He Yang's reaction was very flat.

After his aunt watered and left, He Yang looked down at the potted plants on the ground.

There are green leaves all over the ground, but the edges of these leaves have shrunk a little, and they are not as full as before.

He Yang withdrew his gaze, ignored the potted plants, and continued to sit quietly.

At noon, He Yang received a message from Shen Xiuzhu.

He Yang got up, went back to the room and changed his clothes, then went out to pick up Shen Xiuzhu, and accompanied Shen Xiuzhu to the hospital for a routine checkup.

While Shen Xiuzhu was doing the inspection inside, He Yang was waiting outside.

When He Yang came to the hall, he leaned against the railing alone, watching the patients and doctors coming and going.

The hall is very quiet, everyone is talking in a low voice, not to disturb others.

Until there was movement from the emergency room, a crying female voice broke the silence——

"I don't believe it! Wake up! Wake up!"

"Didn't you agree to get married next month! Have you repented!"

A young girl flung herself on the stretcher with red eyes, shaking the patient's arm tightly.

"Wake up! Believe it or not, I ran away with someone else and won't marry you!"

The girl's commotion was a bit loud, and the family members next to her hurriedly supported the girl's body.

A few little nurses passed by the girl, showing regret on their faces.

"Oh, her boyfriend died..."

"We've been together for four or five years, and we're planning to get married, but they just disappeared, or a car accident..."

"If it were me, I wouldn't be able to accept it. Things like this happen before marriage..."

"We've been talking for four or five years, and I feel broken when I think about it..."

The little nurses discussed in a low voice and walked past He Yang.

With his back to the nurse, He Yang habitually took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket.

However, he realized that he was in the hospital, and He Yang didn't light the fire, just holding the pack of cigarettes, a little lost in thought.

On the other side of the emergency room, the girl was crying hoarsely and completely collapsed.

Death is the cruelest parting in this world.

He Yang listened to the crying sound coming from the corridor, his face still had that icy look on his face, unmoved.

It’s like, never being affected by anything——

Even the death of the person next to the pillow.

He Yang stayed outside, his dark eyes stared into the distance, it was unclear.

Not long after, Shen Xiuzhu finished the inspection.

Shen Xiuzhu came to He Yang's side, and after seeing the cigarette in the man's hand, he was a little surprised and said, "I thought you had quit smoking."

Seeing Shen Xiuzhu approaching, He Yang put the pack of cigarettes back into his pocket.

He Yang: "I quit before."

But recently it got infected again.

Standing aside, Shen Xiuzhu also noticed the movement in the emergency room.

Shen Xiuzhu said with emotion: "Death is too sudden..."

"Suddenly I thought of Xu Chengyan." Shen Xiuzhu lowered his head, his eyes were slightly red, as if he felt a little guilty, "Actually, if I hadn't invited you to the boat house that day, maybe things wouldn't have happened..."

"They are all dead." He Yang said lightly, "It has nothing to do with you."

"He Yang." Shen Xiuzhu suddenly leaned over and held the man's palm, "I'm a little worried about you."

He Yang withdrew his hand and just said, "I'll take you back."

He Yang turned around, went downstairs first and left.

But when sending Shen Xiuzhu back on the road, He Yang accompanied Shen Xiuzhu to a dessert shop.

The dessert shop is still the same, Shen Xiuzhu thought about it, picking desserts with He Yang.

"You bought this for me before. I remember it was so bad. I didn't expect it to be still on sale."

"Where's the pineapple cake? Is it gone? It's a pity..."

"I haven't been back for several years, and the price has risen so fast."

Shen Xiuzhu walked around the store, chatting about the past.

But most of the time, it was Shen Xiuzhu who was talking, and He Yang was listening quietly, as if he was a little distracted, and only occasionally responded.

In the end, Shen Xiuzhu picked out a few small desserts to pay the bill and came to the cash register.

The clerk took the opportunity to sell and said: "There is a new product event recently, do you want to try the new flavor?"

After hearing this, He Yang said, "What new product?"

The clerk quickly took out the dessert menu, "It's the grape series, there are cakes, breads and biscuits!"

He Yang looked at the menu, bought a cake, and said, "Pack it separately."

Shen Xiuzhu, who was next to him, was a little surprised when he heard this, "Don't you not like sweets? Finally, you are willing to try it?"

He Yang looked at the cake cabinet and habitually said, "Xu Chengyan likes it."

But just after he finished speaking, He Yang suddenly remembered that the last time Xu Chengyan told him that he never liked eating cakes.

"No." He Yang was in a daze for a moment, "He doesn't seem to like cakes."

Now he is not sure whether Xu Chengyan likes sweets or not.

It's been too long and I can't remember many things clearly.

I just remember the smile in the young man's peach blossom eyes when he took the cake home for the first time——

Shine like a star.

On Friday, He Yang went back to the old house.

The butler came out to greet him, and when he saw the man get off the car, he went over and said with a smile: "Young Master He came back early this time."

He Yang responded casually, and asked lightly: "How is he?"

"The master has been in better condition recently, and occasionally he is a little more sober." The housekeeper sighed a little.

He Yang crossed the courtyard and walked towards the house.

The butler was right next to him, seeing that He Yang came alone this time, he asked, "Did Mr. Xu not come?"

The housekeeper didn't know about Xu Chengyan's death yet, so he said, "Someone sent a potted plant recently. I heard it was a rare species. I thought Mr. Xu would like it, so I kept it."

He Yang frowned when he heard this name, and said, "He won't come."

The butler always remembered that Xu Chengyan liked to grow flowers very much, so he thought that Xu Chengyan didn't come this time because he had something to do, so he asked, "Then, Young Master He, do you want to bring the potted plants back to Mr. Xu?"

He Yang frowned with a cold face.

Mr. Xu, Xu Chengyan...

Everyone should mention this name in front of him.

He Yang was a little displeased, "No more."

He Yang: "He's dead, and he won't come here anymore."

The housekeeper was stunned, and after a long time, he whispered: "My condolences."

When He Yang entered the room, Qiqi was still resting on the carpet in the living room.

Seeing He Yang coming, Qiqi immediately got up and came over, walked around He Yang, screaming non-stop.

It's just that Qiqi didn't see anyone familiar with He Yang, so he rushed out and ran to the yard.

He Yang looked over and saw that Qiqi had already run to the car.

Qiqi was a little excited, and kept circling the car, then leaned over the window and looked in.

The butler hurried over to pull Qiqi back, but Qiqi was so strong that he broke free quickly and ran to the car again.

The big dog squatted obediently at the door of the car, wagging its tail behind it, staring at the door eagerly.

He Yang looked at the big dog, walked over, and said slowly: "Don't wait."

"Wow!" the big dog raised his head and barked.

He Yang: "There is no one in the car."

The big dog tilted his head, unable to understand what the man said.

Just knowing that He Yang is coming, the other master will also come back.

Qiqi was very stubborn, and continued to squat on the ground——

Waiting for another master to show up.