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Lin Zhinan didn't dare to look at Bai Hao's body.

After learning the news of Bai Hao's death, he immediately rushed to the Bai's courtyard where Bai Hao's mother lived, and began to help arrange the memorial service and burial.

He arrived late at the memorial service and stood in the crowd listening to the eulogy, not mourning like everyone else.

His appearance aroused many people's discussions, and a funeral caused a lot of gossip.

Lin Zhinan stood upright, staring straight at the portrait hanging in front of him, and refused to look away no matter what.

Lin Zhinan knew that he would never meet someone exactly like Bai Hao in the future, no one would chase him around the racecourse asking for his contact information, and no one would be so stupid as to offend Lin Wei and the person he had always been afraid of. Father.

This is Lin Zhinan's first time attending a memorial service.

He was actually at a loss. In the movies and TV dramas he had watched, everyone said, "What shall we do in the next life?" Lin Zhinan was thinking at this moment, "Don't meet me again in the next life."

He thought that if Bai Hao hadn't met him, he would have been very happy.

A dandy rich second generation who is not valued and has no intention of career, can't do anything, and feels wronged by himself as a laborer in an advertising company. It's really aggrieved.

Bai Hao should be a free soul.

Lin Zhinan took a deep breath, and when he looked up again, the host was reading the eulogy written by other people to Bai Hao with great emotion. The words were intimate, and it sounded heartbroken, as if the two were old friends who had known each other for many years. friend.

Lin Zhinan looked at Bai Hao, who had a playful smile on the portrait, and smiled knowingly.

Lin Zhinan thought that if Bai Haotian knew that his memorial service was so serious, he would be very irritable and even make a big fuss at the memorial service.

The expression on Bai Hao's posthumous photo is the best satire on those "serious people".

But the memorial service was uneventful, which showed that the people below didn't pay much attention to the people above.

Lin Zhinan felt cold all over his body when he thought about this.

The old man of the Bai family made a hasty appearance at the memorial service, and then left the scene on the grounds that he had something to do with the company. It was Bai Hao's biological mother and sister who were really sad.

One of them fainted from crying, and the other barely made it to the end of the memorial service with the support of her husband.

Lin Zhinan found Bai Hao's sister after the crowd had dispersed, and sent greetings to the Bai family on behalf of the Lin family. Bai's sister was dressed in a plain black dress, and she cried even harder when she saw Lin Zhinan being friends with her younger brother.

"...sorry," Lin Zhinan saw her weeping silently, the sore feeling in his heart was hooked out, and his vision was blurred, "You and auntie should pay attention to your health, Bai Hao... If you need anything, just let me know good."

Sister Bai was overwhelmed with gratitude for Lin Zhinan's help. She thought that her mother's status in the Bai family was embarrassing. After Bai Hao died, no one would pay attention to their orphans and widows. Lin Zhinan's performance surprised her.

In the past, she looked down on Lin Zhinan.

"If you don't mind, I want to call you sister, and I will take care of you and aunt for him in the future."

Perhaps it is because he has never experienced family affection that he knows how to cherish it better. Lin Zhinan can't see them looking for life and death for Bai Hao, so he can only do his best to help them in order to repay Bai Hao's kindness to him.

Sister Bai left the memorial venue with her husband's support. Before getting into the car, she called Lin Zhinan to stop, "If it's convenient, come with me to Bai's house."

Lin Zhinan looked at Sister Bai, who was almost exactly the same as Bai Hao, under the sunlight from a distance, his eyes became hot, and he nodded.

The old house of the Bai family occupies a large area with dense forests, and the female family members live in the big house on the mountainside. Lin Zhinan was invited here for the first time, and it was inconvenient to keep his eyes on everywhere, so he could only keep his head down and move forward silently.

Walking through the gorgeous promenade and the emerald green pond, to the depths of the mansion, under the shade of a tree, Sister Bai handed Lin Zhinan a mobile phone in an evidence bag.

After opening the evidence bag, what came with the blowing mountain wind was a smell of blood.

Lin Zhinan took the phone in his hand and saw that the back of the phone was covered with dried blood, and the screen exploded like a spider web. One side seemed to have been crushed by a heavy object, and the other side was about to explode.

"This is Bai Hao's mobile phone. The police said that he was holding this mobile phone when he was rescued." Sister Bai stared at the mobile phone in Lin Zhinan's palm with red and swollen eyes, and tears welled up again, "...I, I saw When I was on the phone, it was wrapped in a tissue, and it was covered in blood...it was Bai Hao's..."

Lin Zhinan quickly stepped forward and hugged her, unable to say comforting words, he could only silently pat her on the back with his hand to make her cry more smoothly.

"...This is his relic," Sister Bai sniffled, and paused for a long time, as if she had made up her mind before she spoke, "There are messages on it that he edited but didn't send out."

Lin Zhinan was startled, subconsciously clutching the phone tightly.

"It's for you."

The four words caused Lin Zhinan's pupils to shrink suddenly, as if he had suddenly stood on the gallows, and the rope was slowly tightening.

"Give me... what do you mean?"

Sister Bai took a deep look at Lin Zhinan, "They said that Bai Hao might be sending you a message, which is why there was a car accident."

This incident is likely to lead to a change in the responsibilities of both parties in the entire incident, and it also involves the issue of compensation.

Lin Zhinan opened his mouth, and heard Sister Bai say, "We don't care how much we pay. No matter how much we pay, Bai Hao won't be able to come back. But it's a lie to say that he doesn't blame you. No one thought he would... I can't do it." Until I get close to you, I only hope that after you finish this news, you can take care of yourself."

It's just a "lover" status that can't be put on the stage, no wonder Sister Bai looks down on her, she is already benevolent enough, Lin Zhinan will not know what to do if she keeps pestering her.

Lin Zhinan turned on the phone screen, saw the familiar SpongeBob SquarePants wallpaper under the broken lines, and closed his eyes.

This phone was a Pandora's box, and the contents inside made Lin Zhinan inexplicably flustered.

He skillfully entered the password, clicked on the green sign, and what caught his eyes was the dialogue interface between Bai Hao and himself.

Time stopped that afternoon.

In the input box below, there is a line of unfinished words.

【I went to find Lu Yunqi, I didn't tell you because I was afraid you would get angry, so be careful】

The unsent messages were suddenly interrupted, and Lin Zhinan's nerves were extremely disturbed by the words "be careful".

Care who?Beware of what?He has no idea.

During the days when he went to take care of Lu Yunqi, he didn't even notice anything strange about Bai Hao.

Lin Zhinan suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart. He stared at the screen, feeling more and more that Bai Hao's death was definitely not that simple.

"We didn't delete the message. When we got the phone, it looked like this." Sister Bai explained lightly.

Lin Zhinan didn't ask, but casually clicked on Bai Hao's communication records, and Lu Yunqi's mobile phone number was listed there.

Moreover, just 10 minutes before the car accident.

Why did Lu Yunqi happen to be in a nursing home in the suburbs?What did Bai Hao talk to him about?Why do we have to go to the suburbs to talk?

The whole thing was palpably weird from beginning to end.

Lin Zhinan looked through his phone again, only to find that Bai Hao's phone had been cleaned up. Lin Zhinan alone could not restore the deleted content, so he decided to take the phone away.

After explaining the appeal to Sister Bai, Sister Bai's face changed, she was silent for a while, but agreed.

"...He likes you. Seeing you do this for him, he should be happy." Sister Bai took a deep breath, suppressing the pain in her heart, "Don't return the phone, I feel uncomfortable."

The mountain wind rolled her long hair, and her plain face was filled with deep sadness.

Lin Zhinan's vision was blurred, a ray of sunlight penetrated the shade of the tree and shone directly on him, as if a gentle palm had landed on his shoulder.

Lin Zhinan nodded emphatically, and turned around as usual, but at the moment of turning around, tears flowed down uncontrollably.

He first drove to the mobile phone store in the city center to confirm that the deleted content on the mobile phone could be restored, and then handed the mobile phone to the staff at ease, and then rushed to the company.

The story of Bai Hao had already spread in the company. Everyone looked at Lin Zhinan in a black suit with a white silk flower pinned to his chest, and guessed that he had just returned from the funeral.

Walking past the familiar smoking room, Lin Zhinan couldn't help but take a look inside.

In front of the window, two men were chatting and laughing. This scene is a portrayal of Lin Zhinan and Bai Hao's past.

From here, Lin Zhinan learned to smoke with Bai Hao, got used to smoking, and also learned how to catch fish at work.

But now, the person who taught him all this is gone, Lin Zhinan touched his trouser pocket, the cigarette case was still there, but the lighter was missing.

The metal lighter was given to him by Bai Hao, but Lin Zhinan didn't remember where he left it.

He suddenly quickened his pace and walked towards the office, passed through the team members who came over to ask for their care, and closed the door of his office hard.

The door was locked, and Lin Zhinan rummaged through his desk, moving faster and faster, accompanied by muttering self-reproach, he turned over the documents on the desk in a mess, and the lighter seemed to have evaporated, without a trace.

In the end, Lin Zhinan sat slumped on the swivel chair, staring at the messy table in a daze, like a walking dead whose soul had been taken away.

Only the rising and falling of his chest proved that he was still alive.

Lin Zhinan's eyes fell on the chair Bai Haochang was sitting on, staring blankly, a tall and thin figure gradually appeared in front of him.

His hair was curled up in a few places, he was wearing an expensive shirt, and there was a stain of dark blue ink on his hand. He smiled confidently and flamboyantly.

Lin Zhinan stretched out his hand. If it was the past, Bai Hao would put his hand in his palm and say a lot of earthy love words that Lin Zhinan couldn't understand.

But he is gone.

For the first time, Lin Zhinan deeply felt what loneliness is.

This feeling is different from the time when Lu Yunqi left. It is not a heart-piercing pain, but a pain that sticks to the eyes, brain, and heart that cannot be ignored.

Lin Zhinan lay on the table crying like a child.

In the company's regular meeting in the afternoon, Lin Zhinan simply tidied up and went to the conference room.

Bai Hao passed away unexpectedly, and Fu Zexi became the interim president. During the meeting, he sat in Bai Hao's place.

The first thing in the meeting was that Fu Zexi announced the result of that major mistake to everyone.

Only then did Lin Zhinan realize that Bai Hao's claim that he took full responsibility was not just talk, he really took care of all the mistakes, and the head office didn't blame too much for Mr. Bai's face, and Bai Hao took the initiative to pay all the losses payment.

Lin Zhinan was not punished for the whole incident.

At the end of the meeting, Lin Zhinan was still sitting on the chair with his eyes downcast, his whole face was buried in the shadows, and no expression could be seen.

Fu Zexi passed by him, paused, and told Lin Zhinan to wait in the CEO's office.

Approaching Bai Hao's office again, when he opened the door, he saw an annoying face, which made Lin Zhinan feel physically sick.

Fu Zexi was at a time when he was enjoying himself, so he didn't care how much Lin Zhinan hated him, so he moved forward the expected end date of Bai Hao's unfinished project by one month, so that Lin Zhinan could quickly adjust his status and devote himself to other projects.

He originally thought that Lin Zhinan was a thorn in his side and not easy to discipline, but he didn't expect that Lin Zhinan nodded obediently, said that he would finish the work at hand as soon as possible, and left the CEO's office after speaking.

Back home, Lin Zhinan sat on the low stool in the entrance, turned around and looked at the empty living room, slowly swept across the sofa, balcony, rocking chair, and looked at the unopened dog food in the last corner.

Lin Zhinan covered his face with his hands, supported his thighs with his elbows, his back slowly bent, and wept.

Seeing things and thinking about others is the greatest cruelty to the living.