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Chapter 383: Misfortune Comes with Blessings

Chapter 383: Chapter 383: Misfortune Comes with Blessings

Ke Peng and Gu Jingyi had known each other since university.

After graduation, Gu Jingyi landed a decent job, while Ke Peng always had very unstable work, so for the three years after graduation, most of their living expenses were covered by Gu Jingyi.

However, at the time, their relationship was very good, so neither of them really minded these things.

To Ke Peng, Gu Jingyi was truly sincere, which was one of the reasons he felt guilty day and night afterward.

Another important reason was that, when Gu Jingyi was diagnosed with cancer, because Western medicine had no cure, Ke Peng sought traditional Chinese medicine treatments. For a long time, they only used traditional Chinese medicine, and as a result, they missed the best window for treatment.

Even though Ke Peng did everything in his power to help Gu Jingyi afterward.

That’s why Ke Peng has always felt an immense sense of guilt.

Although Gu Jingyi had forgiven him, whether he had forgiven himself was another matter.

He was by her side for ninety-nine steps, but on the last step, he turned and ran away – that final step that he never took became the pain of his lifetime.

"I heard from Gu Jingyi that you borrowed a lot of money from friends for her?" Shen Siyuan asked in return.

Ke Peng nodded: "A classmate, his family is very wealthy."

"Is it all paid back?"

"I only managed to pay it off the year before last, little by little," said Ke Peng.

"More than ten years ago, with a monthly salary of only two to three thousand, your classmate dared to lend you hundreds of thousands. That shows you must be a pretty decent person, trustworthy..."

"More than ten years ago, with a monthly salary of only two to three thousand, you dared to borrow hundreds of thousands from friends to treat your girlfriend’s illness. What have you done to let her down?"

"In truth, you’ve done as much as you could."

"So you really shouldn’t feel guilty."

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Upon hearing this, Ke Peng could only sigh deeply.

It could only be said that he was a good person, a person with high moral standards. Yet because of this, it became the knife that stabbed into himself.

He felt he let down both his ex-girlfriend and his current wife, falling into mental and emotional exhaustion.

In his case, actually, no one could help him, even if Gu Jingyi said she had forgiven him and didn’t blame him, he still needed to find his own way out.

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Thus, the two walked side by side, not knowing whether it was to repay Shen Siyuan for his help or due to nerves as the time approached.

In any case, Ke Peng didn’t ride his bike the rest of the way but pushed it beside Shen Siyuan as they walked.

Fortunately, the distance wasn’t far, and after about two hours or so, they arrived at a fork in the road.

A winding road led up the mountain, and there was a signpost at the junction.

The signpost read Huang Chunling Cemetery.

"Master, I’ve arrived. Thank you for your comfort along the way."

"I didn’t really comfort you, did I? In the end, it’s up to you."

As Shen Siyuan spoke, he looked towards the winding road up the mountain. He suddenly felt the urge to take a look up there.

The cemetery probably held many ghosts with unfulfilled desires, wandering in the Mortal World, right?

So he said: "May I go up with you to take a look?"

"Ah, of course." Ke Peng was initially startled, then hurriedly nodded in agreement.

So Shen Siyuan followed Ke Peng up towards Huang Chunling Cemetery, of course, with the three little ones trailing behind them.

The scenery of Huang Chunling Cemetery was very monotonous; the only advantage was that it was quite large.

Rows upon rows of tombstones stood in terraces on the hillside with very few trees, just some low-growing weeds.

Shen Siyuan didn’t find the scenes of Apiao wandering everywhere as he had imagined. The entire cemetery was clean, and there wasn’t even a single ghost.

"Have they all gone home?" Shen Siyuan was a bit surprised.

But upon further thought, it didn’t seem strange; ghosts aren’t bound to stay by their graves forever. Since that’s the case, they certainly wouldn’t linger in such a desolate place— even if they no longer have homes, they would surely find a better environment to stay in.

Dou Dou and Duoduo were very curious about everything before their eyes, running all over the graveyard.

Although they didn’t know many characters, there were photos on many of the grave markers, making it easy to know the appearance and age of the deceased.

When they arrived, there were a few families burying their loved ones.

Such is the way of the world, where people are born every day and naturally, there are people dying every day too.

Because they were quite far away, Shen Siyuan did not know if there were any dead souls accompanying the funerals.

However, Duoduo and Dou Dou rode on the Yin Wind out of curiosity, and soon came back to tell him that they did not see any ghost of the deceased.

"But I saw a super beautiful, really good-looking grave," Dou Dou exaggeratedly said.

"Oh, where is it?" Shen Siyuan asked offhandedly.

"Over there," Duoduo pointed in a certain direction.

Seeing it was not far, Shen Siyuan walked over.

He did not follow Ke Peng to Gu Jingyi’s grave; they had separated upon entering the cemetery.

Shen Siyuan walked a few steps inside and indeed saw a super large grave. It appeared to be three or four graves combined into one. It was an European style, with an ornate design that resembled a small palace, reflecting the family’s love for the deceased.

Shen Siyuan saw on the gravestone a photo of a woman with two children, not a formal obituary photo, but a life snapshot.

A woman sat on a bench, with two identical little girls on her lap.

The woman was exceptionally beautiful, with fair skin and a sweet smile. The little girls were very cute, like two balls of snow.

According to the inscription, they had died in a car accident.

If they were still alive, how happy this family man must have been. It merely shows how unpredictable life is, where misfortune and fortune are intertwined.

In front of the grave, there was not only a large bouquet of flowers but also two pairs of very cute little shoes.

Dou Dou even mischievously ran over and tried to fit her little feet into them.

Finding them quite suitable, she thought of materializing to take the shoes, but was eventually spanked several times on the bottom by Xiao Yue and finally calmed down.

After wandering around the cemetery, Shen Siyuan went down the mountain. Unexpectedly, at the entrance, he ran into Ke Peng, who was waiting.

"Master, I’m leaving," Ke Peng said.

"Alright, I wish you a safe journey," Shen Siyuan said.

"Master, thank you," Ke Peng expressed his gratitude to Shen Siyuan once again.

Then he looked back at the cemetery behind him, as if speaking to Shen Siyuan, and as if he were speaking to himself.

"I won’t come next year."

After finishing his words, he got on his bicycle and rode away without looking back.

"Master, goodbye!" Ke Peng’s voice came from afar.

"Goodbye."

Shen Siyuan replied softly and then turned to continue on his way while the two of them headed in opposite directions.

Ruan Hongzhuang returned home and found that Tang Tang had not come to greet her today. So, she walked onto the balcony with practiced ease.

Indeed, there was Tang Tang lying in the posture of Ge You slouch, relaxing on the spacious balcony chair, swinging her little feet, humming an unknown tune.

"Mr. Yue, Xiu Qian Yuan. Riding on a white horse, passing over a deep pond, the deep pond is deep, the water above the feet..."

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