After the Stand-in Shou Faked His Death

iang Lin’s voice was a little choked up.

But the man just raised his head casually and said casually: “Can’t even see his face clearly, who knows if he is the one who died.”

Seeing He Yang’s attitude, Jiang Lin got a little angry and annoyed, he said: “But those things are all Sister-in-law’s! The surveillance camera also captured it!” 

“Then, he is really dead.” He Yang nodded, looked away again, and continued to work.

Jiang Lin looked at the indifferent man in front of him, and suddenly felt a little unfamiliar.

Sister-in-law was dead.

But his brother just sat here and didn’t react at all.
He couldn’t see the slightest bit of sadness at all. 

Jiang Lin couldn’t stay any longer, and he silently returned to his room.

The next morning, Jiang Lin went to the hospital and then to the local funeral home to arrange the cremation of the body.

 

Everything was done by Jiang Lin alone.

Jiang Lin took the things left by Xu ChengYan and confirmed the cremation time with the funeral home. 

And He Yang was in the hotel all the time, working on the laptop without even asking about the progress.

Jiang Lin told He Yang the time and location of the cremation, but He Yang just responded without raising his head, and didn’t say whether he would go or not.

On the day the body was cremated, it rained again.

When Jiang Lin went to the funeral home, he happened to meet the family of the van driver who also came to cremate the body. 

The family members of the driver came with a large group of people, and everyone had solemn expressions on their faces and silent tears.

On Xu ChengYan’s side, Jiang Lin was the only one here.

Jiang Lin lowered his head, his eyes were already red.

The parting came too suddenly, and he wasn’t ready yet. 

He was still waiting for his Sister-in-law to come back to give him stamps, and he still wanted to eat the meal that his Sister-in-law made.
And, he also thought about planning to be the best man when his Sister-in-law and his brother got married.

But now, there was nothing.

Even when he was cremated, his brother didn’t come.

Not worth it. 

Really not worth it.

***

He Yang did not go to the funeral home, but went to the inn where Xu ChengYan stayed by himself.

The owner of the inn still reserved Xu ChengYan’s room, waiting for the family to come to take care of the aftermath. 

“That young man is very good, it’s a pity……..” The owner of the guesthouse still had an impression of Xu ChengYan.

“He’s tall and thin, he should still be a college student, right?”

 

“When he left that morning, he greeted me and said that he would be back in the evening.
Who knew something would happen……”

The owner of the guesthouse muttered all the way while leading He Yang to the room. 

When He Yang entered the room, he could still feel the breath of life in the room ——

The coat was hanging on the coat rack, the pajamas were neatly folded by the bed, and the charging cable for the phone was still on the table.

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On the table, there was still half of the water in the cup, which should be because the owner of the room had not had time to drink it when he woke up in the morning.

He Yang remembered that Xu ChengYan was accustomed to drinking a glass of water every morning, saying that it would keep him healthy. 

Although he was only in his twenties, he was always living an old age.

He also loved spending time on the flowers and plants on the balcony, and there were more and more potted plants he bought.

He Yang walked over, opened the suitcase in the corner of the room, and started packing.

There were not many things, so He Yang put away his clothes and put the stamps in the suitcase. 

But while tidying up the table, He Yang found a wooden tag in the corner.

He Yang picked up the wooden sign and saw a line of words written on it ——

【May XianSheng be safe year after year.】

He Yang recognized it as Xu ChengYan’s handwriting. 

This handwriting was as gentle as the owner of the room.

He Yang put the wooden tag in the suitcase and returned to the hotel with the things.

He Yang put the suitcase on the wall at will, and didn’t care anymore, and went back to the table to deal with the work.

When Jiang Lin came back from the funeral home, he saw that He Yang was still the same as usual. 

He Yang’s face was still so indifferent.

It was as if Xu ChengYan’s death had no effect on him.

 

“Brother.” Jiang Lin walked over and couldn’t help but asked aloud, “Why didn’t you answer Sister-in-law’s phone call that day?”

He Yang asked casually, “What call?” 

Still seeing He Yang with that indifferent attitude, Jiang Lin suddenly felt a little angry.

“He called you that day! You didn’t answer!” Jiang Lin took out his Sister-in-law’s phone.

He originally wanted to see if the phone was broken, but he accidentally flipped to the dialler interface and saw the call log of the last day at a glance.
The last call was to his brother.

But when he clicked into the record, he found that the call was not connected at all! 

“Just this phone call! He called you when the accident happened!” Jiang Lin’s tone became more and more agitated.

And He Yang also looked over this time.
He took the phone, and saw the call log.

He Yang frowned slightly, then took out his phone and flipped through the call log, only to see Xu ChengYan’s missed call.

But he had no impression of that call. 

“Maybe I was too busy.” He Yang put the phone aside, “I forgot.”

“What are you busy with?! You were playing outside with Chi Yi and the others that day!” Jiang Lin said more and more excitedly, “If you answer this call, Sister-in-law might have a chance to survive!”

If someone discovered the car accident at that time, or helped report the police, maybe they could save people before the tanker explodes!

If only it was a little earlier. 

“Why didn’t you answer the phone that day?!” Jiang Lin almost shouted, as if to vent.

The expression on He Yang’s face became cold, “Jiang Lin.”

“He was already dead.” He Yang’s tone was still so indifferent, “It’s useless for you to say this now.”

Jiang Lin was startled.
For some reason, he couldn’t believe that these words came out of He Yang’s mouth. 

Obviously, Sister-in-law and his brother had been together for five years.

Five years……..

 

Jiang Lin suddenly felt a little sad.

His sister-in-law was so nice……. 

But for such a nice person, his brother had this attitude.

Not even a single tear.

“Yeah…….” Jiang Lin became a little dazed.
He whispered in a low voice, “It’s useless to talk to you……..”

His brother always looked like this, aloof and remote, and he didn’t care about the people next to him. 

“Aren’t you going to make a bet with Chi Yi and the others when Sister-in-law will come back?” Jiang Lin held the urn and said slowly, “Now Sister-in-law is back.”

Jiang Lin put the urn on the table and said coldly: “He’s right here.”

Exactly right in this box.

All that was left was a pile of ashes, and he would never come back. 

***

After returning from Anshi, Jiang Lin bought a burial plot for Xu ChengYan and prepared for burial.

Almost all the aftermath matters were handled by Jiang Lin, and he didn’t know where He Yang went since the first day they came back.

It was estimated that he was fooling around with Chi Yi and the others. 

Jiang Lin didn’t bother to care anymore, so he just arranged a good cemetery for Xu ChengYan.

Jiang Lin stood in front of the tombstone holding a flower and looked at the black and white photo on the tombstone.

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The young man in the photo was smiling, and his appearance was still a little young and inexperienced.

And this photo was a photo of Xu ChengYan when he was a freshman. 

Xu ChengYan went too suddenly, and he usually did not take any photos, only the photos in his freshman year could be found.

Jiang Lin leaned over slowly and placed the flowers in front of the tombstone.

 

There was no one else in the cemetery, and Jiang Lin stood alone in front of the tombstone.

Until now, Jiang Lin had not eased up. 

Sister-in-law left so suddenly, and without even a decent funeral ——

Because no one would come.

Xu ChengYan was an orphan and had no relatives.
The only person closest to him was He Yang.

But now, He Yang didn’t even take a look. 

He didn’t even ask where the cemetery was.

***

In the private room, the bar.

He Yang squinted and half leaned on the sofa, a little lazy. 

A person next to him came over and asked, “What’s wrong with you, Young Master He? I haven’t seen you in the past few days?”

He Yang said calmly, “I went to Anshi.”

“Why did you suddenly go there? Did you have fun?”

“It’s okay.” He Yang said casually. 

Chi Yi was also in the private room.
He asked, “Does Young Master He want to go with me somewhere to play tomorrow?”

“The newly bought villa has just been renovated, we can play as we please, and XiuZhu said he will go too.” Chi Yi said, “I will also call Yanyan at that time.”

Another person nodded and said, “Right, Young Master He, call Yanyan.”

“Yes, yes, yes.
I haven’t seen Yanyan for a long time! Call him, call him!” 

A group of people were like watching the excitement.
Anyway, Shen XiuZhu would be going tomorrow, so they asked He Yang to also bring Xu ChengYan with him.

Everyone knew that Xu ChengYan was just a substitute, but they just wanted to see how embarrassed this substitute would be in front of the real master.

 

And He Yang heard them, and then he said: “He won’t go.”

Chi Yi didn’t care, and said casually: “Yanyan was having a tantrum?” 

He Yang: “He’s dead.”

Chi Yi thought that the two of them were having a quarrel, and that’s why He Yang said that Xu ChengYan was dead.
Then, he asked, “What’s wrong? Is this a quarrel or did he make you angry?”

He Yang: “He died in a car accident.”

Chi Yi was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously said: “He is really dead?” 

The others in the private room were also surprised for a moment and fell silent.

But soon, the private room resumed its liveliness.

“When did he die?” someone asked.

“April 1st, he died that day.” He Yang was drinking the wine. 

At this time, someone reacted and immediately said: “Isn’t that the last day of Young Master He’s bet? It’s strange!”

“M-hm.” He Yang responded.

“Did Yanyan die in a car accident?” Another person couldn’t help but shake his head and sighed, he said: “Be careful when you drive in the future.
Don’t die.”

Chi Yi joined the conversation: “Indeed, you have to be careful when driving.
If you suddenly die someday, it’s really not worth it.” 

Several rich second-generation young masters started chatting and talking nonsense, the jeers and laughter sounded from time to time in the box.

He Yang drank the wine and his fingertips tapped casually on the armrest.

The matter of Xu ChengYan’s death seemed to be just a casual mention of him.

Others also talked about other topics from the news of Xu ChengYan’s death. 

As for Xu ChengYan ——

No one cared, and no one was concerned or interested.

 

However, at the end of the party, a rich second-generation young master leaned on He Yang’s shoulders and couldn’t help but ask, “Young Master He, what about the bet you said last time?”

Someone next to him immediately said, “Yanyan is dead, then this game doesn’t count.” 

“Yes.” That rich second-generation young master nodded, and said with some regret: “He actually died……”

He Yang left the bar and went back to the apartment.

The apartment was still dark, and no one turned on the light for him.

He Yang won this game. 

That gentle-looking young man stayed on the fifth day forever.