My girlfriend was reborn.

Chapter 129 She said she liked that boy
"Lu Bai is the culprit who killed Lu Qian."

The girl took a deep breath and slowly climbed the stairs.

This area is the cemetery of the "Ninth Rank," meaning it's the cemetery of those few families. The fact that this girl was able to get in means she must be one of them.

"So you are Zhou Heming."

Before Zhou Heming could react, the girl called out his name.

"you know me?"

Zhou Heming had a vague idea and asked.

"A-Qian mentioned your name."

The girl glanced at Zhou Heming, then looked at Lu Bai.

"If A-Qian found out that the boy she liked was dating the sister who killed her, and even came to her grave to show off, I wonder if she would strike you all dead with a bolt of lightning!"

She cursed viciously.

"The boy I like."

Cheng Shuangjiang caught the key words in the words and took a step forward.

The girl immediately took a step back, as if she was somewhat afraid of Cheng Shuangjiang.

Zhou Heming glanced at Lu Bai beside him.

"Shall we go and talk to her?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Bai raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Heming.

"I believe you. I think there must be some misunderstanding. Maybe she doesn't believe your explanation, or maybe there's been some misunderstanding. I want to know what happened, is that okay?"

Zhou Heming asked Lu Bai for his opinion in the gentlest possible tone.

His impression of Lu Qian was gradually becoming clearer, but that was all.

Zhou Heming just wanted to know why the girl he once knew died, and why Lu Bai felt that she had killed his sister, and why this girl harbored such great resentment towards Lu Bai.

He didn't want anyone to get hurt, nor did he want the people around him to live with an unexplained sense of guilt.

Lu Bai nodded upon hearing Zhou Heming's words.

Zhou Heming took Lu Bai's hand and walked up to the girl.

"I think we should make things clear. I don't know what happened back then. If possible, could we find a place to sit down and have a proper talk?"

He said it very sincerely.

The girl stared at Zhou Heming and Lu Bai's clasped hands for a long time before hesitantly nodding.

They climbed down the mountain in the cemetery and found a pavilion with a stone table and benches in the Taoist temple on Heming Mountain, where they sat facing each other.

"My name is He Mu, and I am A Qian and her elementary school classmate."

The girl pointed at Lu Bai, then gave her name, and her emotions calmed down a bit.

“My family is also one of the lowest classes, but my uncle’s family handles all the related matters, and I rarely have any contact with them.”

No wonder they were allowed into the cemetery.

Zhou Heming glanced at Lu Bai, whose expression was somewhat gloomy and downcast. Zhou Heming gently squeezed her palm, and Lu Bai forced a smile.

"Let's start from the very beginning. Asahi and her parents are all actors, you know that, right?"

He Mu looked directly into Zhou Heming's eyes.

"Yes, I roughly know about their family situation."

Zhou Heming nodded.

"Many people in the underworld have heard about the Lu family's affairs. Ever since A Qian's mother passed away, A Qian's father has gone a bit mad and wanted his daughters to act in movies. He finally got his wish."

He Mu took out his phone, searched for something, and put it on the table.

When Zhou Heming looked at it, he saw that it was a horror movie from thirteen years ago, starring Lu Bai and Lu Qian as twins. The director of the film was Lu Ban, who was still in college at the time.

"After that, as twins, they often had acting opportunities and occasionally took leave from school."

He Mu put away her phone, looked at Lu Bai, and said in a deep voice.

"But as they continued filming, A-Qian and she gradually became different."

"different."

Cheng Shuangjiang repeated the word.

"Yes, actually, although they are twins, their personalities are completely different. Asa is very gentle, sensible, and considerate of others, but she is self-centered and bossy."

He Mu stared at Lu Bai, clenching her fists with a hint of resentment.

“When I was in elementary school, Lu Bai often took advantage of her acting experience in movies and the fact that she was popular to order people around to do this and that, to do her homework, and to give her snacks. Because I didn’t talk much, I was also one of the people Lu Bai ordered around and bullied, which led to other classmates bullying me as well.”

Upon hearing this, Cheng Shuangjiang looked at Lu Bai.

Lu Bai's face was solemn, his lips were pale, but he did not say anything in rebuttal. His fingernails dug into his palms, and he did not even dare to look at Zhou Heming's expression beside him.

"Later, it was Ashen who helped me. She stood up for me, drove away those classmates who were bullying me, and protected me. Only then could I catch my breath. Otherwise, I might have repeated a grade or transferred schools long ago."

He Mu's expression was somber, and he looked somewhat lost.

"A-Qian is my best friend, and also my only friend when I was in elementary school."

Zhou Heming listened quietly to these words. He seemed to see a girl who was completely different from Lu Bai, only similar in appearance, sitting quietly to the side watching him with a gentle smile.

"But A-Qian doesn't like acting at all, and she can't act. She told me that when she was on set, she often felt worried and sad because she couldn't act well."

He Mu raised his eyes again, scanning Lu Bai and Zhou Heming.

"I bet you scolded A-Qian a lot, Lu Bai."

"Our father hoped that we two could become outstanding actors."

Lu Bai finally spoke, and she responded with a sound of agreement, then continued.

"But Ah Qian really isn't good at acting. She's quieter and easily gets shy. But at the time, our biggest advantage was that we were twins."

"twin?"

Cheng Shuangjiang's question wasn't about Lu Bai and Lu Qian being twins, but rather about why being twins would be an advantage.

"Because there are relatively few actors who can play twins, it's more convenient to use twin actors than to film twice or use special effects, and it also creates a buzz."

Zhou Heming explained in a deep voice.

He had seen how obsessed Lu Bai's father was, so he could imagine what he would do when he learned that the twins Lu Bai and Lu Qian could gain advantages in the entertainment industry.

That man will definitely force the two of them to participate in the performance, even if Lu Qian is not good at it at all.

No wonder Lu Qian hated acting back then.

"Not only that, back in school, Lu Bai complained many times that A Qian was dragging her down. Yes, I know you are good at acting, but without A Qian, you would just be an ordinary child star. Your development over the years is the best proof of that!"

He Mu accused, standing up and pointing her finger at Lu Bai, her cheeks flushed with emotion.

Lu Bai did not answer or explain.

“But, just like you said, since being twins is their advantage, then Lu Bai has absolutely no reason to harm Lu Qian.”

Cheng Shuangjiang spoke coldly.

He Mu was suddenly stunned, seemingly intimidated by Cheng Shuangjiang, and slowly sat back down.

"Yes, that was the case at first, but later, Asa changed. She became more dedicated to acting and stopped avoiding it. She also studied diligently when she was in school."

She spoke as if recalling something, her gaze turning to Zhou Heming.

"This is all because of you, Zhou Heming."

"I?"

Zhou Heming understood the answer in the next second. "Because... I said I wanted to be a screenwriter?"

“Yes, when she came back that summer, she worked very hard. She said she met a boy who wanted to be a screenwriter, and she wanted to improve her acting skills so that she could act in his movies in the future. She talked a lot about you, Jiangcheng, hide-and-seek, potato chips. She also thought a lot about what she would say and do after she met you. She said she liked that boy.”

He Mu looked somewhat melancholy, placing both hands on the table, his fingers unconsciously clenching.

"You know about this, right, Lu Bai?"

He Mu raised her head and looked at Lu Bai.

Cheng Shuangjiang immediately looked over.

Zhou Heming also looked at the girl beside him, and Lu Bai pursed his lips and nodded.

"Ah Qian did say that she met a boy named Zhou Heming in her hometown. She wanted to work hard in acting for him, so we took on a lot of roles during the holidays."

Lu Bai stared at his thumbnail, his voice slightly soft.

"And, at that time it happened to be the Xuanjun ceremony, which is held once every seven years. After we suggested to Director Lu, we decided to come back to film it, and then I was chosen to become the Xuanjun."

"But you didn't keep your promise."

He Mu suddenly spoke.

She was staring at Zhou Heming.

“A-Qian told me that she returned to Heming Township as promised, but you did not. Although she said it was okay, I could tell that she was actually very sad.”

Zhou Heming was taken aback upon hearing He Mu's words.

But soon, he understood Lu Qian's thoughts.

Although the two only spent one night together, and although it might just be a memory that Zhou Heming would forget with time, for Lu Qian, Zhou Heming at that time was like a ray of light in a chaotic world.

Perhaps Lu Qian only liked the Zhou Heming in her imagination, perhaps she just had something to look forward to, a goal, but indeed, for a ten-year-old girl, the boy Zhou Heming did give Lu Qian the motivation to keep going.

Some memories, even if they are only fleeting, can sustain a person for a very long time.

"sorry."

Zhou Heming lowered his gaze. Although saying these things now would be of no use, he still spoke up to apologize to the girl who could no longer hear him.

"I'll take care of the rest."

Lu Bai looked at the group of people.

"After I become Xuanjun, I will wear special clothes and go through a series of lengthy rituals. Aqian and her father will go with the filming team."

"On the way down the mountain, due to the continuous heavy rain, a landslide occurred on Heming Mountain, which then caused a flash flood that washed away the ceremony procession and the filming team."

“I was at the epicenter of the flash flood. Several people and I were swept away by the flood. Ashen was less affected and was able to evacuate in time.”

"Later, the rain subsided, and those who hadn't made it down the mountain searched for us, who had been swept away by the flash flood, in the deep mountains. At that time, another flood broke out."

"Later, I was rescued, but Asa was swept away by the flood. It was several days later when the rescue team found her."

After speaking, Lu Bai fell into a long silence before raising his head.

"If it weren't for me, Asa wouldn't have died."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Heming grasped Lu Bai's hand.

"This is not your fault, it's just an unfortunate accident."

Based on this description, Lu Bai believes that Lu Qian stayed on the mountain in order to find her who had been swept away, and was unable to evacuate in time, which ultimately led to her death from the flood.

However, Lu Bai did not intentionally get swept away by the water, and flash floods are beyond human prediction and control. Lu Qian was swept away by the second wave of floods, and Lu Bai was not able to rescue her.

This is just a natural disaster.

"Accident?"

He Mu raised an eyebrow.

"No, this was not an accident, it was a murder."

"murder?"

Cheng Shuangjiang looked over.

"If it's really as you say, then it's indeed just an accident. But what if Asa was swept away, and it wasn't an accident?"

He Mu's voice was low and deep.

"What did you say? Explain yourself."

Zhou Heming didn't want to play guessing games with He Mu.

"If Asahi and the master had just had an accident, then there would be no problem. But what if they had found the person at that time?"

He Mu stared intently at Lu Bai, her fists clenched so tightly that the veins on the back of her hands bulged.

"What if Asa finds you, but fails to be saved because of you when the flood comes?"

“At the time, the rescue was carried out by soldiers from the army. The situation on the mountain was complicated. If several of you were trapped and needed to be rescued one by one, what if you were rescued first and A-Qian was a step too late and couldn't be rescued? What would you say then?”

“I saw you when you were rescued. You were wearing Xuanjun’s clothes, your face was pale, and you couldn’t say a word. Later, you didn’t even dare to look at A Qian’s body. Don’t you feel guilty?”

"You took a year off from school after that, and when you came back you were much more restrained. It's not because you've matured, but because you're scared and you feel guilty, isn't that right?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Shuangjiang immediately looked at Lu Bai.

"That's probably just your guess. If that were the case, the rescuers would definitely tell you the details."

Zhou Heming retorted.

"I have proof."

He Mu suddenly grabbed Lu Bai's wrist and pinched the bracelet on her right hand.

"This is a bracelet that you and A-Qian both have. It was left to you by your mother. The difference is that you wear it on your right hand and A-Qian wears it on her left hand."

Lu Bai subconsciously tried to pull his hand back, but He Mu grabbed it firmly and pulled it off.

“Ah Qian said that you would never leave this thing with you, and you each wore the bracelet during the flash flood.”

He Mu picked up the bracelet and stroked several jade stones with her fingers. Soon, she seemed to have found something and showed it to Zhou Heming and the others.

"The jade on this bracelet is specially made, and unique characters are carved on it. The character 'Qian' is carved on A-Qian's bracelet."

Zhou Heming was surprised to see that there was indeed a faint "浅" character on the bracelet, which would be completely unnoticeable without careful observation.

"Lu Bai, why do you have A Qian's bracelet?"

He Mu questioned.

"Is it because after A-Qian found you, you argued with her in order to be rescued sooner, and during the struggle, your bracelet broke, so you had no choice but to take her bracelet?"

"You think you're the one who should be saved, you think A-Qian is a burden, a drag, you only think about yourself and don't care about anyone else, which is why A-Qian was killed!"

Lu Bai's lips trembled, and he couldn't utter a single word.

Zhou Heming held the bracelet and looked at it for a long time.

Although most of what He Mu said was her speculation, at least one thing she was right about was that Lu Qian should have indeed found Lu Bai on the night she disappeared, and the two should have spent a long time together.

As for the argument, Zhou Heming didn't really believe it.

"Lu Bai, on the day of the disaster, when you were trapped, you did see Lu Qian, didn't you?"

Zhou Heming asked softly and handed the bracelet to Lu Bai.

Lu Bai took the bracelet, put it back on his right hand, and stroked the jade with his fingers. Finally, he nodded.

"A-Qian died because she saved me."

After Lu Bai finished speaking, he let out a long sigh, as if a secret buried for many years and carried on his shoulders had finally seen the light of day.

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