Chapter 294: You’re The Lone Star Of Misfortune
“Because this is the real first playthrough.”
These words gave him a dizzying feeling.
“Fasten your seatbelt. We’re about to start the real journey. Of course, we’ll only review some important event nodes, skipping the less significant details…”
The dream continued.
On the day the Gaokao ended, Wang Heng confessed, and he confirmed his relationship with Han Yixuan. Just one day later, their romance quickly heated up to an affectionate level.
After all, the two had mutual feelings for each other from the start; it was only because of academics and exam pressure that they had kept their emotions buried deep inside. Now that they were released, they could no longer be suppressed.
So next, when filling out volunteer forms, the two with similar estimated scores chose the same university located in the Imperial Capital.
After anxiously waiting for many days, the admission letter finally arrived.
On the day they went to school to pick up the admission letter, seeing the identical covers in each other’s hands, Wang Heng could no longer hold back and hugged Han Yixuan right there. The young girl was even happier and simply kissed his lips.
But the cheering from the few classmates around made the young boy and girl snap back to reality, their faces flushing red as they fled in embarrassment. But as they fled, they were holding hands.
What followed was a joyful summer vacation and a novel trip to the Imperial Capital.
At the end of August, the two arrived in the Imperial Capital and enrolled together.
However, first loves always encounter various problems in getting along, like one liking playing games while the other has no interest at all, one liking social interactions while the other has no interest at all. Small conflicts accumulated over time and turned into insurmountable obstacles.
After a year, Wang Heng and Han Yixuan finally broke up.
The dejection in his mood led him to enter a bar for the first time. And just that once, the resident singer on stage caught his attention.
But at the time, Wang Heng was still in the state of having just broken up and had no desire to approach girls, so he would occasionally go to the bar for a drink, listen to songs, and that was it. Luckily, the bar wasn’t too high-grade, so he could afford an occasional drink.
Half a year passed like this, until one day, Wang Heng saw the girl being harassed by two drunk men in the bar, so he stepped forward to help her out of trouble. That’s when he learned her name was Pei Ningle.
After they got to know each other, a few months later, they finally confirmed their relationship.
This time, it was Pei Ningle who confessed—perhaps because he had been in a romance once, Wang Heng had become much more mature and adept. Though he didn’t actively pursue her, the maturity and considerateness he occasionally showed in daily life gradually made the girl fall for him.
However, the second romance only lasted three months.
Pei Ningle got an opportunity in a television talent show, debuted from there, and signed with a company.
“They say they’re going to train me as an idol, so I can’t have a boyfriend or any scandals…” On a spring night, Pei Ningle stood under a streetlight, facing him, already in tears.
Wang Heng irritably scratched his head: “So what do you think?”
“I want to say no, I clearly have a boyfriend!” Pei Ningle’s tone was firm, but her eyes were still wavering.
Wang Heng sighed: “Forget it, let’s break up.”
Pei Ningle was immediately stunned.
“I said, let’s break up. Do you really want to go back to singing in the bar? Besides, your company contacted me and talked to me for a long time… Anyway, I don’t want to hold you back, so let’s leave it like this.”
After saying that, Wang Heng patted her head and turned to leave.
Pei Ningle tried to grab his hand, but he shook it off and walked away.
Wang Heng wanted to leave. And whether to hold onto him, Pei Ningle actually wasn’t that resolute about either.
After that, though the two didn’t completely cut off contact, they retreated to being ordinary friends—after all, the nature of her work didn’t allow for romance.
Setbacks in academics and love life made Wang Heng increasingly frustrated and restless, wanting to find a way to vent his irritable emotions. So during the summer vacation at the end of his second year of university, Wang Heng didn’t go home; instead, he signed up for a martial arts hall in the Imperial Capital.
Wang Heng discovered that he seemed to have quite a talent for martial arts. In just three or four months, no other students at the martial arts hall could beat him, and even the coaches, he could trade blows with evenly.
Then during winter holiday, a new coach arrived at the martial arts hall.
Though called a coach, she was a pretty young girl, even younger than the students, and just barely an adult.
Her name was Ye Xun.
Wang Heng tried challenging her but only lasted a few short seconds. But this didn’t make him fearful; instead, it ignited his fighting spirit even more. Or rather, he needed someone who could thoroughly beat him.
Getting beaten in sparring, in his view, was an excellent way to vent emotions. Plus, compared to combat coaches at the same level, Ye Xun’s strength was weaker, so it was just right for him to go all out against her.
Months passed like this, his academics got back on track, and his combat techniques gradually improved. And Ye Xun, who had sparred with him for months, gradually developed a strong interest in him.
During the summer vacation at the end of his third year of university, in another ring match, Wang Heng finally knocked Ye Xun down squarely.
Wang Heng crouched down and helped her up.
Ye Xun suddenly hugged him and whispered in his ear: “I like you.”
Hearing these words again after so long, Wang Heng’s feelings were quite complex. He suddenly realized that the victory just now might have been her going easy on him?
After a few seconds of silence, he answered somewhat skillfully: “What a coincidence, me too.”
This romance lasted over a year.
No breakup, no one changing hearts; it was just under economic pressure that Ye Xun started competing in commercial matches.
On the professional ring, even compared to other female contestants, Ye Xun’s body was still somewhat slender.
Once, she faced an exceptionally burly opponent. Also a woman, the opponent was under 1.6 meters tall with a shorter arm span; logically, such a contestant would be at a disadvantage in matches, but her muscle strength was extraordinarily powerful, not even seeming like a woman’s.
Ye Xun dominated the whole match, beating her opponent black and blue, but could never KO her.
Finally, the opponent seized the chance to close in and picked Ye Xun up.
Slammed her down hard.
Cervical vertebra hit the ground, severe injury on the spot.
The ambulance rushed the unconscious Ye Xun to the hospital.
Wang Heng waited the entire night in the hospital, but when he saw her again, her heartbeat had already stopped.
The dream continued to this point; the only audience member was already having a hard time with it. And that voice from the void spoke up at the right moment:
“I guess you want to fast-forward now. Anyway, it’s not some pleasant plot, so I’ll just spoil it for you. Next is Lu Qi, and not just Lu Qi. Han Yixuan will come back to compete with Lu Qi, then both die in a car accident. In the real first playthrough, the one who lived the longest was Pei Ningle, but not by much. After that, she proactively approached you too, but the scandal got exposed. Fans’ abuse and the company’s lawsuits gave her depression…”
At this point, everything around suddenly turned blank.
That voice continued: “Maybe you’re the legendary Lone Star of Misfortune. But their deaths were just the beginning. Let’s fast-forward to fifty years later and see.”
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Writing to this point, I can finally say… the book’s real setting is about to unfold. Tomorrow, even if slacking off at work, I’ll update earlier.
