She should be dead by now.
If she were dead, it would all be over, and she wouldn't be dragging anyone down anymore.
In the end, she really had nothing to be nostalgic about.
She didn't know who she was, or where she came from.
Ever since she could remember, she had borne the terrifying burn scars, like a monster with nowhere to hide, living in the fear and pity of others, barely surviving.
Even though she had undergone cosmetic surgery, even though she had tried her best to become like everyone else.
Still, this world could not tolerate her.
It was just a pity that the money she owed and the favors she had incurred could only be repaid in the next life.
Perhaps because she had already made up her mind to die, Yu Yinyin felt incredibly clear-headed and peaceful at this moment.
Yu Yinyin's hands rested on the windowsill, watching the cars parked below and the people coming and going.
If she jumped from here, she might die faster, but...
If she dented one of the cars parked downstairs, and blood splattered on the glass, it would be hard to clean up, wouldn't it?
What if she hit a passerby?
Then she would owe even more.
Turning around, Yu Yinyin's gaze fell back on the rod from which the curtains hung.
Perhaps it would be better to die quietly in this house, without causing trouble to the people outside.
She couldn't dirty the house either, otherwise it would be troublesome for whoever cleaned it.
Despite this, Yu Yinyin still felt a sense of guilt.
She found paper and a pen, sat down at the desk, and raised her pen, intending to write a suicide note.
But after thinking for a long time, she didn't know what to write.
In the end, she only wrote a short line.
"I'm sorry, I died here."
She actually had many things she wanted to write.
She wanted to apologize to Xia Qingtian, even though she had helped her so much, she still couldn't live.
She wanted to apologize to Wen Ning, even though she had cared for her so much, she had still caused her trouble.
She wanted to apologize to Bai Yuqi...
Never mind, being liked by someone like herself wasn't something to be happy about.
Since that was the case, it was better to let her hide this affection in her heart forever and take it with her on the road to the underworld.
Don't cause trouble for others.
Putting down the pen, Yu Yinyin dragged the chair to the window, took down half of the curtain, and worried that her hanging body would scare the people in the opposite building. Yu Yinyin specifically chose a spot partially obscured by the remaining half of the curtain, tied the curtain, put the noose around her neck, and kicked away the chair.
...
Xia Qingtian felt extremely anxious the entire way, urging Bai Yuqi to hurry.
"My dear sister, don't rush me, we really can't go any faster, or we'll get a ticket from the traffic police," Bai Yuqi said speechlessly.
Xia Qingtian knew she was being unreasonable, but she had a persistent feeling of unease, and that bad premonition grew stronger.
Finally arriving downstairs at Yu Yinyin's residence, Xia Qingtian's knees buckled as she stepped onto the stairs, almost falling. Fortunately, Bai Yuqi was there to help her.
After thanking him, Xia Qingtian immediately entered the elevator. While they were inside, Xia Qingtian kept pacing back and forth.
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Bai Yuqi had never seen Xia Qingtian like this before.
"I don't know," Xia Qingtian found it difficult to articulate her feelings.
As soon as the elevator doors opened with a "ding," Xia Qingtian rushed towards the door. Just as she was about to knock, she heard the muffled thud of something heavy falling inside.
Her heart sank, and she immediately flipped over the doormat outside, found the key, and with trembling hands, inserted it into the lock. After a few tries, she finally managed to get the key in correctly and, with a twist, opened the closed door.
At the same time, a crashing sound was heard.
Xia Qingtian immediately rushed in and saw Yu Yinyin fallen by the window. The curtain rod fell and hit her head right before Xia Qingtian's eyes, and the light-colored curtain then enveloped her entire body.
"Yinyin!" Xia Qingtian cried out and rushed over.
Yu Yinyin, covered by the curtain, had her eyes tightly closed, as if asleep. The red, broken skin mark on her fair neck was glaringly conspicuous.
Bai Yuqi immediately stepped forward and pressed his fingers against Yu Yinyin's neck, feeling for her pulse. He also flipped open her eyelids and breathed a sigh of relief, "She just fainted."
Bai Yuqi had met Yu Yinyin before. He couldn't imagine that the slightly cute and timid girl he had dined with at a restaurant last time would be in such a state when he saw her again.
Glancing at the scene, Bai Yuqi could mentally reconstruct what had happened.
Yu Yinyin must have intended to hang herself here. After kicking over the stool, in her instinctive struggle, the weight-bearing nail of the curtain rod gave way.
Yu Yinyin fell to the ground, and the curtain rod hit her head.
"Young Master Bai, can you help me carry her back to the room?" Xia Qingtian, knowing Yu Yinyin had only fainted, felt relieved. "I... I'll call a doctor."
In this situation, it wasn't suitable to send Yu Yinyin to the hospital. If paparazzi spotted them, it might cause further harm to Yu Yinyin.
"Okay," Bai Yuqi carefully picked up Yu Yinyin, surprisingly finding that the girl was so light.
After laying Yu Yinyin down on the bed, Bai Yuqi observed her more closely.
To be honest, Yu Yinyin was very beautiful, at least in Bai Yuqi's aesthetic standards, scoring ninety points or more.
His somewhat eccentric, homebody assistant seemed to be a fan of Yu Yinyin as well. For the past two days, the studio had been playing Yu Yinyin's cover of "Firefly Moon" on repeat. Even he, who hardly listened to popular music, could hum along to a few lines.
Bai Yuqi didn't actually know Yu Yinyin very well.
He knew she had a beautiful singing voice, a timid and weak personality, was quite good-looking, a bit airheaded and cute, and was someone Xia Qingtian looked after.
And then... that was it.
While waiting for Xia Qingtian to contact the doctor, Bai Yuqi casually walked around Yu Yinyin's room and saw what could not really be called a "suicide note" spread out on the desk.
"I'm sorry, I died here."
Seeing this line, Bai Yuqi felt a sudden stab in his heart.
Looking at the unconscious Yu Yinyin again, Bai Yuqi felt his nose sting.
"The doctor will be here in about half an hour..." As Xia Qingtian pushed the door open, she saw Bai Yuqi with slightly red eyes, and panicked, "Young Master Bai, what's wrong? Did something happen to Yinyin?"
Bai Yuqi didn't answer, only handed the paper in his hand to Xia Qingtian.
Xia Qingtian looked at the words on the paper and felt a pang of sadness. Her gaze shifted from the paper to Bai Yuqi, and her expression turned cold. "Young Master Bai, I have a job for you, 200,000, are you in?"
"Yes," Bai Yuqi immediately understood that this job must be related to Yu Yinyin.
He silently added to himself, I'd take it even without the money.