Pain. The burning fire engulfing her.
Jia Lingyi was suddenly back at the scene of her death, and it all played out closely in front of her.
She was convinced that she would die there. However, a man pushed in and carried her out.
Yes, just before she died, she remembered that a man had risked his own life just to get her out.
Just who was that person?
And why did this man remind her so much of him?
"Are you okay, Miss?" His deep, cold voice broke into her thoughts, and Jia Lingyi was forced back to the present.
She looked up to meet the gaze of the extremely handsome man in front of her, and her heart suddenly started hurting.
She felt like she knew him, like she had decades of history with him. However, no matter how hard she thought, she could not remember where she had seen his face.
Her memory has always been good, so why couldn't she remember where she had seen this person before?
Lui Zhiyuan took a few steps away from the girl who was staring at him with a passionate look in her eyes.
He knew he was an objectively good looking man, but was it enough for this girl to want to swallow him up?
The younger generation are really more open minded.
Her intense gaze scared him, and he turned to walk away from the whole situation.
However, she grabbed his arm.
"Excuse me, do you know me? You've definitely seen me before, right? I feel like I know you, but I don't remember. Do you know me? Think hard?"
Xia Lingyi looked up at him hopefully. As long as he said he remembered her, she would have a link to her in her past life and be able to figure out what happened before her death.
Perhaps there was some way she could make that bastard Xu Shengyu pay for what he did to her!
Lui Zhiyuan forced a smile as he tried to drag his arm away from her grip, however, she was holding on tightly.
"Miss, you're asking if I know you? You don't remember me, but you want me to remember you? Don't you think your pickup method is a bit too unreasonable?" He sneered at her.
This was not the first time a woman had tried to flirt with him, however, she was pretty unique in her approach.
Lui Zhiyuan took a good look at the sickly girl in the hospital clothes and shook his head again.
She looked really young, but her ambitions were high.
Jia Lingyi recoiled when she realized the meaning of his words.
She shook her head, desperate to defend herself.
"No, no, that's not it. I just....I just want to know if you know me. Because I am pretty sure I've seen you before, but I...."
Jia Lingyi stopped talking. There was no way a man like this could have met Jia Lingyi.
He looked like a really important man, and she was just a D-list pop star riddled with scandals.
"Xia Mengqi! Do you know Xia Mengqi? Have you ever..."
"Shut up! Who sent you here?!"
Jia Lingyi let go of the mam's arms when she saw his expression turned frosty.
Something she had said must have provoked him because he looked like he wanted to choke her to death with his bare hands.
"No, I... nobody sent me....I just want to know..."
"I don't care if someone had put you up to this or not, but you better keep her name out of your mouth. You don't deserve to say it!"
He pushed her away, and Lui Zhiyuan stormed away, his steps quickening.
Jia Lingyi found out that she could not say any of the words that she had thought of.
His swift change in demeanour had really scared her just now, and she thought he would hurt her!
Just like Xu Shengyu used to when he got angry.
Jia Lingyi shuddered in fear. She no longer had the protection of Xu Shengyu, and she was no longer the powerful and talented Xia Mengqi.
She needed to be careful or she would die the second time.
Her eyes dropped down, and she saw an exquisite watch on the ground.
It shone brightly, and Jia Lingyi could recognize the gems on it— diamonds.
It was a really expensive watch!
She looked at the cold back of the man who was leaving, and Jia Lingyi picked up the watch.
"You dropped something, sir!" She said, running after him.
Lui Zhiyuan stopped abruptly, and she almost bumped into him again.
Jia Lingyi took a few steps back, a blush spreading across her face.
She handed the watch over to him as soon as he turned, without daring to look at his face.
The man took the watch slowly, and their fingers brushed past each other.
Jia Lingyi once again felt that insane connection to him, and her heart raced wildly.
What was going on?
Did she... Did Xia Mengqi really know this man?
"It's working!" The man's voice sounded again, and this time, the excitement could not be hidden.
"It's working again!" He repeated, and Jia Lingyi was forced to look up.
The sheer joy on his face could not be concealed, and it somehow affected Jia Lingyi.
She nodded her head. "Well, it looks expensive, so it should work, right?"
"She ..." Lui Zhiyuan took a deep breath, and he looked like he had a lot of words he wanted to say.
However, he gave Jia Lingyi a grateful nod and raced out of the hospital.
Jia Lingyi looked at the man who earlier had a threatening demeanour rush out of the hospital happily because of a watch.
Was it really that important?
It was only her first day as Jia Lingyi, and she had already met multiple weird people!
Jia Lingyi shook her head, turning to walk back to her ward.
She was sure those bandmates of hers must have left by now.
However, just then, someone called her name.
"Lingyi!" She turned, and to her surprise, a familiar girl was waving her hand happily as she rushed over to her.
"Lingyi!" She called out once again.
Jia Lingyi frowned as she searched her mind for memories of this girl.
It seemed like she was a good friend of the original Jia Lingyi, They had gone to high school together.
"Lingyi! Finally, you're awake!" The girl pulled Jia Lingyi into a hug, and her arms fell to the sides, unsure of what to do.