Chapter 24: An Unexpected Surprise

His head still felt a bit fuzzy. Although Xiao Yufan’s memories were somewhat fragmented, he clearly remembered the last thing he said to Yu Yihan when he made that phone call. No wonder the latter seemed a bit strange…

“You really know how to stir things up! Just when I was about to enjoy my wedding night, you go and cause all this trouble. Are you sent by heaven just to torment me?” His phone vibrated. Xiao Yufan saw it was a call from Ma Teng, who immediately started complaining the moment he answered.

“This must have been an accident. After all, I drank way too much last night!” Xiao Yufan knew Ma Teng must have already heard about what happened. It was rare for this guy to still remember him after a night of indulgence.

“Come on, I know your personality better than anyone. Once you set your mind on something, you become stubborn as hell. I won’t try to talk you out of whatever you’re thinking about Cheng Ying. Only you can figure it out for yourself and move past it. I don’t want to see you lose your spirit just when you started showing some fighting spirit again!”

“I… I…” Xiao Yufan wanted to argue, but found himself speechless. Even after sobering up, the first person he thought of was still Cheng Ying. Her image lingered in his heart, refusing to fade away.

“Some things are better left in the past. Why not start a new chapter? I noticed that woman who came to the wedding with you. You should’ve seen how busy she was running around after you returned to your apartment yesterday…” After a while, Ma Teng sighed and then added mischievously.

“Get lost…” Xiao Yufan replied without enthusiasm. This guy was still teasing him. Although he disliked it, he couldn’t deny that his heart had stirred slightly at the mention of Yu Yihan.

He stayed in his bedroom all day, unable to muster any desire to go out.

Meeting Cheng Ying at her wedding could be considered a full stop to their five-year love story. Xiao Yufan knew he shouldn’t cling to the past anymore.

Just like feng shui and fortune-telling that emphasize cause and effect, their five years of love were the cause, and now he needed to calmly face the resulting consequences.

A gentle knock on the door interrupted Xiao Yufan’s thoughts. He wondered who would visit him at this time. When he opened the door, he saw a courier.

“This is your package. Please sign for it…” The courier looked at Xiao Yufan, handing him a flat object before casually offering a receipt for signature.

Though slightly hesitant, Xiao Yufan accepted the item, since his name was indeed on the receipt.

Back in his bedroom, he removed a brilliant golden bank card from the flat package. He was first startled, then recalled what his master had said recently. For a moment, he couldn’t figure out what his mysterious master was up to.

“You should have received the delivery by now!” Just as Xiao Yufan was contemplating how to ask his master what was going on, a text message from his master arrived right on schedule. The timing was uncanny—no sooner had the courier left than the message came in. Xiao Yufan suspected his master might be watching him all the time.

“I just received it. I appreciate my master’s kindness, but this bank card…” Even without thinking, Xiao Yufan knew this card was significant. His master’s identity was quite mysterious. Despite their close relationship, he didn’t want to owe his master too much. Some things he needed to handle on his own, without relying too much on others.

“Just keep it for now. You’ll find a use for it someday. It’s a credit card with an unlimited limit. You can do whatever you want, but remember to hold fast to your inner beliefs!” At the words “unlimited limit,” Xiao Yufan’s heart raced. His first thought was that his master must be exaggerating. He couldn’t even come up with ten thousand yuan right now, so suddenly becoming rich seemed hard to believe.

“I’ll keep that in mind…” Regardless of whether this golden card truly had an unlimited limit, it was the most precious gift his master had given him. His master’s identity became even more mysterious in his eyes. Clearly, this brilliant golden card was no ordinary bank card.

“There are some things I can’t tell you now. When you turn twenty-five and have experienced more of life, you’ll understand everything!”

Looking at this somewhat cryptic reply, Xiao Yufan was puzzled. Could it be that his master was hiding something from him? Why did these words sound so meaningful?

He didn’t ask further. Xiao Yufan knew that even if he questioned his master, he would hardly get an answer. Even if there was something being concealed from him, he believed it was done with good intentions.

Turning on his computer, Xiao Yufan entered the card number, wanting to verify whether this card truly had an unlimited limit. If so, he could live comfortably for the rest of his life without doing anything else, free from any hardship.

The search results shocked Xiao Yufan. This kind of bank card was issued in limited quantities nationwide and usually monopolized. Seeing this, Xiao Yufan was practically seeing stars. He couldn’t imagine where his master had obtained such a thing.

Thinking back to his master’s mysterious identity, Xiao Yufan calmed down. He didn’t even know where his master lived, and the man always appeared like a dragon showing only its head, never its tail. Could it be that his own identity held some unknown secret? Yet, someone capable of casually giving away such a golden card, Xiao Yufan couldn’t fathom any possible connection between his master and himself…