Chapter Two: Everyone Knew My Ex-Girlfriend

Su was an investigative reporter. In three years, twelve people in the city had suddenly acquired brilliant histories, then vanished. Their property and accounts flowed to a beneficiary who did not exist: Gu Changqing. “The ticket is a settlement instrument, not money,” she said. “Six main numbers correspond to six lives. The bonus number opens the account. When every number fades, you become Gu Changqing. Everyone will remember that he has always worn your face, and that Lin Mo was never born.” “Why me?” “Because your father designed the algorithm that bought this ticket.” His father had never played the lottery. At least, Lin remembered that he had not.