Love is as vast as the Milky Way, impossible to cross.

Under a clear blue sky, sunlight streamed down like a waterfall, casting a golden glow across the ground. Lazy white clouds, like carefully cut cotton wool, floated leisurely on the horizon. What a beautiful day!

The moment Liu Shiyin stepped out of the prison gates, it was as if she had stepped from a long night into the bright sunshine.

The sunlight pierced through the gloom in her eyes, like a warm current, slowly dispelling the heavy shadows on her body.

Liu Shiyin slowly walked out of the prison gate. The sunlight was dazzling, yet it carried a warm power. She raised her hand to lightly shield her eyes, and only after her eyes adjusted to the sudden light did she slowly lower her hand.

Before me lies a completely new world, full of freedom and the unknown.

However, her heart was filled with confusion and unease, as if a small boat had lost its way in the vast ocean.

She looked down at the white dress she was wearing, the one she wore when she went to prison, which now looked loose and worn.

The dress that once fit her perfectly now hangs loosely on her body, like a mirror reflecting the vicissitudes and exhaustion of her years of imprisonment.

Her youth and her dreams were all wasted in this cold prison, leaving only a heart riddled with wounds.

However, Liu Shiyin had no time to lament her fate. Before her stood a man who both frightened and estranged her—Huo Muchen.

She had a brief encounter with him in court, an experience that still haunts her.

During that court hearing, Huo Muchen's gaze was like a knife, as if he wanted to devour her alive. His eyes were filled with anger and hatred, and even now, the thought of it sends chills down her spine.

It wasn't until later that she learned Huo Muchen was the boyfriend of the girl injured in the car accident. That girl had suffered immense pain because of the accident.

Huo Muchen thus became an inescapable shadow in her life.

Huo Muchen reappeared before her at this moment, his face still cold and his gaze still sharp.

An indescribable fear welled up in Liu Shiyin's heart. She knew that the entanglement between her and this man could probably never be resolved.

She took a deep breath, trying to calm her inner turmoil. She walked towards Huo Muchen step by step, each step feeling like walking on a knife's edge, painful and difficult.

Huo Muchen, dressed in a sharp suit, stood beside a black sedan, his gaze fixed on Liu Shiyin.

She was no longer the same person she once was. Sunlight shone on her slightly thin face, revealing a unique kind of vicissitude.

Her hair, once jet black and lustrous, now appears somewhat disheveled, with a few strands fluttering in the wind, as if telling the story of the hardships she had endured.

Her eyes, which were originally clear as water, were covered by a layer of gloom, making them appear deep and complex.

Her skin was pale from spending so much time indoors, and her cheeks were unhealthily thin. Her figure had also become much weaker, lacking its former fullness and vitality.

Huo Muchen looked at her quietly, as if he could see through her soul and understand all her secrets.

Standing beside Huo Muchen, Liu Shiyin opened her mouth to say something, but found her voice trembling slightly, her heart filled with trepidation and unease.

Huo Muchen didn't say anything, just glanced at her indifferently, then turned and walked towards the car.

Liu Shiyin quickly followed his steps, though she didn't know where they would be taken, but she had no other choice at the moment.

Sitting in the car, Liu Shiyin clasped her hands tightly together, appearing unusually quiet. Her gaze kept drifting to the window, as if searching for some kind of comfort or relief.

The scenery outside the car window was rushing past, and Liu Shiyin's thoughts were just as chaotic and confused as the scenery.

She didn't know where she was going or how to face the future.

During this long journey, she could only silently endure the inner torment and the cold in her body.

She hugged her arms tightly, trying to ward off the sudden chill, but the fear and unease in her heart, like the autumn wind, could not be easily dispelled.