No reconciliation, no forgiveness! Mr. Pei leaves with nothing.

At that time, they had already found a buyer, so Pei Zhan devised a plan to escape with her, using himself to distract those people.

That night…

Pei Zhan was unaware of what had happened. After he lured the people away, he prepared to go back to try and rescue her.

But... when he rushed back, only the police were there; she... was gone.

Pei Zhan was penniless, and he wandered aimlessly through the streets…

Until he found a lost girl.

The girl who got lost... was Zhou Xu.

A little girl who changed his life.

In the sixteen years that followed, Pei Zhan never imagined they would meet again...

Pei Zhan was also searching for an answer.

What exactly happened after he left back then? Why was Ji Liangchuan by her side?

In my youth, we spent three months together day and night, yet we were like strangers.

As long as Pei Zhan lets go, he can be completely indifferent and continue... seeking revenge...

But... Pei Zhan thought about it all night, and still couldn't figure out the answer he wanted...

...

Thoughts withdrawn.

Pei Zhan wanted to light a cigarette, but then realized something. He stopped himself, extinguished the lighter, and put the cigarette back. "It's quiet here, no one will bother us."

When Zhou Xu died, all that was left after she came off the operating table was an incomplete corpse. Her heart was missing, and even... the organs that should have been used had been signed up for donation free of charge.

The hospital gave Pei Zhan a video recording, which was indeed... donated by Zhou Xu herself.

She traded her own life for the lives of three others…

Jiang Hua is one of them…

However, the Jiang family was also the mastermind behind Zhou Xu's death.

He kept it a secret from the Zhou family and did not bury Zhou Xu's ashes, but instead secretly placed them here.

Whenever he had free time, Pei Zhan would come to check on it from time to time, which was more like... a reminder to himself to seek revenge!

On the cloth covering the urn lay a silver ring. This was the silver ring that Pei Zhan had bought when he was preparing to get engaged to Zhou Xu.

The night of the car accident, Zhou Xu ran out and bought a ring…

A naive girl fell head over heels in love with someone, and to assert her dominance, she did the most foolish thing ever.

It was raining heavily that night. After the girl left home, she never imagined that this moment would be her last.

After the car accident, the doctor said... he was tightly clutching a pair of rings in his hands.

One is here now, and the other... is still on Pei Zhan's ring finger...

Pei Zhan rarely takes off this ring.

"How long do you plan to keep her hidden here?"

Zhou Yan recalled the last time she confided in this man, revealing the feelings she had kept hidden for him for over a decade…

Yes, she fell in love with her own younger sister and the man she liked.

Even...fiancé.

Zhou Yan loathed herself as she was now, and even more so, she hated why she had fallen in love with him.

Zhou Yan had tried to forget him. During her years studying abroad, she almost never contacted him, all to cut off her unrealistic hopes.

But who knew...

When she returned, he told her that he was already married.

And...she's the daughter of my enemy!

"hold on."

“Last night, the press conference in France suddenly ended. Shortly after the live broadcast ended, Qingran came to see me. She begged me to let Jiang Shi go. Looking at her face, you know I couldn’t refuse. So… because of her, this time, I chose to forgive Jiang Shi.”

"But... I promise, this is the last time!"

The paper money in her hand had almost burned out. Zhou Yan's legs were numb from kneeling, and she had no strength left. She couldn't even stand up.

Until a hand appeared beside her, Zhou Yan looked up and reached out without hesitation, her hand landing in his rough palm. Helped to her feet, Zhou Yan overestimated herself; her legs went weak, and she almost fell. Pei Zhan caught her in time, asking, "Can you stand up?"

Zhou Yan was wearing only a blue shirt and a black skirt. The thin fabric clung to the man's body, and she could feel his approaching presence. Zhou Yan's heart skipped a beat.

It wasn't until later that she realized this was happening in front of... Ah Xu. As the older sister, she was having such intimate behavior with the person who was almost her brother-in-law. Zhou Yan pushed Pei Zhan away.

"I am fine."

"Just pretend I was crazy last time, don't take it to heart. When I found out Ah Xu was here, I knew... there would never be a possibility between us. I'm Ah Xu's sister... If she were still alive, Ah Xu wouldn't blame me, maybe... she would even give you to me..." Zhou Yan looked at the black and white photo, took a deep breath and said, "But I, Zhou Yan, am also someone who can take things in stride and let them go!"

"I won't let Zhou Xu down..."

"So... I will still treat you like an older brother from now on. Of course... I know you don't want to be taken advantage of, and you won't agree to me calling you brother-in-law."

"I'm still not used to it, my brother... suddenly becoming my brother-in-law."

Pei Zhan didn't care about these titles. Once Zhou Yan was able to stand firmly, he let go of her hand, took a half step back, and kept his distance from her.

Seeing his action, Zhou Yan still felt a little disappointed.

It suddenly put her mind at ease. No one who has secretly liked someone for over ten years can remain unmoved.

"Alright, you stay here with her for a while, I'm going back to the company now."

After composing herself, Zhou Yan left.

Not long after, a gust of wind blew in from outside, causing the flames still burning in the brazier to sway and the wind chimes hanging by the door to chime melodiously…

"...If possible, Ah Xu also hopes that you can be with your sister."

Perhaps, it was an illusion.

With her by his side, Pei Zhan could hear her voice in his mind.

"And what about you? Aren't you afraid your brother will forget you?" Pei Zhan looked at the seat next to him.

"I'm not afraid. Because I know that my brother will always remember me."

"Brother, don't seek revenge for Ah Xu anymore. More than revenge, Ah Xu would like you to live a good life. People... are going to die anyway. Just think of me... as someone who went to another world to meet you, okay?"

Pei Zhan suppressed the emotions surging in his chest, "It's not fair to you."

"What is fairness? Does it have to be a life for a life? Brother, you've already done enough for Ah Xu."

“Not enough, far from enough…” Pei Zhan closed his eyes, recalling the broken and battered state of his body lying on the hospital bed. Hatred filled his heart, and he clenched his fists at his sides.

Zhou Xu's departure drove his adoptive mother to a mental breakdown. Pei Zhan could never repay the kindness and care the Zhou family had shown him.

If it weren't for the Jiang family, Ah Xu would still be alive and well.

Pei Zhan might stay in Wuchuan for the rest of his life, find a job there, support her studies, and wait until she graduates, and then... they get married.

Just live a simple, ordinary life like this...

But... things don't always go as planned!

His Ah Xu died in this long-planned conspiracy...

A cemetery in the far western suburbs.

There is a tombstone with the words "Tomb of my wife, Zhou Xu" engraved on it...