After Black Moonlight revealed her true feelings, everyone panicked.

After breakfast, Lu Lingjun went to the company with Uncle Fu.

Knowing his days were numbered, he was even more determined to manage the company's assets well and pave the way for his sister to take over the Lu Group.

He also discovered that the fake Lu Ting had transferred a lot of assets overseas under the guise of investment. Now, apart from the Lu family villa and the commercial building that his sister demanded, the Lu Group is probably just an empty shell.

Thinking of this, a faint smile couldn't help but appear on his pale face.

My sister was too alert; she hit the nail on the head.

Because of her actions, the villa and commercial building became the target of public criticism, and the senior management of the Lu Group came to watch. Even if the fake Lu Ting wanted to move, it would be difficult for him to do so.

As for the money he transferred to Lu Sijian... he sold all his assets to raise 100 million.

If he hadn't listened to his sister and made some investments, he might not have been able to come up with 100 million.

He still benefited from his sister's influence in the end, and now he feels most at ease spending this money on her.

The car had just driven out of the gate when there was a person standing there.

The driver instinctively slammed on the brakes. "Young Master, it's Miss Mu..."

Lu Lingjun didn't even look up: "Ignore her, keep driving."

"But Miss Mu is blocking the way and won't move..." The driver was a little embarrassed; he couldn't just crash into her.

Lu Lingjun finally looked up and glanced ahead. Two seconds later, he opened the car door, got out, grabbed Mu Liangyue who was blocking his way, and pulled her to the side of the road. Then, without saying a word, he turned around and prepared to get into the car.

"Young Master!" Mu Liangyue felt as if her heart was being torn apart when she saw his pale face. "I'm so sorry, it's all my fault..."

Lu Lingjun, holding onto the car door, turned around and said, "If you came here to talk about this, there's no need for that."

He said calmly, "I brought this upon myself, it has nothing to do with anyone else. Besides, I stopped taking the medication as soon as I realized something was wrong, so I might not live much longer."

If he was filled with hatred before and even harbored the utmost malice towards Mu Liangyue, he has now let go of it.

After he finished speaking, he got into the car and closed the door.

Mu Liangyue chased after the car for a few steps, but her ankle throbbed with pain, so she gave up.

Regardless, she has to correct the mistakes she made.

She turned and limped back, looking up at the security guard who had just witnessed the scene, and said, "I'm here to visit Miss Lu."

The security guard was reluctant to let her in, but a voice came from inside the door, "Let her in."

Lu Sijian stood in the courtyard in the winter.

The villa area has excellent landscaping, remaining lush and green even in the dead of winter.

However, the ginkgo trees near the villa gate change color at this time of year, and the leaves fall from the branches when the wind blows.

Lu Sijian picked up a fallen leaf from the ground; its veins were a beautiful golden yellow. She asked Mu Liangyue, "Is there something you need?"

Mu Liangyue pursed her lips and said softly, "Miss Lu, thank you, and I'm sorry."

As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes again, not out of fear or a desire for sympathy, but out of regret and guilt.

Lu Lingjun's phrase "a great favor is like a great enmity" is truly an apt description of her.

That's just the kind of person she is.

From a young age, she knew that owing favors to others was the most troublesome thing, let alone the life-saving favor she owed.

That's why she was so eager to repay the favor, seemingly humble but actually forceful and stubborn, entangled herself and not giving the other party a chance to sever the relationship.

She feared that once she stopped repaying the debt of gratitude, she would forever be morally inferior, always one step below Lu Sijian.

Her so-called repayment of gratitude is essentially a form of moral blackmail and emotional exploitation.

Lu Sijian has always been tolerant and patient with her; it's time to end this demanding behavior.

"Please take good care of yourself." After saying this, she bowed and turned to leave.

Lu Sijian stared at her back for two or three seconds, then suddenly said, "Wait a minute."

Mu Liangyue turned around. "Miss Lu, is there anything else?"

Lu Sijian: "I recently had a dream in which my father took me to a banquet at the home of a wealthy family in the capital when I was a child. When we were queuing outside, there was a beautiful little girl in front of me."

“The girl comes from a blended family. Her stepmother seems to be very unhappy with her, and her father has also threatened her that if she doesn’t help the family business this time, he will send her to the countryside.”

Mu Liangyue's breathing became slightly sluggish, and her fingers unconsciously clenched.

"And then?" she asked, her voice hoarse.

"Later, a boy with a bad temper rushed over and hit people. Everyone was annoyed by him, so when he smashed the ceramic ornaments and fell down the steps, no one paid any attention to him. Only that little girl, even though she was hit, rushed over to protect him immediately."

"But she herself had a long cut on her hand."

"At that time, a man came out of the house and asked her, 'You knew he was rude and still hit people, so why did you still save him?'"

"The little girl said that it was wrong for him to hit someone, and that we should just tell his parents. But what if he falls and hurts himself?"

"That man looked at the little girl for a long time before calling her father over and saying, 'Your daughter is very good and kind. If your family weren't starving, there would be no need to send your daughter to a place like this. Go back. I'll pretend you were never here today.'"

The man who managed to rise to the position of a minor steward in that courtyard was certainly no pushover.

The boy who hit the man was his son. Mu Liangyue saved his son, and the man took pity on her, so he let Mu Liangyue go.

"If that little girl knew what we were going to go through later, she would be so glad that her good deed saved her. She also didn't know how much everyone envied her innate kindness later on."

Lu Sijian didn't say anything more and turned to walk towards the villa.

I had only taken a few steps when I saw Sheng Yunchao standing there, having been listening for who knows how long.

After walking for a while, Sheng Yunchao lowered his eyes and asked, "Why did you tell me such a story?"

“Perhaps it’s because I, too, once envied that little girl so much.” Lu Sijian was slightly taken aback.

She has forgotten or sealed away many of her childhood memories. Even if she can gradually unlock them, it always feels like looking through a layer of glass, giving her a sense of unreality.

But the moment this memory was unlocked, she felt a strong emotional resonance.

It's a pity that, throughout her life, she could never become someone like Mu Liangyue, who possessed an innate kindness.

Perhaps that is why fate has never been kind to her.

Sheng Yunchao gently held her hand, his heart aching slightly.

He realized why she was always so tolerant of Mu Liangyue.

Because of her small act of kindness, Mu Liangyue was let go by the steward's soft heart.

Those who remain, facing the despair to come, how could they not repeatedly doubt themselves and regret not being kind enough?

"Ah Jian, it's not your fault." Sheng Yunchao knew that no amount of words of comfort would be enough. He hated that he couldn't travel through time to save her when she was little.

Lu Sijian gave a soft "hmm" and looked up at the villa in front of her.

Time pushes people forward relentlessly, and she doesn't really like looking back.

Even after unlocking that memory, she still felt a sense of loss.