The Empress Dowager turned her back, so Gu Yin couldn't see her expression.

The room fell silent. An Xin, who was standing outside, could faintly hear arguing coming from inside, but she didn't dare to push the door open.

Perhaps because of the silence at this moment, Gu Yin also regained his composure. He slowly walked up to the Empress Dowager and said, "I'm sorry, I may have been a little agitated just now."

The Empress Dowager did not respond to him. Gu Yin approached the Empress Dowager, but she turned her head away.

Gu Yin sighed softly, and finally, as if he had made up his mind, he said, "Nanyin, I was there both times." He said something very strange, and the Empress Dowager did not react.

"Whether it was the first destruction of the Nan family or the second period of silence, I was there. It wasn't just you who was watching; I was there too." This time, the statement was made very clearly.

The Empress Dowager looked at him with a hint of disbelief, her eyes seeming to ask if it was what she thought it meant.

"I said I have connections everywhere... I said I'm immortal." Gu Yin said this with a smile, but her eyes were a little red, though it was hard to tell how much of what she said was true.

"In the first life, Nan Zhiyun's one-sided love caused her endless troubles, and you were powerless to help. You finally had a second chance and wanted to change things, but things seemed to slowly go off track, and in the end, it was out of control, leading to a complete loss. I know that."

“So I can understand your caution this time, but this time is really different from the previous two times. Why do you keep pushing yourself? You keep dwelling on the past and have never let go. Nan Yin, you are very tired, so let it go and take a good rest, okay?” Gu Yin said sincerely.

It's impossible for the Empress Dowager not to be shocked upon hearing Gu Yin's words, but some things are never that simple.

"Gu Yin, I am guilty... I have always carried this sin. I can't let go of it or forget it. If it weren't for me, none of those things would have happened." This was the first time the Empress Dowager had shown such helplessness and vulnerability in front of Gu Yin.

Gu Yin placed his hand on the Empress Dowager's shoulder: "It wasn't your fault. Those were inevitable outcomes. Nan Yin, I'm begging you, please don't hold a grudge anymore, okay?"

"No, I can't do it. I'll never forget that scene, and I was the one who caused those consequences, so it's impossible for me to forget. Gu Yin... When I first came back, I had nightmares every night. Every scene from my previous two lives kept flashing through my mind. I can't do it." The Empress Dowager shed tears. She rarely cried because in her eyes, crying was a sign of weakness. She really didn't like crying, and even hated it.

Looking at her like this, Gu Yin felt a pang of pain in his heart. He felt he had used up all the courage he had in his life today. He went up to her and hugged her tightly.

“Nan Yin, including this time, you’ve been bound for three lifetimes. Why are you making yourself so tired? It’s not your fault. It was all predetermined. Even without you, those endings wouldn’t have changed. I would never lie to you, would I?” Gu Yin said to her.

Yes, the Empress Dowager has been reborn, not just once. Including this life, she has memories of three lifetimes.

The first life was the one in which she shared memories with Yu Jingchen, in which Nan Zhiyun sacrificed herself to protect Yu Jingchen from a sword.

Another life... a life that neither Nan Zhiyun nor Yu Jingchen knew about. In that life, she wanted to change the consequences of her previous life, but unfortunately...