The car was quiet, with only the sound of shallow breathing. Shen Linyue's mind was filled with the words that Uncle Liu had said.

"The young master felt guilty about this and forgot everything about the madam after a high fever."

"The doctor said it's intermittent amnesia, a protective mechanism of the brain against the body."

Shen Linyue was stunned. She realized why He Xiao's emotions had suddenly changed. He was still living in the grief of causing his mother's death.

He hasn't recovered yet, partly because he's unwilling to face it; his body is still protecting him.

She recalled the incident from half a month ago and suddenly understood the sinister intentions of that voice.

"So that's why there isn't a single picture of my sister in the house?" she murmured, her fingertips trembling.

Her heart ached with a bittersweet feeling. She had an urge to tell him her identity, to let him know that her mother had never blamed him, and that the accident was not his fault.

"Yes, the gentleman moved to a different place because of this, and even replaced all the servants in the house." Uncle Liu sighed.

Shen Linyue took a few deep breaths to calm herself down and asked, "Chen Wensheng was the driver who drove my sister back then, right?"

"Sir, you even told you this?" The driver was surprised. It seemed that the master really treated his sister-in-law very well, like a younger sister.

"Chen Wensheng is a good person. He has been humble and polite throughout his five years of work. He even invited me to his house for lunch on the day of the incident, and then this happened at noon."

Listening to Uncle Liu's evaluation of Chen Wensheng, Shen Linyue's expression remained largely unchanged as she asked, "Does the Chen family have any relatives with the surname Li?"

Uncle Liu thought that Miss Lin would scold him severely after hearing that Chen Wensheng indirectly caused the death of his own sister by driving, but he didn't expect Miss Lin to ask such a question.

He thought for a moment, and was about to answer when the car door was pulled open.

The boy had already come in by the car at some point, opened the door handle, and stuffed all his things into her arms.

"Hurry up and eat it, don't cause any more trouble, Uncle Liu, let's go home." After getting into the car, the boy closed his eyes to rest, not wanting to look at Shen Linyue any longer.

Shen Linyue stared in disbelief at the five exquisitely packaged roast ducks that had suddenly appeared in her arms. "You bought so many?"

She just wanted to eat one freshly baked one, but she didn't say she wanted to eat it every day!

He Xiao glanced at her with half-open eyes, clearly misunderstanding her meaning: "Since you like it, then keep it to eat. I'll come and buy you more when I have time."

He thought she felt he hadn't bought enough.

Shen Linyue: ...

Should she say thank you?

All the sadness and melancholy in my heart disappeared completely.

"Then don't throw it in front of me." She pinched her aching brow helplessly.

He Xiao remained silent, while Uncle Liu smiled and said, "Let me help you pack, Miss Lin Yue."

...

Back at the villa, He Xiao, showing some conscience, took the five boxes of roast duck he had bought for her back, and Shen Linyue also prepared to leave.

But Uncle Liu stopped her. When she turned around, she heard him say, "Miss Lin Yue, didn't you ask me in the car if the Chen family had anyone with the surname Li?"

Shen Linyue stopped and nodded slightly: "Could it be that the Chen family really has someone with the surname Lin?"

Uncle Liu chuckled and nodded: "Yes, it's quite a coincidence. Chen Wensheng's wife's surname is Li. But I had almost forgotten about her since I hadn't seen her for so many years. I only remembered her in the car."

"But why are you asking this?"

Shen Linyue's long eyelashes trembled, revealing a smile: "I only wanted to ask because He Liyu mentioned it, but it seems he's still secretly helping the Chen family?"

Uncle Liu was taken aback, his brows furrowing and then relaxing: "Impossible. Back then, such a serious thing happened, and the fact that the master didn't make the Chen family go bankrupt and drive them out of Beishi was already an act of gratitude... Never mind, maybe the master was just kind-hearted. The Chen family has had a hard life too."

Shen Linyue understood. It was indeed not easy for the Chen family to have a child with congenital heart disease, but was it easy for her to die under mysterious circumstances?

"I understand, Uncle Liu. Thank you for your hard work today. Get some rest." Shen Linyue said with a faint smile.

Uncle Liu didn't say much, just nodded, got into the car, and left.

Shen Linyue was left standing alone at the villa entrance for a long time, staring at the green belt across the way, her expression unreadable.

Is He Liyu a kind-hearted person?

"Lin Yue, are you comfortable standing outside in the cold wind?" A carefree, boyish voice came from behind.

Shen Linyue composed herself, turned around, and revealed a radiant smile.

"Ah Xiao, I was thinking we could do our homework together tonight."

He Xiao: ...I give up, why bring up the one thing you shouldn't talk about?

...

Shen Linyue's room window overlooks the main entrance. After washing up, she sat alone in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, staring blankly at the entrance.

The dimly lit phone screen displayed the message she had sent to He Liyu a few minutes earlier, but she had not received a reply.

After sitting quietly for another half hour without any movement outside the door, she finally got up to pack her textbooks and prepare to find He Xiao to do her homework together.

After learning some of the details from Uncle Liu, Shen Linyue's mind became somewhat confused.

One moment it was Uncle Liu's words, the next it was He Liyu's face appearing in my mind.

She wanted to ask if the tutor he found for them, named Li Yanxi, was related to the Chen family.

But then she thought she was overthinking it; how could there be so many coincidences in the world?

After thinking it over and over again without convincing herself, Shen Linyue decided to wait until this Sunday to take a picture of Li Yanxi and then find an opportunity to ask Uncle Liu if he looked familiar.

Having made up her mind, she went straight upstairs and knocked on He Xiao's bedroom door.

The boy opened the door a few minutes later, still engrossed in a game on his phone, talking as he played.

Shen Linyue paused for a moment, looking at the lively little guy with an unreadable expression. He pinched the corner of his eye, thinking that it was actually quite good for him to live such a carefree life.

Five minutes after the game ended, He Xiao put away his phone, looked at her still standing outside the door, and gave a slight smile.

"Why don't you come in, Auntie? It's too formal."

Shen Linyue glanced at him expressionlessly: "Yeah, I don't know who said last time that I shouldn't invade personal privacy, but I can't cross that line."

He Xiao: ...It's starting again, isn't it?

This matter is unavoidable.

"Then wait for me to get ready, and we'll go to Lao He's office." He gritted his teeth.

Shen Linyue had no objections and turned to walk towards He Liyu's study.

The study was large, with two tables and a bookcase covering an entire wall. The bookcase was filled with books, and Shen Linyue would come here to browse through them when she had nothing to do.

The moment my hand touched a book, my fingertips felt a different kind of thickness.

Shen Linyue paused slightly, subconsciously wanting to pull it out to take a look, but He Xiao's footsteps appeared at the door, so she gave up and pushed it inside.

The next second, He Xiao walked in and raised an eyebrow when he saw her still standing at the door.

"What? Don't want to do your homework? Then I'm going back to play some more."

Shen Linyue withdrew her hand and coldly glanced at him: "Su Xiao gave me two sets of test questions, so I can do them together after I finish my homework."

He Xiao: "...Are you fucking kidding me?!"