Qiu Hu vaguely remembered that once when she was eating at kindergarten, she was about to put the food in her mouth when someone came over, knocked the spoon away, and took the food away. It startled her. So that's what happened.

Around that time, her father suddenly transferred Lake Creek Island to her name. Soon after, they took Qiu Xi and left the Qiu family, leaving only her, the old man, and Qiu Lan living in the old house. Two years later, she went abroad, and then at the age of sixteen, she went to Lake Creek Island, where she has lived ever since.

"After that, Qiu Bing quieted down. According to Jiang Wenshan, the Colin family never contacted them again. Recently, Jiang Wenshan and Qiu Bing have had a major falling out and are getting a divorce. Even when the Colin family came knocking on their door again, Qiu Bing didn't tell him. In addition, it seems that the old man was kept in the dark about all of this."

"Grandpa certainly doesn't know. What about them? Have you heard anything from them?"

Ah Qian knew who Qiu Hu was referring to as "they". "There's still no news. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack. We can't find them at all. We started looking after they left Colin, but the clues disappeared for no reason. They probably escaped too secretly."

"Okay, let's not look for them for now. If they show up, they'll show up on their own. If we find out then, we might alert them. As for Qiu Xi, have Wei Zhouyu keep an eye on her. She's quite clever, so tell her not to keep too close an eye on her. Just let us know if anything seems off. Everything else is normal."

"Okay, miss, what's our next step?"

"That's all for now. Keep an eye on Jiang Wenshan," Qiu Hu said, finishing his last instruction.

After A-Qian left, Qiu Hu could no longer hold back, and tears instantly fell down his face. He cried silently, and there was no one else in the living room, nor any other sound.

All that could be heard was the sound of Qiu Hu angrily smashing things, and her resentful words, "Qiu Bing, it's Qiu Bing again." But she couldn't go to her now; she had to eliminate this scourge once and for all, without any regard for sentimentality.

Her empty eyes stared ahead, but her mind was racing with thoughts of what to do and how to deal with Qiu Bing.

Now, all she can think about is what Qian told her, and she recalls her childhood with her parents and younger brother. She also thinks about Zhao Shi now. If it were Qiu Bing, wouldn't she be happy now instead of not being able to find her parents, not being able to acknowledge her brother, and not having been back to her home for more than ten years? She thought her parents had abandoned her. She only has her brother in her eyes. She is so foolish.

She wiped away her tears, mocking herself for her distrust of her family, "Ha, how stupid I was."

And so, she cried as she recalled the past, and the morning passed by.

She then swept up the pieces of trash on the ground.

After cleaning up, she went back to her bedroom, hugged the blanket, and started crying again. Her voice was thick with tears, and she berated herself, "Chou Hu, when did you become so fragile?"

"Chou Hu, are you crazy? You don't even trust your parents. You deserve it, Chou Hu. No one will comfort you when you cry."

He kept cursing and then fell asleep.

When I opened my eyes, the first thought that came to mind was to see Ning Yizhan.

The bedroom curtains weren't drawn, and it was already dark outside. She glanced at the time; it was past seven in the evening. She had only eaten breakfast that day and was very hungry, but she didn't want to eat anything.

She got up and went into the bathroom. Looking at herself in the mirror, her eyes were already red from crying and still had tear stains. Her hair was disheveled. She turned on the tap, cupped her hands in water, and washed her face.

She still wanted to see Ning Yizhan. She inexplicably wanted to see him. It was the first time she had ever longed to see him so much. If she couldn't see him, she would want to cry.

She stepped out of the bathroom, picked up her phone, hesitated for three seconds, and then dialed his number. The phone rang for more than ten seconds before being answered, and a magnetic voice came from the other end, "What's up?"

Hearing his voice, Qiu Hu felt tears welling up again, and she controlled her voice, "Where are you now?"

"Miss Qiu, is something the matter?" Ning Yizhan still noticed the unusual tone in Qiu Hu's voice.

"Yes, where are you? I'm coming to find you."

“I’m at Guyue Garden,” Ning Yizhan said, giving his address.

"Okay." Upon receiving the message, Qiu Hu hung up the phone, changed his clothes, and went out.

As he walked out into the living room, he ignored the calls from A-Yi and Qiu-Lan.

"Where are you going? Dinner's about to start." Only a gust of wind answered them.

"What's wrong with your sister? She's been sleeping until now, hasn't eaten, and then went out again." A-Yi was confused, as was Qiu Lan.

"I don't know, it just feels weird."

Ning Yizhan hung up the phone, looked at the two men in front of him, and said with a hint of smugness, "You can leave now, Qiu Hu is coming to find me."

"..." He was the one who invited them to his house to play cards, but now he's kicking them out. Shao Jin was puzzled. "Didn't you two break up? Why is she coming to see you? Judging from what you're saying, you've rekindled your old flame?"

"I guess you're going to become a prophet, hurry up and get out of here." Ning Yizhan once again urged them to leave, and took all the cards from their deck and put them away.

"...Is there such a rush? Qiu Hu can't fly."

Five minutes later, the two Shaw brothers were successfully driven away.

Ning Yizhan took advantage of this time to tidy up herself and her home, then sat on the sofa waiting for Qiu Hu to come to find her. Recalling Qiu Hu's unusual voice just now, she wondered if something had happened, otherwise she wouldn't have come to find her. She would ask her properly later.

Qiu Hu arrived at Guyue Garden and entered without any obstacles, presumably because Ning Yizhan had made prior arrangements.

She went straight to Ning Yizhan's top-floor apartment, rang the doorbell, and soon the man opened the door from the inside.

Looking at the tall man in front of her, Qiu Hu felt a sudden urge to cry. She stepped forward, pushed the man inside, closed the door, and hugged him.

The man was bewildered by her actions. Had something happened to her? He tried to push her away, asking, "What happened?"

He tried to push her away a little, but the woman hugged him even tighter, keeping her head down and refusing to look at him. He could feel the coldness emanating from her. The temperature outside was getting lower and lower, and she was still wearing such thin clothes. Didn't this woman know how to dress properly? He couldn't help but hug her back, wanting to transfer his warmth to her.

At first, she only hugged his waist, but after a while, she let go, stood on tiptoe, and wrapped her arms around his neck, her cool and soft lips pressing against his.

The man thought to himself, "Haven't seen each other for so long, and she comes at me so aggressively right away?"

He was about to pull away and ask her what had happened, but the woman beneath him spoke first, raising her bright, clear eyes to look at him and asking, "Can you kiss me?"

Damn, this is inciting crime!