The two left the cemetery hand in hand, and only let go when they reached a crowded place.

The car drove into downtown Shanghai.

Jiang Linchuan stopped the car in front of a restaurant. "Do you remember this place?"

Xu Xinghe looked up at the signboard and couldn't help but smile. "Of course I remember. When you were staying at the Xu family's house, my parents brought you and me here for a meal. I also remember there was a foreigner playing the violin inside. I think he has already returned to his country."

The two stepped into the restaurant.

Inside, it was still the same as in the previous life, with dark green vines climbing all over the brick walls and the sound of a violin flowing gently.

Although it wasn't that foreigner, it was still a familiar tune.

Jiang Linchuan led her to a window seat, the same seat they had sat together before.

"That time I came to eat with my uncles and aunts, it was my first time eating Western food, and you taught me how to use a knife and fork."

After saying that, he ordered the same dishes as last time.

Xu Xinghe smiled but did not reply.

She didn't really want to bring up the past, after all, she had been quite foolish back then, hurting the person who loved her most...

Jiang Linchuan could tell what she was thinking at a glance, but he didn't intend to change the subject. "Do you remember? Back then, you insisted on picking fruit, and you cried when you couldn't climb up. In the end, I had to drag you up the tree from below."

Xu Xinghe bit her lip, "Yes, I remember..."

Jiang Linchuan reached out and gently placed his hand on the back of hers. "Xinghe, I know you want to avoid the past, afraid that I will still remember those bad times. But I want to tell you that I don't care anymore. Those years may not have been so beautiful, but they are also part of our story. Just like Heilongjiang Province, you have to experience the cold winter before you can understand the warmth of spring, and you have to taste bitterness before you can cherish the sweetness now."

Xu Xinghe looked up at him, her eyes showing some surprise.

She knew that Jiang Linchuan wanted to take this opportunity to comfort her.

But if she were to experience that pain, how could she be so calm?

He's just so foolish; he swallows all his grievances himself.

But if it weren't for this foolishness, how could he have guarded her for so many years in his past life!

“You’re just too easy to talk to.” Xu Xinghe sniffed, her voice a little choked up. “Although I apologized to you before, I know that the mistakes I made will always remain. I will spend my whole life proving that I’m not lying to you, and that I really will be good to you.”

"Okay." Jiang Linchuan smiled, his fingertips gently stroking the back of her hand. "I'm only easy to talk to. As long as it's you, none of those things matter."

Sometimes, liking someone is just that irrational.

Even if there has been past hurt, one still can't help but want to get closer.

Fortunately, everything is fine now.

The two ate a warm and affectionate meal together.

It was already getting dark when I left the restaurant.

Shanghai is much warmer than Heilongjiang Province, although the evening breeze still carries a slight chill.

Xu Xinghe was in a good mood and jumped down the steps like a child. "Linchuan, shall we go buy some tonics to send to Grandpa Lian?"

Just then, a voice suddenly came from behind.

"Xu Xinghe!"

Xu Xinghe felt that the voice sounded somewhat familiar.

She turned around abruptly, and saw a man standing in the halo of the streetlight.

The other person was wearing a faded gray Zhongshan suit with unidentified stains on the hem. His overly long hair was messy and hung down, covering half of one eye. His chin was covered with stubble, and his whole person exuded an air of unkempt filth.

But even covered in dust, that face couldn't hide its familiar contours.

It's Xu Mingyi!

Her former second brother!

Xu Mingyi had initially recognized her profile and tentatively called out to her, but the moment he saw her face clearly, the hesitation in his eyes suddenly turned into madness.

"Xu Xinghe? It really is you!" His face instantly twisted into a ferocious grimace, like a wild beast out of control, as he charged at her. "I'll kill you! You ruined me! You won't get away with this!"

Why has he fallen to such a wretched state, while Xu Xinghe remains glamorous, wearing a crisp coat, with an imposing man standing beside her, looking exactly like the pampered young lady she once was!

Jiang Linchuan's face darkened, and almost instinctively he shielded Xu Xinghe behind him, kicking out with his right leg!

With a muffled thud, Xu Mingyi lost his balance and fell heavily onto the concrete floor, wincing in pain.

Xu Xinghe pushed away Jiang Linchuan's arm, walked step by step to Xu Mingyi, looked down at the disheveled man on the ground, and smiled mockingly, "Who do we have here? It's you. I never expected to run into you here. How's it going, are you enjoying your married life?"

"You...you bitch!" Xu Mingyi clutched his stomach, which had been kicked, and glared at her, his teeth grinding together. "It's all because of you! It's all because of you that I've become like this!"

He should have married a rich heiress, lived in a villa with a garden, had a car to get around in, and lived a life that everyone envied!

But now he can only marry that stinky old woman from the Wang family, who is dirty and ugly, and lives in a small alley with a large group of people.

Moreover, that bitch Xu Xinghe not only ran away, but also didn't leave a single penny to the Wang family!

Upon seeing this, the Wang family's attitude immediately changed; anyone could come and kick him while he was down!

"Because of me?" Xu Xinghe seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world. "Xu Mingyi, have you forgotten how you schemed against me back then? You chose to end up like this, it has nothing to do with me! Evil people deserve their retribution!"