But now that we're divorced and Yuan Yaxin has been fired from VC Media, her reputation is ruined, and the resentment in my heart has been released.

I don't want to dwell on the past anymore.

I pursed my lips, exhaled softly, looked at the clock in the hallway, and said calmly, "Every day, the clock can return to the starting point, but life cannot. We can only move forward and cannot go back to the past."

I looked at him intently and said word by word, "After leaving you, I've been trying to start a new life and gradually got used to being without you. We all have to move on, and so do you. There's no need to be stuck in the past."

Lu Zhiyuan's pupils trembled slightly, and the look in his eyes was complicated and deep. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopped.

I forced a smile and said calmly, "Go to bed early. We still have to wait for the truth to come out tomorrow."

I closed the door, isolating him from outside.

At this moment, I breathed a sigh of relief.

I leaned against the door panel and felt inexplicably relaxed.

After the divorce, every time I saw Lu Zhiyuan, I was almost always in a confrontational attitude, as if I wanted to make all the thorns on my body stand up.

And this time, it was the first time that I spoke to him so calmly and expressed my relief.

Lu Zhiyuan protected Yuan Yaxin out of return of favor. I don't understand his loyalty, nor can I easily forgive what he did to me.

He has never even explained to me the reason in detail.

I just don't want to be trapped in a past filled with hatred anymore, and I don't want to keep wallowing in darkness.

I didn't sleep well that night. I had nightmares all the time. In my dreams, Cai Ya, Tang Tianxiang, and Tang Jun all wanted me to die.

"No!" I suddenly sat up from the bed, my chest heaving violently and my breathing heavy and rapid.

It was just dawn.

I leaned against the head of the bed, calmed myself down, and sighed that what I thought about during the day I dreamed about at night.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, which made me suspicious.

Could it be the hotel staff so early in the morning?

I walked over to open the door and unexpectedly saw Lu Zhiyuan standing at the door.

He was still wearing the same clothes as yesterday, his face looked a little tired, and he had heavy dark circles under his eyes.

He asked me with concern: "Are you okay? I just heard you shout outside the door."

That must have been the moment I woke up.

I shook my head. "I'm fine. I just had a nightmare."

"Why are you awake so early?" I looked at Lu Zhiyuan suspiciously. "Are you here to see me?"

Lu Zhiyuan nodded. "I just wanted to see if you were awake. Do you want to have breakfast together? I also happen to have some information for you to read."

He was holding the breakfast he bought in his hand. I didn't refuse and moved aside to let him in.

When I came out of the shower, he was already sitting on the sofa in the living room.

He handed me a piece of information and laid out the breakfast one by one.

"This is some background information I found on Cheng Xi and Cheng Yu."

I took the hot milk he handed me and took a sip. It was just the right temperature.

I watched and listened to Lu Zhiyuan's story.

"Cheng Xi grew up in a family that favored boys over girls. He dropped out of school when he was a teenager and has been working part-time to support the Cheng family." Lu Zhiyuan's tone was filled with pity. "Cheng Xi's parents are like vampires, eager to devour Cheng Xi's flesh and blood. One year, Cheng Yu broke his leg, and Cheng's parents forced Cheng Xi to pay for Cheng Yu's medical treatment."