Wen Yu was driving, and Ye Xinning was sitting in the passenger seat.

"Aunt Wen, I brought the things out. Could you please mail them for me?"

Ye Xinning had already explained the specific details over the phone, so there was no need to elaborate further.

"Okay," Wen Yu replied.

Ye Xinning, thinking that time was a bit tight, added, "Choose one that's faster."

Wen Yu chuckled softly at her words, "I know, Miss, don't worry."

Ye Xinning realized she had gone too far. She sighed and smiled, "I prepare a gift every year, but in the past I would try to meet him in person. However, he hasn't been feeling well this year, so it wouldn't be good for me to bother him. I'm sorry to trouble Aunt Wen."

"It's not hard work."

As Wen Yu answered, her phone suddenly rang in her pocket. She answered the call, and her expression quickly became extremely serious.

After hanging up the phone, Wen Yu parked the car on the side of the road.

Ye Xinning looked at her in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"Miss asked me to check on things at the hospital, and there's been progress."

Ye Xinning's hands, hanging by her sides, clenched tightly. Even though her expression remained normal, the subtle movements betrayed her nervousness.

"How about it?"

“When you first asked me to investigate, there were no traces at all. There were no records in the hospital, not even records of your hand scar removal surgery. It was this overly clean record that made me more suspicious. I investigated further and finally found a few key pieces of information. Based on the timeline, I found a person.”

"who?"

Wen Yu did not answer immediately, but his gaze was complicated and filled with worry.

Having known her for so many years, Ye Xinning was already able to discern her emotions from subtle expressions.

She smiled gently, her gaze softening as she looked down at the bracelet on her wrist.

“Aunt Wen, I’m not someone who’s oblivious to the world. I’ve been through a lot. You said I can accept whatever it is.”

Hearing her say that, Aunt Wen, though reluctant, still spoke up.

"Following the information I found at the hospital, I found a person. I had the people in Yecheng investigate that person again for me. The phone call I just heard was about that person."

Ye City?

Ye Xinning's heart sank a little, and for some reason, she had a premonition.

"What's that person's name?"

"Chen Chen".

"What is her identity?"

"Obstetrician/Gynecologist".

Obstetrics and Gynecology Doctor...

Ye Xinning felt pain throughout her body at that moment. She closed her eyes, her body stiffened, and the trembling of her fingertips was so obvious.

As expected.

She thought of the people she met at that dinner party when she went on a business trip with Shen Lin.

Chen Chen, the Mrs. Qin who grabbed her hand at the last dinner party and said it had been a long time since she'd seen her.

Chen Chen knew her, not because he mistook her for someone else, but because back in the hospital, when she was unconscious, Huo Yanzhi had found Chen Chen as the doctor.

“Our people found Chen Chen, but she wouldn’t say anything. We couldn’t get any information out of her about you. In the end, Chen Chen told us that she had promised someone to help protect what happened back then. If you want to know what happened back then, it’s more direct to ask Huo Yanzhi.”

Ye Xinning tilted her head slightly. It was a long time after Wen Yu finished speaking before she opened her eyes. Her eyes were frighteningly cold. The person who was always indifferent and aloof was now filled with only hostility and hatred.

"Aunt Wen, drive to find Huo Yanzhi."

...

An hour later, Ye Xinning appeared at the Ye family home.

It was getting late, and the lights in the Ye family compound were already off; everyone was asleep.

Ye Xinning stood at the door, looking towards Huo Yanzhi's bedroom on the second floor.

It's ridiculous. This is her home, but she lives here...

Apart from her mother, everyone else was a demon who pushed her into the abyss.

She took out her phone and dialed the number on the screen.

The call connected quickly, and a man's voice came through, filled with surprise and hidden joy, "Ningning?"

"I'll wait for you in the yard."

Without saying anything more, she hung up the phone immediately after speaking.

Wen Yu stayed by her side the whole time, and was extremely worried when he saw that her face was pale and bloodless.

"Miss, shall I go ask? You can wait in the car."

It was snowing lightly that day, and Wen Yu was really worried about her health.

Ye Xinning shook her head. She was smiling at Wen Yu, but it looked even worse than crying.

"Thank you, Aunt Wen, but how can I not ask about this myself?"

Wen Yu wanted to say something more, but Ye Xinning had already started walking towards the courtyard.

Wen Yu glanced at the second floor and knew exactly what was about to happen.

Tonight... is destined to be an extraordinary night.

...

Ye Xinning sat on a chair in the courtyard. After hanging up the phone, Huo Yanzhi arrived quickly without much delay. When he arrived, he saw Ye Xinning wearing a black coat. In the night, her gaze was particularly cold, which reminded him of their first meeting many years ago.

At that time, he had just started high school. Because of his brother's business, he transferred from his original school to Nancheng.

Everything in Nancheng was unfamiliar to him. His older brother was busy with work and had no time to take care of him, which resulted in him having few friends at school.

He always went about his business alone, and was always by himself, but it was precisely this reclusive personality that attracted the attention of some petty thugs.

One day after class, he was ambushed at the back gate of the school. The people demanded money from him and threatened to attack him if he didn't give them any.

He didn't bother arguing with these thugs; he just wanted to fight, and he wasn't sure he'd lose.

But just as he stood there, ready to make a big splash, a girl appeared.

The girl wore a white cotton and linen dress, her hair was braided to one side, and her clean-cut face was so youthful. Even though she hadn't fully grown up, it was already clear that she was a very pretty girl.

She was dressed very plainly, even somewhat simply, but he knew she was no ordinary person.

A person's temperament cannot be concealed; she was extraordinary simply by standing there.

At that time, she was still very innocent and cheerful, and loved to laugh.

That day, she had her bodyguards beat the group of thugs severely and warned them not to threaten the students again, or she would have them dealt with every time she saw them.

They didn't speak when they first met. She left after doing those things, as if it were just an ordinary little thing in her life. However, that day took root in his heart and became his most beautiful memory.

He and she were in the same class, and he could see her every day. Gradually, they would exchange a few words, and sometimes she would even have dinner with him and other classmates.

Just when he thought he and she could take their relationship to the next level, something happened that turned all his hopes into nothing, and he didn't even have the chance to formally confess his feelings to her.