It was an old residential building, and the taxi driver looked on in surprise when he saw that she had come to such a place.

“Miss, I see you’re wearing all those expensive designer brands, and you have a very refined air about you. Why would you come to this kind of abandoned neighborhood?”

Ye Xinning smiled and said, "This is my father's former residence."

"That must have been many years ago. There used to be a lot of people living in this area, mostly elderly people and people who were very poor. But later, I don't know which developer bought this place. That person got the money and moved away. Now they rarely come here."

Ye Xinning lowered her eyes, a smile in them.

"But this developer is strange. They haven't developed this place since they bought it. It's just been like this ever since."

Before we knew it, we had arrived at our destination.

Ye Xinning said goodbye to the driver, "Thank you."

"It's all the usual. There's not much people around here. Please be careful, Miss."

Ye Xinning nodded.

Ye Xinning opened the car door, got out, and arrived in front of a house. He took out his key and unlocked the door.

The door opened, revealing the scene inside.

The house in front of me felt very cozy; everything about it, from the furnishings to the overall atmosphere, was so warm and inviting, completely different from its dilapidated exterior.

Ye Xinning walked in, casually placed her things on the sofa, looked around the room, and fell into some memories.

Five years ago, she met Shen Lin here, and this simple little house holds many wonderful memories for her.

This is her secret base. Shen Lin remembered this place before she lost her memory, but after she lost her memory, this place became a place that only she remembered.

Given the current situation, she had no desire to return to the Shen family or the Ye family, so she simply came here instead.

Although I haven't stayed here for a long time, thankfully everything is very clean.

Thinking of this, Ye Xinning took out her phone and sent a message to "him".

—The person you found is very reliable; the house is very clean.

There was no reply on the other end of the phone for a long time.

Ye Xinning didn't wait around, so she grabbed her toiletries and went to take a shower.

When I came out again, my phone had received a text message from Ye Xinning.

—Went over there?

--Um.

—What happened?

Ye Xinning tilted her head and thought for a while before replying.

—Nothing, I just suddenly wanted to come back and live here.

She spoke so earnestly, as if it were truly the case.

The people over there didn't ask any further questions.

—Tell me if you need anything.

--good.

There was no reply after I sent the text message.

Ye Xinning waited for a long time but he didn't come. She guessed that he must have something to do.

I was originally going to ask him if he liked the scarf he received.

It seems I'll just have to wait until next time.

Ye Xinning put down her phone and went to blow-dry her hair.

After drying my hair, I read for a while, and by the time I remembered my phone, it was already 11 p.m.

She picked up her phone and glanced at it; there were many missed calls.

Shen Lin's, Xi Yuan's, and Ye Rouxin's.

She didn't expect so many phone calls in such a short time.

Of the three calls, she chose to answer Xi Yuan's call first, which was completely unexpected.

The call connected, but it wasn't Xi Yuan's voice that came through...

"Finally, you've decided to call back, Ye Xinning. Where are you?"

Ye Xinning was startled by Shen Lin's angry tone.

Realizing what was happening, he coughed once and said, "Outside."

"where!"

He kept asking, and Ye Xinning was initially reluctant to answer, but after a second thought, she gave him the address.

"Wait for me there."

After Shen Lin finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

Ye Xinning stared thoughtfully at the phone after it was hung up.

Shen Lin couldn't remember that this was a place where she and he had many memories.

There's a saying that there's a possibility of memory recovery after stimulation, right?

Then she would give it a try and have Shen Lin come here once to see if he could remember anything.

...

It was quite far from the Shen family's place, and an hour had passed by the time Ye Xinning arrived.

The doorbell rang from the outside. Ye Xinning opened the door and looked at Shen Lin outside.

Shen Lin was still wearing the same matching couple outfit as her. Ye Xinning thought about what had happened at the airport that afternoon, and then about Jiang An. Her words were somewhat casual, "What, aren't you at home with... your child and your white moonlight..."

Before Ye Xinning could finish speaking, Shen Lin reached out his long, slender hand and pulled her into his arms without saying a word. The next second, a domineering and passionate kiss landed on her.

Ye Xinning froze, staring at him with wide eyes, not knowing what was going on.

Before she could say anything else, Shen Lin covered her eyes, pulled her closer to him, and kissed her even more deeply.

After the kiss ended, Ye Xinning's cheeks were flushed. Shen Lin stood in front of her, so close that she could hear his breathing clearly.

Why were you so stubborn at the airport?

When Ye Xinning mentioned the airport, she lowered her eyes, her passionate heart gradually calming down because of that kiss.

"Your grandma doesn't like me, she keeps calling me a vixen, am I just asking for trouble by standing there?"

"She's old, don't take it to heart."

After Shen Lin finished speaking, he lowered his head and kissed her forehead with the gentlest touch. "Besides, you married me, not her. You only need to care about my feelings."

Ye Xinning didn't want Shen Lin to say that. Indeed, she married him, and most of the time she only considered his feelings. But that didn't mean she could completely ignore the fact that Shen Lin's grandmother had brought Jiang An back.

Without saying a word, she turned and went back into the house.

Shen Lin followed her in.

At the same time, he began to look around the room in front of him. It was decorated very warmly, unlike the dilapidated appearance of the outside.

He was curious as to why Ye Xinning would have such a house in such a place, which seemed completely out of character for her.

"Is this yours?"

"To be precise, it should be my father's."

Shen Lin had asked her the same question before, and she gave the same answer.

After speaking, Ye Xinning kept observing Shen Lin's expression, trying to discern any trace of memory from his demeanor.

But no, Shen Lin's expression remained as calm as ever, and he simply nodded.

"What made you decide to come over tonight?"

"Because this place is very important to me. When I can't figure something out or when I have nowhere else to go, I come here. This place always gives me a lot of strength."

"Because of your father?"

Ye Xinning heard Shen Lin ask this question.

She was still smiling, but the smile grew fainter and fainter until it was almost invisible.

At that moment, she so desperately wanted to tell Shen Lin, "It's not because of Father, it's because of you..."