She wanted to break off the engagement, so she had to get back the engagement jade pendant and marriage contract before the Lu family arrived.

Before the original owner's mother died, she learned about the relationship between Yu Defu and Han Fenglan. She was worried about leaving the things at home, but she was also afraid that the original owner was too soft-hearted to protect them, so she entrusted the things to a friend.

Over the years, no matter how Han Fenglan and Yu Defu tried to subtly inquire, the original owner never mentioned it, and the two of them thought that the original owner had lost the item.

Following the location in her memory, Yu Yao found the home of this friend of the original owner's mother.

"Hello, who are you looking for?" The woman who opened the door looked at Yu Yao with a puzzled expression.

Yu Yao smiled and said, "Hello, elder sister, is Comrade Chu Xiulan here?"

"I'm sorry, my mother passed away last year." The older woman looked at Yu Yao, and the more she looked, the more she felt like she had seen her somewhere before. "You...you are Aunt Meiqin's daughter?"

Sun Meiqin is the name of the original owner's mother.

Yu Yao nodded.

The woman smiled and said, "It really is you! You look exactly like you did when you were little, still so beautiful. Please come in!"

Yu Yao went inside and sat down. The older woman told her to wait a moment while she went inside to get something.

Not long after, the older sister came out with the things.

Yu Yao thanked her elder sister, who happened to have guests at her house.

She didn't bother them any longer, said goodbye and left, then took her things and found a quiet pavilion in a nearby park to open them.

Besides a delightfully green jade pendant and a yellowed marriage contract, there was also a letter inside.

Just as she was about to open the letter, a cry for help came from nearby.

"Help! Someone, please help!"