What part of the past do you want to go back to?

Didn't she completely deny and discard everything from the past?

Yun Lian felt all her energy and spirit drained away in an instant.

"Forget it, it's all in the past."

Even if they went back to the past, the mistress couldn't immediately reconnect with her.

*

Lu family.

Lu Yanli stared at Yun Lian and Ye Mu's hands clasped together on the screen, his eyes almost like knives.

"It's all fake, just a performance."

Suddenly, Lu Yanli forcefully swept all the documents on the table onto the floor.

"Does playing along really have to go this far?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than his phone rang at an inopportune moment.

The screen showed a call from Bai Ruobing.

Lu Yanli hung up several times, but still persisted in calling back.

"You'd better really have something to say! Otherwise, you won't want to know what I'm capable of."

Bai Ruobing cried her heart out on the other end.

“Brother Yanli, I remember now, I remember everything! Come find me, or you will regret it later.”

"I am never threatened by anyone."

"It's about your childhood at the beach."

Lu Yanli paused in his act of hanging up the phone.

"What do you know?"

“Brother Yanli couldn’t explain it clearly over the phone. We’ll talk about the rest in person when you come over. I’ll be waiting for you at the Red House.”

Lu Yanli reached into his collar and pulled out a necklace.

Memories also return to childhood.

The petite girl followed him as he walked home along the sandy beach, step by step, through the deep and shallow water.

Even though she was exhausted and out of breath, she kept comforting him.

"Little brother, don't fall asleep yet. Wait until we get to my house before you sleep, okay?"

"Don't move! The doctor said you're badly injured and need to rest for the next few days. What do you want to do? I'll do it for you."

"Then let's make a promise that next time we meet, we'll never be apart again."

"Why exchange tokens? My eyes will recognize you before the tokens do."

"But what if you see me and don't recognize me? I'll give you my necklace, and I'll keep the watch safe. Just remember to come back and find me."

"I will definitely come back."

*

Coffee shop.

When Lu Yanli came in, Bai Ruobing had already been sitting for a long time.

"Brother Yanli, you've finally arrived."

What do you know about me when I was a child?

Bai Ruobing brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, making sure her most beautiful profile was facing him.

"No rush, Brother Yanli, you haven't contacted me in a long time."

Lu Yanli felt that she had changed too much.

In the past, she was very similar to Yun Lian in the early stages, so I didn't mind giving her more patience.

But now he doesn't want to waste his extra time elsewhere; he just wants to spend every day with Yun Lian.

Lu Yanli pulled out a chair and stood up.

"If you don't want to talk about it, that's fine. It's ridiculous of me to come looking for you over just one sentence."

Bai Ruobing wanted to turn away when she saw that he was really ruthless.

The hesitation in his eyes completely transformed into determination.

They forced her into it.

If Yun Lian hadn't been unwilling to help her, she wouldn't have had to impersonate Yun Lian.

But this is what they owed her, isn't it?

Bai Ruobing took out a somewhat old watch.

"Brother Yanli, are you really leaving even because of this watch?"

Lu Yanli stopped in his tracks and turned around abruptly.

When he saw the watch on Bai Ruobing's hand, there was not a trace of joy in his eyes at seeing his savior; instead, there was a hint of hesitation.

Why am I here?

Bai Ruobing used almost all of her best acting skills.

"I don't know when it started coming to me, I've just always protected it very well."

"If I hadn't fallen a few days ago, I wouldn't have remembered this watch was yours, Yanli brother. Waaah, how did we miss so much time together?"

Bai Ruobing suddenly stepped forward and hesitated before hugging Lu Yanli's waist.

He didn't push her away, so she took it a step further and pressed her face against his chest.

Lu Yanli resisted the urge to push her away.

With a hoarse voice, he asked, "Is this watch really yours?"

Bai Ruobing's crying stopped abruptly.

"Although you gave it to me, you are its true owner. I am just keeping it safe for you for a few years."

Lu Yanli suddenly pinched her cheek and examined her closely.

No matter how I look at it, this face is so different from the one I remember.

In my memory, that innocent little face, with eyes full of naivety and purity, never had any scheming or calculation.

Even if people change as they grow up, he doesn't believe that the person who carried a child about the same age as her would grow up to look like this.

Even if...

Even if her personality is unlikable, she should at least look like Yun Lian.

Bai Ruobing was bewildered by his sudden action, but she still tried her best to maintain her previous expression.

"Brother Yanli, what do you mean by this?"

Lu Yanli straightened her up and let go of her.

It's like the sword that's been hanging over my head has finally been removed, and I feel incredibly relieved.

He has been searching for people who were kind to him when he was a child for many years.

But once you actually find it, you realize it's not all that special; life doesn't change much because of its existence.

What do you want from me?

Bai Ruobing looked incredulous.

Why is it different from what she expected?

She thought that Lu Yanli would change his attitude towards her once he learned that she was his childhood savior.

Even if he secretly does things for her behind her back, he shouldn't be acting so coldly like this.

"Do you think I'm using this watch to acknowledge you in order to gain some benefit from you? Lu Yanli, you're really hurting my feelings."

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