At dawn, there were circles of people outside Xie's house.

Constables were coming in and out of Xie's house.

"What's going on in the Xie Mansion? Why are the constables here?" someone who arrived late asked in confusion.

"You might not know yet, but remember the burning of the Cai printing factory a while ago? It turned out to be Xie Ping's doing. Kerosene and weapons were found in Xie's house. Those were things only the government allowed. Possessing them privately was punishable by death. It's said that Xie Ping also killed someone, but I'm not sure about that. I heard that Xie Ping committed suicide out of fear of punishment."

"Oh my god, I didn't expect Xie Ping to be this kind of person. She always seemed to be smiling and friendly."

"There's a saying that goes, 'You can know a person's face but not his heart.' But Xie Ping just took in a young maid yesterday, and she died in the blink of an eye. Life is unpredictable."

"This is called evil will be punished. I heard that one of her young husbands was driven crazy by her, and another had his eyes gouged out by her. It's really cruel."

To the people of Renhe County, everything Xie Ping did was evil.

As the officials came out of Xie's house, the door was closed and two long seals were posted on the door.

Zhao Chuchu and Zhang Xiuyuan accidentally walked into the Tianshui Bookstore.

All of the Xie family’s properties were sealed off, including the Tianshui Bookstore.

The door of Tianshui Bookstore was closed, and everything inside was sealed in dust, just as everything belonging to Xie Ping and Xie Youyi was also sealed in dust.

What happened that year was not reported.

The people of Renhe County will never know how deeply Xie Ping and Xie Youzhi loved each other back then; they will never know how Xie Lan tortured Xie Youzhi, causing such a beautiful young man to become weaker and weaker, and die before he could survive more than two years; they will also never know the figure of a man who resolutely jumped off a cliff holding his beloved.

"My dear wife, I believe they will definitely be together in the next life." Zhang Xiuyuan held her hand.

Zhao Chuchu stared at him. Her husband was very attentive and could always sense the changes in her mood.

Zhao Chuchu sometimes wondered if Xie Ping would not have died if she had not visited Xie's house that night and discovered the secret of Youzhiyuan.

However, the voice in her heart told her that if she had the chance to choose again, she would still make the same choice.

Xie Ping's love for Xie Youzhi is too crazy. She has a deep protective feeling for Tianshui Bookstore. She will not allow anyone to hinder the expansion and development of Tianshui Bookstore, nor will she allow any other bookstore to suppress Tianshui Bookstore. If Yuan Ge'er did not choose to go to Tianshui Bookstore, Xie Ping would have suppressed him all the time, and the means she chose were crazy and regardless of the cost.

Zhao Chuchu considers herself a selfish person. If she were asked to choose between Zhang Xiuyuan and Xie Ping, she would choose Zhang Xiuyuan without hesitation.

What Xie Ping said before jumping off the cliff gave Zhao Chuchu a guess.

Xie Ping is very capable. In fact, she could have easily escaped their pursuit, but she left traces. It seemed that she was forced to the cliff by them, but that might be her own choice.

Xie Ping said that Xie Youzhi let her live, but for Xie Ping, living like that was too tiring, and she would rather die with Xie Youzhi.

So, although it seemed like she was forced to jump off the cliff, it was actually the path Xie Ping chose for herself.

It seems like death, but in fact it is taking her to find her lover, and it is a new life for Xie Ping.

Xie Youzhi is so lucky to have met Xie Ping. I hope they can really meet at Naihe Bridge and spend the next life together.