Xing Zhaozhao stood in the abandoned cellar, looking at the unchanged gray walls in front of her, her face full of frustration.
It's been two months. Except when it's windy or rainy, Gao Mingcheng doesn't allow her to come out. Otherwise, almost every day, she goes to the abandoned cellar to check if the door has been reopened.
But no, no, still no.
Is it really true that she can never go back in this lifetime?
Xing Zhaozhao gently bumped her head against the gray wall, tears welling up in her eyes.
Footsteps sounded behind her, and Gao Mingcheng came in, taking a coat and draping it over her shoulders: "Let's go back, Zhaozhao."
Xing Zhaozhao sniffed, responded softly, turned around, took Gao Mingcheng's hand, and went down the mountain back.
The car took them not back to the Gao family home, but to the sanatorium built in the nearby mountains.
Since her near-death experience, Xing Zhaozhao's health has deteriorated significantly. After staying at home for two days, she was so anxious that she couldn't sleep at night. Gao Mingcheng then decided to let her move to a sanatorium. The air and environment in the mountains are better, and it might also be more familiar to Xing Zhaozhao.
Xing Zhaozhao stayed at the sanatorium for one night, and her mental state improved considerably, so she decided to stay there for almost two months.
When the car arrived at the entrance of the sanatorium, Xing Zhaozhao suddenly saw Xing Zhaoming, who had arrived at some point and was arguing with an old man.
"Let's stop here," Xing Zhaozhao said to the driver. As soon as the car stopped, she opened the door, got out, and walked straight towards Xing Zhaoming.
Gao Mingcheng got out of the car and saw the old man who was pulling and tugging at Xing Zhaoming. He frowned and quickly followed him.
"Xing Zhaoming, what exactly did you do to Weiwei?" This old man was none other than Chen Hao. He had been deceived for so long by Xing Zhaoming and his son Xing Jiashu, who had been covering for each other. He only realized two days ago that Chen Wei was missing, and immediately followed Xing Zhaoming's trail to find her.
Xing Zhaoming came to see Xing Zhaozhao, but he didn't expect Chen Hao to come along. His eyes flickered as he said, "Don't worry, this is a society ruled by law. I won't do anything to her. Her mental state has always been poor. I just found her a better place to recuperate."
Chen Hao no longer trusted him. With a stern face, he said, "Tell me where she is. I need to see her right now."
Xing Zhaoming refused: "No, it's not convenient for her to see anyone right now, and it's not convenient to visit that place either."
Chen Hao grabbed Xing Zhaoming by the collar: "Xing Zhaoming, don't force me to..." take action against you.
Before he could finish speaking, he saw a car stop beside them, and a young woman got out and walked towards them, calling out in a clear voice, "Brother."
Chen Hao was taken aback. Who was she calling?
Taking advantage of Chen Hao's momentary daze, Xing Zhaoming quickly pulled him aside, looked at Xing Zhaozhao walking over, and replied with a smile, "You're back, Zhaozhao."
Chen Hao froze, his surprised gaze shifting back and forth between Xing Zhaoming and Xing Zhaozhao. Wait a minute, when did Xing Zhaoming get a younger sister? Zhaozhao? He vaguely remembered that Xing Zhaoming's sister, who died soon after, was named Zhaozhao?
Chen Hao stared intently at Xing Zhaozhao, and suddenly felt that she looked somewhat familiar, as she resembled Xing Zhaoming's deceased younger sister.
Suddenly, Chen Hao recalled the things Chen Wei had said incoherently at the hospital. Could they all be true?
"You..." Chen Hao looked at Xing Zhaozhao approaching, about to say something.
Xing Zhaozhao walked up to him, then suddenly stopped. Looking at the older version of Chen Hao, she blinked twice before recognizing him: "You...aren't you Chen Hao? How come you've aged so much?"
Chen Hao: "??!!" What do you mean by "looks this old"? What kind of eyesight is that? The two next to him aren't much younger than him.
Wait a minute...
Chen Hao looked at Xing Zhaozhao in surprise: "You know me?"
Xing Zhaozhao nodded: "A bad guy."
Chen Hao: "??!!" Is that polite? He asked.
Xing Zhaoming pursed his lips and chuckled to himself.
Chen Hao glared at him fiercely, then turned back to look at Xing Zhaozhao and asked, "When did we meet? I don't remember?"
“We met just recently, you probably don’t remember,” Xing Zhaozhao said.
"..." Chen Hao frowned, looking puzzled. Didn't she think these two sentences contradicted each other?
"You two met a while ago? How come you never mentioned it before?" Xing Zhaoming asked curiously. If Chen Hao had visited Zhaozhao a while ago, he wouldn't have missed seeing him.
“You didn’t ask,” Xing Zhaozhao said.
"What did you talk about when you met?" Xing Zhaoming asked.
“It’s nothing. You wanted to break up with Chen Wei, so he brought his sister to us to mediate,” Xing Zhaozhao said.
Xing Zhaoming: "..."
Xing Zhaoming then realized that Xing Zhaozhao was referring to the matter over there, and asked with some surprise, "I discovered Chen Wei's problem over there so early?"
Xing Zhaozhao glanced at Chen Hao, who still looked completely bewildered, and said, "Thanks to him."
"I see." Xing Zhaoming looked at Chen Hao and said sincerely, "Thank you."
Chen Hao couldn't hold back any longer: "What exactly are you talking about?"
“You don’t need to know,” Xing Zhaoming and Xing Zhaozhao said almost in unison.
Chen Hao: "..."
Chen Hao took a deep breath, barely managing to suppress his increasingly volatile emotions. He looked coldly at Xing Zhaoming and said, "Where is Weiwei? If I don't see her today, don't blame me for being ruthless and calling the police. You'll be responsible for the consequences."
Before Xing Zhaoming could say anything, Xing Zhaozhao looked at him in surprise and asked, "What happened, brother?" Before, Xing Zhaozhao asked Xing Zhaoming how he found out about her identity, and she knew that the past could probably not be hidden anymore. She also asked him about Chen Wei's situation. He only said that he would handle it, so she didn't ask any more questions. She didn't expect it to be resolved in this way.
"It's alright. Her mental state is a bit unstable right now. I found her a nice place to recuperate," Xing Zhaoming said to Xing Zhaozhao.
"A nice place...for recuperation..." Xing Zhaozhao turned her head and glanced at the sanatorium located right next to her, her lips twitching slightly. Could it be such a coincidence?
Chen Hao followed Xing Zhaozhao's gaze and turned to look. A glint flashed in his eyes, and he quickly realized what was happening. He immediately turned around and walked straight towards the entrance of the sanatorium.
The security guard came out and stopped him: "Excuse me, sir, you can't just walk in here."
Chen Hao turned to Xing Zhaoming with a warning look: "Xing Zhaoming..."
Xing Zhaoming was still hesitating.
"Let him in," Xing Zhaozhao said. "I also wanted to see Chen Wei." Let's resolve this once and for all.
This time, Xing Zhaoming didn't hesitate: "Okay."
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