This man is dangerous, and he is likely connected to her forgotten past.
Shen Li watched her get into the Yun family's car and disappear into the night, then slowly raised his hand to look at the deep marks on his palm from the force he had used to pinch himself.
"No matter who you are..."
"I will never let go."
He muttered to himself, his voice hoarse and obsessive.
"Continue the investigation, and use all available resources."
"Also, get ready, I'm going to get close to her."
Shen Li turned around and gave an order to the shadow behind him.
In the car that drove away from the villa, Zi Xi leaned back in her seat with her eyes closed, her mind replaying the image of Shen Li over and over again.
"The focus of the investigation is on the underlying issues, especially recently, regardless of prices."
She took out her phone and sent an encrypted message.
Since that banquet, Shen Li began to appear at any occasion where Zi Xi might be present, with an unsettling frequency.
Charity auctions, business forums, and even the opening of a private art exhibition under the Yun family.
Moreover, he no longer gazed at it from afar, but tried to approach it.
Shen Li happened to be riding in the same elevator as her.
In the cramped space, the oppressive feeling of his cold cedar skin mixed with the stench of blood was almost suffocating.
Zi Xi would keep her body tense and her eyes fixed straight ahead.
But she could also clearly feel his gaze, so tangible, burning hot on her cheek, carrying an obsession she couldn't understand.
Shen Li would also abruptly interrupt her conversations with the Yun family, staring at her with his lifeless yet crazed eyes and asking some inexplicable questions.
"Doctor? Have you ever been to the South before?"
"What do you like to eat? Sweets, or... do you like steamed buns?"
The questions were always jumbled up, but the tone was unusually serious.
Zi Xi's response was always distant and wary.
"Mr. Shen, we are not acquainted."
"Sorry, I like rice."
Zi Xi couldn't remember what kind of person this Mr. Shen was before, but now she felt that he was an incomprehensible madman whose behavior was extremely strange.
The main problem is that his purpose is unclear, and he exudes extreme danger, making him even more bizarre.
Therefore, Zi Xi only wanted to stay away from him, complete her plan in the Yun family, and continue to investigate the connection between the Shen family and the Dark Abyss in secret.
However, through her repeated cold treatment and avoidance, Shen Li became increasingly certain of something.
It's not about appearance or identity.
It was those eyes.
When she showed wariness or even a hint of annoyance at his approach, a fleeting look in her eyes was strikingly similar to the look in his memory of the silly girl who had been scolded by him, looking wronged yet unable to resist.
There are countless small details about her, such as not liking carrots but being able to eat white radishes, and liking apples but not grapes.
And there are also the little gestures she occasionally makes unintentionally.
When thinking, she unconsciously curls the ends of her hair with her fingertips; when nervous, she gently bites the inside of her lower lip.
These subtle, undeniable qualities fueled the flame of hope in Shen Li's heart, making it burn ever brighter.
He was almost certain that she was his Xixi.
His little fool didn't die.
So she just forgot about him?
Or is it because she has regained her senses and wants to let go of the past, even abandoning him along with it?
But she is still alive, still living in this world.
This realization alone filled him with ecstasy.
But he was still unwilling to accept it. Why had she forgotten him?
Shen Li's unusual attention to the suddenly rising Dr. Zi from the Yun family in City A eventually attracted the attention of some people.
He had made too many enemies in the business world. One of them, known for his ruthless methods, believed he had found his weakness and devised a plan to kill two birds with one stone.
They could get rid of this troublesome doctor and frame Shen Li, thus inciting the Yun family to fight against Shen Li, so they could reap the benefits.
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