Chapter 24: Yin Hanyu’s Love Hidden from the Light

Ming Yu glanced at Lin Qingyou before turning to Yin Hanyu and saying, “Leng Yifeng might be your biological brother.”

“That’s impossible!”

Yin Hanyu immediately denied it.

His mother had only ever given birth to him.

Ming Yu didn’t argue, simply continuing, “You knew Lin Qingyou from a very young age, didn’t you?”

Yin Hanyu nodded.

When he was little, he lived across from Lin Qingyou.

It wasn’t until he was almost nine years old that he was taken back to the Yin family.

But returning home wasn’t the paradise outsiders imagined. Instead, it marked the beginning of a life in hell.

“Not long after you and your mother left that place,” Ming Yu said, “Leng Yifeng and his mother moved into the home where you used to live.”

“That actually happened?” After leaving, twelve years had passed before he had the chance to return to find Lin Qingyou.

But when he got there, he found that Lin Qingyou had long since moved away.

Everything there had changed—it was no longer the place he remembered.

Lin Qingyou’s hands clenched unconsciously, and Yin Hanyu immediately sensed her emotional turmoil.

“Qingyou, what’s wrong?”

Lin Qingyou took a deep breath. That was a painful and tragic memory for her.

When she was little, she had really, really liked Yin Hanyu.

Because her grandfather had always looked down on her father, her father had been determined to prove himself, focusing all his efforts on making money and working hard.

Her mother, on the other hand, was obsessed with studying the Xiao family’s medical techniques.

So, there was no one to play with her. That’s why she loved to go find the little boy across the street.

That little boy was incredibly good-looking, like a prince out of a fairy tale.

At first, he was very cold to her, but she just loved teasing him.

Over time, they grew closer.

Eventually, she spent more nights sleeping at his house than her own.

Back then, he was her favorite person.

They went to school together, ate together, went home together—even slept together. They were inseparable, just like two little shadows.

Their mothers became best friends because of them and even joked about arranging their marriage.

But then, one morning, she woke up…

And the little boy and his mother were both gone.

At that moment, she felt like her whole world had collapsed.

She could never find the boy she liked again.

And that wasn’t even the worst part. As if fate wanted to be crueler, just a few days later, her mother also died in an accident.

Her world crumbled once more.

That was the saddest, most painful time of her life.

In just a short span of time, she had lost both the mother she loved most and the little boy she adored.

Every night, she cried in her sleep, calling for her mother and her little brother.

But her mother was gone—she would never have a mother again.

And her little brother had disappeared—he would never come back.

She had fevered nightmares night after night…

Her father sought out countless doctors, but none of them could help.

Later, Leng Yifeng and his mother moved into the house across from them.

Her constant crying at night kept them from getting any rest, so her father brought gifts to explain and sincerely apologize, hoping they would understand.

During their conversation, Leng Yifeng’s mother revealed that she knew hypnosis and offered to help Lin Qingyou forget the pain of losing her mother and little brother.

Her father, seeing how unwell she was and fearing that he might lose her after already losing his wife, hesitated for a long time before finally agreeing.

After the hypnosis, Lin Qingyou’s condition did improve day by day.

She forgot her grief and lived a carefree life.

In her past life, she only recalled this memory much, much later.

That’s why, in her past life, she never rejected her stepmother, Wang Yalan—because she had forgotten her real mother.

But deep in her bones, she still longed for a mother.

So, it seemed like anyone could take on that role for her.

Her fond memories of Yin Hanyu were also replaced by Leng Yifeng, who had now become the boy living across from her.

In her memories, the little brother’s face had been unconsciously replaced by Leng Yifeng’s.

So from the very first time she met Leng Yifeng, she had treated him exceptionally well.

And after Leng Yifeng injured his leg because of her, her care for him only deepened.

“You were hypnotized?” Ming Yu’s beautiful face showed a rare look of shock.

Lin Qingyou nodded. Based on the timeline, her hypnosis had never been undone.

But since she had been reborn and retained her past-life memories, she now knew the truth.

“You’re a doctor?” Lin Qingyou hurriedly asked Ming Yu, “Can you undo hypnosis?”

For some reason, she felt that even in her past life, her hypnotized memories had never fully returned.

Ming Yu shook her head, then nodded.

Lin Qingyou frowned. “What do you mean?”

Ming Yu said, “I only know a little about hypnosis. At most, I can make it last for three months. But your hypnosis… based on the timeline, it has lasted over ten years. If someone can suppress memories for over a decade without any signs of breaking, their skill is far beyond mine—I can’t undo it.”

Yin Hanyu listened with a furrowed brow, gripping Lin Qingyou’s hand tightly. “Will this hypnosis harm her body?”

Ming Yu shook her head. “No, just the missing memories.”

Hearing this, Yin Hanyu finally let out a slight sigh of relief.

But his handsome brow remained tightly knitted.

Hypnosis?

And such a powerful form of it?

Just who was Leng Yifeng’s mother?

Lin Qingyou clearly wanted to know too. She immediately told Yin Hanyu that she needed to return to the Lin family.

She had to ask her father.

After all, the only people who knew the truth back then were her father and Leng Yifeng’s mother—besides herself, the one who had been hypnotized.

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After Lin Qingyou left, Ming Yu kept staring intently at Yin Hanyu.

Yin Hanyu frowned. “Don’t look for his shadow in me. I’m not him.”

Ming Yu’s expression grew even more disdainful. “Of course you’re not him. He would never treat me the way you do.”

She continued, “I’m just curious—why don’t you want to tell her that it was you who saved her back then? Why won’t you tell her that you’re the one who was crippled trying to rescue her?”

Twelve years of suffering, barely surviving the trials of hell…

The first thing Yin Hanyu did when he escaped was to find his childhood sweetheart.

But fate was cruel—Lin Qingyou had been kidnapped.

To save her…

He willingly returned to hell.

He willingly struck a deal with the very person he hated most—the one who had tormented him beyond measure.

He endured unspeakable suffering and even lost his leg.

But in the end, Leng Yifeng swooped in at the last moment and took all the credit.

Ming Yu had always thought she was the dumbest person in the world.

But because of Yin Hanyu, she was willing to settle for second place.

She admitted defeat.

“Why?” Ming Yu asked again. “I’ve wanted to ask this for a long time.”

Yin Hanyu watched Lin Qingyou’s hurriedly departing figure, his eyes filled with tenderness and longing.

He said, “One Leng Yifeng already fills her with enough guilt to keep her awake at night… If she knew about me too, how could she go on living?”