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After leaving the Leng family, Ming Yu did not return to the hospital immediately.
Instead, she seemed to vanish from the world, disappearing from everyone’s sight for three whole days.
No one knew where she went during that time or what she had experienced.
Although Lin Qingyou was puzzled, she understood Ming Yu.
Because of Ming Yu’s past, it was inevitable that she would never be just an ordinary girl.
Yin Hanyu glanced at Yin Yixuan and said, “Don’t look at me like that. I don’t know either.”
“But one thing is for sure—she’s safe.”
In other words, Yin Yixuan had no reason to worry.
But how could Yin Yixuan not worry?
He turned and left, determined to find Ming Yu no matter what.
As he was about to enter the elevator, Yin Hanyu suddenly called out to him.
“Yin Yixuan…”
“What’s the matter?” Yin Yixuan stopped in his tracks.
“If you truly love Ming Yu, don’t push her.”
“She used to really like you, but your pride made you miss the moment when she was at her bravest.”
“When she realized she loved you, she was terrified, lost…”
“Her mission was to kill you.”
“From childhood until now, she had never failed a mission.”
“But you… you were the only exception.”
“I used to think it was because you were too cunning and intelligent, making the mission more difficult than usual, which led to her failure.”
“But…” Yin Hanyu chuckled. “I overestimated you and underestimated her.”
“Don’t think that just because she loved you, killing you would be impossible.”
“Even if she didn’t love you and remained on guard, taking your life wouldn’t have been difficult for her.”
“Killing you wasn’t the hard part. The hard part was failing to do so…”
“A failed mission meant death. If not death, then unimaginable torment…”
“She endured all of it.”
“And yet, after everything, she still went back to find you.”
“But she never knew that the only reason she was spared was because I took over her mission—to kill you.”
“During that time, I spent every day planning how to eliminate you.”
“But then, she came back for you. And when she realized I was there, she immediately understood my intentions and my mission.”
“So, she came looking for me. Of course, to you, it must have looked like she couldn’t wait to return to my side…”
“You had no idea that in just a few days apart—just during the time you were away on a business trip—she had already walked through the gates of hell for you.”
“You only believe what you see with your own eyes.”
“So when she tried to explain that there was nothing between us, you didn’t believe her at all.”
“She’s not good with words. She’s never had to explain herself before. Her world has always been about missions and execution, never explanations.”
“The only time she ever tried to explain was for you. And in return, you mocked her with sarcasm and indifference.”
“It’s not that this is difficult to explain… It’s not because her relationship with me is complicated.”
“It’s because, from the beginning, she was afraid of you knowing that she originally approached you to kill you.”
“She didn’t dare to say it.”
“She was afraid.”
Even now, Ming Yu had never spoken of it.
Even though Yin Yixuan might have already guessed the truth.
But still, Ming Yu couldn’t bring herself to admit it.
Loving someone makes you timid and hesitant.
“I’m telling you all this, not because I want to help you.”
“I just want you to understand that Ming Yu is not like an ordinary girl. Or rather, she is not like a ‘normal’ girl. If you love her, if you want to be with her, you will have to endure far more hardships than if you were with anyone else.”
“If you truly decide to spend your life with her, you need to be prepared for that.”
“If you can’t, then leave now. It will be better for both of you.”
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Not long after Yin Yixuan left, Xiao Xue came looking for Lin Qingyou.
She was holding an old photograph and an iPad with a video playing.
The video was from Ruan Lan’s birthday banquet.
The photograph was an old picture of a beautiful woman.
“Qingyou, come here! The more I look at Ruan Lan, the more she reminds me of someone!”
Xiao Xue hadn’t attended Ruan Lan’s birthday banquet.
But when she heard that Lin Qingyou almost got into trouble at the party, she immediately sensed something was off.
So, she specifically looked up videos of Ruan Lan.
Actually, Xiao Xue had always been curious about Ruan Lan.
But Ruan Lan was secretive and rarely appeared in public.
Xiao Xue, being used to pride, would never go out of her way to chase after someone who avoided her. Plus, she had been living abroad for a long time, so she had never really interacted with Ruan Lan.
“Who does she look like?” Lin Qingyou asked.
Xiao Xue handed her the photo. “She looks like that wretched woman, Pei Mingzhu.”
“Pei Mingzhu?” Lin Qingyou frowned. “That name sounds familiar.”
Xiao Xue rolled her eyes. “She used to be the number one socialite in the imperial capital. You must have heard of her. People used to say, ‘After Pei Mingzhu, there were no more true socialites in Beijing.'”
“That was all just her own hype…” Xiao Xue sneered.
“Pei Mingzhu?” Lin Qingyou examined the photo, but the woman in it didn’t look like Ruan Lan.
“They don’t look alike,” Xiao Xue admitted. “But the feeling is the same.”
“The feeling?” Lin Qingyou twitched her lips. “Aunt, basing things on ‘a feeling’ seems a bit vague and reckless.”
“Reckless, my ass!” Xiao Xue said angrily. “She and I have always been enemies. You know that deep-seated feeling when you recognize an enemy, right?”
Lin Qingyou: “…”
Enemies? Sounds like there’s a big scandal here!
Xiao Xue swore, “I’m absolutely certain. No one else could be as sinister and cunning as Pei Mingzhu! Her face may have changed, but her aura and presence are the same.”
“Wasn’t she supposed to be a socialite? Shouldn’t she be gentle and refined? Why do you make her sound so evil?”
“Evil?” Xiao Xue scoffed. “She was born a troublemaker!”
“A born troublemaker?” Yin Hanyu was intrigued. “Why do you say that, Aunt?”
“Pei Mingzhu…” Yin Hanyu’s eyes flashed. He turned to Lin Qingyou. “Didn’t Jiang Zhuocheng’s mother say she used to have the surname Pei?”
“Oh, right!” Lin Qingyou smacked her forehead. She had completely forgotten that Ruan Lan was just an alias.
Lin Qingyou quickly asked, “Aunt, why were you and Pei Mingzhu enemies?”
Xiao Xue said, “It wasn’t just me and her. The Pei and Xiao families have always been enemies.”
“Why?”
“Because both families are in the medical field. The Xiao family is known for traditional Chinese medicine, while the Pei family is known for pharmaceuticals.”
“When two powerful families are in the same industry, there’s bound to be competition. Our families were direct rivals. Even now, if you post a debate online about whether Chinese or Western medicine is better, netizens will argue about it for days…”