Song Yuqiao's eyes flashed with chaotic scenes, those scenes seemed to be on the bed. Messy bedding, entwined bodies...

  At that time, still in the Song family home, the courtyard had tall Chinese parasol trees, cicadas were calling out from the treetops, one voice higher than another. It seemed to make a humming noise similar to tinnitus appear in people's ears.

  At this time, Song Yuqiao was particularly happy, thinking only of the upcoming meeting with Ye Zenan. She even counted on her fingers that it had been 152 days since they last saw each other, from three months before the college entrance exam until now. Ye Zenan didn't want to delay her study time, but every day he would still make a phone call, and in the end, it was always Ye Zenan who scolded her and made her hang up the phone, only to continue talking sweet nothings for over ten minutes.

  Whenever I think of it, I will silently laugh.

  Black Friday is finally over and there's no need to suppress herself anymore. Ye Zhenan has returned from C City to look for her.

  "Have you reached the door?" Song Yuqiao held the phone with one hand, "You go in first. Don't you have a key?"

  Ye Zenan smiled: "Isn't that your boudoir? Can I come in?"

  "Alright, alright," Song Yuqiao said, "You've been through several times already. Now you're actually becoming a gentleman."

  Ye Zenan's voice came from the other end of the phone, "I am a gentleman, then what did you say I'm not a gentleman?"

  Indeed, the romance between Ye Zenan and Song Yuqiao was purely a matter of mutual affection, with occasional hand-holding being as far as they went. They could count on one hand the number of times they had kissed, because Song Yuqiao was extremely shy, and Ye Zenan humored her, thinking that their first time would be after marriage.

  "Are you coming in or not? If you don't want to come in, then just stand outside and wait." Song Yuqiao said, getting a bit annoyed.

  Ye Zenan said: "I'm still in C City now, and the school mentor asked me to stay, so I won't be able to go back."

  The little bird that was flapping its wings in Song Yuqiao's heart finally fell to the ground, "What's the point of calling if you're not coming back."

  Actually, Ye Zenan had already entered the room. He wanted to give Song Yuqiao a surprise, but he couldn't help wanting to call her.

  As a result, this time's surprise turned into a fright.

  Because Ye Zenan didn't come back, Song Yuqiao opened the door with some despair and was shocked by everything in front of her, the key in her hand clattered to the ground, covering her mouth.

  On the bed, two naked bodies were entwined together, moaning and gasping for breath, the sounds intertwining and surging directly into Song Yuqiao's ears.

  What Song Yuqiao couldn't accept most was that the entwined bodies on the bed were her boyfriend and best friend, Lu Lu.

  Ye Zenan had just hung up the phone and said he was still at school, but when she got home, she saw her boyfriend and best friend on her bed in her room...

  At this moment, it feels like the whole world has darkened.

  Song Yuqiao felt a wave of nausea, covering her mouth and running out, rushing out of the Song family home, running to the side of the road, holding onto a tree and starting to dry heave, feeling like all the acid in her stomach had been vomited out, tears streaming down her face.

  "Qiao! Song Qiao!"

  Fang Zhao sat across from Song Yuqiao at the dinner table and saw the pained expression on his face, furrowing his brow: "What's wrong? Are you feeling better?"

  He was startled by Song Yuqiao's appearance, and he thought to himself that maybe he shouldn't have told Song Yuqiao about this matter. However, if Song Yuqiao remained in the dark and continued to blame Ye Zenan for his mistakes, he felt that as a friend, he couldn't just stand by and watch.

  After about a few minutes or so, Song Yuqiao finally came back to his senses, and the pain in his head suddenly disappeared.

  The scene that just flashed through his mind, Song Yuqiao knew, was truly real.

  Fang Zhao called out to her several times before she suddenly came back to herself, looking at Fang Zhao sitting across from her with eyes that gradually focused, "Oh" she said.

  "Are you okay?"

  Fang Zhao also looked a bit anxious, Song Yuqiao's face was pale and frightening, without any blood color, just now he didn't know what he thought of, his lower lip was bitten with blood marks.

  "It's nothing." Song Yuqiao curved her lips upwards, trying to put on a smile. "I'm fine, let's eat hot pot quickly, the meat slices inside are already cooked through."

  Song Yuqiao finished speaking, then used a slotted spoon to scoop out all the things in the hot pot and put them in a bowl of sesame paste, and poured another layer of spicy chili sauce on top, eating with his mouth full of flames.

  Fang Zhao paused for a moment, then said: "Yu Qiao, I really didn't expect you to react so strongly. Didn't you already know about what happened between them before? What I mainly think is that you're only blaming Ze Nan for this matter, which is unfair to him. So now I want to tell you, at the time Ze Nan had no idea what he was doing, Lu Lu had drugged him, and then he mistook Lu Lu for you. I just want you to give him a fairer treatment..."

  Song Yuqiao's eyes were tearing up from the chili pepper, and her lips had teeth marks on them. Now her spicy lips are throbbing with pain.

  "There's nothing absolutely fair in this world, that thing back then is already a closed book, but for these three years, Ye Zhenan has been treating me like this, I remember, so I've always given him relatively fair treatment. My temperament is gentle and not biased, but" Song Yuqiao pulled out a tissue to wipe away her tears, "the chili peppers are too much, they're killing me."

  Fang Zhao pursed his lips and looked at Song Yuqiao wiping away the tears streaming from her eyes, speechless.

  Ye Zenan is now probably most regretful about letting go of his former beloved.

  ………………

  Ye's family.

  Liu sister was out buying vegetables early in the morning when she saw someone lying at the entrance, and she was so scared that she wanted to call 110 police. She approached with a trembling phone and took a closer look, only to find it was "Qiao Miss!"

  Qiao Mo had been in and out of the Ye's home freely during that period, with Pei Yuling covering for her, and even had a room specially set aside for her at the Ye's.

  Qiao Mo, who was lying on the ground, moved slightly. Liu Jie took a look and this time she was really frightened. Qiao Mo's face was pale, looking like a dead person.

  Liu Jie hastily called a small worker who was repairing flowers and grass in the small garden to carry Qiao Mo into the house, Qiao Mo had his own guest room at Ye's house.

  Qiao Mo was supported onto the bed by Liu Jie, who then fed her a bowl of ginger soup.

  Touching Qiao Mo's head, Liu Jie was startled and found that she had a high fever.

  Because Pei Yuling had gone out early, now only Liu sister was at home. She also couldn't make up her mind, after all, such things should be decided by the lady of the house, and it wasn't necessary for her to get involved, so she hastily called Pei Yuling on the phone.

  Bai Yuling had just gone to a private detective agency, and the private investigator's investigation materials on Qiao Mo were all shown to Bai Yuling.

  Pei Yuling held a document and saw what was written on it, exclaiming: "X County's?!"

  The private detective nodded: "Yes, her parents divorced, her mother remarried, and her father sold her to the Night Color. Later, when the Night Color was closed for rectification, all the idle people inside were dispersed."

  It's no longer necessary to explain it with a private detective, Pei Yuling read on word by word, and the more she read, the more she felt like an idiot for being fooled by Qiao Mo's nonsense for so long. What was unforgivable was that she had fabricated her own identity from the very beginning. In this information, there were clear records of Qiao Mo's dealings with Qi Kun and taking white powder, as well as several prenatal check-ups. Except for the one time Pei Yuling took her to the prenatal check-up, it turned out that she had already had four prenatal check-ups before that!

  Pei Yuling's uncontrollable strength crumpled the printed paper in her hand, and in a fit of rage, she stuffed the mangled paper into her bag without saying goodbye to the private investigator, turning around and leaving directly.

  Right after that, she received a call from Liu Jie.

  "Madam, Miss Qiao just fainted at the entrance of our house."

  "What a cheat Miss Qiao is! She's a cheap person. I'll teach her a good lesson when I get back!"

  Pei Yuling's words were full of disdain and anger, and Liu Jie, who was on the other end of the phone, felt a bit nervous. However, she wasn't quite clear why Pei Yuling, who had always been understanding and sympathetic towards Qiao Mo, would say something like that in her moment of urgency.

  She took a look at Qiao Mo, who was now lying on the bed with a flushed face, and couldn't help but wipe away her sweat. She walked over to ask, "Did you do something wrong and offend the mistress?"

  Qiao Meng suddenly opened his eyes: "No, why ask this?"

  Liu said: "That shouldn't be, I just called Madam on the phone, she was extremely anxious, and almost..."

  The tone of your words is tearing me apart...

  However, Liu didn't say it out loud, perhaps she misunderstood her husband's meaning when he was on the phone.

  However, Qiaomu's face had already turned white, she hastily pulled up the quilt, sat up from bed, and got out of bed to put on her shoes without saying a word. But as soon as she stood up, she felt dizzy and lightheaded, and Liu sister supported her for a moment.

  Qiao Mo pushed Liu Jie and said: "That's nothing, I'll go first."

  She had already guessed that since Pei Yuling was no longer polite to her, she must have gone to investigate her, rather than just believing some rumors and the one-sided words from her mouth.

  Qiao Mo walked a bit unsteadily, as if she was walking on cotton, and when she reached the door, the sun shining on her head made her eyes suddenly go dark, and she almost fell over.

  Liu Jie wanted to help her from behind, but Qiao Mo had already quickened her pace and rushed out of the Ye family's gate.

  Qiao Mo walked on the main street, at this moment truly feeling like she had nothing left.

  The child is gone, the only friend is gone, the person she loves has pierced her face and said that she thoroughly dislikes her. And now the fake identity she had been pretending to have all along was also exposed.

  She leaned against the utility pole at the side of the road for a while, panting heavily, feeling that her rapid breathing was insufficient to catch her breath. She then stumbled forward two steps and suddenly fell heavily to the ground, hitting her head on the wall and losing consciousness immediately.

  Pei Yuling returned to the Ye family, but didn't see Qiao Mo. Liu sister said: "She has a high fever and is a bit weak, I told her you were coming back, she insisted on getting up and leaving, don't know what reason..."

  "You must be guilty," Pei Yuling sneered, "This time she left early and considered it her good luck. From now on, every time I see her, I'll beat her once!"

  Liu sister did not speak, standing on one side with her hands hanging down.

  Pei Yuling pulled out a document from her bag, "Take a look, she has been deceiving me for so long. This kind of prostitute still wants to marry my son and become my daughter-in-law? It's impossible!"

  Liu sister simply picked up the scattered materials on the ground, looked at them silently for a moment, pursed her lips and said, "Madam, how long have I been following you?"

  Pei Yuling's eyes widened slightly in surprise, "It's been a few years, why are you suddenly asking about this?"

  "I was already in the Ye family when Master Ye was still alive, but at that time, with Master Ye around, you were always very kind and wouldn't care about Young Master's social circle," said Liu. "However, after Master Ye passed away, you interfered with Young Master's freedom of association and love, wanting him to find a woman from a suitable family background. Now, Qiao Mo has the opportunity to get close to him, all because of your obsession with wealth!"

  Pei Yuling slammed the teacup in her hand heavily onto the table, "What are you talking about?!"

  Liu sister continued: "I'm a straightforward person, these words have been suppressed for a long time, now taking advantage of Qiao Mo's matter to say it out, madam, I also have a son at home, but he lives in an ordinary family, I've never had any requirements for him, last year he brought back a girlfriend, looks average and family background is also average, but she can talk, and my son likes her, so I just let them develop on their own."

  Pei Yuling was about to blow her top, having just been anxious and irritable over Qiao Mo's matter, now she had to endure a torrent of dissatisfaction and accusations from this nanny. If it were her son who was dissatisfied with her and scolding her, she could tolerate it, but how dare a mere nanny lecture her?!

  "Are you done yet? Have I wronged you? You're just a nanny, and when I occasionally say some intimate words to you, you think you're really a member of the Ye family, don't you?"

  Liu sister took off the apron on her body and threw it on the sofa, saying: "Since I said so today, I don't want to continue working here. Your attitude towards young lady before..."

  "What's with the 'young lady'?! Who still uses that term nowadays?!" Pei Yuling interrupted directly.

  Liu sister ignored Pei Yuling and continued to say: "I've always looked down on you, at that time if you had just talked to the young master, his relationship with the young lady would have eased, and it wouldn't have become more and more rigid. But you not only didn't speak up for the young master, but also thought he was right, people say 'overindulgent mothers spoil their sons', you're not an overindulgent mother, but you really did teach the young master to be bad..."

  Pei Yuling smiled coldly: "So you've never said it before, always fawning on me, now speaking the truth?"

  "Because my family still needs me to bring home this salary, I've never said anything. I'm just a small citizen. Now that my son has a salary and my daughter-in-law knows to give money every month, why do I need to suffer here? You paid me last month's salary, but this month I only worked three days, so consider it as working for free..."

  Liu sister finished speaking, then went into the first floor of her nanny's room to pack things up. Although she had been with the Ye family for nearly ten years, she didn't have many belongings. Within ten minutes, she had packed a bundle and came out directly, bowing to Pei Yuling, "Madam, I'm leaving, goodbye."

  "Get out! All of you get out!" Pei Yuling's hands were shaking with anger, and she bowed at a 90-degree angle, as if she was already dead. "What's the big deal? It's just a nanny, right? What are you pretending to be? Do you think I won't be able to find another nanny? Tomorrow I'll go find twenty nannies!"

  Liu's sister didn't turn back and had already walked far away.

  Pei Yuling got angry twice in a row, first because of Qiao Mo's matter and now Liu Jie's matter. She sat down, covering her chest and panting rapidly.

  She was already breathless, Pei Yuling's hands were shaking, and the burden on her heart was already very heavy. She fell onto the sofa, panting violently. She stumbled a few steps forward, searching for quick-acting heart-saving pills from the drawer under the table, but after searching for a long time, she couldn't find any. Her mind became more and more anxious, so she hastily grabbed her phone and called her son.

  ………………

  In the past of the past, Ye Zenan abandoned the entire forest because of a single flower.

  Later, he began to despise such behavior. Why sacrifice the entire forest for a single flower, and that flower was still a withered one? So, he started playing among the flowers, but couldn't help being stained by them.

  Fang Zhao thought that wasn't wrong. Now Ye Zenan's greatest regret is letting Song Yuqiao use three years of her youth, only to get his blame and insult in return.

  These days, Ye Zenan's own way of relieving himself was just drinking and smoking. When it got serious, he could smoke five or six packs a day, then bury his head in work, wanting to completely drown himself in a pile of work.

  But now in a villa on the outskirts, there is no work, no wine, no smoke, and no people.

  Not really, there's someone else besides him, Yu Na.

  However, Yu Na didn't have any presence at all. Ye Zenan once thought that in the entire large villa, there was only him. Stupid little brother.

  Yuna moved into the villa and spent an entire morning tidying up the living room and two bedrooms. She also arranged for steel windows to be installed on the outside of Ye Zhenan's bedroom window, and all fragile items inside were put away and locked in another room.

  Then Yu Na did her own thing, she unpacked the luggage that had been brought over, half of which were all books. When there was nothing to do in the villa, she would sit down and read a book, without any sense of presence at all.

  Because Ye Zenan had a relapse of his addiction yesterday, the interval was too short today, so Yu Na didn't lock him up and let him move around freely in the villa, waiting until after tonight to lock him up again.

  Ye Zenan was just too idle, so he took the initiative to strike up a conversation and asked Yu Na, who was reading a book: "What are you reading?"

  Yuna said: "Criminal Law."

  Ye Zenan: "......"

  Yu Na explained: "I had applied to the boss before, he said I could take a second degree in law at university, it was going through the back door, I basically didn't attend classes, but the final exam still had to be taken, and the company's legal department happened to be short of people."

  "So you plan on following Pei Su forever?"

  "My boss is very good to me and offers a generous salary."

  In short, I'm not planning to change jobs, so you don't have to come and poach me.

  Yu Na didn't tie up her hair, the black hair fell all the way down to her waist. Now she was simply dressed in a clean dress, not wearing professional attire, looking like she had none of the usual neat and tidy feeling of a career woman. The fine sunlight outside the window shone through the glass and spilled onto Yu Na's feet, making her whole person look especially elegant.

  Ye Zenan wanted to speak but hesitated, Yu Na slammed shut the thick book in her hand and turned to face Ye Zenan, "What do you want to say to me? Don't say anything about wanting to go out, or I'll tie you up right now."

  Ye Zenan: "......"

  The mobile phone ringtone interrupted Ye Zenan's words.

  Ye Zenan furrowed his brow, leaned over the back of the sofa to pick up his phone, took a glance at the caller's name on the screen, and slightly furrowed his brow.

  It's mother.

  Yu Na walked over and took a look, "Don't want to answer? Don't hang up, just in case it's something urgent, I'll help you pick up."

  ………………

  Song Yuqiao and Fang Zhao came out of the hot pot restaurant, and from the air-conditioned space, it was like suddenly entering a sauna, with waves of heat coming one after another.

  Fang Zhao took the car key and went to get the car, "I'll drive you back to the company?"

  Song Yuqiao shook his head: "I won't be returning to the company for now, you go first."

  Fang Zhao nodded: "Okay, contact again by phone."

  After walking away from the square, Song Yuqiao's mind was still filled with those fragmented memories, and her mind was particularly chaotic.

  That year, after seeing Ye Zenan and Lu Lu, she felt as if her heart had been twisted like a sesame seed ball, with no greater sorrow than a dead heart. She didn't cry or make a fuss, but quietly left for Canada to find her mother.

  However, afterwards she indeed fell seriously ill and forgot all these things. If Fang Zhao's words were true, Ye Zhenan was also made to forget that unbearable memory by Pei Yuling. What about Lu Lu then? Did Lu Lu lose her memory too?

  At that time, or even until now, why Lu Lu still seems like nothing has happened, and even previously said the reason for going to Australia was being raped, so she dropped out of school and went abroad.

  Under the scorching sun, the temperature was burning her scalp, which felt a bit numb. The scorching feeling of the sun made her whole body emit heat.

  Song Yuqiao hailed a taxi on the side of the road, got in and gave the address: "Shengting."