Chapter One, A Bit of Infatuation (I)

Fang Zhu said: "Mr. Li, Xiaoxiao sent me a strange message."

She is always wild outside, and neither Ru Feng nor I can control her. If she insists on making any unreasonable demands of you, please be understanding

Does she want to move forward or retreat backward

No one is answering

She shifted her gaze to the mourning hall

The weather in this city during November is usually characterized by a gloomy and biting cold, with the chilling wind penetrating to the bone. One must stomp their feet and draw their breath down to the dantian in order to dispel the cold.

Before swallowing a bottle of sleeping pills, Li Xiao sent a text message to Fang Zhu: "Sister Fang, thank you. Sister Fang, I am leaving."

Li Run thought that Fang Zhu was calling again for Li Xiao, and spoke to her in a loud voice: "Xiao Fang, I went to pick up Xiao Xiao to take her home, but this girl is throwing another tantrum, saying she wants to wait a few days. Don't worry, I will bring her back as soon as possible"

Fang Zhu Chen Zhu Qi: "She said she has left. General Manager Li, are you in Shanghai? Could you check where Xiao Xiao is now?"

In the black frame placed at the center, a young girl with bright eyes and a charming smile gazes candidly and sincerely at herself

Li Run returned Fang Zhu's call the next morning. At that time, Fang Zhu had just disembarked from the plane and had just taken a taxi at the airport's waiting area.

This is a pavilion room that is over seventy years old and has an area of less than thirty square meters

Fang Zhu immediately arranged another time with the informant and, in a dark and messy small restaurant, called Li Run, whom he had not been in contact with for many years

After just one night, Li Run's voice was hoarse beyond recognition. He told Fang Zhu: "Xiao Fang, Xiao Xiao swallowed a bottle of sleeping pills, and I only found her in the hotel the next day"

The life of an eighteen-year-old is eternally frozen at this moment

Fang Zhu could never have imagined that four years later, she would see her ex-husband He Zhixuan again, and it would be at the funeral of Li Xiao

Li Run is the father of 18-year-old Li Xiao, and he has known He Zhixuan for nearly ten years. However, since graduating from university, she has not been in contact with Li Run for at least four or five years. It is only in the past six months, due to Li Xiao, that they have made many phone calls to each other.

That child always troubles others, is she bothering you again? She used to like clinging to you before

As she barely reached the entrance of the funeral home, she caught sight of that person's silhouette—an image deeply etched in the recesses of her mind, one that could not be easily erased or forgotten. No matter the time, place, or circumstances, she could recognize him at a glance amidst the crowd.

Time seemed to flow backward, and she no longer had the courage to take a step forward

Especially in the solemn atmosphere of the flower wreaths and the mournful music in the mourning hall—such a scene is all too familiar; she desperately wants to forget, yet it remains firmly etched in her heart

At that time, Fang Zhu was in a small restaurant within a factory area in Dongguan, conducting an undercover investigation on a whistleblower supplying counterfeit luxury bags.

The weather was quite bad. As soon as she entered the house, heavy rain began to pour outside, with the raindrops striking the not-so-sturdy roof, creating a thunderous sound, as if it were determined to break through the ceiling

Li Runkai's polite remarks made Fang Zhu unable to endure any longer, and he shouted loudly: "General Manager Li! Xiaoxiao said she has left, please check on it, something must have happened to her!"

How long has it been since this name echoed in her ears through the voices of others? She can no longer remember.

This text message left her momentarily stunned, and her first reaction was to call back.

Fang Zhu did not know how the phone was hung up, nor how he arrived home