Is it because you cannot forgive the painful events of six years ago that you are asking to cancel the wedding? "Yes. I had planned to come the day before yesterday, but Xiao Cheng's reaction during dialysis was quite severe, so I only managed to come today." She murmured softly. "How is she now?" "She has recovered."

They walked and talked, and Ou Chen led her into the study, a place of deep quiet, devoid of servants. The floor was black marble, the desk was black, and the curtains were a deep forest green. Six years ago, she often sat quietly in this room doing her homework while he watched company reports beside her. Occasionally looking up, she would find him gazing at her intently, his eyes bright green like the surface of a spring lake.

The study was almost exactly as it had been six years ago, except for the addition of several framed photographs on the desk. In various raw wood frames were pictures from long, long ago—memories she thought she possessed only one copy of, hidden away in the wooden box in her living room. One showed him, a mere boy, gently bending down to press a kiss onto the back of her hand in the campus square; another captured her, young and slender, leaning against the elongated Lincoln by the lake, tenderly wiping sweat from his brow as he returned from his morning run.

Some pictures were recent: one showed her dressed as a cute little mermaid in the azure sea while filming an advertisement for Leo; another, set against the brilliant hues of the evening sky, depicted her looking down as she tied layers of green lace around his wrist, the two of them appearing as if painted by the sunset glow... Other frames were obscured, their contents hidden. Gazing at those photos, her heart felt as if it were being wrenched, a dull ache slowly spreading outward.

"I just received the investigation results faxed over from the inquiry agency; I was planning to bring them to the hospital for you to see." Ou Chen picked up a document and handed it to her, his voice firm. "Although Butler Shen authorized the court to reclaim your properties and freeze your bank accounts, the people who bullied you and Xiao Cheng were not sent by Butler Shen. They were a gang of thugs looking to profit from the chaos, intending to clear out the valuables before the Ou Group officially took possession. They ran into you by chance, so they pretended to be from the Ou Group."

Yin Xiamo froze. As she opened the file, her fingers trembled. The photograph of that dark-skinned youth from the past was clearly printed on the page—the thick stench of blood, the lewd, rampant laughter. She closed her eyes, fighting desperately to prevent the darkness from enveloping her again! "He's dead." "..." Her face was ashen. "Was it me who..." "No. He recovered after a period in the hospital, but three years later, he was killed in a brawl." He had originally intended to apprehend the dark-skinned youth who had tormented her and let her decide his fate, never expecting that man was already gone.

She slowly closed the file. Yin Xiamo looked out at the sunlight streaming through the window. Time had slipped by so quickly; all those grievances and grudges seemed minuscule and insignificant against the vast arrangement of fate.

"Xiamo..." Ou Chen's soft whisper pulled her back from her thoughts. Raising her head, she noticed his lips were pressed tightly together, and the dark green in his eyes was profound and bottomless. "...If you are here today to ask for the cancellation of our engagement because you cannot forgive the past..." Her eyelashes fluttered subtly as she looked steadily at him. "I will not agree. I will compensate you—every injury you suffered because of me, I will make amends for. I will ensure you live happily; I will love everything you love, and I will never let you feel fear, sadness, or tears again. I will strive to make you the happiest person alive."

Suddenly, he reached out and pulled her into his embrace, resting his jaw against the top of her head, his voice husky. "So... please don't cancel the wedding. Don't make me plunge back into hell at the very moment I'm too happy to believe it..." Summer'sⅢ