Xia Cha slept.

  When she woke up, it was almost noon.

  Her vision was still a little dazed. When it became clear, she looked around.

  Huo Heng was no longer there.

  There was an exquisite box on the bedside table and a note was pressed under the box.

  “I brought you your favorite pineapple tart. I’ll meet you when you return to Harbor City.”


  After Xia Cha went to the bathroom to wash up, she took a few sips of water and picked up a piece of pineapple tart.

  Her lips curled up unconsciously.

  There was sweetness in her heart.

  Not long after, the assistant came to call Xia Cha.

  Xia Cha kept the tart and note that Huo Heng had left behind and tidied the room before leaving.

  When they arrived at the filming location, the makeup artist noticed that there was something strange on Xia Cha’s neck.

  Even Xia Cha did not notice it herself, but the makeup artist could tell at one glance what it was.

  The makeup artist told Sister Jin about this after she helped Xia Cha put on her makeup.

  Sister Jin then told Huo Third Master.

  The hotel in the county was not equipped with surveillance cameras, but it was easy to find someone.

  Not long after Huo Third Master asked around, he found out that a man who looked like Huo Heng had come to the hotel.

  Huo Third Master was already sure that Xia Cha was with Huo Heng.

  He stood in front of his room window. In the past few days, he had been working here. Although the environment was simple, he felt comfortable seeing Xia Cha every day.

  He had a bold guess in his heart that could not be confirmed, but he could not wait to know the answer.

  Huo Third Master looked outside the window with a deep gaze and subconsciously narrowed his eyes slightly.

  …


  After Huo Heng returned to Harbor City, he rushed to F Country.

  Xia Mo had arranged everything. After arriving in F Country, Huo Heng went to the hospital where Auntie did her body checkup.

  The day Huo Heng arrived was the day that Auntie came for her weekly check-up.

  Huo Heng put on his white coat and waited in the office of the doctor who was checking on Auntie.

  Not long after, Auntie was pushed in by her daughter.

  The doctor who checked on Auntie asked her daughter to leave first.

  After Auntie’s daughter went out, the doctor also went out.

  Auntie was stunned for a few seconds and was wondering what was going on when a slender figure came out from behind the curtain of the office.

  Auntie was shocked when she saw the figure.

  That figure actually looked a little like Young Master Ah Ze.

  Huo Heng was wearing a mask. Seeing Auntie staring at him in a daze, he pulled the mask off.

  Auntie froze again when she saw him clearly.

  If the man in front of her did not look younger and more handsome than Ah Ze, she would really have thought that he was Ah Ze.

  Huo Ze sat opposite Auntie. He looked at Auntie’s old face and narrowed his eyes slightly. “Auntie.”


  He called her.

  Auntie’s body trembled.

  “Y-you are…” Auntie asked in fear.

  “I’m Huo Ze’s friend.”


  Hearing Huo Ze’s name, Auntie’s heart trembled again.

  Huo Heng stared at Auntie and saw the fear and guilt flashing in her eyes. He put his hands on her wheelchair and leaned toward her slightly. “Huo Ze has always treated you as his family. Who would have thought that the person closest to him would put carcinogens in his cigarette…”


  Auntie’s body trembled.

  She had not lived well all these years.

  She was plagued by nightmares every night.

  She was too ashamed to face Young Master Ah Ze.

  Auntie’s eyes turned red and her pale lips trembled slightly. “I-I’ll apologize to him when I go to hell…”


  Huo Heng’s hands that were on the wheelchair tightened and the veins on the back of his hands protruded out. “I’ve heard from Huo Ze that Auntie treats him like family. I’m sure you had no choice but to harm him. Now that he’s no longer alive, if you really want him to rest in peace, why don’t you expose the murderer who really harmed him?”


  Auntie looked at Huo Heng. His appearance, his expression, and his tone were similar to that of Huo Ze when he was stern and fierce.

  Faced with Huo Heng’s straight gaze, Auntie’s tears fell. “Back then, that person used my daughter to force me to hurt Young Master Ah Ze. After Young Master Ah Ze got into an accident, I regretted it. When that person released my daughter, I wanted to perish together with him…”


  “But I couldn’t do it… When that person met me, he was covered up tightly and used a voice-changer when he spoke. I really don’t know who he is…”


  Huo Heng’s thin jaw tightened. “You don’t know who that person is?”


  Auntie shook her head with tears in her eyes. “I don’t know… However, when I planned to perish together with him, I didn’t kill him, but I stabbed him on his left shoulder. If he hasn’t treated it well, there should be a scar on his shoulder.”


  Huo Heng pursed his lips tightly.

  Auntie looked at Huo Heng, who was similar to Huo Ze. She could not help but hold his hand lightly.

  But she had just touched him when he pulled her hand back.

  Auntie’s health was already deteriorating. In the past few years, she had been living an uncomfortable life because she wanted to find out who had killed Young Master Ah Ze back then.

  She had used almost all of her savings on the private detective.

  However, she was still weak and even after spending all of her money, she had gotten nothing.

  Seeing this young and handsome man in front of her, her intuition told her that he had really been Young Master Ah Ze’s friend back then.

  After Huo Heng arrived at the hospital, he had asked Auntie’s attending doctor about her. Auntie’s days were numbered and she could pass on in less than six months.

  Before Huo Heng came, he had thought that Auntie would deny it vehemently when he asked about Huo Ze’s murder.

  If she denied it, he would believe her.

  He really did not want the people close to him to harm him.

  But Auntie did not.

  She admitted it.

  For a moment, Huo Heng really wanted to kill her.

  But she did not have long to live.

  She would not be at ease for the rest of her life and would still live in regret and self-blame!

  Huo Heng did not look at Auntie again and stood up from the chair.

  Auntie watched as Huo Heng walked toward the office door. Her murky gaze slowly overlapped with Young Master Ah Ze’s figure.

  Auntie called out unconsciously, “Young Master Ah Ze.”


  Huo Heng stopped.

  He didn’t turn back, closing his eyes as he left with large strides.

  …


  When Huo Heng returned to Harbor City from F Country, it was just in time for Xia Cha to return to Harbor City.

  He sent Xia Cha a message.

  “I’ll wait for you at XX Restaurant.”


  When she received Huo Heng’s message, Xia Cha was sitting in Huo Third Master’s car.

  Huo Third Master was returning to Harbor City. When he found out that Xia Cha was on a two-day break, he drove her back.

  Xia Cha wanted to take the company’s car back, but there was a malfunction in the car and Xia Cha was in a hurry to see Huo Heng. When Huo Third Master suggested that she take his car, she did not refuse.

  Sister Jin was also with them, but once they left the county, Sister Jin said that an important document had left in the county and she took a taxi back.

  Xia Cha sat in the back row, looking down as she replied to Huo Heng.

  Suddenly, the car stopped.