"Lies! It's all a lie like always!" She broke down. "Sis…she will never…


  The grief of Jia's death stuck in her like a curse as endless tears poured out. She felt so tired and aimless that her mind felt nothing like but a barren road now. There was nowhere to go and nowhere to return to.

  Wei tried to hold her, but she shifted and glowered at him. "Don't touch me! I don't…don't want anything to do with a man like you!"

  Her words sharply cut through his heart. He stared at her until the corner of his eyes began to sting.

  "Yeah. She is right. Get the hell out of here. You are only agitating her," Mingshen coldly spat as he stepped in…… He narrowed his eyes in silence.

  His expression turned ugly, shooting a nasty stare towards Wei. "When a patient wakes up, you are freaking supposed to call the DOCTOR and not start your sorry speech, Mafia King."

  Lihua trembled.

  Mafia King.

  The identity of that man who she was searching for with No Huojin turned out to be none other than the man she loved so much. Not in her wildest dream did she imagine that he would be the one who was her neighbor just until a few months ago. He lived near her and spent time with her; he smiled and enjoyed it as if nothing had happened.

  Pain surged in her chest, remembering all their sweet moments together that he easily trampled upon.

  Mingshen walked up to her and took her pulse. Lihua jolted and immediately shook her hand away. "Stay away, Yang Mingshen! You……you are just as guilty as Wei!" She trembled.

  He tilted his head.

  "Who gave you the right to take my memories away!? You-you two……Do you think it's funny? It's a joke to erase someone's existence and make them f-forget about their loved ones…?"

  She mockingly laughed at the two most powerful men in the Underworld as she asked, "Do you take someone's memories so lightly?"

  Silence.

  "I didn't know anything about myself. I had no clue about my family. I didn't remember anything. It was so…so blank and sorrowful when Wei said that I didn't have any family. I felt so lonely. Do you two understand that feeling of having n-nowhere to go?" Her voice croaked in sadness.

  She grabbed Mingshen's arm and exclaimed. "If somebody wanted to wipe off your memories, then would you let him do that!?"

  Mingshen didn't respond.

  "No, right? Because they are your memories! They are the experiences that you have gone through ever since you began to understand the world! They are precious to you. You have cherished them; you have learned from them. Will you allow anybody to mess with them!? So why did you think that you could do that to me? Wei might not have understood it, but you? You understand everything, right Yang Mingshen? You know it was wrong, but you didn't do anything to stop him……You are just as guilty as Wei!"

  Her nostrils flared, and her chest heaved up and down in breathlessness.

  Mingshen kept quiet for a moment and then said, "Yeah, yeah. Curse me as you wish. Curse me how much you want, but for now, you need a checkup. So be a good patient now and let me do my job."

  Lihua gritted her teeth. "I don't need your help!"

  He raised his brow. "You don't, little chilly, but the baby in your belly does."

  She froze.

  He smiled. "It's good to stand up for your sister and your memories so much, but you haven't forgotten that you are pregnant, right? This much stimulation and stress are not good for your baby."

  She turned pale, and tears pooled in her eyes. Panic filled her, thinking of her baby in danger, and she protectively touched her stomach.

  "Exactly the reaction I wanted," Mingshen smiled. "So lay down and let me finally do my job."

  She bit her lip, feeling angered. She didn't want any help from Mingshen after how he colluded with Wei. But in front of her baby's well-being, she was willing to compromise.

  As Mingshen did her checkup, Wei could only stand at a distance and stare at her. The moment he would take a step forward, Lihua would look away in disgust. Her gaze filled with sorrow and disappointment that refused to meet his eye made him feel like he was walking on a path full of thorns. Her avoidance felt suffocation.

  Was this it? Was this the future that the two held from now on?

  Now that the truth was out, Lihua was ready to leave him. She didn't even allow him to touch her. Just like that……will their paths diverge from each other?

  Mingshen said, "The baby is healthy. There is no issue with your pregnancy either. Good news."

  Lihua breathed a sigh of relief.

  "But you are in your first month. The first trimester is crucial, and if you stress too much, it is bound to affect your baby too one day."

  She self-deprecatingly laughed. "Right……I……I am not allowed even to cry anymore."

  Silence.

  "This is where Wei has left me. I cannot feel happy. I cannot feel sad either. It's the cruelest way to betray someone."

  Wei clenched his fists. He couldn't take it anymore and was about to approach her when the door opened.

  But instead of an adult, a small figure dashed in. "Lihua!"

  Lihua widened her eyes and was stunned to see Bobo.

  "Y-You…?"

  Then she remembered that she had met him yesterday, who told her everything about her life and family. But she didn't expect him to be still here.

  Lihua stared at him in a trance, and she tremblingly lifted her arms towards him. It felt as if she was meeting him after years.

  "Bo-Bobo…" she slightly choked.

  Bobo's small face turned slightly red as tears pooled in his eyes. "Dumb Lihua, do you finally remember me?"

  She trembled.

  Bobo jumped into her hug and buried his head in her chest. "It's okay. I won't call you dumb anymore since you are sick."

  She chuckled amidst her tears.

  Bobo softly sobbed and sniffled as he spoke, "Don't worry, Lihua! Now that I am here, I will protect you! I will take you away from this rich evil capitalist!"