Xi Xiaye looked at the documents for some time before putting them back. "It's just an empty house. I never expected the Xi family to go this path."

Thinking back, the Xi family was quite a famous one with Xi Jiyang and Xi Mushan being the top brass in the political scene along with Yueying, yet it had fallen to such a state today.

Internal conflicts could be more lethal than enemies; they had proven that themselves.

Xi Xiaye put on a self-mocking cold smile as she kept the folder on the bookshelf, her tone sounding cold. "No matter how much glory one has, it'll fade away someday just like the wind."

"Xi Xinyi and Yue Lingsi should be staying in Han Yifeng's villa now. Deng Wenwen had a stroke and her condition doesn't seem very promising. She was left in the hospital and Father hired a long-term caretaker for her. He'll transfer her to a rehabilitation center after her condition has stabilized," Mu Yuchen told her what happened.

A stroke?

Xi Xiaye turned around and looked at Mu Yuchen to find him watching her calmly. No one said a thing for a while, then she went towards the window and pulled the curtains open. The morning sun streamed into the room, showing off the great weather.

"Yueying won't last much longer, huh?" she asked without showing her emotions.

While they received their karma, she was not really that thrilled about it. A lot of thoughts and some inexpressible emotions ran through her mind.

"They can only declare bankruptcy if they can't pay back the debts. The banks are urging them to pay up and you know that's quite a large sum. Xi Xinyi might get Han Yifeng to help if she truly wants to save Yueying."

Xi Xiaye understood it very well. With Glory World's sudden retreat, Yueying was almost emptied and their whole working system was moved over to Chenye Movies and Televisions. Given Yue Lingsi's scandal, Yueying would probably fall.

"What are you thinking about? Shouldn't you be happy? Now that I see your face, I'm not sure if what I've done has value."

As Xi Xiaye stayed quiet, Mu Yuchen went beside her and put his arm around her waist. He embraced her so closely that she could smell his familiar scent and feel his body temperature through his chest. Instinctively, she put her hands on his.

"Nothing really. I just don't know if it's the right thing to do. The Xi family is ruined. I don't know what Father thinks, and if Grandfather would feel sad if he were still around," she told him how she felt as she looked at him squarely with her clear eyes.

"Isn't it too late to think about this now? You're overthinking. Being too considerate can put you in a mess." He sighed helplessly as he ran his fingers through her messy hair. "If it makes you feel better, I'll bear everything. Just take it as me, the devil, who did all of it."

She chuckled as he comforted her. Then, she playfully poked his face with her finger. "You finally admit that you're the devil?"

Mu Yuchen laughed and grabbed her hand. "Alright, you don't have to feel uneasy about any of this. Even if we didn't do anything, Yueying wouldn't last long as well. Wait, I have something for you."

He then pulled her toward the table and opened the drawer to take a document out and give her. "Take a look. You'll like it."

Xi Xiaye was stunned for a moment. She arched her eyebrows and only accepted it after a few moments. She studied it carefully.

It was 90% of Chenye Movies and Televisions shares, as well as the shares he had for the developing movies and television studio. They were now all under her name.

She was dumbfounded to see the document. After a while, she looked at him, speechless.

"I know Yueying might be special to you, but in order to make you forget about the unhappy memories, I changed it to our name. It was Yueying before and it'll be yours now. No one can take it away from you. Moreover, it has a studio of its own and I know it'll become even bigger in your hands." His voice reached her as he patted her head.

"Why... Why are you so sweet to me?" She glanced at him. During moments like these, her headstrong self crumbled in front of him.

She had gone through so much pain before, thus she would find herself on the verge of crying if someone was being absolutely kind to her. She sniffled and turned away, refusing to look at him.

He smiled and his heart softened when he saw her this way. He hugged her firmly. "It's a personal gift for you. Do you like it?"

"Mmm." She nodded and hugged him back, trying to take in his warmth. "I like it..."

"You like it? You're crying and smiling. What does that mean?" He looked at her and wiped the tears at the corner of her eyes away.

Sniffling again, she wrapped her hands around his shoulders and pulled him down. Her soft lips met with his and he could smell her fragrance as they kissed. She gave him a slight peck, but when she went lower and they were absorbed in the headiness of their passionate kissing, he started to feel a slight pain on the lips.

As he came back to his senses, she backed off.

"That's what I meant!" She flashed a bright and cheerful smile while her eyes were like that of a little girl pulling a prank on somebody.

"Co-existence of happiness and pain, huh?"

He glanced at her from above. Xi Xiaye could feel his dangerous gaze as she reacted and backed off. However, he was bigger and quicker, and he grabbed her wrist in just a moment.

Before she could react, she was pinned down against the wall behind her, so she yelled, "Please let me go, good Sir!"

After a simple lunch, Shen Yue called Mu Yuchen to go golfing with him, to which the latter agreed, knowing that they probably had things to discuss. Xi Xiaye did not tag along, so she went to West Park instead.

So many things had happened, and they were all handled by Mu Yuchen. She did not get involved with the storm at all. Now that West Park was empty, she wanted to go back and take a look.

The weather was sunny. When she drove by the back entrance to West Park, she noticed that there was already a new lock in place. The whole mansion looked very still and quiet.

Xi Xiaye never would have thought that she would bump into her father, Xi Mushan, here. From afar, she could see him standing with his hands behind his back underneath a streetlamp. As he gazed up at this mansion before him, his expression seemed a little solemn. With his frail and tall body bathed in the faint sunlight, he seemed somewhat desolate.

Xi Xiaye stopped at a parking spot on the side. When he heard the sound of a car, Xi Mushan slowly returned to his senses in that instant.

Xi Xiaye pushed the car door open and walked over, stopping by his side and looking up with her twinkling eyes. Her calm gaze silently watched the quiet mansion before her.

Xi Mushan glimpsed at her and did not say anything. He followed her gaze and looked over as well.

After a while, his deep and calm voice was heard. "Why are you here too?"

A faint smile flashed across Xi Xiaye's face as her gaze remained calm while she stared at this mansion before her. Her tone was quiet. "Li Si sent the key card over early this morning. He said this place was cleared out, so I came over to take a look."

"Mu Yuchen said you went to see her, and that she's not doing too well."

Xi Mushan obviously knew who she was referring too and his gaze dimmed. "She's paralyzed on one side, so it's hard for her to move around. The doctor said that it's probably going to always be like this. This might be her karma."

He did not seem to have any sympathy for her. Before he married Shen Wenna, Deng Wenwen still treated him fine, but after Shen Wenna married him followed by all those things that happened subsequently, he was only left with hatred for her.

If it were not for her, perhaps all of this misfortune would not have happened.

"She didn't treat Yue Lingsi and Xi Xinyi too badly. I'm afraid she never would've thought they would treat her this way in the end." As Xi Xiaye said this, a mocking smile appeared on her face, yet apart from such emotions, she felt a hint of lament.

"Yueying's about to fall, Father. Do you blame me?" When she said this, Xi Xiaye abruptly turned to him and fixed her gaze on Xi Mushan. Her eyes were dense with a flickering light. "The Xi family was once so glorious, and now it's..."

Before Xi Xiaye could finish, Xi Mushan sighed softly. He suddenly shut his eyes and tried to ease himself for quite a while, then he opened his eyes and the still light in them had returned to the usual calm, he said gently, "Why would I blame you? This family has long been ruined... Ever since the moment your mother and I divorced, I never found that so-called family again."

When she heard these, Xi Xiaye suddenly did not know how to answer, she thought about it, then smiled wryly, "When you and Mother just got divorced, I'd actually always fantasize about the day you'd chase Yue Lingsi and her daughter out, then bring Mother back. Unfortunately, now that they've finally been chased out, we can never return to how it was."

"There were some good memories here. If you want to look for them again, you can have West Park," Xi Xiaye said very calmly as she looked at Xi Mushan with clear eyes.

"This is what your grandfather left you. Keep it well. I don't need such a huge place all to myself."

"I know that Xi Xinyi went looking for you. I'm very grateful that you could maintain neutral in the midst of our fight. That way, at least, it wouldn't make things difficult for everyone."

Xi Mushan smiled sadly without saying anything.

"How are you and Mother doing?"

Recently, she had been busy with work and did not have much time to care for her mother. When she recently returned to the Shen residence, she heard from Aunt Wu that Xi Mushan had gone over almost every day. In fact, it seemed like he was planning to lecture at University A.

When Shen Wenna was mentioned, Xi Mushan's faintly steadfast face darkened.

Shen Wenna was very hostile to him. Sometimes, she would not even say a word to him for the whole day.

Xi Xiaye took in all of Xi Mushan's expressions. She could not help but feel her heart sink. "Mother's like that. She'll only be amenable to coaxing but not coercion. Father, you need to have some patience."

"I know, I just feel guilty towards your mother. The fact that she's in her current state yet presents herself as strong makes me worried."

As Xi Mushan spoke, Shen Wenna's cold and stubborn expression flashed in his mind. He could not help but feel his heart ache.

"Don't worry. When I brought Mother for a check up a few days ago, the doctor said that there are traces of the blood clot slowly dissipating. I think that as long as we let Mother rest well and recuperate, she'll definitely see the light again. So, Father, now whether or not you feel tormented, I hope that you can be by Mother's side. She looks strong now, but actually, this is also the time when Mother is most vulnerable and helpless."

Xi Xiaye said softly.

Actually, she quite understood her own mother. Her own personality was more or less influenced by her. Now that she had Mu Yuchen, of course, she hoped that Shen Wenna could find her own happiness too, yet only Xi Mushan could provide that happiness.

Xi Xiaye's gaze fell onto Xi Mushan's calm face and she could not help but ask, "I heard Aunt Wu say that you're planning to lecture at University A. Is that true?"

"I've spent more than half my life in bureaucracy. Now, I just want to live a different kind of simple and calm life, just as your mother said. To be a teacher with students everywhere is great too. Back then, when I joined politics, your mother didn't agree either, but after that, she compromised. Now, it's time that I compromised for her. For once, I want to get her back."

Xi Mushan's tone was sincere, yet Xi Xiaye could hear the bitterness in it.

When he finished, Xi Xiaye took a deep breath and nodded gently. She blinked her suddenly hot eyes and turned to continue looking at the mansion before them. "Does Mother know about Yue Lingsi's matter?"

"I didn't tell her, you know, this name to your mother. It might be..." Xi Mushan did not continue. He just let out a sigh and stared ahead too.

"Okay, since things have come to this point, let's not think too much now. No matter what, I hope that you and Mother can regain your love, and revive your beautiful memories."

When Xi Xiaye just said this, the sound of a car honking came from afar. The mother and daughter looked toward the source of the sound.

A Rolls-Royce slowly stopped behind Xi Xiaye's car.

The car door opened, and the person who got down was Han Yifeng who had not been seen for many days now.

Why is he here?

Xi Xiaye frowned in puzzlement as her gaze moved together with Han Yifeng's figure.

Han Yifeng stopped right behind Xi Mushan and greeted with his deep voice, "Father, Xiaye!

With a nod, Xi Mushan turned to look at Han Yifeng and handed the key to him. "The things that have been cleared out from West Park are in the servants' room outside West Park. Here's the key. Get someone to bring the things to Xinyi."

Han Yifeng took the keys and looked at Xi Mushan with complicated feelings, then he looked ahead at the empty West Park. He was about to say something, yet Xi Mushan had turned away. "Okay, Xiaye, you should go home earlier too. We need to draw the guest list up in the next few days. Ah Chen mentioned it to me yesterday. I don't need any guests from my end. Just let him know that. I'm going to go back first. Since it's just an empty mansion, there's nothing much to see. It's not that early anymore anyway."

As Xi Mushan spoke, he took a look at Xi Xiaye and Han Yifeng, then with a solemn expression, he left.

Xi Xiaye turned to watch Xi Mushan's back all the way until he drove his car beyond what she could see. Only then did she retrieve her gaze and was about to leave, yet Han Yifeng called out to her, "Xiaye, hold on!"

Xi Xiaye paused, but she did not plan to stop as she continued walking.

"Xiaye!"

She felt like a cold breeze had blown in from behind. Then, she felt her wrist being tightly held by him who chased her from behind.

Forced to stop, she looked up indifferently at the person who stopped her with a calm and distant gaze which was hostile. The sight of this made Han Yifeng's heart sink, so he could only dully let go of her hand.

"Do you need something?" Xi Xiaye asked calmly and then subconsciously took a step back as she looked up at him.

"Must you have Yueying?" Han Yifeng fixed his eyes on her as he asked softly.

When she heard this, a hint of a sneer surfaced on Xi Xiaye's face. She looked quite calmly at him and said, "Yes, I must have Yueying. It's not doing very well now, is it? If you're willing to help Xi Xinyi, I wouldn't mind."

"I have no intentions of reprimanding you. I just wanted to let you know that even if I don't do anything, Xinyi might be able to find someone who can spend."

When Han Yifeng said this, Xi Xiaye immediately became slightly vigilant. "Do you mean the Yue family?"

He did not answer.

Xi Xiaye looked on and did not continue asking. "If that's the case, I'll just wait and watch how she makes her comeback, but Yueying definitely won't be able to get through this."

With their reputation in a mess and such huge loopholes in the finances, she did not see how Xi Xinyi could persevere. Even if someone helped them out, what could that do?

"This series of grudges have gone on for so many years now. It doesn't matter who started it. I hope that it can come to an end right now. Anyway, you take care too," she said, feeling weary. Then, she walked toward her car. After a while, the car engine started, and when he looked up, Xi Xiaye had already driven away.

As he watched the car slowly vanish amidst the warm sun ahead, Han Yifeng stared ahead for a very, very long time until Secretary Wang's voice came from behind.

"CEO Han, she's long gone. Let's go back too!"

Han Yifeng rushed over after receiving Xi Mushan's call. Yue Lingsi was now living in the villa under his name. Even though he was not on good terms with Xi Xinyi, ever since Xi Jiyang's passing, the two of them maintained a very vague husband and wife relationship. Xi Xinyi was still Han Yifeng's wife, living in his villa.

While he had often been resting in his own office or at the hotel to evade all of these worries, he seldom went home. The divorce with Xi Xinyi kept on getting delayed.

Xi Xinyi would not agree to get a divorce just like that, plus his elder would not agree to it too, especially because Xi Xinyi was still pregnant with Han Yifeng's child. It had been quite a few months now and her belly was starting to show. Even though Huang Ziyao was unhappy with Xi Xinyi because of the previous matters, she still forced herself to send someone to take care of Xi Xinyi who kept parading her belly about. She clearly announced to the public that she was pregnant, so whatever it was, the Han family could not just push her aside.

While Han Yifeng was looking wan and sallow from being restricted by all these issues, he became gaunt. Only Secretary Wang knew the torment that he had been dealing with.

Han Yifeng did not respond to Secretary Wang. He just looked away and turned to look at this mansion before him. Some dusty memories of the past slowly crossed his mind. However, of the many images that flashed past, almost all of them were related to Xi Xiaye...

He tried hard to recall again, and images of Xi Xinyi appeared after that. It was all the happy times from the few years that they spent abroad.

He did not know why but he suddenly felt very melancholy. As he looked at West Park that was now empty and quiet, he increasingly felt like some things were leaving him and moving further and further away. He wanted to grasp onto something, yet he could not catch anything.

Many images replayed from start to end. He suddenly realized that most of the memories he had of his youth were of Xi Xiaye, and not Xi Xinyi.

He suddenly felt his heart ache. The gloominess drowned him out, and almost swallowed him whole. The only that saved him was the sound of a phone ringing from Secretary Wang's pocket.

Secretary Wang took out his phone very quickly, and answered the call, a while after he covered the phone and looked to Han Yifeng, he said softly—

"CEO Han, it's Miss Xinyi!"

Xi Xinyi had been looking for Han Yifeng for a long time now. Han Yifeng had been going abroad for work or was busy discussing new projects recently. He avoided Xi Xinyi as much as possible, especially after he heard the guard say that she had come looking for him many times.

When he heard this, Han Yifeng sighed and thought about it, then finally said, "Let her wait for me at my office. There are some things that are best resolved as quickly as possible."

Upon receiving Han Yifeng's answer, Secretary Wang nodded, then answered the phone. "Miss Xinyi, CEO Han asks for you to please wait for him at his office."

When he hung up, Han Yifeng had already walked up to the car and quietly got in.