"I've just received a call from Ah Mo. There's hope for Mother's recovery, but she'll need to stay there for a while. Father will stay there for a while too. Grandpa returns tomorrow, so we'll pick him up from the airport in the afternoon the day after tomorrow," Mu Yuchen spoke quite calmly.

However, just as he said this, Xi Xiaye's starry eyes immediately lit up. She subconsciously held his hand and said a little nervously, "There's hope for recovery? There's really hope? That means that Mother will be able to see the light again, right? I just called Mother yesterday. She said she was going for a check-up at the hospital today."

"Mmm, this is good news, so be happy. Once Grandpa gets back, I'll arrange for people to guard them over there since only Father and Mother will be there."

As he said this, he looked meaningfully at Xi Xiaye.

Xi Xiaye smiled happily and gently nodded. "I truly hope that when they return, their relationship will go to the next level. If Mother recovers, then Father lectures together with her at University A, and no one disturbs them, that is something worth looking forward to!"

"It was always supposed to just be temporary loss of sight. Don't always be so worried and scare yourself too much."

"Mmm, right, when's Ah Mo coming back then? Lingshi's been quite busy these two days. She's planning on renovating the Imperial Sky Entertainment Club office. In fact, Grandmother and the rest have begun to get her and Ah Mo moving. I think we'll be able to anticipate another round of good news."

Xi Xiaye played around with the flower in her hand, and she laughed gently.

"They are truly childhood sweethearts. They should've been married by now. Ah Mo is a rare honest man. Lingshi won't lose out being with him. Just like us, Grandmother and the rest have long been looking forward to their marriage, and now that you're their sis-in-law, encourage Lingshi a little. It's a glorious thing. I think you and Lingshi get along quite well. She rarely talks to me about anything, but she did tell you quite a bit."

Obviously, it would be best for Lingshi to have one or two people that she could talk to. Actually, Lingshi was quite similar to her sometimes. Perhaps they could empathize and get along with each other better because of their similar personalities.

"There are some things that you can only tell your good friends and not your other half. Right, tomorrow I'm going to go over to Lingshi's. The things that I brought from the Mu residence are still at home. I should deliver it to her tomorrow."

"Mmm, I'll send you and go over to see Su Chen for a bit."

They were beginning to get some clues regarding the incident at the wedding banquet, so there were some things they needed to discuss and delegate.

"I almost forgot. Tomorrow is Lingtian's birthday. Xiaye, tomorrow morning come with me to the cemetery. After our wedding, we should go take a look."

After a momentary silence, Mu Yuchen's handsome face suddenly flashed with a sorrowful expression. He turned around and his gaze turned toward the sky outside through their window. It was slightly gloomy, and the mist outside made one feel a sense of loneliness.

There was a ridge from his past that was hard to get over. Xi Xiaye had always known this.

That ridge was Mu Lingtian!

Xi Xiaye did not know what she could do right now. She could only hope that Detective Zhang would be able to get the news she needed sooner. She had already given him quite a few calls, yet it kept showing that his phone was switched off, which only made Xi Xiaye rather anxious.

She hoped to be able to get some clues by understanding the Qi family.

Upon seeing a hint of loneliness in his eyes, Xi Xiaye could only nod. "Mmm, you don't have to be so hard on yourself. Even though I don't know what exactly happened, I know that our lives have just begun, so let's not let the past overshadow us. As the ones who are still alive, what we can do for the dead is to keep on living and remember them."

When he heard her dish her sermon and felt that it sounded quite familiar, ease colored his face and he smiled. "Are you lecturing me right now?"

"It's not necessarily just the teachers who have things to teach students. Sometimes, there are many things that are worth learning from the student too. This truth disregards seniority and hierarchy."

She smiled slowly. Somehow, she started to have a habit like him. She liked to touch his head and messed up his neat hair before tidying it again.

"Hey, Mr. Mu, why do you think people are so afraid of dying? Is it just because they're afraid of the pain that comes with death and the helpless struggle?"

She tilted her head and thought about it for a while. Suddenly, she looked puzzledly at Mu Yuchen, hoping to get an answer from him.

When he heard this, he looked at her in astonishment and teased, "What? Mrs. Mu, have you begun to explore the meaning of life now?"

"I'm just having a moment. I asked you, so just answer!"

"Your Mr. Mu is just an ordinary man. He's not some master who searches for the meaning of life, so how would I know? But now that you asked, apart from what you've said, my main answer would be that perhaps we're afraid of being forgotten and that we'll no longer be able to have the things we own. So, being forgotten after death is truly when you lose everything."

When Mu Yuchen said this, his gaze hardened a little.

She understood very well that he could not let himself forget Mu Lingtian, so he was destined to continue suffering.

Her fingers interlocked with his as she suddenly asked softly, "Mr. Mu, Mu Lingtian... Was he a good person?"

Upon hearing this, he was astonished for a moment. Then, he shook his head and said softly, "I don't know..."

"You don't know? Why not? I remember you telling me that someone who treats you well is a good person. Otherwise, they would be a bad person. Isn't that so?"

She raised her brows at this juncture.

The curve on the corner of his lips widened as he reached out to rub her head and did not say anything for a while.

"Xiaye, sometimes, I really wish to still be simpler like you. Before I met you, I always felt like I was tired of holding up, and I always felt like I was living a rather lonely and boring life, but now..."

He did not continue, yet in his profound eyes, he had already shown his feelings that were concealed in the depth of his eyes.

She went blank for a moment, then she thought about it and smiled.

Actually, was she not the same?

From meeting to getting to know each other and falling in love, it was all a very wonderful journey. Now that everything had steadily progressed and continued on, she felt extremely grateful.

She was about to say something when the sound of rushed footsteps came from outside.

"Master!" Li Si's impatient voice interrupted them!

Xi Xiaye instantly slipped away from Mu Yuchen's lap and stood beside him when Li Si came in.

He swiftly went to Mu Yuchen's table. "Master, Missus!"

"What's the matter?"

A faint light flashed past Mu Yuchen's quiet and sharp eyes. He was looking right at Li Si's face.

Li Si bowed slightly as his anxious expression faded a little. He glanced at Xi Xiaye beside Mu Yuchen with a complicated expression while Xi Xiaye gave him a doubtful look as well, waiting for what he was about to say.

"Master, well..." Li Si was hesitant.

Xi Xiaye understood what Li Si meant. She took the flowers and said, "You guys can talk. I'll go back down..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Mu Yuchen grabbed her small hands and looked at Li Si. "You don't have to, Xiaye. Just say it. She's not an outsider anymore."

Li Si nodded and quickly handed Mu Yuchen the document he had in his hand as he spoke quietly, "We've got urgent news from Ah Mo! The woman whom we suspected to be Gu Lingsha has gone missing. We checked with the immigration and realized she has already left Los Angeles, so..."

Mu Yuchen's eyes darkened as his expression turned cold as well. "Did you find out anything about Qi Feng?"

Mu Yuchen's tone was still calm, but it was hard to not notice the hardness in his tone.

Li Si shook his head apologetically. "I'm sorry, Master. I haven't found out anything about Qi Feng. Gu Lingsha doesn't seem to be in contact with anyone. From what we know, she was pursuing a Master in Business and Administration at a university abroad, and she performed spectacularly in a huge company in Los Angeles. We investigated her social connections and didn't find anything about Qi Feng. I suspect that Qi Feng didn't go abroad, or he did but has since returned to City Z."

Mu Yuchen glanced through the document. He took a deep breath as he felt a headache coming on. He leaned back against the chair and closed his eyes. Then, he went quiet for a long while with his eyes closed shut.

Xi Xiaye frowned.

Gu Lingsha was missing?

Qi Feng was still not found. With so many incidents lately, she felt very uneasy. She could not help but feel useless when she saw his depressed expression. However, she had no idea how to help, so she pressed her hands onto the back of his hand.

"You..." she said quietly while Li Si remained silent.

He slowly opened his eyes and looked at her. "I'm fine."

He raised his head and looked at Li Si as he gave it some thought. "Ask the people over there to return. Keep an eye on immigration over here. We can't avoid what's about to come."

"Master, should we still investigate on Qi Feng?" Li Si asked doubtfully.

"No need. We've been passive all along, but this time, I want to reverse the roles. We'll react to everything that they do. I want to see what they're trying to achieve."

Mu Yuchen analyzed as he took a sip from the cup of tea, "Get our people to return and keep an eye on things here as well as the Gu family's movement. I don't think they can stand up to the pressure unless Qi Feng has no intention of taking over Qi Kai and is willing to give it to Qi Lei. Otherwise, he would've returned sooner or later. Qi Feng is a very ambitious person. I believe he'll be taking action soon. Otherwise, Qi Qiming's actions so far would have been meaningless."

Li Si nodded. "Yes, Master, I know what to do now!"

"How's the investigation of the wedding banquet incident?"

"We found out that the people in the car Qi Lei followed that night are two thugs staying on North Bar Street."

"North Bar Street? I remember that before Qi Kai went clean, that was where they were managing things, weren't they?" Mu Yuchen squinted his eyes and looked at Li Si.

Li Si nodded. "Yes, Master! That was indeed their area before. I tried to look for those two people but didn't manage to find them. They must've hidden somewhere if they were the ones who initiated that incident."

"Does Qi Lei know what happened?" Mu Yuchen asked.

"Probably not. Because they were noticed, we noted the car plate number down, and when we found the car owner, we realized the car was stolen and we still can't confirm the two people's identities. We barely managed to find them after we asked Master Su Chen for help to look at the security camera footages."

Li Si and the others spent a lot of effort figuring this out. Luckily, with full support from Su Chen, they were able to identify their identities.

"So, does that mean it might be Qi Qiming after all? But... This is impossible. I've never had any conflict with Qi Kai or Qi Qiming, so there's no reason for him to go after me." Xi Xiaye was confused.

"Could it be because of Fu Hua?"

That felt odd as well. Shen Yue hardly invited any guests at the wedding, and only a handful of people knew she was Shen Yue's granddaughter. Moreover, Shen Yue and Qi Qiming were both very low-profile, and they were not connected in any way.

Xi Xiaye looked at Mu Yuchen who closed his eyes and did not say a thing.

After some time, he sat up straight and looked at Li Si. "You can go and do as I instructed for now."

"Yes, Master!" Li Si gave a brief reply and left quietly.

Only Mu Yuchen and Xi Xiaye remained in the office.

Mu Yuchen suddenly stood up and walked towards the window to peer outside at the evening sky. It was getting dark, and clouds were afloat in the vast sky. It was a peaceful scenery to gaze at.

"Are you alright?" Xi Xiaye went beside him and gave him a concerned look.

He turned towards her with a smile and put his arms over her shoulder.

It was a rare occasion but the couple took time off from work early this evening.

A lot of things had piled up after their wedding. Xi Xiaye did not have to worry about anything except follow up on the South River project as well as help Mu Yuchen out. He had a lot of work piled up. After many days, the two of them finally completed all of that.

That was why Mu Yuchen wanted to go home earlier and make a lovely meal to reward his wife.

Of course, Xi Xiaye was pleased. She felt that the food outside was never as delicious as his cooking. After all, she had gotten used to the food he made no matter where she went.

She had to admit that Mu Yuchen had total control of her stomach now.

However, the discouraging conversation at the office today still weighed on his heart, so he did not talk much throughout the night.

Mu Yuchen went upstairs after dinner. When Xi Xiaye went up after she was done with the dishes, he had already taken a shower and was reading a book as he lay down on the bed. He had prepared the water for her in the tub.

She had a simple bath and came out with her sleeping robe on.

"What are you reading?" she called out to him when he seemed so focused. She handed him a cup of flower tea that she had brewed as she sat down on the rattan chair beside him and gazed outside at the lonely moon up in the sky. It seemed pretty chilly.

She had forgotten the last time she had watched a moon so quietly. With a deep breath, she turned toward the man who did not respond and smiled as she grabbed the remote control and pressed it. The whole bedroom turned dark and the only faint light in the room came from the lone moon outside.

"Every night in my dreams, I see you, I feel you. That is how I know you go on..."

Her singing reached him, and he turned around to notice that she was watching a music video on the tablet. It was the theme song of the classic movie "Titanic".

He had heard it before and recalled it had rave reviews. However, he had never seen it since he never liked romance films. Not only did he think the romance in such movies were too unrealistic, but it was also because it was a tragedy and he never liked tragedies.

Life was already hard enough. To him, watching movies was a way to relax and one should watch inspirational films.

Nonetheless, if she wanted to watch them, he would watch them with her.

He turned around and put his arm over her shoulders. "I heard the film is pretty touching."

"Mmm, actually, I've never seen it before, but the song left a huge impact on me." She smiled.

He hugged her casually and asked right beside her ears, "Why don't you watch it then?"

"Su Nan and Ruan Heng went to watch it. Su Nan almost drowned in her own tears when she came back. Her eyes were all red the next day. I'm afraid that I'll cry like her too," she gave a straightforward reply.

"It's enough to just know that they are delivering a good message. Some people might vanish from this world, but as long as you remember them, they'll live here forever, so we should strive to live better than before."

As she said this, she gently held her chest with her slender hands. Her gaze reflected the faint blue light from the screen as she quietly watched him.

He chuckled when he saw her serious and determined expression.

He had to admit that she did give him strength at times, such as a time like this. As he looked at the determination and the encouraging light in her eyes, he could feel the darkness within him fade.

He smiled and hugged her tightly. His voice was low and sensual. "Xiaye, I remember that you said before you'll protect me, right?"

"Why are you raising that question now?" She looked at him in doubt.

"Answer me." He closed in closer to her ears and buried his face into her hair. Her refreshing scent filled up his nose and activated the beast within him.

She raised her brows and pressed his hand which was exploring underneath her clothes. Curiously, he looked at her when his hand was stopped. "Hmm?"

"Yes," she replied seriously.

He smiled and lifted her chin with a finger. A kiss landed swiftly on her lips. "I'm not worried about anything. I just don't want our simple and peaceful lives to change."

"But... Mmm..."

Before she could say anything, his kiss drowned her.

The next day, Xi Xiaye woke up with aches all over. The sun was already up high in the sky.

Last night was intense. She even thought that he had accidentally consumed some kind of drug because he was so aggressive that she passed out, but he did not let go of her just like that. He seemed to be entirely different from the usual cold and indifferent side of him.

Xi Xiaye was helpless against him.

It was already 9 a.m. after they had a simple breakfast and were prepared to leave. The sky seemed a little cloudy as a handful of sun rays were struggling to shine down.

They drove to Qingshan Cemetery and bought two bouquets of beautiful lilies from the florist at the bottom of the mountain.

"You guys can wait down here. We'll head up ourselves," Mu Yuchen suddenly said when they were at the splitting point of going upwards.

"Master, we're worried." His bodyguards expressed their concerns.

"Don't worry. It's just a short while. Just wait here." Mu Yuchen left them with a simple order before dragging Xi Xiaye up the staircase.

The bodyguards did not say anything else and just stood by the car. They found a position that enabled them to monitor what happened up there. Meanwhile, Mu Yuchen and Xi Xiaye each held a bouquet of lilies in their hands as they walked up the staircase.

At the same time, amidst the thousands of tombstones, there was a man in a black suit laying two bouquets of white lilies down before the tombs of Mu Lingtian and Mu Zixi.

The man wore a pair of large sunglasses and he seemed to have an average build. His face was hidden and he gave off a quiet vibe.