Steward Li, fearing that Lu Yunnan's excitement might affect his health, decided to reveal all the truths he had learned after Lu Yunnan was discharged from the hospital.
"There's no news from Madam yet, but no news is the best news for now. We haven't stopped the search and have also sent people to inquire with households around the South China Sea. Master's current priority is to recuperate his body."
Lu Yunnan nodded and asked Steward Li to leave.
His mind was suddenly filled with past memories with Xia Xilin.
It was a summer day. Xia Xilin, wearing a simple shirt and jeans, stood under a gardenia tree to cool off.
In her left hand, she held unfinished flyers, and with her right, she fanned herself with a small fan made from folded flyers. Just standing there, she was a scene in herself.
As his eyes fell upon her, his heartbeat seemed to slow by half a beat. Those beautiful eyes were the person he had been searching for.
He approached her proactively to ask for her contact information, only to be rejected. So, like a callow youth, he eagerly anticipated meeting Xia Xilin every day.
Seeing her made him involuntarily nervous and blush. He changed his outfit multiple times before going out and looked in the mirror again and again.
He always wanted to present his most perfect self to her, a feeling he had never experienced in his twenty years.
However, Xia Xilin only saw him as a playboy, believing their social statuses were too different. She felt it was impossible for her to truly fall for him, hence her consistently cold attitude towards him.
Learning from her roommate that she had a hideous scar on her waist made him even more certain that Xia Xilin was the little girl who had saved him back then. Her age, address, and appearance all matched; he couldn't possibly be wrong.
Xia Xilin was very popular at school. He had seen many people confess their love to her and give her flowers. Although she refused them all, Lu Yunnan was still afraid, afraid that one day she might waver, afraid that he wouldn't be able to have her.
Therefore, upon learning that Xia Xilin had a younger sister in high school, and that their parents were deceased, making the sisters live in hardship, requiring them to work during holidays to earn tuition fees.
He employed some tactics and detained Xia Xiyue. Finally, he got what he desired and married the Xia Xilin he had longed for. During that period, he doted on her immensely.
After marriage, Xia Xilin mentioned that when she was a child, she was stabbed by an assailant while trying to save a little boy, which left her with that hideous scar. This made him even more fortunate that he had acted quickly.
He never imagined that all of this was the woman's plan; she was a liar and utterly ruthless. To secure the position of Mrs. Lu, she actually went as far as to inflict such a long scar on her waist.
The doctor's examination results told him that Xia Xilin's scar was not from childhood.
Wearing the necklace he had then, she cruelly pushed Yuan Yuan down a cliff. Yuan Yuan, who had returned from the brink of death, was his true savior.
What had he done? How could such a cruel woman deserve to enjoy his wealth and prosperity? She had even used his influence to harm Yuan Yuan. Unforgivable, everything was unforgivable.
He then broke one of her legs. Yet, she still dared to vehemently deny it, claiming she hadn't done anything, and stubbornly insisting that the person from back then was her. What shamelessness.
As expected, when he threatened her with her sister, she confessed everything. That woman was truly stubborn; she knelt in the rain for three days without changing her story. A difficult and malicious woman. She wasn't even as good as a single strand of Yuan Yuan's hair.
Why was he still thinking about her? This was truly too much of a disservice to Yuan Yuan. Forget it, let everything start anew. Yuan Yuan had sacrificed too much for him.
After his discharge from the hospital, he would file for divorce from Xia Xilin. He had been blind before and mistaken the person. He had caused Yuan Yuan so much suffering. This time, he would prepare a grand wedding for Yuan Yuan and give her a huge surprise.
Afterward, they would have several adorable babies. Xia Xilin would forever remain a thing of the past. Thinking this, he closed his eyes and drifted into sleep.
Today was Sunday, and Xia Xiyue had been feeling very uneasy in her dorm. Although her sister had sent her a message saying she was safe, seeing how perilous the accident scene was, and Wang Nuoyi's tragic state, she had been unable to sleep soundly. She had long suspected someone was watching her in secret.
It must be Lu Yunnan, that scumbag's people. So she had been afraid to make any rash moves, lest she be discovered to have contacted her sister.
Although her sister's accident hadn't been publicized, she hadn't seen her for so long. If she didn't make a move soon, she would likely arouse suspicion.
Thinking about the news reported online, Lu Yunnan, that scoundrel, had been stabbed in the waist and admitted to the hospital. It was truly gratifying; he deserved it.
She took a bus to the First People's Hospital. Sitting in the back row of the bus, a woman wearing a baseball cap and a mask got on and walked directly towards her.
"Yueyue, it's me. Where are you going?"
Xia Xiyue was overcome with emotion and whispered, "Sister, sister, it's so good that you're alright. I want to go to the hospital to see Lu Yunnan's misfortune, and also to allay his suspicions. This way, he won't keep sending people to pester us."
"You're being reckless. They have many people."
"Sister, I don't want to be a burden to you forever. I want to do something for you too. You've finally escaped his clutches. I'm afraid if I appear too calm, it will make him suspicious."
Jun Jiuli stroked her head. "Sister knows you're doing this for my own good, but don't cry, you'll break my heart."
"Okay, I won't cry." Xia Xiyue quickly wiped away her tears, revealing a bright smile. It was so good to see her sister alive and well.
Jun Jiuli gave her a peace amulet. This little girl was determined once she set her mind on something, and with this amulet, she would feel more at ease.
"Sister miraculously survived this ordeal, thanks to the help of a master. Keep this peace amulet with you. I won't accompany you to the hospital."
"Okay, okay, sister, hurry and leave, lest that perverted man discover you. I'll keep this peace amulet safe." She carefully tucked the item into her upper garment pocket.
"Alright, I'm leaving. Be careful."
As the bus reached the next stop, Jun Li got off. It took Xia Xiyue a while to recover from her joy.
It was wonderful that her sister was safe. She couldn't show it. She had to appear sadder, even sadder.