Hearing this, Qin Si Ye's heart ached involuntarily, and his left hand rested on her shoulder.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought up that topic just now and reminded you of your sadness."
Yin Xi smiled at him calmly, "It's alright. It's been many years."
"Actually, my experience is similar to yours. My mother passed away when I was very young. The only thing she left me was the necklace you took from my room five years ago." Qin Si Ye looked thoughtfully out the window.
A necklace? No wonder he had been searching everywhere back then; it turned out that necklace was so important to him.
"Can… can I see it?" Yin Xi asked softly.
"Of course. Wait a moment." After speaking, Qin Si Ye walked briskly towards the desk. Soon, he took out a delicate box from a drawer and opened it, placing it in front of Yin Xi.
Yin Xi slowly picked it up and examined it carefully. After a moment, she frowned, "Did it really appear in my bag? Why didn't I notice anything?"
Unbeknownst to her, the man had already moved behind her, gently embracing her slender, soft waist. He rested his chin affectionately in the hollow of her shoulder and murmured, "Xi Xi, if that necklace hadn't been found by that woman, would we have been together five years ago?"
Yin Xi's body trembled slightly. Yes, if that were the case, she should have noticed the necklace. Their agreement might have turned into reality, she might not have had that car accident, and the children wouldn't have been living abroad with her, without their father's companionship.
Yin Xi suddenly seemed to recall something and gently turned around, "Si Ye, there's something I want to tell you. The car accident at Xishan Cemetery five years ago was not an accident, it was deliberate."
"What? Who told you?" Qin Si Ye exclaimed, gripping her arm tightly.
"Han Hao Ming." Yin Xi then recounted everything she had heard from Han Hao Ming to him.
Qin Si Ye's expression instantly darkened, and he broke out in a cold sweat. Who could have done this? Did they hate Yin Xi that much? It had nearly resulted in a tragedy with four lives lost.
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Qin Si Ye asked, holding her shoulders and looking into her eyes intently.
"I only learned about it in a casual conversation with Han Hao Ming. It wouldn't have been useful to tell you earlier; it's been so long, and it would be difficult to find out who it was. He's also been asking his former colleagues to keep an eye on the case, but there's been no news yet. The driver seemed to have vanished into thin air." Yin Xi's eyes were downcast. Since meeting Han Hao Ming that day, she had been pondering who the mastermind was, but she had no clues.
"I think it might be the Lu family." Qin Si Ye's pupils constricted as he suddenly said.
Yin Xi, however, was startled, "Why do you suspect them?"
"Do you remember when you went to Xicheng to find Chen Fa, and he suddenly had a car accident? Later, when the hit-and-run driver was caught and confronted by Chen Fa after he woke up, he finally admitted that the mastermind was Lu Huai An. What was his motive for doing this? Nothing more than to help his daughter cover up the truth from back then." Qin Si Ye paused and continued his analysis. "I think this might be his usual tactic. And he was the mastermind behind your father's death, coupled with Lu Yu Shan's ambition. Who else would have wanted you to have an accident back then if not them?"
Yin Xi's body trembled, the thought sending a shiver down her spine, and she instinctively took a step back in shock. Did they hate her that much? Were they trying to eradicate the Yin family completely?
Qin Si Ye immediately circled her waist and asked with concern, "Xi Xi, are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Yin Xi took a deep breath. After stabilizing her emotions, she said, "These are just our speculations; without evidence, Lu Huai An will not admit it." She had had a fleeting impulse to tell him about her suspicions regarding Bai Lin. Now, she had changed her mind; she would wait until she had some leads. There were too many things she didn't understand, and she needed that woman to explain them herself. Otherwise, with Qin Si Ye's personality, he would surely arrest her and force her to tell the truth. But that woman was stubborn and insidious; she probably wouldn't speak even if her lips were bitten. Just like that necklace, she had never admitted to finding it.
"Yes. I don't know where that woman Lu Yu Shan has gone. The people I sent out found some information, but she managed to escape again." Qin Si Ye's clenched fists showed bulging veins.