After three years of misplaced affection, Mrs. Yu is no longer willing to pretend to be obedient.

The words are exactly the same, only now they are his handwriting.

Jane Ailing's hand holding the letter trembled slightly.

She could still recall how she wrote those words with such anticipation, hiding them in the gift box to give to him along with the bracelet.

"...What does this mean?"

"I'm sorry. I've said a lot of hurtful things and done a lot of hurtful things to you before." Yu Yunting lowered his eyes, his thoughts complicated. "It was my fault. I don't ask you to forgive me right now, I just hope you can give us another chance to start over."

"Isn't Zeng Ying still living at your house? She hates me so much, and you're saying things like this to me. Aren't you afraid she'll get angry?" Jian Ailing turned her head away, looking out the window, unwilling to face him.

"She's already moved out." Yu Yunting reached out and took her hand. "It's my fault. I didn't trust you before. I didn't know she... I didn't know she was so hostile towards you."

Recalling what had happened before, Jian Ailing suddenly felt a surge of grievance. She tried to pull her hand away, but Yu Yunting held on even tighter, refusing to let her go.

"Yu Yunting, what new game are you playing now? Trying to win back your ex-wife and then dump her again, makes you seem really cool and impressive?"

If Jane hadn't heard him say those things before, she felt she would have been deceived and misled by his seemingly affectionate eyes again.

She had once been captivated by him, believing she could truly enter his heart. Only to find out in the end that she was nothing more than a toy.

Yu Yunting opened his eyes in surprise, tightened his grip on her hand, and said slowly and deliberately, "I never thought that way."

"I've been toying with you for so long, I really don't want to play along anymore." Jane closed her eyes and sighed weakly.

"I said no," he stubbornly repeated.

"Fine, I'll pretend you didn't exist." She smiled bitterly. "Then please stop treating me as your older sister or a substitute for that little girl. I am Jian Ailing, I am myself, I am neither your older sister nor the little girl you're so attached to."

"How do you know you aren't?" Yu Yunting asked in a low voice, "Do you really remember everything that happened at Maple Cry Mountain?"

"I..." Jane opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.

"You are indeed her, the girl I've been looking for... you just forgot." Yu Yunting raised the corners of his mouth slightly. "But it doesn't matter if you don't remember, I will remember."

"You are not anyone's substitute. What I said to you before... was wrong of me." Yu Yunting's eyes looked very sincere.

She pursed her lips, momentarily at a loss for how to respond.

Is what he said true? Can she believe him?

The car slowly pulled over to the side of the road, bringing Jian Ailing's scattered thoughts back to reality. She forcefully pulled her hand away from his grasp. "Since you know you were wrong before, then stop saying such troubling things. Next week will mark a month since our divorce filing, and we can go get the divorce certificate."

"Let's get in touch then."

"Are you in such a hurry because of Zhou Ze'an?" Yu Yunting's voice rang out again as Jian Ailing turned to open the door.

"I……"

"He's not a good person, he doesn't deserve you."

"What?" Jane Ailing paused, then turned back with a cold smile. "No matter how bad he is, he's still much better than you."

"He found the medicine we were taking back then."

"What?" Jane frowned subconsciously, not understanding what he was saying for a moment.

Yu Yunting's eyes darkened. "Didn't you ever wonder how your family found that kind of medicine for me and you?"

"No...it's impossible..." Jian Ailing finally understood what he meant, and her whole body trembled involuntarily. "Don't talk nonsense, how could Brother Ze'an do this!"

When she was in so much pain, Zhou Ze'an was always there for her, giving her a lot of support and encouragement.

Now Yu Yunting is actually saying... Zhou Zean is one of the culprits who caused her suffering?

How is that possible!

"Yu Yunting, do you think I'll believe you just because you say such divisive things?"

"If you don't believe me, you can ask your brother. Aren't they friends?"

How ironic, they had said similar things, only the roles had been reversed.

Jane didn't answer, but simply pushed open the car door forcefully and walked out quickly.

Back in her apartment, she stood on the balcony, looking at the apartment across the street.

Although she couldn't see the inside through the window, Jane could at least tell whether the lights were on or off.

It looked completely dark at first, but after standing there for a while, she saw the lights on the other side come on.

A blurry figure stood by the window. She couldn't make out the outline, but she could vaguely tell that the person was very tall.

Jane felt a surge of irritation, turned around and walked into the living room, pulling the curtains shut.

That night, Jane Eyling had an unusual insomnia.

Yu Yunting's words kept replaying in her mind. Every single sentence was enough to keep her awake at night.

But what troubled her most was what he said at the end.

Was the drug her family gave her and Yu Yunting really provided by Zhou Ze'an?

If it's true, then was the sad look in his eyes when he looked at me just an act? Was his patience with me merely out of guilt?

If it really is him, then it means that Zhou Ze'an and his family are accomplices...

He wasn't the one who saved her; he was in cahoots with her family.

The next day at noon, Jane Ailing sat up in bed with a splitting headache.

She thought about it all night and felt that if she didn't ask or verify it, this matter would forever linger in her heart like a shadow.

After a quick wash, Jane Ailing sat on the sofa and called Jason.

"What's wrong?" Jensen's voice sounded lazy, as if he had just woken up.

"Was the medicine that Mom and Dad gave me and Yu Yunting back then given to you by Zhou Ze'an?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, probably because Jensen hadn't expected her to suddenly ask such an abrupt question.

Why are you suddenly asking that?

"Never mind that, just answer me." Jane Ailing bit her lip.

"So much time has passed... does it even matter if you ask these questions now?"

"It's very important, Jensen. You should know how important this is to me, don't try to fool me."

The person on the other end of the phone sighed heavily, "You'd better not ask me anymore. I don't actually know that much about what happened back then."

Although Jason did not give a direct response, his ambiguous attitude was enough for Jane Ailing to realize something.

She ordered takeout, and after finishing lunch, she mustered up her courage and called Zhou Zean.

"Ailing, what's up?" The call was answered quickly.

"Brother Ze'an..." Jian Ailing took a deep breath, "Did you give them the medicine my family made me take back then?"

"..."

"Why aren't you saying anything?" She suddenly felt her eyes stinging, and her voice trembled slightly. "So it really is you..."

"Ailing, listen to me..."

"Then tell me!" Jane Ailing gripped her phone tightly.

"It's inconvenient to say it over the phone. How about this, wait until I'm done with this, and I'll give you an explanation."