Cheng Xi was speechless. She hugged Lu Chenzhou as tightly as she could. She was so touched that she had to screw her eyes shut to prevent tears from leaking out. 

She had never imagined in a million years that he would say something like this, and the only response she had was to hug him with all of her strength.

Lu Chenzhou didn’t say anything else. After divulging everything he needed to, he stopped submerging himself in his past. Cheng Xi didn’t push or prod him any further either; after all, she was just a doctor, and the many ethical and legislative landmines within that incident had been mostly buried alongside Lu Chenzhou’s mother.

All Cheng Xi wanted from Lu Chenzhou was for him to let go of that burden and to live his life happily.

On that day, they stayed in bed until late in the afternoon, only climbing out when they were ravenous for food. She didn’t know whether the resulting meal was lunch or dinner, but it was very plain. It was made from ingredients that had all been brought over by Cheng Yang on his mother’s instructions....