After returning from Tengchong, I wanted to spend more time with Senior Shu. We had completed a few cases, but all of them were easy otherworldly items. 

Li Mazi had recovered well after half a month. He insisted that he had to see me. Senior Shu immediately shooed me away. “If Li Mazi comes, I can’t live in peace.”  

I felt embarrassed and was afraid that Li Mazi would really come here. After confirming that Senior Shu was all right, I bid him farewell. When I returned to my antique shop, Li Mazi was fuming and screaming in my face that I wasn't concerned about him. 

On the same day, our two families had gathered for a big lunch. At around twilight, Li Mazi and Ru Xue took their little Nianchu home. I held Yin Xinyue’s hand and slowly drove home. 

While having lunch together, I had already noticed that she wasn’t okay. Although she looked cheerful and excited, she couldn’t hide the grief in her eyes. 

“Are you okay, honey?” I asked when we arrived home. 

“I’m fine.” She shook her head. 

As we had been living together for quite a long time, I knew her well. I didn’t believe her words. 

I kept pestering her about it. Yin Xinyue couldn’t hide it anymore. She hugged me and cried.

While sobbing, she said,...