After she died, Mr. Bo knelt in front of the tombstone and cried like a dog.

On the subway back to One57 Apartment, Ye Xiaowu sat there thinking numbly.

Whether she was Yan Haoyue or Ye Xiaowu, the people who appeared most in her life were just passers-by, and she had hardly ever had a deep relationship with anyone.

The only deep relationship she had with Xiao Yan was because he forced her.

It was clearly him who forced her, but now he said he didn't want it anymore, and she wanted to just wave goodbye and leave like she did before.

But this time, it seems difficult to do.

When she returned home, the room was dark. She suddenly remembered that even though it started from Nanyang, she and Xiao Yan had been entangled for almost three years.

Time passes so slowly, yet so quickly.

Some things are like chronic poisons, slowly seeping into the body. She seemed to have subconsciously regarded Xiao Yan as her closest family member, so much so that when she was trapped in the police station tonight, she would call him first.

This relationship might be morbid and heavy, filled with many unpleasant dark sides, but the strong sense of bondage made her fall deeply into it.

It seemed as if everyone was just a passer-by in her life, except Xiao Yan.

She squatted behind the door, hugged herself and cried silently for a long time, then sat down on the sofa and saw her passport and bank card under the coffee table.

She didn't know what made her tick, but she started packing her things, including her passport, bank cards, notebook, tablet, and her application for the scholarship... all stuffed into the suitcase.

She didn't know what kind of outcome was waiting for her, but she clearly felt that if she didn't go to Nanyang to find him, their relationship might be over.

She had ended her relationships with many people, but those people came and left in a hurry, never staying in her heart for a moment.

People who are indifferent and entering into a deep relationship for the first time always seem to realize things too late.

That night, Ye Xiaowu dragged a large suitcase and carried a small square leather backpack. He took a 19-hour flight from New York's JFK Airport to Nanyang.

Along the way, her mind was blank. She wanted to write down the explanation in a memo so that she wouldn't get stuck and forget it when she arrived in Nanyang.

To be honest, when she is emotionless, she is full of witty remarks and can act according to the situation.

But for some reason, there are some words that I can never say to Xiao Yan.

It seems that people are always more likely to hurt the people closest to them.

She didn't care at all when someone fed her a knife, so naturally it didn't hurt.

Before Xiao Yan, she had never experienced any deep feelings, nor had she really relied on anyone. She always thought about making more money and eating more food.

In fact, people like Qin Rui are just tools for her to survive in the world and earn money. She doesn’t care whether he is a man or a woman, a human or a ghost.

But Xiao Yan cared.

I leaned drowsily in my chair, crying while reading the difficult-to-understand doctoral thesis, trying to divert my attention while also preparing myself for the worst possible outcome.

Even if you can't accept it, you have to try your best to accept the worst outcome.

……

The nineteen-hour flight was the longest flight she had ever taken.

The time difference between New York and Southeast Asia is nearly 14 hours.

When we landed at Nanyang Airport, it was the early morning of the third day and the sky was just getting light.

On a November morning in Nanyang, the sea breeze blows, bringing a chill to your face.

Ye Xiaowu dragged a large suitcase and finally got a car, and went to the villa in the city first.

I haven't been back to Nanyang for nearly two years.

She sat in the back seat, looking at the changing road scenery. When the car passed through Hong Kong Street, the pizza shop she loved was not open yet, and the shop next door that sold fried ice cream was gone, replaced by a chestnut shop.

Everything is blurry and clear.

After a lot of effort, I arrived at the door of the villa. It was closed and looked like no one had lived there for a long time. There used to be two armed mercenaries standing at the door, but now they were not there.

Many of the green plants in the yard were killed by the sun, and the yard looked lifeless.

Since she couldn't get a taxi yet, she dragged her large suitcase and walked towards the base following her memory.

The base is far from the city.

It was still dark, and her lone figure dragging a large suitcase was very eye-catching. There were a few thugs on motorcycles surrounding her on the side of the road.

The sound of the motorcycle was rumbling.

"Beauty, where are you going? I'll give you a ride for ten dollars!"

Ye Xiaowu ignored them, dragged her suitcase, lowered her head and tried to walk away pretending to be dead, but the motorcycles kept surrounding her.

A young and beautiful woman, traveling alone, carrying such a large suitcase. Judging from her clothes, she is definitely not a local and is most likely from a foreign country.

Naturally, when they catch them, they want to blackmail and bully them.

Xiao Yan stopped answering her calls after that night, so she could only think of a solution on her own, so she asked, "How much money do you want to let me go?"

The gangsters were very arrogant: "How much money do you have?"

You can't leave without paying.

Ye Xiaowu took out the cash he had on him and said, "That's all."

She didn't have much cash with her, only cards.

The gangster was not satisfied: "It's only a few hundred yuan. It's okay if I don't have money. I can just play with my buddies!"

One of the motorcycles stopped and the gangsters dragged Ye Xiaowu to get on the motorcycle. Ye Xiaowu screamed and shouted, but there were not many people on the road.

The gangster covered her mouth with his hand and said, "If you scream again, I'll kill you!"

Ye Xiaowu bit his palm fiercely, not caring about the suitcase anymore, and ran away in panic.

It’s over, it’s over. I died before I could accomplish my mission.

Just as she rushed into a 24-hour casino on Hong Kong Street, she ran into a middle-aged fat man wearing a big gold chain, with a strong pungent smell of cigarettes and alcohol, and a strong aura.

Pang De was naturally displeased when he was hit, and he said fiercely: "You have no eyes! Drag him away and dig out his eyes!"

The younger brother next to him immediately held Ye Xiaowu's shoulders.

Ye Xiaowu didn't care about that anymore and immediately struggled and shouted: "I know Xiao Yan! If you dig out my eyes, you will die!"

Pang De was obviously stunned when he heard Xiao Yan's name, and then he carefully looked at the woman who had bumped into him without any eyes.

There was some disbelief in his eyes: "Who are you to Xiao Yan?"

Ye Xiaowu said: "We are very close, so you better let me go immediately. I may lose a pair of eyes, but you may lose your life."

She threatened the other party timidly and without any momentum.

Pang De stared at her. "A very close relative? I've been in Nanyang for a while, and I've never heard that Xiao Yan has any relatives? Are you his woman? That's even more strange, I've never seen a woman around him."

Ye Xiaowu pursed his lips and said, "Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. You, you should let me go quickly, otherwise your whole family will be in trouble."

Pang De laughed loudly: "Interesting, there is still someone who dares to pretend to be Xiao Yan's woman! I will call him, and if he says no, I will not only dig out your eyes, but also cut off your tongue to prevent you from talking nonsense!"

Ye Xiaowu was expecting but also secretly worried, and said quickly: "You, you call and let me talk."

Pang De was stunned, and glanced at him fiercely: "Are you teaching me how to do things?"

Xiao Yan had just sent people to burn his poppy fields a week ago.

He was thinking about how to take revenge.

It would be interesting if this girl was Xiao Yan’s woman.

Pound just made a call.

As soon as the call was connected, Pang De said with a smile: "Brother Xiao, I just encountered something new in the casino. There was a girl who claimed to be your woman and said she wanted to kill my whole family."

Xiao Yan said coldly: "I don't have a woman."

Ye Xiaowu screamed immediately: "Xiao Yan! It's me! I am Ye Xiaowu!"

"Snapped!"

Pang De slapped her hard on the face: "Who allowed you to interrupt me?"