But I still have to pretend.

"What? You want me to go with you?" I was startled at first, then I slightly widened my eyes and quickly shook my head, "No, no, other things are easy to talk about, but this is not possible. I'm sorry, Jiang Yin, I really can't help you with this matter."

"Xu Xu, my lovely and kind Xu Xu, are you going to leave your friend to die without helping him?" Jiang Yin seemed to have guessed that I would refuse, and not only did she hug my arm tightly, she also shook it frequently, "Can you bear to watch me go through fire and water alone?"

"Of course I can't bear it, but I really can't help you." I was so tempted by her that I almost felt numb, but I still tried to refuse. "Besides, the old lady of the Zhou family invited you, not me. I don't even have an identity or a reason. It would be so embarrassing to go there with a mouth to feed on both shoulders. I won't go, I won't go."

Jiang Yin's eyes flashed again, as if she suddenly discovered the reason why I rejected her: "Xu Xu, you are worried about not having a suitable identity. What's so difficult about that? You are the sister who is going with me!"

"Sister?" I was indeed hinting at Jiang Yin to help me find a suitable identity and reason to go to the Zhou family, but I didn't expect her to say that I was her sister.

"Yes, you are my adopted sister. It is reasonable for the elder sister to go on a blind date with the younger sister." Jiang Yin thought it was reasonable and urged me, "How about this, accompany me to the Zhou family's old house for a meal as my sister, okay?"

In fact, it doesn’t matter whether it is reasonable or not. What matters is that I finally have the opportunity to enter the Zhou family’s old house again.

I pretended to be overwhelmed by Jiang Yin's pestering: "Hey, I really don't know what to do with you. Okay, okay, I'll go with you! But let's make a deal, I'm only responsible for accompanying you to dinner, I'm not responsible for anything else."

"I knew that Xuxu, you are the purest and kindest girl in the world. No wonder Zhou Hanzhi chose you. Who wouldn't like such a good girl?" Jiang Yin was very happy to hear that I agreed, and started to flatter me randomly.

I poked her: "We agreed not to mention Zhou Hanzhi, why are you bringing it up again? Will you let me have a good meal at noon?"

"Rang, I will make sure Xuxu has a good lunch." Jiang Yin smiled, but then changed the subject, "But, it seems like you mentioned Zhou Hanzhi first."

I was stunned when I heard that, and this time I was really stunned.

Thinking back carefully, it was indeed me who mentioned Zhou Hanzhi first. I also made a joke about Jiang Yin and Zhou Hanzhi, saying that no matter whether she chose Zhou Hanzhi or Zhou Pinzhi, she would have to meet Old Madam Zhou in the future, so it wouldn't hurt to meet her in advance to get to know her better...

Unexpectedly, she turned around and made fun of me and Zhou Hanzhi.

But Jiang Yin didn't let me go. She asked again, "Xuxu, look, you don't let me mention Zhou Hanzhi in front of you, but you can't help but mention Zhou Hanzhi all the time. Tell me, have you never let him go in your heart?"

"Impossible! I've let it go, I let it go a long time ago!" I blurted out without thinking.

However, after I said this, I suddenly realized that my reaction was too intense and clearly abnormal.

As expected, Jiang Yin looked at me quietly without saying anything, but the smile on her lips revealed two meanings: As expected, the more you try to hide something, the more obvious it becomes…

Just now I was acting with Jiang Yin, my face showed excitement but my heart was calm. But at this moment, my heart was like a raging sea wave and I couldn't be sure if the expression on my face was flawless.

I avoided Jiang Yin's inquiring gaze, looked straight ahead, and changed the subject: "What do you want to eat for lunch? There are actually a few good restaurants near our company."

"I'm fine with anything. Xuxu, you choose the place and I'll go with you." Jiang Yin still spoke in that gentle tone.

She tacitly didn't bring up the topic again, but my heart couldn't calm down for a long time.

I couldn't help but ask myself in my heart, have I really let go of Zhou Hanzhi?

Let it go.

Must have let it go.

I gave myself an affirmative answer.

But I couldn't help but ask myself again, since I had let go of Zhou Hanzhi, why was I still so emotional when I thought of him? Why did I react so strongly to Jiang Yin's question just now? And why did I keep mentioning Zhou Hanzhi when Jiang Yin mentioned it just now?

My mind started to get confused again, and I kept thinking about these questions, so much so that after we arrived at the hotel, when Jiang Yin asked me if I wanted to go to the bathroom together, I didn't react.

Jiang Yin seemed to notice my distraction and looked at me deeply again, but this time she didn't ask any more questions. She just smiled and left alone.

She didn't say anything, but it made me come back to my senses quickly and calm down.

I am sure that I have let Zhou Hanzhi go.

Two years ago, I watched my grandma fall in a pool of blood, unable to be saved. In the hospital, I cut my wrists again and again, in excruciating pain. I don’t know how long I endured those dark days. By that time, I had already let Zhou Hanzhi go.

In my heart, I no longer love Zhou Hanzhi.

The reason why I mentioned Zhou Hanzhi frequently and had emotional reactions to him during this period was simply because this dark stalker, Zhou Hanzhi, was always haunting me. He interfered with my thoughts, which caused my emotions to fluctuate and almost made me doubt my own heart.

Zhou Hanzhi is really abominable! I don't want to have anything to do with him anymore!

I finally sorted out my thoughts and my heart immediately calmed down. During lunch, when Jiang Yin and I discussed the things to pay attention to when going to the Zhou family's old house, I had returned to my previous calm state.

After lunch, I said goodbye to Jiang Yin and watched her get into a taxi and drive away. I immediately called You He and couldn't hide my excitement: "I will be able to enter the Zhou family's old house again soon."

"Isn't it a bit too fast?" Yu He's first reaction after hearing the news was not excitement, but worry. He reminded me to be careful, "Xu Xu, should we be cautious and wait and see?"

"If you wait any longer you will miss this opportunity, and you don't know when you will have the next chance, so I promised Jiang Yin that I will accompany her to a dinner at the Zhou family's old house this Saturday night." I interrupted You He anxiously.

The point is, I don’t know when I’ll have the chance to enter the Zhou family’s old house next time, and I can’t wait any longer.

But I comforted You He again: "Don't worry, I will be very careful this time. I already have some understanding of the Zhou family's old house. This time I will act according to the circumstances."

"Xuxu, your safety is the most important thing." Youhe didn't seem to be comforted by me, and still warned me in a serious tone.

I responded and asked about Lin Youde's movements during this period. You He said, "Zhao Hongmei's restaurant has been busier recently. Lin Youde has been helping out at the restaurant these past two days and has not continued to follow Aunt Meng."

"That's good." I felt relieved for the time being.

After hanging up the phone, I returned to the company and went straight into my office to continue my morning work.

Until a knock on the door pulled me out of my concentration.

"Have you forgotten me, your old friend, just because you have new friends? Xuxu, I'm so disappointed."

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