Chu Zhen Dong's initial intentions were the same as Lu Xize's. They didn't want Chu Yao to know about the past. Since it was all over, finding out would only cause unnecessary pain and serve no purpose.
But now that she knew, Chu Zhen Dong believed his daughter was strong enough to get through it.
They had survived the hardest of times; he was confident Chu Yao could survive this, too.
A biting wind blew through the small town at night.
Chu Yao was sitting on the stair landing, but it was sheltered from the draft.
She sat there, outwardly calm, but Chu Zhen Dong's words echoed relentlessly in her mind.
After hearing what Mi Feifei had said, she had suspected something was amiss about the past. She'd even guessed that the Lu Family's sudden disappearance might have something to do with the Chu Family.
But she had never, ever imagined the truth would be *this*.
