Miss Si's feigned innocence went too far, and the aloof Mr. Bo was easily swayed.

The Si family's ancestral graves are located in the western suburbs of Beijing.

Everyone was dressed in black and holding flowers.

Si Yingying didn't understand why she had to wear black to worship her ancestors.

She muttered to Si Aofu beside her, "I don't like wearing black clothes. People who know me think I'm here to pay respects to my ancestors, but people who don't know me might think I'm here to attend someone's death anniversary."

Si Aofu frowned. "Watch your words."

Si Yingying pursed her lips, thinking that Si Aofu, like the other members of the Si family, was also very old-fashioned.

Each tombstone bears a name.

The last tombstone, however, was completely blank.

Si Yingying had heard that there was a taboo in the Si family that couldn't be mentioned, but she didn't know who that person was or what they had done to warrant such taboo.

I asked Si Yuan, but she didn't know either.

Si Aofu remained silent, seemingly aware of the situation but unwilling to elaborate.

After Si Yuan finished paying her respects to each of the deceased, she finally arrived at the nameless monument.

She didn't know why, but looking at other tombstones with names didn't move her much.

On the contrary, every time I look at this blank stele, my heart feels heavy and painful, and I can't help but want to cry.

"Mom...why doesn't this tombstone have a name?"

When Si Yingying saw the blank stele, she asked about it out of curiosity.

Every year during the ancestral worship ceremony, Si Qingwan and He Shuqing always looked grim.

Si Qingwan glanced at the tombstone indifferently, her face expressionless. "She doesn't deserve a name."

"Huh? Who?"

"You don't need to know."

Si Yingying curled her lip. "Since she doesn't deserve a name, why bury her in the Si family ancestral cemetery?"

Si Qingwan's voice was cold, "Because even in death, she is still a member of the Si family."

He Shuqing noticed that Si Yuan was staring at the blank stele, her expression suggesting she was about to cry.

She walked over and patted Si Yuan on the back. "After you've finished paying your respects, you can go back to the car first."

Si Yuan knew that Si Qingwan and He Shuqing would stay at the cemetery a little longer after the annual ancestral worship ceremony, so she nodded.

This time, Si Yingying was also kept behind.

Si Yingying didn't want to stay in this gloomy cemetery, but the thought that Si Qingwan had left her alone because she was the only bloodline of the Si family made her feel smug.

Every year on this day, the weather is gloomy.

Dark clouds gathered, and soon a light drizzle began to fall.

Si Yuan walked out of the cemetery absentmindedly and was about to get into the car when her arm was suddenly grabbed by a strong force.

Si Yuan was caught off guard and dragged into a grove of trees.

Upon seeing that it was Xiang Mingche, Si Yuan frowned and shook off his hand. "What are you doing?"

Xiang Mingche abruptly slammed Si Yuan against a large tree. "Why did you lie?"

Si Yuan's voice was icy, "What's wrong with you?"

"You're already with Bo Yusen, why are you lying?"

Xiang Mingche's eyes were bloodshot, his face was contorted and grotesque, but he stared at Si Yuan with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

Si Yuan was taken aback. "You...how did you know?"

"Never mind how I know, just tell me why you're keeping it from everyone else?"

Xiang Mingche anxiously grasped Si Yuan's hand. "Ah Yuan, Bo Yusen forced you, didn't he? You don't like him at all; you were only with him because you had no choice, right?"

"wrong--"

Si Yuan pulled her hand away and pushed Xiang Mingche away hard. "No, I'm with him because I like him."

"You're lying—"

Xiang Mingche let out a low, devastated roar. He couldn't believe that Si Yuan had just broken off their engagement and then turned on Bo Yusen.

In her eyes, was their relationship so easy to let go of, so easy to sever?

"You don't like him at all; you like me!"

Xiang Mingche grabbed Si Yuan's shoulder anxiously, so tightly that Si Yuan's shoulder ached. "Ah Yuan, I don't believe you've forgotten me so quickly..."

Jealousy, resentment, and anger will burn away all clear reason.

Thinking of their passionate kiss, he fiercely lowered his head and kissed Si Yuan—

Si Yuan's pupils contracted, and after dodging, she slapped Xiang Mingche hard across the face. "Wake up!"

Xiang Mingche's face was turned to one side after being slapped, and he regained his senses a little.

His eyes were red, and he looked like he was about to cry. "You said you like him, so why won't you tell everyone you're together?"

No matter what expression Xiang Mingche made now, it couldn't evoke any sympathy from Si Yuan; she only found it laughable.

She took a few steps back to distance herself from Xiang Mingche. "You're so smart, how could you not know?"

Xiang Mingche was taken aback. "What?"

Seeing the mocking smile on Si Yuan's lips, Xiang Mingche seemed to understand in a flash.

They just broke off their engagement, and for A Yuan to be with Bo Yusen at this time will definitely damage Bo Yusen's reputation.

So, it was for Bo Yusen—

Do not--

Xiang Mingche shook his head. He preferred to believe that Si Yuan was only doing this out of necessity to climb up to Bo Yusen, rather than believe his own guess.

"That's impossible, you definitely didn't do it for him... Ah Yuan, tell me, you're just using Bo Yusen, you don't like him at all..."

"Oh--"

Si Yuan sneered, "After knowing you for so many years, this is the first time I've discovered how much you like to deceive yourself. If you really wanted to understand me, you would know that if I didn't like someone, I could never be with that person."

One sentence extinguished the last spark of hope in Xiang Mingche's heart.

Her hair and clothes were soaked by the rain, but Si Yuan's eyes were colder than the rain. "You're newly married. If you don't want your home to be in chaos, don't show your face in front of me."

Si Yingying is very jealous. She can get jealous for half a day if Xiang Mingche just glances at Si Yuan.

If I saw the two of them alone together, it would cause an uproar.

Moreover—

"Xiang Mingche, don't forget, you created this whole situation yourself."

After saying that, she turned and left.

"Ah Yuan..."

Xiang Mingche wanted to reach out and grab Si Yuan, but sadly discovered that he no longer even had the right to stand beside her.

He watched helplessly as Si Yuan drifted further and further away from him.

I watched helplessly as she disappeared into the rain.

"Bang—"

He angrily punched the tree, then hugged it, tears streaming down his face.

Si Yuan heard suppressed sobs behind her, but she didn't turn around or even pause for a second.

Oh--

Now you realize you regret it? This is nothing compared to what's to come.

As soon as Si Yuan stepped out of the woods, she saw Si Aofu, who had no expression on her face.

Si Yuan was in a gloomy mood today. Knowing that she would be rebuffed by Si Aofu if she spoke to her, she ignored her.

Just as they were about to get into the car, Si Aofu's icy voice rang out, "You're with Bo Yusen."

Her voice was very certain, and Si Yuan knew that Si Aofu must have overheard her conversation with Xiang Mingche.

She could keep it from Si Qingwan, but she didn't hide it from Si Aofu. "Yes."

"Hehe...haha..."

Si Aofu suddenly burst into laughter, a laugh filled with a madness and rage that Si Yuan couldn't understand.

"Come with me—"

Si Aofu suddenly took Si Yuan's hand and walked into the cemetery.