Only after her death did I realize that she was the white moonlight of a billionaire CEO.

Chapter 72: Is there something wrong with Li Xi's memory?

Gu Zhen stood in the entryway for a while.

Hearing no sound of water, he realized something was wrong and hesitantly walked to the master bedroom door, where he saw Li Xi facing the bed with her back to the door.

Gu Zhen finally saw the cleaver that she was tightly gripping and hiding behind her waist.

Gu Zhen's pupils contracted slightly.

"Xi Xi..."

Upon hearing this, Li Xi slowly turned around.

She stared at Gu Zhen with a helpless look in her eyes and whispered, "Gu Zhen, could you please take the knife away from me? I... I don't seem to know how to let go of it."

Gu Zhen was heartbroken.

He strode over, gently but firmly pried open Li Xi's fingers, took the cold, heavy cleaver from her, and placed it on the floor a meter away.

Gu Zhen then pulled the soaking wet girl into his arms and gently coaxed her in a low voice, "It's alright, it's not a thug."

Leaning against Gu Zhen's chest, Li Xi's body remained tense.

"Maybe I'm overreacting, but for some reason, when I discovered someone had broken into my house, I got chills and felt..."

"I always feel like someone wants to kill me."

Upon hearing this, Gu Zhen was startled. "Why would you think that?"

When a normal person encounters this situation, their first reaction would be that someone has broken into their home and robbed them.

Leaning against Gu Zhen's chest and hearing his strong heartbeat, Li Xi felt for the first time the urge to confide in someone about her past.

She said, "I've had the same dream since I was 12 years old, where I'm in the middle of nowhere, constantly searching for something."

"From day to night, I neither eat nor drink, and I dare not stop or sleep."

"Because as soon as I stop, I hear a sharp whistle, a voice ordering me to obediently find mice..."

"So I had no choice but to keep walking, and when I couldn't walk anymore, I crawled on my belly..."

Finally, I saw a grave...

Gu Zhen's eyes were bloodshot.

He clenched his fists and asked Li Xi in a hoarse voice, "Did you find the mouse?"

"I do not know."

Li Xi shook his head and said, "Every time I climb to the grave, the dream ends."

"Xie Mingzong and the others said I had nightmare syndrome and took me to see a psychologist. The psychologist said that I was traumatized after seeing my father's death and had developed delusions."

"But I don't think that's just wishful thinking..."

Li Xi spoke incoherently for a long time.

In the end, she didn't even know what she was trying to express anymore.

“Professor Gu.” Li Xi wrapped her arms around Gu Zhen’s waist with trembling hands and said, “I always feel like there is a pair of eyes watching me from the shadows.”

“He was spying on me, watching me, and... looking for the right moment to kill me.”

That's why Li Xi reacted so strongly tonight when she discovered someone had broken into her room.

Gu Zhen quietly loosened his fist, secretly moved his finger joints, and after his hands returned to normal, he patted Li Xi's head with his palm.

"Maybe it's not a dream?"

Gu Zhen said, "Perhaps that is a memory you actually experienced."

"That shouldn't be the case," Li Xi said instinctively. "Ever since my father brought me to settle in Dongzhou, I haven't been to the forest. It couldn't be me..."

Thinking of something, Li Xi got up from Gu Zhen's arms and said suspiciously, "That's not right."

"My memories of the two years between the ages of 10 and 12 are confused."

Li Xi walked to the bedside and sat down, staring at her feet thoughtfully, and said, "I can't remember where I went or what I did during those two years."

"If that wasn't a dream, but something that actually happened, is it possible that I was indeed sent to that grove when I was 10 years old?"

Looking at Li Xi, who was completely immersed in her own world, Gu Zhen's eyes were filled with heartache.

He didn't disturb Li Xi's thoughts, but turned around and went into the bathroom, drained the water, and filled the tub with warm water again.

Gu Zhen walked to the bedside, picked up Li Xi horizontally, and carried her into the bathroom.

Li Xi was startled.

She instinctively wrapped her arms around Gu Zhen's neck, exclaiming, "Gu Zhen, what are you doing! I'm warning you, my period isn't over yet, you can't seduce me..."

"I'm not trying to seduce you, I'm just bringing you here to take a bath."

Gu Zhen placed Li Xi on the toilet seat and sat her down, then squatted down in front of her.

Gu Zhen is tall, and when he squats down, he can just be at eye level with Li Xi.

"Take a bath first to warm yourself up, then lie in bed and think about these things carefully. Don't catch a cold."

"I've already changed the water in the bathtub for you, so you can just take a bath now."

Gu Zhen got up to leave.

Li Xi suddenly grabbed his wrist, "That."

"Thank you."

"Ah."

"You rest first, I'm going to the security room." He needed to go to the security room to hand over Xie Xingyun's and all the Xie family's information to the security department.

From now on, the Xie family and any unclean spirits are not allowed to enter Lanting Apartment.

*

The next day.

Li Xi went to the driving school to practice driving as planned.

Li Xi practiced driving on the main road for her third driving test. When she returned to the driving school for lunch, she saw Xie Xingyun again.

He stood at the entrance of the driving school, dressed casually and looking quite dignified, attracting a lot of attention.

"He's like a persistent ghost." Li Xi took off her seatbelt and said to Gu Zhen and Xie Jian, "You two go to the cafeteria for lunch first, I'll go talk to him."

Xie Jian learned about Li Xi and the Xie family from her sister.

But she didn't care about any of that. All she knew was that Li Xi, whom she knew, was a very interesting and kind girl.

Xie Jian didn't ask any more questions, grabbed her coat, and got out of the car.

But Gu Zhen didn't go to the cafeteria. He told Li Xi, "I'll wait for you in the car."

Knowing that Gu Zhen was worried about Xie Xingyun, Li Xi didn't insist. "Okay, shall we get takeout later?"

Gu Zhen then said, "I'll have the restaurant deliver the food."

"The rent collector is generous."

After a good night's sleep, Li Xi was back to her lively, mischievous, and energetic self, a stark contrast to the timid little girl who couldn't even move a finger last night.

Gu Zhen sat in the car, rolled down the window, lit a cigarette, and watched Li Xi approach Xie Xingyun step by step...

Before he could even take a puff of the cigarette, he crushed it.