Yan Qingsi nodded her head. Thats right. My mother had a necklace that was exactly the same. I didnt remember wrongly. I was eight when my mother died. Ill never forget what had happened that year; Ive always remembered everything as though it had happened yesterday. I could still see everything as vivid as when it happened when I close my eyes. Later on, I went to ask You Xi about it. He told me that he had been wearing the necklace ever since he was young. He even asked his mother about itand his mother said that the necklace was one of a kind with no reservations. But if thats one of a kind, then what about the necklace my mother had worn?

Id forgotten the last two times Ive met you, but Ive always wanted to ask you thisIs that necklace an heirloom of the You family?

You Yis expression was so serious that it was frightening. No that necklace isnt a You family heirloom, he said, Qingsi, let me ask you one more time, Youre absolutely sure that your mother had a silver necklace with a ginkgo leaf pendant, just like You Xis?

Yan Qingsi did not understand why You Yi turned somber all of a sudden. She nodded her head gravely. Im sure. Absolutely sure. I remember seeing that necklace around my mothers neck for as long as I can remember.

You Yis brows scrunched tightly together. Yan Qingsi was surprised at the swirl of emotions on his face under the dim cast of the night sky.

The wind during summer nights still blasted heat onto ones face. The roads, which had been baked by the sun throughout the day, still radiated heat.

Yet Yan Qingsi felt colder by the second. You Yis expression and reaction told her that this incident about the necklace was anything but ordinary.

However Yan Qingsi could not imagine what trouble a necklace could bring.

You Yi abruptly seized Yan Qingsis shoulders. Qingsi, you have to remember every word Im telling you right now, he said, dead serious, You cannot tell anyone about this necklace. Do not let anyone find out about it, and never go see You Xi again. Ill follow up on this. This might concern your mothers birthright. You have to take care of yourself when Im not around.

Surprised overcame Yan Qingsi when she heard You Yis words. Is it serious? she asked.

You Yi nodded. Maybe itll turn everything we know upside down.

You Yis head was spinning. He had some subconscious awareness of the truth, but he did not dare to let anyone else know before he had gathered sufficient evidence.

Yan Qingsi widened her eyes. Turn everything upside down?

Thishow serious was this thing, to make a calm person like You Yi say such things?

Yan Qingsi clasped her own hands together. Isis that necklace from the Yous? she asked.

You Yi shook his head. No. Thats not a You family asset, but there are a million infinitesimal connections surrounding it. I cant be too sure of anything now though. I need to return to Hai city for a while and investigate properly. Ill immediately let you know once everything is clear.

Okay I understand.

Take care of yourself. If there is any invitation to shoot any film, dont accept it. Take a break. And dont go out alone.

Mmph I know.

Go along then.

Yan Qingsi nodded her head. She wheeled around and made her way toward Yue Tingfengs car. She took two steps, then looked over her shoulder. You Yi was still standing there, watching her.

You Yi waved his hand at Yan Qingsi. She suddenly remembered You Yi saying that he would protect her from now onthat he would never hurt her, and he would never let anyone else hurt her.

Now she believed him, amazingly!

She believed that You Yi would protect her, would keep her safe. He would watch over her in her mothers place.