Plunged into an Ice Cave

Only after Li Mingyue got out of the car did she realize her steps had gone somewhat stiff.

Her heartbeat had to be over one hundred and eighty right now, yet it felt as though a ball of fire burned in her chest, urging her toward that restaurant.

She needed the truth. She needed to see whether the woman who had entered the restaurant with Li Ye was Fu Guiru.

Twenty years ago, Fu Guiru had not yet reached thirty. The woman who had appeared now looked to be only around thirty as well.

Could it really be her? If it was, how had she deceived them for so long?

But just as Li Mingyue trembled from head to toe and was about to enter the restaurant, Li Yue's car slammed on the brakes and stopped across her path, nearly sending her flying.

Her grandmother, Wu Juying, got out of the car with a cold expression. Without saying a word, she seized Li Mingyue by the arm and dragged her toward Li Yue's car.

But Li Mingyue dug in her heels, bent low, and braced herself like she was in a horse stance, stubbornly pitting herself against her old mother.

"Mother, don't pull me. I think I just saw Hong Ying. Let me go in and take a look."

"Look at what? Come with me, now!"

Wu Juying sternly rebuked Li Mingyue in a low voice, but her eldest daughter, who had always been terrified of her, somehow found the courage this time.

"Mother, we have to find out whether Hong Ying has come back. Otherwise, something terrible is going to happen."

"You—"

Wu Juying was so furious her hair seemed ready to stand on end.

Li Yue was furious as well.

She first waved at Xiao Xu, her grandfather's