When Xie Mi first met Xie Zhengde, she hadn't felt much genuine emotion toward the Xie family.
Having only read about Li Meiyan and Xie Lian's cruelty in the novel, she had simply wanted to teach them a lesson.
It wasn't until she traveled eight years into the past and leaned over the windowsill, seeing that figure curled up and crying inside, that she suddenly understood.
The painful memories presented only as words in the book had truly existed in the original owner's world.
That experience had been glossed over in a single line, but for the original owner, it had been five years of pain and torment.
That was why she had contacted Old Bai ahead of time while on the show. She intended to finish this when she came back.
She would expose Li Meiyan and Xie Lian's disguises completely, leaving their dark sides nowhere to hide.
But at the same time.
She would not forgive Xie Zhengde on the original owner's behalf.
Even if Xie Zhengde loved the original owner, even if he was consumed with regret.
For the harm already done and the apologies never spoken, he should spend the rest of his life living with that regret.
Seemingly unable to face Xie Mi's smiling yet cold gaze, devoid of any emotion, Xie Zhengde hurried off to the airport after lunch.
[Typing...] appeared over and over at the top of their chat, but in the end, he sent only one message.
[Xie Zhengde]: Take care of yourself. Xie Mi replied instantly, too. [Screw You, Cilantro]: A massive bank transfer beats asking how I'm doing.
[Typing...] appeared at the top again for quite some time.
In the end, he still sent nothing, only transferring a huge sum of money.
Xie Mi happily accepted it