Chapter 85

Chapter 85

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When the long and excessively intimate kiss finally ended, both of their breaths were somewhat disordered.

"Right, that little toy from yesterday... where did you get it? I'll put it back."

Ye Chengxing didn't know where Li Jia had gotten the small toy from yesterday, so after cleaning it, she had casually stored it in the room. However, at the time, she hadn't had the chance to ask, and now, thinking about it, there should be a designated place for it. Suddenly remembering this, she mentioned it in passing.

At Chengxing's words, Li Jia's eyes flickered, and she replied, "It was from a room on the third floor. No need for you to put it back, Sister; I'll do it later."

Ye Chengxing noticed that when Li Jia mentioned putting it back, her expression became momentarily unnatural.

As if, despite saying 'later,' there was no intention to actually retrieve it, and another more evident meaning was that she didn't want Chengxing to put it back, subtly dismissing her suggestion.

However, Chengxing didn't find anything too strange about this, as she had only mentioned it offhandedly upon recalling it, and Li Jia was indeed very clingy with her. So, she simply nodded and moved past the topic.

But as night fell and they were on the brink of sleep, Ye Chengxing felt Li Jia rise lightly from the bed. She seemed to think Chengxing was asleep, took out the small toy Chengxing had stored in the cabinet, and opened the bedroom door.

Ye Chengxing was indeed nearly asleep, but sensing Li Jia's subtle movements made her mind clear again.

In truth, Li Jia hadn't made much noise throughout the process, and the bedroom remained quiet, far from being disruptive.

But... why go put it away in the middle of the night?

Ye Chengxing recalled the slightly unnatural look on Li Jia's face when the topic came up during the day.

Was she deliberately scheduling this for the evening to avoid her?

Last night, she hadn't been able to see, but today, she had basically inspected every corner of the villa and naturally knew about the locked room on the third floor.

At that time, Li Jia's expression had been somewhat rigid, and not wanting to make things difficult for her, Ye Chengxing had skipped over that room without any particular desire to open and inspect it.

Now, reflecting on it, this room must have some connection to Li Jia.

Perhaps it was hiding something?

Thinking back, when she saw the room during the day, she had sensed vague memories surfacing, but before she could grasp them, they slipped away again.

With these thoughts swirling in her mind, she realized that she had left the bedroom and was heading toward the third floor.

She pursed her lips.

Even if Li Jia was hiding something, she shouldn't follow her like this.

But while she understood this intellectually, the thought of that room made her body act on its own accord.

There was even an inexplicable intuition—

That room had a profound connection to their past.

The stairs from the second to the third floor were short, and as Ye Chengxing climbed them, she couldn't help but wonder how she would explain herself if she ran into Li Jia halfway.

After all, sneaking up didn't feel right, especially when she knew it wasn't right but still did it anyway.

As she ascended the stairs, she considered various possibilities, but the one thing she didn't expect was the scene that greeted her when she reached the third floor.

Li Jia had probably put the item away.

The door to the mysterious, locked room was now open, revealing everything inside.

And there she stood, silently shedding tears.

Crying without making a sound, not emitting a single noise.

If not for the tears trickling down her cheeks, one might not even realize she was crying just by looking at her back.

Her heart seemed to ache in that instant.

And as she clearly saw what was inside the room, the hazy, blurred memories finally broke free from their restraints.