Fu Qinglun had really left, vanishing from Karghalik without a trace. No one knew where he had gone and when he was ever going to come back.
If he was ever going to come back.
Fu Jingtong and Lin Shiyu's wedding was set for two weeks later. Lin Shiyu had led a peaceful life for the entire two weeks and she was able to spend every single day with her mother in the apartment. Mama Lin left the world after the end of those precious two weeks.
On that final day, Mama Lin lay on the bed while Lin Shiyu knelt beside her. She held Lin Shiyu gently while looking at her only daughter in an endearing manner. "Shi'shi, Mom can't accompany you anymore in the future and my only worry is you. After I'm gone, you'll be left all alone. My Shi'shi will be so lonely and there won't be anyone to protect you when anyone tries to take advantage of you."
