Soon, the car exited the community and drove south.
Yin Zhe frowned and asked, "Sister, where are you taking me?"
Earlier at home, she had only said she was taking him out, but hadn't specified the destination.
Shen Xi glanced at him from the side, smiling as she replied, "When we get there, you'll know."
Thirty minutes later, the car stopped at the entrance of the Yin family villa.
Yin Zhe got out of the passenger seat, gazing at everything before him in astonishment, and then turned to look at Shen Xi, "Sister..."
"Let's go inside and talk," Shen Xi calmly took out her key and opened the main door.
The two entered the living room one after another. Yin Zhe's body trembled slightly, his hands clasped tightly together. He surveyed the room, his emotions a mix of joy and sorrow.
Five years. He had finally stepped into his own home, but alas, much had changed.
The place was desolate, no longer the home filled with warmth and laughter.
"Sister, Sister. I finally found you." Yin Zhe suddenly turned around, grabbed Shen Xi, and burst into tears, "Wuwu..."
Shen Xi's heart lurched, and tears instantly flowed down her face. After a moment, she patted Yin Zhe's shoulder, "Ah Zhe, so you knew all along."
Yin Zhe slowly raised his head, wiping the tears from his eyes. "A while ago, Si Ye ge contacted me and said he would give me a surprise when I returned for the holidays. He only told me the truth yesterday when I went to pick him up at the airport."
Yin Zhe guessed that his sister bringing him here now was to tell him the truth, so he decided to stop hiding anything.
He figured Si Ye ge must have stayed in her room for so long last night, and they must have cleared everything up.
"Oh?" Shen Xi replied with a surprised monosyllable.
She recalled that Yin Zhe had first called her "Sister" last night, and then changed it to "Cousin." It seemed he truly knew who she was then.
Qin Si Ye must have told him not to reveal the truth, which was why he acted that way, pretending to be estranged cousins at first.
She smiled and took Yin Zhe's hand, walking towards the sofa, "Come, let's sit down and talk."
"Sister, five years ago, why did that happen? How could Dad suddenly have a car accident?" Yin Zhe gazed at her intently, his heart aching.
Back then, after he had fainted at his doorstep, Qin Si Ye had taken him abroad for heart surgery. Only after his health had generally recovered did he tell him the truth.
"You're grown up now. I brought you here today because I wanted to tell you everything that happened back then."
Shen Xi looked at him sorrowfully and recounted everything that had happened to the Yin family five years ago, as well as the results of her recent investigations.
"What did you say? Dad's car accident and the company's bankruptcy were all man-made?" Yin Zhe incredulously grabbed her arm.
"Yes. It was caused by the collusion and wicked deeds of that group of people led by Lu Huai'an." Shen Xi's eyes welled up with tears as she continued, "You don't need to worry about this matter.
I have already launched an attack against them from the shadows. I will make sure each and every one of them is disgraced and pays a terrible price."
"Sister, I'm sorry. You've suffered so much all these years, and I couldn't help you at all." Yin Zhe looked at her with deep guilt.
Shen Xi patted his shoulder, a smile appearing on her face, "It's alright. For now, you just need to focus on your studies. In the future, the Yin family will need you to rebuild its glory."
"Yes. Sister, don't worry, I definitely won't disappoint you." Tears in his eyes, Yin Zhe looked at her resolutely, "In this semester's final exams, I received A+ in all subjects and even received a scholarship from the school."
"Really? Ah Zhe, you're amazing!" Shen Xi clasped his hand, her face instantly breaking into a proud smile.
Afterwards, the two chatted for a while longer about Yin Zhe's academics.
Suddenly, Yin Zhe asked with a serious expression, "Sister, aren't Chen Chen and the other two your children with Si Ye ge?
He told me he doesn't know who the children's father is. What exactly is going on? Weren't you two dating back then?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Xi's heart trembled. There were too many complicated matters involved, and she didn't know where to begin.
She decided it was best to keep the children's parentage a secret for now.
"Five years ago, I signed a three-month contract to be Qin Si Ye's girlfriend in order to pay off the debts of Hong Rui Group. As for the children, that's another accident." Shen Xi's gaze flickered a few times as she replied dismissively.
However, these two sentences caused a tempest in Yin Zhe's heart.