Shen Yi was already susceptible to triggers, and with all sorts of things constantly setting him off, his illness naturally grew more and more severe.

Qin Jiao lowered her gaze to the medical file. The date was from last year, which meant that after Shen Yi injured someone, he was diagnosed with a mental health problem and sent to this small town of Ping’an.

Shen Yi said, "The truth is, my condition back then didn’t even qualify as a mental illness. But Shen Zhengfeng had someone forge this medical report, and it made everyone—even me—believe I had one."

Qin Jiao looked at Shen Yi in astonishment.

She hadn’t known about this. But thinking it over, she felt that Shen Zhengfeng was an absolutely disgusting man.

’Shen Yi is his own son, for crying out loud! How could he treat his own flesh and blood like that?’

Mental illness can sometimes involve a degree of psychological suggestion. For example, if you lock a perfectly healthy person in a psychiatric hospital and have people tell them every day that they’re sick, their mental state will definitely start to break down over time.

And that’s exactly what happened to Shen Yi in their last life. He started with just a bad temper, but after he violently injured someone, he was diagnosed as mentally ill and frequently sent to a psychologist. With his already rebellious mindset, he naturally spiraled into more extreme behavior.

Qin Jiao sighed softly. "We don’t have any kind of relationship now. You don’t need to tell me all this."

"What I want to say to you most is that I’m sorry. Of course, I know you won’t forgive me that easily. I did a lot of stupid things in our last life, but Jiao Jiao, I hope you’ll give me a chance to make it up to you. And..." Shen Yi lowered his eyes, his voice soft. "On the day of the car accident... I didn’t actually want to go divorce you. I never, ever wanted to divorce you."

Qin Jiao silently reeled in a fish, tossed it into the bucket, and said quietly, "There’s no use saying all this now."

"I know, but Jiao Jiao, can we just talk properly in private? Please?"

"We’ll see."

In truth, their becoming a resentful couple in their last life was due to both personal faults and a variety of external factors. But regardless of the cause, Qin Jiao had decided to let it all go.

’Living this life over, she was now very content with how things were. Her parents and sister were different from how they were in her last life, and she was sure their family would only do better and better from now on.’

Just then, Xiao Shi ran over, and Qin Jiao didn’t say another word to Shen Yi. Her attitude made it clear that she didn’t want to have too much to do with him.

’What happened between a resentful couple in a past life should stay in the past life.’

’Shen Yi might have been a victim in his own right, but Qin Jiao’s stance was clear: she wanted to start a new life.’

The fishing trip was another great success. That evening, they invited Qin Bogang and his wife, Qin Na and her husband, and their neighbors Du Liya, Mr. Du, and Shen Yi. A large group gathered once again for a lively feast.

This time, Qin Bogang didn’t mention Feng Lan’s brother wanting to rent a place. He probably knew that if he brought it up, his younger brother wouldn’t agree, and it would just make everyone uncomfortable.

But while he didn’t bring that up, he did mention something else.

"Second Brother," Qin Bogang began, "now that you’re moving away, you won’t be back for a long time, right? Why don’t you go back home and see Mom and Dad?"

Qin Bogang said this to his younger brother in private. Subconsciously, he was a little afraid of Su Yun and Qin Jiao and didn’t want them to overhear.

But little did he know that every word he said to his younger brother, Qin Zhonghui would immediately relay to his wife and daughter.

This time, Qin Zhonghui didn’t answer his older brother right away. Instead, he countered with a question of his own. "Big Brother, in all the years I was away working, did Mom and Dad ever once think about me?"