Chapter 1152

Du Haiqing only involuntarily substituted herself as Ye Changying's wife in her mind, and she instantly felt her eye sockets filled with welling tears.

She wanted to hold back the tears, but she didn't expect that she still couldn't control them, so that bean-sized tears welled up from her eye sockets and slid down that face that had almost no wrinkles and didn't show her age at all.

The old butler on the side saw this and couldn't help but sigh silently.

"Sigh... in the entire capital, who doesn't know that the Du family's Second Miss has loved Ye Changying deeply for many years..."

"It's just that, who could have known that nearly twenty years after Ye Changying's death, the Second Miss's feelings for him are still so deep..."

As the saying goes, "Deep affection has always left only regrets since ancient times; this regret is endless and has no end."

In ancient Chinese, this word "regret" (hen) is often used to mean "pity" or "unfulfilled wish."

That is to say, infatuated people are often left only with regrets, and these regrets will never stop.

Du Haiqing was just like that.

Those who haven't experienced bone-deep love cannot understand one person's obsession with another.

Once there is an obsession, even if separated for ten or twenty years, even if separated by ten thousand miles, even if separated by the ends of the earth, even if separated by life and death.

Du Haiqing was just like that.

She had long wanted to forget Ye Changying and had long wanted to live her own life steadily.

However, the obsession in her heart wouldn't allow it.

That obsession was like a patch of wild grass growing in her heart.

With this patch of wild grass, no other plants could ever be planted.

Sometimes, she felt that this patch of wild grass had already become barren, and even felt that it had already been burned to ashes.

But she didn't know when, suddenly a spring breeze blew across her heart, and this patch of wild grass grew again.

That obsession was also like a thorn stuck in her heart.

Sometimes she didn't feel the pain, so she thought the thorn was no longer there.

But it would always, inadvertently, be fiercely pricked by this thorn in her heart.

Therefore, Du Haiqing later understood.

This obsession had long since penetrated her bone marrow, and it would be impossible to erase it in this lifetime.

"Changying, since you have always been here, why should I deliberately try to forget you?"

"Since I have always loved you deeply, let you continue to grow in that place in my heart that belongs only to you..."

"In the past, whenever I thought of you, I would feel guilt and remorse toward Su Shoudao. Now I am relieved. In the future, I can think of you openly, I can miss you openly, and I will never have to feel guilty toward anyone again..."

Thinking of this, Du Haiqing felt much more relaxed.

She wiped away her tears and asked the old butler: "Uncle Wang, who does this house belong to now?"

The old butler pointed to the seal on the iron fence gate next to them and said: "Replying to Second Miss, this house has already been sealed by the court."

"Sealed?" Du Haiqing frowned and asked hurriedly: "What happened? Can you inquire about it?"

The old butler nodded and said: "I've been in Jin Ling for so many years, and I have some connections in various departments. Let me make a call and ask."

Du Haiqing nodded hurriedly and urged: "Then make the call quickly. I want to figure it out as soon as possible. Also, help me ask if I can break the seal and go in to take a look."

The old butler hurriedly took out his phone and made a call.

After some inquiries, he hurriedly reported to Du Haiqing: "Second Miss, the owner of this house was involved in a lawsuit for illegal fundraising, so all the properties under his name were sealed. However, his case has been tried in another place for more than two years and is about to be sentenced. After the sentencing, this house will naturally enter the judicial auction procedure."

Upon hearing this, Du Haiqing became excited and blurted out: "Help me keep an eye on it. I want to buy this house at auction!"

The old butler nodded and said: "This house doesn't occupy much land, and it can't be demolished in the future, so it's considered a low-quality asset that cannot be circulated. It should be very easy to buy at auction when the time comes."

"Good," Du Haiqing said firmly: "No matter the cost, I must buy this house!"

After saying this, she asked hurriedly: "Uncle Wang, have you greeted the people in the judicial department? Can I go in and take a look first?"

"Yes, yes," the old butler said hurriedly: "They just said on the phone that they happen to be coming over in the next two days to do an asset registration and evaluation. They need to collect materials and prepare for the upcoming judicial auction, so we can break the seal and the lock to go in first."

Du Haiqing said impatiently: "Then think of a way to open the lock!"

The old butler nodded and said to the driver and bodyguard beside him: "Little Liu, see if you can break the door open."

The bodyguard hurriedly stepped forward, first tore off the seal, then looked at the door lock, and smiled: "Butler Wang, this lock is almost rusted through. I can kick it open with one kick."

Du Haiqing said hurriedly: "Don't kick it! I'm afraid that if you kick it, the door will be damaged too. See if you can pry the lock open..."

The bodyguard looked at it carefully and said: "Second Miss, the lock cylinder inside is rusted shut. I'm afraid that even if we had the key, we couldn't open it. We can only destroy the lock."

Du Haiqing nodded and said: "Open the lock, but try not to damage the iron gate. If I buy it in the future, I want to keep it."

"Good," the bodyguard hurriedly agreed, then took out a dark dagger from his waist, pressed the sharp tip of the dagger into the lock slot, and pried it with force, popping the latch open.

The door opened, and the lock broke because the rust was too severe, but fortunately, the door was not damaged.

Du Haiqing couldn't suppress the excitement in her heart, stepped forward, pushed the door, and walked in.

In the weed-choked courtyard, there was still a swing made of iron frames and chains, but this swing was so old that it was rusted beyond recognition.

However, this courtyard, which appeared dilapidated in the eyes of others, was filled with incomparable warmth in Du Haiqing's eyes.

At this moment, an electric scooter arrived in front of them.

When Ye Chen was still some distance from the entrance, he saw a Rolls-Royce parked at the entrance and couldn't help but be a little surprised.

He often came to see this old house. The old house had always been sealed and ignored. Why were there visitors today?

Surprised, he came to the main gate and leaned his head in to take a look.

In the courtyard, three people were standing with their backs to him, including a woman, an old man, and a middle-aged man.

Ye Chen was even more puzzled in his heart, thinking to himself: "Could it be that this old house was sold? That shouldn't be. I heard it had always been in a sealed state and hadn't entered the judicial auction procedure yet. How could it have been sold without a sound?"

"But, what are these people doing? Why did they ignore the court's seal and break in directly?"

Ye Chen felt a little angry in his heart.

Because, after all, this was the old house where he and his parents had lived.

If the owner had come, he naturally wouldn't say anything.

But these people clearly weren't the owners.

Not only did they tear off the seal, but they also destroyed the door lock.

In his view, this behavior was indeed a bit excessive!

Therefore, he planned to ask clearly, and if they had nothing to do with this house, he would tell them to leave.

Just as he was thinking, Du Haiqing suddenly turned her head and glanced toward the entrance.

With this glance, her eyes met Ye Chen's.

At this moment, Du Haiqing felt a sudden storm in the depths of her soul, which stunned her completely...