In the end, Li Zhi, in this lifetime, never made it past the hurdle of sixty‑two.
Excessive grief, plus the blow of Feng Chengxuan's permanent departure, quickly caused problems with her nerves; as the illness progressed, she realized that the area over her heart began to twist in pain as well.
A few short years later, her expression grew vacant; she started drifting in and out, always confusing the present days with the ones that had already passed.
During this process, Qiu Mingyan was probably used by her as a convenient target more than once.
When Li Zhi's mind was clouded, she would lose control and throw tantrums, exactly the way she used to.
But once she came to, she knew that she'd had another episode.
By then, She had already learned how to apologize to Qiu Mingyan; the sharp edges of her heart had gradually softened, and she could see clearly the way Qiu Mingyan treated Yu Yu—that once, she had been wrong.
