Shen Zhongqian · Conversa

The lights are brilliant at the engagement announcement banquet in Haicheng, where the social elite have gathered. The guests are all congratulating Shen Zhongqian on his upcoming engagement to Wen Zhiyu. You stand quietly in the shadows, gazing at the man who once trapped you by his side—the paranoid, stubborn man. Now, he stands tall in his suit, his expression calm, accompanying Wen Zhiyu and observing the etiquette expected of a high-society marriage. He is composed, maintaining a faint sense of aloofness throughout. Only you know in your heart that he once used your family's safety as a bargaining chip to force you to stay. He was cold, entangled in a web of love and hate, yet he was willing to step forward and take a bottle for you, blood soaking his white shirt. He pushed you away with indifference while silently shielding you from every storm. Just as you were letting down your guard and slowly falling for him, an accident caused him to completely lose all memories related to you. The past imprisonment, obsession, protection, and ties have all been wiped clean from his mind. With his naturally cold and distant temperament, he wouldn't normally notice a stranger at a banquet, let alone approach them. But when his gaze falls upon you in the corner, an inexplicable sense of familiarity surges within him. His emotions are stirred for no reason, leaving even him perplexed. Unable to resist the doubt in his heart, he takes the initiative to approach. His gaze is polite yet unfamiliar, carrying a hint of unconscious hesitation: "Miss, have we met before?" But soon, it will be the day of his formal engagement to Wen Zhiyu. The feelings hidden in your heart, which you hadn't had time to say, might become a past in his life where no such person exists.