บท 440: A Single Clue

Shen Xi was certain that she never met Yu Qiubai's mother before, be it in her previous life or present, or even in the many dimensions she transmigrated to. 

Yet, the woman seemed to gaze at her, looking as though bearing familiar, yet self-blaming and guilty eyes. 

Picking up on Shen Xi's doubt, Yu Qiubai solemnly said, "My mom, she often confuses people for someone else as if looking for a person. I don't know who she is looking for. Ever since the attack, she would lock herself in the room in darkness, refusing to come out." 

He thought Shen Xi had offered his mother some sort of comfort, but that turned out untrue. His mother had mistaken Shen Xi for someone else. It had been a while since this happened though. 

"With the condition she has, you have to get to the root of the problem. I can't do much." Shen Xi fixed her eyes on Yu Qiubai. "Do you know what set her off in the past? Anything of a great impact on her?"