[The bad news is that Xia Zhi actually has amnesia!]
Actually, Wen Yan felt that it wasn't necessarily a bad thing for Xia Zhi.
Those six months of bullying had inflicted unforgettable, agonizing trauma upon Xia Zhi.
Any normal person would have broken down and gone mad.
Hearing Wen Yan's inner thoughts, Si Luochen tightly clenched his slender hands, which were resting on his lap, into fists.
He thought of that pretty, radiant girl with a smile as dazzling as the stars, and an overwhelming ache suddenly seized his heart.
Having wandered alone out in the world for many years, he was nothing but a little monster in the eyes of many.
Rarely did anyone show him kindness, especially when he sat begging under the overpass.
Most of what he received was mockery, contempt, and sarcasm.
Some even used him as a punching bag to vent their anger.
He was accustomed to witnessing the ugliest, most despicable sides of human nature.
Xia Zhi was completely different.
She never showed any disgust toward him, nor did she look down on him.
She was like a little sun, warming him with her radiant light.
Through her, he experienced a long-lost sense of warmth and kindness.
Even though he never responded when she spoke to him, every evening, he found himself eagerly anticipating the arrival of her pretty silhouette.
Listening to her cheerful chatter, his empty heart felt an unprecedented sense of fulfillment.
She was like a gentle flame, quietly and steadily spreading into his world.
She was such a beautiful, pure girl. He could not fathom how those animals could bear to hurt her!
It was probably for the best that she forgot those cruel and painful memories, lest...
Si Luochen was deep in his thoughts when suddenly, he heard Wen Yan's sharp internal shriek.
[Holy crap! Xia Zhi forgetting her past wasn't caused by her falling out of the car, it was done on purpose!]
What???
Si Luochen's head snapped toward Wen Yan.
Even Si Moyan could not help but glance her way.
Wen Yan was too deeply engrossed in enjoying the gossip within the system to notice the brothers staring at her.
Veins bulged one by one on the back of Si Luochen's pale, jade-like hands.
What did she mean by Xia Zhi's amnesia being done on purpose?
Hurry up and explain!
[Xia Zhi's aunt, Xia Qiuzhi, is truly a ruthless character. To stop Xia Zhi from inheriting her father's estate, she actually committed so many heartless acts.]
[Tsk, tsk, tsk. Zhou Xuyan, who pursued Xia Zhi for so long only to be rejected, was actually planted by her aunt all along.]
[This vicious woman hired someone to hypnotize Xia Zhi right after she woke up, when her willpower was at its weakest. She erased the memories of Zhou Xuyan bullying her and even implanted false memories of him being her boyfriend.]
[Damn, what a venomous woman!]
Si Luochen's slender phoenix eyes instantly turned bloodshot.
Xia Zhi was actually hypnotized into forgetting everything?
And the very same Zhou Xuyan who had bullied her was now her boyfriend?
That wasn't a loving aunt; that was a toxic viper!
[Poor Xia Zhi. But I've already completed my mission, so there's no need for me to get involved in whatever happens next!]
[I risked my neck and went sleepless for nights just to come and save this little cannon fodder yandere, and his disgust level only dropped by 10 points. Do you have any idea how hard this is for me?]
Dabai's mechanical voice chimed in at just the right moment, [Host, helping pitiful people can also decrease the disgust level.]
It would have been fine if Dabai had kept quiet, but the moment it spoke, Wen Yan grew suspicious.
The day before yesterday, Si Moyan got a nosebleed when he saw her in a maid outfit, and earlier he had even asked her to kiss him. Surely that counted as him being moved, right?
It was one thing for the affection level not to rise, but his disgust level had not dropped by a single point either!
She began to suspect that the disgust and affection levels were all being manually adjusted by System Dabai.
[Damn you, Dabai, I get it now! You might be my system, but you're actually taking Iceberg Si's side! Did he save your life in a past life or something? Is that why you're so hell-bent on tying us together in this one?]
[Host, your Dabai has gone offline.]
[Play dead! Go ahead and play dead!]
Si Moyan looked at the woman beside him. Her small face was tense, and her beautiful eyes were practically spitting fire. He took out a thermos and handed it to her.
"It's bird's nest soup. You've worked hard these past few days," the man said, his voice deep and magnetic.
Wen Yan took the thermos and took a sip.
[Woohoo! Not too hot, not too cold. The temperature is just right, and it tastes pretty darn good.]
[I guess this dog of a man still has a bit of a conscience.]
After eating and drinking her fill, Wen Yan started to feel a bit drowsy.
She let out a yawn and glanced at Si Moyan. "Hubby, don't forget what you promised me."
[Hehe, once we get back, I get to feel those abs.]
Noticing Si Luochen staring at him with a bizarre expression, Si Moyan curled his large hand into a fist, brought it to his lips, and let out a light cough. Lowering his voice, he said to Wen Yan, "You're the only one who goes back on her word. I always keep my promises."
After Wen Yan fell asleep, her head began to bob up and down like a chick pecking at grains of rice. Seeing this, Si Moyan gently guided her head to rest on his shoulder.
Si Luochen's gaze remained fixed on Si Moyan.
Si Moyan half-narrowed his long eyes. "What are you looking at?"
Si Luochen spat out a few words, "Such a closet flirt."
Si Moyan, "..."
...
Si Luochen did not return to Country M; instead, he followed Wen Yan and Si Moyan back to Ye City.
As soon as he got off the plane, he took a taxi straight to the hospital where Xia Zhi was staying.
After finding out which room Xia Zhi was in, he bought a fruit basket and a bouquet of flowers and headed up.
Standing at the door of her room, he was just about to knock when he saw Zhou Xuyan sitting by the bed, feeding the pale and weak Xia Zhi.
Si Luochen's brows instantly furrowed in displeasure.
Zhou Xuyan was fair, clean-cut, and refined, exuding a gentle, scholarly aura.
Had Si Luochen not read Xia Zhi's diary, even he would never have guessed that Zhou Xuyan was a beast in human clothing.
Yet, infuriatingly enough, this very beast was now allowed to be so close to Xia Zhi.
Si Luochen's large hand tightened its grip around the fruit basket.
If he were to take out the diary and hand it to Xia Zhi, he feared the shock would only hurt her further.
He refused to see her suffer any more harm.
"Si Luochen?"
A doubtful voice suddenly called out from behind him.
Si Luochen turned around.
Standing a short distance down the corridor were several pretty young women.
Right in the middle was Xia Zhi's cousin, Xia Ying.
"It really is you?" Xia Ying had not seen Si Luochen in years. Seeing him here left her both shocked and surprised.
"Yingying, is he the one you were betrothed to when you were kids?"
"He is definitely handsome, but I heard he's got a crippled leg."
"Plus, I heard he doesn't get along well with the Si family. Do you think he knew you were coming to visit Xia Zhi and came here specifically to corner you?"
"What a toad lusting after swan meat!"
Xia Ying looked at Si Luochen's handsome, slightly androgynous face. Her gaze swept over the fruit basket and flowers in his hands before her lips curled into a contemptuous, smug smile. "Si Luochen, I broke off our childhood engagement a long time ago. I would never like a cripple like you. Unless you can walk normally, taking you out in public would only make me a laughingstock."
Xia Ying was Xia Qiuzhi's daughter. After Xia Zhi's father passed away, Xia Qiuzhi had taken in a live-in husband to join the Xia family.
Xia Qiuzhi's family used to be neighbors with the Si family. When they were young, Xia Ying loved to follow Si Luochen around. Their childhood betrothal was nothing more than a casual joke made by the adults, something Si Luochen had never taken to heart.
Si Luochen gave a faint, dismissive smirk. "A world where humans bite dogs isn't suitable for you. Just find a man and get married."
