As soon as Si Moshen's voice faded, Jiang Yuezhong's eyes instantly dimmed.
His gaze fell on the sapphire ring on Si Moshen's left ring finger. He heaved a long sigh. "Xiaomo, Zhizhi is no longer here. It's time for you to start your own life."
Looking at Si Moshen's current state, Jiang Yuezhong felt extremely heart - wrenching.
Since Jiang Zhirou disappeared, Si Moshen had never given up searching. In the past twenty years, he had almost scoured the entire world. If she were still alive, she should have been found long ago.
Jiang Yuezhong couldn't bear to see him clinging to an unknown outcome. He couldn't help but persuade, "If Zhizhi were still alive, she probably wouldn't remember you. Why are you doing this to yourself?"
Hearing this, a complex look flashed across Si Moshen's ink - black eyes briefly, and then he quickly regained his usual calm demeanor. His gaze landed on the irises in front of him, and he didn't reply.
Jiang Zhirou was just four years old when she disappeared. Actually, she might have had some memories. But after all these years, and considering that she had inherited her mother's illness, not only was it uncertain whether she could still remember Si Moshen, but the chance of her being alive was also extremely slim.
"Professor Jiang, is there something you need today?" Si Moshen's voice suddenly sounded.
Jiang Yuezhong looked at him and said seriously, "Xiaomo, I remember you've had contact with some well - known international hypnotists, right?"
Hearing this, Si Moshen frowned slightly. "Why does Professor Jiang suddenly ask about this?"
The reason he came into contact with hypnosis was that he couldn't fall asleep normally. He had to rely on hypnosis every night to sleep, but it wasn't really a good solution.
Si Moshen didn't know why Jiang Yuezhong suddenly asked about this. There was a hint of worry in his eyes.
Jiang Yuezhong pondered for a moment and relayed to Si Moshen what Qingmian had told him.
Si Moshen wasn't overly surprised after hearing this.
Hypnosis could indeed block people's memories, but ordinary hypnotists didn't have such abilities. Over the years, he only knew one person who could achieve this level, but that person seemed to have vanished into thin air and had long since disappeared.
"Qingmian is my granddaughter now, and Chi Yu is my most outstanding student. Their relationship has started to show problems because of this. You have to help with this matter, whether you like it or not." Seeing that Si Moshen didn't say a word, Jiang Yuezhong started to get anxious and issued an ultimatum.
Looking at Jiang Yuezhong's appearance, a faint smile tugged at the corner of Si Moshen's mouth. Their relationship had faded over the years. He still remembered that the last time he saw Professor Jiang like this was when he had just entered university.
After so many years, seeing Professor Jiang like this again, he suddenly felt a sense of trance, as if he had returned to twenty years ago.
However, Si Moshen wasn't interested in other people's private lives, but the name Chi Yu seemed familiar.
He withdrew his hand from caressing the flower, lifted his eyes, and looked at Jiang Yuezhong. "I can help, but I have a condition."
"You brat, always making conditions with me." Jiang Yuezhong said grumpily. Si Moshen had always liked to make conditions when doing things since he was a child. He was already in his thirties, but unexpectedly, he was still the same as when he was a kid. Jiang Yuezhong looked at Si Moshen.
"What condition?"
Si Moshen's gaze landed on Jiang Yuezhong. He no longer had his usual calm demeanor towards everything. With a serious expression, he said, "I need you to restore the engagement between me and Zhizhi."
Hearing this, Jiang Yuezhong was stunned for a moment. A trace of heartache flashed across his experienced and deep eyes.
Over the years, Si Moshen would visit him to pay New Year greetings every year, and every time, he would definitely mention the restoration of the engagement. But Jiang Yuezhong had always refused.
Si Moshen didn't need to fulfill the engagement of a deceased person.
The marriage between the Si family and the Jiang family had been arranged since the previous generation. Actually, Si Moshen had initially resisted this kind of family - arranged engagement.
But after Jiang Zhirou was born, Si Moshen took the initiative to bring up the matter of the engagement.
Si Moshen was just ten years old when Jiang Zhirou was born. She was very particular about who could hold her. Apart from Jiang Yuezhong and Si Moshen, she wouldn't let anyone else hold her. If someone else did, she would cry.
Si Moshen would go to the Jiang family on time after school every day to accompany Jiang Zhirou and would reluctantly go home with the driver until it got dark.
Later, when Jiang Zhirou was four years old, her mother, Jiang Yan, took her out. When they came back, Jiang Zhirou was nowhere to be seen. No matter how they asked, Jiang Yan refused to say anything.
After that, in the second year after Jiang Zhirou disappeared, Jiang Yan committed suicide at home.
Jiang Zhirou had since disappeared without a trace and still hadn't been found to this day.
The engagement between Si Moshen and Jiang Zhirou was canceled by Jiang Yuezhong the year Jiang Yan committed suicide.
Looking at the determined man in front of him, Jiang Yuezhong couldn't help but think of his daughter, Jiang Yan. He sighed. "Xiaomo, obsession will only harm you."
If Jiang Yan hadn't been so obsessed back then, maybe she would still be alive...
Si Moshen seemed not to hear his words and repeated, "I need you to restore the engagement between me and Zhizhi."
Jiang Yuezhong: "..." Stubborn as a mule! He sighed helplessly. "I agree. I'll restore the engagement."
As soon as Jiang Yuezhong's voice fell, a glimmer of hope quickly flashed across Si Moshen's ink - black eyes.
He nodded slightly towards Jiang Yuezhong. "I'll contact you after I've set the time."
"Do it as soon as possible." Jiang Yuezhong left this sentence, then bent down and got into the car beside him. In a short while, he disappeared from sight.
The butler beside him looked at the direction where the car disappeared and couldn't help but feel a bit worried. "Third Master, but that hypnotist, didn't you... before?"
Before the butler could finish his sentence, Si Moshen looked up at him, his eyes carrying a hint of warning.
The butler quickly lowered his head. "Sorry, Third Master. I talked too much."
The previous hypnotist somehow heard about Jiang Zhirou and tried to explore the relationship between them during the hypnosis of Si Moshen.
Fortunately, Si Moshen wasn't in a deep sleep at that time, and the hypnotist didn't succeed. After that, the man was thrown by Si Moshen onto a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean.
...
Si Moshen turned around and walked towards the innermost room on the third floor.
The bedroom on the innermost part of the third floor had a completely different design from the entrance.
There were many little teddy bear carvings on the wooden door, full of childlike fun.
Si Moshen stopped in his tracks. He stood outside the door for a long time before slowly pushing it open, as if he were touching a rare treasure, extremely carefully.
The room was very clean, filled with baby products and children's toys.
This was the room he had prepared for Jiang Zhirou before.
But she had only stayed in it a few times before disappearing.
Si Moshen walked slowly to the small bed. There was still a teddy bear doll on the bed. Jiang Zhirou would always hug this bear when she slept.
Si Moshen picked up the doll and gently placed it against his cheek, rubbing it slightly. "Zhizhi... Should I give up..."