Ji Bai's attitude was a bit tough, and his tone wasn't very good either.
After he finished speaking, seeing the expression on Chi Yu's face, he realized that his attitude had been a bit too excited just now.
Ji Bai adjusted his tone slightly, patted Chi Yu on the shoulder, and said, "Alright, go and see A Yu first. He should be awake by this time."
Chi Yu didn't say anything else. The two of them walked out of the office one after the other.
It was already evening when they returned to Yuhaiwan after leaving the hospital.
As soon as Chi Yu pushed open the door, Xiao Ju ran over, rubbing against his legs and meowing non - stop.
Xiao Ju was a kitten he had just picked up from Lu Wenxi a couple of days ago. Without Qing Mian around, the house always felt empty. Remembering that Xiao Ju was still with Lu Wenxi, he brought her back.
Chi Yu bent down to pick up the kitten at his feet, and gently stroked its head with his finger, saying, "Do you miss your mom? I miss her too."
Thinking of this, Chi Yu suddenly remembered that he hadn't replied to Qing Mian's message just now. He put down Xiao Ju, took out his phone, and opened the chat window with Qing Mian.
Several messages popped up in succession.
Chi Yu felt a warm feeling in his heart when he saw the content on the screen. Just as he was about to reply, he remembered that it was early morning on Qing Mian's side.
With the performance approaching, her rehearsal schedule should be very intense recently.
She always slept lightly. He was afraid that sending a message would wake her up. After thinking for a while, Chi Yu put his phone back in his pocket.
He'd reply tomorrow.
Just then, Xiao Ju rubbed against Chi Yu's legs again.
Chi Yu looked down at the cat in front of him. As if he had suddenly thought of something, he took out his phone again and dialed Ji Bai's number.
The phone was quickly answered on the other end.
"If we use hypnosis, what's the probability of ensuring that Qing Mian's other personality won't appear again?"
The moment the call was connected, Chi Yu's voice came through the phone to the other end.
Ji Bai on the other side paused for a moment and said firmly, "One hundred percent."
Seeing these words on the screen, a look of surprise flashed across Chi Yu's eyes. One hundred percent...
That was equivalent to completely killing off the other personality.
Chi Yu couldn't quite describe his emotions, but when he heard Ji Bai's words, he still felt a bit of inexplicable resistance.
The hand holding the phone tightened unconsciously. Due to the force, his knuckles turned pale. After a moment, his voice rang out again.
"Contact the overseas treatment team. Qing Mian has a performance next week. I'll go and watch it. I'll bring her back then."
Hearing this, Ji Bai's voice sounded significantly happier than before, and he readily agreed.
"Okay."
After Chi Yu hung up the phone, he picked up Xiao Ju. It was as if he was talking to the cat or just talking to himself.
"Do you think that if Mom finds out about this decision one day, will she blame me?"
Chi Yu could sense that Qing Mian actually didn't want the other personality to disappear.
But at the same time, she was also panicked about its appearance. For her, the other personality might not be an "enemy".
The current treatment methods were limited, and it was impossible to preserve multiple personalities at the same time. For safety and insurance, they could only take a one - size - fits - all approach.
The cat in his arms meowed twice the moment Chi Yu finished speaking, as if trying to comfort him.
Chi Yu reached out and gently stroked the kitten's head. "I hope she won't be angry."
Compared to Qing Mian being angry, he was more afraid of losing her.
...
...
Early the next morning.
Country A.
Qing Mian didn't sleep a wink all night. She watched the sky outside gradually brighten with wide - open eyes.
She got out of bed, stood by the window, and stared blankly at the clouds outside for a while.
Then, she walked to the bedside, took out her phone from under the pillow.
The phone was still turned off. Qing Mian didn't intend to turn it on. She plugged it into the charger and placed it on the bedside table in a prominent position.
After that, she opened the drawer, took out a sticky note, wrote something on it, and then pasted the note on the phone screen.
After doing all this, Qing Mian slowly walked out of the bedroom.
"Only three days left until the official performance. Qing Mian, are you nervous?"
After the morning rehearsal was over, Qing Mian was wiping the keys of the piano when Chen Yixia's voice suddenly rang in her ear.
Qing Mian stopped what she was doing, turned her head to look at Chen Yixia, and nodded. "A little."
Actually, she wasn't that nervous.
By the time of the official performance, maybe she wouldn't feel nervous at all.
Seeing the dark circles under Qing Mian's eyes, Chen Yixia quickly sat down next to her. She asked nervously and concernedly, "Haven't you been getting enough rest these days?"
"Are you too tired? I feel like you're acting a bit strange today. How about I talk to Manda? You don't have to practice today. Anyway, we've prepared everything we need. It doesn't really matter if you skip a day or two."
Although Chen Yixia was a bit carefree, after getting along with Qing Mian for a long time, she got to know Qing Mian's personality and temper. Qing Mian's state today was definitely not right.
During the rehearsal just now, Qing Mian seemed to be distracted all the time and made several frequent key - pressing mistakes.
Seeing her exhausted face now, Chen Yixia became a bit worried.
Hearing Chen Yixia's words, Qing Mian thought for a moment, then nodded at her. "Then I'll trouble you, Xia Xia. Please ask Manda for a leave for me this afternoon."
"I probably didn't sleep well last night. I'm a bit sleepy now."
"Sure. You go and rest right away." Chen Yixia nodded vigorously. While pushing Qing Mian out, she said, "You need to take good care of your body so that you'll have the energy for the performance!"
After Qing Mian left the rehearsal room, she didn't go back to her bedroom immediately. Instead, she walked in the direction of Yuelan Manor.
The distance wasn't far, but she walked very slowly, as if she was deliberately trying to slow down time.
It took Qing Mian a full two hours to reach the outside of Yuelan Manor.
When Uncle Shen saw Qing Mian on the monitor, he was a bit surprised and quickly drove out.
The car slowly stopped beside Qing Mian. Uncle Shen rolled down the window and motioned for Qing Mian to get in.
Qing Mian politely nodded at him, bent down, and got into the car. She fastened her seatbelt and turned to look at the person in the driver's seat.
"Uncle Shen, is Mr. Si in?"
Hearing the words "Mr. Si", a strange look flashed across Uncle Shen's eyes.
Qing Mian always called Si Moshen by his full name. Calling him like this now made him feel a bit strange and distant.
Uncle Shen was stunned for a moment before he nodded. "The Third Master is in the study. Do you need to talk to him?"
Qing Mian nodded and said "hmm", then didn't say anything else.
Uncle Shen drove the car inside. They arrived at the house a few minutes later.
Qing Mian got out of the car. She took a deep look at the villa, then turned to the person and said, "Uncle Shen, could you please tell Mr. Si that I need to talk to him?"
Just as Uncle Shen was about to say yes, Si Moshen walked out of the house.
He stood on the steps, his gaze falling on Qing Mian. He said expressionlessly, "You want to see me?"