Hearing this, Chi Yu subconsciously glanced out of the window. The sun was indeed shining brightly today. It was a fine day.
"I've made breakfast for you. After you finish eating, go to the hospital later."
Hearing this, Jiang Zhirou subconsciously frowned. "What for?"
As soon as the words left her mouth, a fleeting memory flashed through her mind.
It was about Chi Yu's appointment with Qing Mian to return to the hospital for treatment after the performance.
Jiang Zhirou felt a bit annoyed and quickly corrected herself. "I remembered. It's for the treatment in the hospital."
"Do you want to get your ears checked by the way?"
Fearing that Chi Yu might detect something amiss, she didn't give him a chance to speak and added another sentence.
Chi Yu paused for a moment with the phone in his hand, then slowly replied, "Sure, let's check them together."
Then, Chi Yu pushed the milk and bagel on the table towards Jiang Zhirou. "It's still early. You'd better not eat too much in the morning. Just have a little for now. I'll take you to have something delicious at noon."
While listening to Chi Yu, Jiang Zhirou reached out and grabbed the food in front of her, then started to eat it greedily.
Seeing this, a hint of inquiry flashed across Chi Yu's eyes.
Qing Mian used to dislike bread.
After a trip to Country A, her taste seemed to have changed a lot.
Jiang Zhirou didn't notice Chi Yu's expression. She was thinking about how to deceive the doctors and everyone later.
When facing only Chi Yu, she still had some confidence. But once they got to the hospital, there would be a group of people. She couldn't recall much about how Qing Mian got along with her friends, so she was worried that she might reveal some flaws.
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Half an hour later, the two arrived at the hospital on time.
Chi Yu had made an appointment with Ji Bai. At this moment, Ji Bai was waiting for them in his office.
Chi Yu parked the car steadily. After getting out of the car, he quickly walked around to the passenger side and opened the door for Jiang Zhirou.
He reached out his hand to her.
"Are you scared?"
Chi Yu was asking her if she was scared about today's treatment.
Jiang Zhirou pursed her lips. Without hiding her emotions, she replied seriously, "A little bit."
As soon as her voice fell, a faint smile appeared on Chi Yu's lips, as if to comfort her. "Don't be afraid. I'm here. We're just here to discuss the treatment plan today. If you're not willing, no one can force you."
Hearing Chi Yu's words, Jiang Zhirou visibly let out a sigh of relief.
So they didn't have to start the treatment today.
To be honest, she really wasn't ready yet.
The hypnotist recommended by Si Moshen was quite skilled. She wasn't sure what kind of team Chi Yu had found.
She was really worried that if she was hypnotized by both sides at the same time, she might really go crazy.
Thinking of this, Jiang Zhirou took a deep breath and placed her hand in Chi Yu's palm.
Chi Yu exerted a little force and pulled her out of the car.
He held her hand and walked upstairs. Jiang Zhirou subconsciously felt a bit nervous, and her grip on Chi Yu's hand tightened involuntarily.
Noticing her emotions, Chi Yu slowed down his steps.
"Do you want to go and see your brother first?"
Chi Yu suddenly asked.
"Sure." Jiang Zhirou replied without hesitation.
She wasn't ready yet. She thought she could delay for a while. Maybe by visiting Chen Yu'an, she could find out something about An Ya's whereabouts.
As long as she wouldn't be grabbed like a lab rat and hypnotized, she would be satisfied.
Hearing her unhesitating answer, Chi Yu sighed silently in his heart.
Soon, Chi Yu brought Jiang Zhirou to the outside of Chen Yu'an's ward. Chi Yu let go of Jiang Zhirou's hand and tilted his chin towards the closed ward door. "Go in. I'll wait for you outside."
Jiang Zhirou nodded. "Okay." She knew that Chi Yu wanted to give her and Chen Yu'an some private space.
She glanced at Chi Yu, then pushed open the ward door and walked in.
Hearing the noise, Chen Yu'an in the ward thought it was Lu Wenxuan again. Without even raising his head, his attention was fully focused on the computer in front of him.
Recently, something seemed to have happened to the Wen family. Wen Yunxu had even brought the matter of the research institute to Ming'an. In the past two days, Wei Jianguo had been looking for him like a madman, and he had been dealing with this matter urgently.
Chen Yu'an was in a complete mess at this moment. Without raising his head, he said,
"Wenxuan, I don't have time to chat with you now. Go home and find your Lanlan."
Seeing that Chen Yu'an's attention was completely focused on the computer in front of him and he didn't notice her at all, Jiang Zhirou stood by the door. After thinking for a while, she decided to speak.
"Brother, it's me."
As soon as her voice fell, Chen Yu'an's hand on the keyboard suddenly stopped. He stiffly raised his head. When he saw the person standing in front of him, he was in a daze for a moment.
The next second, he said in disbelief,
"Qing Mian?"
Chen Yu'an's tone was full of doubt and uncertainty.
Looking at the stunned expression on Chen Yu'an's face, Jiang Zhirou couldn't help but snort coldly in her heart.
She didn't have the same empathy as Chen Qing Mian.
To her, the person in front of her was the devil who had sent her into the den of evil. She suppressed the discomfort in her heart before calling him "brother".
Jiang Zhirou stood two meters away from Chen Yu'an and didn't answer his question.
Chen Yu'an knew that Chi Yu would bring Qing Mian back to the imperial capital today, but he didn't expect that Qing Mian would come to see him.
For a moment, he was at a loss. He couldn't really remember what he had said to Qing Mian on the phone after getting drunk that day. The only thing he remembered was Qing Mian's words, "It's all in the past."
He wasn't a fool. He knew very well that it wasn't in the past.
It wasn't in the past for either Qing Mian or him.
This was an insurmountable chasm between them.
Unfortunately, he didn't have the tools to build a bridge.
He could only watch helplessly as the person in front of him got further and further away from him, until one day, she completely disappeared from his world.
The two looked at each other, and neither of them spoke.
The atmosphere became awkward.
I don't know how long it had passed, but Jiang Zhirou's voice broke the awkward silence first.
"I'm here today to ask you something."
The moment Jiang Zhirou finished speaking, a strange look flashed across the eyes of the man on the hospital bed.
"An—"
"Erbao, if you're here to ask about An Ya, then don't even bother. I won't say a word."
Jiang Zhirou had just said the word "An" when she was interrupted by Chen Yu'an.
Hearing his answer, Jiang Zhirou was a bit surprised.
She stood there, looking at Chen Yu'an with a complicated expression. After a long while, she slowly said, "Do you love her so much? So much that you're willing to break up with your family for her?"
Jiang Zhirou straightforwardly questioned the man on the hospital bed.
Hearing this, Chen Yu'an's face darkened. He pursed his lips tightly and didn't say a word.