As soon as the words fell, a look of obvious surprise flashed across Chi Yu's face.
He stared at the woman in front of him for a good while before slowly saying, "Why did you suddenly say all this?"
"For no particular reason. Didn't you just ask me why I wanted to have the ability to protect myself? Because I must take responsibility for myself. I must have the ability to protect myself. I can't always rely on you for everything."
"I can't put all my eggs in your basket."
"You're willing to say you'll protect me today on the premise that you love me. But what if one day you suddenly stop loving me?"
"What should I do then?"
"I have to think about a backup plan for myself."
"I can't rely on you forever."
... Nor can I.
For some reason, the second half of the sentence got stuck in Jiang Zhirou's throat, and she didn't say it out.
As she spoke, she kept looking into Chi Yu's eyes, and her expression was very serious.
Whenever she thought about how Shen Qingmian had almost had an accident so many times before, it was because of her lack of vigilance.
She was also deceived by An Ya back then because she trusted others too much.
Now that she was in control of this body, she would never let such things happen again.
She had to become strong enough to ensure that she belonged to herself.
Chi Yu's gaze on Jiang Zhirou was somewhat complicated, and his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.
The look in his eyes as he looked at Jiang Zhirou gradually became a bit strange. Was the person in front of him really Qingmian?
A bold idea suddenly popped into Chi Yu's mind.
He stared at the woman in front of him in silence for a long time.
After a moment, he suddenly spoke.
"Qingmian, do you still remember how we met?"
As soon as the words fell, a strange look flashed quickly across Jiang Zhirou's eyes on the other side. Two seconds later, she replied, "Sure. It was at the swimming pool in Qingyuan."
This was the conclusion she reached after a quick recollection.
Qingmian's memory of Chi Yu did start from there. It should be right.
Jiang Zhirou's hand hanging by her leg tightened slightly. She was a bit nervous, but she pretended to be relaxed and asked the man opposite, "Why do you suddenly ask about this?"
Hearing Jiang Zhirou's answer, Chi Yu let out a sigh of relief.
Ji Bai had said before that for patients with dissociative identity disorder, each personality was independent and not interconnected, and the memory of each personality was also separate.
So, if the person in front of him was Jiang Zhirou, she definitely wouldn't have Qingmian's memories, and naturally wouldn't know when Qingmian met him.
The tense nerves in Chi Yu's mind instantly relaxed.
He met Jiang Zhirou's confused gaze, shook his head with a smile, and said, "It's okay."
Hearing his answer, Jiang Zhirou also instantly let out a sigh of relief.
Chi Yu was starting to suspect her.
Now that she thought about it, her behavior just now was indeed too different from Shen Qingmian.
What she had said and her attitude were all too tough.
She had to pay attention to this at all times, otherwise, before she could find any clues, Chi Yu would have already noticed that something was wrong with her.
Just as Jiang Zhirou was about to speak, the next second, the door of the meeting room was pushed open from the inside.
Song Jinghao and Shu Yi walked out of the meeting room one after another.
Jiang Zhirou swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue and looked at the two of them.
Shu Yi took a few steps forward and walked up to Jiang Zhirou. He took out his phone from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Zhirou. "Qingmian, let's exchange contact information. Is your previous number no longer in use? I've been sending you messages but you never replied."
Jiang Zhirou didn't want to think about what the situation was before. But judging from the current situation, she could easily tell that Chi Yu minded this man, and he minded a great deal!
Jiang Zhirou glanced at Chi Yu beside her. Sure enough, his face was as ugly as she had thought.
The next second, Jiang Zhirou rolled her eyes and her gaze fell on Shu Yi. A smile appeared on her face. She took the phone from his hand and said, "I don't use WeChat anymore. I'll just give you my phone number. If there's anything, you can just call me directly."
As she said this, Jiang Zhirou quickly typed out a phone number on the phone. Then, she handed the phone back to Shu Yi. "Here. This is my number. Just call me if there's anything."
Shu Yi took the phone and looked at the smiling 'Qingmian' in front of him. A smile also involuntarily appeared on his lips. "You've become much more outgoing than before."
Hearing this, Jiang Zhirou was stunned for a moment. "Really? I didn't notice it myself."
The more Jiang Zhirou talked to Shu Yi, the darker Chi Yu's face became.
Seeing that Jiang Zhirou didn't seem to have any intention of stopping the conversation, he couldn't help but interrupt. "Classmate Shu, please don't stay in the company for too long after the interview. There are other people waiting for the interview."
Chi Yu was lying through his teeth.
There were only four people in the whole company.
There was no way anyone else would come for an interview.
Song Jinghao beside him immediately chimed in. "Yes, yes, yes. Classmate Shu, go back and wait for the notice."
As he spoke, he dragged the person towards the elevator.
After seeing the person off, Chi Yu grabbed Jiang Zhirou's hand and walked towards another elevator.
As soon as they entered the elevator, he suddenly let go of Jiang Zhirou's hand, frantically pressed the elevator button, and didn't even look at Jiang Zhirou.
Jiang Zhirou was amused by his childish behavior. She looked at him with a half-smile and said, "Are you angry?"
Chi Yu pursed his lips tightly and didn't say a word.
"Are you angry just because of a phone number? Are you so petty?"
Jiang Zhirou deliberately said something to provoke him.
At this moment, she finally understood why there were always some inexplicable little disagreements between Chi Yu and Shen Qingmian.
Because Chi Yu wasn't as brave as he seemed on the surface.
He was actually a passive personality, and so was Shen Qingmian.
So he had to force himself to be active.
However, over time, problems would easily arise between the two of them.
For example, when Shen Qingmian secretly went to Si Moshen for hypnotherapy, she never thought of communicating with Chi Yu.
And Chi Yu's way of doing things was the same. He thought he could handle everything well and used what he thought was the best way to trick Qingmian to Country A.
Both of them had good intentions for each other, but such actions would only push the other person further away.
Love wasn't just about giving blindly. Love needed communication.
Thinking that one day she would have to tell Chi Yu the truth and that he would never see Shen Qingmian again, a strange feeling welled up in Jiang Zhirou's heart for a moment. She sighed and said to the man's back, "Come on, stop being angry. I didn't give him my number just now. I was just joking with you."
As soon as the words fell, the man's shoulders visibly trembled.
"It's okay to give a phone number to a schoolmate. After all, he's your senior."
"Schoolmate friendship is the purest and most precious."
Chi Yu didn't turn around. He still kept his back to Jiang Zhirou and said sarcastically.
Hearing this, Jiang Zhirou almost burst out laughing.
She pretended to be serious and said, "You're quite right. Schoolmate friendship is indeed the purest and most precious. I'll go after him right now and give him my number."
"Ding—"
The elevator door opened at this opportune moment.
Jiang Zhirou immediately took a step forward and walked out.