Chapter 119: The Reason for Amnesia
"Why are you sitting here?" Tan Zhixu asked, wearing sunglasses on his head. He looked at Xu Yihuan with a tender, rising tone at the end of his voice.
Xu Yihuan looked up, saw Tan Zhixu's attire, paused for a moment, and then burst out laughing.
Why are you wearing sunglasses so late at night?
Tan Zhixu took the sunglasses off his head.
"Yes, some people say this combination looks good."
Tan Zhixu was wearing a black windbreaker, and the sunglasses on his head certainly looked like a fashionable accessory.
Xu Yihuan smiled and agreed, "Good taste."
Tan Zhixu put his glasses back on, looked at Xu Yihuan, and said, "Get in the car, I'll take you out for a late-night snack."
"Now?"
It's only a little past eight o'clock, isn't it too early to go out for a late-night snack?
As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Yihuan's stomach rumbled.
She only had a few drinks at the dinner party and barely touched any food.
I'm actually quite hungry now.
Xu Yihuan clutched her stomach, a hint of embarrassment on her face.
Tan Zhixu seemed completely oblivious, seeing that Xu Yihuan was still standing there without moving.
He urged, "Get in the car quickly, we can't stop here for long, or we'll get a fine."
Xu Yihuan didn't hesitate any longer and got into the car.
The vehicle wound its way through the crowds before finally stopping in front of a sparsely populated barbecue stall.
Tan Zhixu parked the car and walked over with Xu Yihuan.
The two sat down at the entrance, and the owner, wearing a tank top and slippers, came out with a notebook to take their order.
The boss had a kind face and a toothpick in his mouth. He paused for a moment when he saw Tan Zhixu.
He then burst out laughing.
"What brings you here, kid? I asked you to have drinks with me the last few times, but you always said you were too busy. How come you're free today?"
After the boss finished speaking, his gaze fell on Xu Yihuan across from him.
Raising an eyebrow, she looked at Tan Zhixu with a sudden realization: "Oh, no wonder you rejected me, so you're dating someone, right?"
Then the boss clutched his chest, looking heartbroken, and said, "That's why they say you only see the new faces laughing, but never the old ones crying."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yihuan's ear tips turned slightly red, though it wasn't very noticeable in the dim light.
Tan Zhixu didn't refute, but just smiled with his eyes crinkling, and said gently, "Uncle, if you have another episode, I'll tell Auntie."
The shop owner quickly lowered his hand, looking at him speechlessly: "I've noticed you're a very meticulous person. Okay, hurry up and see what you want to eat."
"Ten skewers of beef, ten skewers of corn... and a case of beer."
That's all for now.
After reciting the names of the dishes, Xu Yihuan suddenly turned her head to look at him, surprised that their tastes were quite similar.
"Okay, just wait."
The boss sketched on a piece of white paper, then walked back to the kitchen in his slippers.
There weren't many people here, and the owner brought over the barbecue and beer in no time.
In the middle, he was also holding a large bottle of rice wine.
"This is your aunt's newly brewed rice wine. It's quite sweet. Why don't you try it and see how it tastes?"
Xu Yihuan's eyes lit up when she saw the rice wine. She really liked rice wine, but she usually couldn't drink it at home.
Tan Zhixu saw it.
Leaning back in his chair, he looked up at the boss and said in a roguish tone, "Bring up anything else of good quality."
The boss glared at him: "No, that's not true!!"
Xu Yihuan was amused by their way of speaking.
He picked up a skewer of beef and ate it.
"Do you come here often? The owner seems to know you quite well."
Tan Zhixu opened a can of beer, took a sip, and replied, "This is my uncle. He opened a shop here after he retired."
After drinking it, I felt something was off. I took a look and realized, oh, it's plum green tea.
I have no idea how his uncle, at his advanced age, could have such poor eyesight that he mistook a beer for another one.
Xu Yihuan was surprised. She thought he was just calling her "uncle" casually, but it turned out he really was her uncle.
"This location is quite remote; it would be difficult to get in by yourself."
Tan Zhixu chuckled: "The old man did it on purpose."
"He just wanted to drive it for fun, but he didn't want to tire himself out."
Xu Yihuan paused in her action of biting into the beef.
This is the capital city; no one opens a shop without the intention of making a profit.
Rent and utilities alone are a huge expense for a whole month.
Xu Yihuan once again confronts Tan Zhixu's absurd claim of being a poor but handsome school heartthrob, exposing the fraud.
"Eat quickly, it won't taste good when it gets cold," Tan Zhixu reminded him.
Xu Yihuan snapped out of her daze and stuffed another large mouthful into her mouth.
Before I knew it, a chili pepper had popped into my mouth from somewhere.
My face turned bright red instantly from the spiciness.
"Water, water, water, I need water."
Tan Zhixu hurriedly poured her some rice wine. Her uncle had just said that this was sweet, so it should work better.
After drinking three cups of rice wine, the burning sensation in my throat finally subsided a bit.
Just then, the boss suddenly jogged out from inside.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, this is a new product your aunt developed. It uses high-proof liquor, so the alcohol content might be a bit..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xu Yihuan's face was already flushed.
At this moment, Xu Yihuan, with her eyes half-closed and her head propped up by her hand, turned around dizzily and asked, "Huh? What did you say?"
The boss's pupils contracted, and he looked sharply at Tan Zhixu, noticing that he looked unwell.
She took two steps back: "N-nothing...it's nothing."
After saying that, he turned around and ran back into the barbecue restaurant.
Xu Yihuan chuckled foolishly and said to Tan Zhixu, "Look at him, he runs so fast."
Tan Zhixu didn't reply, but looked thankfully at the plum green tea on the table that he had just taken a sip of.
Fortunately, his uncle has poor eyesight.
Xu Yihuan had no idea what Tan Zhixu was thinking. She stood up, put her hands on the table, and leaned towards Tan Zhixu.
She asked with a smile, "Wow, you're so handsome! Do you have a girlfriend?"
The Pei family.
Pei Yi'an took Pei Yutang back to her rented apartment near the school before returning herself.
Pei Yuli came down the stairs.
"Mom, you're back."
Pei Yi'an nodded, changed her shoes, and wearily rubbed her neck.
"Um."
After saying that, Pei Yi'an went straight upstairs.
She needs to take a shower and rest.
He stopped after taking only two steps.
Pei Yi'an suddenly turned her gaze to Pei Yuli.
"Ali, you said before that I had amnesia, is that right?"
His voice was deep and slow, almost as if he were speaking slowly, word by word.
Pei Yuli's heart skipped a beat, and his smile froze.
Why did Mother suddenly bring this up?
Five years ago, Pei Yi'an had just returned to the capital with her when they were involved in a car accident.
That car accident robbed her of her memory.
But that amnesia was very strange.
She remembered everything except her sister, her father, and everything in Yuncheng.
Her memory seemed to have been deliberately altered.
Even if these things are lost, the past life remains coherent in one's mind.
And they are unaware that they have amnesia.
This is also why he went to study optical intelligence.
He wanted to bring back his mother's memories.
"That's strange. Although you mentioned it before, I never thought I had amnesia. Why do I suddenly feel like I've forgotten something important today?"
Pei Yi'an pressed his temples and muttered to himself.
I've had a bit of a headache lately, which I think is due to too much work pressure.
Pei Yuli's gaze toward Pei Yi'an was somewhat complicated.
Since my mother lost her memory, life has almost gotten better and better.
He couldn't help but hesitate, wondering if these lost memories would actually be of any use to his mother.
But Pei Yuli ultimately decided to leave the decision-making power to the parties involved.
Pei Yuli cleared his throat.
"You want to regain your memories?"
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