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The clinic is located in a remote area. The navigation stops nearby. You have to ask for directions and go uphill. It is next to the old residential building at the back. It is too old. Apart from some elderly people, there are no young people living here.
There was a large tree in front of the door, its branches littered with fallen leaves. Xu Yu entered and discovered a different world. The decor was warm yellow, and there were several paintings on the walls, depicting the sea, the sky, birds, and the like.
"Hello, welcome to the clinic." A girl with a bun came down from the second floor. She stared at Xu Yu uncertainly and asked, "Are you here to check out the clinic?"
Xu Yu: "Facade?"
She sighed, "Yes, the storefront here is very cheap, but it's in a remote location, and it's only about a thousand yuan a month. I still have several months of lease left, so if I transfer it to you, I can get a lower price. We can discuss other details."
"I'm not here to discuss a transfer," Xu Yu said. "I'm here to learn about psychological counseling."
Her eyes widened. "Really?"
Xu Yu nodded.
"Come with me." She changed her tone in a second and said professionally, "My name is Luo Miao, and this is the treatment room."
The treatment room's equipment is neat and looks new, and there is a long sofa in warm yellow.
"My psychological counseling prices here are quite low," Luo Miao said. "Let me warn you first. Because the treatment courses are different, you pay once per visit. I'm not responsible for interruptions. If you come to me, I won't be responsible. Even calling the police won't help."
General consultation is 381 hours; in-depth consultation is 681 hours.
Next to it are Luo Miao's qualification certificate, business license and award certificate.
Xu Yu asked: "What is the difference between ordinary and in-depth?"
"Normal, I'll listen to your story, understand your mood, and adjust accordingly. In-depth means exploring your memories. Simply put, it's hypnosis."
Luo Miao took out the notebook and put on his glasses: "After signing this, we can start. You can tell me your story."
Xu Yu took a look at the agreement, which stated the refusal to buy on credit and to run away from the order, as well as the act of pretending that he had not consulted and calling the police.
“…”
It seems that he has experienced a lot.
Xu Yu signed and sat down on the chair: "I just found out recently that I was in a car accident before, and my brain is still suffering from the sequelae of that incident. How can I recover the memory of the car accident?"
"It means you experienced something serious that caused your memory to freeze. Your brain automatically blocked this incident to protect you." Luo Miao said, "How did you know you had been in a car accident?"
"Gardenia, I'm more allergic to it than the average person. The doctor said it's a sequelae."
Luo Miao pondered: "If I want to regain my memory, should I try hypnosis? I can search for it in my dreams."
Xu Yu didn't refuse: "What do I need to do?"
"Lie down," Luo Miao said. "See the circle on this machine? It's not a watch. Watch the needle move. After it goes three circles, close your eyes."
"Is it that simple?"
"It's that simple." Luo Miao said, "Count to three, ready."
Xu Yu stared intently at the needle and heard Luo Miao say, "One. Two. Three."
The needle began to turn. The first circle was slow, the second circle changed speed, and the third circle changed speed again. After arriving, Xu Yu closed his eyes.
His brain buzzed. He could actually feel the water, as if he were immersed in it, and gradually, images appeared.
At the intersection of the road, several cars were running sideways, a black car was overturned on the ground, a police car was approaching, an ambulance appeared, the gloomy sky seemed to be about to rain, and lightning flashed.
The flood came again. Someone was standing in the rain and his face could not be seen clearly. Xu Yu followed his sight and saw the ambulance stopped. The picture suddenly zoomed out and everything became blurry.
Xu Yu suddenly opened his eyes.
Cold sweat was pouring down my body, but I still couldn't recover from it and felt a little weak.
"What did you see?"
"The roadside by the sea, a car accident, an ambulance and police, and a man I don't know standing in the rain."
Luo Miao wrote it down: "This means that this memory is very far away and it won't be recalled immediately. When you first entered hypnosis, your whole body was resisting. This means that not only your brain doesn't want to retrieve it, but your body doesn't want to either. Are you sure you're ready? Retrieving it later may have a profound impact on you."
"If I didn't want to get it back, I wouldn't have come." Xu Yu breathed a sigh of relief. "When will you come next time?"
"Once a week, depending on your schedule."
"good."
Xu Yu took out his mobile phone to pay the bill and added Luo Miao’s WeChat.
When he left, he lay on the sofa for a while longer, and it took him a long time to regain the feeling of touching the ground.
After coming out, he randomly found a noodle shop, pinched his swollen nose bridge, and felt dizzy. The noodles were served and he had just picked up the chopsticks when they were taken away.
Xu Yu looked up and saw Xi Jiang's calm face: "Why did you leave so suddenly?"
"I'll be fine after taking medicine," Xu Yu said. "I need to eat."
"You can't eat greasy food." He said, "Come home with me."
Xu Yu shook his head and pulled the noodles over, but they were snatched away again. Xi Jiang's face was very ugly: "I don't want to say it a second time."
Assistant Zhao saw this and said, "Mr. Xu, let's go back first. Don't be angry, don't be angry. We can talk about it if there's anything."
"Where are you going?" Xu Yu looked at him, "Do I have a home?"
Assistant Zhao clasped his hands together and bowed wildly: "Oh, stop talking about my ancestors."
Xu Yu was pulled away by Xi Jiang, who opened the back door. "If you could really take care of yourself, you wouldn't have let me pick you up on the street. Are you going to die after being separated from Zhu Wenxu? Do you think of me as your enemy?"
Xu Yu closed his eyes: "You were the one who kept your distance first. I respect you, so is it my fault?"
"I'll abandon you? I'll rent you a house and give you money?" Xi Jiang said, "Or do you think I'm the kind of person who would just casually slip a card worth millions into someone's hand just because I'm walking down the street?"
Xu Yu forgot. In Xi Jiang's world, he was not wrong, and any reason would appear on Xu Yu no matter how he changed it.
"Brother, if you think I'm too bad for you, can you send me back to where I came from?"
Xi Jiang, who was originally furious, immediately calmed down.
"Go back." Xi Jiang pinched the bridge of his nose, "Don't forget, the contract is still in my hands."
Xu Yu signed the two contracts.
No more words were spoken. All that was left was the sound of the door closing and the sound of wheels rolling over puddles. Xu Yu leaned against the back seat, staring blankly at a certain spot.
During this period of time, he almost forgot the existence of the contract. Xi Jiang had never mentioned it before when they lived under the same roof. Maybe he had forgotten it too?
So when he was with Zhu Wenxu, Xi Jiang did not think of this method to control him again.
This time back at the oasis, Xu Yu stood at the door and hesitated to go in. Xi Jiang wiped his fingers with his hands, looked at Xu Yu and made a compromise: "You stay here for the time being, I will arrange other accommodation for you."
Only then did Xu Yu move.
The house is still decorated the same as it was when Xu Yu left. Even the umbrella hanging on the door still maintains its tilt.
Assistant Zhao turned on the air conditioner while Xi Jiang went to the kitchen to boil some water. Xu Yu sat on the sofa for the first time, watching Xi Jiang bring a glass of water over and said, "Take your medicine."
Xu Yu took the medicine.
"I've asked my aunt to come and take care of you. If you have any questions, just leave them for later. I don't want to argue with you when you're so sick." Xi Jiang said, "Tell Assistant Zhao if you need anything. I'm leaving now."
Xu Yu called him, "Brother."
Xi Jiang stopped with his coat in hand: "What's wrong?"
Xu Yu thought that Xi Jiang must know about the car accident, but remembering Xi Jiang's reaction on the day when he found out it was Zhu Wenxu, he guessed that if he asked, he would definitely not say anything, and might even ban him from traveling.
“Am I free to travel?”
Xi Jiang was quiet for a moment, then hummed, "I'm leaving."
The door clicked shut, and Xu Yu curled up on the sofa, hugging his knees and falling asleep. Because of the hypnosis, he kept dreaming about gloomy skies and car accidents, and the other images were still blurry.
Xi Jiang would bring a doctor to his home once every three days, and Assistant Zhao would be responsible for buying medicine. His fever was gone, but his cold had not healed.
In a blink of an eye, the leaves turned yellow, the rain decreased, and autumn arrived. Xu Yu lay on the sofa, watching Luo Miao count to three seconds as he did last time to hypnotize her.
This time, he saw it more clearly than last time. He could see someone being carried out of the car, sent to the hospital, and admitted to the ICU.
A woman stood at the door, crying and calling for her son. Xu Yu tried to get closer, and only then could he vaguely hear what she was shouting.
"Xi Jiang, my silly son... please don't get into trouble."
Xu Yu woke up in shock.
Luo Miao wiped the sweat off his face, looking worried: "How are you?"
"It seems I wasn't the one in the car accident." Xu Yu said, "The auntie didn't call my name."
Luo Miao recited to him: "Calm down first. This may be due to memory confusion. Drink more sweet water and rest more in the short term. I'm afraid that you will have a headache after dreaming about this incident."
"good."
After Luo Miao sent Xu Yu out, he went back to the store to pack up his documents. Luo Xin came back from outside, put down the rice he had bought, and asked, "I just saw someone familiar walk out of here. Was that Reporter Wang?"
"What reporter Wang?" Luo Miao gathered up his papers. "That's my patient."
"Patient? What did the patient go through this time?" Luo Xin immediately became interested in learning.
"I won't tell you. This is customer privacy. My dear brother, you should worry about me first. I want to eat."
Luo Xin: "I made some money, so I can cook your favorite beef today."
"I made some money too." Luo Miao said, "Let's go, I'll treat you to hot pot, hurry up."
"You, you can't save any money."
Having said that, I still packed up my things and followed my sister.
“…”
Without being followed, Xu Yu felt relaxed, but he played with his phone less and less frequently, and his hair grew longer, reaching his chest.
He decided to wait until the weather was a little better to get his hair cut.
Unfortunately, there has been no good weather.
Three days later, Xi Jiang brought a doctor to his home. He was fine and recovered. Xi Jiang took out a key from his pocket and said, "Shanhong Community, you can live there from now on. You can live however you want."
The key was quite large. Xu Yu picked it up and asked, "Does this mean..."
"No." Xi Jiang said, "I will come to see you too. I'm leaving now."
Xu Yu waited until he left before sitting down. He was becoming more and more confused about Xi Jiang and had no idea what Xi Jiang was trying to do.
Stop him from meeting Zhu Wenxu? But Xi Jiang must have known about their breakup.
Shouldn't you go around Zhu Wenxu? Why did you keep me by his side?
Xu Yu lowered his head, not wanting to think about it, and took out his cell phone to take a look at it to distract himself.
I saw the message from Wang Li: [I'll be back the day after tomorrow, let's make an appointment then.]
Xu Yu replied: [No problem.]
Swipe down the message.
Clicked into Wei Peier’s message box.
Two lines of words.
[Xu Yu.]
[He told me to have an abortion.]
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