Chapter 146 Father and Daughter Reunited
"Xiaoci?!"
Xie Yiyi and Lu Bingchen pushed open the door of the ward, panting, and both ran over.
Xie Yiyi walked to the bedside and saw the gloomy black eyes of Xie Peizhou and Wen Niannian, as if they were two abandoned puppies, one big and one small.
She looked at Wen Ci, a glimmer of hope in her eyes, "Xiao Ci, do you still remember me? I'm your best friend, Xie Yiyi, we've known each other since elementary school..."
Wen Ci looked at Xie Yiyi's delicate and beautiful face. There was some resemblance between her eyebrows and that of her "boyfriend" Xie Peizhou, but her mind was blank and she couldn't retrieve any memory at all.
She shook her head blankly, "I don't remember."
Xie Yiyi's heart sank, "...Okay."
Wen Niannian couldn't bear the blow. She felt wronged, uncomfortable, panicked and scared. All kinds of emotions were intertwined. "Wow, mommy doesn't remember me..."
In order not to irritate Wen Ci and affect the rest of other patients in the ward, Xie Peizhou had to carry her out of the ward first.
Downstairs in the inpatient department.
"Wuwuwu, please let me go. I want to find Mommy. I want Mommy!!! Wuwuwu, Mommy doesn't remember me. Mommy, please don't nag me anymore..."
Xie Peizhou placed the crying Nian Nian on the bench in the corridor, "Niannian, be good, stop crying for now."
The man knelt on one knee in front of Wen Niannian and held her waving little hand. "Niannian, Mommy didn't abandon you. She just lost her memory and doesn't remember us for the time being."
"It's so late, please calm down first and don't disturb others to rest, okay?"
In Xie Peizhou's warm embrace and comforting voice, Wen Niannian sniffed, gradually calmed down, and withdrew from his embrace.
A pair of moist eyes looked at him pitifully and tearfully.
"Uncle, when will Mommy remember me? Woohoo, I'm so scared. I'm afraid Mommy will never remember me..."
Hearing the name "Uncle Grandpa", Xie Peizhou's breathing stopped, and his heart tightened even more when he heard the following words.
"Nian Nian, Mommy will definitely remember it."
"Really?"
"Yeah." Xie Peizhou nodded, opened his thin lips, and spoke for a long time, "Niannian, I have something to tell you."
Wen Niannian took a deep breath and held back her tears obediently, "What's the matter?"
Xie Peizhou said softly and hoarsely: "Actually, you are my biological daughter."
Wen Niannian's body stiffened noticeably, her eyes widened in disbelief.
How is that possible?
Mommy told herself, this is her great uncle, how could he be her father?
Xie Peizhou saw through the surprise in his daughter's eyes, took a deep breath, and explained gently, "Niannian, this is true. I didn't lie to you. I really am your biological father. ... Your mommy was already pregnant before she went abroad. You are my child. This is one of your mommy's birthday gifts for me: a paternity test report between you and me. It says on it that you are my daughter."
Xie Peizhou handed the paternity test to his daughter. Although the little girl didn't know many words now, she knew her own name and Xie Peizhou's name, as well as the final "father-daughter relationship".
Xie Peizhou looked at her nervously and said in a hoarse voice, "Niannian, I'm sorry. I wasn't there to accompany you when you needed your father's love the most. But I swear, I will love you well from now on, and love you and your mommy with all my heart. Are you willing to give me another chance? Let's wait together for Mommy to recover her memory, okay?"
Wen Niannian looked at Xie Peizhou's hands opening towards her, and when she heard the name mother, her eyes instantly became sore.
Her biological father doesn't want her.
Now Mommy doesn’t recognize me either.
She was just an unloved child.
Now, her uncle told her that he was her biological father, that he would love her well, and that he would wait with her for her mommy to recover her memory.
"Daddy..."
Wen Niannian threw herself into Xie Peizhou's arms, and her cold body gradually warmed up.
"Daddy, let's wait together for Mommy to regain her memory and remember us."
Xie Peizhou hugged his daughter's small body and said softly, "Okay, let's wait for Mommy to recover her memory. Come on."
"come on!"
The father and daughter hugged each other and encouraged each other.
Half an hour later, Wen Niannian calmed down a lot, and Xie Peizhou carried her back to the ward.
Lu Bingchen is a psychiatrist with extensive expertise in amnesia. He explained to Xie Peizhou, "Xiaoci's amnesia is a manifestation of retrograde amnesia. Based on the results of her head CT scan, it's likely caused by damage to the hippocampus, where memories are stored... Restoring all of her memories is unlikely, and even if it were possible, it would be a very long process. The most important thing now is to rebuild connections in life and get to know herself again."
Xie Peizhou glanced at Wen Ci, who was dazed and nervous lying on the hospital bed, and nodded to Lu Bingchen.
After staying in the hospital for three days, Wen Ci suffered minor injuries except for amnesia.
In order to better restore her memory, Xie Peizhou decided to take her back to Yu Shui Bay.
On the day of discharge from the hospital, Lu Zhizhang came to apologize in person and brought a very sincere apology gift. He also found an experienced amnesia recovery therapist from abroad, hoping to help Wen Ci recover her memory as soon as possible.
"Mr. Xie, I'm so sorry. I hope Miss Wen can recover her memory as soon as possible."
Xie Peizhou looked at the man in front of him coldly. There was some resemblance between his eyebrows and Lu Bingchen's. Even when he bowed his head to admit his mistake, his eyes were filled with arrogance and conceit.
A hint of disdain flashed in Xie Peizhou's eyes. Lu Zhizhang was an extremely conceited man. The Lu Group had been on a downward spiral in the years since he took over as president, but he still looked down upon himself and felt that he was invincible.
On the day of the car accident, the traffic police also contacted Su Yuan's family, but Lu Zhizhang did not come at that time. Instead, he sent one of his assistants to come, go through the process, and then took Su Yuan away from the hospital.
There was not even a word of apology to the other party involved in the accident.
Xie Peizhou's tone was as cold as Shura. "As long as Wen Ci is not well, I will not let the Lu family go. Mr. Lu had better pray to the gods and pray to the Buddha every day to bless Wen Ci to recover her memory as soon as possible."
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Around noon, the car stopped at Yu Shui Bay.
Wen Niannian took Wen Ci's hand and got out of the back seat. Aunt Zhou heard the sound of the car and was about to come out of the villa to greet them.
Before she could say anything, Wen Ci took the initiative to greet her, "Aunt Zhou."
Aunt Zhou was stunned, her eyes full of surprise, "Xiaoci, do you know me?"
Wen Ci smiled politely and reservedly, looking at Wen Niannian beside her, "I'm sorry, I really can't remember it. It was Nian Nian who told me."
During these three days, Wen Niannian took leave and did not go to kindergarten. She stayed with Wen Ci in the hospital every day and told Wen Ci what had happened in the past.
The little girl was well-behaved and likable. Even though Wen Ci had no memory of the past, she soon fell in love with her daughter again.
The two of them now get along like little sisters, and Wen Niannian is still the "older sister" because Wen Ci knows nothing and it is Nian Nian who teaches her.
Aunt Zhou smiled optimistically when she heard this, "It's okay, as long as the person is fine, it's a good thing."
"Come inside first. I made the braised pork ribs and scrambled eggs with shrimp that you loved before you lost your memory. I also made some old hen soup with chestnuts. I wonder if your taste will change after you lose your memory?"
Aunt Zhou is a good cook, and the aroma of the food wafts through the restaurant.
Wen Ci ate packed meals from the cafeteria in the hospital for three days and immediately swallowed her saliva.
At the dinner table, Wen Ci ate two bowls of rice and burped from being so full.
Aunt Zhou was very happy. "It seems that Xiaoci's taste hasn't changed. Then I will know what to cook for you from now on. If you eat well and get enough nutrition, you will definitely recover faster."
Wen Ci thanked her, "Thank you, Aunt Zhou."
Xie Peizhou sat opposite her and watched silently. Since Wen Ci lost her memory, she slowly accepted everyone.
Except him.
Always avoid him.
I don't want to be alone with him, and I even avoid looking at him.
Now once again.
Wen Ci clearly saw him, but looked away and pulled out a tissue to wipe the corners of her daughter's mouth.
Xie Peizhou stood up and said, "I'm done eating. I have an important meeting at the company this afternoon. I'll go upstairs and change my clothes."
When he changed his clothes and came down, Wen Ci and Wen Niannian were watching "The Legend of Zhen Huan" in the living room.
Wen Niannian showed it specifically to Wen Ci.
Because the little girl remembered Wen Ci saying before, "I really want a pair of eyes that haven't watched The Legend of Zhen Huan" and "Can I lose my memory? I want to watch The Legend of Zhen Huan again."
"Dad, you're coming down~"
When Wen Niannian saw Xie Peizhou coming down from upstairs in a suit and tie, carrying a briefcase, her eyes lit up and she took the initiative to greet him.
Xie Peizhou raised his wrist to check his watch, then walked over, looked at his daughter lovingly, and pointed at his cheek, "Kiss daddy."
Wen Niannian jumped off the sofa, held Xie Peizhou's cheek and kissed him.
"So good." Xie Peizhou pinched her little face with satisfaction, looked at Wen Ci who was pretending to be concentrating on watching "The Legend of Zhen Huan" on the side, and mustered up the courage to say: "Aci, it's your turn."
Wen Ci's body stiffened. Although she was watching TV, she could still see the interaction between father and daughter out of the corner of her eye.
I thought I could get away with it, but I didn't expect to be named directly.
“…What?”
Xie Peizhou nodded his thin lips, "I'm going out."
Wen Ci breathed slowly and swallowed, "Ah, have a good trip."
Wen Niannian sighed and pushed Wen Ci's arm, acting like a "sister," and said, "Mommy, Daddy wants you to kiss him."
The window paper was pierced, and Wen Ci's face instantly turned red, "...Why do you want to kiss me?"
Wen Niannian blinked and said as a matter of course, "Every time Daddy went out to work, you always kissed him."
Wen Ci: “…”
"I have lost my memory now, don't I?"
Although he is handsome and has a daughter.
But now, when asked to kiss Xie Peizhou, Wen Ci still felt it was too unfamiliar and she couldn't do it at all.
"I...my stomach hurts, I need to go to the bathroom first."
Wen Ci stood up quickly, clutching her stomach as she ran towards the bathroom, not forgetting to remind Nian Nian, "Pause the TV show for a moment."
A dark trace flashed across Xie Peizhou's black eyes, and he looked at her back and slowly stood up.
"Daddy," Wen Niannian held his hand with encouragement in her eyes, "Don't be discouraged, Mommy just can't remember it for the time being."
Xie Peizhou smiled bitterly and touched his daughter's head.
Why is it that Wen Ci can easily accept her daughter, Xie Yiyi, Lu Bingchen... almost everyone else, but always avoids him?
Has she forgotten him and stopped loving him?
My heart suddenly ached.
The phone vibrated, and there was a call from the assistant.
Xie Peizhou lowered his eyes and was silent for a moment before answering the phone.
In the bathroom, Wen Ci sat on the toilet until she heard the sound of a car leaving in the yard. Then she washed her hands, came out of the bathroom, and went back to the living room to continue watching TV with her daughter.
Wen Niannian told her, "Mommy, you didn't kiss Daddy just now, and Daddy is very sad."
Wen Ci: "...I'd rather watch TV. 'The Legend of Zhen Huan' is really good."
Wen Niannian fell straight onto the sofa, having no idea what to do.
But "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is really good. It seemed like in the blink of an eye, Wen Ci had watched the sixth episode.
The sound of a car came from outside the house, and Wen Ci suddenly realized that it was already dark. Xie Peizhou had worked an afternoon and was back.
Wen Niannian happily went out to pick up Xie Peizhou, and turned back to call Wen Ci, "Mommy, you should go pick up Daddy too."
Wen Ci stood up and smiled at Nian Nian, "You go first, I'll go to the bathroom first."
"Why are you going to the bathroom again?"
Wen Niannian muttered something and had to run to the door alone, "Dad, you're back?"
"Wow, what a beautiful flower~"
At the door, Xie Peizhou was dressed in a suit and tie, holding two beautiful bouquets of flowers in his hands.
He handed a small bouquet of sunflowers to his daughter and asked, "Where's your mommy?"
"Mommy went to the bathroom."
Xie Peizhou lowered his eyes and glanced at the flowers in his arms, a sense of loss flashing through his heart.
He had thought that as soon as he got home he would see his daughter and Wen Ci greeting him at the door, and that Wen Ci would like the bouquet of flowers he had chosen...
"Mommy, come out quickly, Daddy bought us flowers!"
Wen Niannian shouted excitedly, ran to the bathroom with the bouquet and knocked on the bathroom door.
Wen Ci came out of the bathroom slowly, "You're back."
"Do you like the flowers I gave you?"
Xie Peizhou handed her the pink rose in his hand, but his heart still felt a little painful because of the strangeness and vigilance in her eyes.
Wen Ci's eyes fell on the flowers he handed over, her eyes lit up, and she said sincerely, "Wow, so beautiful! Thank you, I like it very much!"
Xie Peizhou's depressed mood instantly improved after receiving positive feedback from Wen Ci.
The man curled his lips and looked at her affectionately, "No need to thank me, as long as you like it."
"Yeah, okay."
“…”
The atmosphere became awkward again.
Xie Peizhou took the initiative and asked, "Do you want to put the flowers in a vase and grow them? Do you still remember how to arrange flowers? I can teach you."
Wen Ci's eyes were filled with surprise. She hadn't expected Xie Peizhou to be so versatile. "You can also arrange flowers?"
Xie Peizhou: "You taught me this years ago."
"Oh, I can't even remember."
Xie Peizhou said, "It's okay. I'll teach you now. Maybe you'll remember it soon."
"Oh well."
Xie Peizhou's words and actions were very gentlemanly and gentle. He even brought her flowers. Wen Ci could not find a reason to refuse his small proposal.
It's just hard to resist the deep affection in his eyes.
Xie Peizhou found five vases.
Tell Wen Ci and Wen Niannian to first decide how long the flower branches should be. After determining the height, use scissors to cut them diagonally towards the roots. This will allow the flowers to absorb more water and survive longer.
The three of them sat at the dining table and worked together.
Although Wen Ci has lost her memory, her aesthetic taste is still good.
The flowers are arranged in different heights, which is very pleasing to the eye. In the end, it can also help Xie Peizhou and Wen Niannian repair their works.
"Doesn't it look better this way?" Wen Ci trimmed a few flowers in Xie Peizhou's vase, cut off the extra buds, and put them back.
Xie Peizhou looked at her, his thin lips curled up, "Well, it is more beautiful now. You helped me repair it like this before, but at that time, you sat on my lap."
Wen Ci didn't have this picture in her mind, but through Xie Peizhou's description, she imagined it in her mind, and her cheeks couldn't help but feel hot.
Just as the atmosphere was about to become awkward again, Aunt Zhou came out of the kitchen and said, "Sir, Xiaoci, it's time for dinner. Do you want to eat now or later?"
Wen Ci immediately responded: "Eat now, I'm hungry."
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After dinner, Wen Ci played puzzles with Wen Niannian, and Xie Peizhou sat beside them, giving them some pointers from time to time.
Lu Bingchen said that doing more brain-enhancing exercises can also help restore memory.
After kindergarten started, Wen Ci required Wen Niannian to go upstairs to wash and go to bed at nine o'clock.
At nine o'clock, Wen Niannian's watch alarm rang. The little girl pretended not to hear it and turned it off secretly.
Xie Peizhou looked at her and reminded her, "Nian Nian, it's nine o'clock. You should go back to your room to take a shower and go to bed. You haven't been to kindergarten for three days. You have to go to kindergarten tomorrow. If you don't go to bed early, you won't be able to get up tomorrow."
Wen Niannian still wanted to play, so she acted like a spoiled brat and said, "Wait ten more minutes, Mommy, I'll go upstairs in ten more minutes, okay~"
After playing puzzle games for a long time, Wen Ci rubbed her eyes and said, "Nian Nian, I'm sleepy too."
During the three days in the hospital, Wen Ci maintained a regular schedule and basically went to bed around nine o'clock.
Wen Ci yawned, "By the way, which room should I sleep in? I also want to take a shower and go to bed."
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