Seaview villa.
Xun Zhen looked at the paintings one by one, and when he regained his composure, he realized that Ming Chi was watching a video.
The video background seems to use a particularly nice guitar piece, which makes people feel very happy just by listening to it, and even the air seems to be lively.
Xun Zhen had never heard of it before and was a little curious: "Did you write it before?"
Ming Chi smiled and nodded slightly.
He downloaded and saved the video of the stickman in a separate folder, then put his phone aside, put his hands back on his knees and sat down.
"Okay, no need to be so formal." Xun Zhen was speechless, "It's just a simple return visit."
After the Mingchi Surgery, Xun Zhen actually didn't meet him formally many times.
There are doctors and nurses for treatment and rehabilitation, and of course the patients' family members accompany them during recuperation. The team did little to provide psychological counseling; the patient's condition was stable and there was no need for the director to intervene.
Mingchi doesn't remember what happened before, so of course he is more unfamiliar with him than before. Xun Zhen was well prepared for this. He simply explained the purpose of his visit and placed the new review results on the table.
"The range is smaller, so you can run around freely without hurting your legs." Xun Zhen reminded, "If you go far, it's best to bring a walking stick."
Mingchi's eyes lit up, he thanked her, took the book and read it carefully page by page.
Xun Zhen sat on the sofa, took a sip of coffee, and looked at the young man in front of him.
Even if you look at it from the perspective of the hospital director, you have to admit that the family members did take very good care of the patient.
Mingchi's body was damaged too badly. Of course, it was impossible for him to recover to the level of a normal person in just one month.
But sitting in the sunny room, with Mingchi sitting opposite him, even though he was only wearing a simple shirt and trousers, his complexion and demeanor no longer looked like a patient.
Xun Zhen waited for him to finish reading the reexamination results, and then asked speculatively, "Have you started reading the letters you left before the operation?"
Ming Chi put down the paper in his hand, slightly bent his eyes, and nodded: "Yes."
"There was some debate within the team about this. Some people thought you didn't need to watch this, while others thought it was better to watch it."
Xun Zhen said: "I prefer the latter. You don't have to go back to your past life, but you have to live it."
After leaving Wanghai Villa, Mingchi will sooner or later meet someone who can recognize him.
Instead of waiting until you are caught off guard and are pulled into the past, it is better to be prepared and see what you have left behind to remember before the operation.
"Ordinary patients don't have to worry so much."
Xun Zhen sighed: "Who told this patient to be so handsome? He will be recognized wherever he goes."
Mingchi obviously didn't remember that Dean Xun could also joke, and his expression became apologetic when he heard the first half of the sentence. Just as he was about to speak, he raised his head in surprise when he heard Xun Zhen say the second half of the sentence.
He was not used to such direct praise yet, his ears turned slightly red, and he thanked him in a gentle voice.
Xun Zhen also stopped talking and waved his hand with a smile: "Okay, let's get to know each other again."
"My name is Xun Zhen. I'm the director of the hospital where you had the surgery, and I'm also on your medical team."
Xun Zhen said: "This time I came——"
He suddenly stopped talking and looked at Ming Chi's expression: "Are you guessing?"
Mingchi nodded slightly.
Xun Zhen became interested: "Tell me about it."
Based on his understanding of the patient, even if he had left a letter before the operation, it would not be so comprehensive and detailed as to explain the identity and relationship of each person in detail - and there would be no sufficient time for that.
Rest and sleep before surgery are very important, and frequent headaches and dizziness will consume a lot of energy. Add to that the side effects of medication and frequent physical examinations, and there is actually very little time left for writing letters.
"What am I here for?" Xun Zhen asked, "What is my relationship with you?"
"To check my mental state." Ming Chi said, "So I have to look at those paintings. The use of colors and the layout of the pictures can reflect my state of mind to a certain extent."
Ming Chi paused and added: "You said that the music for the video just now was written by me 'in the past', which means that my state is actually different from a few years ago, and it is not difficult to distinguish."
Xun Zhen put down the coffee cup. He sat up straight and leaned forward slightly: "Anything else?"
Ming Chi thought for a moment and said, "So it's easy to guess. You were also responsible for my psychological counseling before. We should have talked a lot before the operation, and you helped me a lot."
"There is one thing that is not quite right." Xun Zhen corrected with a smile, "I am completely useless."
Ming Chi also smiled. He shook his head slightly, showing his gentle stubbornness again: "You helped me a lot."
Xun Zhen looked at the young man in front of him, his expression softened, and he stopped beating around the bush with him. He directly took out the psychological assessment scale and said, "Write down what you see. Fill in the true answers."
"I heard that you wanted to read the old letters. Mr. Ming is not here, so my team is a little worried. I came to take a look."
Xun Zhen handed over the papers and said, "Now it seems that this worry is undoubtedly unnecessary."
Mingchi took the scale, still with the same expression as before, shook his head and thanked him seriously.
Mingchi has been practicing pen control these days, and his right hand has become quite smooth in using it. As long as he doesn't use too much force or for too long, there will be no problem.
Xun Zhen watched him fill out the form for a while, then he remembered the few episodes of documentaries he had watched on the way here.
Because of his good personal relationship with Director Gong, he was asked to help by the crew many times during this period. Xun Zhen also watched every episode as it was updated once a week. It was as if he was getting to know the young man in front of him again from many years ago.
The identity of the protagonist is already clear. Although the crew still adheres to the guidelines of documentaries and does not give a clear response, the audience actually knows it well.
The timeline of the story actually begins on the day when the "flame" mentioned by Mrs. Ren was turned into Luo Zhi by those people.
With Dean Xun's professional instinct, he subconsciously wanted to intervene and provide assistance halfway through the previous episode.
After Mrs. Ren passed away, Luo Zhi’s condition should not have been left unattended.
How could a thirteen-year-old child who had lost his only relative be okay, no matter how calm and composed he appeared to be?
But the Luo family was still the same. Even the Ren family became dissatisfied with him because of the quarrel about the cemetery. Although they still kept in touch after the funeral, they gradually became estranged.
After that, Luo Zhi lived in Wanghai Villa on and off for another two years. Whenever his family came for vacation, he would go to the cabin or the car. If there were many people, he would quietly run out to find a hotel to stay in.
In fact, he still remembered Aunt Ren's words very clearly. I practice guitar attentively every day, lock myself in the room to hone my painting skills, and make snacks when I feel tired. Aunt Ren would no longer come to eat the snacks he made, so he kept the bad ones for himself...
Xun Zhen skipped a paragraph here.
He really didn't want to match the extra person here, so he temporarily stopped recalling and looked at the scale Mingchi was filling out: "Do you still wake up at night?"
"Sometimes, but not often." Mingchi stopped writing and thought for a moment, "I do dream."
Xun Zhen asked: "Do you have many dreams?"
Ming Chi nodded and smiled softly: "Mostly they are good dreams."
This is also a normal situation during cranial surgery. In addition, Mingchi had lost too much memory, so when he encountered blank spaces, he had to use his brain to think, which often brought up the memories that he had repeatedly described before the operation.
…
But this feeling is actually not bad at all.
Because when you wake up from a dream, reality is better than the dream.
He was lying on the bed, and Mr. Shadow was lying beside him, within reach if he just raised his hand.
"That's great." Xun Zhen looked at his expression and could probably guess what was not said, "Are you willing to wake up three times a night?"
"Yes." Ming Chi's ears were hotter than before, but he still didn't avoid the question and nodded more seriously, "I'm willing to."
Xun Zhen smiled: "You can't always be awake, I'll ask them to adjust your medicine...Okay, this is the doctor's job."
He didn't let Mingchi thank him again. He just signaled him to continue filling out the form and stopped disturbing him. He took out his mobile phone and sent a few messages.
During the postoperative recovery period, patients need to take nerve nourishing drugs and, if necessary, sleeping pills to ensure that both the body and mind get adequate rest.
Xun Zhen and his team confirmed the medication adjustment, crossed out several drug names from the other side, and briefly explained the reasons.
The patient's insomnia symptoms did not last for just one or two days. He had been going to the hospital and getting his own medicine a long time ago. Some of the medicines had no effect on him and he could no longer use them indiscriminately.
Luo Zhi started to have trouble sleeping after she completely left Wanghai.
He was not yet an adult, so he could not drive around, so he went to school as Aunt Ren instructed.
The school was worried that he would hurt others, and even he himself was worried about this, so it was inconvenient for him to go to school normally in the past few years. But Aunt Ren always hired a tutor for him, and he was always free to use the study room at home.
Luo Zhi had a solid foundation in art, and later she chose a local art academy which was not too famous but had a relaxed management and good scenery and artistic atmosphere.
In these three years, almost no one has seen him except Luo Cheng.
It was only when Xun Zhen saw this that he realized that the words Luo Cheng had said in a hurry to refute were not false.
Luo Zhi has really been trying to take good care of Luo Cheng.
On the day Xun Zhen went to "treat" Luo's mother, Luo Chengxiu forced the housekeeper to say what Luo Zhi had said, and later asked the housekeeper to come to the hospital to explain every word clearly.
Later, Luo Chengxiu also fell ill and aged rapidly. He no longer had the vigor and vitality of the former head of the Luo family.
A sign of aging seems to be being easily stuck in the past. No one knows whether he feels regretful or has any other feelings at those times... It's just that he begins to repeat things more and more frequently, talking about them over and over again, and several caregivers have almost memorized them by heart.
After Luo Chengxiu fell ill, it was difficult for him to take care of himself, and coupled with the successive blows, he quickly became devastated. Although his thinking ability was still normal, the Luo family no longer required him to use his brain.
After Jian Huaiyi was imprisoned, Luo Jun no longer came to see him. Whenever Luo's mother goes out, she suspects that someone is scolding her. She can only rely on her husband to survive. She cries and repents beside her husband's bed every day. She no longer has the energy to get angry.
Luo Chengxiu didn't have the energy to get angry. He was helped up by the nurse and slumped in his wheelchair, mumbling the same thing over and over again to anyone he could find.
Luo Chengxiu didn't listen at the time. He couldn't even remember Luo Zhi's tone and could only recall what the housekeeper had repeated.
Luo Zhi said that Luo Cheng and her mother have the same temper, so they should not be put together.
Luo Zhi said that Jian Huaiyi would say something to his mother and Luo Cheng, and they would really believe it.
Luo Zhi said that Jian Huaiyi would teach Luo Cheng bad things.
Luo Cheng likes to hear nice words and is easily swayed. As long as the person pleases her, whatever he or she does is right in her eyes.
Even if Jian Huaiyi really plotted against her and did something excessive to her, as long as she said something nice to coax her sister and bought some gifts, all the previous things could be put behind her.
…
Luo Zhi no longer tried to explain the past at that time. He didn't want to be involved in those endless quarrels anymore, nor did he want the person he called "mother" to shout and curse at everything when she had an attack, even cursing Aunt Ren.
During those years, Luo Zhi would still return to the Luo family, but only to take care of Luo Cheng. After all, Luo Cheng had been lost as a child, and had been spoiled after returning. He would correct any mistakes, clean up any troubles, and then take Luo Cheng to apologize.
"He can teach Luo Cheng well." When Xun Zhen went to check the situation, he was stopped by Luo Chengxiu, who kept asking, "Why can't he teach Luo Cheng well?"
Xun Zhen really didn't know what to say, so he waved his hand and asked someone to push the head of the Luo family back to rest.
...If Luo Cheng had been taught to be raised by Luo Zhi from the beginning, and if Luo Zhi had always been leading Luo Cheng, perhaps there would really be some changes, but this is just a hypothesis.
This assumption did not happen after all.
The ten-year-old Luo Chi was beaten unconscious and thrown into a pile of firewood, where he remained unconscious for three days. He was taken home by the female college student who was also a victim and fed water little by little, and he barely managed to survive.
Many years later, when Luo Cheng found out about these things, her first reaction was to blame Luo Zhi, thinking that it was Luo Zhi who almost caused her to fall into the situation in the documentary.
No matter what happened, Luo Cheng's reaction was always to blame Luo Zhi.
Xun Zhen had always wondered where Luo Cheng's hostility towards Luo Zhi came from, and why, even though he knew clearly that his second brother would definitely protect and take care of her, he still followed his family in being so resistant and disgusted with Luo Zhi. It was not until he watched the documentary that he realized how Luo Cheng could not possibly resist Luo Zhi with his teaching method.
Luo Zhi's entire impression of elders came from Mrs. Ren, so he taught his sister the same way.
He would never indulge Luo Cheng unconditionally and would not agree to anything he thought was wrong. He squatted down and reasoned with Luo Cheng bit by bit, not allowing Luo Cheng to hurt others.
Luo Cheng just made a mistake, but he actually took his sister to apologize to others.
…
Xun Zhen sneered at the thought, shook his head and sighed.
Before he came, he heard that Luo Cheng and Luo Jun were confronting each other in the villa that was to be taken away from the Luo family.
The housekeeper went to the hospital to find Luo Chengxiu tremblingly, and said with a sad face that Luo Cheng was hiding beside his second brother's bed and refused to go with him. She almost fainted from crying, but was still forcibly taken away by Luo Jun from the home that was no longer theirs, and the villa was also mortgaged to the bank.
Luo Cheng appeared at the Luo family because the crew had completed the filming. She played a corresponding role as a B-side, but her scenes did not appear in any main film.
The role she played was really unsatisfactory. Director Gong strives for perfection and will not include this level of performance in his own works.
…
Luo Cheng seemed to have not realized until now that she actually had a chance all along.
Even in times of reckoning, she always had a chance.
Gong Hanrou did not kick her out of the crew. Fang Hang and his people intercepted Jian Huaiyi's plan and did not ruin her. When Xun Zhen went there that day, his original intention was just to make her sober up and stop causing trouble for the crew.
At any time, as long as she thought clearly about what she was doing and what she had done, as long as she really realized how many excessive things she had done, as long as she no longer blamed her second brother for not coming to save her this time, but really felt any real guilt and regret towards her second brother - even a little bit would be enough.
The people from Huaisheng Entertainment didn't mean to force her into a desperate situation.
Didn't they make her read the comments about her second brother just to punish and retaliate against her, so that she could see clearly what kind of person her second brother really was?
The original plan of the eighteen-year-old Luo Zhi was to travel by car, collect folk songs from all over the place, and become a wandering and self-supporting singer and painter.
The Ren family seized Mrs. Ren's tomb, so he was tied there.
After all, he was worried about his sister, so he wanted to give it another try and find a way to win her back from that family.
Just like when Mrs. Ren was obviously very angry and annoyed, she still went to the Luo family and knocked on the door, and finally explained everything to the friend she grew up with, hoping to wake the other party up from the lies and illusions she had woven for herself.
Why can't Mrs. Ren persuade Luo's mother, and why can't Luo Zhi teach Luo Cheng well.
Facing those torn photos, Mrs. Ren's confusion and powerlessness were the same as the overturned and messy cake in front of Mr. Luo.
…
Xun Zhen walked back around the table and sat down, picking up the coffee cup.
Mingchi raised his head.
He had just finished writing the questionnaire when he heard Xun Zhen sigh suddenly. He thought he had answered a question wrong: "Dean Xun?"
"Nothing." Xun Zhen took two sips of coffee, "I'm thinking about something else."
Ming Chi blinked.
He just looked at Xun Zhen for a moment, then asked again: "Is it related to me?"
"So amazing?"
Xun Zhen was a little surprised: "How did you know that?"
Before the operation, the patient himself actually explained to the psychological counseling team that it was okay not to leave too much information, because after the operation and recovery, he would be able to slowly analyze the information based on the clues.
Dean Xun didn't take it too seriously at the time - after all, the time was too tight and there were always things that couldn't be done in time. He thought he was trying to comfort everyone, but now he realized that what the other party said was actually the truth.
"Not that amazing." Ming Chi suddenly laughed, "I just feel like Dean Xun seems to have something to say to me."
He had already guessed that he and the other party were already familiar with each other before the operation, so he was no longer overly restrained. Half-jokingly, he took the notepad and pen he carried with him, placed them on his legs, and got ready to listen to the class.
He had no travel plans today and was only wearing an ordinary white shirt with the collar buttoned neatly. His hair was still a little shorter than before, making him look even younger.
There is no video footage of him at this stage in the documentary, but it is still easy to guess that perhaps he was like this when he was in school.
Xun Zhen looked at him for a while, rubbed his forehead and said in silence: "Okay, okay... indeed."
"I do have something to tell you." Xun Zhen took the form, looked at the signature on it which was already quite clear and fluent, and read it out, "Ming Chi."
Ming Chi smiled and said, "Here we are."
Xun Zhen was also amused by him and laughed, so he simply changed the topic: "Mingchi classmate."
"There's something that probably no one would think of telling you...neither would you before the surgery."
"Others can't think of it because they don't know that there is a need to talk about this kind of thing." Xun Zhen said, "You can't think of it because no one has ever taught you this."
Student Mingchi held a pen and listened to him carefully.
“Everyone is born independent.”
Xun Zhen looked at him: "No one owes anyone anything, there is no such thing."
"You didn't owe anyone anything in the past. You gave far more than you received. As for you now and in the future."
Xun Zhen paused and considered a more appropriate way of saying it: "You can think of it as you owe us a favor."
As he spoke, he gestured, and the gap between his thumb and index finger was so wide that not even a piece of paper could be inserted. Ming Chi narrowed his eyes, put down his pen, and opened his arms: "There are so many."
Xun Zhen laughed: "It's all fine, it's up to you."
Xun Zhen did not change his mind, but continued: "You owe us a favor because we hope that you can live a better life, so we did something to help you."
Xun Zhen explained to him: "So, the way for you to repay us and live up to us is to live a better life."
Mingchi blinked slowly.
He looked at Xun Zhen with a serious expression, as if he was thinking about this question for the first time. After a long time, he nodded carefully.
He was thinking about his friends from Huaisheng Entertainment and Sister Zhao Lan. He really hoped that each of them could live a better life, let go of all the shadows of the past, and not be bound by anything anymore.
Seeing that he had listened carefully, Xun Zhen stopped talking, stood up, and patted him on the shoulder: "These are not the advice of a psychologist, but from a friend."
Mingchi's eyes lit up and he stood up.
He saw that Xun Zhen was ready to leave and wanted to thank him, but then he remembered that it was not appropriate to thank friends in such a polite way, so he stood there hesitantly.
Xun Zhen put the scale into his bag: "Right."
"You just said." Xun Zhen asked casually, "How much do you owe us?"
Mingchi answered every question, and when he heard the question, he opened his arms again.
He found that he had been helped by many people, and it seemed inaccurate to say "owe" them, but this kindness was so precious and worth cherishing and grateful for that no description could be too much.
Xun Zhen looked at Mingchi's actions and suddenly raised his eyebrows quickly.
Then, without waiting for Mingchi to react, he threw his briefcase onto the sofa and strode over to hug Mingchi.
Ming Chi was startled by him and wanted to step back reflexively, but he found that he did not instinctively resist and hurt others as he remembered.
I had no idea when it happened, but the dark and gloomy clouds that had spread from that incident thirteen years ago suddenly dissipated silently.
"We are all friends, please be flexible, Captain Ming."
Xun Zhen patted him on the back and asked, "Why is it so hard to buy a boat ticket for your family?"
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