Chapter 263 The World of Novels
Upon learning that Ye Qingning had regained consciousness, Jian Yan and Chen Shi rushed to the hospital, only to be stopped at the ward door by Chen Tang.
"The boss told Chen Ci not to see him yet."
"Why?"
"I don't know either." Chen Tang shrugged. "I haven't seen anyone either."
As they were talking, they saw Chen Ci pushing Lin Feiyan closer. Both of them looked very serious, and it seemed that things were not going well.
Jian Yan's heart skipped a beat: "Mr. Lin, I would like to see Qing Ning."
Lin Feiyan glanced at her but remained noncommittal. Chen Ci, however, suggested, "Boss, how about letting Miss Jian try? She and Miss Ye..."
Having understood what he meant, Lin Feiyan pondered for a moment and said, "Alright."
Chen Shi quickly raised her hand: "I want to go too!"
"Wait a little longer," Chen Ci said, directly refusing on Lin Feiyan's behalf.
Chen Shi frowned: "Why! Aci, do you have a problem with me?!"
Chen Tang quickly came over and pulled Chen Shi back: "Shi, don't cause trouble. Just wait if you're asked to."
Chen Shi: "..."
She raised her hand and pinched Chen Tang's inner arm muscles hard, making Chen Tang grit his teeth but he still didn't let go, stubbornly insisting: "Be good!"
Chen Shi stomped her foot: "Fine, fine! Who told me I'm just a minor supporting character! I knew I wouldn't get any of these spotlight moments!"
Chen Ci pulled Jian Yan aside and said a few words. Jian Yan's expression changed drastically. She composed herself before pushing open the door to the ward.
Ye Qingning was staring blankly at the ceiling in the ward, her expression showing some irritation and displeasure.
Hearing Jian Yan's footsteps, she turned her head and looked over, her brows slightly furrowed.
"Qingning," Jian Yan called out.
Ye Qingning glanced at her twice: "Who are you?"
"I am Jianyan."
"Jian Yan?" Ye Qingning's expression was visibly blank. She searched her memory for a moment: "I don't remember there being a Jian family in Qing City. What does your family do? Or have we met before at a girls' gathering?"
Jian Yan's heart suddenly began to race: "Qing Ning, don't you remember me?"
Ye Qingning's brows furrowed with impatience: "Sorry, there are so many new faces at the girls' gathering, it's impossible for me to remember them all."
If she didn't remember, it meant her family wasn't well-off, so Ye Qingning didn't bother to deal with it.
"Do you still remember Beijing? And Hengcheng Film and Television Base..."
"What Beijing?" Ye Qingning turned to look at her. "If you came to see me, it seems a bit impolite of you not to bring a fruit basket?"
She glanced at Jian Yan again and realized that she really didn't have any impression of this person in her mind.
At this moment, Jian Yan finally understood the meaning of A Bao's words: Ye Qingning, who belongs to this world, will wake up.
What about the other Ye Qingning?
Feeling a little uncomfortable under Jian Yan's deep gaze, Ye Qingning said, "Thank you for coming to see me, but I don't really remember you. We can go shopping together after I'm discharged from the hospital."
Jian Yan forced a smile: "Okay... then you should get some rest, I'll head back now."
Ye Qingning nodded: "Mm."
...
Jian Yan walked heavily out of the ward, and as soon as she opened the door, she met Chen Ci's questioning gaze. She shook her head.
Seeing her movements, Lin Feiyan tightened his grip on the wheelchair, and the wheelchair turned and headed towards the office.
Chen Ci instructed Chen Tang to continue guarding the door, while he planned to take Jian Yan to the office. Chen Shi blocked Chen Ci's way: "What's going on? Why are you all being so secretive? Qing Ning is awake, why won't you let me go see her!"
Chen Ci glanced at her twice: "Why don't you come to the office too?"
Seeing the solemn expressions on their faces, Chen Shi couldn't help but mutter to herself, but eventually obediently followed Chen Ci to the office.
Pushing open the door, Lin Feiyan sat by the window, gazing blankly at the scenery outside, his back view looking lonely and forlorn.
Chen Ci asked Jian Yan and Chen Shi to sit down, poured two glasses of water and pushed them over. Chen Shi couldn't help but ask, "Ci, what exactly happened? Can you explain what happened?"
“Miss Ye has amnesia.” Chen Ci didn’t intend to hide it from her: “She has lost a long period of her memory.”
Chen Shi was taken aback. After her initial surprise, she raised her hand and patted her head, her tone extremely helpless: "Amnesia trope? How bored is the author of this novel? It's the same old amnesia trope! I thought this was going to be a light and refreshing story, but it's fallen into the same old trap again."
Chen Ci frowned: "What are you talking about?"
After a moment of contemplation, Chen Shi seemed to have made up her mind: "Let me put it this way: the world you are in now is actually a novel, and you... including me right now, are all characters in the novel."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Feiyan's wheelchair suddenly turned around, his eyes flashing with coldness: "What did you say?"
"I only discovered this after observing and thinking about it for a while. According to the first rule of online novels, the male lead is the most handsome and the female lead is the most beautiful..."
Chen Shi looked at Lin Feiyan and said, "So you are the male protagonist of this novel, and Sister Qingning is the female protagonist. As for the car accident plot and the amnesia plot, they are just tricks that the author often uses to advance the plot."
Lin Feiyan looked at her with some disbelief, a hint of coldness in his eyes, as if he were considering the credibility of her words.
Ignoring his expression, Chen Shi continued, "So this part of the story is just a test of the relationship between the male and female leads. Qing Ning will definitely remember everything! Then it will be a happy ending, a perfect conclusion."
Lin Feiyan narrowed his eyes slightly: "How do you know all this?"
The world of novels! Utterly absurd!
"The last time something happened on the island, I roughly sensed it after I woke up."
Chen Shi was startled by Lin Feiyan's cold and fierce eyes, and hid behind Jian Yan: "Brother-in-law, don't look at me like that, what I said is true."
At this moment, Chen Ci and Lin Feiyan felt similarly: absurdity and disbelief.
Jian Yan turned to look at Chen Shi: "Shi, you..."
"Sister Jianyan, you don't believe me either, do you?"
Jian Yan remained silent, giving her a deep look, somewhat puzzled as to why she knew all this.
If she had read the novel, she should know about Ye Qingning's experiences, but from what she said, she only thought it was a world in a novel and had no idea about the plot.
Why is this happening?
Seeing Jian Yan's blank expression, Chen Shi sighed, "I know that saying this might distort your worldview and values to some extent, but although this is a fictional world, it is still a real world."
She pursed her lips: "The reason I brought this up is that I hope you won't react so strongly to Qingning's amnesia... As the female lead, she will definitely remember!"
Seeing the different expressions on the faces of the three people in the room, Chen Shi scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed: "Never mind, you guys can figure it out yourselves. If you can't, then pretend I didn't say anything."
She turned to leave, but Lin Feiyan called out to her again: "Chen Shi!"
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