Chapter 269 A Chance Encounter
After Chen Ci left, Chen Chu went to the bedside, took a tissue, and handed it to Jian Yan, his eyes filled with heartache: "Don't cry, it's okay."
But it was precisely this sentence that turned a simple, silent cry into a wail.
Feeling lost and helpless.
It felt like the whole world was collapsing.
Jian Yan felt an indescribable feeling, just like when she was in school, no matter how hard she tried, she could never keep up with Chu Ming's pace, and he would leave her far behind, watching helplessly as the fog enveloped her, and she didn't even know which way to chase after him.
Just like her current mood, she clearly knows the reasons and causes of everything, but she doesn't know how to unravel this mystery.
Everyone has become a pawn in this world, and she is no exception.
All I could see was Jian Yan, weeping uncontrollably, her hands covering her eyes, tears streaming through her fingers, showing just how heartbroken she was.
Chen Chu's heart ached, and almost instinctively he raised his hand and gently rubbed her head.
"Cry it out. You'll feel better after you've cried."
Jian Yan cried for about ten minutes, finally stopping her sobs and taking the tissues Chen Chu kept offering her. In the end, she sniffed and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "I'm okay now, thank you."
Chen Chu then sat down in the chair, and Jian Yan only then realized that he had been standing by her bedside with his cane for so long.
She opened her mouth, her already swollen eyes looking over: "Your leg..."
"It's alright, Chen Ci's medicine cured me completely, and I'm using crutches anyway, so it's fine."
Although he said that, Jian Yan knew that it takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone, and even if Chen Ci could shorten the treatment, it would be impossible to recover in just a few days.
I suddenly felt a little touched.
Seeing that Jian Yan's mood had returned to normal, Chen Chu breathed a sigh of relief and asked softly, "Have you not been resting well lately? Are you experiencing low blood sugar?"
Jianyan knew he was referring to her fainting.
She paused for a moment and nodded: "Mm."
"I heard from Aci that Miss Ye has lost her memory." Chen Chu only knew this much and was not familiar with the world of the novel, so he comforted Jian Yan by saying, "Aci also knows hypnosis, she will be alright."
Jianyan was still a little upset, but she felt much better after crying.
Right now, I just feel that as long as I persevere, there is hope.
Abao also said that Qingning would return by chance.
Seeing that she still looked disappointed and sad, Chen Chu gently rubbed his fingers together and smiled, "Don't you think? Everything happens for a reason."
Jian Yan paused for a moment, then asked, "Huh?"
Chen Chu's gentle gaze shifted from Jian Yan's face to the window, his eyes distant: "Every event has its own internal logic and will produce different results. Since it has happened, we should face it calmly. Everything is the best arrangement."
His words had a deeper meaning, which Jian Yan didn't fully understand at first, but it broadened her mind considerably.
She has no control over what happens, but she can control her own mood.
As Ye Qingning once said, when you encounter problems, don't run away from them. It's better to try 365 different ways to solve the problem than to get stuck in a dead end and complain about fate.
Jian Yan smiled and said, "Thank you, Chen Chu."
...
After leaving Jian Yan's ward, Chen Ci went straight back to his office, where Lin Feiyan was waiting for him.
When he knocked and went in, he found Lin Feiyan looking at his phone with a smile on his lips, his face showing a rare sign of life.
The man didn't even look up when he entered. Chen Ci walked over and found him looking at a photo of himself and Ye Qingning.
A sudden pang of sadness gripped Chen Ci's heart. He walked to the bar, poured two glasses of water, and placed one next to Lin Feiyan.
After waiting silently for a full five minutes, Lin Feiyan finally put away his phone, his voice low and slightly hoarse: "How did it go?"
Chen Ci knew he was asking about Jian Yan again: "Nothing's wrong."
"What does she know?" Lin Feiyan asked again.
After a moment of silence, Chen Ci shook his head: "She only said that Miss Ye came down by chance, and may also come back by chance, but she doesn't know the specifics."
"By chance..."
These are truly the four most magical yet most powerless words in the world.
Perhaps she will come back, but he doesn't know how she will return, or when she will return.
Everything can be described as a "chance encounter".
Lin Feiyan remained silent, his expression calm and composed. Chen Ci couldn't decipher his meaning, so he could only drink his water in silence.
After a while, Lin Fei said, "Go and talk to Ye Qingning. You decide what to say. Tell her to obediently return to Tianfu Villa and take care of her health until Qingqing comes back."
Chen Ci replied, "Yes."
"Also..." Before Chen Ci could stand up, Lin Feiyan added, a cold glint in his eyes, "Help me prepare a drug that can induce sleep without affecting bodily functions. If she doesn't cooperate..."
Although Lin Feiyan didn't finish speaking, Chen Ci understood: "Okay, I understand."
After deliberating for a while, Chen Ci took a medical record and left the office, heading straight for Ye Qingning's ward.
The Lin family's maid was pacing outside the ward with a thermos. When she saw Chen Ci, she quickly made way for him. Chen Ci paused as he was about to push the door open: "What's this?"
“Miss Ye’s dinner… she just spilled the food, and I…” The maid hesitated for a moment, “I’m a little hesitant to go in and deliver it.”
Chen Ci held out his hand: "Give it to me."
The maid handed the thermos to Chen Ci, and when Chen Ci pushed open the door, he saw Ye Qingning leaning against the headboard in a daze.
From this angle, Ye Qingning, with her bare face, appears calm and composed, bathed in a warm glow from the lamplight.
Chen Ci paused, his tone softening slightly: "Miss Ye."
Ye Qingning turned around and looked over, her brows furrowing with barely concealed anxiety: "Doctor, how much longer until I can be discharged?"
Chen Ci's gaze shifted from soft to indifferent in an instant, and he spoke in a businesslike tone: "Your situation is rather complicated. In addition to the leg injury, you have also suffered brain trauma."
Chen Ci placed the thermos on the bedside table, then very naturally set up a small table: "Eat your food while I talk to you about your situation."
Ye Qingning was indeed hungry, and she had an inexplicable sense of trust in Chen Ci, probably because he was a doctor.
"Okay, thank you, doctor."
Chen Ci handed her the thermos, and Ye Qingning opened the lid and placed the dishes and soup on the small table one by one.
The three dishes and one soup looked and smelled delicious, whetting Ye Qingning's appetite.
She picked up her chopsticks and started eating, her manner somewhat wolfing down her food. Chen Ci sat beside her watching, his fingers tapping idly on the bedside table.
It wasn't until Ye Qingning was halfway through her meal that Chen Ci finally spoke up leisurely: "Miss Ye, you should know what day it is today, right?"
Ye Qingning, who was drinking chicken soup, was taken aback and sighed slightly: "I know, that's why I'm so curious about what exactly happened during those four months?"
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