"Su Ruan, you're awake!"
A deep frown appeared on her face. Each time that she tried to move, her head would be in so much pain. It felt as if her head had hit on something hard.
"Are you alright?"
Su Ruan let out a groan as she tried to figure out what had happened to her. "Lin… Qing?"
A breath of relief showed on her face. "Hold on. I will go and call the doctor."
The door slid open and Lin Qing ran out to look for a doctor. A few seconds later, she dragged man in a white lab coat into the room.
"Doctor, please give my friend a check-up." Lin Qing shifted her gaze to Su Ruan. She could not help but worry about her friend's condition.
Su Ruan adjusted her eyes against the white light and finally saw her friend, Lin Qing staring back at her. Beside the bed, the doctor was scanning the report in his hand.
Scanning her surroundings, Su Ruan realized that she was now at the hospital. A confused look flashed in her eyes.
What happened? Why was she in the hospital?
The doctor walked over to her and started to give her an examination. He asked her a few questions which Su Ruan answered with mostly a nod or a shake of her head.
The doctor explained that there shouldn't be a problem with Su Ruan at this time. However, they will still need to let her stay for a night at the hospital for observation.
Once the doctor gave a few reminders to Lin Qing, he finally left the room, leaving the friends alone.
"Su Ruan, are you really alright?" Lin Qing walked over and started to inspect the area on Su Ruan's head.
"What happened to me?" Su Ruan asked. "Why am I in the hospital?"
Lin Qing gave her a puzzled look. "You don't remember?"
Su Ruan tried to recall her memories, but nothing came up.
A light sigh escaped her. Judging from Su Ruan's expression, she could guess that her friend had not remembered anything.
"Someone found you passed out in an alley near our house," Lin Qing said. "He brought you to the hospital. The money in your purse was missing. The police think that someone had attacked you and stole your money."
Su Ruan frowned as she tried to recall what had happened. She could remember walking into an alley after walking around after lunch. Then, someone tugged at her hand and her head hit the wall.
And then… she could not remember anything else.
Perhaps she had passed out afterward.
"You don't know how worried I am when I heard that you were in the hospital," Lin Qing said. "I was going to call you and ask about dinner. Then, a strange man answered your phone and told me that you were in the hospital. Fortunately, that thief had not taken your phone as well."
Su Ruan continued to listen to Lin Qing telling her about how she was lucky that a good person had found her.
A thought came to her mind.
Su Ruan could not help but think that there was something wrong with the situation. Although Lin Qing said she was robbed, Su Ruan had a feeling that that was not what had happened.
What did she forget?
Her mind was telling her to remember an important thing but no matter how she tried to recall that memory, she could not remember it. Each time that she forced herself to remember, it only gave her a headache. The pain was too much and it would only go away when she told herself not to think about it.
Outside the ward, Long Fei stood up straight as he peeked through the small opening between the door. Seeing that Su Ruan was awake made him feel relieved.
"Are you sure that this is a good thing?"
Hearing the question, Long Fei finally looked away from Su Ruan and walked away.
A helpless sigh escaped him when Long Fei did not answer. Long Yu Heng could only give his cousin a chase and keep up with his pace.
"You have done so much for her," Long Yu Heng pointed out. "You could use this chance to get close to her but you didn't. Long Fei, why did you erase her memory?"
His steps halted. Long Fei stared up straight for a while before he looked at his cousin. "Do you think it's a good idea to let her remember what happened?"
"She… didn't witness what happened to Mister Gao, did she?" Long Yu Heng hesitated. His voice was almost a whisper. This was a matter that they could not let anyone know about.
"No."
"Then, why?"
"Do you think it's a good thing for a woman to remember how she was almost molested?"
A trace of surprise flashed in Long Yu Heng's eyes. He certainly did not expect that the reason Long Fei would erase part of Su Ruan's memory was because of this.
"If she remembers how that bastard had touched her, it would only break her," Long Fei said. "It's better for her to think that she was robbed."
"You could tell her that you are the person who had found her in the alley."
Long Fei pursed his lips into a thin line. "I'm worried that the moment she saw me, it will trigger her memory again. Don't worry." Long Fei gave a gentle pat on his cousin's shoulder. "I will find my chance soon."
Long Yu Heng had a complicated look on his face. He knew well that the reason Long Fei had done everything was for Su Ruan's sake. However, he thought that it would be better if Long Fei took this chance to get close to her.
Wasn't it for Long Fei as well?
Without Su Ruan by his side, how long could Long Fei hold on?
If the two of them did not meet during their childhood, it might be a little different.
But they could not change the past.
Long Fei continued to walk and entered the elevator. He lowered his head and asked in a whisper, "What happened to that person?"
"Tomorrow morning, someone was going to find his body and report it to the authorities," Long Yu Heng said. "But don't have to worry. No one was going to link him to us."