Chapter 281 Tang What?
"Looking for... me?"

Could it be that this old man is sick again?

"You remembered it wrongly. He has only known me for a short time. Why is he talking nonsense again?" Ye Xi sighed helplessly and took an orange to peel for the old man to supplement Vitamin C.

Fu Zhengqian smiled but didn't answer. He just said, "I'm more sober now than ever."

Ye Xi responded perfunctorily: "Okay, then tell me, where did he go to find me?"

The old man chuckled when he heard this, and the wrinkles on his face deepened a lot.

"Of course, I went to the places you've been to together," he listed them carefully, "school, company, your old residence. I heard that you rented a house on campus before? He bought it during the two years he was looking for you, and he would stay there for a few days when he had nothing to do. Don't blame me for investigating you. Even if I didn't take the initiative to investigate these things, someone would have passed the information to me."

The old man's serious look and clear words made Ye Xi take it more seriously. Could it be that he really wasn't sick?
But, school?
Ye Xi had graduated a long time ago. She had only known Fu Linchuan for a few months. How could she have met him in school?
Could it be the memories she had forgotten?
She broke off an orange peel and threw it heavily into the trash can in front of her. She asked tentatively, "Do you remember which school it was?"

"How could I not remember?" the old man recalled. "A local high school in City A. But I neglected to take care of Linchuan at that time, so I didn't meet you in person."

thump—

The unpeeled orange in Ye Xi's hand fell to the ground, bounced on the floor and rolled away.

She ignored the orange juice still on her hands and grabbed Fu Zhengqian's arm and asked, "You mean, high school?! Did I know him when I was in high school?"

Because of the great shock and indescribable emotions, Ye Xi's voice trembled slightly. She suppressed the choking in her throat and wanted to ask everything in more detail.

Fu Zhengqian wasn't frightened by her reaction, but instead looked thoughtful. "Yes, he was at his most self-deprecating when he was in high school. It was you who brought him out of that dark time. I won't be mistaken."

Ye Xi let go of her hand and sat back in the chair weakly. She slowly closed her eyes, sorting out her thoughts while trying to calm herself down.

Even if she had no memory of high school, she had already researched herself. She was sure that she had never been to Country L before she was eighteen, and it was even more impossible for her to have attended high school in City A.

After a long moment, she raised her head, not knowing whether to remind Fu Zhengqian or to comfort herself: "Do you know that you are sick? Right now, you may not be able to tell what is true and what is false."

"Really? But I remember a lot of things."

"Those memories that are clear are like a huge, dense web, crisscrossed and interwoven, with clear threads. I don't know how to convince myself that these are false. Or," he looked at Ye Xi, "how can you be sure that your memories are true?"

Ye Xi also looked at him, and the two pairs of eyes met, one pair was cloudy and firm, the other pair was dark and deep.

After coming here so many times, this was the first time she saw the old man's eyes so clear.

Maybe, maybe.
He was indeed awake now, as he said, more awake than ever before, and unrestrained by any force.

Ye Xi lowered her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking. After a while, she suddenly smiled and asked in a self-torturing tone, "Really? Then let me ask you, do you still remember my name?"

... Ye Xi didn't remember how she left the hospital. The rain was so heavy, the wind was raging, and it was as dark as night. It was difficult for both people and vehicles to move.

Fu Zhengqian's words lingered in her mind. She had repeatedly told herself that the old man had Alzheimer's disease and was not only forgetful but also prone to memory loss. Even the moment she asked for his name, he trembled and only said his surname before forgetting everything else.

But she heard that last name very clearly.

He said: "You are Tang Tang what?"

He was talking about Tang, not Ye.

Not Ye, not Ye Xi, not her!
Ye Xi closed her eyes and leaned against the car window. Dense and heavy raindrops hit the side windows and rearview mirror. She couldn't see anything outside and was trapped in this world.

After a long time, the sudden rain stopped and the sky gradually became brighter. Ye Xi looked at the pale sky for a while and started the car.

It has never been her character to sit and wait for death. Whether it is true or false, she only trusts her own judgment.

Before coming to Country L, her grandfather had told her about the location of Star Entertainment's branch in City A, Country L, Xingyi Entertainment Media, and had given her access to its resources. Furthermore, there were numerous connections and funds at her disposal. If she wanted to find out anything, she could do so without the Fu family noticing.

Ye Xi didn't return to the villa until evening.

The nanny had just finished making dinner. Ye Xi walked into the house tiredly, rubbing his temples, and told her that she could leave work early today.

She lay in the bedroom for a while, and waited until the villa was empty before going downstairs again. Fu Linchuan was still very busy today, and she knew he would not come back until late at night.

Ye Xi turned off all the surveillance cameras upstairs and downstairs, took a flashlight, and began to check the villa inch by inch.

She checked the living room, kitchen, study, bedroom, and even the small garden and balcony, until finally, she stopped in front of the huge instrument room.

She pulled the corner of her mouth and pushed open the door.

After carefully checking the entire room, Ye Xi found nothing. She collapsed onto the sponge-covered piano bench, feeling exhausted. All day, she'd felt like she was walking on a cliff. Her mood had fluctuated, and she felt sore and uncomfortable.

She couldn't tell what she was feeling at the moment. Disappointment? Relief? Or perhaps a hint of self-mockery?
Just as she began to convince herself that she had wronged Fu Linchuan and that it was all just her imagination, she touched the piano lid that was not completely closed. When she lowered her head to cover it, she accidentally saw a tiny mark under the piano foot.

In the entire room, the piano is the heaviest and most difficult to move. In addition, the musical instrument is very valuable. Generally speaking, no one would move it intentionally except professional maintenance personnel. However, these traces seem to be the traces left after it deviated from its original position after being moved.

The traces were very thin and small, and were almost covered by new traces, indicating that the last movement was at least several months ago.

Ye Xi used all her strength to push the piano open without mercy. After pushing it open with great effort, she saw the difference between the floor below and the rest. She immediately found something to pry the floor open.

The moment the floor was lifted, a dark entrance to a secret room appeared before his eyes.


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