Chapter 69

"Achoo!"

Xu Xingguang sneezed, and the Zhu Mountain Housekeeper quickly shut the window on the first floor of the Book Collection Pavilion.

"What time is it, Zhu Mountain Housekeeper?"

Zhushan said, "It’s three thirty."

Nodding, Xu Xingguang closed the book about Tang dynasty architecture she was holding, put it back on the shelf, turned around, and said to Zhushan, "Let’s go back."

"Okay."

Xu Xingguang was planning to take a nap at Zhang Zhiyi and Xiahou Shang’s courtyard, while the Zhu Mountain Housekeeper had some urgent matters and left first.

After winding through a maze of gardens, there was a large area of standalone small buildings, among which was Xiahou Shang and Zhang Zhiyi’s small building.

Xu Xingguang walked to the moon gate at the garden exit, and was suddenly confronted by a tall, upright man in a black suit walking towards her.

Xu Xingguang instinctively closed her oil-paper umbrella and stepped aside to let him pass.

The man glanced at her and then walked through the moon gate into the garden ahead.

After he left, Xu Xingguang also quickened her pace, bowed her head and passed through the moon gate, heading towards the small buildings behind.

Suddenly, Xu Xingguang heard the man behind her calling her name, "Xu Xingguang."

Xu Xingguang froze, turned back, her bright eyes filled with doubt as she gazed at the man.

Jiang Heng noticed the doubtful look Xu Xingguang was giving him and was momentarily stunned, blurting out, "You really don’t recognize me?"

Previously, when Bai Xuan mentioned that Xu Xingguang had lost her memory, Jiang Heng had suspected that she was playing tricks.

But today, whether at the ancestral ceremony or in the dining hall, Xu Xingguang’s gaze skimmed over him several times without any pause.

Until just now, when the two of them met face to face, Xu Xingguang’s gaze remained unfamiliar and calm. She even thoughtfully put away her umbrella to make way for him.

This was truly abnormal.

Xu Xingguang was a proud girl; knowing what he and Bai Xuan had done to her, she couldn’t possibly remain so calm.

Unless she truly couldn’t recognize him anymore.

Indeed, Xu Xingguang didn’t recognize Jiang Heng, but it wasn’t because of memory loss, it was because she had reincarnated ten times and had long forgotten Jiang Heng’s face.

Xu Xingguang heard Jiang Heng’s sudden words and asked, "Do we know each other?" Could he be one of her former pursuers again?

There were too many pursuers, Xu Xingguang truly couldn’t remember the faces of each one.

Jiang Heng’s breath caught, his expression incredibly complex.

He arrogantly introduced himself, "I’m Jiang Heng."

After speaking, Jiang Heng observed Xu Xingguang with interest, trying to gauge her reaction.

"Jiang Heng, huh." Xu Xingguang examined Jiang Heng intently for a moment and then said with a look of disdain, "I can’t believe my taste was that poor."

Jiang Heng: ?

Xu Xingguang’s words carried a sting, clearly resentful towards him.

It seemed she truly had amnesia, which was why she had been ignoring him. Now that she knew his identity, she couldn’t hide her hatred.

"I heard from Bai Xuan that you accepted all the things she sent you." Jiang Heng deliberately brought this up to humiliate Xu Xingguang.

Xu Xingguang nodded, "Yes, I accepted them all."

Jiang Heng sneered, "You sure know what’s best, knowing that you can’t get revenge on me by yourself, you accepted all the compensation gifts."

His gaze was complex as he looked at Xu Xingguang, unable to stop himself from asking sarcastically, "Xu Xingguang, where’s your pride?"

Actually, when Bai Xuan said Xu Xingguang accepted the compensation gifts, Jiang Heng was somewhat displeased.

Wasn’t Xu Xingguang too proud to bend? How could she easily submit?

Xu Xingguang replied with a faint smile, "I did accept all the things, but then I sold them all and used the money to commission a special gift."

Xu Xingguang spun her oil-paper umbrella mysteriously, "Considering the timing, it should be ready before your wedding. Jiang Heng, we certainly had a relationship, and I will personally attend your wedding to present this gift."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Heng frowned.

"Xu Xingguang, are you faking your memory loss?"

"The amnesia isn’t fake." Xu Xingguang didn’t hide her disdain for Jiang Heng, "Whether I remember our past or not, you deceived my feelings and drained my blood to save your precious sweetheart. Those acts can’t be erased."

"You mentioned that I have a proud spirit. How could someone like me allow the perpetrators who hurt me to roam free?"

When she first awoke, Xu Xingguang was weak and not ready to confront Jiang Heng directly, so she had been avoiding conflicts with him.