The Double-Chapter 534 - 161 Recovery_2

"Later, when the kitchen sent hot soup, I got up to get some, and when I turned around, I saw County Magistrate Xue sitting on the ground, the stool also overturned. It might have been because he didn’t stand firmly when he got up, you know, people can get dizzy when they suddenly stand up as they get older. I saw him just sitting there, not getting up, and I was afraid he had hurt himself, so I hurried over to help him. I got quite a fright when I saw him; there was a gash on his head, and he was bleeding quite a bit."

Jiang Li, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but ask, "How could it be so serious? Is he all right now?"

"I was also startled, but who knew when Old Man Xue saw me coming, he suddenly asked me, ’Who are you? Jiang Li,’" he scratched his head, "you see, Old Man Xue’s face at that time, it was truly frightening. These days he often asks people that question, but today his tone was really strange. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but anyway, I told him I was Ye Mingyu, and he asked me where we were. I told him it was Yanjing City. Then, he insisted on standing up by himself without my help."

Jiang Li said, "He stood up by himself?"

"Yes, indeed. I thought maybe Old Man Xue was feeling better and didn’t want to be assisted, but after taking just a few steps, he collapsed. It scared me so much that I immediately sent for Doctor Situ. I thought with Old Man Xue acting so strangely today, something bad must not happen. Miss Situ arrived quickly, but after she came, she only told me to ask you to come at once."

Jiang Li was listening intently, knowing that if Situ Jiuyue said so, something must be seriously wrong with Xue Huaiyuan.

As she pondered, Situ Jiuyue’s voice came from inside the house, "Has Jiang Li arrived? If so, come in quickly."

"See, she is calling for you, hurry in," Ye Mingyu said.

Jiang Li then entered the house with Ye Mingyu.

The curtains in the house were drawn, probably at Situ Jiuyue’s direction. Although it was daytime, lamps were lit, making the room bright. The scent of calming incense lingered in the air. Jiang Li walked to the bedside where Situ Jiuyue was sitting, with Hai Tang standing next to her. Hai Tang was looking down, her eyes red as if she had been crying.

Feeling a pang of dread in her heart, Jiang Li thought, if something were to happen to Xue Huaiyuan now, she truly wouldn’t know how to carry on.

She looked toward Xue Huaiyuan.

Xue Huaiyuan lay on the bed, his eyes tightly shut, with the wound on his head already dressed. Situ Jiuyue was quietly packing her medicine box, and Jiang Li couldn’t help but say, "Miss Jiuyue..."

"He might have regained his memory," Situ Jiuyue said without raising her head.

Jiang Li’s hands trembled, and for a moment, she wasn’t sure what to say. After a while, she managed to ask, "All of it?"

"Perhaps," Situ Jiuyue stood up, facing Jiang Li, and said calmly, "Even if it’s not all, he probably remembered most of it, especially the things he considers important."

Jiang Li steadied herself and asked, "But why is he still unconscious now?"

"It is because he remembered most of his past, and there are probably not many pleasant memories in them," Situ Jiuyue spoke very calmly, "From what I know, County Magistrate Xue’s past has been very tragic. It is because the first things he remembered after regaining his memory were painful, unable to cope all at once, that he fell unconscious. You might regard this behavior as his instinctive way of escaping. I told you before that this could happen."

Jiang Li lowered her eyes, "I know." She then asked softly, "When will County Magistrate Xue wake up?" freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

"Hard to say, it depends on how long he wants to escape," Situ Jiuyue strapped the medicine box to her back, "Don’t think of this as a simple matter. Any person, no matter how brave or cold-blooded, facing sudden return of memory, especially unpleasant ones, will struggle. When he gradually accepts reality and is willing to wake up, he will naturally do so. It might be a day, or ten days. Of course, I can use acupuncture to make him wake up immediately, but facing such reality without any preparation will also cause him much pain. What do you plan to do?"

Facing Situ Jiuyue’s gaze, Jiang Li managed a weak smile that failed to fully form, and she said, "No need, let him accept it slowly and wake up when he’s ready."

She herself had taken a long time to come to terms with and accept the past. Knowing how deeply her father cherished her and Xue Zhao, that he was hurt far more deeply than her, how could she bear to intensify his pain?