When Ji Li drove here, the organization had already tampered with his car. With all their bases now known to Ji Li, could they afford not to eradicate him completely? If he didn’t strike first, in a few days, Ji Li would come back with reinforcements to wipe them out. The organization’s location was behind a mountain in the suburbs of Haicheng, and Ji Li had to drive a long winding mountain road to get there. Of course, he didn’t believe the people from this organization would be so accommodating. He decided to have his research team analyze the antidote first. Anxious to return, he drove faster than usual. But at a sharp turn, when he tried to slow down, he realized something was wrong! Ji Li couldn’t slow down and had to drift around the bend, but unexpectedly, a truck was coming from the opposite direction, creating a blind spot. His car was directly hit, crashing through the guardrail and rolling down the slope.
Perhaps it was a psychic connection; Gu Anqi suddenly had a very bad feeling when Ji Li said he was going to find that organization. She should have stopped him. It wasn’t that she still had feelings for him, Gu Anqi thought, just that she would feel guilty if something happened to him because of her. True to her fears, not long after, she received a call from Ji Li’s assistant saying that Ji Li had been in a severe car accident, falling down a slope with a severe head injury.
At that moment, all of Gu Anqi’s hatred and thoughts of revenge vanished. She rushed to the hospital to see Ji Li, who was bandaged up like a mummy, lying on the bed. Tears fell instantly. All her previous doubts and mistrust turned into regret at this moment. He had risked his life to save her; what was there to doubt? No matter how badly Ji Li had treated her in the past, she couldn’t truly hate him. She pretended to be cold and indifferent to him, but now that he was in trouble, her true feelings were exposed.
Gu Anqi, tears streaming down her face, approached Ji Li’s bedside, knelt down, held his hand, and murmured, “I told you not to go. Why didn’t you listen to me?” “From the beginning, it seemed like I was in control of our relationship, but in the end, who was the one always compromising?” “Wake up, Ji Li. If you wake up, I’ll forgive you. I’ll tell you anything you want to know. Please, Ji Li.” As she spoke, Gu Anqi could no longer hold back her sobs. During Ji Li’s coma, she stayed by his bedside, taking care of him and incessantly talking to him about what happened after she was taken by Chen Zhaoran and his men, as well as mundane daily trifles.
It was only when she received a call from the prison about her father’s death that Gu Anqi left Ji Li’s side. After the prison guard spoke, she learned that her father had been diagnosed with terminal liver cancer half a year ago but chose to continue serving his sentence rather than seek treatment. In his last days, Gu Wencheng realized how terribly wrong he had been in his life, overly selfish and having committed many wrongs, leading to his own downfall and dragging his daughter into it. He wanted to spend his remaining time in repentance. The prison guard handed over Gu Wencheng’s last will to Gu Anqi. Reading his confession, his apologies to her, and words he had never said as a father before, Gu Anqi was overwhelmed with tears. No matter how evil others might see her father, to her, he was a good father, and that was enough.
Chapter 39: History Repeats
When Gu Anqi returned to Ji Li after dealing with the funeral arrangements, she found he had woken up. Overjoyed, she ran to him and hugged him, saying, “You finally woke up. I was so worried about you!” But the next second, Ji Li coldly pushed her away. “Who are you? Don’t touch me!” Ji Li frowned, looking at her with disdain. Suddenly, Gu Anqi felt a chill. Did Ji Li not remember her? “You don’t recognize me?” Gu Anqi asked, her voice trembling. She felt like fate was playing a cruel joke on her. Just when she had convinced herself to accept Ji Li again, he didn’t remember her.
“Qiang Song, how are you guarding the door, letting in strangers?” Ji Li snapped at his assistant. Song Qiang was also baffled. He said, “President Ji, this is Miss Gu…” “Get her out!” Ji Li shouted irritably. For some reason, the sight of this woman’s face made him feel extremely irritated.
Gu Anqi went to ask the doctor, who explained, “This is selective amnesia. The patient, due to psychological trauma or burden, chooses to forget certain events. It seems he has forgotten everything related to this young lady.”
“When will he remember then?”
“It’s hard to say. Maybe tomorrow, maybe next year, or perhaps he might never remember. But you can give him some stimuli, like revisiting places you’ve been together or recalling things you’ve done. Experiencing them again might trigger his memory,” the doctor said. This type of amnesia is the most unpredictable, strictly speaking, it should be considered a psychological issue. Everything had come full circle. Gu Anqi sat there, utterly disconsolate; if Ji Li never remembered her, what would she do? She was carrying his child, yet the poison from the organization was still not neutralized. If things continued this way, she might not live to see the birth of their child. “Miss Gu…” her assistant stood by, unsure how to console her.
There was even worse news. When Ji Li woke up yesterday, Chu Youyou happened to visit the hospital. Ji Li didn’t remember Chu Youyou either, but he had heard what Gu Anqi said while he was unconscious, so he mistook the person taking care of him for Chu Youyou. After hearing this, Gu Anqi laughed in despair. History was repeating itself; Ji Li had mistaken someone else for her again, but why was it always Chu Youyou? She didn’t want to blame Ji Li; if it weren’t for her, he wouldn’t have been injured or lost his memory. But this time, she was truly exhausted. It wasn’t that she would always love him unconditionally after getting hurt as before. Her willingness to accept him this time was her last bit of courage. Perhaps it was fate, suggesting that there was no destiny between the two of them. Therefore, this time, Gu Anqi chose to let go. “Don’t mention me to him,” Gu Anqi said to her assistant before picking up her bag and leaving. Her father was gone, Ji Li didn’t remember her, now she was truly unattached. And how long she could live was still unknown; if Ji Li remembered her only to find out she was dying soon, wouldn’t it just add to his distress? But for the sake of the child, she would fight with all her might. She couldn’t just go back and wait for death, could she?
After Gu Anqi left, Ji Li still couldn’t suppress his inner turmoil. For some reason, the shocked face of that woman kept appearing in his mind. “What are you thinking about?” Chu Youyou asked gently. She hadn’t expected Ji Li to have amnesia. She had intended to play the victim to seek his forgiveness. After the police arrested the mastermind Huang Mao following her report, although Huang Mao quickly implicated her, there was no evidence. Fearing Huang Mao’s revenge after his release, she came to plead with Ji Li. Upon inquiry, she learned he had been in a car accident, so she visited the hospital. The development was almost identical to last time when Ji Li was hospitalized; Chu Youyou felt it was fate, that she was the one meant to be with Ji Li. “Didn’t you say you don’t like the taste of mangoes?” Ji Li suddenly murmured. Chu Youyou, who was peeling a mango, felt her heart skip a beat… the person who couldn’t stand the taste of mangoes was Gu Anqi.
Chapter 40: Another Confrontation
After leaving the hospital, Gu Anqi went to the organization. The person who had issued the task saw her return and sarcastically remarked, “Gu, do you know you’ve violated the contract back then?”
“So you tampered with his car?” Gu Anqi retorted.
