362: Chapter 160 The Eldest Miss’s Mental Illness Acts Up Again 362: Chapter 160 The Eldest Miss’s Mental Illness Acts Up Again Li Mumu’s condition was clearly not right.
Out of caution, Wang Yunxiao took out his notebook to scout around and confirmed there was nothing unclean nearby, before he approached.
It was only when he reached Li Mumu that he saw the notebook in the girl’s hands and her blank, vacant eyes.
“Li Mumu?”
Wang Yunxiao tentatively called out, and the girl lifted her head sluggishly, staring at him blankly.
“Do you remember me?
I’m Wang Yunxiao!”
No response.
Wang Yunxiao felt a sinking feeling in his heart, wondering if this could be some kind of psychotic episode.
There are many types of psychotic patients, not all of whom are like the madmen in movies.
This lack of responsive interaction with the exterior world, as in her case, is also a common clinical symptom of mental illness.
He had no idea how she managed to run away from home, but in her current state, staying outside was truly too dangerous; he needed to hurry and take her home.
Wang Yunxiao crouched down to look directly into the girl’s eyes and asked softly, “Shall I take you home?”
Li Mumu tilted her head slightly, seeming a bit confused.
At that moment, a hand suddenly landed on Wang Yunxiao’s shoulder.
“What are you doing?”
Wang Yunxiao turned around and saw a youth dressed like a foreigner, with slicked-back hair and holding a cane, staring at him with disdain.
“Get lost over there!”
The youth raised the cane to strike, but Wang Yunxiao snatched it from his hand.
As Wang Yunxiao stood up and turned to look seriously at him, the youth involuntarily took a couple of steps back.
“What do you want to do?
Let’s…
let’s talk this out…”
Wang Yunxiao’s gaze was so intimidating that it made the guy’s legs tremble uncontrollably, and his voice lost much of its strength.
“Who are you to her?”
Wang Yunxiao got straight to the point.
The youth stiffened his neck and asserted, “What’s it to you?
Is it any of your business?”
Then he saw Wang Yunxiao exert a little force and snap his cane in two.
“Answer the question, or do you want to be hit with this?”
Wang Yunxiao said coldly, “What’s your relationship with her?”
“I’m her boyfriend!”
“You’re full of crap!”
“Mind your language…”
The youth looked at the half-stick in Wang Yunxiao’s hand, swallowed hard, coughed, and said, “Her name is Li Mumu, I’m Tang Yase, we came back together by boat from overseas, isn’t that right, Mumu?
Say something!”
Hearing this, Wang Yunxiao was taken aback.
It sounded as if there was some truth to it.
But he had never seen this person before; he had no memory of him.
Could it be an effect of Time-Space Retrospection?
He turned to look at Li Mumu, but the girl was still wearing a bewildered expression.
“What are you looking at her for?
She has a mental problem.”
Tang Yase frowned at Wang Yunxiao: “And you, what is your business here, meddling in our affairs?
I’m telling you, if you harass her again, I’m going to call the police!”
Wang Yunxiao said gravely, “I also know Li Mumu, and her father.
I’m going to take her home now.
You say you’re her boyfriend, so do you dare to come with me?”
Tang Yase panicked right then.
He was quite fond of Li Mumu, and although the girl was foolish, during their time on the ship, even as other women discarded him like worn-out shoes, this child remained by his side, unwavering.
Even though she was a fool…
The time spent on the ship was long and tedious, and now I can hardly remember anything from back then, feeling as if it was all just a dream.
But now that I have awoken from that grand dream, encountering that silly little girl on the street seems to have brought back a flood of memories.
It feels like she took something from me?
Ah, I know, she must have stolen my heart!
Since coming to Tianmen, Tang Yase hadn’t been doing so well.
His father’s business investments had shown no returns, and the family faced dwindling resources, gradually becoming strapped for cash.
He had become accustomed to flirting around everywhere he went, but the local women were very conservative and couldn’t stomach his antics, nearly calling the police several times to have him arrested as a rogue.
Tang Yase felt more and more that he couldn’t fit into this so-called hometown.
Until he met Li Mumu again.
Well, this girl is good, even if she’s a fool, she’s much better than those local girls.
Tang Yase had already decided in his heart that he would lure her home.
So what if she’s dumb, it doesn’t affect the normal use.
You wouldn’t dare eat pork just because it’s a bit dumb?
That’s not how it works.
To his surprise, having only stepped away for a moment to find a couple of rickshaws, she had already been ensnared by another man.
How dangerous society is, with a simple and naive girl like her walking outside alone, it’s like throwing a meat bun to a dog, gone without a trace!
But when faced with Wang Yunxiao’s questioning, Tang Yase was flustered.
He felt a bit guilty…
but then he thought, what am I guilty about?
I haven’t done anything yet!
This was a perfect opportunity to recognize her home, and later he could find any excuse to visit her.
We Westerners are very open, this is normal social interaction!
However, the next moment, Li Mumu began to speak.
“I don’t know you.”
Don’t know who?
Both Wang Yunxiao and Tang Yase were stunned, their hearts in turmoil at that moment.
Then they saw Li Mumu take out a notebook from her pocket.
Tang Yase frowned, hesitating, wanting to say something, but his mind went blank, and he could say nothing.
Wang Yunxiao laughed, pulling out an identical notebook from his pocket and waving it in front of him: “This is a keepsake, Miss Li says she doesn’t recognize you, please stop harassing her.”
Me?
Harassing her?
Tang Yase was dumbfounded.
I…
that notebook…
He stood there bewildered, helplessly watching Li Mumu stand up, grab Wang Yunxiao’s outstretched hand, and walk away right in front of him, without so much as a second glance.
In the depths of fate, it seemed as if something had snapped, but Tang Yase was oblivious to it.
All he knew was that the duck that was about to fall into his grasp had grown wings and flown out of the pot.
Wang Yunxiao didn’t give the pretty boy too hard of a time.
Judging from the expression on his face and the tone of his voice, he surely knew Li Mumu, but as for having a boyfriend, that was pure nonsense.
Eldest Miss Li is only fourteen this year, and you, a beast, dare to lay hands on her?
As for Li Mumu’s side, looking at the silent girl beside him, Wang Yunxiao couldn’t help but feel a headache.
In her current state, no one was suitable, she could only be entrusted to her biological parents for peace of mind.
Her biological parents wouldn’t harm her…
right?
But before that, there was one more thing he had to do.
Wang Yunxiao observed the girl beside him discreetly, whispering in her ear, “How about I treat you to some ice cream?”
Three minutes later, Li Mumu nodded slightly.