Shen Xizhou and Nangong Jin appeared at the same time. However, when they appeared, a mentally unstable person emerged, holding a stone and smashing it directly at An Nuan. It was a heavy blow.
By the time the two of them rushed over, it was too late.
The person was taken away. But, because the person was mentally unstable, they clearly wouldn't receive a severe punishment.
Nangong Jin rushed forward and scooped up An Nuan, who had fallen to the ground. He called out her name, but An Nuan gave him no response.
However, when he looked at his palm, it was covered in blood, a shocking sight.
An Nuan, however, felt no pain.
At that moment, An Nuan seemed to see her younger brother, her mother, and everyone she wished to see.
And in this moment, An Nuan simply disregarded everything else.
She wanted to go with them.
Just then, Nangong Jin's voice echoed in her ears.
Nangong Jin's voice, choked with tears, and his pleading words.
Nangong Jin, disregarding everything, rushed An Nuan to the hospital. Nangong Jin sat outside the emergency room, watching the illuminated sign, his heart suspended in mid-air.
After a long wait, Nangong Jin grew restless. He even pondered what to do about this situation.
But after five hours, An Nuan still hadn't emerged. Nangong Jin was instantly anxious.
Yet, no matter how anxious he was, he couldn't go inside.
Nangong Jin ran his hands through his hair, his whole being devoid of vitality.
He regretted it. Why had he left An Nuan alone? If he had stayed by her side, would this have happened?
But no matter how much he regretted it now, there was no opportunity for regret in this world.
He had no more chances.
Why was it always like this? He still wasn't careful enough.
Such a thing had still happened.
Nangong Jin realized at this moment that he had once said Shen Xizhou was not worthy of An Nuan. But what about himself? Was he not worthy?
He couldn't even protect An Nuan.
One week later.
An Nuan woke up. As she opened her eyes, she looked at the person sitting beside her with confusion.
Nangong Jin felt that something was off about An Nuan, but he couldn't pinpoint what it was.
At this moment, Huo Yuxuan, who was nearby, reminded him, "It's time to call the doctor. Let's ask the doctor what's going on."
Nangong Jin nodded.
Indeed, an outsider sees things more clearly.
"Nuan Nuan, how are you feeling now? Is there any discomfort anywhere?" Nangong Jin asked anxiously.
He felt that An Nuan's gaze towards him was very unusual.
"Who are you..."
An Nuan's voice was extremely hoarse, and her eyes were filled with deep confusion as she looked at the person before her.
She truly didn't recognize this person, yet his gaze towards her was full of pity and concern. What was going on?
She thought hard, trying to remember who the person beside her was.
Just then, Nangong Jin reached out to hold An Nuan's hand, but An Nuan immediately recoiled. At this moment, An Nuan regarded the person before her with a wary expression.
Seeing this, Nangong Jin's heart sank with a bad premonition.
An Nuan seemed not to recognize him at all.
What was going on?
Or was he thinking too much about everything?
In fact, Nangong Jin was not the only one waiting here; Shen Xizhou was also by her side.
Shen Xizhou stared intently at An Nuan, a strange light flickering in his eyes. At this moment, he even felt that his opportunity seemed to be approaching.
Shen Xizhou looked at An Nuan and reached out, tentatively testing her. Seeing that An Nuan did not avoid his approach, his heart was filled with joy. He wished he could hold An Nuan in his arms, wished he could pour out his affections to her. But finally, fearing he might frighten An Nuan, he cautiously asked, "Nuan Nuan, are you alright?"
An Nuan nodded, a long-lost smile appearing on her face, and she said softly, "Xizhou, what's wrong with me? Why am I in the hospital?"
"I remember, I was going to prepare your birthday cake, and when I went to 'Qu Cake' shop, I seemed to be hit by a car, and then..."
Birthday cake?
Shen Xizhou looked at An Nuan and suddenly seemed to recall something.
He looked at An Nuan uncertainly and cautiously asked, "Then, do you remember which birthday of mine it was?"
"It was your 25th birthday," An Nuan said calmly. After saying this, she couldn't resist teasing Shen Xizhou, chuckling, "Xizhou, what's wrong? Has there been too much company business lately, that's why you're like this?"
Shen Xizhou's eyes widened in astonishment, looking at An Nuan with disbelief.
Had An Nuan lost her memory?
Twenty-five. She remembered his 25th birthday. She said it was now. But he was already thirty. This meant that An Nuan's memory had stopped five years ago. And five years ago, there had been no rift between him and An Nuan.
She had amnesia. And now she only remembered him?
Then, judging by her reaction just now, she should not recognize Nangong Jin at all.
Shen Xizhou, harboring selfish thoughts, cast his gaze upon Nangong Jin and pointed at him, asking, "Nuan Nuan, you were just asking who this person was, right?"
An Nuan nodded. "Yes."
"I was indeed asking."
An Nuan looked at Nangong Jin with confusion, a sense of unfamiliarity washing over her, but she tried hard to recall. She was certain she didn't know the person before her.
She thought Shen Xizhou must know.
"Xizhou..."
"He hit you and then brought you to the hospital. I told him to leave, but he refused. He said he wouldn't leave until he saw you wake up. That way, he wouldn't have any guilt," Shen Xizhou said calmly, as if such a thing had truly happened.
Nangong Jin looked at Shen Xizhou, wanting to punch him directly.
Just as Nangong Jin raised his hand to strike Shen Xizhou, he found that An Nuan had already appeared before him, and An Nuan was shielding Shen Xizhou behind her.
An Nuan glared fiercely at Nangong Jin and said, "Sir, you hit me. I am awake now, so you should no longer have any guilt. Please leave my sight."
"An Nuan, I..." Nangong Jin looked at An Nuan. Facing her cold demeanor and her icy words, he felt a deep unease.
The more Nangong Jin thought about it, the more his heart ached. Why had this happened to him?
This should never have happened.
Of course, no one could have predicted that such a thing would occur.