Chapter 222: Acting
Zhao Min was startled by He Jing’s words and quickly comforted her. "Xiaojing, don’t worry. Dr. Cheng cherishes you more than anything! Why would he ever abandon you?"
He Jing finally breathed a small sigh of relief. She turned her head and looked at the members of the He Family with a slightly nervous gaze.
He Jing felt that everyone in the room looked familiar, yet she couldn’t remember who any of them were.
"Out! All of you, get out! I just want to be with my husband!!"
Cheng Yuan’s head was starting to throb!
’What on earth is going on?’
This was the first day he had ever met He Jing. ’What the hell is this "husband" business?!’
Cheng Yuan wanted to explain things clearly, but He Jing’s condition was extremely unstable. He was worried that any agitation might cause her to fall back into a deep sleep.
He could only offer everyone a wry smile, pleading for help.
However, to Cheng Yuan’s frustration, not only did the He Family not help him out of his predicament, but their eyes glinted with calculation.
This Dr. Cheng was dashingly handsome, possessed such heaven-defying medical and Mystical Techniques, and even Divine Doctor Xue was completely won over by him. His future prospects were limitless!
If the He Family could get such a son-in-law, it would be a massive gain!
Elder He waved his hand dismissively. "Xiaojing has just woken up and is mentally unstable. We should leave so we don’t agitate her. We can reunite with her after she regains her memory."
In the He Family, Elder He’s word was law. Everyone agreed and obediently filed out of the private room.
Only Hu Shishi was reluctant to leave.
After all, Cheng Yuan was, officially, her fiancé.
Seeing the look on Hu Shishi’s face, He Hongting gently squeezed Zhao Min’s arm and nudged his chin in Hu Shishi’s direction.
Zhao Min understood He Hongting’s meaning. She took Hu Shishi’s hand with a warm smile and said softly, "Miss Hu, please don’t worry. I know Divine Doctor Cheng is your fiancé. Once Xiaojing recovers her memory, everything will go back to normal."
Hu Shishi nodded and silently followed Zhao Min out of the room.
Soon, only He Jing and Cheng Yuan were left in the private room.
He Jing finally calmed down. She tilted her head, gazing adoringly at Cheng Yuan’s handsome face. The more she looked, the more she liked what she saw, and the more certain she became that this had to be her husband or boyfriend.
"Husband, I can’t remember your name. What is it?"
"Cheng Yuan."
"Cheng Yuan? That’s a nice name. How did we meet? No, don’t tell me, let me guess! Were we classmates? I feel like I know you so well, as if we’ve known each other for over a decade."
Cheng Yuan gently shook his head.
"Then we must be childhood sweethearts who grew up together."
"Miss He, this is my first time in Beijing."
He Jing furrowed her delicate brows, but she quickly found a new way to convince herself. "In that case, we met while traveling?"
Cheng Yuan didn’t answer. He activated his Double Pupil and observed her carefully.
Cheng Yuan discovered that He Jing’s Sea of Consciousness was gradually stabilizing.
The reason she hadn’t regained her memories was that in the region of her brain responsible for memory, several cranial nerves were being compressed by clotted blood, causing problems with neural pathways.
If he could dissolve these blood clots, there was a high chance He Jing would regain her memory.
Cheng Yuan breathed a small sigh of relief. "Miss He, do you trust me?"
He Jing nodded without hesitation. "You’re my husband. Of course, I trust you!"
"Look into my eyes."
He Jing nodded, staring intently into Cheng Yuan’s eyes.
Cheng Yuan’s pupils were like the deep night sky—dark, clear, and shimmering with a heart-stopping power.
He Jing gradually sank into a spiritual vortex and briefly lost consciousness.
Cheng Yuan suddenly raised a hand, pressed it to He Jing’s forehead, and channeled a stream of pure Celestial Witch True Essence into her!
Under the impact of the Celestial Witch True Essence, the blood clots in He Jing’s head instantly dissolved, and the compressed cranial nerves gradually recovered their function.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Countless memory fragments flashed through He Jing’s mind, forming a storm of recollections!
If Cheng Yuan hadn’t used his Double Pupil to temporarily stabilize her consciousness, she would never have been able to withstand the impact of the memory storm, and her brain would have surely been damaged.
Even so, an extremely pained expression appeared on He Jing’s face.
A full thirty seconds later, the storm of memories subsided.
After confirming multiple times that He Jing was all right, Cheng Yuan finally deactivated his Double Pupil and watched her quietly.
Seeing He Jing slowly open her eyes, Cheng Yuan asked nervously, "Miss He, do you remember now?"
Another ten seconds passed before He Jing’s awareness fully returned. She looked around in a daze, everything around her feeling so familiar.
’Am I awake?’
’I’m finally awake!’
Finally, He Jing’s gaze fell on Cheng Yuan’s face, and she remembered everything that had just happened.
He Jing wished the ground would swallow her whole!
’How could I have just thrown myself at Dr. Cheng like that?’
’And I kept calling him husband!’
’This is just... so embarrassing!’
’But... Dr. Cheng is really handsome!’
’And I feel so safe around him!’
For some reason, a wild thought suddenly popped into He Jing’s mind.
’What if... what if Dr. Cheng really was her boyfriend? That would be amazing!’
As the saying goes, all women are actresses, especially the beautiful ones.
A dazed expression appeared on He Jing’s face.
"I remember some things... This is my home, and I remember some things about my family. But my head is still a little jumbled, and I can’t remember how we met and fell in love. Husband, can you tell me the story?"
As she spoke, He Jing gently shook Cheng Yuan’s arm, looking up at him with wide, innocent eyes.
Who could possibly resist that?
Cheng Yuan almost coughed up blood!
’Why is Miss He so dead set on me being her husband?’
"Miss He, it’s normal that you can’t remember how we met, because we only met for the first time today. I am not your husband."
He Jing’s large, innocent eyes instantly filled with tears. She looked at Cheng Yuan pitifully. "Husband, are you abandoning me?"
"No! Miss He, please don’t cry! I... why can’t I explain this properly!"
Cheng Yuan ran a hand through his hair in frustration.
He Jing laughed inwardly. ’The man I’ve set my sights on will never escape my grasp.’
"Husband, hold me."