Inviting the Moon to the Farmhouse

Xia Yao's private school has started classes, and the sound of children reading aloud floats in the courtyard.

Xia Lanyue curled up on her bed, lost in thought.

Her mind was filled with the sorrowful and helpless look in Dai You's eyes before he turned away, which made her heart ache.

They were clearly two people trying to comfort each other, yet the one who hurt him the most was actually herself?! Thinking of this, Xia Lanyue felt even more distressed.

She buried her head in the pillow and sighed softly.

After a long while, someone knocked on her door, "knock knock knock".

Xia Lanyue was taken aback. Who could have woken up at this hour? She had just sat up when she exclaimed, "Who is it?!"

"It's me."

It was Dai You's voice coming from outside the door.

Xia Lanyue tensed up immediately and sat up abruptly. Unsure how to face him, she only dared to speak to him through the door, "Is something the matter?"

There was silence outside the door for a few seconds, then Dai You pushed the door open.

Xia Lanyue shuddered, her body involuntarily leaning back as she stared at him, trying to guess his intentions.

Dai You stood at the door with a bowl in his hand. He walked over to her and handed her the bowl. "Drink your medicine."

Medicine?! Xia Lanyue was stunned. What medicine? She wasn't sick, why would she drink medicine?! Could this bowl contain poison? If they couldn't be together, would they just die together?! No, no, Dai You wasn't that kind of person, he wouldn't... right?! At this moment, Xia Lanyue realized that she didn't know Dai You very well, and she didn't know what he would do when he was angry.

Xia Lanyue's body stiffened. She didn't reach out to take the bowl, her eyes filled with silent rejection.

"Take your medicine, and you'll recover faster," Dai You said.

"I don't drink it, I'm not sick."

"What nonsense are you spouting if you're not sick?!" Dai You's voice was filled with anger.

"Which of my words were nonsense?!" Xia Lanyue retorted firmly.

Dai You sneered, "Ha~ You said you wanted to go home! You said I was your older brother, you said you liked Xia Yao, which one of those things wasn't nonsense?!" Dai You said through gritted teeth.

Xia Lanyue lowered her head and did not reply. She could see that Dai You's emotions were becoming increasingly agitated, and she did not want to provoke him at this moment.

Dai You took a deep breath, controlled his emotions, and said to her in a calm tone, "Drink your medicine, quickly."

Xia Lanyue turned her head to the side, ignoring him.

Suddenly, Xia Lanyue's chin was grabbed by Dai You's large hand, forcing her to turn her head. Then, the medicine was brought to her lips, and he wanted to force it into her mouth.

She pressed her lips tightly together, using all her strength to break free from his grasp, and glared at him angrily, "Are you crazy?!"

"Are you crazy! That home is the one you escaped from with so much difficulty?! And now you're telling me you want to go home?!" Dai You looked at her with disbelief. He seemed unable to suppress his grievances any longer and blurted them out, "You begged me to take you away, but you..." At this point, Dai You couldn't continue. Tears welled up in his eyes. He tilted his head back to hide them, then took a deep breath, turned around, and ran out.

Xia Lanyue was stunned.

It turned out that Dai Xiyue had begged Dai You to help her escape from that home!

She didn't know what that family was like, but it was Dai Xiyue who took the initiative, and perhaps... in terms of feelings as well!

Their relationship was never just that of siblings, and what she was doing now was tantamount to telling Dai You that they were breaking up and that she didn't want him anymore. No wonder he was heartbroken.

Xia Lanyue sighed, turned her head, glanced at the medicine on the table, and as soon as she walked over, she smelled a familiar scent. It was the same medicine she'd been taking for half a month; how come she hadn't noticed it before?!

So, all he wanted was for her to remember him!

This night is destined to be sleepless.

Xia Lanyue was restless and couldn't sleep. She didn't know if her actions over the past few days had been right, and how her relationship with Dai You would develop.

Seeing how upset Dai You was today, she felt bad too.

Does it have to continue hurting her like this? Xia Lanyue wavered for a moment, but quickly hardened her heart. If she didn't do this, was she supposed to stay with Dai You? Could she even get over that mental hurdle?!

Actually, she didn't want much; she just wanted Dai You to be her brother, her brother for life.

Thinking of this, she hated Dai Xiyue even more. How could she be so willful?!

I wonder how many secrets they still hold together?! If only she had her memories, so many things would be easy to understand.

Speaking of secrets! A thought flashed through Xia Lanyue's mind: perhaps Xia Yao knew something? He had met Dai Xiyue before and knew her brother, so their relationship was somewhat close. Maybe he knew something about her? But soon, she gave up on this idea. He didn't even know Dai You, so what could he possibly know about the two of them?

However, mentioning Xia Yao reminded her of something else. She remembered Xia Yao telling her that people could regain their memories under certain circumstances? Yes, that was roughly it, but she couldn't remember the specific method. She'd have to ask him again tomorrow. Perhaps this method could help resolve her doubts. Xia Lanyue went to bed early.

The next day, Xia Lanyue, with dark circles under her eyes, walked into the kitchen.

Once she arrived, everyone was there.

"Oh, Yue, you haven't rested well, have you? You look so tired," Xia Huifang noticed Xia Lanyue's tired face at a glance. "What happened yesterday? I heard from Xia Yao that you didn't go to town."

"I'm fine, Aunt Xia, it's just that it's hot and I can't sleep," Xia Lanyue said, making up a reason as she lowered her head.

"That's good. It's stuffy on cloudy days, but it'll be cool after the rain," Xia Huifang said, turning to Xia Yao. "Take one of your fans to A-Yue."

Xia Yao responded.

Xia Lanyue listened to his voice, which was cold, just like before, but with a hint of smugness.

The meal was unusually quiet, with only the sounds of chopsticks tapping against bowls and chewing.

Xia Huifang seemed to sense that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, so she chatted about family matters to ease the tension. But later, the topic still veered back to the present. "Dai You, I heard you yell at A Yue yesterday. Although you are the older brother, you still need to talk things out properly. She is inexperienced in the ways of the world, so please be more understanding of her."

Upon hearing this, Xia Lanyue suddenly tensed up. She was worried that Dai You might lose his temper and say something sarcastic or insinuating about Xia Yao, which could be overheard by others and lead to him overturning the table.

She secretly watched Dai You's reaction, waiting for his response.

However, Dai You did not speak, but sat calmly, nodding mechanically as if his soul had been removed, which was his response to Xia Huifang.

His appearance was so striking that no one could bear to blame him anymore.

Seeing him tortured like this, Xia Lanyue felt even more guilty. Now, she hated Dai Xiyue even more.

After breakfast, Xia Lanyue went straight into her room and wouldn't come out.

She had no idea that Dai You had waited for her outside the courtyard gate for an hour, just so he could go to town with her.

Xia Lanyue took a nap, and around noon, she came out of the house and sat in the courtyard, waiting for Xia Yao.

Finally, the door to the west room was opened, and Xia Yao came out.

Xia Lanyue walked quickly to him and said, "Xia Yao, I have some questions for you."

Xia Yao stopped and waited for her to continue.

“I remember you said that it was written in a book how to help people with amnesia regain their memories,” Xia Lanyue said.

Xia Yao looked at her with a puzzled expression. "I did say that, is there a problem?"

"Tell me about that method again."

“If the scene is replayed when you have amnesia, and you are stimulated, you might remember some things,” Xia Yao said with a puzzled look. “Why are you asking this? Didn’t you regain your memory?”

"Ah... I was just asking casually," Xia Lanyue stammered. "Then it's alright, you can go ahead with your work."

After Xia Lanyue finished speaking, she turned and ran out of the courtyard.

Xia Yao watched her retreating figure and let out a cold laugh.