Rebooting 60, let's go on a rampage with the orange cat!

Huai'an gazed silently out the window, his mind filled with countless thoughts: "I had no choice back then..."

After a while, she took a deep breath, turned to Gu Jingxiao and said, "I should go back now. I probably won't come back again... You must take good care of yourself and live a good life."

After saying that, Huai'an slowly stood up, took San'er's hand, and walked towards the door with slightly heavy steps.

Just then, Gu Jingxing's deep and magnetic voice came from behind: "Wait a minute, do you remember this?"

Huai'an was startled, instinctively stopped in his tracks, and quickly turned his head away.

Gu Jingxing was sitting on the bed, his right hand tightly gripping a flawless, warm, and jade-like pendant.

The white jade pendant was shaped like a teardrop, swaying under the light and emitting a faint luster, as if carrying endless stories and memories.

Huai'an unconsciously reached out her left hand and gently stroked the white jade pendant with a teardrop shape on her chest.

After confirming that her pendant was still hanging there securely, she looked up at Gu Jingxing with a puzzled expression.

Gu Jingxing gazed at the pendant in his hand, his eyes becoming deep and tender.

He slowly held the white jade pendant in his hand and said softly, "When you were little, you once accidentally fell into the water. You were terrified and struggled desperately, calling for help."

Fortunately, I happened to be passing by and jumped into the water without hesitation, managing to pull you ashore with all my might. It was at that moment that I noticed the pendant hanging around your neck.

At this point, Gu Jingxing paused slightly, then coughed violently for a while, seemingly lost in those distant memories.

After a while, he continued, "Later, I enlisted in the army and went to the military. Because it was a special, secret unit, we were not allowed to communicate with the outside world for two whole years."

However, even when I am thousands of miles away, whenever the night is quiet, I think of... I think of... some of the beautiful times we once shared.

Especially late at night, when my longing grows stronger, I take out paper and pen and try to draw the approximate shape of this pendant from memory.

The area where my unit was stationed produced jade, so I asked a local craftsman skilled in jade carving to make this similar pendant according to my design, and I've carried it with me ever since...

Although we were far apart… I understood my own feelings then, but when we could communicate, my letters seemed to disappear without a trace.” Gu Jingxing took a breath and said, “I didn’t know, I didn’t know your difficulties back then, it was my fault…”

After listening to Gu Jingxing's heartfelt story, Huai'an couldn't help but sigh softly, a hint of regret and helplessness in his eyes.

She murmured to herself, "It's a pity... I found out too late... It's all too late to undo it... You must take good care of yourself... Perhaps this is what they call the cruel tricks of fate..." Before she finished speaking, tears had already silently slid down her cheeks.

Finally, suppressing her grief, Huai'an turned around, took the child's hand, and walked out of the room.

Gu Jingxing was left alone, leaning quietly against the headboard, clutching the flawless white jade teardrop pendant tightly in his hand, muttering to himself, "The craftsman said this is called 'Lover's Tears.' My comrade said it was a bad omen, but I didn't believe it. I never thought it would come true."

Huai'an overheard this at the door, his heart aching, but he could only resolutely disappear into the twilight.

.....

After dragging his tired body slowly into the house, Zhong Hanzhe couldn't wait to turn his gaze to his third brother and asked eagerly, "Third brother, where did you go today? Did you run into anyone special?"

The third child blinked his innocent big eyes and obediently replied, following the words his mother had taught him beforehand: "Dad, I went to the tailor shop with Mom today! Mom made me a brand new and beautiful little dress."

Time flies, and just a few days later, the peaceful family atmosphere was suddenly shattered by an extremely fierce argument.

It turned out that some gossip had spread from somewhere, and these rumors, like venomous snakes, had reached Zhong Hanzhe's ears—someone was saying that Shi Huai'an was having a secret rendezvous with someone.

This news came like a bolt from the blue, instantly causing Han-Che Chung to completely lose control of his emotions.

His anger erupted like a volcano, and he lost his mind, swinging his fists at Shi Huai'an and mercilessly striking him.

The pitiful and helpless Shi Huai'an was completely powerless to fight back against her husband's sudden act of violence.

Amidst the chaos and screams, she stumbled and fell to the ground, her head unfortunately slamming hard against the hard corner of the table.

With a muffled thud, Shi Huai'an immediately blacked out and fainted, losing consciousness.

His family was in a panic and rushed Shi Huai'an to the hospital for emergency treatment. Time passed slowly, each second feeling incredibly long and agonizing.

Finally, thanks to the tireless efforts of the medical staff, who worked day and night, Shi Huai'an managed to survive.

However, although she survived, she was eventually diagnosed with concussion due to severe brain trauma.

Even worse, when Shi Huai'an slowly woke up, he found that a large part of his memories had been wiped away by an invisible hand.

All those memories with Gu Jingxing have turned into a blurry fog, and no matter how hard she tries, she can't piece them together completely.

At dawn, as the sky began to lighten with the first hint of white, the entire city seemed still asleep, not yet fully awake.

Meanwhile, Wang Xiuzhi had already finished washing up and hurried back to the ward.

As soon as I entered, I saw Shi Huai'an stretching and getting out of bed.

Seeing this, Wang Xiuzhi quickly stepped forward, reached out to stop Shi Huai'an, and said anxiously, "Oh dear, lie down and don't move! Are you still dizzy?"

Shi Huai'an smiled and shook his head, replying, "It's alright, Mom, I'm completely better now."

However, Wang Xiuzhi still looked worried and couldn't help but scold, "You child, you really make me worry! Yesterday's situation was so dangerous. How could you, a young girl, run off alone to chase after those bad guys? And look what happened, you hurt yourself, hit your head and bled so much. Everyone was terrified!"

Hearing his mother's scolding, Shi Huai'an gave an embarrassed smile, gently touched the bandage wrapped around his head, and comforted her, "Mom, don't worry, I'm really fine now, it doesn't hurt at all. Shall we go and get discharged in a bit?"

She didn't care about her injuries at all, nimbly flipped off the bed, and then began to practice the Eight Pieces of Brocade.

Just then, a young nurse pushed open the door and walked in.

Seeing Shi Huai'an's energetic appearance, the nurse couldn't help but ask with a smile, "Oh, you look pretty good! Are you still dizzy? Do you feel any discomfort anywhere?"

While continuing to practice the Eight Pieces of Brocade exercises, Shi Huai'an replied casually, "I'm perfectly fine. Can I be discharged now?"

The nurse quickly waved her hand and reminded her, "The doctor said that all your physical indicators are normal at the moment, but he is worried that there may be some blood stasis in your head that has not yet dissipated. We will observe you for another half day."

You shouldn't do any strenuous exercise yet. If there are no complications, you can be discharged around noon. Also, don't wash your hair right away when you get home, the wound hasn't completely scabbed over yet.

Xiuzhi laughed and replied, "Okay, don't worry! I'll definitely keep a close eye on her and make sure she doesn't wash her hair for the next two weeks."

—What? That sounds terrifying!

Shi Huai'an put on a pitiful expression and obediently walked to the bedside and sat down.

The nurse took her temperature and blood pressure, and only left the ward after all the indicators were normal.

A short while later, Chung Han-cheol knocked on the door and entered with a smile after receiving permission.

He carried two steaming breakfasts and gently placed them on the table, smiling as he said, "Aunt Wang, Huai'an, Uncle Shi originally said he would come in person, but since I was also coming, I brought the breakfasts along. He said he would go buy groceries first and deliver lunch to you."

Wang Xiuzhi hurriedly went to greet him and said gratefully, "Oh, thank you so much, Xiao Zhong! Look, it's the New Year, you must have a lot of things to do at home, don't stay here."

Zhong Hanzhe quickly waved his hand and replied, "It's alright, Aunt Wang. I don't have anything important to do, I just wanted to see how Huai'an is recovering."

After saying that, he looked at Shi Huai'an on the hospital bed with concern.

"We really owe you and the police to have arrived so promptly yesterday! Otherwise, who knows what kind of danger might have occurred." As she spoke, Wang Xiuzhi busily began tidying up the things around the hospital bed.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, she turned to Shi Huai'an and instructed, "By the way, Huai'an, the police might come to ask you about the specific circumstances today. You should eat your breakfast while it's hot."

Hearing his mother's words, Shi Huai'an replied, "Okay, Mom. Don't just focus on taking care of me, you should eat something too."

As she spoke, she picked up an egg from the table, skillfully peeled it, and turned to Zhong Hanzhe standing beside her, saying, "Thank you for your hard work! Then I won't be polite!"

Zhong Hanzhe watched Shi Huai'an eat breakfast and said happily, "Hey, Huai'an, why are you always so formal? It's just a small matter, not worth mentioning at all. I should be the one blaming myself. It's all my fault for arriving too late yesterday. If I had arrived earlier, you wouldn't have been in such a dangerous situation all alone."

“I was drugged yesterday, and I don’t know anything about what happened after that,” Huai’an asked directly.

"When I arrived at Lianhuatang, I heard that Lin Shaoyi had been kidnapped, and you went to chase after the criminals alone."

Based on the direction Liu Yao pointed out, I concluded that they had gone to an air-raid shelter, as it was the only place nearby where people could easily hide. The air-raid shelter was now almost abandoned and was likely being used by some bad people.

However, the air-raid shelter had many side passages, and I took a few wrong turns. Later, together with the police officers, we followed the sounds of fighting.

Fortunately, you and Lin Shaoyi are alright. Lin Shaoyi was just a little frightened and went home to rest.

The others ran away, but they caught only one fat guy. He confessed that there were five of them in total. They were instructed by Ma Jianqiang to follow you and accidentally learned about the class reunion. Ma Jianqiang had seen your girlfriend and Lin Shaoyi walk home from school together before, so he recognized her.

Then Ma Jianqiang planned this kidnapping to lure you in, wanting someone to... drug and rape you. They knew you were skilled in martial arts, so they mixed a large amount of sleeping pills into the lime powder.

"Ma Jianqiang has fled, and the police are searching his home. You still need to be careful." Zhong Hanzhe recounted the events in detail.

"You mean Ma Jianqiang was probably acting under Wu Yutong's orders?" Huai'an asked.

"I guess so, but I still don't understand why Ma Jianqiang and Wu Yutong hate you so much. What are their motives?"

The police also checked the homes of those people. It seems Wu Yutong went to visit relatives the day before and wasn't home. Ma Jianqiang didn't return home after fleeing either; nobody knows where he's hiding.

Chung Han-cheol then reminded her, "According to that fat man, he picked up a gun. You need to be careful."

Huai'an nodded slightly in agreement.

The mention of guns filled her with anxiety, as she knew she needed to carefully consider how to provide a reasonable explanation to the police.

Thinking of this, she sighed to herself, "Sigh, I should try to avoid using firearms indiscriminately in the future, not even tranquilizer guns! After all, these things can't really shut people up completely."

Just then, the image of the adorable orange cat, Duoduo, involuntarily popped into Huai'an's mind.

If Duoduo could be by my side right now, that would be wonderful. With its unique abilities, it might be able to easily erase all memories of those involved in this matter.

For some reason, this mischievous orange cat, Duoduo, seems to have become increasingly playful lately, almost oblivious to the fact that its owner is in danger.

They had clearly agreed that once the mark was formed, Duoduo would be able to keenly sense and rush to their rescue should they encounter danger.

But now it seems that all of this was just a beautiful fantasy. Duoduo is really too unreliable!

Does it really have to wait until things get out of control before it remembers that it has an owner who needs protection?

"Meow meow—Master, I didn't mean to!" came the brainwave from Duoduo: "Duoduo was delayed by something. When I arrived, I saw someone coming to rescue you! It's inconvenient for Duoduo to show up."

However, Duoduo will make amends by arranging a special cat task force to help you track down the bad guys, meow—don't blame me, remember, if any cats come looking for you, just follow them and you'll find the culprit—”

Huai'an wasn't particularly surprised to receive Duo Duo's brainwave transmission. After all, she and Duo Duo often talked and communicated like this. However, to outsiders, there was nothing unusual about it, and they would just think that she was daydreaming.