In the middle of the night, Yu Shu was startled awake by Jing Chen, who was sitting quietly by her bed. Fortunately, she was mentally strong enough to not scream and wake up everyone on the ship.
After the fright, she was happy. Yu Shu hurriedly sat up and put her legs under the bed. While looking for shoes, she whispered to him, "You're awake. Why did you get up? Go to the bed and lie down."
As she said that, she stepped on her shoes and reached out to help him. Jing Chen slowly stood up with her help, but he didn't put all his weight on her. He swayed a little to steady himself and followed her steps to sit on the opposite bed. Then, he was pressed down by her to lie down.
Yu Xiaoxiu was snoring and sleeping soundly. There was no sign of him being woken up. Kim Bao was curled up on the side of his pillow. His ears were moving, and his pair of bright eyes were looking at the opposite side. He was gently wagging his tail.
Yu Shu went over to rub the oil lamp and lit it. She brought it back to the bedside and covered Jing Chen with a thin quilt. As soon as she lowered her head, she met his eyes. She had a stomach full of questions waiting for him to answer. When the questions came to her mouth, she asked, "How did you get like this?"
Jing Chen's lips slightly opened and moved, but no sound came out. He raised his hand in confusion and touched his neck. He shook his head at Yu Shu.
Looking at his movements, Yu Shu had a bad premonition. She asked nervously, "Is your throat not feeling well? Can I get you a glass of water? "
Jing Chen opened his mouth again, but still no sound came out. Yu Shu panicked a little. She got up and brought the teapot over. She poured some water for him and helped him up. She fed him the tea and put the cup aside. She stared at him and asked, "How is it? Do you feel better?"
"…" Jing Chen's mouth moved, but no sound came out. He shook his head at Yu Shu, touched his throat, and shook his head again.
Yu Shu would be a fool if she still couldn't understand. Jing Chen didn't have a sore throat, but a mute. She pursed her lips tightly and forced a smile to comfort him, "It's okay. It's probably hurt your throat. I'll ask the doctor to take a look at you at dawn."
Jing Chen didn't panic. He just frowned slightly, rubbed his neck, and looked up at Yu Shu. He reached out and pointed at her, and then at himself, as if he wanted to express something, and he had a questioning look on his face.
Yu Shu thought he was asking why she was here, so she explained softly, "I want to go to the capital, so I found someone I know to go with the caravan. You are now on a cargo ship. Yesterday morning, they fished you out of a small boat in the river. Jing Chen, who hurt you like this? Were they pirates?
Enemy? Or did you offend someone on the way? "
Yu Shu felt that the possibility of the first two was very small. First, Jing Chen's martial arts weren't bad, so normal pirates couldn't do anything to him. Second, he just left the sect, so what kind of enemy would want his life?
When Jing Chen heard her words, he lowered his head and looked at the layers of gauze on his body. He raised his hand to touch the wound on his abdomen, took a light breath, shook his head, and closed his eyes in pain.
None of them? Yu Shu couldn't think of any other possibilities. She turned her head and saw a pen and paper on the table. Her mind moved, and she took it and handed it to Jing Chen. However, she found that his hands were wrapped in gauze, so he couldn't hold the pen. She couldn't help but feel depressed. Seeing him in pain, she could only temporarily suppress her doubts and warmly said, "It's too late, you should sleep first. We'll talk tomorrow. Oh right, the people on this ship still don't know that we know each other. Do you want to tell them your identity tomorrow?"
Hearing this, Jing Chen didn't nod or shake his head. Instead, he opened his mouth, pointed at her again, and patted his chest, doing the same action as before. His eyes were full of doubts.
Yu Shu was confused. "What do you want to say?"
Jing Chen looked a little anxious. He reached out and touched Yu Shu's hand. His index finger that could move gently poked at her finger. Yu Shu was tickled by his tickling, so she tried to hold back her laughter and dodged twice. However, his other hand held her down, stubbornly trying to push away her bent finger.
Yu Shu seemed to understand what he wanted to do. She opened her palm and saw Jing Chen's index finger pointing at her palm, writing stroke by stroke. She stared at her palm and softly read, "I, Can, Not, Remember, What, Anything, I, Can, Remember. ..
She was stunned for a moment, and the next moment, her eyes widened. "You don't remember anything!?"
Jing Chen nodded. His expression was a little sad.
Yu Shu covered her mouth with her hand and stood up. She walked back and forth in front of his bed a few times. Suddenly, she stopped and turned her head to the side of the bed. She leaned close to him and asked seriously, "Do you know who I am?"
Seeing Jing Chen shake his head in confusion, Yu Shu's eyebrows furrowed. Without thinking, she reached out to touch his head, trying to find a lump or wound that Doctor Sun hadn't found. Jing Chen didn't resist and quietly let her rub his head. Of course, he couldn't not be quiet.
After touching for a long time and finding nothing, Yu Shu finally let go of Jing Chen's head. She smoothed his messy hair and sat on the side of the bed without saying a word. Her heart was a mess.
No wonder she felt that there was something wrong with Jing Chen just now. He unexpectedly lost his memory. It was fine if he couldn't remember her, but he clearly couldn't remember what happened before. What should he do? Now, only she knew who he was. What should she do with him?
A hand patted her shoulder, making Yu Shu come back to her senses. She turned her head and saw Jing Chen's puzzled gaze. He seemed to be asking her what was wrong with his eyes. That innocent face made Yu Shu feel a burst of sympathy. He was originally a little white. Now, not only did he lose his memory, but he also couldn't speak. He was only one step away from becoming a fool. Coupled with that disastrous fate, he really was a pitiful child. Fine, fine, if she didn't care about him, who would care about him?
She would take one step at a time.
"Jing Chen, listen to me." Yu Shu straightened her face and said to him, "Now on this ship, only my brother and I know who you are. No one else knows who you are. Since you can't remember anything, you might as well hide it from them. Let them know that you lost your memory. As for the rest, I will tell you in private. In front of others, you still have to pretend that you have never seen me before, okay?"
Jing Chen nodded.
Not bad. He was very obedient. Yu Shu reached out and patted his shoulder. "Don't worry. No matter what, I will help you," she said sincerely.
Jing Chen looked at her and reached out his hand. Yu Shu knowingly opened her palm and saw that he had written on it. "Who are you?"
Yu Shu looked at Gu Nianshen as he finished the last stroke on his palm. She looked up at his innocent eyes and smiled. "Remember this time. My name is Xiaoyu. I'm your friend, your best friend." Yu Shu shook her thumb at Gu Nianshen.
Jing Chen was stunned. The corner of his mouth curled up into a faint smile. He nodded at her and did not doubt her words at all.
Yu Shu, who was a liar, felt guilty when she saw his smile. She looked away uncomfortably and muttered to herself, 'Why is a man smiling so innocently?'
"Alright, hurry up and sleep. Your injuries are very serious. You need to rest more before you can recover." Yu Shu pulled the quilt over him again. She stood up, put down the mosquito net, and put the teapot back on the table. When she turned her head, she saw that he was still looking at her. "Close your eyes and sleep," she ordered in a low voice.
Jing Chen closed his eyes and was as obedient as a child.
Yu Shu held back her laughter and blew out the oil lamp. She returned to the bed and lay down. She turned over and looked at the figure on the opposite bed through the mosquito net. Gradually, she felt sleepy. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.
On the side of the pillow, Kim Bao moved his butt and opened his mouth to yawn. He shrank his fluffy head into his arms and hugged his tail.
The next morning, Yu Shu woke up. She was used to waking up early and could not fall asleep at dawn.
She pushed Yu Xiaoxiu's outstretched foot to the side and sat up. Mi Mi Cuicui put on her outer clothes and got out of bed. She walked to the table to pour herself some water. She raised her head to look at the bed across from her and quietly walked over.
Jing Chen was still sleeping. A thin quilt was neatly covering his body. His sleeping posture was so honest that it made people's hair stand on end. It was as if he had not moved all night.
Yu Shu scratched the red patch on her arm that was bitten by a mosquito. She saw a mosquito on the mosquito net in front of her. She clapped her hands and slapped it. "Pa!"
She opened her hands and looked at the small patch of blood on her palm. She blew it and was about to turn around when she found that the person on the bed had opened his eyes and was looking at her blankly.
"I woke you up," Yu Shu embarrassedly put her hands behind her back and said in a low voice, "You should sleep a bit more. Doctor Sun should not be awake yet. I will go downstairs to call him."
Jing Chen woke up and nodded. Although he was not sleepy, he still closed his eyes and went back to sleep.
Yu Shu went back to wake Yu Xiaoxiu up. She urged him to put on his clothes and left the room with him. She closed the door and whispered to him in the corridor. She told him about Jing Chen's situation and told him not to expose himself before going downstairs to find Doctor Sun.
When Doctor Sun heard that Jing Chen had woken up, he did not wash his face and followed her upstairs. When he found out that Jing Chen had lost his memory and could not speak, he carefully examined him. However, he could not find the reason for his loss of memory and voice. Finally, at Yu Shu's request, he made a prescription for his throat and had Yu Xiaoxiu take it to the warehouse to get it.
When Bi Qing heard the news, he also came over. Jing Chen could not speak nor could his hands read. When he asked, he did not know. Bi Qing was dumbfounded. He originally planned to wait for Jing Chen to wake up and ask him where his home was. If it was on the way, he would give him a ride. If it was not on the way, he would give him some money and let him go home. Now, he did not know how to deal with him.
Yu Shu saw that he was in a difficult position and took the opportunity to interject, "Uncle Bi, we should save him to the end. In any case, we are still far from the capital. We should bring him along. Who knows, he might remember in a few days. It is better than giving up halfway and letting him fend for himself."
Bi Qing thought about it and did not have any other way. He said, "This is the only way. Ashu, I will trouble you and Xiaoxiu to look after him for a few more days. This person is really pitiful."
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