Chapter 1385: It Doesn't Matter If You Can't Remember for a Lifetime

Facing Jiang Chenghao's persistent questioning, Liu Qingze became increasingly impatient.

The tone of his voice was laced with irritability: "I already said, everything is normal."

"But your attitude is very abnormal."

Jiang Chenghao pointed out the problem in one sentence.

Liu Qingze paused for a moment before rubbing his hair and explaining, "It's not that abnormal; I'm just having a spat with my sister, and we haven't made up yet."

"Because of what?"

"Just about my sister going to the Qin Family, you know? I tried talking to her properly, but she still thinks she's in the right!"

Liu Qingze felt depressed and frustrated, feeling like there was nothing he could do about his sister.

After hearing this, Jiang Chenghao muttered in a gloomy tone: "It's all because of Qin Yiyan!"

"Exactly!"

Wait, hold on!

Liu Qingze sensed something and hurriedly asked: "What's the situation? Did Qin Yiyan get on your nerves too?"

To be precise, they were at loggerheads.

But Jiang Chenghao did not want to describe what happened yesterday, only saying: "In any case, Xin'ai might not be in a very good mood these past two days, so please look after her a bit."

Liu Qingze certainly wanted to look after her, but...

"Would she need it?"

"She would. You are her family, and you are also the person she trusts the most."

Jiang Chenghao's words immediately made Liu Qingze straighten his back, feeling his own uniqueness.

His sense of responsibility also rose, and he felt he shouldn't be having a spat with his sister; after all, this stage was when his sister needed support the most.

In this instant, Liu Qingze felt relieved.

He didn't want to have a spat with his sister anymore.

He only wanted to give his sister more care and love!

Liu Qingze didn't say anything more; he hung up the phone and prepared to go show his sister some concern!

Jiang Chenghao could sense the change in Liu Qingze's emotions.

He shook his head gently, and then, he felt a bit envious of Liu Qingze's emotional nature.

Unlike him, he could only rely on alcohol to numb himself.

Once he sobered up, he had to remain clear-headed...

Jiang Chenghao raised his hand to rub his forehead, wanting to ease the splitting headache.

But...

A flash of a romantic scene suddenly intruded into Jiang Chenghao's mind!

The woman in the scene seemed to be hidden in a thin mist.

When Jiang Chenghao waved the mist away, he saw...

Xu Xiaoxiao's face!?

Jiang Chenghao's eyes widened; he couldn't understand how he could have thought of Xu Xiaoxiao!

Could it be... that he hadn't sobered up from the alcohol yet?

Jiang Chenghao shook his head vigorously, then decided to take a shower to sober up first.

After the interlude, Liu Xin'ai was as she always was.

The people in the Laboratory also didn't feel that there was any change in Liu Xin'ai.

However, Jiang Chenghao, who had been very attentive before, had suddenly vanished.

Recently, he hadn't sent anyone to deliver things anymore.

The colleagues all felt that Jiang Chenghao's change was related to Liu Xin'ai.

But no one asked about it out loud.

On one hand, they were too embarrassed to ask; on the other hand, the workload had suddenly become heavy recently, and they really weren't in the mood.

And through everyone's joint efforts, the project achieved a phased success.

It just so happened that an academic seminar was about to be held, and Professor Shen wanted to take the results to attend the conference.

Because Liu Xin'ai worked conscientiously and had previously followed up on a lot of data-related work, Professor Shen arranged for her to provide a briefing at the conference.

Upon learning this news, Liu Xin'ai was stunned for a moment, then asked uncertainly: "Can I do it?"

"Of course you can; you also need to have confidence in yourself."

"Then... what preparations do I need to make?"

"I will give you the relevant materials; you organize them, and it would be best if you could memorize the key data."

For Liu Xin'ai, this task would be a challenge.

But... Liu Xin'ai was willing to try.

Taking a deep breath, Liu Xin'ai looked up and smiled: "I will do my best!"

Looking at the confident Liu Xin'ai, Professor Shen smiled and nodded.

He believed in Liu Xin'ai's ability; he could definitely rest assured handing this task to her.

And on Liu Xin'ai's side, she didn't want to let down the professor's trust.

In order to do her best, she used her personal time to make ample preparations.

And because of this, it was bound to affect her sleep and rest.

Liu Qingze felt heartache for his sister working so hard.

When Liu Xin'ai was staying up late to look at data once again, he knocked on Liu Xin'ai's door and said, "Sister, you'll wear yourself out like this; you need to pay attention to resting."

Liu Xin'ai's gaze did not move away from the documents, and she said distractedly, "Mm, I'll sleep once I finish this part."

She thought that after saying this, Liu Qingze would leave.

But this kid not only didn't leave, he instead reached out to press down on the documents and said in a commanding tone, "Go rest right now."

Liu Xin'ai said with a hint of helplessness, "Stop messing around."

Liu Qingze was not messing around; he had a premonition that if he let his sister continue working crazily like this, he would soon have to visit her at the Hospital!

This assumption made Liu Qingze's brows knit together involuntarily.

He even asked, "Sister, tell me honestly, are you using work to numb yourself?"

Liu Xin'ai was stunned by the question.

She truly did not have such thoughts, and she did not know why her younger brother would say that, so she asked in confusion, "Why would you think that?"

"Because... I can clearly feel that you haven't been very happy lately."

Was she unhappy?

Liu Xin'ai thought for a moment and could not help but show a bewildered expression.

And her reaction made Liu Qingze feel that he had guessed correctly; suddenly, a surge of anger rose from the bottom of his heart.

He even said anxiously, "Who provoked you? Tell me, and I'll help you deal with them!"

In Liu Qingze's subconscious, he felt that the culprit was Qin Yiyan!

But Liu Xin'ai said...

"I'm not unhappy, but... I'm not very happy either."

Liu Qingze fell silent.

He felt that his sister was just covering it up.

But Liu Xin'ai was not covering anything up; she even took the initiative to share her changes: "I... have been recalling some images lately, but those images make me feel very terrified."

Liu Qingze was taken aback.

Afterward, his heart tightened, and he asked somewhat nervously, "What kind of images are they?"

Liu Xin'ai's lips moved, and she recalled those images in her mind as well.

But she had only recalled a little when her temples began to ache intensely!

Seeing her sister show a pained expression, Liu Qingze hurriedly said, "Sister, don't think about it anymore. When the time comes, the past will surface on its own!"

"But I don't want to remember the past. I have a premonition that the past me was very unhappy!"

Liu Qingze could not refute Liu Xin'ai's assumption.

He was silent for a while before asking cautiously, "Then are you happy now?"

"I am happier, because I don't have those shackles on me anymore. I can freely do what I want to do, instead of constantly weighing things, making concessions, and wronging myself!"

Liu Xin'ai's slightly accusatory words made Liu Qingze feel very heartbroken.

In this instant, Liu Qingze did not want to dwell on anything anymore.

He gripped Liu Xin'ai's shoulders and said, "Sister, let's not think about it. It doesn't matter if we never remember it for the rest of our lives!"

Liu Qingze's emotions were somewhat agitated.