Chapter 1389: A Single Sentence Disrupted the Arrangements

Before Liu Xin'ai lost her memory, she had once viewed this master's art exhibition with Jiang Baobao and the others.

Although the visit was relatively short, it left a deep impression on all of them.

However, the current Liu Xin'ai has never seen this master's works.

If Liu Xin'ai showed a sense of familiarity on the day of the visit, that would prove... she has already recovered her memory!

Cai Xiaotang felt the plan she had come up with was truly perfect!

However...

On the day of the art exhibition, Liu Xin'ai had not been looking for long before she stopped in front of a painting.

She kept staring at this painting, as if she wanted to see something clearly through it.

Cai Xiaotang noticed her abnormality and hurriedly asked, "Xin'ai, what's wrong?"

Liu Xin'ai did not shift her gaze, and she murmured in a daze, "I seem to... have seen this painter's exhibition before."

Her initiative was something Cai Xiaotang had not expected.

Cai Xiaotang was stunned for a moment, then tentatively asked, "You... remember?"

"I only have an impression of this painting; I don't remember anything more specific."

Liu Xin'ai sighed, appearing somewhat annoyed.

Cai Xiaotang was also very annoyed.

And the reason for her annoyance was because... the plan had failed!

Sigh, she never imagined that Liu Xin'ai would disrupt all the arrangements with just one sentence!

Then, there was no need for the plan to continue.

Anyway, any abnormality Liu Xin'ai showed could be explained away with the words "I have an impression."

Sigh!

Cai Xiaotang sighed again.

Afterward, she raised her eyes and discovered that Liu Xin'ai was looking at her.

Liu Xin'ai's gaze was very gentle.

Yet it made Cai Xiaotang flustered!

She wiped the excess expression from her face, pointed to a painting in front, and said, "That painting is nice, I'm going to take a look!"

After walking two steps, she noticed Jiang Baobao was still standing in place, so Cai Xiaotang reached out and pulled her over, urging, "Accompany me to take a look!"

On the surface, Cai Xiaotang said she wanted to appreciate the art.

But in reality...

She just wanted to stay away from Liu Xin'ai.

But as the distance between the two increased, that woman's gaze became increasingly profound.

Cai Xiaotang felt as if her back was about to be burned through!

But she didn't dare to look back to find out, so she could only ask Jiang Baobao, "Is Xin'ai still watching me from behind?"

"Yes."

"Why does she keep looking at me? It's making me feel so flustered!"

"It must be that you acted too deliberately, making Xin'ai suspicious."

She's suspicious already?

Cai Xiaotang felt that things were truly too difficult for her!

Not only did she fail to find out the truth, but she also got herself caught in it!

And also, wasn't the speed at which Liu Xin'ai discovered it too fast?

Cai Xiaotang even started to doubt her own intelligence!

She told Jiang Baobao her thoughts in a depressed manner.

Jiang Baobao comforted her, "It's not that your intelligence isn't enough, it's that Xin'ai is too smart. I suspect that when we invited her to the art exhibition, she already had some premonition."

"Sigh, as expected of someone in scientific research; this brain of hers is impossible to outsmart."

"If you ask me, let's stop testing her and just ask directly?"

"This..."

"You two, you should have decided this long ago!"

This last sentence drifted over faintly from behind Jiang Baobao and Cai Xiaotang.

That familiar voice, isn't it...

Cai Xiaotang and Jiang Baobao were startled and turned around at the same time.

Because their speed was so synchronized, their two heads bumped into each other!

"Bang"—

This crisp sound was truly painful just to hear!

Liu Xin'ai hurriedly asked, "Are you two okay?"

They were fine, actually.

It was just that their vision was a bit blurry...

Jiang Baobao shook her head and steadied her mind before asking, "When did you follow us?"

"Just now, but you two were acting so sneakily that you didn't notice me."

"We weren't acting sneakily!"

"Then what was it?"

Hmm...

How should she explain it?

Cai Xiaotang and Jiang Baobao both fell silent.

And their silence made Liu Xin'ai sigh involuntarily.

She even reminded them: "Just a moment ago, didn't you decide to ask directly if there was anything on your minds?"

This time, it was Cai Xiaotang who spoke up to explain: "That was just a suggestion Baobao made; it wasn't decided yet."

"But no matter who suggested it, the method is good; don't hesitate anymore, just ask."

Liu Xin'ai was using her eyes to encourage the two of them.

And Jiang Baobao, being encouraged, asked tentatively: "If we ask... will you answer?"

"As long as it doesn't involve scientific research secrets, I will answer."

Liu Xin'ai's addition was meaningless.

Because Jiang Baobao and Cai Xiaotang were not interested in her scientific research secrets at all.

They only wanted to care about Liu Xin'ai's personal romantic issues.

After a brief hesitation, Jiang Baobao still decided to ask directly: "Have you actually recovered your memory?"

This question was indeed direct enough.

Liu Xin'ai was even stunned by the question.

But she only froze for a moment before shaking her head gently.

Jiang Baobao did not blindly believe her, but instead continued to ask: "If you haven't recovered your memory, then why does it feel like you've changed into a different person?"

"I... have changed?"

Cai Xiaotang nodded and quickly summarized: "You've become steady, composed, and confident, whereas the amnesiac Liu Xin'ai was relatively lively, and her eyes were different too!"

Liu Xin'ai did not feel any changes.

At this moment, hearing this summary, she raised her hand to touch her own cheek.

Then she murmured: "I just recalled some things, but they are all like fragments, and I can't connect them together."

"What kind of scenes are they?"

"... There are arguments, there is the silent treatment; the me in my memories seems quite unhappy, and Qin Yiyan... was also very fierce, completely different from the way he is now."

Liu Xin'ai's tone was very calm, yet in the depths of her eyes, panic was revealed.

Worried that she would get a headache if she continued to recall, Jiang Baobao held Liu Xin'ai's hand and squeezed it firmly.

That sensation brought Liu Xin'ai back.

She looked at Jiang Baobao somewhat blankly and asked: "So, you still refuse to tell me what happened in the past?"

"It's not that we don't want to say, but..."

Jiang Baobao sighed.

And Liu Xin'ai continued that unfinished sentence: "That experience was very unhappy?"

To this, Jiang Baobao did not deny it.

It counted as a tacit admission.

Her friend's reaction made Liu Xin'ai smile bleakly: "Now, I don't want to remember those things anymore either."

"Then just don't think about it."

"But this isn't something I can control; sometimes when I sleep, I have related dreams. I can no longer tell what is real and what is fake!"

Liu Xin'ai was very distressed, and this distress was something no one could share with her...

Cai Xiaotang pursed her lips and suddenly asked with a smile: "Do you want to drink coffee?"

Hearing this voice, Liu Xin'ai raised her head.

She saw Cai Xiaotang's sweet smile.

That smile was very infectious, making Liu Xin'ai temporarily forget her troubles, and she nodded with a smile.

The few of them went to a coffee shop right next to the Meishuguan.

The coffee shop was newly opened, the decor was great, and it had a particularly modern feel.

Liu Xin'ai looked around, then finally tilted her head back and stared at the ceiling.