Chapter 105: Chen Shu's Limited Edition Collector's Item

11:30.

12 hours had already passed, and Chen Shu had not yet woken up.

Ning Qing put down her book, though she was not worried.

Chen Shu's Spirit Sea was now a Fourth Stage Spirit Sea, which was very different from when it was Third Tier; it was normal for his reaction after taking the Restoration Pill to be different from when a breakthrough failed.

12:00.

A waiter came to ask if they wanted to extend their stay, and Ning Qing refused.

12:30.

Chen Shu finally opened his eyes.

But there was a sense of bewilderment in his eyes, and his expression was slightly different from usual.

Turning his head to see the environment he was in, with a beautiful woman sitting on the bed next to him and a long-haired white cat lying beside that beautiful woman, Chen Shu was given a big fright in his dazed state, then he blankly asked:

"Who are you?"

Ning Qing looked at him expressionlessly.

A panicked and bewildered gaze;

An uncomfortable facial expression;

His body subconsciously shrinking back, his neck retracted, a self-protective movement;

His gaze flickered, his eyes darting around, sizing himself up and sizing up this room, seemingly a bit afraid, yet forcing himself to remain calm.

A brief period of memory or cognitive confusion had occurred.

A very common symptom.

Ning Qing had a judgment in her heart, so she closed the book in her hand, put it into her backpack, looked calmly at the person in front of her, and said to him:

"I am your girlfriend who you haven't started dating yet."

"Coal... what does that mean?"

"It means your future bride."

"Huh?"

"..." Ning Qing pursed her lips and took out her Mobile Phone, "A bride is your new mother."

"..."

This person revealed a dull look.

He quickly reacted, but did not dare to refute, continuing to eye himself, the more he eyed himself the more confused he became; at this moment, the fear on his face gradually dissipated, and he muttered softly:

"You look so familiar..."

"I am your mother."

"No, you're not!" Chen Shu flatly denied it, but then said, "I think I've seen you before!"

"Think carefully."

"I know!"

"Speak."

"I must have seen you on TV!"

"..."

"Isn't that right?"

"It's still more reasonable that I am your mother." After a silence, Ning Qing said patiently, "Look, if I were someone you had seen on TV, how could I appear by your side and be in the same room as you? I should be on the TV."

"Pfft!"

"I am your mother."

"Asshole!"

"..."

Ning Qing remained sitting by the bed, maintaining her composure, and stopped teasing him, instead asking: "Do you still remember what your name is?"

"Why should I tell you!"

"I am your mother."

"Pfft!"

"How old are you?"

"Seems like six, and also seems like nine..."

"I see." Ning Qing knew that his brain was chaotic at this time; he was neither rational nor crazy, neither an adult nor childish, and could not be treated as a normal person or even an ordinary mental patient, so she didn't find it strange and just continued to ask—

"What is your name?"

"Not telling you!"

"Tell me."

"Why?"

"Because you should tell me."

"You tell me why!"

"Because in this world, if there is one and only one person who will treat you unconditionally well... or if you arrive in a strange place and there is one and only one person worth your trust, then that person must be me." Ning Qing met his gaze, her eyes as still as the sea yet unfathomable, "If you have secrets you refuse to tell me, that is very inappropriate."

"What are you talking about..."

"In short, I ask, and you answer."

"Then what is your name?"

"My name is Ning Qing, your turn."

"I forgot..." Chen Shu scratched his head and quickly believed her, "Seems like the surname is Chen, and also seems like the surname is Yang."

"Do you still know who you are?"

"I forgot..."

"I will tell you." Ning Qing's voice was cold, but her tone was uncharacteristically gentle. She leaned close to this person whose intelligence had lowered and whose memory was in chaos, "You are a fool I picked up by a trash can. I adopted you and gave you the name Chen Shu. From now on, I will take good care of you, but you must be obedient and call me Mom, otherwise I won't give you anything to eat."

"That seems a bit wrong..."

"Starting to remember?" Ning Qing revealed a trace of imperceptible regret, "So soon..."

"Why am I here? Where is this?"

"A hotel."

"I want to go home!!"

"..." Ning Qing was silent for a moment, "I'll take you home in a while."

"When?"

"In a while... Do you know how to brush your teeth and wash your face?"

"Mm..."

"Go—"

Ning Qing pointed toward the bathroom, a light flickering incessantly in her eyes: "Brush your teeth and wash your face, take care of your personal hygiene, then come out. We will check out, I will take you out for lunch, and by... this afternoon you will be back to normal."

"..."

Chen Shu stood up subconsciously, wanting to do as she said, but just as he took a step, he stopped again, frowning as he stared at her:

"Why should I listen to you?"

"..."

"Speak! Are you a mute?"

"Be obedient."

"I won't!"

Chen Shu tossed his head.

"Go quickly."

"I refuse!"

Chen Shu simply sat down on the bed, stretched his legs out in front of him, looking like he would rather die than leave.

"Aren't you hungry?"

"I'm not hungry!"

"Don't you wash your face when you get up in the morning?"

"I won't wash it!"

"..."

Ning Qing felt very helpless. How did this person become so annoying even after becoming mentally disabled?

Was he this much of a rascal when he was a child?

Oh, that was indeed true.

Or rather, if they had children in the future, would the children be like this too? Wouldn't she have a headache every day by then?

Ning Qing cast these thoughts aside, took a deep breath, walked to Chen Shu's side, squatted down, and coaxed him softly: "Go quickly, I'll take you home later. Your mom is still waiting at home for you to go back and eat Twice-cooked Pork..."

"I..."

Chen Shu was seen scratching his head: "I think I forgot who my mom is..."

"It's me."

"Cough—ptui!"

"..."

Ning Qing reached out and wiped the saliva off her face, expressionless, but still maintaining her patience.

"Be obedient..."

Just treat it as practice.

Just treat it as practice.

Ning Qing repeated to herself in her heart.

In the end, it took a great deal of effort for her to coax this person into washing his face and brushing his teeth. She stood at the bathroom door watching, feeling both amused and troubled—she never expected that she, a twenty-year-old young woman, would have to experience what it felt like to be a mother.

Be a little more patient.

Just treat it as practice.

At this moment, the person's voice came from the bathroom again: "Who is this idiot in the glass?"

The voice was a familiar one, but the tone was very childish. However, upon careful reflection, this tone was also familiar to her; it was exactly the same as when he was a child. After all, Ning Qing was someone who had accompanied him as he grew up.

"That is a mirror."

"He's looking at me!"

"That is a mirror."

"Asking you who is inside!"

"It's you."

"Nonsense! I don't look like that!"

"You look like that when you grow up."

"Then how did I grow up? And grow this big?"

"It's a long story..."

"I want to pee!"

"..."

"Oh my, why has my little birdie become like this?"

"..."

"Ah, sob sob sob, I don't want this little birdie..."

"..."

"Sob sob sob..."

"..."

"Come look!!!"

"..."

"I don't want this little birdie! Hurry and change it back for me!"

"..."

Ning Qing was very certain that if she hadn't practiced the Heart Dao, any other young girl brought here would likely have already broken down.

Twenty minutes later.

Ning Qing grabbed Chen Shu's arm, pulled him to the young girl, and said to her: "This is your silly brother-in-law. His intelligence is currently about that of a few-year-old child, his memories are also chaotic, and he is in the process of recovering; he doesn't recognize you anymore."

As she spoke, she paused and added: "And he is very difficult to serve right now."

"?"

The young girl looked blankly at her brother-in-law.

Chen Shu also looked at her.

After the two stared at each other for a moment.

Chen Shu spoke first: "Who are you?"

"I am Xiaoxiao."

"Hello, Xiaoxiao."

"And you?"

"I don't know."

"Hello, I Don't Know."

"Hello."

"Hello."

The two bowed their heads to greet each other.

Ning Qing:...

Expressionless.

Immediately after, Chen Shu rubbed his stomach:

"I'm so hungry!"

Xiaoxiao immediately raised her hand, like a primary school student eagerly answering a teacher's question:

"I'll take you to eat!"

"Okay!"

Ning Qing saw that they were getting along quite smoothly, pursed her lips, and her face remained expressionless.

Downstairs, eating.

These two people talked while they ate, and the topics they chatted about were mostly related to her—

Chen Shu said she was cold and icy, Xiaoxiao immediately nodded in agreement, then said she was fierce, and Chen Shu also nodded repeatedly in agreement. The two of them spoke ill of her using voices they thought were very quiet but were perfectly audible to her, while secretly glancing at her reaction.

Ning Qing pretended not to hear any of it.

During this process, the tone of Chen Shu's speech became clearly and noticeably more mature.

When leaving Pudu, Ning Qing simply let the two of them sit in the back to make it easier for them to talk, but as soon as they left Pudu, Chen Shu stopped wanting to talk—it must have been that his gradually recovering memories were making his brain chaotic and exhausted, or he was gradually realizing something was wrong, so he quieted down.

Quiet is fine too.

Just now, the chattering was annoying to death.

At dusk.

Ning Qing brought them to Haibei Bay, which is directly opposite the urban area of Bai City, at the other end of the long, strip-shaped Jinghai.

The sea view here is the most beautiful, the ancient town is quiet, and there are sea-view rooms everywhere. Even if you don't stay in a sea-view room, the rooftops are often open and beautifully decorated; you can buy some snacks and drinks, bring your Mobile Phone and computer up to the roof, sit facing Jinghai, and kill time.

Chen Shu remained silent, glancing at her from time to time.

Ning Qing glanced at his gaze, combined it with his expression, read the information she needed, and then asked indifferently:

"Recovered?"

Chen Shu's expression was strange, and he didn't make a sound.

Right now, he only had one thought in his heart—

Jumping into the sea and drowning would be better!

Seeing Ning Qing's expression was indifferent, she sat down beside him, very close to him, and placed a hand on the back of his hand to pat it in comfort, then a gentle voice sounded beside him:

"I recorded it."

Chen Shu's fist clenched immediately.

He had the urge to kill to silence her.

But he couldn't bring himself to do it.

At this moment, a little head poked out from the doorway, followed by a second fluffy little head. Seeing that they hadn't closed the door but were sitting together, a look of hesitation appeared in the young girl's eyes. Only after Ning Qing took her hand off Chen Shu's and stood up to walk aside did the young girl walk in and go straight to his side.

Then she said to him: "I Don't Know, let's go catch bugs! Let's catch a whole pouch full!"

Chen Shu:...

Night fell.

Across the sea, the light in the sky outlined the silhouettes of the mountains, and the decorative lights of the houses lit up one after another; this small seaside town was beautifully quiet.

Chen Shu sat on the roof, thinking silently.

He had inadvertently revealed some information, and although he really wanted to convince himself that "perhaps Qingqing wouldn't think of that," his reason told him that the Qingqing he knew was an extremely intelligent person who loved to get to the bottom of things, so he could not hope that she "would not take it to heart."

However, this did not matter.

Because that was Qingqing.

More importantly, he had made a fool of himself.

A huge fool of himself.

Whenever he recalled those actions that were both his and not his, he felt his cheeks burning and his toes curling inside his slippers, wishing he could dig a hole through the roof.

"..."

Chen Shu shook his head, casting these thoughts aside.

Forget it, forget it!

Forget it all!

He then began to check the changes in his Spirit Sea.

This time, the increase in the capacity of his Spirit Sea was greater than the previous three times, and significantly so; by visual estimation, it was at least about four times what it was before the advancement.

Likewise, apart from the volume, all other aspects of the Spirit Sea had seen an equivalent increase.

However, the medicinal effect of this Restoration Pill seemed somewhat inadequate when faced with Chen Shu's Fourth Stage Spirit Sea; the restorative effect was far from as good as the last time, and his Spirit Sea still had a slight sense of damage and tearing.

But he could barely use his Spirit Power.

The powerful Spirit Power gained overnight gave Chen Shu a strong sense of confidence in the short term; if Manager Zhao were still alive and still operating the online lending business, Chen Shu felt that as long as his state stabilized, he could likely take him out with ease.