Chapter 118 I Picked up A Jade Pendant
Wu Xiyuan slightly frowned. "It seemed to be in a similar street where I picked up a jade pendant..."
His voice sounded unusual. Su Jiuyue's eyes widened in surprise since it was the first time that she had seen him recall what happened before.
Anyway, it showed some signs of improvement.
But it turned out to be false hopes.
Suddenly, Wu Xiyuan squatted down and buried his head in his arms. "I've got a headache! I can't recall anything! Jiuyue, I feel terrible..."
Su Jiuyue was startled. She hurriedly squatted and put her arms around him. "Xiyuan, don't be afraid. I'm here with you. If you can't recall anything, just stop it."
"I'm an idiot. I can't even remember anything."
"You're not. You'll regain your memories one day. Just take it easy."
The compromising way they hugged together made them receive contemptuous glances from passers-by.
But what concerned Su Jiuyue was to pacify Wu Xiyuan and she couldn't spare any thought for anything else.
She didn't loosen the embrace until he gradually calmed down.
"Have you felt better, Xiyuan?"
Wu Xiyuan still hung his head in a way that nobody could see his look.
"What about going home? Okay?"
"Okay," he replied in a muffled voice.
Then Su Jiuyue pulled Wu Xiyuan who remained silent and their horse away and left the alley. When she saw a sugar seller at the junction, she bought some for Wu Xiyuan.
It cheered him up again. "Jiuyue, you're the best. I'm so happy."
Since Su Jiuyue earned a fortune, she bought some dessert for kids on the way.
The two of them were about to go home carrying packages when they ran into two people.
"Xiyuan? It's you?" one of them suddenly shouted.
Su Jiuyue subconsciously tightened her grip on Wu Xiyuan's arm and called somewhat worriedly, "Xiyuan..."
Wu Xiyuan looked at the man in dismay. "Who are you?"
The man looked back in shock. "Xiyuan, don't you know us?"
When Wu Xiyuan shook his head, the man pointed at himself, saying, "I'm Zhang Jingbai."
Wu Xiyuan squinted at him thoughtfully for a long time and finally shook his head again.
Su Jiuyue got a bad impression of the two men who tried to show their false concern for Wu Xiyuan, which filled her with disgust.
Then she walked up to stand in front of Wu Xiyuan and asked, "Do you guys know him?"
Her action made the two men stunned, but they only thought her to be Wu Xiyuan's sister.
"Girl, we're both Xiyuan's classmates. We only knew he was physically injured, but it turns out that he also suffers from brain damage. So has he lost all his memories? Can he attend school again?" Zhang Jingbai asked anxiously.
It was the second time that he had asked if Wu Xiyuan could go to school. Su Jiuyue found there was something else going on, thinking, 'If he worried about Xiyuan, then he should have paid at least a visit after the accident which has been almost half a year away.'
So Su Jiuyue decided to exaggerate Wu Xiyuan's condition.
Then she pretended to complain pitifully, "Since the incident, Xiyuan hasn't been able to recognize people, let alone going to school. If I knew who caused it, I would kill him."
As Su Jiuyue spoke, she stared at the two of them and observed even the slightest changes in their expressions.
Seeing their eyes flash with the gloating look, Su Jiuyue was indignant and thought such hypocrites should be cursed with bad luck and fail every exam.
It was the first time that Su Jiuyue had heard such a thing as she thought even Liu Cuihua was oblivious of.
"Really?" Su Jiuyue wanted to know more about it.
Then the two men told her without keeping her in suspense. "Since Xiyuan was handsome and did well in schoolwork, Mr. Cui regarded Xiyuan as the best choice as the match for his beloved second daughter. If Xiyuan married Miss Cui, he would have been blessed with great prospects with the help of Miss Cui's brother who works for Prince Yan."
When they finished speaking, they glanced at Wu Xiyuan and sighed, "What a pity! What a pity! Maybe it was doomed from the start."
Su Jiuyue was stunned by what they said and wondered if Miss Cui they talked of was the same person as the one she had delivered the handkerchief to.
Then she realized that Wu Xiyuan nearly married Miss Cui, thinking, 'No wonder he said that maid looked familiar. He wasn't lying. Then what's the story of the jade pendant?'
When Su Jiuyue learned the story, she stayed calm unexpectedly. She was just trying to think what else was going on instead of being angry at Wu Xiyuan's possible engagement to another girl.
She thought, 'Who's the plotter? It's the two of them or someone else like Miss Cui's admirer?'
She couldn't figure it out and also wasn't disposed to be involved in it temporarily.
"It seems to be a misfortune, but I think it may be a blessing in disguise. Xiyuan doesn't feel well, so we have to go."
Then Su Jiuyue turned and left holding Wu Xiyuan's hand. The two men were left staring after them and suddenly found Wu Xiyuan had got such a great horse.
For students from poor families, their lifelong dream was to have great horses and expensive suits.
Zhang Jingbai sneered, "The girl seems less of his sister. Anyway, members of the opposite sex should keep their distance from each other even if they're brothers and sisters. Have you ever seen a man holding his sister's hand in the street? The two of them are much too close."
The other man slightly nodded. "Exactly. But you have to accept the fact that he's blessed with a handsome face! Look, he's even got a horse!"