9 You must be mistaken (1/2)

2018, Modern world

Yi Meng felt as if her body was on fire. Her body throbbed as she floated in a dark space. Her thoughts were muddled as she continued to float.

Not long after, a bright light shone and dragged Yi Meng towards it. The drowsy Yi Meng, now got a little strength and went for the light.

By the time she reached the light, everything became so colourful that she could only see white in front of her.

Yi Meng opened her eyes suddenly. Dreamy purple eyes stared at the ceiling above it. A slight look of confusion shows on Yi Meng's face as she wonders where she was.

'Wasn't I supposed to be dead? Maybe I was saved.'

Yi Meng tries to get up, but her body felt as if it had been hit by a rock many times. She then looks at the room with her eyes slanted. A beeping sound is heard from beside her. To her surprise, a weird looking hard box with green lines on it, was making some weird noises. The lines were moving.

'What kind of sorcery is this!?'

Yi Meng found herself in a white bed. Warm covers were pulled over her body and the bed smelled of mint. 'I haven't felt this comfortable since four or five years.'

'More importantly, where am I??' Yi Meng somehow manages to twist her head. On inspecting, she found several more weird boxes around her.

She found a tube connected to her hand. Just as she was about to pull it off, the door opened and in came two women. One wore a short white dress whereas the other wore a white coat. Both had a shocked look on their face.

”Nurse, this is a miracle. This have never happened before.” said the woman with the white coat, her voice slightly shaky.

”Doctor, should I call her family?” asks the Nurse with wonder filled eyes.

”Of course. You go and I'll take care of her.” The Doctor shoos away the Nurse.

Yi Meng only shows a confused face.

The Doctor checks her pulse and takes her blood pressure. To her surprise, everything was normal. Yi Meng only stayed quiet,letting her to do her work.

The Doctor steps forward with a gentle smile on her face. ”Miss Yi how do you feel now?”

”As if I have been hit by a rock many times. I'm fine. Tell me, where am I?” Yi Meng frowns.

”We're in the hospital my dear.”

”Hos-hospital?? What's that?” asks Yi Meng

The Doctor's smile freezes. Could it be that this girl has lost her memories?

”Could you tell me your name?” asks the Doctor.

”Me? I'm Yi Meng of the Yi Clan.” says Yi Meng with a slightly proud look.

The Doctor's face was now grave.

”Can you tell me how you were injured?” The doctor further inquires with a smile on her face.

”I do not feel that it is necessary to tell you.” says Yi Meng coldly.

The doctor gulps but says ”I'm not forcing you, but if you tell me, I'll do my best to help you. I promise.”

A suspicious look is thrown in her direction before Yi Meng sighs. ”Fine, I'll tell you. I'll trust you this one time.”

A look of loathing shows up on Yi Meng's face as she remembers the face that had laughed at her while she was dying.

”I was attacked by a group of men sent by my cousin Yi Ruo. They hit me, blindfolded me, and even-” Yi Meng breaks off in between, squeezing her eyes shut painfully ”And even sexually assaulted me. I couldn't take it anymore and hit my head on a tree. I didn't fall unconscious until a man plunged a dagger into my stomach. Fortunately, I managed to survive somehow.”

The smile had completely dropped from the doctor's face. It seemed as if this girl had not only lost her memory but had also started suffering from Split Personality Disorder.

Looking at Yi Meng, the doctor sighed and sat down. 'What should I do? Should I tell? I guess it's better to do so. Maybe the person may remember something about their family. Aish! This is the first time I'm seeing a case such as this. Not only has this girl undergone physical torture but also mental torture and not to mention the car accident.'

”Yi Meng was it? I'm sorry but what I'm going to tell you is something that might give you a shock. Just remember I'm always there for you. Your real name is Yi Lan. You aren't from some clan. You are just a seventeen year old school girl. Yesterday, you were attacked by a gang and somehow, you managed to escape with just two bullet wounds. But in the rush, you were hit by a car. Most of your bones broke and you supposedly died on the spot. But the person who found you was desperate and begged us to take you to the hospital. And so we did. We tried our best but were unable to make your heart beat. Yet now, you're alive by some miracle. The only thing is you've lost your memories and now suffer from split personality disorder.”

”... What? What nonsense are you spouting?” asks Yi Meng in disbelief. She knew better than anyone that she hadn't lost her memories. Was the person in front of her lacking in brains?

” I'm telling the truth. You'll get to know the truth once you see your family.”

”My-my family?” asks Yi Meng in a wavering voice.

”Yes. Your big brother and sister must be on their way now.”

Yi Meng felt as if she was dreaming. Brother and sister? She didn't have any siblings. Nor was she this Yi Lan. Then, just why was this woman calling her Yi Lan then?

”Look, you must be mistaken.” says Yi meng calmly.

”I'm not.”

The door opens and the Nurse comes in once again. ”Doctor, Head wants to see you.”

The Doctor nods and with a pat on Yi Meng's hand exits the room.

Once again Yi Meng was left in the silence. For the first time since her parents had died, Yi Meng felt too lost.

Yi Meng shakes her head trying to clear her head, when a strand of hair falls on her face. She raises her hand to push it off, but freezes when she sees its colour. ”White blonde? But I have silver hair?”

A look of horror spreads across Yi Meng's face when she finally realizes. She had been reincarnated into this body. No wonder, that woman was telling her such nonsense.

Yi Meng immediately searches for a mirror, bur found none. As a result, she looked at the glass pane in front her. A pale, beautiful face stared back at her with lavender tinted eyes and white blonde hair.

”I look the same as before.” Yi Meng gasps.

”What's going on? Why was I reincarnated? I though that only happened in stories.”

She pulled off the covers from her body and notices that she was wrapped top to bottom with bandages. ”That lady said I was hit by a car. What's a car? Mmhhmm.. I'll ask later.”

”This place seems different from White Leopard Kingdom. No, I think the correct assumption would be that I'm in an entirely different world than Plutarch.” muses Yi Meng.

Suddenly the door opens with a bang and Yi Meng jumps in shock. A man with dark hair and emerald green eyes stood at the door. He seemed out of breath.

'He has the same hair colour and eye colour as the Crown Prince, yet he' s more handsome.' thinks Yi Meng.

A look of relief and immense joy shows on the man' s face. He rushes toward Yi Meng and wraps her in his arms.

Startled, Yi Meng becomes stiff. But when she feels the warm hand on her back, she wraps her hands on his back too.

”Lan-er, you scared the hell out of me. I honestly thought you had died.” The man's voice was hoarse and so sad that Yi Meng felt a jolt.