Chapter 141 - Phantom Plan (21) (1/2)

Jin Xiangdong looked at her. The corners of his mouth curved up. “I am not a person that would give up easily!”

“Suit yourself! But if you come and harass me again, I will call the police! Goodbye.” With that said, Lu Jia’er sat up. She put the book on the table into her bag and stood up, ready to leave.

Jin Xiangdong stood up as well and grabbed her hand. Lu Jia’er looked down on his hand and looked up slowly. As she did so, the expressions in her eyes turned cold. “Let go of my hand!”

“I have something else to say!” Jin Xiangdong said.

“Harassment is very despicable!” Lu Jia’er retorted. She tried to shake Jin Xiangdong’s hand away but failed.

Jin Xiangdong held her hand in a tight grip, as if he was afraid that she was going to run away. “I have business to talk with you!”

“My contract with BUA has been terminated. What business are you talking about?” Lu Jia’er remembered clearly that the next day after Jin Xiangdong took her to that hypnosis session, she mailed him the termination notice and Jin Xiangdong had signed it.

Jin Xiangdong let go of her hand slowly and replied, “BUA Tech is the financial sponsor for research projects undertaken by the Department of Psychology in B University. You are the designated person in charge of those projects.”

Lu Jia’er was taken aback by this information. “When did this happen?”

“The contract was signed yesterday!” Jin Xiangdong replied.

Lu Jia’er could not help but grin grimly. “I really find you ridiculous! I suggest you find someone better qualified than me. I am not worthy!” Having said that, Lu Jia’er left without looking back.

Jin Xiangdong did not go after him. Instead, he just watched, silently, as she walked out from the coffee shop. The glow in his deep eyes died down.

When he was about to look away, get up and leave, someone familiar came over. “Brother Xiangdong!”

Jin Xiangdong looked up. It was Yuan Miaomiao.

“Miao Miao!” Jin Xiangdong greeted her politely.

“Can I sit here?” Yuan Miaomiao asked with a smile.

“Sure!” Jin Xiangdong nodded.

Yuan Miaomiao took the seat more than happily.

“I have to say thank you for your kind favor!” Jin Xiangdong expressed his gratitude again because previously, Yuan Miaomiao introduced him to her grandma, Professor Fang Yu.

Yuan Miaomiao did not bother with formalities. “If you want to thank you, then buy me a cup of coffee.” She said, smiling.

Jin Xiangdong did not decline. “Okay.”

Yuan Miaomiao ordered Caramel Macchiato and Jin Xiangdong got coffee noir.

Looking at Jin Xiangdong who was sitting across her, she asked, “Last time, you asked my grandma for help. Was the matter solved?”

“Yes. But I do have to pay a visit to your grandma sometimes and offer my humble apology.” Jin Xiangdong said.

“Humble apology?” Yuan Miaomiao was confused.

“There was some trouble.” Jin Xiangdong did not give a frank answer.

It was not Yuan Miaomiao’s position to question closely. She asked another question after she observed him for a moment. “Brother Xiangdong, you don’t look well. Is there anything wrong?”

“No.” Jin Xiangdong resumed his calmness.

Yuan Miaomiao added. “Well… I did not mean to eavesdrop but I was sitting nearby. I saw you and Professor Lu here. Did you… break up?”

They broke up! Any outsider would interpret Lu Jia’er’s indifference to him as a sign of breaking up. Who could have known that the underlying truth was so complicated?

For Jin Xiangdong, Lu Jia’er’s memory being replaced was something more terrible than break-up. Usually, when a couple broke up, at the very least, they still had the memory of being together. However, in Lu Jia’er’s mind, Jin Xiangdong had been replaced by that Ian that came out from nowhere.

This was harder for Jin Xiangdong than a break-up. Besides, he had to accept the fact that Lu Jia’er was an AI. Talk about a double blow.

Since Yuan Miaomiao had made this assumption, Jin Xiangdong did not feel like arguing with her. He just followed her lead. “I am planning to win her over again!”

“Did you really break up?” Yuan Miaomiao appeared to be surprised.

“She was in a small car accident half a month ago. When she woke up, she forgot about me.” Jin Xiangdong’s explanation was half-genuine and half-sham.

Yuan Miaomiao was astonished. She asked at once. “What is the doctor’s diagnosis?”

Jin Xiangdong did not give an answer, which Yuan Miaomiao took as a sign of his sadness. So, she said words of comfort. “It must be the cerebral cortex that has been damaged if she lost her memory after the accident. Out of self-protection, the area that processes memory is closed. Whether she can recover is dependent on how much is enclosed. Has she lost recent memories or all of them?”

“Recent memories.” Jin Xiangdong replied.

Since Yuan Miaomiao’s major was in biology, she knew the function of each individual organ inside and out. “If it is recent memories, then it is the hippocampus that has been injured! If you want to help her recover her memory, then tell her stories of you, take her to places that you used to visit or bring her to your mutual friends. Tell her about the past!”

Jin Xiangdong nodded. “Sure. Thank you, Miaomiao.”

Yuan Miaomiao smiled. “Brother Xiangdong, you are always so polite.”