355 Dont Trust You (1/2)

Ying felt Xiu's helplessness. She could clearly see it in her eyes and it really made her feel bad for her. Having a blank memory seemed like Xiu wasn't in control of her own life. As if one day those memories would come back and all the memories she had made will come to lose meaning.

Dylan patted Xiu's shoulder saying, ”You should be happy it's not anterograde amnesia (a state where a person loses his/her ability to make new memories.) Retrograde amnesia is like a blessing in disguise. You're given a clean start to begin a new life.”

Xiu only smiled at his gratefully, not knowing what else to say. She knew he was trying to make her feel better but honestly, how could one live happily knowing there is a past she can't even recall.

”Yes, it doesn't matter. Besides, I heard you're a very smart person. So, amnesia should not be a big deal,” Ying also agreed with Dylan and smiled genuinely at Xiu.

”Oh, she's smart. She's also gonna get her doctorate degree like you,” said Dylan.

”Really?”

Xiu shook her head. ”I dropped out.”

”What? Why?” shrieked Dylan at her.

”I didn't feel like studying anymore,” answered Xiu while shrugging her shoulders before she turned to Yan Ying and continued, ”By the way, Ying Jie, I didn't know you're actually Dr. Yan Ying. That's a surprise.”

”Why? I don't look like a smart person?”

Xiu shook her head, ”It's not that. I just thought... Forget it.”

Xiu actually thought that Ying looked more like an adventure-loving person than book-loving. That's why she didn't take her for a scholar. To be honest, after her first encounter with Ying, Xiu had been often thought about Ying. Even now, Xiu was wondering how she was smiling so brightly before her eyes when her heart must be in pain.

”I think I got it. I indeed don't give those scholarly vibes but it was father who wanted me to study further, so I did so.”

”Then your adventurous side is not inherited from your dad,” questioned Dylan in surprise.

”Nope. It's from my mom. Actually, my whole maternal family is adventurous. I definitely got those genes from them.” Ying said it playfully but she meant it. It was her maternal family who had been involved in the dangerous side of the story for generations. Just like her aunt, even her mother was in the Criminal branch. She was the only one who had been pushed to the Investigation Unit.