The shame and unease she felt back then were still fresh in her memory. But from her current perspective, it was nothing more than a personal bit of gossip.
After waking up, she had lost all her emotions. The first person to know was the doctor, and the second was Zhu Zhiyao.
Ji Siyue still remembered the promise she made with Zhu Zhiyao. At that time, she had been reckless, not thinking about the consequences. Since she didn't die, she ended up with Zhu Zhiyao.
Zhu Zhiyao was very good to her. He never overstepped the boundaries, only occasionally giving in to his emotions and kissing her. Ji Siyue felt nothing about it but still cooperated.
She had come to a realization.
If she had to find someone to take care of her in this life, the person in front of her was the best choice.
And so, they were about to get engaged. They were going to look at the wedding house this afternoon, but she didn't want to go out.
"Siyue, will you go with me this afternoon?"
"I will. It's my obligation." Ji Siyue said expressionlessly.
Zhu Zhiyao looked at Ji Siyue, his eyes hurt.
After that incident, he thought he had Ji Siyue, but it felt like he had never really gotten close to her. She was different from before. Gone was her innocence and liveliness; now there was only coldness and calmness. She rarely refused his requests.
Their relationship didn't seem like a romantic one but more like two people fulfilling their obligations to each other.
He didn't like it at all.
"Siyue, after we look at the house this afternoon, go have dinner with me."
"Okay."
"Don't answer so quickly. Take the whole afternoon to think about it. Do you really want to have dinner with me?"
Hearing this, Ji Siyue turned to look at him, a bit confused.
When she lost her emotions, she also lost her emotional intelligence. Now she was like a robot with a heartbeat, cold and unmeltable.
"Okay, I'll change my clothes. Help me."
"Do it yourself today. Your leg has recovered quite a bit. Endure it and try to put on the dress by yourself. I'll wait outside the door. Call me if you really can't do it."
Zhu Zhiyao couldn't bear to watch Ji Siyue think of herself as a cripple who would never be able to stand up again.
The doctor said that for a car accident like Ji Siyue's, with a broken hip bone and all kinds of injuries all over her body, it was a miracle that she didn't die. It was almost unheard of for someone like her to only lose her emotions and still be able to gradually recover her leg.
She was lucky in the midst of misfortune.
Ji Siyue glanced at Zhu Zhiyao and nodded. "Okay, I'll try by myself."
After Zhu Zhiyao left the room, Ji Siyue looked at the clothes placed on the bedside. Suddenly, she angrily pounded the bed.
Her leg was numb. She could stand on one foot and even jump, but the other foot felt like it didn't belong to her. Besides a faint pain, it was just numb.
After hesitating for a while, she still stood up on one foot, struggling to take off her pajamas and then put on the dress.
This action, which used to be so easy for her, now took several minutes to complete.
After changing her clothes, she even felt out of breath.
"Lawyer Zhu! You can come in now!"
Zhu Zhiyao quickly came in, carried Ji Siyue onto the wheelchair, covered her with a small blanket, and pushed her out.
After so long, she was finally going out. Ji Siyue looked at the clouds in the sky and couldn't help but squint her eyes.
The sun was too bright. It was so annoying.
"Do you have any good suggestions about the wedding house?"
"No suggestions. You can decide."
"I want to hear your suggestions."
Ji Siyue was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Zhu Zhiyao and said, "Zhu Zhiyao, are you trying to help me regain my emotions?"
"Yes." Zhu Zhiyao admitted directly. "I don't like you like this. I'm sure the old you didn't like it either."
"But I like myself now. Except for my useless leg, everything is fine. I don't have to worry about other things, and I won't be tied down by any extra emotions. Isn't this great?"
Ji Siyue said calmly.
Zhu Zhiyao felt angrier the more he talked, so he stopped in time and changed the topic. "General Manager Yang called and said he'll be back soon. Do you think you can go back to work in the company in your current condition?"
Previously, after Ji Siyue had the car accident, the company was handed over to Qing Ying to manage. For some important decisions, they would consult Ji Siyue's opinion. Although she stayed at home all day, the company was gradually getting on the right track, and the employees in the company had gradually come to respect this General Manager Ji who they rarely saw.
"Is he coming back soon?"
"Yes. Can you hold your own phone? You can play games if you want. You even ask me to answer the phone. Aren't you bored?"
"It's so much fun to just sit around and do nothing. Stop talking. Give me the phone first. I'll call General Manager Yang."
It should be early morning in the United States at this time. According to General Manager Yang's personality, he should still be asleep.
But she didn't care. Ji Siyue didn't know how to consider others' feelings now. She only wanted to achieve her own goal.
She called for a long time, and finally the phone was answered. A slightly subdued voice came from the other end. "Mr. Zhu, it's early morning. Please have some mercy on this middle - aged man, okay? What's wrong with Ji Siyue this time? Still not willing to go back to the company? I'm not kidding. Her situation is getting better. Is it really so embarrassing to sit in a wheelchair? If not, you can send her to the United States. I have good doctors here..."
When people are grumpy from waking up, they always like to complain. Ji Siyue just listened expressionlessly to the respected General Manager Yang complaining about her on the phone. When the man took a breath, she finally found an opportunity to interject. "General Manager Yang, the person in question is listening."
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, and then the man seemed to wake up.
"Siyue? Why did you call by yourself suddenly?"
"Just now someone said I didn't want to go to work because I was embarrassed to sit in a wheelchair. But the company's turnover has been steadily increasing while I've been at home. And you've still been paying me my salary, right?"
"... Siyue, I just want you to do something else. Don't just sit at home and do nothing."
"I'll go back to work tomorrow. It's not because I was convinced by your words. I just want to prove to everyone that I don't care about the past and I'm not afraid to show myself in public."
"... Give the phone to Mr. Zhu."
Ji Siyue wordlessly held the phone up. Zhu Zhiyao took the phone and said, "Hello? This is Zhu Zhiyao."
The person on the other end of the phone said, "Mr. Zhu, Ji Siyue's current situation is very bad. This time I'll bring back two doctors, one for rehabilitation and one for psychological counseling. Please help out then. She can't go on like this... She's not acting human anymore."