"Selective amnesia?"
Xu Yao's fingertips trembled when she heard this term. The item in her hand almost dropped to the ground.
Her eyelashes fluttered slightly, her pupils constricted, and her pink lips tightened into a thin line. "In psychology, selective amnesia is equivalent to a defense mechanism. It's a period of unpleasant memories that the patient themselves wants to forget."
Xu Yao's voice grew softer and softer. "And... it has nothing to do with the psychologist..."
Seeing her like this, the woman standing beside her let out a soft scoff and raised her eyebrows slightly. "I see. So is Shu Qing also suffering from this symptom?"
Facing Shen Jianyi's successive questions, Xu Yao felt a bit guilty, but she still tried to remain calm.
She cleared her throat. "Miss Shen, your friend is just overly frightened. There's nothing serious. You can go back."
"But I'm asking you a question." The woman's cold voice lingered in her ear.
Xu Yao frowned tightly, and her emotions gradually showed on her face. She impatiently pushed the two of them. "I'm going to close the door. Please leave first."
She quickly turned around, not wanting to pay any more attention to the two people in front of her.
A few minutes later.
The clear sound of a wind chime rang out. She knew that this group of people had left.
As time passed by second by second, Xu Yao's psychological endurance gradually weakened. She squatted on the ground, hugging her knees with both hands, trying to digest the pressure brought by both sides.
Half an hour ago.
Lu Suowei found her and hoped that she could help Shu Qing with the final hypnosis so that the poor woman could forget all the people and things in the past and become truly herself.
But Xu Yao didn't agree. She could tell from the woman's eyes that she was resistant in her heart.
That's why Lu Suowei threatened her with her elderly parents and only gave her three days to consider. If there was no result or it didn't meet his expectations, she didn't dare to think about what would happen to her parents.
Xu Yao nervously ran her fingers through her hair, her face pale as she stared at the hypnotic clock in front of her. She began to sob.
It's said that psychologists can help others solve psychological problems, but in fact, they themselves are more likely to be troubled by such issues.
...
After leaving the consulting room.
Lu Jinsheng found a convenience store and bought two bottles of mineral water. At this time, only Zhao Tiantian was left in the car. She looked around and finally took out her phone from her pocket.
The woman's slender fingers tapped on a contact with a kitten avatar in the list and quickly typed a message.
[She has already got the chip. We're at the entrance of the 24 - hour convenience store near Hanghai Park.]
After sending the message, she quickly deleted it and put the phone away. Everything seemed so calm and natural. This smooth - flowing set of actions deceived the people outside the car.
"Tap, tap, tap."
The car window was knocked. She rolled down the window and saw the woman outside handing her a bottle of water.
"Tiantian, I'll take you back to the company later." Shen Jianyi glanced at her casually. "We'll find another partner for the cooperation later. Don't be sad."
Zhao Tiantian forced a formal smile and pretended to be calm. "It doesn't matter. I don't take it to heart."
"That's good."
Shen Jianyi noticed that Zhao Tiantian didn't dare to look her in the eye when she was speaking. She didn't know if she was overthinking or not, but she always felt that Zhao Tiantian was acting strange.
She left the car window and shifted her gaze to the man on the side of the poplar tree who was on the phone. At this moment, Lu Jinsheng frowned slightly, looking like he was troubled.
A moment later, the man hung up the phone and walked towards her.
The call just now had really bothered him, but Shen Jianyi didn't intend to ask more. It wasn't that she didn't care, but she wouldn't force him to say things he didn't want to talk about.
Lu Jinsheng naturally took the woman's slender hand, his eyelashes drooping. "It was a call from my father. It's still about the broken promise."
Shen Jianyi: "..."
"Don't worry. I'm here." A complex look flashed across Lu Jinsheng's eyes, and the atmosphere around them turned cold.
They decided to take Zhao Tiantian back to the company first. As for Lu Ziqian, they would deal with him later.
The two chatted briefly outside and then got back into the car. When Shen Jianyi opened the car door, she noticed that the other woman was looking for something with her head down.
She frowned slightly, a bit confused. "What are you looking for?"
Perhaps caught off - guard, Zhao Tiantian was startled and got goosebumps all over. "I... I... I seem to have lost my earring in the car."
She touched one of her ears, explaining rather guiltily.
Shen Jianyi's eyelashes fluttered slightly, and her gaze fell to the ground. Since she found nothing, her voice was extremely cold. "I'll ask the maid to look for it. I'll send it back to you if I find it."
"... Okay."
She didn't dare to say anything more.
The car slowly started and drove on a road that seemed to have no end. Shen Jianyi would always notice the actions of the woman in the back seat from time to time through the rear - view mirror.
Among them, their eyes met three or four times, but Zhao Tiantian would quickly dodge, as if she had done something guilty.
Until they dropped her off, Shen Jianyi rolled down the window and looked at her calmly, raising her chin. "Get a good rest. Call me if you need anything."
The woman nodded in agreement.
Only after Zhao Tiantian's back completely disappeared from sight did Shen Jianyi turn her head.
Before Shen Jianyi could say anything, the man in the driver's seat let out a snort. "Interesting. Who do you think she's working for?"
"I'm not sure. Her motives are unclear."
She had seen clearly just now that there was a hoop earring on each of Zhao Tiantian's ears. The reason she lied was probably because she was under someone's orders.
Shen Jianyi really didn't expect that after helping her so much, she would bite her back. It was really a real - life version of the Farmer and the Snake. Zhao Tiantian really didn't think about the consequences when doing things.
While they were talking.
Lu Jinsheng had already driven the car into a deserted alley. Without saying a word, he opened the car door and groped under the back seat.
He quickly found an extremely small GPS under the passenger seat.
"Good excuse of losing an earring." Lu Jinsheng pinched the chip between his fingers and sneered. "Do you want to know who's behind her?"
Hearing this, Shen Jianyi turned her head. She took the GPS and put it back in the car, saying casually. "Of course. Drive the car to Hanghai Bridge. They'll make a move in the most dangerous and deserted place."
Lu Jinsheng was stunned. He was thinking of waiting for the enemy to come, but the woman beside him was thinking of taking the initiative. Driving the car to Hanghai Bridge meant that if they were attacked, they would fall off the bridge into the sea.
He really didn't know if he should say that Shen Jianyi was taking a risk or if it was the best location she had chosen after careful consideration.
Seeing the man hesitating, Shen Jianyi grabbed the gear lever and deliberately lowered her voice. "Trust me. I won't let anything happen to you."
As soon as the words were out, the man stepped on the accelerator. How could he not believe his wife's words?