"How much do you miss him?"
Xu Yao asked her second question. With her eyes closed, Shu Qing's mind had gone completely blank.
"Very, very much. I want to see him again. Every time I meet him, I feel a sense of familiarity, a feeling... like kinship."
Hearing this, Xu Yao finally understood why Lu Suowei was so eager to have her help hide the memories of this person.
Xu Yao switched to another person. "What about Shen Jianyi?"
The other person hesitated for a few seconds, presumably thinking. After a moment, she finally spoke. "I know her."
Great. Now all Xu Yao had to do was make her forget these two people.
"Now open your eyes and look at the pocket watch in my hand."
Shu Qing opened her eyes, and her gaze followed the pocket watch as it swayed back and forth.
Xu Yao began to perform hypnosis.
"You don't know Lu Jinsheng, and you don't know Shen Jianyi. These two people have nothing to do with you. Forget all the memories related to them."
"Just forget them all—"
These words kept echoing in her mind. But for some unknown reason this time, there was a brief moment of consciousness in Shu Qing's mind that prevented her from forgetting.
She couldn't forget these two people, especially—Lu Jinsheng.
Just as Xu Yao sensed something was wrong.
The door of the consulting room was pushed open, and the wind chimes hanging on the door rang out clearly.
Normally, no one would come at this time. Xu Yao was very confused.
A few seconds later.
She suddenly remembered that the ringing of the chimes would interrupt the person in front of her and might even prompt her to recall some memories related to these two people.
Only then did Xu Yao realize that something was seriously wrong. She stared wide - eyed at the woman who had already sat up.
"Miss Xu, why... do I remember so many things?"
However, these things were all about Shen Jianyi, along with some scattered small events.
Xu Yao swallowed hard. If Lu Suowei found out about this, he would surely take extreme measures against her parents. A shiver ran down her spine.
Then, Lu Jinsheng and the other person walking towards them were the final straw that completely broke her.
"Xu Yao, what are you doing?"
She quickly hid the props she had just used behind her back and replied with a dodging look in her eyes. "I'm providing psychological counseling for the patient. What are you guys doing here?"
"Patient?"
He immediately saw his mother sitting there. He originally wanted to go over and take her away directly, but he was seen by the maid coming down from the second floor.
"I was wondering why it was so noisy downstairs. It turns out that Mr. Lu is here." This maid was very bold, completely because someone was backing her up.
She walked straight up to Shu Qing, and her attitude changed a bit. Her voice softened. "Madam, how do you feel now?"
Shu Qing shook her head. "Not very well."
Before she could say a second word, the man in front of her strode over. He crouched down in front of Shu Qing and looked up at her.
"Do you still remember me?"
Shu Qing had a very vague memory of this person, but if she really tried to recall, it would probably be impossible.
"I don't know you," she stretched out her finger and pointed at the woman behind. Then she opened her mouth. "I know her. We met at an auction before."
Presumably, what Shu Qing was referring to was the first time they met.
Perhaps feeling that this was a bit presumptuous, he stood up and took two steps back, only to be blocked by the maid.
"Mr. Lu, my madam's mental state is not very good. She needs to rest now. Please respect yourself."
After saying this, she helped the woman into a wheelchair, and the woman didn't resist at all from beginning to end.
Before being wheeled away, Shu Qing looked at Shen Jianyi many times and also gave her a faint smile.
It was this smile that made Shen Jianyi think of many things. She really wanted to know who was controlling Shu Qing behind the scenes and could also control Xu Yao.
Now there were only the three of them left in the psychological consulting room.
Xu Yao didn't know how to face these two people. She couldn't tell the truth, or she would be doomed.
"You said you didn't know Shu Qing."
At this moment, even Lu Jinsheng's words carried a great sense of oppression. His imposing manner filled the entire room.
Xu Yao took a deep breath and finally chose to avoid this topic.
"I don't know what you're talking about. But now I've closed the shop. You guys should leave."
She didn't want to waste too much time with these two people, as it would only put her in a dilemma.
Facing her still cold attitude, Lu Jinsheng clenched his fists. He really couldn't get any information from this woman.
"I'm asking you one last time. Who took her away, and who asked you to perform hypnosis here?"
This time it was very obvious. They had both seen her performing hypnosis.
Xu Yao turned her head away and didn't want to talk to these two people anymore. She started to pack her things, apparently preparing to leave the shop.
Just as she picked up her bag and was about to leave, Shen Jianyi suddenly spoke. "Do you plan to be used by him forever?"
Hearing this, Xu Yao turned her head, with a faint smile on her face. "No one is using me. I just want to help Miss Shu."
"Help?" She had seen through the situation long ago. "You don't want to help her. It's because you've been caught with a handle."
Xu Yao was stunned. Her thoughts had been guessed, and now she didn't know whether she should look at the two of them or where to put her hands and feet.
But Shen Jianyi had no intention of letting her go. The woman pressed on step by step and got very close to her. "Let me guess why you're helping that person."
"Because he knows your dirty secrets?"
Xu Yao remained silent.
"Oh, then that's not it." Shen Jianyi was like a highly aggressive hunter. "Or is it that he's threatening you with your life?"
But Xu Yao still didn't say a word, as if all her guesses were wrong.
Every time Shen Jianyi put forward a possibility, she would subconsciously look at her, trying to confirm through the other person's expression.
Although Xu Yao was a psychological counselor, when faced with this situation, she was completely at a loss and could only obediently admit it.
"I know," Shen Jianyi was sure this time. "That man has great power and is keeping an eye on your parents to threaten you."
When she heard this guess, Xu Yao's body trembled very slightly. Her back straightened involuntarily, and even her facial expression became stiff.
"Am I right, Miss Xu?"
Shen Jianyi could guarantee that her guess was absolutely correct.
Even though she was aware that the other person had seen through the situation, she still pretended to be indifferent. "Sorry, things are not as you said. No one is threatening me with my parents."