Chapter 545: Why Did She Light a Mosquito Coil for Me? (3)

She was waiting for his WeChat...

At this deep and silent moment of the night, Chi Yu’s mood went from initially low to now, as if floating lightly on the clouds.

Instead of typing a reply, he dialed Gu Yuan’s number.

The call was quickly connected, and before Chi Yu could speak, she spoke first, "Hold on."

Chi Yu patiently waited.

From the earpiece, he heard slight rustling sounds, and after about a minute, Chi Yu heard a gentle breeze coming through.

As the wind sounds subsided, her voice came through the earpiece again, soft, like clouds weathered by the wind, "Suisui is asleep."

Every word she said was as soft as cotton candy falling on Chi Yu’s heart, making his previously empty heart feel extraordinarily full instantly.

Gu Yuan placed the phone aside, tucked Suisui in, gently brushed Suisui’s bangs from her forehead, picked up the phone, and walked to the balcony to talk to Chi Yu.

The smog in Yanjing had been severe lately, and the night wind was slightly cold as it blew, so she added a cloak before going to the balcony.

"Alright, I’m on the balcony now," she said.

Chi Yu felt completely satisfied just hearing Gu Yuan’s voice; his dull mood instantly vanished, and he said, "Just now, I thought you had already fallen asleep."

Gu Yuan: "I rarely go to bed early; habits are hard to change." Pausing for a moment, she asked, "Are you taking the call outside too?"

There was no wind sound on his end, but she detected it.

"Yes, under the grape arbor in the farmhouse garden," he answered truthfully.

Gu Yuan: "It’s quite cool outside, but there should be quite a few mosquitoes."

Chi Yu: "Sister Yao said the same, and she lit a coil of incense for me before resting."

Gu Yuan: "A coil of incense?"

Chi Yu: "The kind that smokes."

"..." Gu Yuan said, "That’s mosquito coil, isn’t it?"

Chi Yu: "Yes, Sister Yao said it was a mosquito coil."

"..."

After a while, Gu Yuan asked him, "Are you getting used to it there?"

Chi Yu: "Hmm."

"Your voice sounds a bit off; did you catch a cold?"

Chi Yu: "..." He suspected someone had informed her.

However, since Yuanyuan didn’t ask directly, Chi Yu wasn’t sure if she truly knew, including the fact that he often sleepwalked in Ancient Water Village...

Sleepwalking was currently Chi Yu’s biggest worry.

He didn’t know how to resolve it!

"Did you really catch a cold?" Gu Yuan asked.

Chi Yu hummed and said, "A little."

"Your voice has changed a bit; it must be more than just a little. Did your team bring any cold medicine?" Gu Yuan was very concerned about Chi Yu catching a cold and kept asking.

Chi Yu feared Gu Yuan would worry too much: "Don’t worry, it’s not a big issue. The team has medicine, and I’ve already taken it."

Hearing him say this, Gu Yuan believed him: "Tomorrow morning, I’ll ask Yao Tao to make you some soup to drink, the kind that clears heat and removes toxins, it won’t be too bitter. Once it’s made, you have to drink it, okay?"

"Mm."

"If you’re really afraid of bitterness, there’s rock candy in Yao Tao’s treasure cabinet, you can ask her for some. But don’t eat too much, it’s too sweet and can be cloying."

"Okay."

"In the countryside, your skin is delicate, so be careful of insects, and also take care of your health," Gu Yuan advised, her voice exceptionally gentle.

Chi Yu missed Gu Yuan intensely, to the point that he wished he could see her immediately. He sighed in his heart, realizing that longing could be like a raging tide, unstoppable, making him want to climb the wall and disregard everything to travel thousands of kilometers to see her, and hold her tightly in his embrace for that fulfilling feeling.

Gu Yuan didn’t hear him speak and thought he wasn’t feeling well due to the cold.

She said, "Get some rest early, don’t stay up too late, okay."

He said, "Okay."

"Then, let’s leave it at that for now. I’ll be waiting for you in Sui City to come back."

The call was about to end.

Chi Yu was reluctant, wanting to say more to her, but realizing that continuing to talk would cut into her rest time, despite his reluctance, he had to agree, "Alright, you rest early too."

At the moment the call was about to disconnect, Chi Yu, holding countless words in his heart, suddenly called, "Wait, Yuanyuan."

"Hmm?"

Chi Yu couldn’t help but say, "My memory is experiencing confusion in this place, Ancient Water Village." 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"Confusion?"

"Hmm..." Chi Yu didn’t know how to explain it to Gu Yuan; he couldn’t tell her about his sleepwalking and worry her, "It’s not my first time in Ancient Water Village, I’m not unfamiliar with this place, and gaps in memory make some old things emerge."

Gu Yuan looked at the night’s scenery outside, which became a bit heavier due to Chi Yu’s words, "What have you recalled?"

Chi Yu: "I can’t remember clearly, which is why I said my memory is getting confused here."

"Don’t think too much about it," she comforted him and changed her mind about waiting for him to return to Sui City, saying, "I’ll come to the countryside to get you after I return to Sui City the day after tomorrow."

Chi Yu found Gu Yuan’s attitude very strange: "Do you not want me to remember our past?"

Silence on the other end.

Chi Yu continued to ask, "Regarding our previous memories, you always avoid talking about them. Do you really not want me to remember?"

Gu Yuan said, "No, it’s complicated, I’ll tell you in the future."

Chi Yu felt a heaviness in his heart, "...I see."

After the call ended, both were lost in their own thoughts.

Gu Yuan had her own anxieties.

Chi Yu had his own frustrations.

In short, the more Gu Yuan didn’t want him to recover his memories, the more desperately he wanted to remember everything.

The tea had gone cold, so he boiled another pot.

When the water boiled, he poured himself a cup, and a slightly chilly breeze blew in waves. Before long, it started to rain. Chi Yu looked up at the sky, as the rain slowly and steadily pattered down...

It was raining; what should he do?

Chi Yu could feel something gradually occupying his mind, making it less clear than before. He even found himself unable to act according to his own will, slowly being eroded...

It wasn’t sleepwalking!

He realized, it wasn’t sleepwalking!

He still had another consciousness hidden within!