After Losing My Memory, I Suddenly Had A Fiancée - Chapter 21.1

Ji Fanghuai truly wanted to treat Jiang Zhi as an older sister, because subconsciously, she felt this was the most comfortable way for them to interact. However, Jiang Zhi always seemed to misunderstand.

In Ji Fanghuai’s eyes, Jiang Zhi was now closely linked with “rolling on the sheets.”

“I don’t call it anywhere,” Ji Fanghuai muttered.

“You were the one who first wanted to call me ‘sister’,” Jiang Zhi said with an innocent face. “And you were the one who first brought up ‘rolling on the sheets’.”

“We didn’t only talk about that,” Ji Fanghuai quickly changed the subject, unwilling to dwell on the “rolling on the sheets” topic.

Next time, even if Jiang Zhi were reading an erotic novel or watching a suggestive video in front of her, it would be none of her business.

Jiang Zhi was very interested in her conversation with the cafe owner and said, composedly, “Then what else did you talk about?”

“Just normal chatting and catching up, and we also talked about the importance of cohabitation before marriage.” Ji Fanghuai repeated the owner’s words to Jiang Zhi.

Jiang Zhi looked thoughtful and commented, “That kind of behavior is indeed quite annoying.”

“I think so too.” Ji Fanghuai was just listening to the story, and the psychological matters of “rolling on the sheets” were thus passed over.

However, she keenly noticed that Jiang Zhi had been particularly compliant with her these past few days, and she wondered if it had anything to do with her conversation with the owner. Specifically, Jiang Zhi would unconditionally agree to a series of requests she made.

For example, she wanted to try cooking in the kitchen, something she was always prevented from doing with various excuses, such as her head injury preventing her from being exposed to oil smoke, or the fear of her getting hurt or bumped. She was, in short, a “kitchen killer.”

But this time, Jiang Zhi surprisingly agreed. However, she immediately showed her a set of photos of rice that had dried out in the electric rice cooker.

“You forgot to put water in this, right?” Ji Fanghuai asked guiltily.

“Mm.” Jiang Zhi nodded and showed her another photo, which was of a black, burnt dish; she couldn’t even tell what the main ingredients were. It looked like a disastrous culinary experiment.

Ji Fanghuai said uncertainly, “This is burnt?”

Jiang Zhi told her, “Too much soy sauce was added.”

Ji Fanghuai got a headache and gave up the idea of going into the kitchen. She didn’t need to ask to know that all those disasters were her own work, because Jiang Zhi knew how to cook, and her cooking was delicious.

Ji Fanghuai then suggested she wanted to look at her contact list and have Jiang Zhi tell her about their past.

Jiang Zhi refused the first request for the same reasons but answered the second question, saying, “You have a very cheerful personality and you always loved to stick to me.”

“How is that possible?” Ji Fanghuai felt the first part was accurate, but the second was not. It didn’t sound like her.

Jiang Zhi lowered her eyes, looking a little sad, and said, “I knew it, even if I told you, you wouldn’t believe me.”

Ji Fanghuai really thought Jiang Zhi was deliberately twisting the facts to make her stick to Jiang Zhi now.

Ever since the “rolling on the sheets” incident, whenever she saw Jiang Zhi, she would overthink, always feeling that Jiang Zhi’s mind was full of “rolling on the sheets,” and then she would feel like she was being narcissistic.

“I didn’t mean that,” Ji Fanghuai explained. “I just don’t think that’s like me.”

Jiang Zhi raised an eyebrow and asked, “Then what do you think you should be like?”

“I should be more reserved, a bit aloof, the ‘do not approach’ type.” As Ji Fanghuai spoke, she noticed Jiang Zhi staring at her with bright eyes, and she couldn’t help but ask, “What is it? Did I say something wrong?”

She felt she was difficult to get along with, anyway.

Jiang Zhi said, “Completely wrong perception. You are very soft.”

Ji Fanghuai: “???”

Was she making a suggestive remark?

“Your personality is very soft, but also very stubborn,” Jiang Zhi added. “Soft towards your own people, and very stubborn towards outsiders. You always act according to your principles, unyielding.”

“I’m like that?” Ji Fanghuai thought about it and felt that Jiang Zhi’s summary was very accurate, and it was quite a high compliment.

She felt that she was indeed like that.

“Mm, time to sleep.” Jiang Zhi pointed to the bed.

“Oh.” Ji Fanghuai walked over with clumsy steps, afraid that Jiang Zhi would make a move, but nothing happened.

They were still in the same position, with Jiang Zhi holding her, just like she would hold a pillow.

Life was nothing more than daily interactions and managing the coffee shop.

After her idea was rejected by Jiang Zhi, Ji Fanghuai decided to solve the problem fundamentally. As long as they could improve the quality of the coffee, everything else would just be a bonus.

One day, Ji Fanghuai was researching raw material import channels in the shop.

“Ji Fanghuai?” a woman asked uncertainly.

“You are?” Ji Fanghuai was habitually in a daze and found the face that suddenly called her name particularly unfamiliar.

“It really is you, Ji Fanghuai! Don’t you recognize me? I’m Wu Lili, your university classmate. What happened to you? I haven’t heard from you lately,” Wu Lili said with wide-eyed surprise.

It should be normal for university classmates not to keep in touch often, right?

However, Ji Fanghuai was delighted to see anyone from her past, so she paused her work and said, “Sorry, I didn’t see clearly just now.”

She didn’t mention her amnesia and pretended to recognize the person, trying to find some clues from their conversation.

Wu Lili was easygoing and waved her hand, saying, “It’s fine, everyone changes a lot over the years. I remember you used to have long hair; now with short hair, you look very refreshing and delicate.”

“Thank you.” Ji Fanghuai smiled shyly.

Wu Lili immediately ran out of things to ask, saying, “By the way, is this your shop? Is your family from this city?”

It seemed they weren’t close to begin with, just ordinary classmates.

Ji Fanghuai smiled and said, “Yes, this is my shop. Please come and support my business often in the future.”

“I’ll definitely come often in the future, but you’re already your own boss, and we’re still wage earners. I’m envious,” Wu Lili said politely.

“We are busy running around all the time, and the rent for this shop is expensive. We don’t make much money even after working a whole day.”

Ji Fanghuai believed that when old classmates met, few would want to see a former classmate doing better than themselves, so she spoke deceptively, painting a picture of her suffering.

After all, she wanted to catch up with this rare classmate and learn about her situation.

To her surprise, Wu Lili didn’t believe her at all, saying, “You’re actually here for the experience, aren’t you? I remember your family is very wealthy, otherwise why would you open a small shop like this?”

The shop had so many employees, and it was spacious and grand.

Ji Fanghuai was full of questions: Is my family very wealthy?

“Are you misunderstanding something about me?” Ji Fanghuai spread her hands and laughed. “I’m very poor right now.”

“Hahaha.” Wu Lili thought she was joking.

Then, after Ji Fanghuai gave her a complimentary drink and a membership card, she left happily. Clearly, they weren’t close at all, probably just classmates in the same major and class.

Ji Fanghuai was disappointed.

Although she gained nothing today, if she met one old classmate today, she could meet two tomorrow.

Ji Fanghuai felt that sooner or later, she would gradually recover her memory this way.

It wouldn’t stimulate her brain, and she could slowly receive new information. She believed Jiang Zhi would also accept this method.

Ji Fanghuai went home and told Jiang Zhi, “I met a university classmate today, named Wu Lili.”

Jiang Zhi paused for a moment when she heard “university classmate,” saying, “You never mentioned her.”

Ji Fanghuai already knew that would be the case and asked, “I probably wasn’t close to her. Did you hear me mention any other classmates? Like close ones, such as roommates?”

Jiang Zhi’s eyes darkened a little and she said, “I haven’t heard you mention any. After all, you graduated three years ago, so even the best relationships should have faded by now.”

“Alright then. Where did I go to university, and what was my major?” Ji Fanghuai persisted with her questions.

Jiang Zhi was very relaxed this time, saying, “You went to university in H City, H City University of Finance and Economics, majoring in finance.”

“I studied finance?” Ji Fanghuai subconsciously associated people who studied finance with being wealthy, especially after Wu Lili’s words.

She said, “Is my family very rich?”

“It used to be very rich, but later the company went bankrupt, and then your parents died in a car accident,” Jiang Zhi said, afraid of stimulating her. “The rest is now. Don’t think about it too much.”

“Mm, I don’t feel anything.”

Ji Fanghuai felt she had strong psychological resilience, and with Jiang Zhi as her solid backing, she felt she could endure anything.

Ji Fanghuai kept asking questions, first about classmates, then about family, saying, “My grandparents should still be around, right? And my maternal grandparents.”

“Your maternal grandparents passed away. Your paternal grandparents don’t like you because…” Jiang Zhi spread her hands and didn’t continue.

Everything was unspoken.

Ji Fanghuai guessed, “Because they thought I was a girl?”

“Mm.” Jiang Zhi pointed to her head. “In short, it takes a long time to recover from an injury. Don’t run around lately.”

Ji Fanghuai didn’t expect that in this day and age, some people still favored boys over girls. Girls could have children too, couldn’t they?

“It takes 100 days to recover from a serious injury,” Ji Fanghuai corrected Jiang Zhi. “By the way, is Mi Li your relative?”

Jiang Zhi’s eyes drifted a bit, saying, “She is a distant relative of mine. She’s quite obedient and sensible, so I asked her to be a life assistant. Did she cause you any trouble?”

“No, no, I was just asking casually.”

Ji Fanghuai asked Jiang Zhi a lot of questions, felt like she understood many things, and yet also felt like she knew nothing.

Ji Fanghuai indulged herself at home for a few days, then went to the coffee shop. The coffee shop was operating as usual.

She suddenly felt that her role as the boss was dispensable. The coffee shop’s revenue was enough to cover expenses; she was only responsible for paying salaries.

“Where is Xiao Zhao? Is she on leave? Why haven’t I seen her?” Ji Fanghuai walked around the coffee shop twice and didn’t see the new employee, Xiao Zhao.

“Xiao Zhao resigned two days ago,” the acting store manager said. “We have already posted a new recruitment notice, and a new employee will fill the position soon.”

“Resigned? So suddenly? She told me not long ago that she wanted to stay in the shop for a while, master the skills, and then become a full-time barista.” Ji Fanghuai suspected something was amiss.

The manager couldn’t help but say, “I’m not sure either. Xiao Zhao was usually quite diligent and sweet-talking. Ms. Jiang dismissed her and has already paid her salary and compensation.”

Jiang Zhi dismissed her? Ji Fanghuai made a note to ask Jiang Zhi when she got home, saying, “The new employee I hired was dismissed by you?”

Jiang Zhi nodded, saying, “Mm, that person had ulterior motives.”

Ji Fanghuai wondered, “Ulterior motives for what?”

It was just a coffee shop, not a big company where an employee could steal company secrets.

Jiang Zhi stared at Ji Fanghuai, saying, “Fanghuai, do you know about ‘green tea’ type of people?”

“Are you saying she had ulterior motives toward me?” Ji Fanghuai laughed lightly. “Are you being too sensitive? No one in this world treasures me except you.”

Ji Fanghuai lowered her eyes, once again feeling like a failure. Indeed, only Jiang Zhi treasured her.

Everything else came with Jiang Zhi and had nothing to do with her. Ultimately, her only friend was Lin Mianmian; everyone else was an addition from Jiang Zhi.

“But isn’t just me enough?” Jiang Zhi mumbled softly.

“What did you just say?” Ji Fanghuai didn’t hear clearly.