I Got A Girlfriend After Losing My Memory (Transmigration) - Chapter 45

Tang Fuzhi had to admit that while the location lacked romance, Tao Ran’s imagination was certainly boundless.

With her limited imagination and lack of experience, she couldn’t fathom how Tao Ran planned to propose in a bustling hospital filled with patients in blue-and-white striped gowns.

Tang Fuzhi silently imagined the scene and shuddered.

It was too absurd, far beyond her wildest imaginings.

If Tao Ran was really going to propose to her in front of all these people, she’d have to take back what she’d thought in the car.

She’d just have to refuse.

It would be too embarrassing.

She couldn’t bear the humiliation.

Tao Ran noticed Tang Fuzhi’s increasingly strange glances and, puzzled, asked, “What’s wrong?”

Tang Fuzhi forced a smile. “Nothing.”

You’d better not propose here.

Thankfully, Tao Ran didn’t stop there. Instead, she led Tang Fuzhi onto the elevator and up to the floor where she usually had her checkups.

Tang Fuzhi sighed in relief and began to consider: If it were the hospital room where I first woke up, that might actually be nice.

After all, it was where they’d first met, and a single room would be easy to decorate.

It was a bit of a shame that Tang Fuzhi wouldn’t be able to decorate it herself, since they’d only just returned.

Having someone else do it just wouldn’t feel the same.

But compared to the idea of a public proposal in front of all those people, this seemed much more reasonable.

Thinking this way, Tang Fuzhi decided it wasn’t so bad after all.

But Tao Ran led her to the checkup room.

Before opening the door, Tang Fuzhi still clung to a sliver of hope. But the moment the door swung fully open, her illusions shattered.

Inside was nothing but the familiar, cold machinery, arranged exactly as before, without a single balloon, flower, or any other festive decoration.

Even Zheng Xiaoxiao, standing inside, looked exactly the same as always, wearing her white lab coat and glasses, seemingly engrossed in meticulously checking something.

Hearing the door open, Zheng Xiaoxiao turned her head. “You’re here.”

She deftly manipulated the equipment, glanced at Tang Fuzhi, and gestured for her to lie down.

Tang Fuzhi felt utterly defeated. She now believed she had been overthinking the proposal.

In truth, Tao Ran had never intended to propose so soon. It was all her own wishful thinking.

She glared fiercely at Tao Ran, who, feeling somewhat bewildered, touched her nose. “Did I do something to upset you?”

But she couldn’t think of anything she had done wrong.

Tang Fuzhi remained silent, silently lying down on the examination table.

Tao Ran smiled and walked over to Tang Fuzhi, gently patting her head. “You must be hungry. I’ll go get you something to eat.”

She didn’t think much of it, assuming the girl was just a little irritable from waking up hungry.

The medical checkup would take some time, and whether they waited to eat until they got back or ordered takeout, it would be faster to grab something nearby and bring it back.

Having known Zheng Xiaoxiao for so many years, Tao Ran felt completely at ease leaving Tang Fuzhi in her care.

Tang Fuzhi turned her face away, refusing to acknowledge Tao Ran’s inaction.

Seeing how close the two were, Zheng Xiaoxiao felt relieved.

She had been worried all along. If Tang Fuzhi hadn’t fallen for Tao Ran in the four years before her amnesia, what if she still didn’t like her now?

Her worries were understandable. After all, Tang Fuzhi had only lost her memory, not been possessed by another soul. Her personality and preferences wouldn’t have changed.

Fortunately, judging by how things seemed now, Tang Fuzhi and Tao Ran were getting along well.

Zheng Xiaoxiao heard Tao Ran’s footsteps receding behind her and teased, “What’s wrong? Did Tao Ran annoy you again?”

Tang Fuzhi looked up into Zheng Xiaoxiao’s gentle gaze. Though Zheng Xiaoxiao was young, her tone was as warm and reassuring as an elder’s, instantly putting Tang Fuzhi at ease.

“It’s nothing, really…”

Tang Fuzhi knew Tao Ran hadn’t done anything wrong. She was just overthinking things.

Zheng Xiaoxiao was perceptive. Sensing from Tang Fuzhi’s demeanor that there was no serious conflict between them, she decided not to press further.

She continued adjusting the equipment, occasionally asking Tang Fuzhi about her comfort levels.

During the examination, a young nurse rushed in, her voice urgent. “Doctor Zheng, the patient in room 19 is suddenly convulsing! You need to see them right away!”

Zheng Xiaoxiao turned serious. “You rest here for a bit,” she told Tang Fuzhi. “I’ll go check on them.”

Routine checkups could wait, but a medical emergency couldn’t. She naturally had to prioritize the patient in crisis.

Tang Fuzhi nodded. She watched as Zheng Xiaoxiao hurried away with the nurse, asking detailed questions about the patient’s condition as they went.

The room suddenly felt vast and empty. Tang Fuzhi, bored, began playing with her fingers, but quickly lost interest.

Suddenly, her gaze fell upon the shelves lined with various medications. She remembered the medicine she’d seen in Tao Ran’s office trash can.

Though she couldn’t recall the name—it was quite a mouthful—she was certain she’d recognize the bottle if she saw it again.

Driven by curiosity, Tang Fuzhi approached the shelves and began scanning each bottle.

There were truly an overwhelming number of medications here, a dazzling array that made her eyes blur.

Then, her gaze froze, focusing on a particular box. Its blue and white packaging bore a name as tongue-twisting as the one she remembered, yet the blurry characters matched the fragments in her mind.

This is it!

The medicine in Tao Ran’s office was this one!

Now that she knew the name, Tang Fuzhi immediately searched for its uses on her phone.

Prescription medication…

Relieves headaches…

Caution: This medication carries a risk of addiction. Excessive use may cause hallucinations. Use only as prescribed by a physician.

Addiction? Even hallucinations?

Tang Fuzhi knew Tao Ran suffered from insomnia, but this was the first time she realized she also had headaches and had been taking medication with severe side effects.

For the first time, Tang Fuzhi felt like she had never truly understood Tao Ran.

The Tao Ran she knew was only the version Tao Ran wanted her to see: gentle, considerate, loving…

But she had never known about Tao Ran’s past, her parents, her insomnia, her headaches…

Before she could dwell on these thoughts, she heard footsteps outside the door and quickly lay back down on the examination table.

Zheng Xiaoxiao entered with an apologetic expression. “There was a slight emergency. Let’s continue.”

Tang Fuzhi was curious. Seeing the young nurse’s earlier panic, she had assumed Zheng Xiaoxiao would need more time. She hadn’t expected her to return so quickly.

“Is the patient alright?”

Zheng Xiaoxiao glanced at her in surprise before explaining, “Yes, it was just a careless mistake by the night shift nurse. The wrong medication was administered, but it’s been resolved.”

Dark circles still lingered beneath her eyes.

Tang Fuzhi didn’t ask whether “resolved” meant the problem was fixed or the nurse had been disciplined. Doctor Zheng would naturally decide the appropriate consequences based on the severity of the situation.

By now, Tang Fuzhi and Zheng Xiaoxiao were well-accustomed to the physical examinations.

By the time Tao Ran returned with the takeout containers, the examination was nearly complete, just in time for them to have lunch together.

On the way home, Tang Fuzhi remained unusually quiet, her mind preoccupied with the information on the medicine label.

Tao Ran found this unsettling. The younger woman usually chattered incessantly, eager to share every detail of her day.

Though they lived together, they each had their own private space. Tao Ran could usually tell what Tang Fuzhi was up to just by listening to her stories.

When Tang Fuzhi was focused on drawing, she might complain about what she’d drawn that day, how her hand felt, or whether she was satisfied with the draft.

When she was lounging around, she’d share details about the novels she’d been reading, how well they were written, and even give Tao Ran a brief summary of the plot.

But today, Tang Fuzhi was uncharacteristically quiet, almost unnervingly so.
Tao Ran remembered her being similarly withdrawn at the hospital, giving her strange looks. At the time, she’d assumed Tang Fuzhi was just hungry and too weak to talk.

But now that Tang Fuzhi had eaten, she shouldn’t still be acting so listless.

“What’s bothering you?” Tao Ran asked, taking the younger woman’s soft hand and pressing the back of her own hand against Tang Fuzhi’s forehead.

Her body should be fine; Zheng Xiaoxiao had just checked her.

Tang Fuzhi pulled Tao Ran’s hand away from her forehead and turned to gaze at her, her usually cheerful face now serious.

If they hadn’t spent the entire day together, Tao Ran would have suspected that Tang Fuzhi had discovered the truth about her deception.

After a long silence, Tang Fuzhi finally spoke. “That medicine I saw in your office trash can last time… was it for your headaches?”

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