The Ex-Wife-to-Be Is Acting Weird After Losing Her Memory - Chapter 69

Chapter 69: Rondo (Side Story)

Looking back now, everything was truly an accident.

On a certain free holiday, Lu Jiayin had a sudden idea and decided to put the trophy she and Zhen Zhen had won at the carnival during the Lunar New Year on a shelf. She dug out the exaggeratedly large trophy from the storage room, too lazy to ask a servant for help, and dragged a chair to the display case, intending to do it herself.

When Zhen Zhen entered the door, she happened to see this heart-stopping scene. Afraid that suddenly speaking might frighten Lu Jiayin, she could only tiptoe toward the chair.

The accident suddenly happened. Whether it was due to losing balance or not, the chair under her foot swayed. Lu Jiayin cried out in surprise, stumbling and lunging toward the shelf. Seeing this, Zhen Zhen immediately reached out to help, but overlooked the bothersome trophy still in the other person’s hand…

After a muffled thud, Zhen Zhen covered her forehead and fell down without a doubt.

Lu Jiayin was terrified out of her mind, never having expected that one day she would become a wife-killing murderer. She frantically rushed to Zhen Zhen’s side and cried out: “Wife—you absolutely must be okay!”

Changning Private Hospital, VIP Ward.

The entire top-floor ward was heavily guarded by security personnel. From time to time, several figures in suits with solemn expressions would rush by, indicating that some important person had been admitted.

Lu Jiayin sat tearfully by the bedside. Ever since she was hit on the head by the trophy, Zhen Zhen had fainted instantly. The servants who rushed over and Lu Jiayin emergency-sent Zhen Zhen to the hospital. Fortunately, after the doctor’s examination, no serious damage was found. However, Zhen Zhen was still unconscious, which worried everyone.

“Xiao Lu, don’t just stay by her side. You need to rest too.” Seeing Lu Jiayin constantly guarding Zhen Zhen’s bedside, Elder Zhen finally had to step in to persuade her. “The doctors all said she’ll be fine. Don’t panic.”

Lu Jiayin nodded with tears in her eyes, but her body didn’t move: “I’m not tired yet. I want to stay with her a little longer.”

It was all her own carelessness. During Zhen Zhen’s hospitalization, she couldn’t help but imagine countless bad scenarios, thinking about it made her feel more and more regretful, and she couldn’t help but shed tears again.

A tear landed right on Zhen Zhen’s hand. That hand seemed to tremble slightly.

Lu Jiayin’s eyes widened in surprise at the sight.

Soon, the hand moved again, this time with a more obvious movement. Lu Jiayin was overjoyed: “You’re awake!”

Following her voice, the person on the bed slowly opened her eyes. Her dark eyes looked slightly bewildered. Her gaze slowly focused, falling onto Lu Jiayin’s face by the bed.

Before Lu Jiayin could speak, Zhen Zhen frowned first, asking with a hint of wariness: “Who are you?”

Hearing this, Lu Jiayin was dumbfounded.

Seeing that she couldn’t speak, the vigilance on Zhen Zhen’s face became even more obvious. At this moment, Elder Zhen, who was standing aside, stepped forward and asked in a grave tone: “Do you still recognize who I am?”

“Grandpa,” Zhen Zhen correctly called this time. She examined Elder Zhen for a few moments, then asked doubtfully, “But why do you look… kind of…?”

A little old. She didn’t say these four words, her subtle gaze lingering on the Elder, hesitating to speak.

Lu Jiayin instantly collapsed: “Why? Wife, are you playing a prank on me? You can recognize Grandpa, why are you pretending not to know me?”

Before her “boo-hoo” spoiled complaints could be uttered, Lu Jiayin saw Zhen Zhen raise her hand and very primly pull her arm out of Lu Jiayin’s grasp. Her face held a distant and cold expression that Lu Jiayin had never seen before: “While I’m not sure what you’re talking about, woman, this intimate behavior is quite out of line.”

Lu Jiayin: …

“From a medical perspective, the human brain is a very precise organ. A severe impact might indeed cause certain damage to memory and behavior…” The doctor looked at the CT scan report with a solemn face. “Miss Lu, you should have some experience with this…”

Lu Jiayin, who had just experienced a blow, tried hard to adjust her mindset: “I understand. Then, in her situation, how long will it take to return to normal?”

Hearing her question, Zhen Zhen, who was sitting next to her, raised her eyes in displeasure: “What part of me is not normal? Woman, do you know how bold you are?”

Her voice sounded a little impatient, but the moment she lowered her gaze, she couldn’t help but sneak a glance at Lu Jiayin.

This woman looks a little fragile. I hope my harsh attitude didn’t hurt her?

Lu Jiayin silently communicated with the doctor with her eyes. The doctor nodded knowingly and whispered: “We can’t be sure about that either. CEO Zhen’s condition is a bit special… it might require… more observation.”

After several rounds of precise examinations, the doctors concluded that CEO Zhen’s physical condition was completely normal. The impact had caused damage to her memory; she had lost all memory of the past four years.

In other words, in Zhen Zhen’s current cognition, she was now twenty-one years old, exactly at the stage when she had graduated, returned home, and was preparing to enter the group for work.

As for her strange domineering CEO behavior, the doctor could only explain it as a personality protection mechanism resulting from amnesia, which would naturally disappear once her memory recovered.

Under the repeated affirmations of Elder Zhen and others, Zhen Zhen grudgingly accepted the fact that she was married. She looked at Lu Jiayin helplessly and said seriously: “Since we are truly married, I will keep my commitment.”

Before Lu Jiayin could be happy for too long, she added solemnly: “Besides love, I will satisfy you with everything else you want.”

This is outrageous… Lu Jiayin’s mouth twitched: “Excuse me, before you lost your memory, you were madly in love with me, okay?” She held out her hand and shook it in front of Zhen Zhen. “Do you see this diamond? You bought this at an auction specifically for me.”

Zhen Zhen scoffed: “Ha, I knew you married me for money.”

Lu Jiayin was half amused and half helpless, dragging the person out of the ward: “Let’s go.”

Amnesia cannot be cured by medical means; one can only wait for the patient to recover naturally. Elder Zhen, seeing his granddaughter was fine, said goodbye to the little couple and continued his cruise trip with his comrades. Lu Jiayin was responsible for driving Zhen Zhen home.

When they arrived home, looking at the warmly decorated master bedroom and the Kingsize bed in the center, Zhen Zhen’s usually calm face finally showed a hint of embarrassment.

Lu Jiayin certainly noticed her expression. Zhen Zhen had deliberately kept her distance from her all the way home. Presumably, for the twenty-one-year-old Zhen Zhen, although she tried hard to appear mature and indifferent, she was actually quite shy about accepting their intimate relationship.

Thinking this, she suddenly felt playful. She took a step closer to Zhen Zhen, her red lips slightly parted: “What’s wrong? Afraid I’ll ruin your purity… So, do you want to sleep in separate rooms?”

A subtle scent of perfume vaguely permeated the air. Zhen Zhen gazed at her beautiful peach-blossom eyes, still feigning a composed expression: “What kind of cat-and-mouse game are you playing now?”

“Is that what you think?” Lu Jiayin caught the avoidance in her words and continued to move closer. Her stunning beauty, which could withstand the scrutiny of cameras, still had a captivating quality at such close range, bringing a confusing allure that repeatedly bothered the person in front of her.

Her breathing involuntarily became slightly ragged. Zhen Zhen subtly tried to take a step back to escape the gaze that was confusing her.

But a hand blocked her path. Lu Jiayin had already seen through her intention, reaching out to brace herself against the wall, slowly approaching.

Zhen Zhen was so startled that her foot slipped, and she nearly tripped herself. In her panic, she reached for the nearest thing, and her palm unexpectedly touched something soft.

The sensation was heart-stopping. In her haste, what she accidentally grabbed was Lu Jiayin’s… front collar.

“Oh my… who is the more impatient one?” Lu Jiayin’s red lips curved. Her arm naturally wrapped around Zhen Zhen’s waist. Her waist was very slender. Through the thin shirt, the heat couldn’t be contained, seemingly allowing her to hear her clear heartbeat if she got any closer.

Zhen Zhen finally couldn’t bear the torment of the bursting heartbeat. She pushed Lu Jiayin’s hand away and said with difficulty: “Lu Jiayin, I advise you not to easily challenge my bottom line.”

After saying this, she turned around and fled without looking back.

Although she showed strong condemnation for Lu Jiayin’s behavior, Zhen Zhen ultimately did not insist on the “separate rooms” suggestion. After a fierce ideological struggle, she walked into the bedroom with a face full of solemn righteousness and said seriously: “Let’s be clear first, as long as you behave yourself, we can live in peace.”

Lu Jiayin smiled as she watched the blush spreading across her earlobes and nodded cooperatively: “Don’t worry, I definitely won’t do anything to you first.”

Zhen Zhen, who was focused on dividing the blanket into two even halves, didn’t hear the hidden meaning in her words and simply nodded obediently. Lu Jiayin ignored her and turned to enter the bathroom.

When she finished her comfortable milk bath and habitually walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel, she was met with Zhen Zhen’s startled gaze.

The towel couldn’t cover those pale, long legs, let alone the smooth skin that was still slightly pink and fragrant from the bath. The slender, straight collarbones seemed to grow tiny hands, pulling her gaze downward. Zhen Zhen turned her face away, completely flushed: “How can you be like this?”

“I’m like this every day,” Lu Jiayin walked around her and sat down at the vanity. “You never had an opinion before.”

This is definitely seduction.

Zhen Zhen thought with conviction. Although she had no memory of the past, regarding the fact that she was married to a movie star, she guessed it must have been a marriage for commercial purposes. After all, she was definitely not someone who focused on appearance. As for Lu Jiayin, Hmph, pretty women are never simple. She must be trying to keep her status as a wealthy wife, which is why she’s constantly flirting with me.

Thinking this, she reluctantly moved her gaze further away. The person in the mirror was letting down her hair. Her dark long hair draped over her shoulders, making the skin there look even whiter and brighter, dazzling enough to nearly blind a person.

While she was deep in confused thoughts, Lu Jiayin had already finished her skincare routine and gracefully walked into the adjacent walk-in closet. Watching her figure disappear, Zhen Zhen breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she was about to take a shower, her gaze suddenly froze again.

The walk-in closet was connected to the master bedroom. Through the silk screen, which was far more ornamental than practical, she instantly saw Lu Jiayin’s back. She was untying her towel and reaching for the nightgown hanging nearby. The fluctuating curve of her chest came into view…

With a bang, the bathroom door was heavily shut.

Zhen Zhen didn’t remember how she finished her shower. Dazed, she turned off the showerhead. Just as she was about to open the door, she belatedly realized a problem—she was in too much of a hurry to hide and forgot to bring her pajamas.

Hearing the rustling sound by the door, Lu Jiayin didn’t turn around. After a few minutes, she finally heard Zhen Zhen call her name: “Lu Jiayin, where are my pajamas…?”

Most of the clothes in the walk-in closet didn’t look like her style, and the area where the pajamas hung was even more colorful. Looking at the layers of smooth fabric, Zhen Zhen, who originally wanted to quickly find her own piece, had to give up the effort.

Lu Jiayin leisurely walked into the walk-in closet, looking at Zhen Zhen, who was holding her arms across her chest and trying hard to cover the parts the towel couldn’t reach, and very truthfully returned the previous remark to her: “How can you be like this?”

Zhen Zhen was too ashamed and annoyed to reply. And that wasn’t the end, because next, Lu Jiayin took a set of pajamas from the closet and held it out to her: “This one is yours.”

Looking at the black lace-spliced, ridiculously short piece of fabric, Zhen Zhen’s gaze stiffened: “Are you sure?”

Seeing her disbelief, Lu Jiayin simply held the nightgown up against herself for comparison: “Why would I lie to you? You can see for yourself whose size this is?” As she spoke, she emphasized the chest area.

Zhen Zhen was silent.

Seeing no other choice, she reluctantly accepted the item that could barely be called pajamas. Lu Jiayin then considerately turned around: “I’ll give you some privacy.”

This was the nightgown she had given Zhen Zhen for her birthday years ago. No matter how much she tried to coerce or tempt her, she had never worn it. She hadn’t expected it to be of use today.

She waited in the bedroom for a full fifteen minutes before Zhen Zhen finally came out, dragging her feet. She covered her chest with one hand and tugged at the hem of the garment with the other. In an extremely awkward posture, she shuffled to the edge of the bed and “whoosh” dove under the covers.

Lu Jiayin desperately tried to suppress her laughter. Seeing Zhen Zhen roll herself up in the blanket, almost falling to the floor, she had no choice but to reach out and grab the remaining small corner of the blanket: “Hey, don’t hog it.”

But Zhen Zhen misunderstood that she was trying to pull the blanket off of her and instantly wrapped it tighter. The two pulled and tugged at the same blanket in a standoff. In the end, Zhen Zhen’s sense of shame prevailed. She flipped over and yanked it fiercely. Lu Jiayin, caught off guard, was pulled forward and tumbled into Zhen Zhen’s embrace along with the blanket.

The moment their skin touched, both of them froze simultaneously.

A hand reached out from under the blanket and gripped Zhen Zhen’s sweaty palm.

That strange yet familiar warmth almost burned her. Zhen Zhen struggled to pull her hand back but couldn’t free herself for a moment. Her heart suddenly raced violently, making her feel exposed. She could only lower her voice: “Don’t move! If you move again… I can’t guarantee what will happen.”

“Oh, then let it happen.” Lu Jiayin’s voice was lazy, but the strength in her hand didn’t lessen at all. She was using a torturous, slow, gentle touch to stroke Zhen Zhen’s fingers one by one. Her fingertips were like sparks carrying electricity, lighting a series of tiny, dense fireworks on her skin.

After a long while, seemingly not satisfied with just the touch, lingering kisses began to fall on her eyes. Zhen Zhen felt her heart was about to leap out of her throat. She just struggled slightly when she was pinned face-up onto the pillow.

“It seems I have to take back what I said before…” The ambiguous voice stirred her heartstrings. The person in front of her was like a siren born from the dark night. Her fragrant long hair draped over Zhen Zhen’s face, tickling her. Struggling between desire and resistance, Lu Jiayin’s hand also descended to a deeper place. “I really, really wanted to hold you…”

This sentence completely snapped Zhen Zhen’s taut mind. She looked up in shock and was kissed by another pair of lips.

The contact of their lips instantly ignited a greater yearning. This time, Zhen Zhen could no longer resist the immense surge within her. She proactively hooked the neck of the person on top of her, exploring more deeply.

A faint floral fragrance spread, intoxicating them. Soft sounds came from the bed, accompanied by Lu Jiayin’s soft, watery, melodious sigh: “Zhen Zhen, how are you never done…”

Contrary to Lu Jiayin’s expectation, after a night of tenderness, Zhen Zhen did indeed cross out the “commercial marriage” hypothesis in her mind, but the revised version seemed to have become “The Domineering CEO’s Expensive Darling Wife.”

“You scared me! I thought your marriage with CEO Zhen was collapsing, and it would drag me down again.” On the other end of the phone was Qi Yongshan’s chirpy voice. She seemed to be on a set. Her newly styled look was no longer the sweet girl type but had a more authoritative vibe. “I only found out after reading the script that CEO Zhen actually recommended this drama for me!”

Qi Yongshan, who had suddenly landed a film contract, sounded elated: “I didn’t expect CEO Zhen to have such good taste, recognizing my underlying strong female lead aura. This is an urban light comedy. Xie Qing and I play a ‘cougar and cub’ relationship, and I’m the domineering CEO sister… Jealous, Lu Jiayin? This drama is definitely going to be a huge hit when it airs!”

Lu Jiayin resisted the urge to complain entirely. She had to admit that while the script Zhen Zhen chose was absurd, it did perfectly match Qi Yongshan’s and Xie Qing’s personalities. The chemistry between the ‘puppy’ and the ‘older sister’ should attract a lot of attention. She smiled and said: “Then good luck.”

Better not let her know that Zhen Zhen’s initial goal was just to break up her and Qi Yongshan’s ‘Ren-Qi CP’. Two days ago, Zhen Zhen, who was re-familiarizing herself with the internet, logged onto Weibo. The first thing she saw was a huge “Hot CP Chart” on the homepage. Watching the lively discussion under the topic, she didn’t speak for a long time.

By the time Lu Jiayin realized something was wrong, Zhen Zhen had already picked up the phone. Before she could finish the line, “The weather is getting cold, let’s make the Qi Group go bankrupt…,” Lu Jiayin stopped her.

“What? You’re going to defend another woman?” Zhen Zhen looked at Lu Jiayin sitting on her lap, reluctantly put down the phone, and wrapped her arms around her waist instead.

Lu Jiayin had gained some insight into her condition. She leaned down and kissed Zhen Zhen’s cheek, whispering: “There’s nothing going on between us. Her heart is only for her career! And my heart—is only for you!”

Zhen Zhen gave a cold smirk: “Then I shall grant her wish.”

She tilted her head, waiting for Lu Jiayin to reward her further, and then remembered something else: “By the way, come with me to a cocktail party tonight. They are my university friends. It’s time to introduce you to them.”

Lu Jiayin readily agreed: “Sounds good.”

In the few years of her marriage to Zhen Zhen, apart from Gu Huizheng, who was Zhen Zhen’s neighbor since childhood, she hadn’t met many of Zhen Zhen’s friends, so she was quite enthusiastic. She styled her long hair in an updo and chose a newly bought halter-neck gown. The skirt was hand-stitched with tulle petals and crystals, shimmering brilliantly with every movement.

The dinner was held at an elegantly situated private club. As soon as they got out of the car, Zhen Zhen received a call. Something important seemed to be on the other end. While listening attentively to the earpiece, she signaled Lu Jiayin to go in first.

Lu Jiayin was well-acquainted with such occasions. She gracefully entered the banquet hall alone. She had been in a hurry when leaving, and the hairpin for her updo seemed a bit loose. She thought she might as well take this opportunity to tidy it up first.

The lights in the washroom were dazzlingly bright. Lu Jiayin faced the huge crystal mirror and partially took down her hairstyle. Just as she was about to secure it again, a sound suddenly reached her ears.

She straightened up in confusion, looking toward the deeper part of the washroom. She heard someone breathing heavily in one of the stalls. Then, the door of the furthest stall burst open with a bang, and a figure ran out quickly, fleeing like the wind.

And immediately after, another woman walked out from the same stall. She was wearing a silver sequined gown, with cloudy black hair and a graceful figure. Her lipstick was smudged at the corner of her mouth, creating an ambiguous red stain on her lips.

Lu Jiayin was instantly awkward at witnessing this scene, but the woman smiled apologetically: “I’m sorry, I’m a bit drunk and lost my composure.”

Judging by her expression, she seemed very concerned about the other girl who had just run out. Seeing her turn to open the door, Lu Jiayin subconsciously stopped her: “Wait a minute—”

She pointed to the woman’s face, reminding her: “Your lipstick…”

The woman understood. Her cat-like round eyes narrowed slightly, seemingly recalling something interesting. She quickly walked to the sink and pulled out a tissue…

At this moment, the washroom door opened again, and the person who appeared was Zhen Zhen. The slightly breathless CEO Zhen’s gaze first fell on the slightly disheveled Lu Jiayin, and then slowly turned to the woman next to her.

Just by looking at the change in Zhen Zhen’s expression, Lu Jiayin knew what melodramatic plot she was imagining. Just as she was about to speak, the woman next to her interrupted first. She called out with a smiling face: “Little Zhen Zhen?”

As she spoke, the woman, completely unaware of the tension, stepped forward and patted Zhen Zhen’s shoulder with a smile: “Long time no see!”

Unlike the scene Lu Jiayin had anticipated, she saw Zhen Zhen awkwardly dodge the woman’s hand, still trying to maintain her domineering CEO expression: “Senior Sister Lin, why are you here?”

“Had a little spat with my girlfriend,” Lin Ruojiao slowly wiped the lipstick stain off her lips. “I was just about to go find her.”

This sentence immediately saved the entire situation. Lin Ruojiao rearranged her skirt and then suddenly sighed: “It’s my fault. I consulted the oracle this morning, and the reading said my romance had a hurdle. I should have worn that red dress.”

She waved at the two bewildered people: “See you later.”

The door closed again, leaving Lu Jiayin and Zhen Zhen staring at each other in silence.

“Let’s go,” Lu Jiayin secured her hairpin and walked over to link arms with Zhen Zhen. “Your classmate seems quite interesting. Take me to meet them.”

As Lu Jiayin had expected, the class reunion atmosphere was very pleasant and harmonious, that is, until Zhen Zhen suddenly changed her mind and pulled Lu Jiayin away, not even staying for the final cake-cutting segment.

Lu Jiayin was still a little slow to react after being pulled into the car. She just shifted back a bit when the woman next to her leaned in, reaching out to wrap her arms around her lower back.

A slightly alcohol-tinged kiss landed on her lips. Lu Jiayin subconsciously tried to avoid it: “We’re still in the car… Mmph…”

The space was too confined, and she had little room to evade. Her back pressed against the cool leather of the seat. Her red lips were captured, and heat rushed in.

Feeling the intoxicating sensation between their lips and teeth, Lu Jiayin softly moaned, curling her whole body up, bonelessly melting into Zhen Zhen’s embrace.

Zhen Zhen’s movement paused. The next second, her hand pressed down on Lu Jiayin’s waist again…

Thud.

A muffled sound.

The noise woke Lu Jiayin from her passion. She saw Zhen Zhen gently sucking in her breath, one hand covering her forehead, and couldn’t help but laugh.

“Who told you to be so impatient,” she raised her hand to rub Zhen Zhen’s temple, her voice melodic. “Couldn’t you wait until we got home?”

Hearing this, Zhen Zhen’s expression was complex, as if she hadn’t fully recovered from the pain. After a moment, she leaned in again.

“Lu Jiayin…” Her voice sounded subtly meaningful. “Did you… like that?”

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