After She Fell for Me, I Lost My Memory (GL) - Chapter 22

[I’m going on a two-day business trip. We’ll talk when I get back.]

Cen Luo received this message from Jian Mu while she was standing outside the club, about to get into Zhao Zhao’s car.

She only glanced at the message before turning off the screen.

Since she had a few sips of wine at the dinner table, Cen Luo couldn’t drive now.

Logically speaking, she came with Xu Fengwan and Qin Ran. Either of them could have driven her home.

But for some reason, both of them said they were busy today and asked Zhao Zhao to drive her home.

To be precise, Xu Fengwan was forced to be busy by Qin Ran.

Xu Fengwan looked a little resentful. She wanted to say something but was nudged by Qin Ran.

It only took Cen Luo a few seconds to realize Qin Ran’s intention.

She said to the two people who were secretly competing, “Then you guys should go back first.”

Seeing this, Qin Ran patted Zhao Zhao’s arm and said to her earnestly, “You must get our Xiao Luo home safely!”

Zhao Zhao smiled and replied, “I will.”

Just after Jian Mu and Cen Luo left, Qin Ran suddenly sat down next to Zhao Zhao and asked her if she liked Cen Luo.

Zhao Zhao replied without hesitation that she did.

Then Qin Ran told Zhao Zhao that she would create opportunities for her.

She didn’t expect this opportunity to come so quickly.

After Cen Luo and Zhao Zhao left the club, Xu Fengwan still complained to Qin Ran, “What am I busy with? Why did you let her take her home?”

Qin Ran looked at her coldly. “How many opportunities and ideas did I give you in high school and university? What was the result? Didn’t Jian Mu still get her?”

Xu Fengwan was speechless. After a while, she replied, “That was an accident. Things are different now. If you give me another chance, I will definitely seize it.”

There were still a few classmates who hadn’t left the club. Qin Ran was about to walk back when she heard Xu Fengwan’s words and rolled her eyes. “Forget it. You’re a hopeless case.”

Xu Fengwan: “…”

“I’m serious!”

Qin Ran had known about Xu Fengwan’s foolishness for a long time. She was still a little worried about letting Xu Fengwan “attack” Jian Mu.

Looking at Zhao Zhao’s attitude toward Jian Mu just now, she seemed much better.

She was aggressive and more likely to succeed.

Qin Ran thought it over and felt that Zhao Zhao was more reliable.

Qin Ran would never admit that she had a “character filter” for Zhao Zhao and believed that the real Zhao Zhao would also be as caring as her character in the show.

Her Xiao Luo had to be loved.

“Are we going back to Nanyang Yulou?”

After getting in the car, Zhao Zhao asked Cen Luo.

“Let’s go to West Street,” Cen Luo said faintly, looking out the window.

There was an air freshener in the car. It was a little different from the last time. This one was a little lighter and had a faint, tempting scent.

Before starting the car, Zhao Zhao glanced at Cen Luo, then bent down slightly, opened the glove compartment in front of the passenger seat, and took out a decorated purple gift box.

It was about the size of Cen Luo’s palm and looked very small and exquisite.

“I was originally going to give this to you as a weekend gift tomorrow. But I thought about it and decided to give it to you now. Maybe it’ll make you a little happier.”

A weekend gift?

Just now at the birthday party, Zhao Zhao had already given her a necklace as a birthday gift.

Cen Luo was a little surprised. She couldn’t help but remember the last time Zhao Zhao gave her roses and wished her a happy Wednesday.

Zhao Zhao opened the gift box, and a small purple perfume bottle came into view.

“This perfume was custom-made by my designer in France. It took her some time.”

Zhao Zhao wouldn’t admit that she had gotten the perfume a long time ago, but because Cen Luo had deleted her as a friend, she had been angry for a while.

Cen Luo remembered the rainy night when she first met Zhao Zhao. It was that scent that had attracted her.

But she remembered that she didn’t say that she liked this perfume. She said that someone else might like this perfume.

“What I give you is yours. You can give it to whoever you want.”

Zhao Zhao put the gift box in Cen Luo’s hand and started the car.

Cen Luo looked at the perfume box and pursed her lips.

Even a breakup needs a breakup gift?

Cen Luo used to be a very ritualistic person. Besides holidays, she would also prepare a gift for Jian Mu on special days.

The gifts she gave in high school were mostly handmade things. Sometimes, it was a jar of folded paper stars. Sometimes, it was a hand-knitted scarf.

Later, when they were together, even if she was busy, Cen Luo would still make a small handmade item for her.

However, Jian Mu was different from her. She didn’t care about holidays or anniversaries.

Besides her birthday, the gifts Jian Mu gave her were very few.

If they broke up, she couldn’t even think of anything that she could use to remember her by.

If there was anything, it might only be the photos of Jian Mu she had taken over the years.

Jian Mu, who was alive in her camera.

Maybe she had a feeling a little over a month ago. Otherwise, she couldn’t explain where her sudden idea to print and bind the photos from her camera came from.

Seeing that Cen Luo was lost in thought while looking at the perfume box, Zhao Zhao didn’t disturb her.

It was nighttime, and there were not many cars on the road. The road was clear.

There was no music in the car, and both of them were silent.

Just as they were about to arrive at West Street, Cen Luo suddenly said to Zhao Zhao, “Just stop here. I want to go to the mall across the street.”

“I’ll go with you?”

“No need.”

“No, I promised your friend that I would get you home safely.”

“Just let me be for a while.”

Zhao Zhao was silent for a few seconds when she heard this. Then she looked up at the entrance of the mall and saw that there were two traffic lights between them. She then suggested, “I’ll go around and drop you off at the entrance.”

The location where Zhao Zhao was at now, if she wanted to drop Cen Luo off at the entrance of the mall, she would have to go against traffic or take a detour to turn and stop on the other side.

“Just stop here. It’s okay.” Cen Luo smiled. “It’s very close to my place. I can walk back by myself. Thank you for driving me back.”

Zhao Zhao felt a little uncomfortable seeing Cen Luo’s persistence.

But she still nodded and then parked the car on the side of the road.

“Take this with you.” Zhao Zhao was afraid that Cen Luo would forget and reminded her specifically.

Cen Luo looked at the perfume box and hesitated for a moment. Then she heard Zhao Zhao’s voice:

“Big sister, it’s just a weekend gift.”

Cen Luo’s hand, which was on the car door handle, paused. She turned to look at Zhao Zhao and said to her:

“Zhao Zhao, you’re a really good person.”

Zhao Zhao was about to smile when she heard this. She knows I’m a good person now? Then she heard Cen Luo’s next sentence:

“So you deserve someone better. She will put you first, love you, and protect you, but I’m not that person.”

In the end, Cen Luo smiled. “I hope you find the person who deserves you.”

Then she opened the car door and got out.

The words were a blessing, but they sounded very harsh to Zhao Zhao.

After a long time, Cen Luo had already walked to the traffic light, and Zhao Zhao was still replaying her words in her mind.

She had just been friend-zoned, it seemed.

Zhao Zhao gave a self-mocking smile.

Compared to Jian Mu, her biggest enemy should be Cen Luo’s heart.

Cen Luo was much more determined than Jian Mu.

How do you break down a person who has their heart tightly closed and is only willing to open it for one person?

This question involved a blind spot in Zhao Zhao’s knowledge. All her knowledge came from script experience, but when it came to what to do for real, Zhao Zhao was also confused.

Just then, Zhao Zhao remembered Qin Ran, the person who said to go to her if she had a problem and that she would help.

Zhao Zhao didn’t plan to leave. She was going to wait for Cen Luo to come out. She said she would get her home safely, so she had to get her home safely.

Sitting in the driver’s seat, Zhao Zhao’s eyes were fixed on Cen Luo, who was watching the traffic light. Seeing that she was standing safely at the traffic light in front of the crosswalk, Zhao Zhao lowered her head and looked at her phone.

She was looking for Qin Ran’s name in her contacts.

Just now, when Qin Ran was sitting next to her, Qin Ran had added her as a friend and said that she could contact her if anything came up.

Both of them knew what “anything” meant.

Zhao Zhao sent a message to Qin Ran and then looked up again.

But as soon as she looked up, she saw that the crosswalk was full of people.

Not far away, a small car was driving recklessly and erratically.

In just a few seconds, Zhao Zhao didn’t know what had happened.

But a bad feeling surged in her heart.

Zhao Zhao got out of the car and ran toward the crosswalk. As she got closer, she heard voices:

“Quick, call 120.”

“Did anyone call?”

“It’s all because of that kid. Why was he running around?”

“It was that car that was driving illegally. Why are you blaming the kid?”

Zhao Zhao then saw a little girl, about ten years old, standing to the side and crying.

She seemed to be scared.

Zhao Zhao pushed through the layers of people and then saw pools of blood on the ground.

And lying on the ground was the person who had just smiled gently at her and said, “I hope you find the person who deserves you.”

How could this happen…

“Ambulance!”

••••

After returning from Mian City, Cen Luo got herself ready because she was going to register at Yun City High School tomorrow.

She had long heard that girls made up seventy percent of Yun City High School and that there were famous school beauties there.

Pretty older sisters were a big motivation for Cen Luo to get into Yun City High School.

Even if she wasn’t dating, it was good to be friends with them.

That was Cen Luo’s plan.

She was delayed for a while because she had found a homeless child in Mian City. She only came back after taking her home.

The child was a little unreasonable and said something about how if she called her “big sister,” she would have to marry her.

That was a bit much.

She was about to go to high school and see pretty older sisters. How could she make such a casual promise to someone else?

After returning to Yun City, Cen Luo immediately found her friends, Qin Ran and Xu Fengwan, and planned to go to the arcade to have some fun.

But she didn’t expect that on the way to the arcade, she would be accidentally hit by two people riding bicycles.

She just got a little scrape.

It was just a little scrape. It shouldn’t require such a big scene, right?

Cen Luo stopped her recollection and looked up at the people who were surrounding her.

Leading the group was a doctor in a white coat.

She could smell a faint scent of disinfectant. The walls around her were all white.

She was in a hospital room.

Cen Luo looked around and her eyes fell on a slightly familiar person. She spoke in a weak voice. “I just got a little scrape from a bicycle. It shouldn’t be serious enough for me to be lying in a bed, right?”

Everyone who heard her words was stunned.

Cen Luo saw the most familiar person next to her, Qin Ran, and instantly felt a sense of security.

But…

Why was she so tall all of a sudden?

Cen Luo frowned, looked at Qin Ran, and asked:

“Xiao Ran, how did you get so tall over one summer?”