After She Fell for Me, I Lost My Memory (GL) - Chapter 38

Cen Luo, full of doubts, ordered a large bowl of noodles and ate it fiercely.

Afterward, she forgot about the whole matter.

After leaving the noodle shop, Cen Luo walked around the apartment complex to familiarize herself with the surroundings, and then returned home.

She had only flipped through two or three of the books Qin Ran gave her. Feeling bored at home, she started flipping through the other professional books.

With dense rows of text, Cen Luo’s eyelids started to droop within minutes of opening a book.

She was never one to make things difficult for herself, so she climbed into bed and took a peaceful afternoon nap.

She had two months of vacation. It wouldn’t be too late to study after playing for a few days.

However, Cen Luo hadn’t expected to sleep until evening.

The sky was bright when she fell asleep, but only gloom remained when she woke up, making Cen Luo a little unhappy.

She turned on the bedside lamp and checked the time. It was already six o’clock.

She wondered if Sister Xu was off work yet.

The phone spun a few times in Cen Luo’s hand. Cen Luo thought for a moment and decided to call Xu Yanyan.

If Xu Yanyan wasn’t free, she could make other plans.

The phone rang in Cen Luo’s ear. After only one ring, Xu Yanyan’s gentle voice came through the receiver:

“Luo Luo.”

“Mhm, mhm. Sister Xu, are you off work?”

Cen Luo’s mood brightened considerably when she heard Xu Yanyan’s voice, and her reply was filled with a hint of excitement.

A soft chuckle came from the other end of the line. Xu Yanyan’s voice sounded even gentler to Cen Luo.

“I’m off work. Did Luo Luo just wake up?”

“How did you know, Sister Xu?”

“Because I sent you a message and you didn’t reply. I guessed you must be resting, so I didn’t disturb you again. I was waiting for you to wake up.”

Hearing this, Cen Luo instinctively checked her text messages and found that Xu Yanyan’s messages were buried under the messages sent by the communication company.

The messages were from two hours ago.

[What do you want to eat, Luo Luo?]

[Call me when you wake up. I’ll wait for you.]

She had to admit that Xu Yanyan was a good guesser. She really was sleeping.

And she almost didn’t wake up.

Before Cen Luo could reply, Xu Yanyan, as if she guessed Cen Luo’s thoughts, said:

“Because I knew that Luo Luo would definitely reply to me unless she was resting, right?”

Cen Luo didn’t feel that there was anything wrong with that sentence. She hummed twice in agreement, then continued chatting with Xu Yanyan while getting out of bed and looking for clothes.

They had agreed on a compromise location. Xu Yanyan had originally wanted to pick her up, but Cen Luo politely declined.

It would be too much trouble for Xu Yanyan to come over, and she could use this opportunity to familiarize herself with the surrounding traffic.

Cen Luo got dressed and left the house.

The sky outside had turned from dim yellow to black. All the streetlights were on when she left the apartment building.

Besides the visual stimulus, Cen Luo’s sense of hearing was also stimulated.

A group of people were sitting around the stone table downstairs from the apartment building. The table was full of peanuts, sunflower seeds, drinks, and water. They were chattering away.

It was noisy, but full of life.

Cen Luo paused in front of the apartment building. She was standing close enough to the stone table to hear their conversation. They were talking about which family was getting divorced recently, who wanted the divorce, who didn’t, and how much property each person would get.

It sounded like a little gossip.

But, thinking about her profession, entertainment reporters should also be quite gossipy, right? Roughly speaking, maybe they could be considered colleagues?

She wondered if she had ever crouched down to secretly photograph others like those paparazzi before.

Cen Luo still didn’t know much about her former profession.

Although she really wanted to fulfill Cen Xi’s dream of being a reporter back then, she wanted to be a social news reporter.

She didn’t understand what happened to her in these few years that caused such a big change.

While Cen Luo was lost in thought, the people chatting at the stone table had already seen her.

Zhang Ming, who lived on the same floor as Cen Luo, looked happy to see her. She ignored the others she was chatting with and walked straight toward Cen Luo.

“Xiao Luo, why didn’t you say anything when you came back? I heard you had a little accident? Are you okay?”

Cen Luo: “…”

It seemed like what she said at noon had already spread.

There were only a few people in the noodle shop.

But on second thought, they were all neighbors, so it wasn’t surprising that they would chat about these things.

“Mhm, mhm. That’s why I haven’t been back lately.”

Cen Luo didn’t know who she was and didn’t want to tell anyone about her amnesia. First, she wasn’t sure if the other person was a good person, and second, she was too lazy to explain if someone dug deeper.

Zhang Ming smiled and nodded when she heard that. “It’s good that you’re okay. It’s good that you’re okay.”

Cen Luo thought she could leave after replying, but the next second, Zhang Ming suddenly grabbed her hand and said:

“Xiao Luo, here’s the thing. My son is planning to buy an apartment in Nanyang Yulou. I heard you used to live in Nanyang Yulou? Can you take me to see it?”

“…”

Cen Luo quietly pulled her hand away from Zhang Ming and said, “Auntie, you should look for a real estate agent to see apartments. Besides, that was a long time ago. It might not be convenient for me to go there now.”

She wasn’t a real estate agent. Why would she ask her to go look at an apartment?

“Aiya, Xiao Luo. I just thought that if we had someone familiar with us, the other party wouldn’t lie to us. Do you want Auntie Zhang to beg you?”

Cen Luo: “…”

That seemed to make some sense, but she wasn’t familiar with Nanyang Yulou either. What could she do there?

Besides, she had just broken up with Jian Mu. She wouldn’t be surprised if Jian Mu told the security guard not to let her in the moment she left.

Although Cen Luo thought her assumption was a little narrow-minded.

“Can we talk about it next time, Auntie Zhang? I have an appointment with a friend. I have to go now. Bye.”

Cen Luo said that and ran off without looking back.

She only vaguely heard Zhang Ming say, “This child.”

Cen Luo finally felt relieved when she reached the street.

What if this neighbor kept bothering her? She wouldn’t keep pestering her, would she?

Cen Luo arrived at the restaurant she agreed to meet Xu Yanyan at twenty minutes later.

The restaurant had heating. As soon as Cen Luo entered, a server came over, took her coat, and led her to the reserved table.

Xu Yanyan looked like she had been there for a while. The restaurant’s decor was nice, bright, and clean, with soothing background music playing.

“Sorry, Sister Xu, I kept you waiting.”

Cen Luo pulled out a chair and sat down.

Xu Yanyan was looking down at the restaurant’s brochure. She heard Cen Luo’s voice, slightly looked up, and smiled softly: “It’s okay. I only just arrived a few minutes ago.”

Cen Luo felt much more relaxed when she heard that.

Then Cen Luo was drawn to Xu Yanyan’s outfit today.

In the hospital, Xu Yanyan always wore a clean white coat. Cen Luo had barely seen Xu Yanyan wear any other clothes.

A pure white, ruffled-sleeve long dress, with delicate makeup on her face. Gentle and beautiful wasn’t enough to describe her.

Cen Luo: “…”

What should I do? It feels like I can’t breathe.

Seeing Cen Luo’s somewhat dazed expression, Xu Yanyan smiled even more gently, her eyes curved like crescent moons. She met Cen Luo’s gaze and said softly:

“Luo Luo looks even more beautiful than usual today. Did you specifically dress up to see me?”

Under Xu Yanyan’s gaze, Cen Luo’s cheeks flushed, but she nodded honestly. When she was searching through her closet today, she found several unwrapped dresses in the back.

The only thing she felt a little fortunate about was that her taste in clothes was still good. The clothes she bought were all her preferred styles.

So, without thinking, she put on this dress and coat.

Of course, she had to wear her newest and prettiest clothes to see Sister Xu.

Humans are visual creatures. The saying is true.

With such beauty in front of her, Cen Luo was already full before they even started eating.

When they talked on the phone before she came, Cen Luo and Xu Yanyan had already decided what to order. Since they weren’t sure who would arrive first, they agreed that the first person to arrive would order the food.

The reason for this was that Cen Luo was hungry and wanted to eat early.

The two were happily chatting. Cen Luo’s mind and eyes were completely filled with thoughts of how could Sister Xu be so gentle, and she wasn’t in the mood to pay attention to anyone around her.

Jian Mu noticed Cen Luo the moment she entered the restaurant.

She watched her walk toward Xu Yanyan with a look of pure excitement and sit down across from her.

She watched her blush and bite her lip awkwardly while looking into Xu Yanyan’s eyes.

Jian Mu lowered her eyes. Their tables weren’t close, so she could only see Cen Luo’s facial expressions, but couldn’t hear their conversation.

All she knew was that Cen Luo was very happy right now.

So happy that she didn’t even want to take her eyes off Xu Yanyan for a second.

And, she was wearing the clothes Cen Luo bought three months ago when she dragged her shopping.

“I’ll treasure everything you give me, and that includes this!”

After saying that, Cen Luo raised the shopping bag in her hand, which was filled with newly bought dresses.

Not only did Cen Luo have bags full of clothes, but Jian Mu did as well.

“From now on, I’ll wear these on our dates. But that won’t be enough, will it? Changing outfits for every date seems a bit extravagant, doesn’t it?”

Cen Luo picked out all the clothes. Jian Mu only commented on them after she tried them on and paid for them in the end.

And they were just a few dresses. In Jian Mu’s eyes, they weren’t particularly valuable gifts.

But, for three months, Jian Mu and Cen Luo hadn’t been on a proper date.

Whose fault was that?

It seemed it could only be her own fault.

Cen Luo had asked her out many times, but she had always declined because she was busy. For three months, Cen Luo hadn’t had the chance to wear her new clothes and go on a date with her.

“Do you know that girl?”

Li Xueying, who was sitting across from Jian Mu discussing a contract, saw her lower her head. She curiously followed Jian Mu’s gaze and saw a charming and lively girl laughing happily with the person across from her.

Li Xueying had collaborated with Jianyi Technology many times. Although she usually only had work-related interactions with Jian Mu, they had known each other for many years.

Seeing that momentary distraction, Li Xueying asked curiously.

Jian Mu turned her head and glanced at the smiling Cen Luo. She said nothing.

The Cen Luo who left her was indeed doing very well, just as Cen Luo had said.

—I hope CEO Jian will stop bothering me. I’m doing very well without you.

Cen Luo’s words as she left suddenly echoed in her mind.

Jian Mu pursed her lips. She suddenly felt a heavy tightness in her chest, as if something was squeezing her heart.

—I’m doing very well.

—Don’t bother me again.

“Clang—”

A glass fell onto the table, making a loud sound.

Everyone nearby looked at her.

But Cen Luo didn’t.

Because she was happily chatting with Xu Yanyan, completely oblivious to the noise around them. She didn’t know what Xu Yanyan said that made her so happy that she covered her mouth and laughed shyly.

It was as if their world now had a barrier, like two intersecting lines that had met once and then moved away in their own directions, never to cross paths again.

This feeling was just as painful as when Cen Luo said goodbye to her this morning. She clearly realized that if she didn’t do something soon, they might never cross paths again.

Jian Mu closed her eyes, unwilling to accept this reality.

Don’t be like this.

Please don’t be like this.

I know I was wrong. Just give me a little more time. Please don’t fall for someone else.

All her explanations seemed to turn into excuses.

But I really tried.

That time we ran into each other at the barbecue restaurant, that time I caught you briefly hugging Zhao Zhao.

I really did think about just letting it go, forgetting the unpleasant things, and loving you, just like you said.

That’s why I agreed to the therapy.

But I made you wait too long.

It seems everything is too late.