Chapter 53 - I’m Just Sick, So Forget About It

Yao Yuanjing didn’t expect that Ji Naitang would ask him that. He thought about it and replied, “It’s fine if they make requests, but it depends on what they want. I can’t give my life to them if they want it, right?!”

“What do they usually want?”

“A lot, but it can be summed up in one word: money. Why are you asking this? Is Cen Muqi very cheap?”

“No. I just think that he’s too nice to me. He says yes no matter what I want.”

“Then what do you want?”

“A lot.”

“Like what?”

“Hugs.”

Yao Yuanjing: “……”

Ji Naitang couldn’t ask about his experiences because Yao Yuanjing had hung up the phone. After he hung up, Yao Yuanjing went online in anger and created a new post: #Help. My childhood friend who said that we will forge our careers together not only abandoned me, but he shows off his love in a roundabout way to anger me. Is he sick?#

After he posted, he busied himself with work. When he remembered about the post, he went online and opened the page. A lot of people had actually replied to him. But most of them were: Poster, your childhood friend is not sick. He probably has a crush on you and is too embarrassed to say it. So, that’s why he’s deliberately showing off his love in front of you to make you jealous. Poster should go test it.

Rows of agreement followed it. Yao Yuanjing screenshot it to Ji Naitang and received his reply: I’m just sick, so forget about it.

Yao Yuanjing was so angry that he smashed his mouse. He even wanted to smash his computer. He vowed that he would never post these strange things again.

Ji Naitang met Yan Yebai for lunch at noon. Yan Yebai was surprised when he received the call. They met at a western restaurant near the clinic.

“It’s rare that you take the initiative to find me.” Yan Yebai sat down opposite Ji Naitang. He looked like he seemed to be in a hurry.

Ji Naitang asked, “Are you busy today?”

“It’s okay. A few patients came, but I’m almost done. Why are you looking for me?”

Ji Naitang told the truth. “It’s a little boring to eat alone.”

“Then why didn’t you find Yuanjing to keep you company? You two get along so well.”

“I don’t think he really wants to see me right now.”

Yan Yebai smiled. “How did you offend him?”

“I want to know too. He probably has advanced menopause.”

Yan Yebai couldn’t help but laugh out loud this time. He was someone who paid attention to his image, so he rarely laughed so freely outside. The waiter couldn’t help but look at him a few more times when he brought the steaks over.

The two people ate while talking behind Yao Yuanjing’s back. When the meal ended after dessert, Ji Naitang casually said, “My dreams have been about my childhood lately.”

Yan Yebai saw that he was finally willing to talk business and turned serious too. “Did something stimulate you?”

“Maybe it’s because I came in contact with people from my past. Those dreams make me feel very painful. Is there a way to change it?”

“Naitang, those aren’t simple nightmares. Those dreams are your previous experiences. You can’t change them. Although you usually act like you don’t care, you have never really let them go. Only when you let those things go can you be free and not be scared when you think of them.”

“How can I let them go? They were such painful things after all.”

“If they are normal dreams, you wouldn’t be here looking for me. Did you dream about the car accident?” Yan Yebai struck the nail on its head.

Ji Naitang directly admitted it, “I have never dreamed about the car accident in twelve years, but I did last night. It wasn’t clear, but my dad seemed to say something to me. Those words made me feel a lot of pain, but I couldn’t hear it. I couldn’t hear what those words were.”

Ji Naitang’s hand that was holding the spoon slightly trembled. His knuckles were turning white. He looked like he was in a lot of pain right now. The reason that he had a selective memory and forgot the details of the car accident was because of the words Ji Weihong had said to him.