For Lushui Town, eleven o'clock at night is already late at night.
Normally at this time, the town would be completely silent. However, today, the police station and the principal's office were brightly lit.
A tense and strange atmosphere quickly spread throughout the town.
More than half a year ago, the woman Li Daquan rescued turned out to be the wife of a major general. This news shocked not only the school, but also the entire town.
Zhan Yiyang sat in the principal's office, listening to the principal and Li Daquan describe how Xu Rongrong came here and her life here afterwards.
Li Daquan was already drunk, but when he heard that Xu Rongrong was Zhan Yiyang's wife, and Zhan Yiyang was a major general in the First Army, he felt like a bucket of ice poured down on his head. He woke up instantly and looked at it in fear.
Zhan Yiyang said in a trembling voice how he brought Xu Rongrong back to Lushui Town, and he did not dare to mention a word about what happened after he came back.
But Zhan Yiyang had already heard something from Li Daquan's timid voice, and his eyes looking at Li Daquan became cold and terrifying.
"I didn't do anything to her!" Li Daquan almost cried as he promised, "I really didn't do anything to her. Mr. He from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Center saved her and can help me prove it!"
Zhan Yiyang's fists secretly tightened and he looked at the principal.
The principal understood and was much more relaxed than Li Daquan. He talked about Xu Rongrong's life in Lushui Town High School and repeatedly emphasized that no one would harm Xu Rongrong in the high school.
After listening, Zhan Yiyang already roughly knew how Xu Rongrong came here and what he had experienced since he came here. His heart felt as if someone had tightened it.
If it weren't for him, Xu Rongrong wouldn't have to suffer so much pain and torture.
But fortunately, Xu Rongrong is still alive and he still has a chance to make amends.
"Major General Zhan, let's deal with the rest tomorrow." The sergeant major and Zhan Yiyang suggested, "It's getting late now, so you'd better take your sister-in-law to rest."
Zhan Yiyang got up and went to meet Xu Rongrong next door to the principal's office.
Xu Rongrong had not recovered from the shock caused by Li Daquan. When she heard the sound of opening the door, panic flashed in her eyes, but when she saw that the person who came in was Zhan Yiyang, her heart slowly calmed down.
Her intuition told her that she didn't need to be afraid of this person, because he would not hurt her.
Perhaps he knew that Zhan Yiyang would not hurt him, so Xu Rongrong dared to look at him intently, with a bit of curiosity, a bit of appraising, and a bit of confusion in his eyes.
Zhan Yiyang understood that the reason why Xu Rongrong looked at him with such eyes was because he felt strange to him.
However, he is obviously her husband, and they are each other's closest lovers. They should not be strangers, and she is obviously... the person who understands him best.
Thinking of this, Zhan Yiyang's heart felt a twitching pain again, and he finally understood how she felt when he came back after forgetting Xu Rongrong three years ago and looked at her with strange eyes.
It turns out that in this world, there really is a feeling called heart-wrenching.
Xu Rongrong just felt that something was wrong with the way Zhan Yiyang looked at her, and his eyes became more and more curious: "What's wrong with you?"
Zhan Yiyang reluctantly raised the corners of his lips, walked over and squatted down in front of Xu Rongrong: "Do you really have no impression of me at all?"
After pondering for a moment, Xu Rongrong nodded first, then shook his head.
Zhan Yiyang was puzzled and waited for her to speak.
After a while, Xu Rongrong looked into Zhan Yiyang's eyes and said, "I remember you a little bit, but... I don't know who you are."
Zhan Yiyang suddenly remembered what the principal said just now: "I heard from Uncle He that when she was unconscious, she kept calling two people's names. One was your name and the other was 'Tianning'."
He knew that Xu Rongrong had not forgotten him and Tianning. She just... didn't remember clearly.
"It doesn't matter." Zhan Yiyang held Xu Rongrong's hand, his eyes and voice were softer than ever before, "It doesn't matter if you have forgotten anything, we will start from scratch."
Xu Rongrong didn't quite understand what Zhan Yiyang meant, so he blinked: "I want to go home. Can you... help me?"
"Look at me." Zhan Yiyang looked into Xu Rongrong's eyes, spoke to her in a gentle voice and spoke clearly, "We are a family. Tomorrow, I will take you home."
Xu Rongrong finally understood the meaning of Zhan Yiyang's words, and a smile broke out on his face.
Maybe too many things were forgotten by Xu Rongrong, and her smile returned to the way it looked when she was young - clean and innocent.
Seeing her smile like this, Zhan Yiyang felt happy but also sour.
Fortunately for him, even if Xu Rongrong could no longer remember anything, she would still be the same as before - simple and kind. She had not changed.
It was sour because even though she had forgotten everything, she still longed to go home. And it actually took him a year to find her.
During this year, in this backward little place, she might not have remembered him or read his name, but...she wanted to return to the home where he was.
Zhan Yiyang stood up and stretched out his hand to Xu Rongrong: "I will take you to rest. We will go home at dawn tomorrow."
Xu Rongrong looked at Zhan Yiyang for a long time, nodded, and took his hand.
Zhan Yiyang led Xu Rongrong out and met Li Daquan coming out of the principal's office.
Xu Rongrong had a deep fear of Li Daquan. When he saw him, his expression changed and he looked panicked, as if he was looking for a place to hide.
"Don't be afraid." Zhan Yiyang responded quickly, quickly pulling Xu Rongrong into his arms, pressing her head on his chest, and coaxing softly, "I'm here, don't be afraid."
Upon seeing this, the sergeant major kicked Li Daquan and told the criminal police officer at the police station: "Take him away first."
Soon, Li Daquan was taken away, while Xu Rongrong still buried his head in Zhan Yiyang's chest, like a frightened little beast, greedily absorbing the feeling of peace of mind.
Zhan Yiyang patted her shoulder gently: "It's okay."
Xu Rongrong hesitated for a long time before he raised his head and looked around. He found that Li Daquan was indeed gone, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhan Yiyang held her hand again: "Why did you run out just now?" According to the principal, Xu Rongrong usually went to bed very early and would not leave the classroom and dormitory building after nightfall.
But luckily, she ran out in the middle of the night today, otherwise - when would he be able to meet her?
"I..." Xu Rongrong hesitated and then told the truth, "I want to find you."
Zhan Yiyang was extremely surprised by this answer. He was stunned for a moment before asking Xu Rongrong: "Are you going to find me?"
Xu Rongrong nodded: "Uncle He said that you can help me go home. And... I remember you a little bit."
Zhan Yiyang understood - Xu Rongrong must have seen him at some time. In addition, Uncle He said that he could help her, so she went out to look for him.
Fortunately, she came to find him.
Before Xu Rongrong could react, he was already in Zhan Yiyang's arms again. He asked, "When did you see me?"
"I heard your name first on the radio." Xu Rongrong said slowly, "Then I saw you on the playground."
That should have happened during the day. Zhan Yiyang understood, but - "Why didn't you go find me when you saw me?" Why did you wait until night?
Xu Rongrong talked about what happened during the day.
After listening to this, Zhan Yiyang could only sigh in his heart about the fate of people - during the day, he thought of Xu Rongrong several times. It turned out that it was not an illusion, but... she was really close to him, but they just didn't have the chance to meet each other, so they missed her again and again.
Fortunately, Xu Rongrong did not give up and persisted.
"We'll go home tomorrow." Now, Zhan Yiyang could only say this.
Xu Rongrong hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Yes."
Then, Zhan Yiyang took Xu Rongrong back to the guest house.
Li Daquan had tried to deceive Xu Rongrong before, but she was very defensive and never fell for Li Daquan's trick. This time, she was held by Zhan Yiyang's hand and followed her without thinking about anything.
She can always trust Zhan Yiyang unconditionally, whether she remembers him or forgets him.
The room in the guest house is not big. After Xu Rongrong came in, he was inevitably a little cramped. Zhan Yiyang lifted the quilt and said, "You go to sleep first."
Xu Rongrong looked at Zhan Yiyang uncertainly: "What about you?"
"I'll be here with you." Zhan Yiyang knew she was scared, "No one will come, I will always be here, just sleep."
Xu Rongrong finally felt relieved, nodded, and lay down on the bed.
Zhan Yiyang covered her with a quilt, sat beside the bed, and stayed with her quietly.
Xu Rongrong closed her eyes, but did not fall asleep immediately. She would open her eyes from time to time to see if Zhan Yiyang was still there. Every time, she could see Zhan Yiyang's soft eyes.
She seemed to slowly believe that Zhan Yiyang would accompany her, and her breathing gradually became smooth and even - she fell asleep.
Zhan Yiyang confirmed that she was asleep before getting up, taking her cell phone and leaving the room.
At this time, the sergeant major came back and took the initiative to ask him: "Major General Zhan, what do you need to arrange?"
"I will go back to City A tomorrow." Zhan Yiyang said, "I will leave all the things here to you. In addition, help me arrange a car to go to the city."
"Okay." The sergeant major nodded and made arrangements according to Zhan Yiyang's instructions.
Zhan Yiyang dialed Min Shiyan's phone number.
Although he is not a doctor, he can guess that Xu Rongrong will become like this and it is related to m305, so he wants to contact Min Shiyan to arrange for Xu Rongrong's treatment after returning to City A.
Even if Xu Rongrong cannot be reminded of the past, at least, she must be restored to her former self.
It was early in the morning, and Min Shiyan, who was far away in City A, was still awake, but he was still surprised to receive a call from Zhan Yiyang at this time, asking: "Is there something urgent?"
Zhan Yiyang said "hmm".
Min Shiyan's voice became a little nervous: "What's the matter, tell me."
"Rongrong is still alive." Zhan Yiyang tried his best to sound calm, "I found her. Tomorrow, I will take her back to City A. Now she can't remember many things and her reaction is very slow.