I hadn't expected Xu Qiuyan's mother's identity to be shrouded in mystery as well.
I had even always suspected that Gong Deyi's wife and the madwoman were actually the same person. She had approached Gong Deyi with an agenda, and that agenda was most likely the key to Yanxu.
Later, I never paid any more attention to Gong Deyi's wife. I thought that after using Gong Deyi, she had already left, and had even confronted me head-on several times.
I never expected that woman to have been by Gong Deyi's side all along.
"All right, don't overthink it. We'll know once Xu Qiuyan gets here. You're exhausted and sleepy now, so get some good sleep here. It's safe here, so sleep without worry. If Xu Qiuyan comes, I'll wake you."
She nodded woodenly, then walked into a corner, leaned against the wall, and closed her eyes.
Ye Jinghong asked softly, "Did you hypnotize her?"
"More or less," I said. "But her nerves have been wound too tight. On top of that, she just learned there's another version of herself, so she's even more tense. If she doesn't get a good night's sleep, she'll collapse sooner or later. She's just an ordinary woman. She isn't that strong inside. With hypnosis as a supplementary method, she'll fall asleep quickly."
Ye Jinghong asked worriedly, "Aren't you afraid she'll lose control again?"
Jiang Xiaohui overheard our conversation and asked, "Lose control? What do you mean, lose control?"
Just then, the doctor walked in from outside the cave.
I hadn't noticed earlier that the doctor wasn't there.
Erha came in with him.
The doctor had heard it too. "What happened? Who lost control?" I rolled my eyes, but still recounted everything from beginning to end.
After hearing it, the doctor frowned. "Jiang Xiaobai, are you