The woman's appearance was almost within reach now.
But Hua Wenfeng simply could not remember.
This was the clinic, his consulting room. There was not much time to waste.
Frantic, I prompted Hua Wenfeng several more times, but he still could not remember.
What should I do?
I had no more clues to give him.
I had never seen that woman. I had no idea what she looked like or what distinguishing features she had.
I stared at the illusory figure of light before me.
A short-haired woman... a short-haired woman...
I suddenly froze as a guess sprang into my mind-a horrifying guess.
The further I followed that line of thought, the more I realized my earlier guess did not quite hold up.
Trembling, I took out my phone and pulled up a photo of Qu Yan.
I had taken this photo after Qu Yan hanged herself.
But Qu Yan had long hair.
I showed Hua Wenfeng the photo.
"Look carefully. Was this the woman who hypnotized you?"
"No..."
Hua Wenfeng denied it quickly.
I took a deep breath and pulled up another photo.
This photo... was of my mom.
I had secretly taken it while having dinner at her place last night. I wanted to keep it so that if we had less contact in the future, I could look at her photo when I missed her.
She... had short hair too.
My hand trembled even harder as I held my phone out for Hua Wenfeng to identify her.
"Was it her...?"
Hua Wenfeng glanced at it, and his expression visibly changed.
He stared blankly for ten seconds or so, then looked as though it had all come back to him. "Yes, it was her. She was the one who hypnotized me..."
It was like being struck by lightning.