Memories Returned

After leaving the university, Yang Jian did not return to the Ping An Hotel to rest.

I checked the time; it was already one o'clock in the morning.

Dealing with the ghost painting incident did waste a lot of time. By now, He Tianxiong, whom they hadn't killed before, was probably already far away, and they no longer had the chance to make a move.

However, since Yang Jian did not forcibly kill He Tianxiong at that time, this situation was to be expected.

That guy is easy to kill, but the ghost behind him is hard to deal with.

Furthermore, with the Ghost Painting Incident occurring around Miao Xiaoshan, Yang Jian had no choice but to abandon one side.

As Yang Jian walked along a quiet sidewalk, his hand, clad in a gold-colored glove, pulled a cell phone out of his pocket.

With the gloves on, the ghostly hand no longer damaged the phone.

Yang Jian dialed a phone number.

The call was answered quickly.

"Where are you?"

Yang Jian's voice was cold, and his eyes seemed devoid of any emotion.

"It's so late and you're only calling me now? I thought you weren't going to contact me." Li Yao's voice came from the phone.

"Stop talking nonsense, where are you now? I need to talk to you," Yang Jian.

Li Yao said irritably, "You only come to me when you need something, but you ignore me when you don't. You have no gentlemanly manners at all. I'm shopping right now, planning to grab some late-night snacks and then go back to sleep. It's so cold tonight, I don't want to stay out in the cold wind with you any longer."

"Wait for me somewhere nearby where there aren't many people," Yang Jian said before hanging up the phone.

"Hey, hey, I'm going back to sleep now, I'm not waiting for you." Li Yao shouted into the phone on a commercial street, but the other end had already hung up, which annoyed her.

She'd already had enough going on today, and she was in a bad mood. She never expected to be bothered by Yang Jian again just before she was about to go home.

"It's absolutely incomprehensible! Calling me at a time like this, they have absolutely no sense of taking care of people."

"Honestly, how could I have fallen for someone like that? In my eyes, he's all flaws, not a single good point. It's a miracle that we've gotten this far with a personality and temper like that."

Li Yao left the commercial street while grumbling and went to wait in a quiet open space nearby.

What she didn't know was that Yang Jian was the kind of person who didn't need to deal with people; he spent most of his time dealing with ghosts. So no matter how annoying he was, it didn't affect his growth and progress.

After waiting for a full half hour,

Li Yao felt like she was about to catch a cold from the cold wind when she finally saw Yang Jian get out of a taxi nearby.

"No wonder it took so long, they actually took a taxi." Seeing this, she gritted her teeth.

Yang Jian saw Li Yao and walked straight towards her.

"What's wrong with you today? You actually let He Tianxiong go. Do you know that when I went to check, I ran right into him and almost got killed by him? And you didn't even show up in the end. Do you not care if I die or not?" As soon as they met, Li Yao couldn't hold back her anger and burst out.

"Things are a complete mess now. Let's see how you clean it up tomorrow."

Yang Jian remained unmoved, as if he hadn't heard her words, and calmly said, "What happened on WeChat Moments is no longer your concern. No, I misspoke. It should be that my affairs are no longer your concern."

Li Yao was taken aback. "What do you mean by that?"

"The literal meaning," Yang Jian, "From now on, I don't need you anymore."

Li Yao thought it was a joke, but seeing Yang Jian's indifferent expression, she realized it wasn't a joke at all.

"You want to get rid of me after you've used me? Or are you worried that I'll get involved in things on social media, so you're saying these things to distance yourself?" She frowned, speculating about Yang Jian's words.

"It's the former," Yang Jian. "Your value to me has only gone this far."

"Damn it. So you're thinking of kicking me while I'm down? Turning your back on me after you've done your bidding?" Li Yao was furious.

Yang Jian remained unmoved. "Don't put it so harshly. Don't you have even the slightest doubt about why you fell in love with me?"

"What do you mean?" Li Yao asked.

"We've only met once, we didn't know each other at all before. This is also my first time in this city. And you, as the assistant of the Ping An Building's WeChat group, why would you suddenly fall for Ghost Tamer from out of town? And why would this liking come without any warning?" Yang Jian said calmly and indifferently.

"You are a mature and intelligent person, long past the age of being curious and yearning for love. How likely do you think it is that you would fall for a stranger, especially an enemy, for no reason?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yao's expression immediately changed.

Because Yang Jian's words vaguely revealed a very terrifying truth.

It was so terrifying that she didn't even dare to imagine it.

But there was one thing Yang Jian said that she really agreed with: why did she fall in love with Yang Jian for no reason?

This man is nothing like her ideal boyfriend.

Uncultured, arrogant, and rude, he was every woman's nightmare. Before becoming Ghost Tamer, he was a complete loser.

In the past, I would have felt nauseous just looking at these kinds of people; they were an eyesore.

"I... I learned about you from your information. I felt something for you back then..." Li Yao looked somewhat uneasy as she tried to recall her memories of Yang Jian.

I discovered that the source of everything started when I was organizing my own data.

Yang Jian retorted, "Data? Are you sure you've seen my data? Can you find its current location?"

"Your file is here..." Li Yao froze at this point.

She had a good memory, but she couldn't remember where the information about Yang Jian was, or its exact location. She only knew that there was such a document and that she had seen it, but she couldn't find any other clues about it. It was as if the memory of the document had appeared out of thin air in her mind.

Could it be...?

Li Yao's expression immediately changed; she gradually realized that something seemed off about her.

"Did you notice?"

Yang Jian's lips curled into a cold smile, "Such an obvious reminder, it's normal for someone as smart as you to notice the problem. After all, I didn't plan to use you for too long. Because if I didn't remind you, you would gradually discover it yourself. In that case, I would be the one in trouble, since I can't monitor your condition all the time. So I might as well just point it out."

"What did you do to me?"

Li Yao raised her head again, her eyes now filled with fear and unease.

"You already have the answer in your heart," Yang Jian said.

"I... I've been affected by a ghost." Li Yao's voice trembled slightly as she clutched her arm, feeling an unusual chill in her body.

Yang Jian didn't answer her, but instead asked a very strange question, "Li Yao, what is one plus one?"

This is a code.

He deliberately left this information when he rewrote Li Yao's memories; as long as he asks this question himself, Li Yao will regain all her memories.

However, I had never tried this method before; last time, my curiosity got the better of me, and I decided to give it a shot.

As soon as the question was asked, Li Yao froze on the spot.

A familiar memory strangely appeared in her mind. This memory was originally hers, but she didn't know why she had forgotten it before, as if she had amnesia. But now she could recall it all.

I remember now.

I remember everything now.

I first met Yang Jian at the Ping An Building.

I have never seen Yang Jian's file, nor have I ever met him, and I have never liked him.

That day, on my way home from get off work, I suddenly noticed that there were fewer and fewer cars on the road until I was the only one left.

I was terrified at the time, thinking I had encountered a paranormal event, and I wanted to run away.

But when he turned around, he ran into Yang Jian.

Yang Jian sat under a streetlamp reading a newspaper.

The newspaper was stained with blood, old and eerie. Before losing his memory, Yang Jian even told himself that he wanted to change his memories.

After that, she appeared at the Ping An Hotel, slept with Yang Jian, and from then on, she actually fell in love with Yang Jian she had initially disliked.

Then, disregarding everything, she helped him deal with his circle of friends, selling him information and leading him to eliminate those people in his circle.

"Ah!"

After learning everything, Li Yao felt like she was about to collapse. She lost control of her emotions, covered her head, and couldn't help but scream.

People nearby turned to look when they heard the scream.

But it was just curiosity; nobody bothered. Most people glanced at it briefly and then walked away, while those with stronger curiosity stopped to see what was going on.

"You remember now?" Yang Jian asked.