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"Is it you... the one who has been chatting with me on Qiqi's WeChat these past few days?!"
Seeing Qiqi's phone in Chen Feiyang's hand, I finally realized what was happening.
"Yes, of course it's me!" Chen Feiyang admitted without hesitation.
I furrowed my brows. "But she clearly called me! How could you possibly use her voice..."
"In this day and age, even AI face-swapping is so realistic. Voiceprint recognition and voice synthesis are nothing difficult."
"Voice synthesis?"
I had been careless.
I had thought that hearing Qiqi's voice on the phone was enough to prove she was alive and well.
I never expected that Chen Feiyang would go to such lengths to deceive me.
Looking at the photo of Qiqi inside the phone case, a wave of headache washed over me again.
Countless images flashed before my eyes...
And this time, those images seemed to become clearer.
I felt so uncomfortable that I had to support my head with my hand, swaying unsteadily from dizziness.
Seeing me like this, Chen Feiyang seemed quite pleased.
"Jiang An, are you remembering something? Don't worry, you have plenty of time to think it over here!"
"Qiqi will always be here watching you until you remember everything! I want you to kneel here and repent for your sins before Qiqi!"
"You betrayed Qiqi, you forgot her! You don't deserve the life you have now! Someone like you should live in guilt for the rest of your life!"
Chen Feiyang's curses tormented me like a terrible curse.
As I listened to his words, fragmented images flooded my mind.
On that desolate old street, Qiqi smiled at me, stood in front of me, fell into a pool of blood...
Each image became a sharp knife, mercilessly cutting through my nerves over and over again, piercing my flesh and stabbing into my heart!
I grimaced in pain, feeling as if I were about to suffocate.
Suddenly, Chen Feiyang kicked my knee hard, causing me to collapse to the ground in agony.
Chen Feiyang wanted me to kneel before Qiqi's memorial and repent to her.
Looking at the black-and-white photo before me, it felt as if thousands of needles had simultaneously pierced my brain, sending waves of excruciating pain through me!
I heard Chen Feiyang speak again from behind me—
"Oh right, Jiang An. There's one more thing I forgot to remind you!"
"It seems you've also forgotten that you and Xinchuan once had a child, right?"
"That child was already five months old in your womb! But you failed to protect him!"
"Yes, it was that day... the day my sister had her accident!"
"That poor child of yours went to accompany my sister in death!!!"
I remembered.
Amidst Chen Feiyang's vicious curses, facing Qiqi's memorial...
Before my head felt like it was about to explode...
Finally—
I recalled everything!
Yes...
Chen Feiyang was right.
Qiqi died to save me.
On that day two months ago, I lost my best friend.
And my unborn child!
At this moment, I knelt before Qiqi's memorial, and all the chaotic fragments in my mind finally began to piece together bit by bit.
It transformed into a complete memory...
I remember that day was Qiqi's birthday.
Qiqi had invited me and a few other friends to sing karaoke at KTV to celebrate her special day.
At that time, I was already five months pregnant.
Having been married to Xinchuan for so long, it had taken us a while to conceive this child.
I treasured this baby dearly and, of course, I didn't dare to drink alcohol during my pregnancy.
So, I initially declined Qiqi's invitation.
I told her that I couldn't drink and that it wouldn't be much fun for me to go; instead, I suggested taking her out for dinner the next day as a consolation.
But Qiqi kept insisting.
She said I was her best friend, and without me there, she felt like her birthday wouldn't be complete.
In the end, I had no choice but to agree to stop by for a bit, promising to leave after helping her cut the cake.
That evening, I stood beside Qiqi as she blew out the candles on her 28th birthday cake...
Just after nine o'clock that night, I said goodbye to Qiqi and prepared to leave.
Since Xinchuan was stuck in a meeting at his company and couldn't pick me up, I had to call a cab to go home.
Qiqi was in a particularly good mood that day.
She had a few more drinks and insisted on accompanying me to get a taxi, saying she wanted to share some secrets between best friends.
So, we went downstairs together, walking along that desolate old street.
Qiqi told me that she had recently met a boy who was two years younger than her. They were getting along quite well, and she thought they might end up together.
I remember smiling and wishing her well at that moment.
But before I could finish my words, two drunken men approached us from the opposite direction...
What happened next was almost identical to the nightmare I had after the last time I faced danger in that alley.
Now I understand.
It wasn't a nightmare; it was the deepest memory hidden in my heart.
And the scar on my abdomen was not left by an appendicitis surgery...
I still remember it vividly.
When that sharp dagger plunged into my abdomen, everything turned red!
That stab ended the life of the child inside me and drove me completely insane.
I lay on the filthy ground, clutching my belly tightly.
Watching my blood flow uncontrollably through my fingers...
I knew that my child was leaving me!
I screamed and begged for help with a heart-wrenching cry.
But no one responded to my pleas.
Only Qiqi.
She picked up a brick from the ground and held it in front of me, using her frail body to protect me...
Qiqi fought desperately against two drunken men, urging me repeatedly to get away from there.
She told me to run, to find someone to save her.
But by then, she had already been stabbed several times.
Her fair skin was covered in horrifying bloodstains...
I gritted my teeth against the pain and crawled inch by inch.
I crawled out of that alley, the ground I passed stained red with my blood, dragging a long "red carpet" that wound all the way to the entrance of the KTV.
I propped myself up and crawled back to the KTV, seeking help from the security guard at the door.
I still remember the look of terror on his face when he looked down and saw me...
That was the last image I saw before I completely lost consciousness.
Qiqi was dead.
My child was gone too.
I lay in the hospital for over a week, barely managing to cling to life.
Though I survived, I felt like a walking corpse.
I carried the guilt of losing Qiqi in my heart at all times.
And as a mother, I was burdened with the self-blame and regret for not being able to protect the child in my womb...
For a long time afterward, I lived in my own remorse.
I developed severe depression.
At one point, I even contemplated ending my own life to repay Qiqi.
To care for me during that time when I was completely unable to take care of myself and might act out in extreme ways at any moment, Xinchuan applied for an extended leave from work and stayed home with me every day.
It was during that period that one day, I fell into a fit and grabbed a knife from the kitchen, intending to cut my wrist.
Xinchuan rushed forward to stop me but accidentally got cut on his arm...
Injuring Xinchuan only deepened my guilt.
I put away the shirt that Xinchuan had worn that day, stained red with blood.
I intended to remind myself to pull myself together, to stop hurting those who care about me.
Unfortunately, things did not improve.
My mental state continued to deteriorate.
Until the very end...
In order to get our lives back on track, Xinchuan decided to have me undergo Hypnotherapy to completely forget about this incident.
And the team conducting my treatment was none other than Zhang Yunxin's.
I never expected...
The truth I had been desperately trying to uncover for so many days would turn out like this.
I thought Xinchuan had betrayed me, suspected he had rekindled an old flame with Zhang Yunxin, and even believed he wanted to take my life...
In the end, it was all a consequence of my own actions.
If it weren't for Xinchuan's constant care for me, I might have already ended my own life, reduced to a handful of ashes in a small box.
Yet just an hour ago, I still viewed him as a heartless scoundrel.
How ironic.
Kneeling before Qiqi's memorial, my heart was a tumult of emotions, guilt weighing heavily on me.
Chen Feiyang was right.
Qiqi died to save me, yet I had forgotten everything.
I didn't deserve the stable and happy life I had now...
I raised my hand to touch my face, already soaked with tears.
Seeing my ashen face and the tears streaming down, Chen Feiyang looked at me with disdain. "Looks like you've finally remembered?"
"If you wanted me to recall these things, why didn't you just tell me everything from the start? Why go through such great lengths just to toy with me?!"
I looked up at him, filled with pain and despair.
Chen Feiyang snorted coldly. "Ha! Qiqi suffered so much for you, and you can just forget it! Even if I told you these things a thousand times, what would it matter?! I want you to experience that torment over and over again, to remember that suffering! Only then will you learn your lesson!"
"So... the two people I encountered at the KTV last time were really arranged by you?"
"Yes! That was a scheme I painstakingly set up for you! If it weren't for that damned Xinchuan..."
"Chen Feiyang! You pervert! How can you justify this to Qiqi?!"
Hearing Chen Feiyang's words, my brows furrowed tightly.
I interrupted him sharply, getting up from the ground and grabbing his collar, questioning him angrily. "You know how terrifying the torment Qiqi faced was, yet you still allow the same thing to happen again! If Qiqi has any spirit left in her, do you think she would agree with your insane actions?!"
"Jiang An! What right do you have to say such things to me?! You say I don't deserve it? You're the last person who should mention Qiqi!"
Chen Feiyang, relying on his physical strength, easily broke free from my grip.
He suddenly pushed me down to the ground again.
Pointing at my nose, he shouted, "My sister traded her life for yours! But what about you?! What have you done?! After she had her accident, you never once went to pay your respects to her! You kept talking about wanting to die, even almost committing suicide?!"
"Jiang An! If you didn't want this life so badly, why weren't you the one who died back then?! You shouldn't have let my sister die in your place!!!"
"I... I just wanted to..."
Chen Feiyang's words left me momentarily speechless.
Thinking back to those days after Qiqi's accident, I was in unbearable pain every day, with only one thought in my mind: to return this life to her.
But...
Even if I truly sacrificed my life, she would never come back...
At this thought, a sudden pang of anguish shot through my heart.
Regret for not acting sooner!
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