144 Incomplete Memories of Modernity (Part II)
"No, there are some things that make me very confused. Please use this site. When you jumped from the bungee jumping platform in the playground just now, the person who jumped down, I didn't seem to see you, but myself! How do I feel, I fell off a cliff and not some kind of car accident like you say. I remember jumping off with a rope tied to me. So, I just asked my mom if I've ever bungee jumping before! The fragments of memory left in Shangguan Wan'er's head suddenly made her messy. She didn't know which memories were her truest.
"Xinyu, my uncle and I saw you in a car accident. You came out of the intersection and a big truck was driving towards you, and I saw you fall in a pool of blood with my own eyes in the sound of the big truck braking! Hearing that Shangguan Wan'er was suspicious of her accident, Ouyang Xinxi recalled to her what happened that time. Of course, she omitted the antecedents of the incident. This should be an assassination that neither she nor Ouyang Xinyu's parents want to mention.
"But why, do I have a cliff in my memory?" Hearing Xinxi say this, Shangguan Wan'er suddenly had a big mystery in her heart. Since, she lost her memory because of a car accident. Why, then, did there be such a thing as a cliff in her mutilated memory fragments. Is it a delusion?
"By the way, Xinyu, I just heard your name 'Xiao Cui' on the jumping platform of bungee jumping, who is Xiao Cui? Is it your classmate? How can there be such a rustic name in modern times, just like the name of the ancient Yahuan! Suddenly, as if remembering something, Ouyang Xin asked Shangguan Wan'er in confusion.
"Well, do I call it that? Xinxi, I don't remember! Shangguan Wan'er heard Ouyang Xinxi ask her this, she tried to think about it, but she still couldn't remember. She replied to Ouyang Xinxi in annoyance.
"Xinyu, I remember when you were in girls' middle school, you once told me a strange dream, which was also related to a cliff. In your dreams, there is also a mention of a woman, a woman who cried miserably in your dreams. Do you remember this? Regarding Shangguan Wan'er's answer, Ouyang Xinxi was very disappointed. She still didn't give up mentioning to her a dream that Ouyang Xinyu told her a long time ago, I don't know what this matter has to do with the cliff that appeared in her head this time?
"Have I ever dreamed of a cliff? There was also a woman crying miserably in my dreams? Have I ever had such a dream? How come I don't remember? This time, Shangguan Wan'er answered Ouyang Xinxi very simply without thinking about it, and sent her a series of questions. People have never had such a dream, Ouyang Xinxi, you have made the wrong object!
"At that time, you were facing the university entrance exam, and you were under a lot of pressure to study. You told me that this dream had recurred in your dream three times in a row. You say, what's the other song? At that time, I said, maybe you have watched too many movies to have such dreams! Ouyang Xinxi recalled the scene when Ouyang Xinyu told her about this dream, and then repeated it to Shangguan Wan'er.
"And what about later? Later, did I ever dream about those again? Like listening to other people's stories, after listening to it, Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but ask Ouyang Xinxi curiously.
"Later, then you were admitted to National Taiwan Normal University. After that, I never heard you talk about it again! Today, I specifically mention this to you, I mean, is the scene in your head on the playground jumping platform today related to your previous dreams? Will it give you the illusion that you've never been in a car accident, but have fallen off a cliff? Ouyang Xinxi suddenly mentioned to Shangguan Wan'er the strange dream that Ouyang Xinyu had told her, and she hoped to help Shangguan Wan'er unravel the illusion that she had fallen from a cliff in her memory.
"Well, I think it's possible! Because those memories are small, tiny fragments, and I'm trying to put them together. However, the harder I tried, the more my head hurt. I just give up thinking about it, and my head doesn't hurt right away! Maybe it's really like what my dad said, my injury hasn't fully recovered, so I can't overuse my brain for the time being! When I'm ready, I'll have to put together the fragments of my memory! It turned out that Xinxi was helping her solve her confusion. Almost, Shangguan Wan'er was surrounded by the strange dream that Xin Xi said. She can't think too much now, and if she thinks too much, her head hurts terribly. So, just don't think about it!
"Xin'er, the doctor said we can go! You can get out of bed, put on your shoes, and let's go! Leng Qiufen suddenly walked into the ward of the emergency room and said to Shangguan Wan'er who was sitting on the hospital bed.
"Well, what about Dad? Why didn't Dad come back with you? Hearing Leng Qiufen say that she could leave the hospital, Shangguan Wan'er immediately lifted the quilt on her body, and asked Leng Qiufen while getting out of bed and putting on her shoes.
"Your dad went to help you get the medicine, and by the way to the parking lot to pick up the car, he asked me to come and pick you up, so we can save time! Xinxi, let's go! We're home together! Leng Qiufen stood at the door of the ward and waited, and opened her mouth to explain to Shangguan Wan'er. Seeing Shangguan Wan'er put on her shoes, Leng Qiufen said to Xinxi, who was standing next to the hospital bed.
"Mom, am I very sick? Did the doctor say anything? Hearing that Ouyang Jin went to help her get the medicine, in the corridor outside the emergency room, Shangguan Wan'er asked Leng Qiufen in a nervous mood.
"The doctor said that you should not overuse your brain, rest more, and take care of your body. Don't be in a hurry, take your time! Hearing Shangguan Wan'er ask her about her condition, Leng Qiufen repeated what the doctor had just told the couple and told Shangguan Wan'er.
"Does the doctor mean that after I finish the medicine he prescribed, I will be completely fine?" Now Shangguan Wan'er can only pin her hopes on the doctor, hoping that what he said is true. She asked Leng Qiufen.
"The doctor didn't say this, it should be about the same!" Faced with Shangguan Wan'er's question, Leng Qiufen couldn't guarantee her 100% that she answered Shangguan Wan'er's words truthfully.
After listening to Leng Qiufen's words, Shangguan Wan'er did not squeak. At this moment, there were too many doubts in her heart. Could it really be as simple as the doctor said, because her head has not fully recovered? That's why those incomplete memories are so difficult to piece together?