Amnesiac Queen

23

Chapter 23: Remembering — There was at least a third person at the scene of the crime.

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Ye Zhen Zhen caught sight of Dr. Ji sitting on the sofa—staring at her—the moment her eyelids flung open. A faint trace of anxiety flitted across his face. "Are you okay?"

Ye Zhen Zhen's complexion was deathly white, the panic in her eyes not yet dispersing. Ji Zhe Yan's gaze, however, was like the sun's warm rays, gradually soothing her erratically pulsing heart. "I'm fine. "

"What did you see?" Dr. Zhang's voice suddenly rang out. Ye Zhen Zhen suddenly realized that he had not moved from his seat as he examined her.

She took a deep breath and slowly began to recall the dream. "I felt like I was rocking heavily when I first fell asleep, as if I was on a boat. I then saw a man wearing a black suit. Unfortunately, he stood in the shadows, so I couldn't see his face when he pushed me down the stairs. "

Ye Zhen Zhen retrieved her drawings her bag once she finished describing the dream. "Look, Dr. Zhang. I drew what I had seen in my nightmares previously—this specific hand is identical to the one I had just seen in the dream. "

Dr. Zhang studied the drawing for a while before speaking his analysis. "I think the rocking wasn't necessarily from a boat; it might be because you were in a car. Though it could also be someone carrying you as they walked..." He glanced down at the drawing of the hand again. "When did you begin having nightmares?"

Ye Zhen Zhen stated, "After I went back to the Ye Mansion. "

Dr. Zhang pondered for a moment before saying, "You're getting nightmares because your subconscious is being triggered, and this trigger might be because it's the scene of the crime—that staircase where you rolled down to be specific, or possibly because of someone or something. "

Ye Zhen Zhen wrinkled her brows and thought this over. She then asked Dr. Zhang, "Do you mean that I might have run into the man after I returned to the Ye Mansion, which might have subconsciously triggered me?"

"That is only one of the possibilities. Of course, it might be the uneasy ambiance that unsettles your mind. " He paused and examined Ye Zhen Zhen. "Do you not trust a single person in the Ye Family? If a person does not feel completely secure in an environment, their frame of mind would fluctuate massively. "

Ye Zhen Zhen bowed her head in silence. She had been acquainted with three people after returning to the Ye Mansion: her uncle, housekeeper Zhou, and Wang Er Gou. Who among them had triggered her subconscious? Her nightmares had started the very day she overheard Zhou Wen argue with housekeeper Zhou—or was it because this event caused her to feel even less safe in the Ye Mansion?

She subconsciously bit the corner of her lips, suddenly recalling a question. "Dr. Zhang, did you just say someone might have been carrying me as they walked?"

Dr. Zhang nodded. Ye Zhen Zhen once again carefully tried to recall that dream. Just a moment ago, that angle didn't look like she had been carried; it was more like she had been lifted, but...why would they lift her?

She felt it was necessary to listen to Officer Zuo's professional opinion.

"Come again next week at the same time as today. " Dr. Zhang stood up from his chair and bypassed the office table to sit down in his boss chair. Ji Zhe Yan thanked him and tugged Ye Zhen Zhen to the exit.

After pressing the elevator button, Ji Zhe Yan glanced down at the woman beside him. "Do you have classes this afternoon?"

Ye Zhen Zhen nodded. "I do, two English courses. " Since she had been requesting a leave of absence every few days, she truly was anxious about whether she could graduate on time. As for the details of the English course, it was probably better if she didn't mention it.