Chapter 101: Transformation

“Yiyang, I’ll come to work tomorrow,” Xiao Qi said, then turned and ran off.

“Xiyang!” Yiyang called after her, but she was already far away.

Yichen frowned slightly but showed no other expression as he turned and walked into the company.

Fang Li and Yiyang both felt something was off.

“Second Young Master, did something unpleasant happen between General Manager Lin and Miss Ye on your island?”

Now Yiyang was certain—his brother was upset with his beloved Xiyang.

No, he had to go and explain.

Xiao Qi walked through the bustling street. A cold northwest wind blew, and she shivered, feeling the chill seep deep into her bones.

So cold! It’s only October, why does it feel this cold?

She hugged her bare arms, trembling.

Better go back first; she could come to the company tomorrow.

Luckily, she was in Yiyang’s department now.

Otherwise, this would be so awkward!

Lin Yichen, you treat me like a stranger, but I can’t just leave—you still have my signal device!

Once I get the signal device back, I’ll leave immediately.

Sigh! Lin Yichen isn’t so bad after all. Even though he treats me like a stranger, he hasn’t cursed me once.

I’ve been deceiving him, and yet he hasn’t said a word against me. I feel so guilty.

Maybe tomorrow at work, I’ll bring him some takeout proactively.

But now that he knows I’m not Ye Xiyang, I won’t be able to get close to him.

How am I supposed to get my signal device back then?

Sigh >__

Yichen’s car pulled up, and he saw a slender, ethereal woman standing upright at the building’s entrance. She slightly raised her head and looked in his direction.

Her long eyelashes blinked, and those lively eyes stared at him for a few seconds, unintentionally flickering with a hint of mischievous smile.

Yichen gazed into her bright eyes and delicate figure, feeling as if the scene around him was a flawless photograph of light and shadow.

Xiao Qi approached and tapped on the car window.

The window rolled down, and for the first time in her life, Xiao Qi softly said, “General Manager Lin, could you give me a ride?”

Although Yichen didn’t know her, he felt an inexplicable familiarity.

Fang Li had also told him about her.

So...

Xiao Qi thought of many things on the road, realizing she must hurry to retrieve her signal device.

She turned back.

Just as she was about to approach, she coincidentally saw his car leaving the garage.

Perfect, no need to go inside.

Once in the car, Xiao Qi took off her coat and coquettishly said, “Oh my, it’s so hot. General Manager Lin, aren’t you hot? How about I take off your coat for you?”

Her hand went straight to his chest, but she couldn’t feel the signal device at all.

She recalled last time.

There were only two possibilities for her to sense the signal device:

One: His heartbeat accelerated.

Two: A typhoon.

So Xiao Qi immediately used her charms upon getting in the car.

The so-called “beauty trap.”

Beautiful women can quicken a man’s blood flow, causing his heart to beat faster.

But...

Yichen pushed her away abruptly, his handsome face full of displeasure. “What are you doing?”

Xiao Qi refused to be easily defeated. She reached out to undo his suit buttons, flashing a sweet smile. “I’m worried you’re hot, General Manager Lin! Soon, once you take off your clothes, you won’t be hot anymore.”

“Get out.”

This time, the General Manager directly ordered her out.

Xiao Qi was a strong-willed girl. She lunged at him, resting her head against his chest.

Yichen frowned coldly and forcefully pulled her away. “Get out.”

Those two words lingered in the car for a long time.

Xiao Qi felt her eardrums tremble.

No matter what, since she came, she absolutely would not leave empty-handed.

She lunged again, but the man was thoroughly angry this time. He threw her off, got out, opened the passenger door, and yanked her out.

Xiao Qi staggered and almost fell. Looking up, she saw the car speeding away.

Damn it, even if I’m not Ye Xiyang, he shouldn’t treat me like this, right?

He really has no mercy for me at all.

Xiao Qi bit her lip, feeling a dull ache in her chest, but she immediately pushed the feeling away.

For my signal device, I, Xiao Qi, will not be defeated here.

When Yichen started the engine, his eyes kept watching the rearview mirror.

The girl seemed so angry, so sad, so...

The car stopped by the roadside. He slowly lit a cigarette.

He seemed to care deeply about every expression of that girl.

Seeing her sad face, he felt a pain in his chest.

Yes, Fang Li had said she was the girl he had liked for many years and was now his girlfriend.

But just now in the car...

If she’s his girlfriend, she could have said so directly, yet she didn’t utter a word.

Could it be that she isn’t really his girlfriend?

Or maybe she doesn’t like him?

Yichen thought the second possibility was more likely.

Fang Li wouldn’t lie to him.

But if she didn’t like him, then what was that expression just now...

Yichen rolled down the car window. A breeze blew, scattering his thoughts.

He needed to figure out how serious his amnesia really was.

Fang Li had said that except for that one person, he would forget all the girls around him. But now he suddenly forgot the one girl he was never supposed to forget.

His amnesia must be worsening.

Xiao Qi felt restless, unconsciously slowing her pace on the street.

She stood at the roadside, watching the endless flow of people and cars, suddenly feeling how incredible all this was.

She never imagined that one day she would be troubled by a human from Earth.

Though nominally it was because of the signal device, she actually knew...

Sigh!

Life’s mysteries are probably unpredictable!

Like before, she had always believed she would never come to Earth. Yet in the end, she came—and even...

Suddenly, two girls’ voices came from nearby.

“I say, what are you so resentful about? She invested ten times more than you did.”

“Ah, but my outfit isn’t cheap either.”

One girl sneered, “Your outfit might not be cheap, but it’s nothing compared to hers.”

The other sighed, “She’s just a low-level employee. She really knows how to spend.”

The first girl said with a double meaning, “The drunkard’s intention isn’t in the wine; if you won’t let go of your child, you won’t catch the man.”

The speaker meant nothing, but the listener understood clearly.

Of course, the listener was our Xiao Qi.

If you won’t let go of your child, you won’t catch the man?!

Right. To get the signal device back, she had to be willing to sacrifice.

No, she had to be willing to invest heavily.

Xiao Qi was never one to brood over things for long.

After making up her mind, she happily bounced home.

The hospital!

Even under the blazing sun, the office with purple curtains drawn was unusually dim.

Yichen stood with one hand in his pocket, head lowered, his dark eyes fixed on the photo in his hand.

“The girl in the photo, all your past memories with her—is there really not a single fragment left in your mind?”

Yichen put down the photo and said coldly, “Not a single one.”

How could this be?

Pansen paced back and forth in the office, then pointed at the photo in his hand.

“Yesterday was the 30th. You, Yiyang, and Xiyang were all on the island. Yiyang said last night you and Xiyang spent the whole night together. Logically, your amnesia shouldn’t relapse, and you definitely wouldn’t forget Xiyang—she’s the only woman your amnesia doesn’t erase. So why...”

Pansen pondered, then exclaimed, “Did you do something to Xiyang last night?”

Yichen glanced at him.

That look made Pansen think, “mmp, maybe I shouldn’t have said that.”

What he just said was pointless.

Yichen had already forgotten Xiyang; how could he remember what happened last night?

But Yichen could not suppress his emotions just thinking about Xiyang.

So something must have definitely happened between them last night.

“Yichen, how about I call Xiyang over now to ask? You don’t remember what happened last night, but she does.”