Chapter 003: Learning about Brett Zhou

Was my suspicion correct? Is he actually treating me with extra concern? 

I had once doubted it. Not to mention that silly rumour back in university. Some lunatic spread a rumour that senior Wei had a crush on me, and obviously, no one believed that, but instead thought that it was the other way around. And he, instead of clarifying made it even worse by saying ‘she never had a crush on me’ and leaving at once without responding when he was asked whether he had a crush on me. Soon he graduated away and the rumour died out.

Meanwhile, his grin was getting wider. Oh shit! I was staring at him again!

"I’m just checking if I can remember you clearly’’, I replied without averting my gaze. As soon as I had replied, he again put on a worried look.

"I told you not to think back and probe around your memory!’’

Ugh! I forgot that before answering back. Anyways to save me from feeling awkward, I thought of a different topic.

"That…. Mr Zhou… Will he come back?’’

Dr Wei apparently wasn’t very happy about my question.

"He isn’t coming back’’

"What!’’

"Don’t tell me you’re missing him. Are you?’’

"Huh, why would I? I don’t yet remember him. But what did you do to make him stay away? I admit that he was really kinda scary’’

"I told him that he doesn’t need to bother my long-lost girlfriend anymore.’’

Seriously?! I just froze in his words. He soon let out a chuckle.

"I was just joking. I explained the treatment plan to him and he told that he’ll come later once you’ve regained your memories back’’

Phew. That was way too much for a joke.

"Can I just ask you about who he is?’’

He hesitated for a while, then he sat down on the chair to continue,

"Don’t try to recall anything while I speak. Just listen. Okay?’’

"Okay’’

"He’s Zhou Yi Ming- widely known as Brett. He’s exactly the type of man what you girls swoon over, - the Bossy Chairman.’’

I frowned at him.

"Okay, okay. That was again a joke. He is the current chairman of the VZ Group.’’

Not bad. Mr Attracive Grim Reaper seems quite cool.

“So how did I get entangled with him?’’

“You are tricking me into recalling your memories. I can’t tell you much except this. He and you got engaged about 8 or 9 months ago.’’

I let out a sigh “So we really got engaged.”

“And might’ve even got married next January, which is just 2 months away.”

“Now it’s October?!”

He nodded back in response.

As soon as I woke up, I indeed forgot to ask something really important

“Which year is this?”

“2021”

2021?! So I lost all the memories of the past 3 years?! I just can’t believe this. So I must have graduated by now and even must’ve started working. Why did I lose such important memories?!

“Oh!” I clutched my head in pain as it began throbbing.

“I mustn’t have told you indeed. You should go back to rest.’’

“Wait senior. Just one more question.”

“No”

“Please. Only this one. I don’t want to ask you anything else.”

He frowned at me but agreed right away.

“You win. Ask it”

Considering my previous suspicions, if he really had a crush on me, then he might answer keenly if I ask something related to him. Let me think of something quickly….

Got it! He remembered my name, didn’t he? But. Maybe I was wrong about him? He didn’t have a crush on me? As for the name, it must have been on my identity card.

Why waste time on overthinking? Let me just ask him directly.

“Dr Wei, did you recognize me right away, or only when you saw my identity card?’’

His gaze turned soft. Why?

‘’I would recognize you right away, and I did that day.’’ Eeww! His answer is cheesy

‘’ If I depended on your ID that day to recognize you, then I would only be further confused.’’

‘’I don’t understand.’’

His expression became worried again.

‘’Laia, I personally ask you to cooperate well and recall your memories soon. I don’t know what kind of trouble you’ve dragged yourself into. But if you don’t want to get into troubles anymore, then please do as we instruct so that you can get back your memories and clean up the mess you’ve created’’

I couldn’t help putting up a puzzled expression. I’ve already had enough since the day I woke up. Now, here’s another dreadful surprise awaiting. Looking at the way he addresses this issue, this must be really something serious.

“Dr Wei, would you mind explaining?”

He let out a huge sigh.

“It’s not that I mind or not, but it’s my obligation to inform this to you.” He sighed again.

This seems really bad. I was beginning to feel sick in my stomach.

“I couldn’t have recognized you with your ID because it wasn’t yours, to begin with. You even entered Singapore with a fake identity. If the authorities get to know about this, then you’ll be at risk of being imprisoned for impersonating someone else.”

He continued,

“Do you want to know with what identity you set off from China to Singapore?”

I didn’t even dare to nod. He means that I intentionally faked my identity beginning all way from China to Singapore

“I should tell you anyway, maybe you’ll be clear once you remember.”

“You landed here not as Laia Parkers, but as Isha Vivekanand.

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