Rebirth: Pampered by My Children and Husband

Chapter 209: Chapter 209: Memory Recovery Plan

Ji Yuqiao had looked at many cases and watched TV dramas, discovering that the most important thing for people who wanted to regain their memories was reenacting the scene.

Creating a familiar environment for them, thereby eliciting their memories.

Ji Yuqiao was a woman of decisive action, she did what she said.

She picked a day when Ji Tingyang wasn’t home and invited Xie Changyan to come over as a guest.

When Xie Changyan received the call from Ji Yuqiao, a flash of surprise crossed his eyes, “Go to the Ji Mansion? For what?”

“Uh…” Ji Yuqiao hemmed and hawed, “Lin Xu is cooking, she invited you to come over and try it, asking me to convey the invitation.”

“Cooking?” Xie Changyan’s eyebrows rose ever so slightly, his tone laced with a hint of astonishment.

“Yes, that’s right.” Ji Yuqiao nodded.

Xie Changyan glanced at his watch, “I still have two hours of break time, I’ll come over at noon.”

“Don’t wait until noon, come over now, I’ll be waiting for you,” Ji Yuqiao seemed quite impatient.

Xie Changyan looked at the disconnected call, feeling a bit puzzled.

Just then, his assistant knocked and entered, “President Xie, the meeting will start in ten minutes, is there anything else that needs to be prepared?”

“The meeting is postponed to the afternoon, I need to go out for a bit right now,” Xie Changyan stood up, grabbed his coat from the back of the chair, and left without delay.

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When Xie Changyan arrived at Ji Mansion, Lin Xu had just finished cooking the last dish of ribs.

The dining table was set with three hot dishes and a soup, all looking delicious.

“Why suddenly cook and invite me to eat today?” asked Xie Changyan, his interest piqued.

“Because I’m in a good mood today, so I invited you to taste my masterpiece, is that a problem?” Lin Xu snorted, “If you don’t want to eat, you might as well go back.”

“It’s my first time trying your cooking, of course I’ll eat,” Xie Changyan sat down and picked up his chopsticks.

Lin Xu looked nervously at Ji Yuqiao, “Just eating a meal, can it really help him recover his memory?”

“Of course!” Ji Yuqiao’s fingers were interlaced, excitement gleaming in her eyes, “That’s how it’s always shown on TV, eating the great meal personally prepared by a loved one, the familiar and unforgettable flavor surging on the taste buds, the lost memory suddenly returning…”

“Father used to eat food you cooked often, he must find it very familiar.”

Lin Xu’s face suddenly stiffened.

She forgot to tell Ji Yuqiao that her cooking was not good, it had always been the nanny who cooked…

Sure enough.

Xie Changyan had just tasted a piece of pork, not even chewing twice, when his expression abruptly froze.

Seeing his odd expression, Ji Yuqiao thought the method had worked, her eyes lit up, “How is it, is it delicious, familiar, do you remember something?”

Xie Changyan put down his chopsticks, his lips lifted in an inscrutable smile, “Why don’t you also try the deliciousness?”

Try what?

Though puzzled, Ji Yuqiao still picked up a piece of pork with her chopsticks.

After chewing twice, her expression twisted, and she spat out the pork into a napkin.

She looked incredulously, picked another green vegetable.

The next second, she spat it out again.

Ji Yuqiao had only ever eaten scallion noodles cooked by Lin Xu, subconsciously thinking her cooking was good.

It wasn’t until now that she realized, it wasn’t that Lin Xu didn’t cook for her, but that she couldn’t cook.

“I think I understand why Big Brother doesn’t like to eat vegetables,” Ji Yuqiao mused.

It must be because the vegetables cooked by mother in the past were too terrible, giving Big Brother a psychological shadow.

Lin Xu: “…”

Her cheeks burning with embarrassment, she quickly asked the butler to dispose of all the dishes, “I will never cook again!”

Xie Changyan’s lips curved into a slight smile, a faint smirk blossoming at the edge of his mouth, “No matter, from now on, whenever you crave something, call on me to make it for you.”

Ji Yuqiao’s eyes darted around, her expression somewhat surprised.

Was it always her father who cooked before?

Having failed to stimulate memories through familiar dishes, Ji Yuqiao immediately put her second plan into action.

She took Xie Changyan on a tour around the mansion, to see if it would trigger any of his memories.

“This is the swimming pool, my elder brother said he learned to swim here, taught by our father.”

“There’s also a flower garden in the backyard; it used to be a big patch of violets, but later they were replaced with peonies.”

“The stairs here lead to the second floor, next to it is the study, and that room over there is the master bedroom where Lin Xu lives…”

Ji Yuqiao chattered on about many things and finally looked at Xie Changyan expectantly, “Do you remember anything?”

“Remember what?” Xie Changyan was puzzled.

“I mean… do you feel a sense of familiarity?

“There is some.”

Excitement sparkled in Ji Yuqiao’s eyes; just as she was about to speak, she heard his next words.

“It’s somewhat similar to the layout of the old Xie family mansion.” Xie Changyan said.

Ji Yuqiao: “…”

Her head drooped, and she looked as deflated as a frostbitten eggplant, losing all the vitality and vigor usual to her.

Ji Yuqiao sighed, not expecting that none of her well-prepared plans worked.

Lin Xu tried to console her, “Memories aren’t so easily restored; don’t lose heart.”

Energized by the encouragement, Ji Yuqiao immediately perked up, “Mother, wait for a moment, I still have one last plan I haven’t tried yet, he…”

“Eh? Where did he go?” Ji Yuqiao looked around.

In the time it took to say a few words, Xie Changyan had disappeared.

Inside the master bedroom.

Xie Changyan surveyed the surroundings of the bedroom, not sure why he had come in, as if… something was drawing him.

By the time he snapped back to his senses, he found himself already inside the bedroom.

He took a look around the bedroom, his gaze landing on the vanity beside the bed.

The table was adorned with many expensive cosmetics and skincare products. Although he had never seen them before, the image of Lin Xu sitting there applying makeup flashed through his mind.

As if possessed, he approached, his fingers touching a drawer, and slowly pulled it open.

His eyes darkened upon seeing what lay inside.

The drawer was filled with frames, all containing pictures of Lin Xu and another man together.

The photos were yellowed with age, as if from years gone by, yet they had been well preserved.

She must have cherished these photos…

Xie Changyan picked up one of the pictures, looking at the man who bore a slight resemblance to him, arm in arm with Lin Xu, both full of smiles.

The hand holding the frame gradually tightened, the atmosphere around him becoming as heavy as it could go.

“Ah Yan?” Lin Xu’s voice, tinged with surprise, came from behind him as she approached, “What are you doing here?”

Lin Xu noticed the frame in his hand, her eyes gleaming with a hint of joy, “Have you remembered something?”

“Remembered what?” Xie Changyan put down the frame, his expression towards her somewhat complicated, “Who do you take me for?”

He grasped the back of Lin Xu’s head, his forehead pressing against hers, a very faint breath escaping his throat, “Look closely, I am Xie Changyan, not his substitute…”

“Can’t you forget him?