The Double

This young girl acted without inhibitions, spoke in a bold and rough manner, appearing to be the type of person like Ye Mingyu, likely seldom involved in the whirlpools of power. Despite her young age, she had strong opinions, and I wondered which family could have raised someone with such a temperament. Jiang Li searched her memory, in both this life and her past life, but she had never heard of such a person.

"Will the County Magistrate Xue ever regain his senses in the future?" Putting aside her thoughts, Jiang Li posed the question she had wanted to ask all along.

"It’s hard to say, maybe he will, maybe he won’t. Many people collapse, lose their senses, because they suffer a great shock. And most people don’t want to recall those painful memories. They try to avoid them, and hence, they never find their way back to clarity." Situ Jiuyue said, "I think that’s exactly what happened to County Magistrate Xue. I heard that both of his children have passed away, such a person, left alone in the world without any attachments, has no reason to remember the past." She looked into Jiang Li’s eyes and said, "Forgive my blunt words, Miss Jiang the Second, but with Xue Huaiyuan in such pain, why make him remember the past?"

Jiang Li shook her head: "No, County Magistrate Xue himself hopes to wake up."

Situ Jiuyue was taken aback, Wen Renyao was also surprised, but only Jih Heng seemed unsurprised.

"I know that County Magistrate Xue wishes to wake up. Although he has lost both of his children, it was not clear-cut. If I were County Magistrate Xue, I would certainly hope to clear my children of any injustices and seek the truth. Thus, he wants to awaken. He is a father who bears responsibility." Jiang Li said.

Perhaps it was the firm tone of her speech that made her sincerity indisputable. Situ Jiuyue shrugged and said, "Alright, I’ll give it a try. I will visit Xue Huaiyuan daily for treatment."

Jiang Li bowed deeply in thanks: "Then I am truly grateful to Miss Jiuyue."