kingnovel Chapter 252 I'm sorry, I really don't know you.
Chapter 252 I'm sorry, I really don't know you.
Chapter 252 I'm sorry, I really don't know you
Thunder rumbled and the rain poured down all night. The sky outside the window was a gloomy gray, as if it were the end of the world.
Zhu Ziqing lay in bed, tossing and turning, barely able to sleep all night. Her dreams were chaotic and terrifying, as if real scenes were intertwined in her mind.
She dreamt that she seemed to have been pregnant with a child, but her memory was hazy and she couldn't recall it at all. The images were like fragments, terrifying her.
Early in the morning, before the alarm clock rang, Zhu Ziqing had already opened her eyes. She rubbed her throbbing temples, deciding not to torture herself any longer, and got up early to get ready for the company.
While waiting for the elevator, Zhu Ziqing leaned against the wall, her eyes looking somewhat tired.
The elevator doors opened with a "ding," and a woman hurriedly squeezed in.
Before Zhu Ziqing could react, the woman had already grabbed her hand, her eyes brimming with excitement.
"Ziqing! I've finally found you!" The woman's voice trembled slightly, her eyes filled with joy.
Zhu Ziqing was stunned. She looked at the unfamiliar woman in front of her, who had long, smooth hair, delicate features, and a faint trace of burns on her face.
She frowned, her tone somewhat puzzled: "You are...?"
The woman gripped Zhu Ziqing's hand tightly, a hint of urgency flashing in her eyes: "Ziqing, it's me, Li Siqi! Your best friend!"
"Best friend?" Zhu Ziqing was stunned. She tried hard to search her memory for this name, but found that she did not have any impression of this person at all.
Seeing Zhu Ziqing's confused expression, Li Siqi's eyes flashed with a hint of panic, but it quickly hardened again: "Ziqing, don't you remember me? We were classmates in high school and university. We came to Shenzhen from Beijing together and even opened a studio. Three years ago, I was burned in a fire. Tan Haoyu hired the best doctors to treat me, and now there are almost no marks on my face..."
Zhu Ziqing listened quietly, her eyes full of doubt.
Li Siqi became increasingly anxious as she spoke: "After you disappeared, I continued to run the studio by myself, and now it's ten times bigger than before, all thanks to Tan Haoyu's help. Yesterday I saw your photo on WeChat Moments, and I recognized you at a glance. I was so happy I almost went crazy!"
Tears welled up in Li Siqi's eyes, her voice choked with emotion: "Ziqing, that car accident actually happened because I was burned. I've always felt it was my fault, and I've been looking for you all these years, wanting to apologize to you in person..."
Zhu Ziqing looked at Li Siqi with a look of apology in her eyes. She gently shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, I really don't know you. I grew up in Milan and this is my first time back in China."
Li Siqi was stunned, her eyes filled with disbelief: "No, you must be Ziqing! We've known each other for over ten years, shared clothes and pants, and even sometimes showered together. How could I mistake you for someone else?"
Zhu Ziqing still couldn't remember. She frowned and said, "I... I don't know how to say it. Although my name is Zhu Ziqing, there are many people with the same name. I really don't remember."
Li Siqi's face gradually turned pale. She let go of Zhu Ziqing's hand, her eyes filled with confusion: "This is impossible... You are clearly her!"
Zhu Ziqing sighed, her heart filled with doubt.
This is the second time she has been mistaken for someone else; the first time was by Tan Haoyu, and now it's by Li Siqi.
She had a vague feeling that her father seemed to be hiding something, something about what happened three years ago that he had been unwilling to tell her.
Li Siqi looked at Zhu Ziqing, her eyes filled with suspicion and resentment. She gripped Zhu Ziqing's hand tightly, her voice tinged with urgency: "Ziqing, has something happened to you that makes you unwilling to admit it? We're best friends, is there anything you can't tell me?"
Zhu Ziqing shook her head gently, her eyes full of helplessness: "I really don't remember you, Miss Li Siqi. Perhaps you've mistaken me for someone else."
Li Siqi, however, did not let go, her eyes so firm it seemed she could see right through Zhu Ziqing: "Impossible! Ziqing, I know you have something on your mind. Years ago, you said someone told you that you came from a humble background and were not worthy to stand beside Tan Haoyu, and that you should leave him. I knew then that someone was definitely pulling strings behind the scenes!"
She paused, her tone becoming even more certain: "Although I don't know much about the Tan family, I've met Tan Haoyu a few times. He's a good man, doting on his wife immensely. The person who hurt you must be someone else!"
Zhu Ziqing was slightly taken aback, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes. She sighed softly and patted Li Siqi's hand: "Perhaps you are right, but I really don't remember you."
Li Siqi's eyes reddened slightly. She hugged Zhu Ziqing tightly, her voice choked with emotion: "Ziqing, whether you remember me or not, you will always be my best and most valued friend!"
The elevator doors opened with a "ding," and Li Siqi stepped out, but the doubts in her heart were like a tangled mess, growing ever tighter. She secretly resolved to find out the truth behind Zhu Ziqing's hidden secrets.
Zhu Ziqing stood there, watching Li Siqi's retreating figure, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
In just a few days in Shenzhen, she met more people than she had in the past two or three years, and everyone was incredibly welcoming to her.
Tan Haoyu, Li Siqi, Tan Xiaoxuan, Xiao Qingqing... She kept repeating these names in her mind, but she still couldn't remember that there was such a group of people in her memory.
Li Siqi's hug and tears puzzled Zhu Ziqing, but seeing her worried expression warmed her heart. She smiled helplessly; she realized that losing her memory was something no one would believe. However, this feeling of being cared for wasn't so bad.
Zhu Ziqing sighed, a vague unease creeping into her heart. She couldn't understand why her father never spoke of her past. If those memories were insignificant, why hide them? Could it be, as Li Siqi said, that someone was pulling strings behind her back?
After a busy morning in the office, Zhu Ziqing thought she should relax a bit.
Just then, Zhu Ziqing's phone rang, and the screen displayed the words "Xiao Qingqing". A slight smile appeared on her lips, and her mood instantly improved.
So she pressed the answer button and said softly, "Hello, Xiao Qingqing?"
"Sister Ziqing, come quickly! I miss you so much!" came Xiao Qingqing's soft and sweet voice from the other end of the phone.
Zhu Ziqing couldn't help but laugh out loud: "What's wrong, little guy? Do you need something?"
"Hmm! I'd like to invite you to dinner, okay?" Xiao Qingqing's voice was soft and sweet, with a hint of coquetry.
Zhu Ziqing hesitated for a moment. She had to go to work today, but she couldn't bear to refuse Xiao Qingqing: "I have something to do today, how about another day?"
"No! Sister Ziqing, I'm waiting for you downstairs, come down quickly!" Xiao Qingqing's voice was tinged with anxiety, as if she would cry if Zhu Ziqing refused her.
Zhu Ziqing paused for a moment, glanced at the time, and realized it was almost lunchtime. After thinking for a while, she finally relented: "Okay, I'll go downstairs to find you now."
Xiao Qingqing on the other end of the phone cheered instantly: "Great! I'll be waiting for you downstairs, Sister Ziqing, hurry up!"
Zhu Ziqing hung up the phone, unable to hide the smile on her lips. She thought to herself, "I'm not busy at noon anyway, so having lunch with Xiao Qingqing wouldn't be a bad idea."
Thinking of this, she quickly walked towards the elevator.