The next day.
Ye Zizheng woke up early, first opened his phone album, confirmed that the photo taken with Yu He last night was still there, not a dream. He quickly washed up, then ran to the sixteenth floor and rang the doorbell.
No one answered.
Ye Zizheng's heart sank. Had his sister left without him noticing?
He rang the doorbell desperately.
Finally, the door opened, and Xiao Anran came out yawning. Seeing Ye Zizheng, she quickly made a shushing gesture, "Shh, be quiet. He-jie is still sleeping. She has a bad temper when she wakes up. If she's woken up, she'll be angry."
Seeing that they hadn't disappeared, Ye Zizheng breathed a sigh of relief. His sister still had a bad temper when she woke up, just like before.
He went in and sat in the living room to wait.
Yueyue was already awake, reading in the children's room, occasionally covering the blanket back over Duoduo, who was sleeping sprawled out.
It wasn't until ten o'clock that Yu He got up.
She was still adjusting to the time difference. She didn't sleep early at night and didn't want to get up in the morning, but thinking she had to go out today, she set her alarm and got up.
"So early, why don't you sleep a little longer?" she said, yawning as she came out and saw Ye Zizheng already sitting on the sofa.
"It's okay, I'm not sleepy..." Ye Zizheng said, and couldn't help but yawn. But he tried hard to suppress it, so hard that tears welled up in his eyes.
He was too excited last night and didn't sleep. He got up early today, so of course he was sleepy.
Yu He: "..."
Xiao Anran had the waiter deliver breakfast to the room. Yu He called Duoduo, who was still reluctant to get out of bed.
Duoduo hugged her blanket, unwilling to get up, "I don't want to get out of bed. I stayed up too late doing homework last night, I'm tired."
Yu He crossed her arms and stood by the child's bed, "Okay, then keep sleeping. I'll have Aunt Anran stay with you. I'll take your brother out to play."
Hearing this, Duoduo immediately kicked off the blanket, got out of bed, rushed into the bathroom, quickly washed up, and came out, "Mommy, where are we going to play?"
...
After breakfast, Xiao Anran had a day off and had private matters to attend to. Yu He took the two children and prepared to go with Ye Zizheng to see Yu Xianyi's clinic.
The car stopped at the entrance of an alley. The alley was very narrow, barely wide enough for a car.
"Get off here, you have to walk in." Ye Zizheng got out of the passenger seat.
Yu He got out of the back seat with the two children and followed him into the alley.
The alley was bumpy, and the walls on both sides were covered with moss, giving it a very old feel.
"The clinic is in such a remote place, will anyone come?" Duoduo asked doubtfully, holding her mother's hand.
Ye Zizheng was too embarrassed to say that no one could find this place at all, but he didn't want Yu He to feel bad, so he said, "It's all regular customers, or they come through referrals from regular customers."
After walking for about ten minutes, Ye Zizheng stopped in front of a wooden door. A dilapidated plaque hung at the entrance, bearing the words "Yu Xianyi Clinic".
Although the plaque was old, it was wiped clean.
The wooden door was open, and one could see the courtyard inside. A woman with short hair, wearing a gray cotton-linen Zhongshan suit, was sweeping fallen leaves with a broom.
The clinic was as deserted as a leafless tree branch, exuding a sense of desolation.
Xiaoya heard the movement and turned around, "Welcome, Yu Xianyi..."
"Pa." Seeing the person at the door, she dropped the broom in her hand in shock.
"Yu He! You're back?! Am I dreaming?" Tears welled up in her eyes. She pinched her thigh hard in disbelief. It hurt!
If it hurt, it wasn't a dream!
"Xiao Qing, come out quickly, Yu He is back! She's finally back!" Xiaoya shouted into the house, then excitedly stepped forward.
Xiao Qing, who was inside, didn't even have time to put down the rag in her hand before she ran out.
"Sister, these are people you brought before, Sister Xiaoya, and Sister Xiao Qing behind her," Ye Zizheng introduced.
"Yu He! Yu He, it's really you!" Xiao Qing rushed forward, holding Yu He's hand, and said excitedly.
Xiaoya circled Yu He. She was a living person in front of her!
She couldn't help but hug Yu He, "That's great! You're back, you're finally back, we didn't persevere in vain."
As she spoke, she couldn't help but cry.
Yu He didn't like such close physical contact with others, but their enthusiasm made her endure it and not push them away.
On the contrary, Ye Zizheng on the side couldn't help but pull them, "Can you women be more reserved! My sister was injured and doesn't remember things from before."
He hadn't even hugged his sister yet.
"You have amnesia?" Xiaoya wiped away her tears, incredulous, then worriedly asked, "Is there anything wrong with your body?"
Yu He shook her head, "It's fine, I just can't remember things from before, but you can tell me slowly, and I'll try my best to remember."
"Mhm mhm." Xiaoya nodded like garlic.
"Wow, are these two adorable babies yours and Ting Ge's children? They're so cute!" Xiao Qing was shocked by the children's appearance.
Upon closer inspection, it was not difficult to see that the children's eyes resembled Yu He's, their noses and mouths resembled Lord Qin's, especially the little boy, whose stern expression was exactly like Lord Qin's.
"Ting Ge?" Yu He asked with some confusion. The address sounded somewhat familiar.
"Cough, what are you talking about? Let me introduce you, this is Yueyue, and this is Duoduo," Ye Zizheng coughed dryly, "These are Xiao Qing and Xiaoya."
Xiao Qing and Xiaoya immediately understood his meaning. Ever since they were driven out of the quadrangle, they had been ordered not to mention Yu He's name again.
"Hello, Aunt Xiao Qing, Aunt Xiaoya." The two children greeted them obediently in unison.
"Oh my, so well-behaved, so cute!" Xiao Qing squatted down, about to reach out and pat Yueyue's little head.
Yueyue displeasedly leaned back. Duoduo immediately leaned forward, "Aunt Xiao Qing, you can't pat Brother's head. Brother doesn't like others to pat his head. If you want to pat, pat mine, but be gentle, don't mess up my hairstyle."
Xiao Qing was instantly charmed by her, pinching her little cheek, "Oh my god, so cute! Is this trying to make me have a daughter?"
"Don't just stand here, let's go inside," Xiaoya said.
Yu He took the children into the courtyard, letting Ye Zizheng take the two little ones to play in the yard, while she went inside with the two women.
The clinic was very simple, with a lobby, a kitchen, a pharmacy, and a lounge.
The consultation was in the lobby. The place for medicinal meals was a rectangular dining table next to the kitchen. The lounge was originally used for acupuncture patients, but as the number of patients decreased, it eventually became the dormitory for Xiao Qing and Xiaoya.
There were only Xiao Qing and Xiaoya in the entire clinic. Xiao Qing had learned acupuncture and diagnosis from old Mrs. Yu and was responsible for consultations. Xiaoya was responsible for making medicinal meals. The remaining cleaning was all done by the two of them.
However, even so, there were basically no patients at the clinic, and it was not breaking even. If it weren't for the Ye family and a few regular customers who visited regularly, barely covering the clinic's rent and utilities, the clinic would have probably closed down long ago.
When they were driven out back then, the two medicinal meal chefs hired to replace Qiao Qiao immediately quit. To avoid trouble and save rent, old Mrs. Yu moved the clinic here.
In the beginning, relying on the clinic's original reputation, there were still many patients who came, but as old Mrs. Yu's health deteriorated, she finally couldn't hold on and passed away. Seeing that only Xiao Qing and Xiaoya were left at the clinic, the patients stopped coming.
Gradually, the clinic became what it was now, barely surviving.