Half a month later.
Tian Que, Constellation Ursa Major.
Qi Nan changed the bandages on Qin Beiting's abdominal and back-of-head wounds. The healing was not ideal, and his mental state was deteriorating.
Beneath his narrow phoenix eyes, dark circles were heavy, his pupils almost completely covered by bloodshot veins, a consequence of poor sleep during this period.
His insomnia, previously cured by Yu He after a severe headache, had returned the day Yu He went missing.
"Brother Ting, take your medicine and get some rest," Qi Nan mixed the sleeping pills with anti-inflammatory drugs and handed them to him.
He was worried Qin Beiting's body wouldn't cope if he didn't sleep.
Qin Beiting didn't take the medicine, instead glancing at Lu Yiming standing at the foot of the bed. "Still no news?"
His voice was low and cold, like an emotionless robot constantly repeating the same question.
"None," Lu Yiming shook his head.
For half a month, his men had searched the entire mountain and the bottom of the cliff day and night, even extending their search to the sea within a ten-kilometer radius of the cliff, but Yu He was nowhere to be found.
She had vanished into thin air, disappearing without a trace.
"Bang—"
A glass cup shattered at Lu Yiming's feet.
"It's been so long, why is there still no news of her! What have you all been doing! If there's no news, why are you just standing here! Go find her!"
Just as Floyd arrived at the master bedroom door, he vaguely heard the man's angry roar and the sound of things breaking.
He quickly knocked and entered, only to see the man on the bed with bloodshot eyes, violent, and on the verge of losing control.
"Calm him down quickly!" he said. The three of them scrambled to administer a sedative to Qin Beiting, finally getting him to sleep.
"Lord Qin's condition is worsening. If Miss Yu is still not found, and this continues long-term, he might completely lose his mind, or develop a split personality. Treatment is recommended as soon as possible."
Walking out into the living room, Floyd spoke.
Lu Yiming and Qi Nan certainly wanted Qin Beiting to recover quickly, but after half a month, they were all on the verge of madness. Qin Beiting had experienced episodes before, but never like this.
"Mentor, how should we treat him?" Qi Nan asked. "Do we have any other options?"
Qi Xifeng poured Floyd a cup of tea. Floyd took a sip and said slowly, "Miss Yu had consulted me before. She mentioned the worst-case scenario for Lord Qin's condition."
"What scenario?" Lu Yiming, Qi Nan, and Qi Xifeng asked in unison.
Floyd: "Remove Miss Yu from his memory!"
Lu Yiming:!
Qi Nan:!
Qi Xifeng:!
All three were incredulous. Qi Nan spoke first, "This… this isn't good, is it?!"
Lu Yiming: "Won't this kill Brother Ting?"
Brother Ting cared so much about Yu He, he treated her like his own life. Making him forget Yu He would be no different from taking his life.
Brother Ting himself would absolutely not agree!
"Is this the only way?" Qi Xifeng asked after a moment of thought.
"His illness worsened to this point because of Miss Yu. To cure him, either the remedy returns, or he completely forgets this remedy," Floyd said.
"But if we erase Brother Ting's memories of Yu He now, what if Yu He returns one day?" Qi Nan asked.
He still felt that doing this would be too cruel to both of them.
"But now, can anyone tell me when Miss Yu will return?" Floyd asked.
The three fell silent. Falling from such a height, even if she miraculously survived, given her state at the time, if she didn't die from the fall, the stress reaction would quickly deplete her body, leading to exhaustion…
Although they kept searching, as time passed, the hope of Yu He's return dwindled.
Seeing their silence, Floyd understood that the possibility of Yu He's return was too slim.
He also felt pained, but accepted the reality.
"My duty is to ensure Lord Qin's mental state is normal. You cannot guarantee when Miss Yu will return, so I can only proceed with what Miss Yu entrusted me to do," he said.
"Mentor, shouldn't this require Brother Ting's consent first?" Qi Nan said.
"Brother Ting will never agree," Qi Xifeng pressed Qi Nan's shoulder and said calmly,
"Brother Ting cannot continue like this. Xing Que and XS Group need him. While I don't want to accept this reality, frankly, if Miss Yu never returns, Brother Ting can't just hang himself over her, can he?
"Moreover, I believe Miss Yu wouldn't want Brother Ting to become a madman because of her."
The four fell silent again.
Floyd recalled that afternoon when he met Yu He. He had asked her, "If Mr. Qin finds out you're doing this, he'll definitely be angry, and might even become more obsessive towards you. Aren't you worried?"
At the time, Yu He had looked calmly at her coffee and said, "He erased my memory once. I erase his once, and we'll be even."
After a long silence, Lu Yiming made the decision for everyone: "Then let's follow Sister-in-law's wishes."
Hearing this, Floyd breathed a sigh of relief. "Then let's start preparing. The surgery will be the day after tomorrow."
"Before that, all news of Miss Yu needs to be deleted and blocked. After the surgery, no one is allowed to mention Miss Yu in front of Brother Ting," Qi Xifeng said.
"In addition, regarding the Ye family and Madam Yu, Yiming, you'll handle the Ye family, and Qi Nan, you'll handle Madam Yu. Go and communicate with them, hoping for their understanding."
Although pained, Lu Yiming and Qi Nan responded, "Okay!"
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Meanwhile, in an intensive care unit.
The girl was pale, her head and eyes completely bandaged. She lay in the hospital bed, tubes from various medical equipment inserted into her body. On the monitor beside her, all data remained at the lowest level.
After the doctor's routine check, he left. Just as he closed the door, a nurse rushed in with a report.
"Professor, this patient's latest lab report shows a slight increase in hCG levels in her blood. She's pregnant!"
The doctor took the report and glanced at it.
"We didn't detect it before. It's likely she conceived successfully today. Should we keep the child?" the nurse asked.
"Wait a moment, I'll ask Mr. Zuo," the doctor said, stepping aside to make a phone call. He explained the situation to the person on the other end.
"If the child is to be kept, we'll have to choose medication that has no impact on the child, and the patient's recovery may be slower."
"No!" the man on the other end said without hesitation. "Wake her up as soon as possible."
"Yes," the doctor replied, hung up, and turned to the nurse. "Arrange it. Schedule her abortion surgery for the day after tomorrow."
The nurse: "Yes."