Chapter Forty-Six Mutual Dream Lovers

  "Xie Lan, don't say that. As a doctor, it's only natural to want to cure the patients they've treated. It's also our responsibility as medical practitioners... Besides, the imperial physician had already used quite a few medicines before, and there was some effect. I just happened to administer the medicine at the right time, that's all. Maybe your mother wouldn't have needed my treatment and would have recovered anyway. So, please don't say anything about being grateful, it makes me feel awkward!" Chen Yi hastily explained, feeling a bit embarrassed in the face of He Lan Minyue's thanks.

  "Chen Gongzi, you don't have to be so polite, I really appreciate your help in treating my mother's illness. My...my brother will definitely thank you properly!" He Lan Minyue said with another captivating smile on her face, her voice soft and gentle: "My brother said that your talent is not comparable to ordinary people, your martial arts are also extremely outstanding, he feels inferior himself, and even your medical skills! But...I'm also curious, who exactly are you? Is your family a renowned scholarly family, why haven't I heard any news about you before?"

  She plucked up her courage several times before asking these questions, and after finishing speaking, she was a little nervous, fearing that she had been too abrupt.

  Chen Yi looked at He Lan Minyue with a hint of helplessness and said, "To be honest, I still don't know what kind of person I am, who my ancestors are, or what I'm doing in Chang'an. I've lost many memories!"

  He Lan Minyue couldn't help but feel surprised, "Chen Gongzi, why is it like this? Could it be that you really... encountered a mishap?" Although Chen Yi had already mentioned encountering a mishap earlier, she thought that was just Chen Yi's excuse, because of some unspoken secrets, he didn't want to tell them about his life, and yet Chen Yi repeated similar words again!

  Look at He Lan Minyue's surprised face, Chen Yixin felt a little nervous inside, afraid that the young girl would suspect something, and quickly explained again: "It's really like this, when I brought my entourage to Chang'an, passing by Liangshan, suddenly encountered an accident, my horse was frightened, I was thrown off the cliff, seriously injured... Fortunately, Sun Daochang saved me, and I managed to save a life! However, my companions couldn't be found, and I don't know whether they are alive or dead. And... many things before that can't be remembered, including what kind of person I am, who my parents are, and why I came from Yuezhou to Chang'an, alas..."

  Chen Yi's words were somewhat melancholic, and He Lan Minyue couldn't help but be moved upon hearing them. However, she didn't know how to comfort him either. After a moment of thought, she hesitantly said: "Young Master Chen, I didn't expect to bring up your painful memories! It's all my fault! But don't worry, my brother said he'll help you. Although Chang'an is vast, my brother has many connections, and it won't be difficult to find whoever you're looking for. I'm sure your attendants are all around, they just haven't been found yet!"

  "Take Miss Xiaoxiao's auspicious words to heart, I hope so!" Chen Yi sighed bitterly.

  Seeing Chen Yi's bitter smile, He Lan Minyue suddenly didn't know what to say, glanced at Chen Yi twice and lowered her head, feeling a bit awkward.

  Looking at He Lan Minyue's embarrassed face, Chen Yi suddenly recalled the dream he had before waking up that day. The scene of a lovely little girl running away with her skirt in hand appeared in his mind, and he said hesitantly: "He Lan young lady, actually, I also feel like I've seen you before..."

  "Huh?!"

  Chen Yi nodded, "Yes! When I fell off the cliff and fainted that day, I had a few strange dreams. One of them was seeing you... In the dream, you beckoned me to come over, but when I went over, you vanished. Your appearance is still very clear in my memory. The other day when I saw you, I felt like I had seen you before, only you were wearing men's clothes, which was different from the women's clothes you wore in my dream. Today, seeing you dressed like this, I recognized you at once! The you in my dream looked just like this!"

  "Ah...... really...... is that so?" He Lan Minyue exclaimed again in a low voice, looking at Chen Yi in incredulity.

  She had similar dreams before, dreaming of a young man with a face like Chen Yi's appearing beside her, playing together and getting lost in the end, as if they were playing hide-and-seek and couldn't find each other. She woke up feeling depressed for a while. For several days after that, she almost had similar dreams every night, but it didn't repeat itself these past few days. Although the dream has passed, she still remembers the face of the young and handsome man in her dream, and hasn't forgotten about it. When she saw Chen Yi, she was shocked in her heart, never expecting to meet someone she had seen in her dreams in real life!

  "Yes, so when I saw you today, I was stunned! Chen Yi hesitated for a moment and didn't continue with the dream, but instead followed up on what he said earlier: "I don't even know how to explain this, maybe people really do have past lives, we knew each other in our past life, that's why... such a scene appeared, you've dreamed of me before, and I seem to have seen you too!"

  He Lan Minyue raised her head and stared at Chen Yi in a daze for a while, her eyes extremely complex, but she didn't know how to respond.

  Chen Yi also stopped talking, after saying these words, he felt a bit ambiguous and didn't know how to continue.

  The two of them stared at each other for a while, both seeing something special in the other's eyes. Almost simultaneously, they tilted their heads to one side, and the atmosphere became somewhat strange.

  At this moment, someone came to report that He Lan Min had returned.

  Upon hearing that He Lan Min Zhi had returned, Chen Yi and He Lan Min Yue both let out a sigh of relief, got up from their beds, and went to greet her.

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  "Brother, you're back. Have you told Aunt about Mother's illness?" He Lan Minyue asked curiously as she walked up to greet her brother.

  He Lan Min nodded, "Yes, I've told Auntie everything! By the way, Minyue, how's Mother doing now?"

  "Mr. Chen just went in to examine her and said she's recovering better than we thought," He Lan said with a smile, looking at Chen Yi who was walking over: "Mr. Chen told us not to worry, he just talked to Minyue about Mother's condition for a long time, Mr. Chen really knows a lot about medicine! It's truly admirable!"

  "That's great!" He Lanmin said, looking at Chen Yi with a smile, and made a fist to thank him: "Thanks a lot for Chen Gongzi's help, if it wasn't for you, my mother wouldn't know what to do now!"

  "Mr. He, please don't say that, you also helped us a lot on that day! You all don't have to worry too much, Mrs. Korea's condition has improved significantly, and her fever has subsided a lot. Tonight, after the lady wakes up, give her another dose of medicine, and she should not have a relapse tonight. However, someone still needs to keep watch, in case of any unexpected high fever. If it happens again, use warm water to cool down her body and give her another dose of medicine. If everything is normal, we can just give Mrs. Korea another dose of medicine tomorrow morning! If the condition takes a turn for the worse, please send someone to the inn to call me immediately," Chen Yi said with confidence, knowing that the medicine he prescribed had fever-reducing properties and would generally be effective, but he couldn't guarantee it, or there would be no room for recovery if something unexpected happened.

  "Thank you, Master Chen!" He Lan Minzhi bowed again to express his gratitude. After a moment's thought, he continued, "Master Chen, that is to say, my mother's illness will take some more days to recover? These days we still need to continue taking medicine and pay attention to the changes in her condition?"

  "Exactly!"

  He Lan Minzhi looked at her sister, hesitated for a moment and then bowed to Chen Yi, "That... please, Master Chen, stay for a while longer before returning to the inn, or perhaps reside in our humble abode... In the next few days, come to our manor again to examine my mother's condition. I am deeply grateful, please, Master, you must agree!"