False evidence

Chapter 416 Rekindling the Bond (1)

"Snapped!"

Tong Xiangnan suddenly snapped his fingers.

Upon hearing the sound, my vision blurred for a moment, and the next second, I found myself being held tightly in someone's arms.

The only person who could be holding me is Gu Haitao, or rather, Luo Yinsheng.

I broke free and saw him standing there, his face covered in tears, as if he had just woken up from a dream and couldn't distinguish between reality and dream.

I looked at Tong Xiangnan and saw him nod slightly. Only then did I realize that he had hypnotized Gu Haitao, but it seemed that he had also hypnotized me at the same time.

Like Lü Xin and Liang Kaiyuan, Shen Fangyun was merely a consciousness, so I did not leave Gu Haitao's side throughout the entire process.

Tong Xiangnan paced back and forth a few steps, deliberately making heavy footsteps.

Gu Haitao finally came to his senses completely. He wiped his face, looked around, and asked me, "Where is this?"

“This is my home,” Tong Xiangnan said.

Gu Haitao looked at him, "You...you're that bastard psychologist!"

Tong Xiangnan frowned slightly and waved to Lao Zhan.

Seeing Lao Zhan arrive, Gu Haitao looked surprised again: "What are you doing here?"

Old Zhan asked in confusion, "You know me? Who are you?"

"I'm Yinsheng!" Gu Haitao wiped his face again, turned to me and said, "I remember now, I'm Luo Yinsheng!"

LeBron James paused for a moment, then waved his hands vigorously like a crab, taking several steps sideways: "Bullshit! Bullshit! Bullshit!"

Tong Xiangnan said in a deep voice, "Although it's incredible, I'm certain that he really is Luo Yinsheng!"

Old Zhan was stunned again. He walked back, sat down with one hand on the table, and stared at Gu Haitao, asking, "What exactly is going on?"

I said, "His real name is Gu Haitao, and he's my classmate. When we met this morning, he said he wasn't Gu Haitao, but someone else."

Gu Haitao nodded. "Now I remember, I remember completely. I am Luo Yinsheng."

LeBron waved his hand again: "That's ridiculous, how old are you..."

Gu Haitao immediately said, "Do you remember Fatty's food stall? That time we ate crayfish together and got into a fight with a bunch of guys? I took a bottle for you back then, and I got a bruise here."

He pointed to the back of his right ear and continued, "Also, that time at Yinzun KTV, you drank too much and insisted on redeeming Lulu from her servitude..."

"Okay, okay! Stop talking!"

LeBron's face flushed red. "You really are Yin Sheng?"

Tong Xiangnan took a deep breath and sat down. "I spent half an afternoon preparing and put him under deep hypnosis in order to confirm his identity. Now it is certain that he is Luo Yinsheng."

Old Zhan scratched his head and said, "I just saw Yinsheng at the sanatorium, and he was definitely acting strangely. But how could he possibly become someone else?"

I said, "You think Luo Yinsheng is strange, that he's stingy with his cards, because he's actually my classmate Gu Haitao. These two... seem to have switched identities."

Tong Xiangnan said, "I don't know why this is, but Luo Yinsheng has a secret that no one knows, and this secret is enough to prove his identity. That is, the anniversary of his wife Ji Qiaomei's death is exactly his birthday."

"How did you know?" Gu Haitao asked.

“It was you who said it during the last hypnosis session. Since that day, you haven’t celebrated your birthday. And no one knows what your real lunar birthday is.” Tong Xiangnan adjusted his glasses and coughed lightly. “I believe you are Luo Yinsheng, but I still want to ask you to recount your story with your wife in more detail.”

Gu Haitao nodded. "My wife's name is Ji Qiaomei, and she's four years younger than me..."

Luo Yinsheng met Ji Qiaomei when he was studying at a university in Southwest China.

Luo Yinsheng recounted in great detail the process of how the two met, got to know each other, and fell in love.

Shortly after graduating, Luo Yinsheng married Ji Qiaomei and planned to stay and develop his career in the area.

Little did they know that six months after their marriage, Ji Qiaomei's father was diagnosed with a terminal illness.

The old man's last wish was to hold his grandson, but it was never fulfilled.

A year later, the old man passed away. His wife, who had been with him for half her life, couldn't bear the blow and followed him not long after.

To avoid upsetting his wife, Luo Yinsheng decided to take Ji Qiaomei back to his hometown.

Luo Yinsheng lost his father at a young age and his mother in his youth. After his parents-in-law passed away, his wife and other relatives became his only family.

Therefore, he took great care of Ji Qiaomei. Even their son took Ji Qiaomei's surname and was named Jiabao.

The family of three was originally harmonious and happy, but fate played a cruel trick on them. Just after Ji Jiabao turned one year old, Ji Qiaomei was diagnosed with cancer.

When it was discovered, it was already in its late stages. The doctor said that Ji Qiaomei had at most a year left to live.

However, Ji Qiaomei created a miracle. After Western doctors advised against treatment, Ji Qiaomei relied on traditional Chinese medicine and managed to hold on until Ji Jiabao was four years old.

Gu Haitao stared intently at the leftover food and cake on the table, and said in a hoarse voice:

"When I got home late that night, I saw that Qiaomei had prepared a huge table of dishes... She was in exceptionally good spirits and even said she wanted to drink, which was unusual for her. At that moment, I had a bad feeling."

Qiaomei is a very good cook; her dishes taste much better than... much better than this. We ate cake, drank, and ate together, and I was on tenterhooks the whole time...

I prayed to God in my heart, begging Him not to let Qiaomei leave me; I was willing to give my life for hers. But God was blind; before I even finished my meal, Qiaomei was gone!

Gu Haitao wiped his red eyes. "I worked so hard to earn money so that one day I could take Qiaomei abroad for treatment. But I couldn't outrun time. If I had known it would end like this, I would have spent all my time with her."

Tong Xiangnan coughed and said, "I believe no one can explain why Luo Yinsheng and Gu Haitao would switch places like this. I think the most important thing now is..."

Before he could continue, Gu Haitao suddenly said, "That old gentleman said that Qiaomei and I are still destined to be husband and wife! I believe what he said is true! I don't care about anything else now, I just want to see Qiaomei again!"

Old Zhan sighed and shook his head, saying, "Yinsheng, your sister-in-law has been gone for so long. The dead cannot be brought back to life... Why do you do this?"

Gu Haitao waved his hand abruptly, "What was I like before? What am I like now? A person can become another person, so what is impossible?"

Old Zhan wanted to persuade him again, but Tong Xiangnan stopped him with a look.

I thought of a question and asked Gu Haitao:

"The old gentleman you met a year ago only said that you would become a different person and that you should contact me when the time came. So, under what circumstances did you meet another gentleman who told you, 'Your fate with Ji Qiaomei is not over yet'?"

Gu Haitao said, "That was 21 years ago, after Qiaomei's burial. I was eating tofu rice with my friends who were helping out at a restaurant. I wasn't in the mood to eat at that time; I was just feeding Jiabao. When we were almost finished eating, someone suddenly walked in and went straight to my side."

He didn't say anything at first, but simply picked up the bottle and poured two glasses of wine. He took one, clinked it against mine, drank it down, and then poured himself another. Seeing that I hadn't touched my glass, he finally spoke: 'Although it's said that one shouldn't drink excessively after death, if you don't drink this, it means you've truly lost your wife.'

Although I was confused at the time, I was already feeling very sad. Hearing what he said, I didn't think much of it and drank the glass of wine. He also drank another glass and then said to me, "Drinking this glass of wine means that your fate with your wife is not over. Twenty-one years from now, on the anniversary of her death, will be the time when you and your wife reunite!"

(End of this chapter)