After three years of misplaced affection, Mrs. Yu is no longer willing to pretend to be obedient.

"Okay, Mom." Even though Zeng Ying was unwilling, she didn't dare to act childish at this moment.

Only after seeing the family off did Jane Ailing finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Since the hospital allowed one person to stay in the ward to accompany the patient, Jian Ailing naturally stayed.

Looking at the person sleeping soundly in the hospital bed, she felt a mix of emotions.

She vaguely recalled that Yu Yunting, who was usually so healthy and almost never sick, rarely interacted with doctors, and it seemed that almost all of it was related to her.

And the memories of Maple Mountain that she had long forgotten suddenly resurfaced in her mind little by little after this incident.

The moment he held her in his arms to protect her, it activated a memory that had been dormant in her mind...

Is it too late to realize this now?

Jane looked at the person on the hospital bed, and her heart ached.

In any case, the most important thing right now is for him to wake up as soon as possible.

The resident doctor came to check on her again that night. Jian Ailing confirmed with them that Yu Yunting's condition was normal before finally falling asleep by the bedside from exhaustion.

In a daze, Jane was awakened by some strange noises.

She opened her eyes and found that the large hand she was holding was twitching unconsciously.

Jane looked up in surprise, her stiff neck throbbing from the sudden movement.

She took a breath, but she couldn't care less about that now.

"Yu Yunting, you're awake?" Jian Ailing looked at the person on the hospital bed.

The dim light illuminated the man's pale face, his long eyelashes trembling slightly.

Jane gripped his hand even tighter. "Can you hear me?"

Those tightly closed eyes turned, and Jane Ailing didn't know if he was responding to her.

"Yu Yunting, I remember what happened fourteen years ago..."

"I'm sorry, I couldn't remember anything before, I thought the person you saw wasn't me, and I said so many hurtful things..."

Jane Ailing noticed that Yu Yunting's eyeballs were moving more noticeably.

"I'll tell you what I remember after you wake up, okay?"

Jane felt his hand gently holding hers.

She sat on the edge of the bed, one hand clasped with his, the other raised to wipe away her tears.

Their hands were crossed over each other, and finally their fingers were interlocked.

Yu Yunting slowly opened his eyes and turned to look at Jian Ailing.

Meeting those amber eyes, tears welled up in her own. Jane couldn't help but grab a tissue from the table and wipe away the tears that streamed down her face.

"You're awake, you're really awake..." She cried and laughed at the same time, excitedly grabbing Yu Yunting's hand.

Yu Yunting's mouth moved, but Jian Ailing didn't hear what he said.

She could only bend down and get closer to the oxygen mask.

Yu Yunting, who had just woken up, looked very weak, and his voice was particularly hoarse. Jian Ailing could only strain her ears to hear what he was saying.

After listening for a long time, she could only make out two words in his hoarse voice.

"Don't cry."

But this only made Jane cry even harder.

Yu Yunting opened his eyes and stared at her intently, while tightening his grip on her hand.

"I'm fine, I'm fine... I'll go call the doctor." Jian Ailing was about to go out to find a doctor, but Yu Yunting tightened his grip.

It seemed to be silently telling her not to leave.

Jane Ailing obediently stayed by his side.

"Okay, I won't go out. I'll stay here with you." Jian Ailing was still very excited. She sat on the edge of the bed, laughing and crying at the same time, not knowing what expression to make.

After calming down, Jane Ailing quickly picked up her phone and notified the Yu family.

After sending the message, Jian Ailing noticed that Yu Yunting's lips moved, so she leaned over again to listen carefully to what he had to say.

"I want to hear," he said in a breathy voice.

"Then I'll tell you." It took her a few seconds to realize what he meant. Jane Ailing's eyes crinkled, and she slightly raised the corners of her mouth.

"I think I finally remember what happened back then..."

During the summer vacation after she was in fourth grade, Jian Hui, Wang Shuqin, and the Jian family's nanny took the three children back to their hometown, Fengcheng.

Because the Jian family's house was not far from Maple Mountain, Jian Sen often took Jian Ai Ling to play there. Jian Ai Ying was already like a lady at a young age, so she usually didn't join their group when they went to the mountains.

"I don't remember why, but I got separated from my brother and got lost in the mountains..."

As night fell, darkness descended rapidly, and the temperature continued to drop.

But Jane was still young at the time, and like a newborn calf unafraid of tigers, she didn't actually feel much fear.

As she wandered through the mountains, she came across a boy who was similar in build to her brother.

"Brother! I'm here!" Jian Ailing ran desperately, chasing after the figure in front of her.

The figure paused, then slowly turned around.

She realized something was wrong and immediately braked, but it was too late; she crashed directly into the other person's arms.

The boy took a few steps back and almost lost his balance before she tackled him to the ground.

"I'm sorry, brother... I mistook you for someone else. I thought you were my brother." Jian Ailing stuck out her tongue.

The person in front of her looked a bit different from others; her skin was whiter than her brother's, she seemed to be a little taller, and her hair looked like dark brown instead of black.

He looks like someone who stepped out of a comic book.

He said he also got lost in these mountains.

Jane Ailing always felt that this older brother's accent was strange. She didn't know what kind of accent it was mixed with, but his pronunciation was not very standard, and he often couldn't express himself properly.

This older brother seemed to know he had this problem, so he was always taciturn and didn't like to talk much.

"But I just found your accent funny, so I always teased you, trying to get you to talk to me more." Recalling the past, Jian Ailing's lips unconsciously curled into a smile. "But you always seemed so aloof, never saying a word, so arrogant."

Because the lighting was dim, she couldn't quite see Yu Yunting's expression, but Jian Ailing felt that there seemed to be a faint smile in his eyes.

The next day, they wandered aimlessly in the mountains, and almost got separated from each other once.

Jane took out the red bracelet she had gotten from the temple with her family a couple of days ago from her small backpack and tied it around the boy's wrist.

"My mom says this bracelet can protect us and keep us safe and healthy."

The boy frowned, seemingly not understanding what she meant.

"That means if we wear this rope, we'll definitely be able to get out!" she explained again earnestly.

This time, the older brother nodded, finally understanding what she meant.

Whether it was good luck or not, the two of them were wandering around in the mountains when they actually ran into a villager going up the mountain! Jian Ailing immediately went to ask for directions down the mountain.

Yu Yunting couldn't understand the villagers' language very well, so he could only follow Jian Ailing and let her lead him through the mountains.

The two walked in the mountains for most of the day, and just when they were about to get down the mountain, danger suddenly appeared.

"That night, we were attacked by wild animals..."