âAt any cost!â Jingjingâs mother answered without hesitation.
Jingjingâs father also cooperated and said, âDr. Chen, as long as you can cure her, we can pay any amount. We will sell our house when we return!â
âThe treatment is free â well, not exactly free, but itâs just the consultation fee, which Jingjing has already paid me.â n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The consultation fee was the amount Jingjing paid when she attacked the bad guy who tried to take advantage of Xiao Qian. Boss Qian would not let go of anyone who had bullied her, but she would also not forget those who had helped her.
âWhat do you need us to do then?â
âTake her away, away from this city, to a place where no one has ever seen her. In the short term, do not get in touch with any of your relatives or friends, just the three of you start anew. I know itâs difficult for you.â
Jingjingâs parents were both employed as professors in formal positions.
They had lived in this city for half of their lives and established their own foundation.
Asking them to give up everything here was cruel.
What Chinese people value most are these two words: peace and stability. This middle-class family is willing to sacrifice just for their daughterâs well-being. They would sell their house, resign from their jobs, and move to another city to start over.
âWe had planned to move to Lin City before retiring and being rehired anyway. With Jingjingâs current situation and the news spreading, she will be talked about by others.â
Jingjingâs father decisively said that, even if Xiao Qian didnât mention it, he didnât want to live here anymore.
He and his spouse had their daughter when they were almost 40. They had been indulging her all the way, never expecting something like this would happen.
If they stayed here, the rumors would kill Jingjing. When she went out, people would say, âThatâs the girl who was trafficked. Her parents are both university teachersâ¦â
As Xiao Qian said, the harm caused by gossip is no less than the physical violence she had experienced.
Physical violence lasts for a moment, but gossip might follow her for the rest of her life. Even when sheâs old, people might say she was trafficked when she was youngâ¦
Discussing other peopleâs misfortune doesnât give them an extra meal or make more money, but it satisfies them for a moment, even at the expense of hurting the victims again.
So Xiao Qianâs relocation plan received unanimous agreement from Jingjingâs parents.
Xiao Qian nodded in satisfaction. Itâs fortunate among misfortunes that Jingjingâs parents love her so much. If the girl bom in the mountain valley had parents who would also give so much for her, would she not come back?
Itâs a mystery.
âStart preparing for the move. I will give Jingjing a treatment every week. I want to create a new fairy tale world for her within two months to half a year. Iâll meet her every few days during this period. In the meantime, please stay with her. When she cries out that there are snakes, hug her tightly and tell her that Mom and Dad are here and not to be afraid. Also, buy more Mashimaros and put them in her room.â
âMashimaro?â
âYes, the bigger the better. Oh, andâ¦â
Xiao Qian pulled Jingjingâs mother aside and whispered.
âIf itâs possible, I want you to have the doctor give her a tranquilizer shot tomorrow. Then, when sheâs fast asleep, weâll take her to Obstetrics and Gynecology. I know a very good doctor.â
âObstetrics and Gynecology⦠Is Jingjing⦠pregnant?!â Jingjingâs mother was shocked.
Xiao Qian shook her head, âNo, after my psychological treatment, I plan to add a hypnosis lock treatment. I want to erase her memory of this incident.â
âCan you really erase memories?!â Jingjingâs mother was incredulously surprised.
Xiao Qian nodded, âItâs not easy. Usually, only doctors like me can do it, and not everyoneâs memory can be erased. I just tested Jingjing and found her to be the type with weak mental resistance that can be erased. I have to remove her psychological shadow first before erasing her memory, or else even if she forgets now, she will have problems later. The human subconscious is terrifying.â
âAs long as you can do it, Iâm willing to pay for everything!â Hearing that her daughter might still have a chance to live a normal life, Jingjingâs mother was overjoyed.
âWhat I mean is, go to Obstetrics and Gynecology first and get a hymen repair, because even if Jingjingâs memory is erased, she might still care about this in the future.â
The impact of the Phoenix Man on her would likely last a lifetime. Xiao Qian couldnât get rid of this deeply engraved memory.
âWhatever you say, weâll do!â
After sending Xiao Qian away, Jingjingâs parents stayed with the sleeping
Jingjing, wiping away tears constantly.
âIs Dr. Chen an angel sent from heaven?â Jingjingâs mother spoke to herself.
How did her adorable daughter become like this?
On the way back, Xiao Qian suddenly said to Yu Minglang.
âXiao Qiang, from now on, letâs be good to each otherâs parents.â
Yu Minglang didnât understand why she said that and looked at her questioningly.
Xiao Qian closed her eyes, held his hand, and felt emotional.
âWhile we are immersed in a romantic relationship and consider it more precious than anything, in our parentsâ hearts, we are their most beloved. Though there are parents like my Trash Dad in this world, parents who love their children like Jingjingâs are the absolute majority.â
Parents give their all for their children, and no matter what the children become, they always love unconditionally.
How many so-called âloveâ stories can withstand trials and tribulations? The Phoenix Man, just for a piece of hymen, destroyed Jingjing and ended up in prison himself.
âI understand, I will take care of your mother and treat her like my own.â Yu Minglang promised.
Xiao Qian opened her eyes, âAnd I will treat your parents as my own.â
In-laws, once you get along well with them, they are all family.
Jia Xiufang had been waiting till midnight, and when she saw Xiao Qian and Yu Minglang return together, she took out the supper she had prepared for them. After a long day, Xiao Qian was hungry, and she ate the dumplings Jia Xiufang had cooked with Yu Minglang.
âMing Lang, donât go back tonight, just stay and sleep here.â Jia Xiufang suggested, and Yu Minglang almost bit his tongue.
âPfft!â Xiao Qian sprayed her dumpling-filled mouthful all over Jia Xiufangâs face.
âMom!â
Is this still her mother, the same Jia Xiufang who had instilled the importance of the hymen in her before she left home?
âDonât pretend to be a virgin! Itâs so late, why are you making Ming Lang run around? Iâve never seen a girl as wilful as you! Youâve been bothering Ming Lang all day long, even with his injury. Ming Lang, just share a room with Da Long for now, cram in for one night, and donât go back.â
She said to share with Da Long, but Jia Xiufang knew in her heart that Yu Minglang would definitely sneak into Xiao Qianâs room.
Xiao Qian rolled her eyes speechlessly, pretending not to see Yu Minglangâs greenish eyes.