What was I like in the past?

Cheng Yu's face went pale. Her heart almost skipped a beat.

"You... you have?"

Li Lanni was thinking of a major possibility but Cheng Yu's reaction startled her. "What's wrong with you? You suddenly look so pale."

Seeing that Li Lanni was sensitive and had noticed her nervous state, she became even more nervous. "It's... it must be the wind."

Li Lanni raised an eyebrow, obviously not believing a word of her lame excuse. "I see. We should go back to school now. I'll go check out that art competition then go home.

Um, on second thought, I'll just go home. I can check out the competition tomorrow."

Li Lanni was going to tell Cheng Yu what her suspicions were but thanks to Cheng Yu's sudden reaction, she changed her mind.

On their way out of the restaurant, Cheng Yu resisted the urge to probe about the matter, mainly because perhaps what Li Lanni had in mind was merely a thought. She might just solidify the suspicion if she asked.

…

Once Li Lanni was out of the car, the first thing she wanted was to take a bath. Everything else could wait… she was so tired.

Li Yuming was in the living room, reading a business magazine.

"Lanni, come here."

Li Lanni felt this was the kind of tone a mother would use if their child did something wrong. Out of reflex, she hesitated. "Mommy, can we please talk later?"

Li Yuming looked frighteningly stern. "No can do. Get your legs over here young woman."

Faced with no choice ,she walked over cautiously.

"Explain." Li Yuming placed her phone on the marble coffee table. On the screen was a video of what happened this afternoon.

No need to ask, she had found out.

"Eer… mom…"

"Lanni, if I remember correctly, I took you back to school so it can help you regain your memory. What's the meaning of all this?"

Li Lanni clutched the hem of her school uniform tightly. So news didn't take that long to spread around after all. But then again, Li Yuming was her mother. It would be even more surprising if she didn't get news about her so fast.

"Actually this… this was something my schoolmates and I planned to do together. It was only because it would look like a riot if all of us waltzed into the chancellors office and reported the incident that we decided that one person should do it. That one person just happened to be me."

As soon as she was done speaking, Li Yuming frowned and looked like she had just lost a few years of her life. "Lanni, what happened to you? You never lied to me in the past. Why did you suddenly start lying and hiding things from me?"

Her words were like a trigger to Li Lanni's heart, and she felt as though her heart was being squeezed by a rope. Guilt washed over her whole being. "Mom, I…"

Li Yuming patted her shoulder. "Forget it. Go and freshen up, okay? I'll prepare your favorite coq au vin for dinner.

Li Lanni took a bath quickly, but she couldn't help thinking about what everyone around her kept saying. they all said her personality had changed.

Cheng Yu had even joked that it was as though she had become another person altogether.

Hence at the dinner table, she looked at her mother. "Mom, what was I like in the past?"

As soon as the words left her mouth, Li Yuming's face contorted and panic flashed through her eyes. It was brief and lasted merely a second, Li Lanni didn't grasp it.

Li Yuming reached for a glass of water and downed it in a few gulps. She then took a deep breath and met her daughter's gaze. "Why would you ask that?"

"My schoolmates say I've become... different."

Li Yuming's grip tightened on her fork. If she really became different, how nice would that be? It would especially be so if she stopped doing some of the things she did before she lost her memory.

But that was like a dream out of a fairy tale. Li Lanni was clearly starting to revert....

"It's probably because you are more cautious and don't trust people easily anymore. You were quite naive in the past."

"Is that so...." Li Lanni thought it was logically possible.

However, there was something she couldn't comprehend about her mother's expression.

Why did she look like she was at a loss about something?

When they peacefully finished their dinner, she dispelled their suspicions. She seemed to be suspicious about everything lately.

The doctor had said that it was an effect of her mild trauma. If not, she would have started thinking too much about her mother's strange expression.

"Lanni, come sit here with me." When they had finished eating dinner, Li Yuming went and sat in the living room, patting the space beside her on the sofa.

The television was playing a popular idol drama.

She glanced at it and giggled. Who would have thought her mother was into these?

She went over and sat next to Li Yuming, hugging her arm like a spoiled little girl.

"Lanni, mommy cares about you the most."

Li Lanni's back straightened into a rod. She could guess where this discussion was heading, and she had a feeling she wouldn't like the end of it.

She let go of Li Yuming's hand and scratched her head awkwardly before bolting up and flashing a smile. "I suddenly remember I have homework to do. How about we talk tomorrow?"

Li Yuming threw a stern glance over. "Mark said you tried to sneak away on your own again."

Li Lanni sat her butt right back to the sofa, rubbing her cheek against Li Yuming's arm. "Now that I remember, I finished all the homework I had to do. What was it you wanted to say, mommy?"