Lin Jian brought him back to the inn and with such a condition, Lin Jian couldn't lie to Yao Ling and told her everything that had happened before Yao Ying's episode.

"So... both of you were witnessing their exchange when he became like this?" Yao Ling asked.

Lin Jian nodded his head. "Yes..."

Yao Ling remembered that Yao Ying had been this way once... but she didn't dwell on that matter because he didn't want to tell her more about it. Back then, he also met a certain woman who triggered his memories... thus, she was sure that he must have some kind of connections with the confidante. After all, Yao Ying didn't have any reaction when he saw the spy.

There was a lump in her throat.

Another person from his past?

The people that he met weren't simple and they were people who usually worked in the background but had high statuses... what kind of status that Yao Ying had back then? Who actually was he?! She couldn't think of any possibilities.

Did he... remember something? Yao Ling thought to herself doubtfully. She felt at a loss...

She didn't know whether she should be afraid or happy for him. Could she be selfish for once? In her mind, this baby's appearance was a blessing at this moment. No matter what kind of past he had, he couldn't abandon her because of this baby... She had to fight for the baby and... their current love...

Hopefully, Yao Ying could be trusted.

If he didn't keep his promise to her --- that he would never take any concubine, but they lived in the era which allowed men to have a lot of concubines and no one would criticize him if Yao Ying took a few. The position of a woman in his husband's family wasn't that high...

Maybe because a pregnant woman always thought too much... the same thing happened to Yao Ling --- her mind was in a mumble-jumble and the negative thinking kept bursting inside her mind. She looked at Yao Ying's sleeping face and touched it softly, tracing each part of his face and trying to grain it inside her memories. Lin Jian hit his acupuncture point so that he could sleep and remove the headache as well. Thus, the man didn't know Yao Ling's predicament or what she did to him at this moment.

If he saw her sad and broken look, Yao Ying would certainly feel guilty and broken as well... However, he was in no position to comfort her.

"What will I do if I lose you?" Yao Ling asked softly. She realized that even though she had grown up and became stronger, she also relied on Yao Ying's help to achieve that. Without him, she was nothing...

Once that thought appeared inside her mind, she quickly kicked it far away. No... she had to be strong! She didn't believe that Yao Ying was an irresponsible person. She believed in his current character... Even though someone forgot their memories, they wouldn't change their characters as well, right?!

If she kept thinking negatively, it would make her a bitter woman who was full of jealousy. She was supposed to choose the white lotus path and let him feel how understanding she was --- in the end, it would make him feel guilty if he hurt her.

En...

That was true!

She had made a decision to choose the white lotus part!

Yao Ling knew she needed to be careful and clever enough to capture Yao Ying's heart --- forever! There was a glint of determination in her eyes.

After feeling that Yao Ying was alright, she went out of the room to search for her father. Yao Ying's condition was better than his previous one so she didn't need to do acupuncture for him. She wanted to discuss this matter with Rong Qiu. "Father... do you think you can help me to find out about Yao Ying's past?" Yao Ling carefully asked.

It would be better if she could find something out about his past first. At least, she would have preparation before Yao Ying claimed his real ident.i.ty. She wouldn't give up easily! Unless... he pushed her away...

Rong Qiu sighed. He knew sooner or later Yao Ying's lost memories would bring trouble to them, but he didn't think that it would be this fast... But the sooner they pa.s.sed through the hurdle, the better it would be --- at least, their feelings to each other was at its strongest. He patted his daughter's head and consoled her, "Everything would be fine..."

"En..." Yao Ling answered.

Looking at her sad expression, he decided to change to a more important matter. "I need a clue to start the investigation..." Rong Qiu honestly told her. Based on her explanation, it would be hard to search the man based on his look --- especially if he was the man who was working in the dark. He would rarely appear ah~!

The clues that they had gotten so far were vague. The two people that triggered his memories seemed to be unrelated to each other --- one from the Shu Kingdom and one from the Qin Kingdom. What kind of relations.h.i.+p that they would have?

It was so complicated and would be hard to decipher because they must have been doing everything secretly and that made it even harder to investigate.

Yao Ling answered, "About the woman from the Mi Hui, I will ask for Lin Jian's help to investigate her because she is a part of Mi Hui's organization itself --- it would be easier for Lin Jian to check it out... On the other hand, we don't really have the power to investigate someone from the Qin Kingdom..." She trailed off in the last part, hinting something at her father.

Rong Qiu sighed and answered, "I also rarely pay attention to outside matter ever since I was being cooped up inside the Crescent Lake, but I can ask for Feng Yong Rui and Rong Heng's help because they have their own channels to gain information. I will take care of this matter."

"Thank you, Father..." Yao Ling smiled at him and hugged him. She needed his warm embrace to calm herself down before she was facing Yao Ying once again. It felt really good to have a father that she could rely on...

Rong Qiu patted her back while hugging her with a laugh. He was happy that she showed her spoiled side to him, it meant that they were closer than ever. "Don't thank me yet... I don't even know whether we can find something out or not... I will ask Lin Jian the details of that man..." He said.

Yao Ling nodded her head in agreement. "It's alright... Thank you for helping me..." Yao Ying said with a smile.

"You are my daughter. Is there really a need to say thank you?" Rong Qiu chided her lovingly.

They stayed that way until Yao Ling felt calmer.

After this, Yao Ling came back to her own room and take care of Yao Ying, then continuing to live her life just like usual. The weird thing was... after the whole abortion fiasco, it seemed like no one was trying to harm her once again.

Was it really because of the baby?

Yao Ling's party was wondering about this weird thing but they couldn't reach any conclusion. They didn't understand what the mastermind really wanted...