Chapter 620 Ah Ming, You've Never Changed

Rita bowed slightly, offering a respectful yet gentle explanation, a barely perceptible smile hidden in her eyes:

"Reporting to Lady Durandal, Your Excellency and Miss Kiana are vying for Mr. Fu Ming's attention. Both of them are eager to monopolize Mr. Fu Ming and do not want the other to take even a little more of their affection. In the end, it is just that they care about Mr. Fu Ming very much."

Durandal nodded thoughtfully, but her words remained blunt:

"I see. So this kind of competition will get me more of Fu Ming's attention? I'll give it a try then."

Rita's smile froze instantly, her pupils contracted slightly, and alarm bells blared in her mind as she thought, "This is terrible."

She quickly stepped forward, stopping the eager Durandal and dissuading her:

"No, Lady Durandal, you can't go. You're different from them..."

On the other side, Siegfried casually approached the fruit plate, grabbed several pieces of bright red, plump strawberries, and stuffed them into his mouth, eating with great relish.

Then, he watched with great interest as his daughter and another woman fought over a man, like a gossipy bystander who loved a good spectacle.

After watching the commotion for a while, he got his eye on the strawberries on the table again. He simply reached out and moved the whole plate of fruit into his arms, shielding it with his arm as if afraid someone would snatch it away.

This action made Kiana☆ turn around and glare at him helplessly, her tone carrying a hint of coquettish dissatisfaction:

"Dad, eat less! These strawberries were specially prepared for A-Ming, don't eat them all!"

Siegfried: "......!!!"

He paused in his protective gesture of holding the plate, and the smugness on his face instantly faded, as if he had lost all color, and he huddled alone in a corner.

Kiana☆ had no time to pay attention to her father's little grievances. Just as she was about to turn around and pull back Fu Ming, who had been dragged away by Xiao Shi, she saw her older sister, Durandal, walking over.

Her face held a serious stubbornness.

“Ah Ming, Rita said this will get your attention, so I want to join in too.”

Rita followed behind, her face almost breaking down, but she still tried to remain calm and added:

"Lady Durandal, there are other ways to show your support; it doesn't have to be this way..."

Before she could finish speaking, Xiao Shi tightened her grip on Fu Ming's arm, her cheeks puffed out even more, and she glared at Youlandail:

"No, what are you doing here again!"

Kiana☆ looked at her older sister's serious expression, feeling both annoyed and amused, but also with a hint of barely perceptible jealousy and a touch of helplessness:

"Sister, this is different! Xiaoshi and I were just... just joking around, why are you getting involved?"

Despite saying that, her body language betrayed her, and she moved even closer to Fu Ming, as if afraid that Youlandail would really interfere.

She pinched Fu Ming's waist with her fingertips, and when she looked up at him, her eyes were full of questioning, clearly saying: What's going on between you and my sister?

Fu Ming felt a numbness in his waist from Kiana's pinch, and with his arms being pulled from both sides, he felt extremely uncomfortable.

Meeting Kiana's questioning gaze, he quickly forced a fawning smile:

"It's a misunderstanding, a huge misunderstanding! You know your sister is a cat lover. I just happened to be a cat before, and she took me in and raised me for a while. That's all!"

Kiana loosened her grip slightly, but the questioning look in her eyes hadn't completely faded. She glanced at her older sister and whispered:

"From now on, you're not allowed to show your cat ears in front of your sister, not even if she begs you, understand?!"

Upon hearing this, Durandal's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly, her eyes filled with straightforward confusion as she looked at Kiana☆ and earnestly inquired:

"Why not? Ah Ming's cat ears are very soft, they feel even more comfortable to touch than Stan's, I like them very much."

She spoke frankly and directly, completely oblivious to the intimacy in her words, which instead carried a hint of stubbornness.

Upon hearing this, Kiana☆ felt a surge of jealousy in her eyes, but restrained herself from showing it due to her older sister's temperament, and patiently explained:

"No means no! Ah Ming is your brother-in-law. How can a sister always be thinking about touching her brother-in-law's cat ears!"

Durandal listened to Kiana☆'s words, pondered for a moment, and finally nodded thoughtfully:

"Okay, that's really not a good idea." As she spoke, she glanced at Fu Ming, a hint of regret flashing in her eyes.

Siegfried, who was huddled in the corner, noticed that no one was paying attention to him. He quietly approached the fruit plate, grabbed a few strawberries, and popped them into his mouth, eating them with relish while muttering to himself:

"I never expected something like this to happen; the relationships are really complicated..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he met Kiana☆'s sharp gaze as she turned around. Siegfried immediately fell silent, quickly swallowed the strawberry in his mouth, and gave an awkward smile.

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A few days later, Alicia quietly appeared beside Fu Ming. Her once bright and lively eyes now showed signs of weariness, but a gentle, almost fragile smile still clung to the corners of her lips.

At this moment, she held a crystal flower in her palm, its petals shimmering with tiny lights and exuding a mysterious aura.

Fu Ming's gaze fell on the crystal flower, his fingertips clenched unconsciously, his heart skipped a beat for no reason, and a familiar yet strange throbbing surged up from the bottom of his heart.

And consciousness seemed to be drawn by something, restless and clamoring to get closer to that crystal flower.

What is this crystal flower?

His Adam's apple bobbed, his gaze fixed on the crystal flower, his eyes filled with inquiry and an unconscious desire to get closer.

Alicia leaned down slightly and gently presented the crystal flower to him. The warmth from her fingertips spread along the petals, and the soft light illuminated the tenderness in her eyes.

"Is it your lost memory?"

Her voice softened further, carrying a hint of expectation, yet she dared not urge her any further:

"Hold on to it, and you can get back your memories, Ah Ming~ Those forgotten past events and forgotten times will all come back to you."

"My...memories?"

Fu Ming's hand hovered above the crystal flower, hesitant to drop it, his eyes filled with hesitation and unease, like a child afraid of making the wrong choice.

He slowly raised his eyes, his gaze fixed on Alicia, his voice so soft it seemed as if afraid the wind would carry it away, each word laced with heavy anxiety:

"...If I regain my memories, will I become a different person?"

The moment his words fell, the surrounding air seemed to quiet down a bit. The faint light of the crystal flower swayed gently, reflecting the lingering bewilderment in his eyes, as well as the stubbornness hidden deep in his heart, unwilling to lose the warmth of the present moment, fragile yet genuine.

Alicia gently shook her head, a soft light falling into her eyes, gentle yet firm:

"No, Ah Ming, you've never changed."

"It is a part of you, the path you have walked, the responsibilities you have shouldered. Taking it back will only make you a more complete version of yourself, not a different person."

She paused slightly, then raised her hand to cup Fu Ming's face, like a solemn promise, or a soothing breeze, gently enveloping his unease:

"All the moments you remember right now, the people you cherish in your heart, and every bit of warmth hidden in your heart will not fade in the slightest because of these memories."

Those vibrant daily moments, genuine heart-fluttering experiences, and tender bonds are all marks etched into your very being, forever etched there.

Past memories will only let you know who you are and where you came from, but they will not take away everything you have now.

After all, this warmth you feel now is one of the most precious parts of your memories.

Two moments in time, one original intention—only when the two are combined do we have the complete Ah Ming!