Evil Half Ghost Wife - Chapter 26 Not Remembering Isnt Bad Either
Nam Ji Won wakes up with no memories. She didn’t remember her name. She doesn’t even recognize her family. The doctor explains everything to her. She spends the day in confusion.
Later, when she is alone, a pale looking man visits her.
“Hey, friend.” He greets her with a warm smile. “Do you remember me?”
“Do I know you?” She frowns. “I don’t remember anything though.”
“My mistake!” He looks embarrassed. “You look like someone I know.”
“Oh!” She doesn’t find it odd. “That’s okay, I guess.”
“Why are you upset?” He hands her a coffee can.
Nam Ji Won finds everyone a stranger around her. So, one more stranger is no big deal. She lets out a depressed sigh. “It’s just that I don’t remember anything. I don’t feel good.”
“I see.” He nods his head thoughtfully. “Not remembering isn’t bad either.”
She looks at him strangely. “It’s not?”
“Don’t force yourself.” He plays with her hair. “It’s good because you can start your new life without any old regret or wish. You are a newborn who has a whole life ahead of her. You should look forward to making new memories and a bright future. You got a chance that only a few people get. You can restart your life with a clean slate.”
Nam Ji Won feels that his words make sense. She is depressed for no reason. If she doesn’t remember, it isn’t her fault. After five years of sleep, she has another chance at life. If her memories come back, that is good. If they didn’t, there is nothing to be depressed about. Why should she let her forgotten memories ruin her present moments?
“You are right.” She gives him a big smile. “Thank you, Mister.”
Choi Min Ho lets go of her hair. “Live a full life and never leave room for any regret.”
“I will do that.” She nods her head enthusiastically. “What’s your name, Mister?”
“Goodbye, Nam Ji Won.”
Nam Ji Won watches his back and mumbles to herself, “He is an interesting person.”
When Nam Ji Won fall asleep, she finds herself out of her body again. She curses Choi Min Ho and his seven ancestors. She doesn’t delay and finds him reading a book in his room.
“Why am I like this?”
“Aish! Why are you like this? Did you die?”
“No.” She grits her teeth. She can’t remember anything when she is awake. When she is asleep, she is out of her body. She has all of her memories when she is a ghost.
“Did you fall into a coma again?” He watches her with mild curiosity.
“I don’t think so. My body is asleep.” She notices that her body has been breathing normally and doesn’t need any machine. “You should try to wake me up.”
“It might be a temporary thing.” He turns his eyes to his book again. “If it happens for three more times or you can not wake up again, find me again.”
Nam Ji Won leaves the room in a dejected manner. Next morning, she wakes up with no memory. When she falls asleep, she is a wandering soul again. When it happens for the third time, she finds Choi Min Ho again.
“Congratulations, you have a strange ability.” Choi Minho claps.
“Are you kidding me?” She looks at him with disbelief. “I don’t want this ability. Why can’t I remember anything when I am awake in my body?”
“Ah…that!” Choi Minho looks right and left. He looks up and down. “I have no idea.”
What the hell!
He writes her name in the notebook. “Since I am here and you will probably not leave me alone, I will try to help you out. First, we have to find out whether the cause of your memory loss is paranormal or psychological or physical.”
“Paranormal?” She sits on the bed.
“Whether it is your ability that is blocking you from remembering or some other paranormal cause.” His handwriting is beautiful. “What is your age?”
“I turned twenty-four recently.”
“Have you received your brain scan results?”
“There is nothing wrong in that.”
“Physical reason is out then.” He crosses the ‘physical’ word. “To check whether it is paranormal or psychological, we have to do some tests.”
“What kind of tests?” She asks doubtfully.
“First, tomorrow, you will go to the children ward and find a child named ‘Ahn Jae Yi.’ When you find him, you will say the words, “Don’t tell anyone what you can see.” Then, you will fall asleep near the children ward.”
“You think that I will remember this?” She bites her lip nervously.
“We will know tomorrow.”
Next day, Nam Ji Won feels bored and goes out. She wanders to the children ward. One by one, she visits each child.
“Ahn Jae Yi!” She suddenly calls out. A small head appears out of the blanket.
“You are Ahn Jae Yi?” She asks curiously.
“I am.” The boy is nervous.
“Don’t tell anyone what you can see.”
Ahn Jae Yi’s eyes go round when he hears her words. He hides under the blanket again. She scratches her head. She has no idea why she said it. She doesn’t think of it much. She feels sleepy. She sits on the bench near the children ward and falls asleep.
Nam Ji Won sighs when she sees her body asleep on the cold bench. She pities herself. She goes to see Choi Minho and tells him everything.
“We need a few more tests to confirm,” Choi Minho tells her lazily. “After three days, I want you to run away from the hospital without any shoes.”
“….”
Like that, he makes her do many things. It seems that she remembered his instructions subconsciously. She would run away or bring something he wanted. It works only if she agreed to do it.
“Tomorrow, find Seo Tae Il and try to make up with him,” He tells her one day. “Bring me honey-flavoured ice cream.”
Nam Ji Won doesn’t agree immediately. “Bringing ice cream is not a problem. Why do I have to find him?”
Choi Minho smiles. “You didn’t ask why I know about Seo Tae Il?”
“You did a background check,” She replies without batting her eyes.
“I only had to ask a few ghosts about you.” He chuckles. “This is the last test. It is also tough. If you agree to meet him and you meet him tomorrow, it will confirm something.”
She decides to believe this cunning fox. After meeting Tae Il and doing the unspeakable thing, she is too ashamed to go back to her body.
“It’s too late for regrets.” Choi Minho wants to pat her when he sees her depressed
“We now know that the cause is psychological. If it was paranormal, you wouldn’t remember any instruction or you would remember everything. But you can remember the instructions, but you can’t remember the reasons. Your mind blocks the reasons, but not the instructions. Do you understand now?”
“It’s too complicated.” She sighs.
“If you still want to remember, I can help you.” Choi Min Ho gives her a fox smile. “When you get discharged, come to find me on the third floor of D building, A street, CB district.”
“Why not now?” She looks at him warily. “How would you do it.”
“Patience is necessary,” He tells her. “When you find Miss Yoo, tell her that Teacher Choi sent you. She will explain things.”