Her eyes fluttered open, and she slowly took in her surroundings. She was alive....by some stroke of luck, she had actually survived.
How could this be? Before she closed her eyes she saw fire engulfing the whole house
Thinking of that, she quickly raised her arm so she could take a proper look at it.
The burns and the scars she was expecting to see were not there.
And for some reason, her skin looked firmer and softer than before.
The last time her body had looked this way was when she was still a teenager.
Even though she had access to all the best dermatologist and health experts to make sure that her skin was well taken care of, time had still left its mark.
What was actually going on?
Where was she? It looked like a hospital room, but not the VIP ward she was used to.
"Hello! Is anyone there?!" She tried to shout, but her voice was so weak her words came out as a whisper.
Thankfully, a nurse who was doing her rounds walked into the room.
She took a step back when she saw the girl sitting on the bed, confused. She wasn't expecting her to be awake yet.
But, a second later, her facial features relaxed, and she smiled professionally.
"You're awake, Miss Jia," the nurse said as she proceeded to check her vitals.
Xia Mengqi grabbed the nurse's arm, a cold look on her face.
"Call Xu Shengyu. Tell him to come here immediately," She ordered.
The nurse was taken aback as she stared at the young girl, a probing look on her face.
The doctor had said that there might be some problem with her memories since she fell hard after her attempt.
Looks like the doctor was right!
"What do you need, Miss Jia?"
"I said call Xu Shengyu! The CEO of Polaris Entertainment! You know him, right? Are you going to ignore my instructions because I'm sick now?" Xia Mengqi urged the nurse.
She didn't know how long she had been out for but she knew that she needed to settle things with him immediately!
Why was the nurse looking at her like she was a crazy person?
"Miss Jia, what are you talking about? How am I supposed to call Mr. Xu? I don't know him. You're just a small time idol riddled with scandals! Why would he come here to see you?" The nurse didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
She wanted to feel sorry for this young girl, but she couldn't bring herself to do that after all the rumours she had heard about her.
She had brought everything on herself, and now she was demanding to see Xu Shengyu. Who did she think she was?
The nurse rolled her eyes in mockery while Xia Mengqi felt frustration settling in. Was Xu Shengyu planning to keep her locked up here?
"I am Xia…. Wait, what did you just call me?"
She finally realized the nurse had called her Miss Jia twice.
What was going on? That was not her name!
The nurse was getting worried now.
Seems like something really wrong with her?
"You're Jia Lingyi. Do you not remember?"
"Jia Lingyi? What are you....."
She saw her reflection in the window just then, and all of the words died in her throat.
How... How could this be her?
She raised her hand to touch the extremely young face that she was staring at.
This... What was going on?
She was not this person!
She didn't look like this!
The nurse took a few steps back when she saw the girl's reaction.
Did she need to call the doctor?
The girl looked back at the nurse again as her brain worked overtime trying to make sense of what was going on.
"What did you say my name was again? What happened to me?"
"Jia Lingyi. The fifth member of the girl group Shimmer. You attempted suicide two weeks ago, but were found in time. Don't you...remember ?" The nurse asked, staring at her wearily.
Her eyes rolled, and she sat on the bed trying to make sense of all of this.
She was Xia Mengqi, the top actress in the country.
So, how did she end up here? How did she become the person named Jia Lingyi now?
The last thing she remembered was her trying to break up with Xu Shengyu, but he killed her.
Did this mean that she had been reborn into someone else's body?!
The realization was too sudden for her. Her eyes closed, and she fell back on the bed again.
"Miss Jia!"
....
When she opened her eyes again, a woman was standing beside her bed.
There were two men in white coats talking to her.
Xia Mengqi turned to her side and the conversation filtered into her ears.
"You are saying that she might have a delusional disorder, Doctor? Why is that? I thought she would be fine. All she did was take a few pills!"
"Madam Jia", the psychologist who had been quiet the whole time, called out to the middle aged woman.
"She tried to kill herself! It's normal for her to be a bit disoriented after waking up."
"She was tired of her own life, and I presume she was thinking it would be better to become someone else. Combined with the stress, her brain probably altered her memories, so she believes she's someone else. Someone she looks up to and respects." the psychologist explained patiently
"So this... does this mean she believes she's someone else now? Is she going to be better when she wakes up again?" The older woman asked.
He shook his head, "We don't know for sure, ma'am. The only way we can confirm is if she wakes up again. We will know what's truly wrong with her once she wakes up!"
"Ha! Asking to see Xu Shengyu as soon as she wakes up. Does she think that she is Xia Mengqi?! All this girl does is cause trouble for me!"
She was Xia Mengqi! She wanted to tell everyone that she was Xia Mengqi, but she held herself back.
They would probably have her institutionalized if she said something crazy like that, right?
She struggled to sit up on the bed.
"Miss Jia!" The doctor was the first to notice her.
Madam Jia turned around, and her racing heart settled when she saw her daughter awake.
As long as she was alive...she could not die. At least not yet.
"Are you satisfied with the mess that you've made this time?! Now, everyone knows that you're nothing but trouble! What is going to happen to our family if you are kicked out of your group?! You had better go back and apologize!" Madam Jia snapped at her.
"You are my... mother?"