"Sir, wake up!"

A wave of moist and soft breath hit his face, like a beam of light breaking into the darkness, instantly awakening Su Chen.

Perplexed, Su Chen looked around, finding the world before him utterly unfamiliar.

"You finally woke up!"

Beside Su Chen, a pair of lively, shiny black eyes were looking at him, sparkling.

This was probably the most beautiful pair of eyes Su Chen had ever seen.

As his gaze moved downward, the girl had fair skin, elegant and delicate.

Anyone who saw this face couldn't help but marvel; heaven had bestowed the gift of beauty, crafting such a flawless countenance.

Staring at the girl up close, Su Chen almost thought he was dreaming. However, he quickly recalled that he had been in a deep slumber, and it was the continuous influx of breath that eventually awakened him from his drowsiness.

"Your heart doesn't seem to be in good condition. You should go to the hospital when you have the time."

Perhaps because she was too close, the girl's cheeks blushed slightly, and her voice was as soft as pastry.

Su Chen, in response, instinctively reached for his heart, which was beating strongly in his chest. It didn't seem as the girl had described, but he could clearly feel that something in his body was amiss.

It was his memory!

He tried to comprehend this world, but the scenes before him had no imprint on his mind. Not only that, but even his past, his origin, and his family had been wiped away. No matter how hard he tried to think, his mind was a blank slate.

The only image he could remember was sitting in front of an intricately carved pink porcelain vase. However, only half of the vase was intact. The front was exquisite, depicting scenes of the four seasons, flowers, birds, insects, and fish. The other side was cracked with three or four damaged areas.

And he was there, holding a brush, meticulously painting on the damaged side of the vase, as if mending the cracks, making it look as good as new.

This was in...

Restoring artifacts?

However, when he tried to get a clearer understanding of these images, a sharp pain rang in his head, forcefully pushing him out of the scenes.

"Maybe you should go to the hospital."

Su Chen was about to move when he realized he didn't even know where he was. So, he had to rely on the girl, "Could you please take me to the hospital? Just drop me off, and that would be enough."

The girl looked a bit hesitant, "Can you wait for me? I need to take care of something on the antique street ahead, and then I can take you."

Although Su Chen was the one asking for a favor, the girl seemed apologetic, as if she had done something wrong. Su Chen smiled and nodded, realizing that despite losing his memories, he had encountered a kind-hearted person.

"Then come with me. It's just dawn, and there aren't many people around. If we wait too long, I might not find you in the crowd."

"Sure."

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It was the season of white dew. The weather was getting cooler, and the girl was wearing a simple pencil skirt, revealing a pair of slender and graceful legs, attracting the attention of many passersby.

But what surprised the girl was that every time she glanced at Su Chen, he was looking straight ahead with clear eyes, not showing any hint of interest.

This guy seemed a bit different from other men.

"Girls your age don't usually play with antiques," Su Chen suddenly asked.

"It's my dad who asked me to come."

The girl smiled wryly, "His business partner just handled some porcelain, and I helped my father settle the accounts. Someone will deliver the porcelain here."

Normally, antique transactions involve a direct exchange of money and goods. The girl's way of settling the accounts before delivering the goods was not very secure. However, she mentioned it was a business partner, so Su Chen didn't comment further.

He shifted his gaze to the numerous stalls appearing on both sides. Maybe because his only memory was related to artifacts, coming to this antique street gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Luxuriously decorated stores and humble, shabby stalls coexisted harmoniously on this street. But if one were to judge antiques based on the appearance of the stalls, it would be a big mistake.

In the large stores, there were piles of ancient coins and countless porcelain items, but finding a genuine piece would be difficult. On the small stalls, there were broken and worn-out items, and maybe one could discover a treasure.

"Oh?"

After walking for a while, both Su Chen and the girl simultaneously expressed surprise. Then, they exchanged smiles and stood on a small stall, their eyes fixed on a certain item.

It was a delicate and small celadon ceramic cow, lying down with a leisurely posture, looking back at the sky with a relaxed expression. Unfortunately, the body of the small cow was broken in half. From the front, it was a decent ornament, but turning to the back, it was pitted and damaged in several places.

The girl made a soft sound, attracted by the vivid posture of the celadon cow. Su Chen, on the other hand, was not interested in its appearance.

In the moment his gaze fell on the celadon cow, a passage of content automatically jumped into Su Chen's mind: Ge kiln celadon from the Southern Song Dynasty, produced in the Xiaotan Xiaozhang kiln. Its glaze is a translucent milky white, mainly grayish-blue, but there are damages at the horns, damages on the body, damages at the tail...

This content jumped suddenly, as if forcibly inserted into his mind. Su Chen shook his head, dispelling his gaze. He looked at the celadon cow and the nearby artifacts, but the phenomenon didn't occur again.

Su Chen rubbed his eyes, feeling a bit confused.

He did know about Ge kiln celadon, one of the five famous kilns, and it was relatively mysterious among them.

But the issue was, how did that passage of text pop up on its own?

"What's wrong with you?"

Sensing something was amiss, the girl asked.

Su Chen quickly pretended that nothing had happened and smiled faintly, "You have a good eye."

"I don't understand these things; I just think it looks good."

The girl blinked her beautiful eyes, squatting down and asking, "Granny, how much is this little cow?"

The vendor was an old lady, thin and somewhat pitiable, "Not expensive, three thousand dollars."

Hearing this, Su Chen couldn't help but frown. After all, the difficulty of repairing porcelain after it had been damaged and then restored was extremely high. The extent of damage to this celadon cow was quite severe, so three thousand dollars was a reasonable price.

"Do you have the broken pieces from the cow? If so, I'll take them too."

The girl's words surprised Su Chen.

For this kind of damaged antique, even if someone took a liking to it, the usual practice was to negotiate the price and complete the transaction. Very few people would actively ask about the broken pieces.

Unless it was a professional restorer, only then would they have such a professional habit.

Thinking about it, Su Chen became even more curious.

Was he, Su Chen

, a big shot in the antique world?!

However, compared to all these thoughts, he was more curious about how the passage of text that appeared in his mind earlier was possible.

After all, he hadn't heard of anyone in the antique world who could automatically generate introductory text for artifacts.

Just as Su Chen was sinking into contemplation, a mocking voice suddenly came from beside him.

"Miss Warming, this celadon cow is already so damaged. Are you buying it for charity?"

Su Chen furrowed his brows and looked towards the voice.

A young man with a shiny large flat-top hairstyle, dressed in a flashy and flamboyant embroidered suit, stepped out from a store called "Antique Saint."

The man held a string of emerald-green prayer beads that didn't match his temperament at all. His narrow, elongated eyes glared directly at the girl.

Behind him, there was also a burly guy with a face full of flesh, who impatiently gestured with his hand, "You old woman with no eye, Miss Lin Wanqing is our storekeeper He's girlfriend. If you dare to deceive her, you won't be able to stay on Antique Street."

“何天，谁说她是你女朋友？别再胡编乱造了！

那个叫林婉晴的女孩挑了挑眉，表示很恼火。

然后，她有些惊讶，因为原本站在后面一点的苏辰，现在已经走到了她的前面，挡住了她。