After staying in the hospital for a long time, things didn’t seem as hard as it was at the beginning.
Zhan Weiyang gradually became familiar with the boy in the next bed and found that he was not so scary. He just couldn’t control his behaviour in certain situations, but he didn’t hurt others. The two would chat together from time to time while sitting on the bed. Zhan Weiyang also learned that the boy was secretly in love and had a girlfriend, but unfortunately, she didn’t dare to come to the hospital to see him.
Zhan Weiyang’s attending doctor was a young female doctor with a good personality. She took good care of Zhan Weiyang, always treated him like a child, and often joked with him.
Pei Qing and Zhan Pengcheng discussed how the two would accompany Zhan Weiyang for one night every other day. Pei Qing had to go to work during the day, and Zhan Pengcheng would come to accompany him personally if he could arrange to come over to work. Pei Qing would come over on weekends.
Zhan Pengcheng felt that he had caused a lot of trouble to Pei Qing, and he felt really bad, but there was no better way. Although it was easy to ask for someone else, he was still worried, especially at night. He was worried that Zhan Weiyang would be scared, and Zhan Pengcheng was even more reluctant to let strangers come to the hospital to accompany Zhan Weiyang to sleep.
After staying in the hospital for more than a week, perhaps because of the effect of the medicine, Zhan Weiyang’s mental state was obviously much better.
He would no longer hear the voice of the System at night, nor would he fall into fear because of it. After taking the medicine every night, he could sleep peacefully in the hospital bed.
Zhan Pengcheng often talked to the doctor about Zhan Weiyang’s condition.
The doctor said that Zhan Weiyang’s auditory hallucinations could be controlled by drugs and other treatments, but his lack of self-awareness was more problematic. For example, after continuous treatment, he might no longer hear the so-called System prompts, and he would not be afraid because he would become a tree, but it was difficult for him to understand that all this would not happen in the first place, and he could not fully understand that his thinking was pathological thinking.
“His lack of self-awareness is not caused by mental illness, but by the disorder of his brain development.”
Zhan Pengcheng asked the doctor, “Does that mean he can’t be cured?”
The doctor said, “That’s not what I mean. I’m saying that if you’re hoping to achieve complete recovery through treatment in the hospital, it might be very difficult. I think it’s more of a long-term process that may require the patience and companionship of the family.”
Zhan Pengcheng listened quietly and nodded, “I understand.”
After staying in the hospital for more than three weeks, the doctor discharged Zhan Weiyang, but he still needed to continue taking medicine and regular outpatient visits until the doctor thought he could stop taking medicine completely.
After being discharged from the hospital, Zhan Pengcheng was very hesitant. He considered whether to let Zhan Weiyang take a leave of absence this semester. He didn’t know whether it was better to let Zhan Weiyang go back to school to continue his classes or to rest quietly at home.
In the end, Zhan Weiyang wanted to go back to school. If he stayed at home, he would be alone in the second-floor room every day. Grandma and Auntie Luo were willing to accompany him, but he didn’t want to watch TV and walk with them every day, so he still wanted to go back to school.
Pei Qing told Zhan Pengcheng that if Zhan Weiyang wanted to go back, he should go back. Going to school and being with his good friends might make him feel better.
Zhan Pengcheng hesitated for a long time, talked to Zhan Weiyang again, and after calling the doctor for advice, he agreed to let Zhan Weiyang go back to school to continue his classes.
However, Zhan Weiyang would not take the final exam this semester.
He originally had poor grades and had missed nearly a month of classes. This time, even without taking the exam, he knew the results would be terrible. Zhan Pengcheng was unsure if a poor outcome on the final exams would affect Zhan Weiyang’s mental state, so he specifically went to see his homeroom teacher and the principal to request that he be excused from the exams.
Since Zhan Pengcheng went to school, the homeroom teacher also took the rare opportunity to have a long talk with him. The homeroom teacher did not focus on Zhan Weiyang’s test scores, but mainly asked Zhan Pengcheng what plans he had for Zhan Weiyang’s future.
Zhan Pengcheng had thought about this issue for a long time without finding a satisfactory answer. Now, when Zhan Weiyang’s homeroom teacher asked, he still said, “Let him go to college.” Any college would be fine. He just felt that it wouldn’t be good for Zhan Weiyang if he didn’t continue his studies, but he hadn’t yet figured out what he would do afterwards.
This was exactly the question the homeroom teacher wanted to ask, “What will he do after graduation?”
Zhan Pengcheng did not answer.
The homeroom teacher said, “I am not asking for an answer now, but I hope you will think about it carefully. If you send him away to study at a university, I’m afraid your family won’t be at ease either.”
Zhan Pengcheng said, “I will seriously consider it. Thank you, Teacher.”
In fact, it was not that Zhan Weiyang could not go to college. If he lived at the school, he wouldn’t have any problems living on his own.
The biggest issue was that Zhan Pengcheng was still worried. He was worried about the possibility of Zhan Weiyang being bullied by his classmates if he stayed in the dormitory or if Zhan Weiyang couldn’t make friends at school. Would Zhan Weiyang’s days be difficult, and would his mental state be affected?
Zhan Pengcheng had too many things to consider. Zhan Weiyang was like a delicate, fragile porcelain piece he held in his hands. No matter how difficult the road ahead was, he had to support his child and keep moving forward without any room for negligence.
Zhan Weiyang, who returned to the class, did not notice anything unusual.
The homeroom teacher did not tell other students in the class the reason for his leave before. Everyone just thought he was not feeling well. Chen Youyou, the only one who knew, did not tell anyone.
So apart from not being able to keep up with the teacher’s progress in class, Zhan Weiyang did not feel much different from the past.
Chen Youyou avoided Zhan Weiyang’s deskmate when the class was over and asked him in a low voice, “Are you okay?”
During this period, Chen Youyou often sent messages to him, but because he stuttered, he did not call him. The two mostly chatted by typing and he did not know Zhan Weiyang’s situation too clearly.
At this time, Chen Youyou asked, and Zhan Weiyang replied, “I’m still taking medicine.”
Chen Youyou said, “How long, do you need to take it?”
Zhan Weiyang shook his head.
Chen Youyou reached out and touched Zhan Weiyang’s forehead.
Zhan Weiyang said, “I don’t have a fever.”
Chen Youyou still looked at him with a worried look.
Zhan Weiyang said, “I’m fine now, I won’t become a fortune tree.”
“What?” Chen Youyou couldn’t keep up with his rhythm.
Zhan Weiyang said to him, “Qing ge said that the doctor had cured me. I can’t hear the sound of the System now. It should have disappeared.”
Chen Youyou felt that it would be better not to irritate him for the time being, so he went along with his words, “That’s good.” Then Chen Youyou thought about it again and felt that he should simply not talk about this topic with Zhan Weiyang. If he didn’t remind him, maybe he wouldn’t have these strange ideas.
It wasn’t until lunchtime that they ran into Xie Ling in the cafeteria.
Xie Ling took the initiative to greet Zhan Weiyang, saying, “I haven’t seen you for a long time.”
Chen Youyou looked at Zhan Weiyang with some worry.
Zhan Weiyang was actually quite calm. He nodded and said, “I was sick and hospitalised.”
Xie Ling didn’t say anything else and went to line up for food with his classmates.
Chen Youyou pulled Zhan Weiyang’s sleeve and asked, “Are you not afraid of him anymore?”
Zhan Weiyang considered this question seriously and thought of Pei Qing telling him that he had been completely cured and didn’t have to be afraid of anything in the future. So he replied to Chen Youyou, “I’m not afraid of him anymore; I’m already well.”
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