Qiu Hualan waited for a month before finding time to go to the Capital City. Once they arrived, they went directly to the hospital that day.

As it turned out, there really was a name Ye Qing, which made Qiu Hualan, who had been confused, feel a chill running from her feet straight to the top of her head, filled with a sense of foreboding.

Du Guangjun, standing beside her, knew she was nervous and silently squeezed her hand, silently giving her strength.

When they saw Ye Qing, her whole hand seemed disjointed, locked in an iron house with two layers of doors. She squatted on the ground, staring at one spot, unmoving.

"Compared to when she first arrived, she’s much better now, no longer as crazy, babbling nonsense as before."

"Is she like this all day long? Haven’t you been feeding her? How did my child become so thin?" Qiu Hualan didn’t realize when tears began streaming down her face uncontrollably.

The doctor frowned apologetically and said, "We deliver meals to her punctually every day. For the sake of the patients’ health, we provide meat and soup. The main issue is she won’t let anyone get close. If we forcefully approach and insist she eats, she bites people, and even if we manage to make her eat, she throws it right back up. So, this way, it’s not beneficial to her treatment, so we have no choice but to leave her be. In fact, when she gets hungry, she will eat by herself, just not on time." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"How can a mad person eat punctually? Doctor, you really should pay more attention. Also, my daughter was perfectly fine, how did she suddenly go mad? What exactly happened?"

"We don’t know. Her family said it was some sort of shock that caused this."

"Shock? What shock? Is there any chance my daughter will recover?"

"The specifics of the shock are unknown even to the family. She was fine when she left home, but returned like this one day. They said it was after a robbery that she got so scared. As for when she might recover, it depends on the patient’s recovery and the medication, and we can’t promise when she’ll get better. Actually, you, as family members, if you visit more often and talk to her about old times, it might help significantly."

Hearing the doctor say this, Qiu Hualan considered transferring her daughter to S City. After all, they could visit her more often there, and maybe, one day, she would get better. But the doctor told her that her husband had already paid tens of thousands in medical bills, enough for many years.

Upon hearing this, Qiu Hualan immediately requested a refund, but the doctor said they needed the payer’s consent.

Qiu Hualan originally thought of asking Mei Langchi what was going on. Now it seemed better, as she could ask everything at once.

Qiu Hualan managed to get Mei Langchi’s phone number through the hospital, but when she called, it was a woman who answered. After a few words, she realized it was Mei Langchi’s mom.

After Ye Qing married Mei Langchi, their two families had never met. Now, they met because of this situation. It wasn’t that Xie Lingzhi wanted to meet them, but her son didn’t want to, so he passed the situation onto her, telling her to explain clearly and not to argue. She was puzzled as to why her son suddenly cared so much for Ye Qing’s mom. Since Ye Qing’s mom wanted an explanation, she’d give her one.

That’s why they agreed to meet at a teahouse in the city.

Xie Lingzhi has always felt superior in front of rural people. Sitting across from Qiu Hualan and Du Guangjun, she had an overwhelming sense of superiority. But upon seeing the way the two dressed, Xie Lingzhi was surprised. She hadn’t expected Ye Qing’s parents to be different from those rural people. Without asking, one would not know they came from the countryside.

No wonder Qiu Hualan mistook Du Guangjun for Ye Qing’s father, because throughout Mei Langchi and Ye Qing’s marriage, they knew nothing about Ye Qing’s family or the past years. Mei Langchi never mentioned it, and neither did Ye Qing. All they knew was Ye Qing had a mom, and Hua Hua was raised by her when he was little. They knew nothing more.

"In-laws...oh no, we’re not in-laws anymore. Our Xiao Chi has already divorced your Ye Qing. You must know a little to have found your way here. You’ve seen Ye Qing, haven’t you? As for Ye Qing going mad, you really can’t blame us. Over the years, we’ve always disapproved of their marriage. If not for the child’s sake, we’d never have let Ye Qing into the Mei family’s door. Who would have known we’d compromise? But she didn’t cherish it, messed around outside, put such a big green hat on our Xiao Chi, deceived us into raising someone else’s grandchild for years. Who could swallow such a disgrace?"