The man in the hospital reception room found it difficult to explain why he was so nervous at the moment.

In fact, today is what he and his wife have been looking forward to for a long time. They had imagined and simulated in their minds countless times what it would be like when this moment came. Even before heading out, the couple rehearsed in the air, hoping to be flexible enough to deal with the possibilities that would arise for a moment — but even then, when they actually sat in the hospital reception room, waiting for the doctor to bring the man in, the couple was still nervous. Their hearts were pounding, and both of them closed their mouths tightly, as if as soon as they opened their mouths, their hearts would immediately jump out of their throats.

Calming down, Wang Xingyu said to himself in his heart, otherwise he would lose his temper for a while. He tried to breathe a sigh of relief slowly, turned his head to his wife Dong Lin beside him, and tried to persuade her to relax a little, but after seeing his wife's face that had become stiff due to nervousness, he realized that all persuasion was in vain, so he swallowed back the words that had come to his mouth.

The female doctor, sitting across from the middle-aged couple, realized that if she didn't say anything, the air in this room would freeze into stone. She said in a relaxed and soft tone as much as possible: "Don't be too nervous, since Doctor Nie invited you to come, he must be sure, so ...... You don't have to worry too much. ”

Wang Xingyu nodded at the female doctor, trying to squeeze out a smile.

At this time, the door to the reception room opened.

The couple held their breath at the same time.

In front of him was a gentleman of about forty years of age, who stepped through the door, then patted the man behind him on the shoulder and said in an encouraging tone: "Come in, there is nothing to worry about—remember what I just told you." ”

The man standing in the doorway hesitated for a few seconds and walked in.

The couple sitting on the bench stood up together, and when their eyes met the twenty-something girl in front of them, a pair of invisible hands tightly grasped their internal organs.

It's still the same as before - beautiful, watery, and the finely carved facial features are cleverly inlaid on this face, and the unpowdered face reveals an unstoppable natural beauty. The blue and white hospital gown on her body is not simple, but there is a kind of pure spirit like a ripple lotus. She was so natural and generous, but her eyes looked a little melancholy—but all this was exactly the same as the couple remembered. Dong Lin's tears fell to the ground, and she covered her mouth with her trembling hands, trying to control herself from crying.

The male doctor motioned to the couple not to get too excited, and gestured for them to sit down, and then arranged for the girl to sit in a leather chair in front of them. He himself stood behind the girl, pressed his hands lightly on her shoulders, leaned over and asked softly, "Jingwen, do you remember who they are?" ”

The girl's eyes scanned the two people in front of her, full of confusion, she frowned slightly, and looked back at the doctor in confusion. The male doctor said to her gently, "Don't worry, think about it, do you recognize them?" ”

Under the doctor's encouraging gaze, the girl turned her head again to face the two. She quietly observed their faces, and saw that their somewhat old faces were filled with thoughts: sadness, anticipation, concern, worry. When her eyes collided with the anxious gaze in the middle-aged woman's eyes, it was as if a thread was pulled in her head. The anxious look on the woman's face seemed to awaken some memory of an expression she had seen many times before. The girl gradually opened her mouth, and the voice rolled in her throat:

"I ...... I remembered......"

The couple turned into two plaster statues, staring motionlessly at the girl's mouth, as if waiting for some kind of sentence. Air detours through their nasal passages. The male doctor behind him and the female doctor next to him also stared at the girl closely.

The girl's lips moved half-open and half-closed, and finally shouted to Dong Lin with difficulty: "...... Mother. ”

Her face turned to Wang Xingyu, and she hesitated and shouted, "...... Father. ”

Wang Xingyu grabbed his wife's hand with all his might. Dong Lin didn't feel any pain at all. Now their hearts do not allow any other sensation to interfere with it except excitement and joy. They even excitedly wanted to say yes but couldn't speak, and after a long time, Dong Lin stretched out her hand tremblingly to touch the beautiful face, crying silently: "Jingwen, Jingwen...... You're really fine...... Can you remember your parents coming......

The two doctors were also happy for them, they looked at each other and smiled.

Wang Xingyu stood up excitedly, took the male doctor's hand, and said gratefully, "Thank you so much, Doctor Nie!" Jingwen ...... It's all thanks to you for being able to get back to this, and I don't know how to thank you enough! ”

"That's what we're supposed to do." Dr. Nie said with a smile.

"So......" Wang Xingyu said eagerly, "According to what you told us before, since Jingwen is completely well and has recognized us, can we go through the discharge procedures and take her home now?" ”

Doctor Nie glanced at Wang Jingwen beside him, then moved his eyes back and stared at Wang Xingyu: "It stands to reason that it is okay, but before that-Mr. Wang, let's go out and talk." ”

Out of the door, Dr. Nie closed the door and stood in the corridor with Wang Xingyu and spoke: "Mr. Wang, as you have just seen - Wang Jingwen's current condition proves that the series of treatments that our hospital has carried out on her in the past five years have been quite successful. After our long-term observation, we found that in the past year, she has indeed returned to a completely normal state, that is to say, Wang Jingwen's current mind, emotions, and behavior are basically the same as normal people. According to the regulations of our hospital, if the patient has returned to normal, his or her relatives can take him or her home and live an ordinary life. So, I called you yesterday and asked you to come over today. And just now, Jingwen quickly recognized you - this is the best situation we had imagined before. As her attending physician, I am sincerely happy for Jingwen and for you. ”

Wang Xingyu's face was flushed, and he couldn't stop nodding.

Doctor Nie paused for a moment, raised his head, looked directly at Wang Xingyu, and said with a stern expression: "But Mr. Wang, before you take Wang Jingwen home, I want to say a few important things to you, please remember it firmly." ”

Wang Xingyu looked at Doctor Nie with a serious face, and felt the importance of what he said next from his eyes. He nodded earnestly. "Okay, doctor."

"First, I can see that you and your wife are very happy today. Of course, it is very happy that Wang Jingwen can return to her current state, but-" Dr. Nie hesitated slightly, "I still have to remind you, after all, she is a very special patient...... I believe you will never forget that incident five years ago......"

Speaking of this, Dr. Nie glanced at Wang Xingyu. Sure enough, although so much time had passed, as soon as he mentioned this matter, Wang Xingyu's face immediately turned pale, and there was a look of panic in his eyes, as if he was choked by a pair of big hands of fear. For a moment, Dr. Nie didn't know whether to continue.

After a long while, Wang Xingyu came out of the memories of fear, and he asked cautiously, "But...... Doctor, didn't you just say that you had cured Jingwen? Isn't she already like a normal person? ”

"Yes, so it seems so at the moment. But you have to understand one thing, people with a history of mental illness, even if they are successfully cured, there is a possibility of recurrence of the disease-ah, of course......" Doctor Nie saw Wang Xingyu's shocked expression, and hurriedly comforted, "As long as she is not stimulated in any way, and insists on taking medication, the possibility of the disease recurring again is very low, and you don't need to worry too much." ”

Wang Xingyu nodded slightly, and his face softened slightly.

"So, that's the first thing I want to say to you. After Wang Jingwen goes home with you, I will continue to prescribe some calming and reassuring medicines for her. After three months, you come to me, and I will decide to increase or decrease the dosage according to her specific situation at that time. Remember, these pills must be taken every day, and you are going to tell her to take the pills every night before going to bed,—— remember? ”

Wang Xingyu nodded hurriedly, not daring to take it lightly.

"The second thing is also very important." Dr. Nie always looked into Wang Xingyu's eyes, "As I just said, Wang Jingwen is a very special patient. And the root of her illness is the terrible incident that happened five years ago. So, in order to completely get rid of the psychological shadow caused by that incident, I discussed with Dr. Qin and decided to implement 'forgetting therapy' on her, and we thought that maybe this method was the only way to completely forget about the horrific experience in the past and thus gain a 'new life' – the treatment we took proved to be quite effective, otherwise you wouldn't see Alyssa Wang like she is today." ”

"Yes, Dr. Nie, you have mentioned this 'forgetting therapy' to Jingwen before. That's why you asked me and her mother not to visit her in a psychiatric hospital for five years - you're afraid that she will remember ...... 'that incident' after seeing us......" Wang Xingyu tried his best to control his emotions, but he still couldn't help but shudder, and his voice trembled, "In this case, it will not be good for her treatment......"

"Yes, that's it. We used all means, including hypnosis, psychological suggestion, drug control, etc., to achieve one goal - to make her forget the terrible incident five years ago, and the people and things related to it - and we finally did it, and now she can't remember everything related to 'that thing'. ”

"And she...... Why remember us? Wang Xingyu asked hesitantly.

"She did forget about you all at one point." Dr. Nie said, "But after all, you are not directly involved in 'that incident', and you are her very important relatives, so with our help, she remembered you again." ”

Wang Xingyu nodded thoughtfully.

"Mr. Wang." Dr. Nie accentuated his tone, forcing Wang Xingyu to look up at him, "I don't know if you understand the meaning of what I said - the second thing I want to emphasize to you is that the focus of Wang Jingwen's treatment is to 'start over'. So, when you get home, do everything you can to avoid reminding her of the past - never talk to her about anything related to 'that' or bring back her memories of that - you know, if you remind her of 'that,' it can get really bad, even ......"

"Or even what...... Doctor? Wang Xingyu asked in fear.

After thinking for a while, Dr. Nie said honestly, "I don't dare to speculate about the specific consequences...... I haven't encountered this before...... But as long as you do what I said, none of that will happen, you know? ”

Wang Xingyu nodded again and again: "Actually, we have also considered this problem. So my mother and I bought a new house in the new district, just to give her a new living environment and start all over again. ”

"That's for the best." Dr. Nie bowed his head slightly, "On one last note, I hope you will keep in touch with me often, and let me know how Wang Jingwen is doing at any time - especially, if she behaves unusually, you must inform me immediately, or send her over immediately, remember!" ”

After saying this, Dr. Nie took out a business card from the pocket of his work clothes and handed it to Wang Xingyu: "There is my office phone number and my mobile phone number on it, you can keep it." ”

"Okay." Wang Xingyu took the business card with both hands and glanced at it. It reads:

Songshan Psychiatric Hospital, Associate Professor, Nie Leng. Below are the various contact details.

After Wang Xingyu put away his business card, Dr. Nie seemed to think of something again: "Mr. Wang, you just said that you are going to take Wang Jingwen to live in a new house?" Is the phone number of your new home the one I called yesterday? ”

"Oh, no." Wang Xingyu was stunned for a moment, and then sighed, "You are really careful, the phone call you made yesterday was the landline in my old house - we will only live in our new home from today." ”

"Then you can leave me a landline number of your new home, and then a mobile phone number."

"Okay, okay." Wang Xingyu agreed again and again, and took out a small note from the pocket of his clothes, "I didn't print a business card, so write it on this paper." ”

Dr. Nie took the piece of paper and placed it carefully.

Next, Wang Xingyu went through Wang Jingwen's discharge procedures, and half an hour later, everything was in order. Dong Lin took Wang Jingwen's arm and walked out. Wang Jingwen's hospital gown has been replaced with a beautiful green dress, and the whole person looks even more youthful and beautiful. The two doctors sent the family to the entrance of the hospital, and the couple once again thanked them for their kindness.

When saying goodbye, Wang Jingwen seemed a little reluctant, she stood in front of the two doctors who had been with her for five years, and all kinds of complicated feelings surged in her heart. Especially Dr. Nie, Wang Jingwen looked at him for a long time, and poured out her gratitude and attachment to him with her eyes.

Seeing that Wang Jingwen refused to leave, Nie Leng stepped forward, touched Wang Jingwen's head lovingly like a brother, and said gently: "Go, Jingwen, the outside world is waiting for you, and there is your new world there." ”

Wang Jingwen finally forgot about Nie Leng for a few moments, turned around, and got into the back seat of the car where her father had opened the door. The car slowly drove away from Matsuyama Psychiatric Hospital.

Nie Leng stared at the shadow of the car that was far away, and a lot of emotion rose in his heart. Doctor Qin gently touched him with his elbow: "Doctor Nie, what are you still thinking?" ”

Nie Leng turned his head to look at his colleague and sighed worriedly: "I'm thinking, is it really the right decision for us to let Wang Jingwen return to her relatives?" ”

Dr. Qin reminded, "Doctor Nie, we are only a psychiatric hospital, not a prison. After the patient has been cured, shouldn't he go back to live the life of an ordinary person? ”

Nie Leng said in a bewildered sense: "The truth is true, but I ...... There was always some fear. ”

"Afraid of what?"

"I'm afraid...... Nie Leng grimaced, "the events of five years ago will repeat themselves again. Think about it, if Wang Xingyu and his wife fail to handle some things......"

"Doctor Nie."

The words were interrupted by Doctor Qin, and Nie Leng turned his head to look at her in confusion: "What's wrong?" ”

"Please...... Don't talk about that again, okay? Dr. Qin covered his mouth with one hand, as if he was trying to restrain himself from vomiting, "Just think about me." ”

Nie Leng looked at her suspiciously, not knowing how to understand.

"I'm not married, Dr. Nie. I live alone in a bachelorette apartment. The young female doctor explained with a shocked expression, "Please don't remind me of such horrible things again...... I don't want nightmares at night. ”

Nie Leng understood, he didn't speak anymore, but his eyes looked ahead, and there was always a faint uneasiness in his heart.