The Chinese New Year is approaching, and the atmosphere of the Spring Festival in private hospitals is stronger than that in public hospitals. Coupled with the nearby nursing home, the entire complex at the foot of the mountain seems to be shrouded in red.

This red color lasted from Christmas at the end of last year to the Spring Festival. At Christmas, there is still a little green in red, and in the Spring Festival, gold replaces green and becomes the only different color in this red glamour.

Of course, as a private hospital and a high-end nursing home, the decoration here is not cheap street stalls, nor is it the walls and corridors that are covered by administrative and logistics staff. Every paper-cut and lantern inside and outside the hospital and nursing home is made by professional designers, and the Spring Festival couplets and New Year pictures posted are made by the calligraphers and arts and crafts masters who take the lead. On Chinese New Year's Eve, celebrities are invited to perform shows. The program is posted on the bulletin board, but most of the patients and elderly people here have not seen the bulletin board and don't care about these things.

Shi Juan was probably the only person who had been to see the bulletin board recently.

She's not interested in it either. She just didn't want to go back to the ward to face Ma Jiayi, so she spent time outside the ward.

Ma Jiayi is becoming more and more abnormal. Her abnormality is something that ordinary people can see. Even people who have no medical knowledge, such as thirty or forty years ago, who only know "crazy" and have never heard of "mental illness", can conclude that she is crazy.

This private hospital does not have a psychiatric department. Ma Jiayi's attending doctor mentioned several times that Ma Jiayi should be transferred to a special mental health center for treatment, but the two people who could call the shots at this time were not in the hospital, and no one was arranged to continue to deal with Ma Jiayi's affairs.

Shi Juan, the only one who was left here, was just a nanny, and at most she called Wu Jingwei to convey the doctor's words. The attending doctor, Dr. Hu, already has the contact information of Wu Jingwei and has already contacted Wu Jingwei. As a result, Ma Jiayi continued to live in the senior ward of the obstetric department.

Shi Juan finished reading the program schedule of the Chinese New Year's Eve party at the slowest speed, turned around slowly, and walked to the ward.

The last time she heard Yu Li say that she and Wu Jingwei's parents were living in a nursing home below. During the Chinese New Year, the two of them will always come here to pay New Year's greetings, right? At that time, it should be decided whether Ma Jiayi will stay or not.

At the very least, you have to decide whether the child in Ma Jiayi's belly will stay or not.

Yu Li wanted to beat the child. She took into account Ma Jiayi's current mental condition before she said that she would kill the child.

Shi Juan didn't care about the emotional entanglements and moral issues between the three of them, and she also agreed with Yu Li's idea. Ma Jiayi is indeed not suitable for having children and being a mother now. Ma Jiayi doesn't seem to want to have this child either.

Shi Juan dragged on for a long time, but the ward was there, and it was impossible to go to the ground.

Shi Juan returned to the ward, entered the inner room, and saw Ma Jiayi sleeping quietly.

The doctor had just given her sleeping pills, but she didn't sleep long before she woke up.

Shi Juan approached and glanced at the restraint belt tied to Ma Jiayi's body.

This is what Ma Jiayi tied up after Ma Jiayi frantically hit and scratched her stomach two days ago.

Even if you want to have an abortion, you can't do it this way. If you do this, you may have to die two deaths.

Shi Juan felt that Ma Jiayi was very pitiful. Being a second wife for others is not only driven crazy, but she can't even be the master of her own stomach and body.

The environment of this private hospital is so good, and the doctors and nurses are all kind and smiling, which is completely different from the unsmiling and busy doctors and nurses in public hospitals. But for Ma Jiayi, maybe she will be more comfortable in the eight-person or ten-person rooms in a public hospital at this time. At least there, she can decide where to stay with the baby in her womb.

Shi Juan sat on the chair next to the bed, waiting for Ma Jiayi to wake up.

It didn't take long for Ma Jiayi's eyelids to flutter slightly, her fingers curled up, and her expression became painful. It was as if she was in a nightmare, and even though her hands and feet were tied, her body was still struggling. But the movements of her body were extremely strange, as if someone was lifting her limbs and belly, pulling her hair and neck.

Shi Juan has not watched "The Exorcist", nor has she watched other ghost movies, but she is instinctively afraid of Ma Jiayi's current state. She endured it so that she didn't run out of the ward.

Beads of sweat oozed from Ma Jiayi's forehead. Sweat slid down her pale skin.

Shi Juan got up and wiped off the sweat for her.

As soon as she put away her veil, she saw a pair of round eyes.

Ma Jiayi woke up.

Her eyes were bloodshot and bulging out as if they were about to fall out of their sockets.

"Miss Ma, do you want water?" Shi Juan calmed her beating heart and asked.

Ma Jiayi's eyes fell to the edge of the bottom of her eyes, staring at her stomach.

Her belly hadn't grown yet, and when she was dressed and covered with a quilt, she couldn't tell that she was pregnant.

Ma Jiayi seemed to be able to see the bulging belly, and always stared at the baby who had not yet fully grown up, as if she was looking at something terrifying.

"Miss Ma, I'll feed you some water." Shi Juan pressed the switch and lifted the upper part of the hospital bed.

Ma Jiayi sat up, her head drooped like her eyes, and she stared at her stomach.

Her body stiffened, and she twitched from time to time.

Shi Juan was unmoved, just took the water cup and sent it to Ma Jiayi's mouth.

"It's going to be the New Year. Chinese New Year's Eve night, there is a show in the auditorium of the hospital here, and many stars come to perform, singing, dancing, and cross talk sketches...... "Shi Juan has nothing to say, I hope Ma Jiayi can take her attention off her belly."

Ma Jiayi didn't seem to listen, the water came to her mouth, flowing from the corners of her lips, and the rim of the cup pressed against her clenched teeth, unable to move forward.

Shi Juan hurriedly wiped Ma Jiayi's mouth, looked at her chapped lips, and persuaded, "You drink some water." You're thirsty too, aren't you? It's almost the Chinese New Year, Mr. Wu should come over ......"

As soon as the words fell, Shi Juan saw Ma Jiayi raise her head suddenly, staring at herself with that kind of crazy eyes.

Shi Juan almost threw away the cup in her hand.

"Latitude and Comfort...... Wu Jingwei is coming? Ma Jiayi's voice was hoarse and broken, and she could barely make out what she was saying.

Shi Juan nodded, seeing Ma Jiayi's eyes burst with brilliance, she couldn't bear it, and said, "Don't Mr. Wu's parents live in a nursing home below?" He always comes to see it during the New Year. Maybe...... That is, maybe he will come to the hospital. He should also be contacted by the hospital. ”

Ma Jiayi seemed to be conscious at this time, and could still think, and even remembered what happened before.

She gritted her teeth, "That woman will come too...... She'll come over too? Jingwei must listen to her. She ......"

Ma Jiayi clenched her fists, and her body trembled slightly from the exertion.

Shi Juan didn't know how to persuade her, so she had to say: "They are still husband and wife, and their parents still live together." They also have children. It can't be helped. I heard that they started a company together. This, I read on the news, this is the most troublesome. Didn't there be a rich man before, who never divorced because of the company, stocks, or something? I've heard that rich people are like this. This kind of husband and wife are inseparable. She added, "You're still young, and the most important thing is to be healthy." You're so young, what can't you do? ”

Ma Jiayi was still tense.

"By the way, it's going to be the New Year, you ......" Shi Juan stopped talking again.

She had planned to return to her hometown for the Chinese New Year. Ma Jiayi agreed at the time, but now, her employer is not Ma Jiayi, but Wu Jingwei. Wu Jingwei is not as easy to talk as Ma Jiayi. Although Wu Jingwei was polite when he met and called several times, he was not as difficult as Ma Jiayi, but he was even more impersonal than Ma Jiayi. She proposed to go home for the New Year and was fooled by Wu Jingwei with haha, and later mentioned that Wu Jingwei directly offered a high price and asked her to work overtime to take care of Ma Jiayi.

Shi Juan was a little unhappy, but Wu Jingwei gave a lot, and Ma Jiayi's appearance made her reluctant to approach, and she felt pity, so it was difficult to throw it away directly.

If she leaves, Ma Jiayi may not even have a person to feed and water. The nurses at the hospital will not be so patient with Ma Jiayi.

Shi Juan could feel that since Yu Li hurriedly ran away from the ward downstairs, the hospital's attitude towards Ma Jiayi had changed. Mrs. Li and Mrs. Wang downstairs were discharged from the hospital within two days. After that, the hospital's attitude towards Ma Jiayi was even more strange.

During the Chinese New Year this year, Ma Jiayi may have to spend time in a hospital ward with her nanny. And Wu Jingwei and Yu Li will be in the nursing home below, a family reunion.

Shi Juan sighed in her heart, "It's the New Year, do you want to call your family?" During the Chinese New Year, you have to make a phone call, right? Your family ......."

Shi Juan felt that Ma Jiayi was like this, and it was best for her family to pick her up and send her to a psychiatric hospital for treatment. The child in this belly has to decide to stay as soon as possible. If the month is older, there is no way to beat it. She has never heard Ma Jiayi mention her family, and she doesn't know if her parents died or fell out with her family.

Shi Juan glanced at the neat and clean ward, and then looked out the window, the red nursing home.

When the hospital was decorating, it skipped the ward where Ma Jiayi lived.

In this ward, there is no New Year's atmosphere at all.

Ma Jiayi may have lost track of time.

Shi Juan looked at Ma Jiayi. She didn't get an answer, which didn't surprise her. It's just that she looked at Ma Jiayi's trance-like expression, and her mood became sad.

"This year's Chinese New Year, maybe just the two of us spent it together. On Chinese New Year's Eve, if you want to be in good spirits, I will push you to the auditorium to watch the performance. Shi Juan tried her best to speak in a relaxed tone.

She also didn't know if the doctor would allow Ma Jiayi to go to the auditorium.

The doctor even vetoed her proposal to push Ma Jiayi downstairs to bask in the sun.

Shi Juan knew that Dr. Hu's "it was too cold" and "preventing accidents" were all excuses. He just didn't want Ma Jiayi to scare other patients.

Thinking of this, Shi Juan sympathized with Ma Jiayi even more.

Ma Jiayi didn't speak, didn't agree, and didn't refuse.

She seemed to have calmed down a bit, no longer screaming frantically.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, as Shi Juan expected, Dr. Hu did not agree to release the restraint belt on Ma Jiayi's body.

Shi Juan was angry at Dr. Hu's face, but after seeing Dr. Hu's helpless expression, she vented her anger.

“…… There are quite a few people on the nursing home side who will go to the auditorium, as well as those family members...... Patients here in our hospital have also been there. There aren't many people, but ...... We can't afford to offend these people. In case something happens to Miss Ma, who can be responsible? Moreover, Miss Ma's state is not suitable for crowded occasions. She is mentally too fragile, and if she is slightly stimulated, she may have a seizure. Dr. Hu stopped talking, but finally said, "And...... Mr. Wu may also go to the auditorium to watch the show. It's going to run into it, and it's even worse. ”

Shi Juan knew that what the doctor said was reasonable, but when she thought of Chinese New Year's Eve, Ma Jiayi had to spend it with herself so coldly, she felt sorry.

She spent a few Chinese New Year's Eve like this many years ago, when she just came out of her hometown to work. After that, her working conditions improved, even if she could not reunite with her family during the New Year, she could have a hearty and lively Chinese New Year's Eve dinner with her little sisters who stayed behind to work overtime.

“…… When the time comes, our doctors and nurses will also come to the auditorium. The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner will be brought to you by your aunt. We will eat in the cafeteria. You, uh, if there's anything, just call this number. Dr. Hu was a little embarrassed.

Shi Juan is used to this kind of high eyebrows and low eyes, but just in time for this season, she is a little upset when she looks at Dr. Hu.

She didn't lose her temper, let alone complain, but just wrote down the mobile phone number left by Dr. Hu.

The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was very rich, but it still couldn't dispel the coldness of the ward.

Ma Jiayi was dumbfounded, as if she had entered another state of illness.

Shi Juan couldn't untie the restraint belt on Ma Jiayi's body, so as usual, she fed Ma Jiayi bite by bite.

The TV in the ward was turned on, showing the Spring Festival Gala.

With a bang, the night sky outside the window suddenly lit up.

Huge fireworks exploded in the air, and then crackling firecrackers rang out below.

Boom!

Another firework, lighting up the night sky.

Shi Juan hadn't seen New Year's fireworks for two years, and couldn't help but stare out the window.

Amid the sound of firecrackers, Shi Juan heard the noisy singing on TV.

In the background music of gongs and drums, several stars who Shi Juan didn't know raised their smiling faces and sang auspicious words.

The light of the fireworks made Ma Jiayi's face flicker.

The meal that Shi Juan sent to Ma Jiayi's mouth was completely ignored by her.

In Ma Jiayi's eyes, a teardrop suddenly fell.

Shi Juan sighed, put down the dishes and chopsticks, and wiped away Ma Jiayi's tears.

"It's fine. If you heal well, everything will be fine. ”

Ma Jiayi didn't say anything, and she didn't shed any more tears.

When a round of fireworks was over, it was quiet outside, and Ma Jiayi opened her mouth.

"I want to make a call."

Shi Juan said embarrassedly: "Your phone has been sitting for many days, and I haven't charged you before." Wait a minute, I'll look for the charging cable. ”

"I remember the number."

Shi Juan's movements to get up stopped.

She pulled out her phone, "Who are you going to call?" ”

Ma Jiayi didn't answer, but just quoted a string of numbers.

Shi Juan hesitated for a second, but still pressed the dial-out button.

She didn't know whether she should listen to the phone call or not, thought about it, or after the phone was connected, she directly posted the phone to Ma Jiayi's ear.

Shi Juan's phone is not the latest. Like many elderly people, she habitually turns the font and volume of her mobile phone to the maximum. Even if the hands-free button was not turned on, Shi Juan still heard the voice on the other end of the phone.

"Hello?"

Just this sound made Ma Jiayi's body tremble slightly. She opened her mouth to say something, but it only made her cheeks sunken.

"Hey, hey?"

Ma Jiayi was a little choked up and speechless.

Shi Juan wanted to help say a few words, but before she could speak, she heard a noisy voice on the other end of the phone.

"Auntie, who's calling? So early to greet the New Year? ”

"I don't know, it's silent."

"I don't know the phone number?"

"I don't know the number."

"Don't be a scam call."

"If you don't make a sound, hang up."

The person on the other side of the phone seemed to be having a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and there were several people talking, and the voices were not the same.

The person who answered the phone was a little hesitant and did not hang up immediately.

"Isn't it...... Isn't it Jiajia? The woman carefully spat out the last two words.

Ma Jiayi's eyes suddenly turned red.

She couldn't speak, just kept nodding. She hadn't put on makeup for a long time, hadn't dyed her hair for a long time, the black hair on the top of her head shook as she nodded, and the long hair like dead grass fell on her bloodless face.

Shi Juan knew in her heart that she wanted to help Ma Jiayi agree, so she heard an angry male voice on the other end of the phone.

"Hang up! Who asked you to answer her phone? Shame on you! Don't do good deeds! And the face to call? Hang it up for me! ”

After a brief silence, the phone hung up.

Shi Juan was stunned.

She held her phone and didn't move.

Ma Jiayi didn't move, her nodding and the tears in her eyes were frozen.

Shi Juan only felt that a chill seemed to rise in the room.

The central air conditioner made a strange noise, and after that sound, it stopped running.

The lights went out, but the Spring Festival Gala was still playing on the TV.

The singing show has ended, and the host of the show is wearing colorful dresses, which are lined with the same bright light screen behind him.

The screen suddenly became a strange pile of color blocks, and the host's voice was also stretched out and changed its tone.

Shi Juan was stunned, and before she could react, she saw that the TV screen directly turned into a snowflake screen.

Shi Juan hasn't seen the New Year's fireworks for two years, and she can't remember how long she hasn't seen the snowflake screen.

The snowflake screen also disappeared eventually.

The TV was dimmed.

The room was completely darkened, and only the window could be seen.

Shi Juan remembered the emergency light in the ward and hurriedly turned her head.

The emergency lights didn't come on at all.

She didn't know what was wrong, so she had to get her phone back and try to call Dr. Hu.

Before the phone was dialed out, Shi Juan saw a strange shadow on the hospital bed under the light of the mobile phone screen.

She inadvertently cast her gaze, and saw Ma Jiayi's belly bulging out, like a pregnant woman who was seven or eight months pregnant.

Shi Juan took a step back in horror and hugged her phone to her chest.

The light of the mobile phone disappeared, and through the light outside the window, Shi Juan found that the bulging belly was gone. It seems that she was dazzled just now, it was just an illusion, not that Ma Jiayi's belly suddenly became bigger.

Shi Juan had palpitations, and after a long while, she picked up her phone again and wanted to make a call.

Before she could flip through the phone number in her address book, a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind and she stopped.

She raised her eyes to look at Ma Jiayi.

Ma Jiayi lowered her head, and her long hair covered her face.

She was so quiet that she didn't seem to notice the power outage in the ward.

"Ma, Miss Ma...... Me, I'm going to see a doctor right now. Maybe it's a power outage...... You ......," Shi Juan stammered.

She felt that Ma Jiayi was particularly scary now, just like when she started her illness, giving people a strange sense of horror.

Shi Juan wanted to escape from the ward.

Ma Jiayi suddenly wrestled her hand, and the restraint belt pulled the iron railing of the hospital bed, shaking the heavy hospital bed with it.

Shi Juan was startled and let out a scream. She gasped and pressed against her chest, feeling the beating of her heart beneath her skin. She heard crying.

Ma Jiayi sobbed, and the cry gradually became louder and turned into a wail.

"Woo...... Wow! Mom! Mom-" Ma Jiayi cried like a child, "Don't come here! Don't come here! Mom! ”

She struggled desperately, one moment straightening her stomach, the next shrinking her body and twisting her waist, as if she was avoiding something.

What is she hiding?

Thinking of this, Shi Juan took another step back.

"Mom! Save me! Help me-" Ma Jiayi suddenly shouted, turned her face, and looked at Shi Juan.

A string in Shi Juan's head was completely broken.

She ran out without thinking, and the moment she left the door of the ward, she saw a blinding white light.

Outside...... The lights are on.

Shi Juan looked back at the dark ward.

Standing at the door, she could only see the foot of the hospital bed, and could not see Ma Jiayi's face. She saw Ma Jiayi writhing her legs.

The quilt rose and fell on the bed, like a ...... It was like someone writhing under the quilt.

Ma Jiayi is under the quilt, but, but......

Shi Juan saw a rickety figure rolling out from under the quilt. The image of the man being kicked out of bed, and the guardrail on the edge of the bed did not stop him at all. He fell to the ground and melted into the darkness.

"Ahh Don't come here! Get out! Ahh

Ma Jiayi's screams echoed in the hospital room.

Shi Juan didn't dare to look at it anymore, and ran directly to the corridor that was as bright as day.

Her footsteps landed, again and again. In addition to the sound of footsteps, there is also the sound of footsteps.

Shi Juan snorted, let out another scream, and directly fell to her knees with a weak foot. She simply held her head and shivered against the wall.

Shi Juan's mind came up with a lot of stories that she had heard when she was a child. She thought of the big lesson she had heard since she was a child, and involuntarily opened her mouth and said something confused.

“…… Do not be angry. I'm sorry, I'm sorry...... Amitabha. Nam no Amitabha...... Daxian blessed. I don't dare...... I'm sorry, I didn't do anything...... Ha! Drink! Amitabha! ……”

Someone walked past her.

Shi Juan felt the fabric of her clothes rubbing the back of her hand.

She screamed again.

After a long time, her voice became softer.

The footsteps were gone.

There was no longer Ma Jiayi's shout behind him.

The ward was completely silent, Shi Juan could only hear her own breathing, and other than that, there was no sound.

She shuddered and clung to the wall beside her.

“…… Let's ...... in this new year"

The host's announcer rang out abruptly.

Shi Juan reflexively screamed.

She looked behind her with a shudder.

TV...... Lamp...... It seems to have all recovered.

The door to that ward was no longer pitch black.

But Shi Juan didn't dare to go back.

She grabbed her phone and ran out of the building without looking back.