The doctor's advice was also quite simple.

"Subconsciously, the patient always feels that her world is unreal. As family and friends, what we need to do is communicate with her more, guide her to express her thoughts, and let her have real feelings."

So now all he has to do is, just like before, share what he sees and hears with Ruan Ruan, even gossip is fine.

"Liang Yan looks like the former lover of the Xuanyuan family head."

Lin Ruanruan's eyes widened. What kind of plot is this that's a staple of romance novels?

“Xuanyuan Han had a girlfriend right after graduating from university. He loved her very much, but at that time Xuanyuan Han was not yet the head of the family, and the family did not approve of them being together.”

The Xuanyuan family made a threatening statement at the time: if Xuanyuan Han dared to be with this person, the position of family head would be replaced by someone else.

Later, under pressure from the Xuanyuan family, Xuanyuan Han's lover left him and went abroad.

Liang Yan had always wanted to become Lady Xuanyuan, so she had plastic surgery to look like Xuanyuan Han's lover.

After a drunken night, Xuan Yuanhan reluctantly gave in to Liang Yan, and that's how Xuan Yuan Aochen came to be. After their marriage, because of Liang Yan's face, he couldn't bring himself to refuse her. He doted on her while simultaneously despising himself.

When Liang Yan was pregnant with her second child, she developed depression. He disagreed with her having an abortion, and her condition worsened.

Even when Liang Yan's condition worsened to the point of affecting his normal life, he didn't go to the sanatorium because he wanted to see Liang Yan's face and because Liang Yan couldn't bear to give up her luxurious life there. Instead, he hired a psychologist at home.

Over time, things have turned out this way. After hearing this, Lin Ruanruan's expression was as if she had eaten something unclean.

"How distorted..."

Huo Qi nodded, "Yes, it's very twisted. Fortunately, Ao Chen was independent from a young age and was not influenced by his family. Hao Cheng went to the Taoist temple when he was only five or six years old. Otherwise, the couple would definitely have raised two little mentally ill children."

Lin Ruanruan agreed wholeheartedly, and then she heard Huo Qi say, "It should be in the next day or two. Xuan Yuanhan is going to resign from his position as head of the family and let Ao Chen take over."

Seeing Lin Ruanruan looking over curiously, he explained to her, "After all, with this incident, everyone else in the Xuanyuan family thinks that Xuanyuan Han is no longer capable. In addition, with Aochen's management over the years, it's only a matter of time before he steps down."

Huo Qi simplified the power struggles between father and son over the years, as long as he knew that Xuan Yuan Ao Chen was about to become the head of the Xuan Yuan family.

"The lives of the wealthy are truly chaotic," Lin Ruanruan muttered.

Seeing that she had finished eating, Huo Qi took out her medicine and poured her a glass of warm water. "Come on, Ruan Ruan, take these medicines."

Lin Ruanruan looked at the name on the medicine bottle with a blank expression, "Brother Huo, you already know?"

Huo Qi gently ruffled Lin Ruanruan's soft hair. "Yes, your uncle, aunt, and Haocheng all know. It's nothing. As long as we receive proper treatment, we'll get better."

Lin Ruanruan choked up, her mind a jumble of emotions. "I...I'll try my best. Can we not tell anyone else? I don't want to..."

“Okay,” Huo Qi cupped Lin Ruanruan’s face, making her look into his eyes. “I won’t tell anyone else that our Ruanruan just has a minor illness and will recover soon, right?”

Tears welled up in Lin Ruanruan's eyes again. She couldn't help but hug the person in front of her who had always brought her warmth. "Thank you."

It made her feel like she was still alive.

Huo Qi held her in his arms, gently patted her back, and softly coaxed her.

As the two embraced, the hospital room door opened, and Fang Lan's voice came in, "Ruan Ruan, are you alright?"

He was speechless when he saw their posture clearly. Damn it, he knew something was wrong with these two!

Lin Ruanruan quickly stepped out of Huo Qi's arms, and Huo Qi raised an eyebrow and looked towards the door.

Huang Min's voice followed closely behind, "Idiot, what if Ruan Ruan is sleeping? Keep your voice down!"

Huo Xian squeezed through the gap and looked at Lin Ruanruan with concern, "Ruanruan, Haocheng said you were injured. How are you? Are you alright?"

Lin Tianba and Li Shuzhen's eyes were also red. "My dear daughter, how are you feeling now?"

Lin Ruanruan smiled and said, "I don't even know which one to reply to."