Leng Juan quickly stepped forward and examined Li Ben.

The face shape, eyes, nose, and mouth—everything about it looked very familiar to her.

Upon closer inspection, she realized that this woman looked exactly like her best friend.

Realizing her lapse in composure, Leng Juan said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, he looks so much like my friend, really, like a biological son."

Li Ben was a little scared and hid behind Wang Yi. Wang Yi gently patted the back of Li Ben's hand to comfort him.

Leng Juan smiled gently: "Little friend, don't be afraid. I won't hurt you. You can come to Kyoto to visit me anytime. I'll welcome you anytime and even give you some pocket money."

Upon hearing that there was money to be made, Li Ben hesitated for a moment before agreeing. Although he was scared, he wanted to earn more money to repay Dr. Zhang for saving his life and to give his brother a better life.

Leng Juan smiled slightly and handed over a business card: "Then I'll wait for you in Kyoto. Once you're better, remember to contact me and I'll arrange a plane to pick you up."

She turned to Zhang Fan: "Dr. Zhang, I have something I want to say to you."

Stepping out of the ward, Leng Juan stared blankly at the fluorescent lights in the corridor, her vision blurring as she gradually became immersed in her memories.

That year, on a similar day of thunder and rain, she sat anxiously waiting in the corridor.

Her eyes were fixed on the direction of the delivery room, where her best friend Fan Yuan, whom she had known since childhood, was giving birth.

A silver lightning bolt ripped across the sky, followed by a muffled clap of thunder that rang in her ears, making Leng Juan shudder in fright.

Then she heard her best friend scream, and immediately afterward, countless medical staff rushed into the ward.

Leng Juan was so frightened that her hands and feet turned ice-cold, knowing that childbirth is a major ordeal for women.

Not to mention in ancient times when medicine was backward, even in modern times when medicine is advanced, some people still die because of childbirth.

Leng Juan stood up, her heart pounding like a drum. She clenched her fists in front of her chest and prayed to God to spare her friend's life.

Fan Yuan is so pitiful.

At the time, she was seven months pregnant and about to give birth. Her husband wanted to surprise her, so he drove to a neighboring city to pick up Fan Yuan's parents and only brother. However, they encountered a mudslide on the way, and everyone in the car died.

When Fan Yuan received the call from the police, she fainted immediately and was so frightened that she had a stomachache.

Leng Juan quickly took the woman to the hospital, where the doctor informed her that she was about to give birth.

After an unknown amount of time, the delivery room door opened, and the doctor, covered in blood, walked out and announced in as calm a tone as possible, "The mother has been resuscitated, but the baby could not be saved."

Leng Juan was struck dumb, her mind went completely blank.

All of Fan Yuan's relatives have passed away. How will she live in the future?

During those days, Leng Juan stayed with Fan Yuan and saved her several times.

Fan Yuan was unable to withstand the blow and her mental state was very poor.

She kept saying that her child was still alive, but had been stolen.

But the doctors all said that the child had died despite their efforts to save him.

Leng Juan could only hold Fan Yuan and comfort her again and again, but it had no effect. Several times, Fan Yuan even harmed herself.

In order to prevent Fan Yuan from doing anything foolish again, they had no choice but to send her to a sanatorium, which was actually a mental hospital.

Fan Yuan's husband's parents felt that their son had died because of Fan Yuan, and that they had even lost their only grandson. After seizing the property, they abandoned Fan Yuan.

Fortunately, she had Leng Juan as her best friend; otherwise, Fan Yuan would have been homeless and probably starved to death long ago.

Leng Juan came to find Zhang Fan because of Fan Yuan's matter.

Pulling herself out of her thoughts, Leng Juan told Zhang Fan about her best friend's condition, and then said, "Dr. Zhang, I wonder if you can cure madness?"

The Wuji Jing doesn't have much information on the treatment of madness, so he wasn't very sure and could only tell the truth: "I need to see the patient to be sure."

Leng Juan: "Dr. Zhang, do you think my method will work?"

She had read many books that said making mental patients happy could greatly benefit their condition.

Fan Yuan's biggest worry is her son. Leng Juan wants Li Ben to pretend to be Fan Yuan's son to help her resolve her inner conflict.

Zhang Fan thought the idea was good, but it depended on Li Ben's willingness, and there was a possibility that he would have to deceive Fan Yuan for the rest of his life.

Leng Juan: "As long as she's happy, I'm willing to do anything."

Zhang Fan met several wealthy families and discovered that these powerful families were only glamorous on the surface, and that they did a lot of dirty things behind the scenes.

In the fight for property, even relatives can scheme against each other. Who knows whether Fan Yuan's husband's accident was truly an accident or not?

In comparison, the villagers of Zhangjiapo seem much more simple and honest.

Although there are a few bad people who do despicable things, there are still more good people than bad people overall.

The rain keeps falling, and I don't know when it will stop.

When Zhang Fan returned home, Li Chunyan was already there.

The kimchi is fermenting and cannot be touched yet. It can only be put into a jar after it has fully fermented.

After the jars were smashed last time, I hadn't had time to buy more. Yesterday, Li Chunyan went to the market and ordered a batch, which will be delivered in a few days.

Li Chunyan: "The rain keeps falling, and I don't know if my hometown will be flooded."

Seeing Li Chunyan's worried expression, Zhang Fan comforted her, "Don't worry, sister-in-law."

The rain continued to drizzle when Li Chunyan suddenly exclaimed, "Have you seen Xiao Hei lately?"

Zhang Fan initially thought that Xiao Hei had run out to play, but with the rain so heavy, where could it have gone to play?

Could something have happened?

Zhang Fan quickly performed a divination; Xiao Hei was safe for the time being, but couldn't go home.

He guessed that Xiao Hei must be trapped somewhere. After all, Xiao Hei was his family. Zhang Fan opened his umbrella and walked into the rain.

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