"This is a hallucination reaction caused by a psychological disorder." After listening to Xu Haicheng's description, the doctor made a preliminary judgment and added, "I suggest that you see a professional psychologist for treatment."

Psychologist...

Xu Haicheng lowered his eyes. Xu Tingchuan was unwilling to talk to anyone at all. He was always in his room, talking to the air and calling out Sitian's name, as if she were there.

He, Jin Rulan, and Xu Jiayue had tried to persuade him, even cruelly revealing the bloody truth, but he seemed not to hear them, only thinking that Ni Sitian was still alive.

"How is he?" Jin Rulan had finished the baby's discharge procedures and was now holding him in her arms.

After spending so long in the hospital, the baby's physical indicators are now almost the same as those of a normal infant, and he has been allowed to be discharged. However, the doctor still advised that he should be taken good care of.

Xu Haicheng shook his head, glanced at the baby, and said, "Take the child back. He hasn't seen the child yet. Maybe seeing him will wake him up."

Jin Rulan held the baby, looking down at him, her nose stinging with tears. The child was pitiful; he was born without a mother, and his father had become that child. He was almost a month old and still hadn't seen his father.

This should have been a time for the family to happily book a full-moon celebration banquet, perhaps even combining it with Jia Yue's wedding.

But now...

Xu Haicheng put his arm around his wife's shoulder. His wife had always been strong and didn't easily show her emotions. When their child was lost, she had cried a lot, but she had never cried like this before, with tears flowing like a tap.

For nearly a month, the entire Xu family was shrouded in gloom.

He has to pull himself together and lead everyone out of this grief and despair.

...

When Xu Haicheng and Jin Rulan returned home with their child, they saw Xu Tingchuan sitting on the second-floor balcony, his gaze gentle, a faint smile on his lips, holding a tissue and reaching across to gently wipe himself.

"Look at you, you've got cake all over your mouth again. You're a mother now, but you're still like a child." They went upstairs, and Xu Tingchuan could be heard saying this with a mix of affection and helplessness from outside the door.

Xu Haicheng opened the door, and Jin Rulan went in carrying the child.

As soon as we entered the house, the child began to cry softly. The child's voice seemed to be naturally small, and when he cried, it always sounded like a newborn kitten.

"Wow..."

Jin Rulan gently coaxed her as she walked towards the balcony.

Xu Tingchuan heard the child crying, his smile froze, and when he looked across at the other side, Ni Sitian had already vanished like smoke.

"Sitian!" He stood up abruptly, trying to grab her, but his grasp missed.

The child's crying continued. He turned around and looked over. He was momentarily stunned. The mother was holding the child, and Sitian was using a rattle to soothe the child.

He hurried back into the house, but instead of looking at the child, he turned his gaze to Jin Rulan's side and scolded, "Why didn't you tell me you were coming in?"

Jin Rulan looked to the side, but there was no one there. She knew her son was talking to Sitian, and said in a choked voice, "Tingchuan, Sitian is gone. Look at the baby, he is your son."

Xu Tingchuan seemed not to hear, and reached out to hug the smiling Ni Sitian, but missed.

He's been trying to hug her lately, but she always avoids him, and she's still upset with him.

Xu Haicheng took a deep breath, strode in, rushed to Xu Tingchuan, raised his hand and slapped Xu Tingchuan hard across the face, sternly saying, "When are you going to wake up! Besides Ni Sitian, you have parents, a sister, and a son! Do you know your mother's eyes are about to burst from crying? Jia Yue has been locked in her room and won't come out. Did you even see your son once after he was born? He's almost a month old, and he hasn't even been registered yet, he doesn't even have a name. They're all waiting for you. How long are you going to stay like this, so clueless!"