Chapter 657 Gu Zongjie Goes Mad

As soon as Gu Shuyan entered, she saw Gu Zongjie looking around with his eyes wide open, as if he didn't recognize his own room.

"Grandmother, what's wrong with Third Brother?"

Gu Shuyan had a guess in her heart. When the old lady saw them arrive, she told them about how Gu Zongjie woke up and didn't recognize anyone.

When Gu Shuyan heard this, she looked at Gu Zongjie again. His eyes were no longer cloudy as before, and his whole person was clear and innocent, not like an eight or nine-year-old child at all.

If Gu Shuyan's senses are correct, Gu Zongjie is likely not only unable to recognize people, but his intelligence must also be compromised.

After the doctor finished his thorough examination, he had someone help Gu Zongjie lie down before addressing the crowd: "The Third Young Master's condition is likely related to the head injury. However, since we cannot determine the internal condition, we can only try some blood-activating and stasis-removing medicine first."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, doctor."

The old lady thanked the doctor before slowly walking to Gu Zongjie's bedside.

"Good child, do you still remember who I am?"

The old lady looked at Gu Zongjie with a kind expression. Seeing that she was a gentle old lady, Gu Zongjie tilted his head and thought for a moment before saying, "I don't remember."

"And what about me? Do you remember me?"

Master Gu stepped forward to ask further questions, and Gu Zongjie looked up at him blankly before decisively shaking his head under Master Gu's expectant gaze.

Seeing this, Master Gu's eyes reddened. "My son! What's wrong with you? You don't even remember your father!"

Master Gu only had this one son. Although he rarely saw him after sending him to the academy, he still had high hopes for him.

Now that Gu Zongjie has only fallen and stumbled, he has turned into this state. Master Gu must be feeling quite distressed.

"Little brother, look what this is!"

Gu Shuyan pulled out a few candies from somewhere and handed them to Gu Zongjie. Upon seeing the candies, Gu Zongjie hurriedly snatched them from Gu Shuyan's hand.

Then, Gu Zongjie tossed the colorful candies into the air, picked them up again, and continued to toss them over and over again.

Seeing that Gu Zongjie seemed to be having a lot of fun, Gu Shuyan picked up a candy, peeled it open, and stuffed it into his mouth.

The sweet taste spread in his mouth, and Gu Zongjie immediately smiled, "This is delicious, it's sweet."

Gu Zongjie smiled innocently, and his gaze toward Gu Shuyan was more intimate than ever before.

"I'm glad Zongjie likes it." Gu Shuyan smiled at Gu Zongjie, then gave a signal to the others, and they all left.

“Grandmother, Mother, I think Zongjie’s condition is more than just amnesia. I want Physician Kong to examine him.”

As soon as Gu Shuyan finished speaking, before the old lady could even open her mouth, Second Master Gu had already nodded.

"Alright, let Physician Kong take a look."

Uncle Gu himself was not qualified to invite the imperial physician. He was just thinking about asking his elder brother for help when Gu Shuyan took the initiative to bring it up. Wasn't this like someone bringing you a pillow when you're sleepy?

Thus, Physician Kong was invited to the Marquis's residence. After Physician Kong finished examining Gu Zongjie, what he said was roughly the same as that of the other doctor.

"According to the imperial physician, Zongjie will only be able to live like this from now on?"

Master Gu was somewhat unable to accept this result. At least the doctor had prescribed medicine, but Physician Kong had refused to prescribe any medicine at all.

"It's not that I don't want to give the Third Young Master his medicine, it's just that it's unnecessary."

"According to what Zhu Wei said, the Third Young Master fell and woke up in this state, which means that the Third Young Master suffered a head injury. This kind of injury is the most difficult to diagnose, and taking medicine will be useless."

Physician Kong spoke bluntly, practically stating that Gu Zongjie had damaged his brain in the fall.

With his last glimmer of hope gone, Second Master Gu immediately abandoned all pretense of whether anyone was present and burst into tears, embracing Gu Zongjie.

Seeing this, Gu Yuxin didn't look sad as expected; on the contrary, she breathed a sigh of relief.

In her opinion, Gu Zongjie becoming stupid was the best outcome, since Gu Zongjie's personality had already become distorted and he harbored considerable hostility towards the Marquis's mansion.

If Gu Zongjie were to live out his life like this, wouldn't that be a good thing?

"I'll take him to Physician Kong!"

Seeing this, Gu Shuyan simply offered to escort Physician Kong out.

The old lady and Madam Ji knew that Gu Shuyan was planning to go back, so they did not stop her.

However, when Gu Shuyan walked out the door, Gu Zongjie suddenly ran up and grabbed her hand.

Will you give me this tomorrow too?

Gu Zongjie held the candy in his hand and shook it, looking at Gu Shuyan with anticipation.

Seeing this, Gu Shuyan smiled gently at him and nodded, saying, "If Zongjie likes it, I'll have someone buy you more tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Gu Zongjie clapped his hands happily and nodded, saying, "Then I'll wait for you tomorrow. You must come!"

Gu Zongjie said this very sensibly and let go of her, and Gu Shuyan then walked outside with Physician Kong.

On the way, Gu Shuyan did not forget to ask Physician Kong if Gu Zongjie had any chance of recovery.

Upon hearing this, Physician Kong shook his head and denied Gu Shuyan's guess.

“If the Third Young Master had only lost his memory and didn’t remember everyone, there would still be a chance for him to recover. But judging from the Third Young Master’s current condition, his intelligence has clearly declined. This means that even if the Third Young Master recovers completely, he will only be a fool.”

Physician Kong didn't mince words when speaking to Gu Shuyan; he said whatever came to mind.

After hearing this, Gu Shuyan didn't know how to describe her feelings.

From the moment she learned that Gu Zongjie was being used, she never took him seriously.

After all, in her opinion, even if Gu Zongjie was being immature, it was just a minor disturbance. As long as she had people watching him, it wouldn't be a big deal no matter how much trouble he caused.

But now!

Gu Shuyan sighed softly, saw Physician Kong onto the carriage, and then returned to the Yun residence herself.

At Cuiwei Courtyard, Yun Yichen had received news of Gu Zongjie in advance.

So when Gu Shuyan came back and told him about it, Yun Yichen wasn't surprised at all.

"Brother Yun, after I found out that Gu Zongjie had become mentally challenged, I wasn't sad at all, but rather I felt a huge sense of relief. Do you think that counts as me holding a grudge against a child?"

From the first time Gu Zongjie met Gu Shuyan at the Marquis's residence, their relationship was very unfriendly. Even worse, every time Gu Zongjie saw Gu Shuyan afterward, he would show that he disliked her.

Therefore, Gu Shuyan couldn't bring herself to like this cousin.

"How could that be? Our Shushu is so innocent and kind, she would never make things difficult for a child. Besides, although Gu Zongjie is young, he is not a good person. This might actually be a good thing for him."

Gu Shuyan wholeheartedly agreed with Yun Yichen's words. Thinking of how Gu Zongjie had grabbed her when she left, a smile finally appeared on Gu Shuyan's face.