Chapter 48 Don’t…
Hearing this, Gu Chaoyu met the other person's gaze without being humble or arrogant.
"Hello, Xiaoshu's father. I'm Gu Chaoyu, a Chinese medicine practitioner. I have a general understanding of Xiaoshu's illness and am currently treating him."
"Treatment?" Xiaoshu's father looked as if he had heard some ridiculous joke. "He's a boy, so if he doesn't want to talk, then he shouldn't talk. He'll get better naturally when he grows up! Why see a doctor? Your weak treatment will only make him more and more effeminate!"
"Boys should be tougher!"
These remarks made Gu Chaoyu frown.
The moment Xiaoshu's father appeared, his thin body began to tremble uncontrollably.
When his father said, "Boys should be tougher," he hugged his teddy bear and shrank into the deepest corner of the sofa, wishing he could hide himself completely. The little sense of security he had just established with Lin Xiaomao was gone.
[It’s over, it’s over…]
【All the previous efforts have been wasted! 】
It turns out that this kind of father is Xiaoshu's biggest problem.
If Xiaoshu's father doesn't change his mindset, Xiaoshu will not get any better results no matter what treatment he receives.
"Xiaoshu's father, please calm down. Xiaoshu is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. What he needs is understanding and guidance, not..."
"That's enough!" Xiaoshu's father rudely interrupted Gu Chaoyu. "I know my son well! There's no need for an outsider like you to tell him what to do! Now, please take that beast with you and get out right away!"
[Beast?]
[You are the beast! Your whole family are beasts!]
Lin Xiaomiao was so angry that the hair on his tail stood up.
Xiaoshu's mother was frightened by her husband's roar and her face turned pale. Her lips trembled, but she couldn't say a word.
Gu Chaoyu walked into the living room and placed Lin Xiaomao, who was lying on the ground, behind him.
"Xiaoshu's father, please calm down. I really have no right to interfere with how you educate your child." Gu Chaoyu's voice remained calm. "But Xiaoshu's current condition is not simply 'silence', but a stress disorder caused by psychological trauma."
"What he needs is not harsh discipline, but professional psychological counseling and a sufficiently safe family environment."
Little Tree’s father’s eyebrows were twisted into a knot.
What he hates most is this kind of pretentious "expert" argument.
What’s more, this “expert” openly refuted him in front of his wife and children!
This is simply a challenge to his authority as the head of the family!
"I don't give a damn about your obstacles!" Xiaoshu's father was completely furious. "My son, I have the final say!"
"Who do you think you are, giving orders here?"
He pushed away his wife who was blocking his way, and strode towards Gu Chaoyu and the orange cat on the ground with a sense of hostility.
Zhang Hui staggered and almost fell.
"I think you're a liar! I'm going to throw you, this dirty cat, out today!"
That ferocious look instantly reminded Lin Muci of the villain in a horror movie.
[Holy crap! He's really going to do this!]
Xiaoshu, who had been curled up in the corner of the sofa, saw his father rushing towards the orange cat that brought him a moment of peace. For the first time, another emotion appeared in his eyes, which had been occupied by fear - panic!
“Pah.”
The teddy bear he had been holding tightly to his chest slipped from his arms and fell to the carpet.
Lin Xiaomao, who was lying on the ground, took an attacking stance towards the tree father.
He wasn't afraid of getting hurt.
He was afraid that this uncontrolled violence would once again deeply embed itself into Xiaoshu's heart!
He arched his back and let out a warning "hiss!" from the depths of his throat at the man rushing towards him.
This provocative roar completely drowned out the last bit of sanity left in Little Tree's father.
"Hey! You beast, how dare you be so mean to me!"
He raised his hand high.
It seemed that a slap was about to pass over Gu Chaoyu and hit Lin Xiaomiao's head!
"don't want……"
A voice rang out.
weak.
hoarse.
Because he hadn't spoken for so long, his voice seemed unusually dry.
But it was this sound that stunned everyone in the living room.
Little Tree Dad’s hand, which was raised in the air, stopped.
He turned around and looked towards the source of the sound.
That’s right, it was his son Xiaoshu, who hadn’t made any sound for more than a year.
At this moment, Xiaoshu's chest was heaving violently.
Big tears rolled down from his eyes.
He stared at his father intently, his lips still trembling, as if he wanted to say something, but he could no longer utter another syllable.
This was the first time he spoke in more than a year.
It was to protect a cat.
Now is the time!
Gu Chaoyu seized this opportunity.
He quickly bent down and gently soothed the still-furious Lin Xiaomao with one hand.
He lowered his head, pretending to check on Lin Xiaomao's condition, but in fact, he had closed his eyes and concentrated all his mental energy.
The voice of Xiaoshu's father echoed in Gu Chaoyu's mind:
My son...he spoke...
[Just for a cat...? ]
When my father beat me with a belt, I gritted my teeth and didn't say a word...
[My son... why is he so useless... all he can do is cry... like a woman...]
[I'm doing this... for his own good...]
Gu Chaoyu was shocked!
He captured the most crucial information.
I see.
The trauma of the original family, like a curse embedded in the blood, is being passed down from generation to generation in this family...
Lin Xiaomao, who was lying on the ground, was stunned the moment he heard Xiaoshu speak up for him.
He stared blankly at the thin figure who had given him courage.
[Little Tree…]
[He...he did it for me...]
Lin Xiaomao immediately lifted his defensive posture, stretched out his short legs, and ran to the foot of the small tree with a "da da da" sound.
Then, he used his furry head to gently rub the little tree's cold calves.
Xiaoshu's father's face turned pale and blue. He looked at his son who had been crying since he started talking, and then at his wife with a happy face. In the end, he couldn't put his raised hand down.
"That's all for today!"
"Get out of here!"
Gu Chaoyu knew that it was not appropriate to stay for long at this moment.
If we continue to stimulate it, it will probably backfire.
He stood up, bent down and picked up Lin Xiaomao, and nodded gently to Zhang Hui who was still in shock and joy.
Then, he retreated first, holding his "specially invited assistant physician".
…
Back home.
Lin Muci turned back into human form, collapsed on the sofa, and breathed a sigh of relief.
[That bastard... He actually wanted to hit me...]
This is terrifying…
[And the little tree... the little tree is so pitiful...]
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