Chapter 76 The Visitor
"Dr. Li, Lanlan's recovery has made great progress."
Yu Liao adjusted his glasses and said to Li Mei, who was walking over, "As her guardian, I'm considering taking her home to recuperate."
Upon hearing this, Li Mei frowned slightly and carefully examined Hao Zhelan.
She opened the medical record in her hand, carefully reviewed a few pages, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "For patients with this condition, it's best to keep them in the hospital..."
Zheng Wei, hiding around the corner, bit her lower lip hard, her grip on the medical record book in her hand deformed.
She secretly loved Dr. Yu, but could only watch helplessly as he gave everything for a fool.
Lu Yao noticed Zheng Wei's trembling shoulders and sighed softly.
She truly had no idea that the doctor she so desperately loved was such a terrifying demon.
Zheng Wei forced back her tears and hurriedly slipped into Lu Yao's ward, afraid that the three people in the corridor would notice her unusual behavior.
As soon as she entered the ward, she leaned against the door, unable to suppress her grief any longer, and squatted down to sob.
Lu Yao had already sat on the bed, continuing to play the role of her silly self.
Seeing Zheng Wei crying so sadly, he hesitated for a moment, then slowly moved over.
She reached out her finger and gently wiped away Zheng Wei's tears.
"Don't cry."
Lu Yao's voice was very soft, but it made Zheng Wei suddenly raise her head.
The girl, who hadn't uttered a complete sentence since being admitted to the hospital, now had clear eyes.
Zheng Wei's mouth dropped open, her eyes filled with disbelief. She even forgot to cry and stammered, "Lu Xiaoyao, you... can talk?"
Lu Yao simply replied, "Mm."
The sadness on Zheng Wei's face was instantly replaced by joy.
Like a child, she hugged Lu Yao tightly and shouted excitedly, "That's great! I knew you would get better!"
Zheng Wei rushed out of ward 602 like a gust of wind, went straight to Li Mei, and told her the good news, "Dr. Li, Lu Yao just spoke!"
The medical record in Li Mei's hand fell to the ground with a thud.
Her eyes lit up with surprise, and she was so excited that she almost stammered, "Really, really?"
"Absolutely true!"
Zheng Wei nodded vigorously, completely forgetting that she had just been deeply mired in the pain of heartbreak, and also completely unaware of the strange look that Yu Liao was giving her from not far away.
She held Li Mei's hand tightly, genuinely happy for Lu Yao, and cheered with joy.
In the distance, Yu Liao withdrew his gaze and gently tied a scarf around Hao Zhelan's neck.
Sunlight streamed through the window and fell on them, creating a warm and cozy scene.
Only Lu Yao could see that Hao Zhelan's fingers, hidden in her sleeve, were digging tightly into her palms.
And that seeping blood will be the first drop of sacrifice in the future feast of revenge.
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"The probability of improvement in language function is 30-40% for individuals with isolated autism, and 15-25% for those with dual diagnoses (autism + intellectual disability)..."
Li Mei murmured the latest medical data, staring at the large pile of medical records spread out on the table, feeling extremely troubled.
After the initial surprise faded, Li Mei began to find it bizarre.
So many miracles have happened at the Fifth Mental Hospital recently!
First Ye Zhirou regained consciousness, then Hao Zhelan gradually recovered, and now even Lu Yao has started to speak.
—Why don't they just apply for the Nobel Prize in Medicine from their Fifth Mental Hospital?
Li Mei carefully studied Lu Yao's medical records.
Lu Yao was born with autism and intellectual disability.
The diagnostic records from before the age of three are shocking: empty eyes, inability to focus, no response to sound or touch, no joy, anger, sorrow or happiness, no attachment to relatives, and even no instinctive reactions such as hunger or pain.
These symptoms do indeed meet the diagnostic criteria for severe autism and intellectual disability.
But strangely, these records came to an abrupt end when he was three years old.
Until he was sent to the hospital last year, there was a complete blank in between.
After Li Mei took over, Lu Yao began to receive systematic treatment, including speech and behavioral therapy and social communication training.
In the latest observation record, Zheng Weijuan wrote in her neat handwriting: "The patient took the initiative to verbally comfort the nursing staff."
Li Mei asked Zheng Wei, "In the specific circumstances at the time, what did she say to you?"
Zheng Wei carefully chose her words, concealing her heartbreak, and only said: "At that time, I was feeling very down because of some personal problems, and I couldn't help but shed tears. Lu Yao came over and said to me, 'Don't cry.'"
"Just those two words?"
“Yes,” Zheng Wei said. “Then I was surprised and asked her if she could speak. She said yes, that’s all, just three words in total.”
Li Mei was deeply moved.
"I want to talk to her."
In ward 602.
"Lu Yao, can you talk to me?" Li Mei squatted down, keeping her eyes at eye level.
Lu Yao looked at Li Mei quietly without saying a word, but she did not resist.
Where did you go after you turned three?
"Grandma's house".
Why wasn't treatment continued?
"Don't want me." Lu Yao's voice was very soft, like a feather falling on the water.
"Who doesn't want you?"
Lu Yao remained silent, calmly looking back at Li Mei. Li Mei suddenly understood.
They are her parents.
Li Mei's heart suddenly clenched.
Looking at the thin girl in front of her, she suddenly realized that behind those cold medical records was a child abandoned by her family.
Where is Grandma?
“Last year… I fell asleep.” Lu Yao lowered her eyes.
Lu Yao's simple answer suddenly made Li Mei very sad, as she had never known that Lu Yao had such a background.
She was abandoned by her parents at the age of three and left with her maternal grandmother.
After her only kind grandmother passed away, she was sent to a mental hospital.
What shocked Li Mei the most was the next question: "What happened that made you suddenly speak?"
Lu Yao hesitated before answering, "Last night, I dreamt that a golden light flew in and merged into my body."
Li Mei was taken aback.
The recent series of events is difficult to explain as a medical miracle.
Regardless, she decided to notify the patient's family first.
Li Mei walked out of Lu Yao's hospital room and dialed Lu Jianhong's phone number from Lu Yao's file.
"Mr. Lu, I have some good news to share with you. Your daughter spoke today, and her condition has improved significantly."
Lu Jianhong on the other end of the phone showed no sign of happiness.
He said listlessly, "I know, we're arranging for someone to pick her up."
His attitude made Li Mei frown.
“Mr. Lu…the patient has not been visited since admission a year ago, and there are 14 years of gaps in the medical records. We need the cooperation of the family.”
Lu Jianhong seemed to sense the dissatisfaction in Li Mei's tone and sneered, "Doctor, you don't think her recovery is thanks to you, do you? My wife bought a Soul Gathering Talisman from the Celestial Master last night, which cured her soul loss syndrome. It was worth one million yuan, and that's why she is where she is today."
What he said was something Li Mei had never heard of before, and she stood there dumbfounded for a moment.
Celestial Master, Soul Gathering and Spirit Condensing Talisman, for Soul Loss?
She remembered the golden light that Lu Yao had mentioned.
Are there really such supernatural things?
Suddenly, Li Mei heard Zheng Wei's timid voice behind her, "Dr. Li, someone wants to visit Lu Yao."
Could it be that her father, Mr. Lu, sent someone?
Zheng Wei's expression was extremely complicated.
Li Mei turned around, took a closer look, and her pupils suddenly contracted.
The newcomers turned out to be a group of Taoist priests dressed in Taoist robes!
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