So Gu Yao's purpose in making the call was to use Xiao Lulu as leverage to force Zhang Xiaonuan to return to China with them.
If that's really the case, then wouldn't Gu Yao be a bit...
The next second, she dismissed her ridiculous idea.
How could someone as upright as Gu Yao possibly resort to any means to achieve his goals?
Lulu being taken away must have been a coincidence.
Just as the two little figures in Zhou Chunhua's mind were busy fighting, she suddenly heard Gu Yao say...
“It’s not impossible for us to help you. But after we help you bring your daughter back, you have to come back to China with us.”
One sentence made Zhou Chunhua stare wide-eyed in disbelief.
However, Zhang Xiaonuan suddenly fell silent.
She just sat there blankly.
After staring blankly for a while, he suddenly chuckled twice.
"Didn't you want the social welfare agency to take her away for a long time? Now you've got your wish."
Zhou Chunhua noticed that when Zhang Xiaonuan spoke, her voice sounded like that of a completely different person.
No! Not only his voice, but his expression and eyes are completely different from before.
“Yes! She might be better off without me. That’s right! She might be adopted by a very good family.” Zhang Xiaonuan said, nodding as she spoke.
Zhou Chunhua realized a serious problem: Zhang Xiaonuan might... have a mental illness!
When Liao Nanxing sent her to mental forcible treatment, she saw many cases like Zhang Xiaonuan's.
Ignoring Zhang Xiaonuan's mutterings, she pulled Gu Yao out of the room.
Gu Yao asked her, "What's wrong?"
Zhou Chunhua pointed in Zhang Xiaonuan's direction.
"Something's wrong with her! It's like...it's like she's contracted..."
"Schizophrenia."
Gu Yao directly uttered the four words she had hesitated to say.
"When I came here the day before yesterday, I learned about it from the doctor. The doctor assessed it and said it was quite serious."
Zhou Chunhua gasped in surprise.
Perhaps because of Zhang Lulu, she was particularly able to empathize with Zhang Xiaonuan.
For a mother to contract this disease is like the sky falling down for her child.
Gu Yao continued, "The doctor also said that she has developed two more personalities, which, together with her original personality, means she now has three personalities in her body. That's why it's the best choice for her to bring her daughter back to China."
"You mean... after returning to China, you'll hand Zhang Lulu over to Wu Jing to raise?"
Gu Yao nodded and looked at Zhang Xiaonuan, saying, "Zhang Bo will definitely have to go in."
"But! It was clearly Wu Jing who made Zhang Bo do those things, so why..."
Gu Yao sighed softly: "Can't you see? Zhang Bo loves Wu Jing very much, which is why he fulfills her requests without limit."
Therefore, Zhang Bo will inevitably take on all the blame in the end, so his imprisonment is a foregone conclusion. Actually, compared to Zhang Xiaonuan now, Wu Jing is still a more ideal caregiver.
At least she and Zhang Lulu are related by blood, so she'll definitely treat Zhang Lulu well in terms of food, clothing, and other necessities. The only problem is that Zhang Lulu's life afterward might be similar to Zhang Xiaonuan's. But in the end, the outcome still depends on Zhang Lulu's own choices.
You can say Wu Jing is wrong, but isn't Wu Jing just a typical Chinese parent who hopes their son will become a dragon and their daughter a phoenix?
Zhou Chunhua couldn't refute this point, because everyone grew up this way.
She was, and she believed Gu Yao was too.
However, she firmly believes that Zhang Xiaonuan, as a mother, is definitely more suitable for raising children than Wu Jing.
"You just said that she has three personalities splitting out from her body?"
“Yes.” Gu Yao nodded.
She then asked, "Besides herself, what are the other two personalities like?"
Gu Yao frowned and said, "One is a depressive personality type, and the other is a rebellious personality type. The doctor said that when she encounters something she can't solve, it triggers the depressive personality type. Her suicide attempt was most likely due to this reason."
The doctor also said that this personality is extremely dangerous. Once triggered, no one knows what terrible things Zhang Xiaonuan might do. Therefore, they recommended that the family subject her to compulsory treatment.
Zhou Chunhua remained silent, only watching Zhang Xiaonuan lost in thought.
In her view, the fact that Zhang Xiaonuan has a split personality might not be an absolutely bad thing.
“Let’s go. This matter needs to be resolved. Besides, if we can’t bring Zhang Xiaonuan back, things might get complicated with Zhang Bo. If he confesses and goes to jail, we won’t be able to contact him anymore. Then, this lead we worked so hard to uncover will be cut off by Zhang Bo.”
Zhou Chunhua nodded and returned to the ward with Gu Yao.
At this moment, Zhang Xiaonuan had stopped talking to herself.
Upon seeing them enter, she surprisingly spoke up, saying, "I've made up my mind, I'm not going back to China."
"You don't want the child anymore?" Gu Yao said.
To Zhou Chunhua's surprise, Zhang Xiaonuan, who had previously begged them to help take Zhang Lulu back, now shook her head and said, "No. A better family will adopt her if she leaves me."
Just as she was about to retort to Zhang Xiaonuan, Gu Yao quietly tugged at her hand.
She immediately understood and shut her mouth.
Gu Yao glanced at her and said to Zhang Xiaonuan, "If I'm not mistaken, you also lived in a foster family when you first came here, right?"
Have you forgotten how you got infected with that stuff? Are you so sure your daughter won't have the same experience as you?
"You...you investigated me?"
Seeing Zhang Xiaonuan suddenly trembling, Zhou Chunhua knew that Gu Yao's words must have hit Zhang Xiaonuan's sore spot.
But to her surprise, Gu Yao actually admitted it.
He then took out a stack of papers from his briefcase, flipping through them as he read: "You've had four different foster families here. The first foster family was violent; you witnessed another child being severely injured there."
You then requested a change of foster family, but the second foster family was no better. As temporary guardians, they were only after money, so they fed you food that was nearing or even expired.
You requested a change of foster family again, but were unsuccessful. So, in order to achieve your goal, you deliberately feigned a severe gastrointestinal illness, stayed in the hospital for about ten days, and finally found a third foster family.
However, to your surprise, the third foster family was even worse. Your temporary guardian frequently brought home various different men, and those men would always make inappropriate advances towards you and other little girls like you who were being fostered there.
So you considered moving to another place, but you knew that requests without a reason wouldn't be answered. So you lied and claimed you had been sexually assaulted.
And your temporary guardian had their foster care eligibility revoked as a result. And you were moved to another foster care facility. However, this one was worse than the previous three…”
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
