Chapter 107: Kiss Me Once (1/2)

Shen Wei seemed like she had truly recovered. After she cleaned herself up, she was once again the intelligent and capable eldest daughter of the Shen family.

The only signs of her previous condition was her still-hoarse voice and puffy eyes. Thus, she temporarily didn’t want to see anyone.

Cheng Xi went out and relayed Shen Wei’s desire. Shen Wei’s father and the others didn’t mind, as Cheng Xi’s professionalism had already convinced them that she would be able to appease Shen Wei.

He only asked, “Does this mean that Shen Wei’s recovered?”

“I still have to observe her for a bit more.”

The Shen family became anxious at her uncertainty, and Shen Wei’s mother eyed her nervously. “What happened to her?”

Cheng Xi’s voice was calm as she reassuringly replied, “It hasn’t been long since the onset of her mental condition, and given how rapidly it developed, it’s very likely that it’s an acute but brief issue. As for the specifics, we have to watch over her. The best thing to do would be to get her a checkup at the hospital.”

This time, Shen Wei’s father didn’t object. “When?”

They didn’t want something like this to ever happen again; it felt like they had lost ten years of their life in just a couple days.

“I’ll convince her to go with me. But afterwards, Mr. and Mrs. Shen, you might have to keep an eye on her and have regular talks with her to stabilize her mentality.”

This sort of rapid-onset mental illness was usually rooted in external causes. And although the mental condition would develop rapidly, if it was handled well, then the patient would recover just as quickly. However, the most important to be aware of were the aftereffects. Cheng Xi was worried that even if Shen Wei recovered, she would wind up doing something extreme.

But she couldn’t mention this sort of worry at the moment, as all she could do was help her family steer her towards the light.

After grappling with the mad Shen Wei for so long, Shen Wei’s parents had become exhausted. But they still had to go back and discuss what to do about Shen Wei and Fu Mingyi’s marriage—even though the two had married out of love, they had only been in a relationship for a few years, and the two families had already received quite a few benefits from each other. Thus, it wouldn’t be easy for the two to get a divorce, especially considering the fact that Shen Wei was now pregnant.

But Cheng Xi ignored all of this. After sending Shen Wei’s family away, she reentered the room. Shen Wei was currently sitting by the head of the bed, with her gaze directed away as she thought about something that Cheng Xi couldn’t discern.

Upon seeing Cheng Xi enter, she softly asked, “Rapid-onset mental condition?”

Cheng Xi hadn’t deliberately lowered her voice when she was speaking to Shen Wei’s family outside, and Shen Wei had easily heard her words by leaning against the door.

Cheng Xi didn’t try to hide it from Shen Wei and nodded affirmatively. Then, she sat down in front of her and casually said, “When regular people are overwhelmingly stimulated by their surroundings, they often experience this sort of thing, though in varying levels of severity. In a xianxia novel, they would call it something like falling into an illusion, oh rather, more like fighting against your inner demons. There’s nothing to be upset about—you just have to slowly and steadily walk out of it.”

Shen Wei looked at Cheng Xi, her expression looking like she was about to laugh and cry at the same time. Only after a while did she cover up her face and finally say, “Heh, illusion… that does seem to be the case.” She put down her hands again. The corners of her eyes were still wet, but she was smiling now. “I didn’t expect that Dr. Cheng would be familiar with the world of xianxia novels.”

“Yup, I know a little about it.”

Shen Wei laughed again.

Cheng Xi didn’t laugh. Instead, she clutched Sheng Wei’s hands and lightly squeezed her fingers. Shen Wei gradually relaxed and unclechened her hands, letting Cheng Xi knead and pinch them.

The house was incomparably quiet. After a while, Shen Wei said, “You and Lin Fan…… Honestly, I feel like the two of you were incompatible from the very beginning.”

Cheng Xi’s heart warmed up slightly. “Yes.”

“He’s too weak and unable to protect you.”

Cheng Xi smiled radiantly. “I don’t need his protection…… But you’re right. The two of us really aren’t compatible.”

“Forget about him.” Shen Wei stretched her body, ending the conversation. Then, she sat up.

“Let’s go to the hospital.” Looking back into Cheng Xi’s curious gaze, she explained her actions. “Even though I feel like I’m perfectly alright right now, I think that I should listen to you and get a mental checkup at the hospital. An illusion or whatever it was, experiencing it once is enough for me.”

Being able to think like this meant that Shen Wei really was free from the worst of the problems. But just in case, Cheng Xi brought her to the hospital the next day as requested.