Midnight…
Li Beijue stood alone by the window, deep in thought, his mind full of the day's standoff with Jiang Baobao. In his eyes brewed a storm, bottomless and intense.
Six years… that woman…
The next second, however, he suddenly heard a rush of hurried footsteps outside the door.
"Young master, the young master's symptoms seem to have flared up again. Please go and take a look!" the anxious voice of the butler, Uncle Zheng, called out from outside.
Li Beijue's brow abruptly knitted together as he swiftly pulled open the door and asked in a deep voice, "What's happened?"
As he spoke, he quickly strode towards the direction of the staircase.
Uncle Zheng hurriedly followed Li Beijue's pace, explaining, "I saw the young master didn't eat much for dinner tonight and feared he might get hungry at midnight, so I thought to bring him some snacks before bed. But the moment I opened the door, I found the young master sitting by the bed unresponsive to my words, so I rushed to inform you..."
Li Beijue's brow was tightly furrowed.
In the midst of their conversation, the two had already arrived at Yanbao's room door.
The room's door was half-open, with no lights on.
Li Beijue saw the small figure sitting motionless by the bed, alone and stubborn.
He stepped forward into the room, casually turning on the interior light.
The little guy, dazzled by the bright light, scowled and looked up at Li Beijue, his face full of displeasure, without any of his usual obedient appearance.
"Why aren't you sleeping?" Li Beijue walked forward, sat down by the bed, and attempted to engage with Yanbao in a seemingly natural manner.
Yanbao, however, wasn't buying it. He sheered emotionlessly to the side, maintaining a certain distance from Li Beijue.
Suddenly, he asked icily, "Daddy, where is mommy?"
Li Beijue sighed inwardly. Ever since Yanbao could talk, he liked to cling to him, always asking about his mommy incessantly.
After being reprimanded twice, he obediently refrained from asking any further.
But before long, the current situation developed.
Gu Ruohan, his good friend and psychologist, stated that it was because of his deep obsession with his mommy and his excessive repression at such a young age that he exhibited symptoms akin to dual personalities.
As obedient as Yanbao was, he became equally stubborn and indifferent now; it was like he had become a completely different person.
Li Beijue observed the little one's demeanor impassively.
He pondered for a moment before carefully saying, "Have you forgotten? Mommy is on a business trip far away, and it will be a long time before she comes back."
As he spoke, he reached for the quilt beside him, trying to get Yanbao to lie down.
It had always been this way in the past: as long as he got the little guy to sleep soundly, he would forget everything about this personality upon waking up the next day.
But today, Yanbao kicked the quilt away and looked at Li Beijue with fierce eyes, demanding loudly, "Daddy is lying. Mommy came back today, so why did she leave again?"
Upon hearing this, Li Beijue stiffened for a moment, a sharp fierceness quickly rising in his eyes.
How did Yanbao know that Jiang Baobao was his mommy?
That woman must have told him something!
"What exactly did she say to you today?" Li Beijue's face also turned cold as he sternly questioned.
Normally, Yanbao would probably have obediently admitted his mistake by now.
But now he didn't even blink, and forcefully counter-asked, "I asked first, where did Mommy go? I want to see Mommy."
Li Beijue's breath was trapped in his chest, his eyes full of suppressed anger, went straight to the young boy's stubborn, large eyes.
"I want to see Mommy!" Yanbao once again voiced his demand, his tone stubborn and resolute.
Li Beijue took a deep breath, trying to persuade helplessly, "She's not your mommy..."
"She is!" Yanbao didn't wait for him to finish, his voice suddenly rising, "She is Mommy! It's Daddy who drove Mommy away! And you're trying to deceive me!"
"Yanbao!" Li Beijue finally lost his temper, shouting at Yanbao.
Yanbao instantly fell silent, just staring at Li Beijue with eyes full of defiance.
Uncle Zheng, listening at the door for a long time, couldn't help but interject cautiously, "Young Master, the little young master is still young, don't be angry with him..."
Li Beijue admitted defeat helplessly. He glanced at the time and said to Uncle Zheng, "Go get the young master's medicine..."
Upon hearing the command, Uncle Zheng hurriedly entered, "The medicine was already prepared, I'll just go get some hot water..."
He hadn't finished speaking when Yanbao directly jumped off the bed!
"I won't take medicine! I want Mommy!" Yanbao, like a little cannonball, ran towards Uncle Zheng, snatched the medicine bottle from his hands, and violently threw it to the ground!
Capsules scattered all over the floor.
Li Beijue's temples throbbed, his patience at its limit as he stood up.
"Young Master!!!" Uncle Zheng also panicked, fearing he would get physical, hastily stepped in front of Yanbao.
But Yanbao, as if provoked, jumped out from behind Uncle Zheng, looked at Li Beijue with dissatisfaction, and continued to shout, "I just want to see Mommy, Daddy only knows how to lie to me!"
"She's not your mommy, how many times do I have to tell you?" Li Beijue's expression became stern, unconsciously his hand jerked up, but he immediately held it back.
He repressed the surging emotions and strode toward the door.
"Whatever you want, if you don't want to take your medicine, then don't think about leaving this room!" Li Beijue left these words behind, turning away without any mercy.
Behind him, Yanbao's lips were tightly pursed, and he angrily slammed the door shut.
Returning to his room, Li Beijue was wide awake, and he quickly dialed Gu Ruohan's number.
The call was quickly answered, and Gu Ruohan's sleep-laden voice came through the phone, "President Li, what brings the call at this late hour...?"
"Yanbao had an attack!" Li Beijue said bluntly.
Gu Ruohan was stunned, his voice immediately becoming much clearer, "An attack? Hasn't Yanbao been almost a year without...?"
Li Beijue interrupted in a deep voice, "Yes, I thought he was almost cured!"
Yanbao was too young, and Gu Ruohan didn't recommend using a lot of medication on him. Apart from the initial severe conditions, Li Beijue was entirely able to soothe Yanbao's emotions and get him to rest quietly.
Usually, by applying psychological suggestion, he was told that even if Mommy wasn't around, it wouldn't matter much, gradually dissolving his firm belief.
"Then, are there any new symptoms this time, different from before?" Gu Ruohan became much more serious.
Li Beijue furrowed his brows, "His reaction this time was more violent, he's learned to shout and scream at me, and he even grabbed the medicine bottle and smashed it on the floor."
As soon as he finished, Gu Ruohan let out a long sigh on the other end of the phone, "If that's the case, I'm afraid I have some bad news for you!"
Hearing this, Li Beijue's heart tightened, but he still maintained his calm and asked, "What bad news?"