My Alleged Husband

Chapter 952: Chapter 845 Pressure

After the doctor treated Ran Zhihan, he believed that Ran Zhihan had been subjected to extreme emotional stress, which led to her current condition. Could it be due to the argument between her husband and son standing here? Had that tension snapped the fragile thread of her nerves in an instant, leaving her unable to cope? If these two weren’t here, would the situation be better?

Zhang Yichen was very worried that something might happen to his wife again. Right now, the thing he feared most was his own mental state. He realized he no longer had the energy to manage so many things, and he had been slowly pushing everything to the backburner.

If his wife were to meet with some accident again, he truly wouldn’t know how to handle it. He had already given up so much in business; he had forsaken both family matters and company matters for her. If another mishap occurred, how could he justify all the sacrifices he had made? Was everything he had worked so hard to build over the years going to evaporate like smoke?

If it really turned out that way, how could he possibly accept it? Years of painstaking effort to establish all of this, only for it to crumble into dust in an instant. No matter what, he couldn’t let such a thing happen, nor could he resign himself to it.

”Doctor, how is my wife? Why has she suddenly ended up like this?”

”Regarding your wife, we aren’t entirely sure how to explain her situation. It’s possible that she was abruptly provoked by someone or faced overwhelming pressure, or it might have been her psychological strain snapping unexpectedly, leaving her unable to adapt and inducing this behavior. What did you just say in the hospital room to make her feel disturbed, or what might you have done to provoke her? You should think carefully about this. I’m wondering if it might help if you were to leave the hospital for a while instead of staying here to care for her—is it possible the situation would change?”

If being here is what’s causing the patient to experience emotionally heightened and abnormal behavior, then it only proves that you, the family members, aren’t suited to be here visiting the patient right now. If you continue to stay, you may only bring about consequences that are even harder to remedy. If you truly wish for your loved one to recover swiftly, you should consider using different methods to care for and accompany her. Her depressive condition has become increasingly severe!

As family members, it’s best for you to mentally prepare yourselves. It’s possible that she might remain like this for the rest of her life, with no hope of ever returning to her previous normal state. If you wish for her to recover, you could attempt other treatment methods, but the current approach is no longer suitable for her. Your presence here seems to be causing her to become overly agitated, leading to repeated extreme behaviors. I cannot predict what method she might use next to torment herself or harm others. In such cases, it would not provide peace for anyone but only result in harm.

Surely you’ve seen how she is right now—this approach no longer offers any justification for continuing this form of treatment. She has already descended into madness, unable to discern right from wrong in her actions. She’s forgotten what she should do to change this outcome.

Currently, there’s not a single person she recognizes in her mind. The only thoughts occupying her are to attack others and to harm herself. Only by inflicting one instance of pain upon her body after another does she feel that the world is just; her mind is already devoid of any awareness. She is beginning to suffer from cognitive impairment, and it’s possible she may develop schizophrenia or Alzheimer’s next. If this continues, her condition will only worsen, not improve. I hope you family members can deeply consider other treatment plans. If you insist on conservative treatment, then we would only recommend transferring her to another hospital or sending her to a psychiatric facility. Let her receive specialized care there. We are limited in our medical capabilities and are gradually losing the ability to manage her deteriorating condition.”

Zhang Ni hadn’t expected that merely exchanging a few words with his father could upset his mother to such a degree. Why had his mother become so fragile, unable to withstand even the slightest upset? A single, casual comment could lead to a mental collapse. What did she endure in the past that turned her into this suppressed shell of herself? How immense was her burden to cause such sudden unearthing of all her internal terrors?

Reflecting on himself as a son, what had he truly done for his mother? He had never cared for her, nor had he accompanied her. He had left her to become this deranged person. Was he, as her son, really any better than his father? What right did he have to reproach his father? At least his father stayed by her side, offering some sense of safety. Yet, he, as her son, had never been there for her, always subjecting himself to intensive training far away, abandoning his mother and leaving her to face all the pressure alone.

Perhaps his mother ended up like this because of him. All the blame rested on his shoulders, didn’t it? If he had ever stopped to truly consider what was best for his mother—if he had acted with her in mind, even just a little—then perhaps things wouldn’t have turned out like this. Everything was his doing; he had caused all of this. What could he possibly do now to stop his family from enduring blow after blow of misfortune? How could he ensure his family could live in happiness time and again? None of his actions had ever been right, not even once. The only person he had repeatedly hurt was his own mother. No one else cared about his life or death—only his mother, time after time, treated him like her most cherished treasure. And yet, what had he done in return?

”Dad, from now on, you can focus on your work. I’ll make sure to look after Mom. No matter what happens to her, I will stay by her side and never leave her again. Maybe what she needs most right now is the companionship of her son.”