Chapter 406: Chapter 403: Timed Bomb
He Qianhui didn’t immediately answer, but deliberately remained silent for a while.
During her silence, she constantly watched for changes in Zhang Hao’s expression.
And Zhang Hao understood her very well, too.
In facing her, not giving an immediate answer didn’t make him anxious.
He didn’t even urge her, giving her ample time to think.
Then to give the most accurate answer.
After two minutes, He Qianhui said with a smile, "Actually, you two are both men, one a successful entrepreneur and the other a promising young doctor."
"But I’m rather lazy. If I lived in a villa or a manor, I wouldn’t be able to clean it all in one day."
"So I still prefer living in this kind of small house."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Hao immediately said with a laugh, "Then have you ever considered that a person who can afford that kind of house"
"Can hire many maids and servants, so you wouldn’t need to clean at all."
"I know, but I’ve seen too many mother-in-law TV dramas, especially with wealthy families."
"The parents-in-law might not necessarily be kind. Eventually, I would become their maid."
"Either washing bedsheets or carpets, polishing tables and windows, none of which compares to how happy I am right now."
"So what you’re saying is, this man is not as good as me. Seeing how firmly you’ve chosen me, I won’t be jealous," said Zhang Hao.
The next morning, like usual, Zhang Hao made a simple breakfast.
He set aside He Qianhui’s portion separately, for her to eat after she woke up.
Seeing that it was about time, he nonchalantly left for work.
But as soon as he arrived at the hospital, a nurse at the nurse station stopped him.
"Doctor Zhang, you’re finally here. Hurry to your department, there’s a patient waiting."
Zhang Hao glanced at the time and asked in confusion, "It’s not yet time for consultations."
"We’re not sure about that, but this patient is quite peculiar, said to have been sent from the mental hospital."
Mental hospital?
"No problem, I’ll go see right away."
Zhang Hao quickly arrived at his department, only to see two staff members in mental hospital uniforms, one on each side, restraining a girl with messy hair and strange behavior.
Zhang Hao methodically changed into his clothes and inquired the staff members about what was wrong with the girl.
The staff member answered nonchalantly.
"She’s got an old ailment. At our hospital, she always claimed she could see bizarre things."
"She also said that someone passes by her bed every night, and as this occurrence became more frequent,"
"Our hospital took some measures. Only when those measures proved ineffective did we decide to send her here."
"We’ve heard about your excellent medical skills, and wonder if you could perhaps use traditional Chinese medicine to at least improve her mental state."
Zhang Hao roughly understood the girl’s condition and put on disposable medical gloves before approaching her.
He gently parted her disheveled hair to meet a pair of calm eyes.
Yet, Zhang Hao’s mind was devoid of any thoughts.
This was his first encounter with a mental health patient.
However, being friendly should come first in treating such people.
"So right now, is she considered normal?"
Of course, this question wasn’t addressed to the girl.
The doctor in charge of her care said, "We gave her an injection before we came, so she should be normal at the moment."
Zhang Hao extended his hand and waved it in front of her eyes, just as the psychiatrist had said, the girl had no reaction to anything around her after the injection.
Zhang Hao grasped one of her hands, turning her palm face-up.
After a moment of silence, Zhang Hao stood up, "Since you don’t have a better solution, leave her here."
"But that won’t do, she’s a patient at our hospital, how can she stay here? Just prescribe some medicine for her, and we’ll administer it to her on schedule each day," said the psychiatrist.
Zhang Hao hesitated a bit before saying, "I understand very little about this patient right now, perhaps she has some psychological disorder."
"She may not receive effective treatment with me. I am also groping my way, like crossing a river by feeling for stones."
"Are you asking me to prescribe medicine for her now, to keep her in a constant state of unconsciousness?"
The psychiatrist also had his own concerns, "But she’s not normal. What if she has an episode here and harms the other patients? Who would take responsibility for that?"
Zhang Hao confidently said, "Don’t worry about it. As long as she’s with me, I will definitely take good care of her."
"Then I need to ask the head of our hospital," said the psychiatrist.
Zhang Hao did not oppose this.
Moments later, the doctor returned and discussed something quietly with his colleagues.
During this time, Zhang Hao focused all his attention on the girl.
His intuition told him that this girl probably wasn’t that severe.
"Our hospital’s head said she can only stay here for three days at most, and we hope that Doctor Zhang"
"will be able to prescribe the right medicine within this limited time. We hope that the patient can return to society soon."
"Here are some medical records related to her, which may be of help to you."
Zhang Hao took the girl’s medical file and glanced through it casually.
He found out that she had been sent to this psychiatric hospital two years ago, according to the records.
This girl had always been normal before that, and there was nobody with mental illness in her family.
It must have been some sort of trauma that triggered her mental disorder and resulted in her being sent to the psychiatric hospital for treatment.
"The phone number on here belongs to her parents, right?" Zhang Hao asked.
"Yes, but her parents are quite busy with work. They only visit at set times each month,"
"and have also said not to contact them unless necessary."
This request seemed somewhat odd at a glance.
However, Zhang Hao had no intention of having her parents come over.
"Alright, I’m aware of all this. Rest assured, I will find a way to treat her within these three days," he said.
As soon as the psychiatric hospital staff left, Zhang Hao helped the girl into the ward.
Although the beds in the department of traditional medicine were often empty,
because other departments were already overcrowded, many patients were forced to settle in this area.
It was not easy to find a bed, let alone demand a private room, was it?
After settling the girl down, Zhang Hao instructed the nurses to keep a close eye on her at all times.
Of course, he kept the fact that the girl was a psychiatric patient hidden from other patients.
Back in his department, Zhang Hao began to go through the girl’s case file, a thick volume that seemed to contain all the records from these two years.
According to the records, the girl was usually very quiet during the day, only having episodes at night, caused by someone standing by her bed.
Qin Miaoke looked at this record, pouted, and said, "Is there a possibility that it’s some other patient in the psychiatric hospital playing tricks?"
"Or that she’s experiencing some sort of hallucination? If she really has episodes at night,"
"then she is like a ticking bomb for the other patients. Our hospital will surely receive a lot of complaints by then."
