The next day, Xie Yuhua found a small cap that combined a scarf and a hat from somewhere and put it on Ling Xiao's head.

Ling Xiao had taken medicine last night, and in a half-dreaming state, he was wrapped up tightly by Xie Yuhua and stuffed into the car before being taken to the hospital.

"Xiao Hua, is Ling Zi alright?" Wu Xie asked Jie Yu Hua in a low voice, afraid of waking Ling Xiao up.

Jieyuhua gently touched Lingxiao's small face, which was wrapped tightly in a scarf, and asked, "Little boy, who am I?"

"Little Flower Brother~" Ling Xiao's voice was still soft because of sleepiness.

"How about Little Flower Brother takes you to see a psychologist?"

"Okay~" Ling Xiao's attitude was somewhat perfunctory. Wu Xie felt that Ling Xiao seemed to agree to anything at this moment.

"Little Flower, do you know what you look like right now?"

"Are you trying to say that I look like someone who kidnaps children at the kindergarten gate?" Xie Yuhua said, pinching Ling Xiao's cheek.

"So you knew!" Wu Xie leaned back the whole time.

"I just want my child to be healthy."

Ling Xiao calmly accepted everything. After arriving at the hospital, he obediently told the doctor everything. This time, he did not resist hypnosis, but the doctor looked worried.

"Based on observation, the patient was initially diagnosed with severe delusional disorder, severe paranoia, severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, moderate persecutory delusions, moderate depression, mild anxiety, and even mild signs of schizophrenia and antisocial personality disorder. Given his current condition, he needs to be hospitalized immediately to prevent him from harming others and causing social chaos." It took the doctor a full two hours to come out and describe Ling Xiao's symptoms to Xie Yuhua.

"He actually said that he didn't belong here, that he was a time traveler, and that he had even robbed several tombs, killed many people, said that he personally killed his parents, that he had also premeditatedly murdered his ex-boyfriend, and that he had conducted human experiments on many people, and that he had threatened me."

I asked him why he was telling me so much, and he said I couldn't possibly leave this hospital.

"You are the patient's family members. His situation is very complicated right now, so we need to make plans as soon as possible." The doctor then listed several details, prescribed a lot of medications, and explained that if the patient is not hospitalized this time, they need to keep a close eye on his condition, preferably provide psychological counseling several times, and pay attention to the patient's thoughts, and so on.

Jieyuhua stared at the long medical record in silence for a long time. He knew that what the child said was true, both to him and to the doctor...

When Xie Yuhua opened the door, Ling Xiao was smoking, and there was a "No Smoking" sign hanging opposite him.

"What? What did the doctor say? Is it paranoia or schizophrenia? How long do I have to stay here? Five years? Ten years? I think I need to find some fun first. Life in the hospital is probably not going to be easy." Ling Xiao stubbed out his cigarette and put it on his desk.

"I'm sorry... Let's... go home..." Xie Yuhua choked up a little. He already knew he was wrong when he saw the medical record. He had thought that the child would argue with him and look at him with resentment, but he never thought that the child would accept it calmly.

Ling Xiao smiled gently, glanced at Wu Xie who was standing dumbfounded at the door, put on his cap, picked up his coat from the chair, and walked out the door.

He didn't even glance at the doctor before leaving, pretending not to know him as they passed by.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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