Azure Star.
His vision descended upon that familiar place once more.
Mother was ill.
At his wits' end, Father had taken Mother alone to a psychiatric sanatorium.
"Doctor, my wife's condition has worsened again. She keeps waking from her sleep, saying she dreamed that our son had left us. What do I need to do to make her better?" The silver at Father's temples had grown denser, and his heavy expression was filled with grief.
The doctor sighed and said, "In this case, I recommend that she remain here for long-term treatment. Aside from that, has she shown any other abnormal behavior?"
Father hurriedly nodded. "Yes! Sometimes, she says she sees two sons, and that the one she cannot see is the real Chuan'er. Neither my son nor I can understand it.
"So this time, I brought her here in secret without bringing Chuan'er along. Is this delusional disorder?"
The doctor did not answer immediately. He frowned, picked up the medical record from the desk, and pondered for a while before saying, "Based on the assessment, your wife is suffering from prolonged mental exhaustion, along with early symptoms of schizophrenia. Delusional disorder... should not manifest in only one matter, but it cannot be ruled out either. We will need long-term observation before reaching a conclusion."
Several days later.
In the end, paper could not contain fire. Mother's disappearance was exposed, and under Tang Chuan's questioning, Father told him everything. Afterward, both father and son fell silent, overwhelmed by sorrow.
The doctor called and said that based on the past few days of inpatient observation, they still could not determine Mother's condition.
So, he wanted Father to bring the core of the issue—Tang Chuan, her only son—to speak with Mother, while the doctor observed from the other side of a