The Path to Awakening

"I see." Chen Xuan nodded after hearing her account. "I understand the situation now."

"Doctor Chen, can you cure her?" Gu Zhaoning asked eagerly.

"Hmm... how should I put this?" He looked at Su Xingwan. She was watching him with a complicated expression—clearly doubtful of his abilities, yet hoping for an answer different from the ones the other doctors had given her. "The truth is, she doesn't need treatment. She isn't sick at all."

"Huh?" Gu Zhaoning froze.

Su Xingwan reacted far more strongly. She sprang to her feet. "Excuse me, but did I hear you right? Are you saying I imagined all of this? That because it's only a dream, it doesn't matter!?"

"Xingwan, calm down. Sit back down first!" Gu Zhaoning tugged at her hand.

"No! I've heard that from plenty of other people already!" Her face went pale with anger. "They can't find a cause, so they call it a hallucination. After all, I look perfectly fine! Ning, I'm leaving!"

Su Xingwan had taken only two steps when dizziness swept over her. Her legs gave way, and she collapsed to her knees.

Gu Zhaoning hurried over to support her. "Doctor Chen, look at her... Does she really seem healthy to you?"

"She's probably exhausted and not getting enough blood to her brain because she hasn't been sleeping well." Chen Xuan turned back and spoke without hurry. "All she needs is a good night's sleep, and she'll recover."

"Easy for you to say!" Su Xingwan clutched her head in agony. "If I have another nightmare where I'm tortured for that long, I... I'd rather die!"

"That's all right. I can solve the dream problem for you."

"Forget it. You don't even believe me, so how could you possibly cure me? I shouldn't have come here hoping—" She stopped