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Chapter 278 - 245: Autism?

Chapter 278: Chapter 245: Autism?

When Xiao Ya looked at Ji Xiang again, she noticed he had already turned his head to look away.

Following his gaze,

Xiao Ya realized that he had been staring at the bed next to him.

To be precise, at a woman with a seductive figure lying on the bed.

Only that this woman was motionless at the moment.

Strange?

Didn’t Nurse Xiao Qin say yesterday that this little boy was staying alone in Room No. 4?

It was a good thing her talents were special; a typical Chosen would definitely have been caught off guard had they found an extra person they hadn’t expected.

"Hi, little Ji Xiang~,"

Since he wouldn’t talk, Xiao Ya had no choice but to greet him proactively.

However, the little boy still avoided giving Xiao Ya even a glance, continuing to stare fixedly at the woman’s back on the bed next to him.

After asking many questions without a response, the little boy treated Xiao Ya as if she were invisible.

This dealt a blow to the usually popular Xiao Ya’s ego.

Just as she was about to take action, the woman on the bed suddenly spoke up.

"Big sis, don’t bother trying too hard; this kid has autism."

"Autism?"

"Yeah!"

Yang Tao sighed heavily, her tone full of irritation,

indicating not only that the little boy had autism but also that he kept staring at her and refused to speak no matter what.

It was downright creepy.

Aside from the cute little nurse who was willing to come here every day, even his own parents didn’t want to see him.

"If it weren’t for the lack of hospital beds, I’d rather die than stay here."

Yang Tao, in despair, declared she would ask to change rooms that afternoon.

If they refused to change it, she preferred to live in the corridor rather than stay in Room No. 4.

Xiao Ya nodded, indicating she understood.

Being watched all the time by someone who didn’t talk was indeed disturbing...

In ancient times in Dragon Country, a man named Wei Jie, so handsome he was, was literally stared to death...

Termed "The Staring Death of Wei Jie"!

Sakura later wrote a horror short review based on this.

It had to be said that being fixedly stared at could indeed send chills down anyone’s spine.

Especially with the way this little boy was looking.

Straight, with hauntingly empty eyes...

"Yikes!"

Thinking of this, Xiao Ya couldn’t help but shiver.

She knew she definitely couldn’t bear being stared at continually like this.

But then she caught a bit of information...

"Are you saying, only Nurse Xiao Qin enjoys coming here?"

"Yep, the little boy is only willing to talk to that little nurse, and it’s only then that he seems somewhat normal."

Yang Tao discussed this right in front of Ji Xiang, not caring about his feelings one bit.

Anyway, she was thoroughly irritated by the little boy, and expressed both good and bad things to him; the little boy still kept staring at her with dead fish eyes.

So Yang Tao had no intention of showing Ji Xiang any kindness.

"Have his parents never shown up?"

"No."

"Ah, you must feel helpless if you had a child like that yourself; at least he hasn’t been abandoned by his own parents, right?"

As the two women talked,

Ji Xiang’s gaze continued unwaveringly fixed on Yang Tao’s face.

Finally, she couldn’t take it anymore...

She knew she was beautiful, but this continuous gazing was too much.

So she said goodbye to Xiao Ya and, pushing her hospital bed, announced she was going to move to the corridor immediately.

Xiao Ya didn’t stop her, and it was only after Yang Tao had left that she turned her gaze back to the little boy.

At that moment, the little boy’s eyes were vacant, staring at the white wall motionless.

Xiao Ya’s lips twitched involuntarily.

I’m such a cute Goth Lolita, and you don’t look at me, you prefer to stare at that flirtatious bitch... are you blind?

Wait a second?

Holy shit!

This little boy...

Isn’t he the brat I read from Old Sun’s memory last night?

My goodness.

Are there really such coincidences in the world?

After going around in circles,

did the couple bring their son back to Wuliang Hospital, where they had abandoned their own father?

I just don’t know whether that couple is aware right now that their father is here too.

An opportunity sent from heaven!

Activate skill: "Read Memory"!

"Without being detected by the opponent, gain insight into all of their memories and thoughts. (Cooldown time: three hours)"

As a wave of dizziness washed over the brain, the memory of the little boy was completely received by Xiaoya.

In the memory of the little boy,

his henpecked but timid biological father died early.

And the mother who single-handedly raised him was engaged in a sex industry that made him unable to hold his head high.

Not only that,

the stepfather his mother found after reforming was a domestic abuser addicted to gambling.

Ji Xiang had suffered no small amount of abuse under his hands.

Uh...

But what about Grandpa?

Why is there no presence of Grandpa in Ji Xiang’s memory?

That’s right...

According to Grandpa’s memory, the little boy was only two or three years old when he was taken away by his parents, too young to remember anything.

Then it makes sense!

After following the memory for a round,

Xiaoya was somewhat confused.

Ji Xiang’s background was indeed pitiable, but it seemed to have no necessary connection to this Kaidan, right?

"Ji Xiang, do you know that you still have a grandfather?"

Hearing Xiaoya’s words, the little boy with empty eyes refocused their gaze and for the first time spoke in front of Xiaoya.

"Grandpa..."

His tone contained some confusion and hesitation, as if he was not certain about the existence of his grandfather.

"He’s in Ward No. 9, do you want to go see him?"

Xiaoya continued to guide.

Since reading memory hadn’t provided a clue to progress through,

Why not just move Ji Xiang closer to the old man’s storyline and see if anything could be triggered?

Maybe if the grandson and grandfather met, it could bring back Ji Xiang’s forgotten memories?

The little boy nodded silently, deftly dressed, and followed Xiaoya to Ward No. 9.

...

"Old man, look, who have I brought to you?"

Xiaoya woke up the old man who was resting and pushed Ji Xiang forward a bit.

The old man barely opened his eyelids, then his pupils shrunk sharply, his voice tinged with obvious excitement.

"My grandson... my grandson? Is it really my grandson! Come here... let Grandpa have a good look."

Seeing the teary-eyed old man before him, Ji Xiang still had an unperturbed look.

Perhaps.

He had truly completely forgotten that he had a grandfather who loved him deeply?

Although it was only two or three years, Ji Xiang was after all living under inhumane conditions.

Now having developed autism, completely forgetting the existence of the old man was not impossible.

Finally seeing his longed-for grandson, the old man’s suppressed feelings eased quite a bit.

Xiaoya felt a bit redundant at this point and thought about stepping out first.

It was also a good opportunity to find the young nurse and inquire whether the hospital was aware of the relationships between this grandfather and grandson, and father and son.

Before Xiaoya even got close to the nurse’s station, sounds of a vigorous and cute cheer were heard from within.

"Nurse’s uniform matched with nurse’s pants, I’m the maid, remember that!"

"White coat, white pants, paired with white shoes, serving all the masters for free!"

"My syringe is like my gun, coming from the Nightingale gang!"

"Hey! The moment the nursing station bell rings, ha! This servant shines on the stage!"

Through the window, Xiaoya could still see Nurse Xiaoqin inside, shouting slogans with high spirits and standing tall and proud.

Xiaoya: ???

Especially that final pose.

Xiaoqin, lifting her nurse’s gown and standing on a stool, was showing off her alluring white underpants and nurse’s white shoes.

"Director, what do you think of my chant? Was it powerful enough?"

The gaunt and stingy old director nodded his head, indicating that she did well this time and needed to maintain that state.

"Cough, but... The hospital’s revenue has dropped a bit recently, right, Xiaoqin? Do you know what might be the reason?"

The young nurse’s face instantly fell.

She was just a nurse, what did the revenue have to do with her?

Seeing Xiaoqin’s puzzled face, the director couldn’t control his tongue and licked the corner of his mouth,

That’s right.

It was this kind of innocence, untainted by the world, that this old fox found easiest to manipulate!