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Chapter 280 - 247: The Bug of Talent

Chapter 280: Chapter 247: The Bug of Talent

Xiaoya entered the nurse’s duty room.

Xiaoqin was still sulking over the pay cut.

Indeed, not only had her already low salary been reduced by five Gold Coins, but prices outside had risen as well.

With this drop and rise, her life would definitely become even tighter and more difficult.

"Little Ya sister? What brings you to see me? Didn’t I tell you last night that a girl with a broken brain like yours needs more rest and shouldn’t be running around?"

emm...

How should I put this.

Xiaoya felt like she had just been insulted.

"Right, Sister Xiaoqin, do you know if that little boy named Ji Xiang has a grandfather?"

"Ji Xiang? His grandfather?"

Xiaoqin looked confused, thought for a bit, nodded, and then decisively shook her head.

"I know, Doctor Qin checked his family information when he was admitted. It turns out he did have a grandfather, but he’s been dead for many years."

What?

Xiaoya’s body instantly stiffened.

Dead?!

Then who was the Old Sun residing in the same room as her?

Hisss?

Could it be that he’s an impostor?

That’s not right!

She had read Old Sun’s memory, and his grandson looked exactly like Ji Xiang!

Xiaoya refused to believe that the world could have such an uncanny coincidence!

After brewing her thoughts and figuring out how to phrase her words, Xiaoya spoke to the nurse.

"It’s like this, today I saw that little boy Ji Xiang you mentioned in the corridor, and then I told Old Sun about his face. He insisted that Ji Xiang looks just like his grandson. What’s going on?"

Xiaoya expected the nurse to be surprised by this situation, but instead, she looked as if she already knew all about it.

"Oh my, you’re talking about Old Sun, the stroke patient? Ah, he thinks everyone is his grandson. He happened to see Ji Xiang once before and stubbornly claimed that the boy was his grandson. It’s understandable with a brain hemorrhage, there’s a problem."

Ah?

Now Xiaoya was completely dumbfounded.

And Xiaoqin continued talking.

"You think about it, Old Sun has been paralyzed alone in the hospital for over a decade. If he had a grandson, it would have been before he was hospitalized, right? So now, his grandson must be at least in his teens."

Dammit!

Darn it!

I think I understand!

It was as if a bolt of lightning had struck through Xiaoya’s mind.

Old Sun has been paralyzed in the hospital for over ten years?!

Xiaoya pounded her own forehead.

Damn, she really was an idiot!

How could she have missed such an obvious discrepancy?

Shit!

She really was a fool!

Never mind the fact that the old man had been paralyzed in the hospital for over ten years.

Even according to the memories she had read, it didn’t make sense.

Because in Old Sun’s memory, "Ji Xiang" was two or three years old.

And the "Ji Xiang" in the hospital was four or five years old.

But the two "Ji Xiangs" looked exactly the same, down to every single hair!

To put it simply.

Old Sun might have a grandson, but by now he must be at least in his teens, and what he looked like now, he probably couldn’t even remember.

The reason his grandson in his memories looked like "Ji Xiang."

Was purely because Ji Xiang had appeared before him.

Old Sun, longing for his grandson, naturally incorporated "Ji Xiang" into the memory of his own grandson, so he believed that’s what his "grandson" looked like.

Thus.

The grandson in his mind took on the appearance of Ji Xiang.

At the same time.

Xiaoya also discovered a serious problem, situations like Old Sun’s also represented a big bug in her talent, right?

"Read memory"

If the other person’s memory is wrong due to some reason, or has been altered by someone else.

Then what she saw would definitely be mistaken past events...

If she encountered those mentally ill people who acted irrationally, her talent would be completely wasted.

But these were concerns for later.

The urgent task at hand was to resolve the mistake she had made.

"Nurse Xiaoqin, we’re in trouble, I brought Ji Xiang to Room Nine..."

The nurse’s expression stiffened, but she didn’t seem too panicked.

"No problem, you meant well. I’ll just go and bring Ji Xiang back."

Xiao Qin spoke lightly, but for some reason, Xiao Ya’s heart was seized with an indescribable sense of tension.

She had been out for more than half an hour already.

Could something have happened between the old man and the child?

Although the nurse claimed there was nothing to worry about, her steps quickened.

One had a stroke, the other had autism.

No one knew what kind of sparks could fly between them.

For patients who might have mental issues, the hospital never let them stay in the same room.

They were generally paired with a "normal" patient.

That way, in critical moments, they might receive some help.

’Click-click-click’

Xiao Qin’s face turned ugly.

"What’s going on? Why is room number nine locked from the inside?"

But the locks on the hospital room doors were universal, and Xiao Qin immediately rummaged through her pocket for the master key.

The reason for her grim expression wasn’t the locked room.

It was the uncertainty of who had locked the door? And why lock it?

Ji Xiang, with autism, was not active and indifferent to everything; it made no sense for him to lock the door.

As for Old Sun, there was no need to mention him, he had been paralyzed in bed for many years.

He had "seniority" even longer than Nurse Xiao Qin herself.

’Click’

Finally, the door opened, and the scene inside was revealed to the two women.

Almost simultaneously, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully.

Both the old and the young seemed to be fine.

Old Sun seemed to be leaning against the wall with Ji Xiang’s help, sitting up.

While Ji Xiang was sitting obediently at the edge of the bed.

Old Sun had a beaming smile as he chatted away, holding Ji Xiang’s hand.

Xiao Qin frowned and directly scolded the pair inside.

"Who locked the door? Don’t you know the hospital rules forbid locking doors? What if something happens to a patient? Even a second’s delay could lead to terrible consequences!"

"It was me; I told my damn grandson to lock it. Can’t an old man have a private conversation with his grandson?"

"He’s not..."

Xiao Ya wanted to tell Old Sun the truth, but seeing his affectionate expression, she couldn’t bring herself to say it.

"Ji Xiang, come over here, do not wander off!"

"Oh, okay, Nurse Xiao Qin."

Xiao Ya looked at Ji Xiang in surprise as it was the first time she heard the little boy speak.

Perhaps Ji Xiang had a special fondness for Nurse Xiao Qin?

As Ji Xiang passed by Xiao Ya, who he had never given much attention to, he suddenly looked up at her and offered a sweet smile.

His smile was so sweet... or perhaps even exaggeratedly sweet...

Although no mishaps as feared had occurred, Xiao Ya felt an increasing sense of unease.

Surely, the conversation they had while the door was locked had to hide some secret.

...

"Kick properly, damn it! You think you can bribe me, Old Li? Ha! I’m laying it straight today, even if the Sky King himself came down, it wouldn’t work!"

Crab special!

What the squid!

Yang Tao’s pretty face was covered in question marks.

What kind of thought process did this rich brother have? Was he somewhat abnormal?

She had seen all kinds of rich patrons, including some weirdos.

But someone like Jiang Xiao,

One second he’s the juvenile, lovelorn, love-struck puppy.

And the next, he turns into an upright and strict, brigade commander persona—this was unheard of for her!

What gives?

Does role-playing mode also allow switching personalities at will?

"Bro, I haven’t trained in that..."

"Bullshit! You think you can fool me just because I’m not educated? Didn’t you say your posture is professionally trained?"

Oh my gosh, what the heck.

Yang Tao felt her head ache.

Yes, she had said that, as an exceptionally high-achieving hostess with impressive performance.

Every gesture and movement she made was professionally trained.

But what the hell does that have to do with standing at attention in the military?!

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