Love Notebook of a Reclusive Beautiful Boy - Chapter 13

Chapter 13

After flying it for a good while, because the wind had stopped, Jiang Sheng took Du Yu back to the villa.

Du Yanyu was currently making a phone call in the living room, presumably handling official business.

Seeing the two of them come in, he chatted for a short while longer and then hung up the phone.

Compared to his previous annoyance when arguing with Yao Xiaohui in the living room, he was clearly much better at this moment. He walked over and asked, “You took A-Yu to fly a kite?”

Jiang Sheng replied, “Yes, A-Yu has been talking about it for a long time.”

Du Yanyu was very satisfied, and looked at Du Yu with a smile. “Is A-Yu happy today?”

Du Yu was of course happy. His mood had opened up and brightened a lot, and he was even willing to speak more words.

“Happy.”

His voice carried a hint of sweetness, making anyone who heard it feel glad.

The tension between Du Yanyu’s brows smoothed out all at once. It was rare to see Du Yu this happy. Looking at Jiang Sheng, he said, “A-Yu is seldom this happy. It’s all thanks to you.”

“Mr. Du is too polite; this is just Jiang Sheng’s duty.”

As he spoke, he hesitated for a moment and said, “Mr. Du, Jiang Sheng has a matter…”

At three o’clock in the afternoon, a chill had already crept into the air.

Jiang Sheng hailed a car by the roadside and gave the location, “Jinrui Hospital.”

The driver was a novice and a bit talkative. Stepping on the gas pedal, he said, “Isn’t that a mental hospital? What is a gentleman like you going there for?”

Jiang Sheng completely ignored him.

Jiang Sheng had no rest days.

This was clearly stipulated in black and white when the contract was signed back then.

It was the price for a monthly salary of one hundred thousand yuan.

It was somewhat inhumane, but if something came up, he could report it to Du Yanyu—provided that Du Yu was guaranteed to be in a safe situation. This was also explicitly written in the contract.

The driver drove fairly fast. Twenty minutes later, Jiang Sheng got out of the car.

Jinrui Hospital was the best private psychiatric hospital in Jinguang. The equipment was advanced, and the doctors and nurses were leaders in the field of psychiatry. Even the patients’ meals and lodging inside were the best.

Of course, this also meant that the treatment costs were relatively expensive compared to other mental hospitals in Jinguang.

The hospital’s large iron gate was closed. Jiang Sheng walked to the guardhouse, pulling out his ID card from his pocket while speaking, “Hello, I am here for a visitation.”

The guard was sitting inside reading a newspaper. Hearing this, he raised his head to glance at Jiang Sheng, took the ID card to examine it, and looked at Jiang Sheng again. After verifying everything, he pulled out the visitation logbook. Copying down the information according to the identity details, he asked, “What is your mobile phone number?”

Jiang Sheng replied, “138XXXXXXXX.”

The mental hospital was managed very strictly. Except for family members, no one was allowed inside. If it was a friend, they had to be accompanied by a family member. This was to ensure the safety of the patients and also to avoid unnecessary trouble, so visitations required strict confirmation of identity.

As for admitting a patient, a diagnostic report from the brain hospital next door was required before they could enter the hospital.

After the guard finished copying, he asked again, “Whom are you here to visit?”

“Yu Chengyan.”

The guard nodded, lowering his head to make the entry. “What relation are you to her?”

“I am her son.”

The guard looked up at him and then dialed a phone number—it was an intercom extension connected to the hospital’s internal system. “Check if there is a Yu Chengyan?”

The other side replied, and the guard said, “Right, right, I understand.”

He hung up the phone, returned the ID card to Jiang Sheng, and opened the side door. “You may go in.”

Jiang Sheng said thank you and walked inside.

There were very few people in the lobby, just some medical staff and workers.

Jiang Sheng walked to the nurse’s station. He had been here several times and didn’t waste words. “Ward Room 03, Section 1, Yu Chengyan.”

The nurse saw that he knew his way around well and knew it wasn’t his first time visiting. She didn’t care to speak much either, and looked at the computer. “Name, ID number.”

“Jiang Sheng, XXXXXXXXXXX11100774.”

The nurse verified the information; he was a family member.

She stood up, looked around left and right, and shouted, “Where are the staff from Section 1? There’s a visitor!”

Soon, a nurse came over. “Which room?”

Jiang Sheng replied, “03.”

The nurse’s face suddenly changed, turning somewhat impatient. “Are you her son?”

“Yes.”

“Your mother smashed the window. We tried to contact you for several days but couldn’t reach you at all. How come you’ve only come now!”

“Apologies, I’ve been quite busy during this period,” Jiang Sheng explained.

The nurse said, “No matter how busy you are, you still have to come. This is your mother’s matter; don’t you care about it yourself? We have already changed your mother’s ward. We’ll issue you a bill for the expenses when the time comes. Also, the fifty thousand yuan you deposited at the hospital last time is almost used up. Remember to make a payment later.”

Jiang Sheng replied, “I understand.”

Each ward housed only one patient, and whether it was open or locked depended on the condition.

The one Yu Chengyan lived in was locked.

The nurse opened the door. The inside was fairly spacious.

Yu Chengyan was sitting on a chair with her back to Jiang Sheng. Standing beside her was Sister Xia, the caregiver Jiang Sheng had hired, who had been taking care of her for a long time and was currently feeding her an apple.

Seeing Jiang Sheng arrive, she was just about to greet him when Jiang Sheng made a silencing gesture and waved his hand, signaling for her to come out.

Sister Xia closed the door quietly and asked softly, “When did the gentleman arrive?”

Jiang Sheng looked at Yu Chengyan through the window on the door. “Just arrived. How has my mother been recently?”

Sister Xia replied, “Ever since the last time you came, Sister Yan’s condition has not been very good. Recently, she started having nightmares again, and even thought I wanted to kill her, so she went ahead and smashed the window. I didn’t dare to dissuade her either. Fortunately, the nurses came quickly; otherwise, I wouldn’t have known what to do.”

Jiang Sheng listened in silence, and then asked her, “How are you doing?”

Sister Xia smiled. “I’m fine. On the other hand, has the gentleman’s wound healed?”

Sister Xia had been a caregiver for many years, and it was rare to meet such a good employer like Jiang Sheng.

What she was asking about was the time Jiang Sheng came to see Yu Chengyan last time, when Yu Chengyan had bitten him on the shoulder. She had bitten very hard, so much so that even Sister Xia felt pain just looking at it.

Yu Chengyan suffered from schizophrenia. She had probably developed it not long after Jiang Sheng had just entered the police force. She showed symptoms of persecutory delusion. Before, it was a bit better, as she just felt that there were people outside monitoring her.

But after Jiang Sheng came last time, for some unknown reason, she fixed her target on Jiang Sheng, always believing that Jiang Sheng was the person out to harm her. That was why the moment Jiang Sheng walked in that day, she directly bit into his shoulder, and her emotions became violent and irascible.

Jiang Sheng said, “It’s fine now.”

“Don’t take it to heart either, sir. Sister Yan has only forgotten you temporarily. Maybe it won’t be long before she gets better.”

Jiang Sheng didn’t pursue this topic further. He took out one thousand yuan from his pocket and handed it to Sister Xia. “Here is one thousand yuan, please take it. I’m leaving. Take good care of my mother.”

Sister Xia hurriedly declined, “No, no, no, sir. I already receive my salary from you, how can I still take so much money from you? You must absolutely not…”

“Take it.”

Jiang Sheng forced it into her hand. Sister Xia kept pushing it away and refusing, creating a bit of noise. Inside, Yu Chengyan shouted, “A-Xia, A-Xia!”

Sister Xia hurriedly replied toward the inside, “Coming right now.”

“Go on in. If anything happens, call me.”

After Jiang Sheng stuffed the money into her hand, he turned around to leave.

Sister Xia had no choice but to keep it. “Isn’t the gentleman going inside to see her?”

“No, I still have things to do.”

Furthermore, Yu Chengyan probably didn’t want to see him either.

Taking the slip given by the nurse, he went to the billing station and paid another fifty thousand yuan. He only had three thousand yuan left on his entire person.

His bank cards and savings books were all completely emptied out.

Jiang Sheng glanced at the time—it was 5:08, dinner time. He didn’t really want to eat at the Du residence, so he took a bus along the way to Shrimp Alley. As soon as he got off and walked a short distance, he entered a single-story house.

This was the ancestral home of the Jiang family. The ancestors of the Jiang family had been officials in the past and embezzled some money, so they bought a residence here, preparing to live in it when they retired and returned to their hometown.

The residence was fairly large. A man was sitting in the main hall—it was Jiang Sheng’s father, Jiang Jianguo, who looked to be in his forties or fifties.

Jiang Sheng called out, “Dad.”

Jiang Jianguo looked up. “How do you have time to come over?”

Jiang Sheng replied, “I was passing by in a vehicle and felt a bit hungry, so I wanted to come back and have a meal.”

“Did you tell Mr. Du? Don’t make people unhappy.”

“Yes, I told him.”

Jiang Jianguo wiped his hands on his clothes. “You didn’t tell me in advance either, so I could make some dishes you like to eat.”

“What are you eating?”

“Noodles,” Jiang Jianguo said. “You wait for me, I’ll go buy some groceries.”

As he spoke, he turned around to go. Jiang Sheng pulled him back. “No need, I’ll just eat noodles. I’ll be leaving in a bit.”

Jiang Jianguo knew the nature of Jiang Sheng’s work, so he didn’t say much more and hurriedly went to scoop a bowl of noodles over.

As Jiang Sheng lowered his head to eat the noodles, Jiang Jianguo asked him, “How is it at the Du residence? Are they good to you? Have they given you a hard time?”

“No, the people of the Du family are all very good,” Jiang Sheng said. “Last time I told you to quit that job at the construction site, did you quit?”

Jiang Jianguo lowered his head to take a bite of noodles, his eyes flickering as he replied evasively and indistinctly, “Quit.”

Jiang Sheng put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands, looking at him. “Truly quit?”

Jiang Jianguo said ambiguously, “You just don’t worry about this matter, I know what I’m doing.”

In reality, he hadn’t even mentioned this matter to the boss; how could he possibly quit?

Although Jiang Sheng’s current salary could let the Jiang family live a good life, and he could completely stay at home and enjoy a life of leisure.

But Jiang Jianguo was an honest man, and there was still a Yu Chengyan staying in the hospital. He couldn’t bear to let Jiang Sheng carry the burden all by himself, and would rather work harder himself.

“I know you are unwilling, but that job is grueling. Quit it, and look for a lighter one later.”

“I know. Eat quickly, don’t fret over my business.”

After finishing the meal, Jiang Jianguo gathered the bowls and went into the kitchen.

Jiang Sheng quietly placed the remaining three thousand-odd yuan he had on his person onto Jiang Jianguo’s bedside table in the inner room.

When he came out of the room, Jiang Jianguo happened to come out of the kitchen as well. Looking at Jiang Sheng’s tall build, his heart filled with mixed emotions; the burden on this child’s shoulders was too heavy.

He patted his shoulder. “A-Sheng, take good care of your health, don’t fret over me.”

“Mm.”

Jiang Jianguo straightened Jiang Sheng’s clothes again. “I know Mr. Du is very satisfied with you. You must protect Young Master Du well, and don’t let people look down on us.”

“Understood, I’m leaving.”

His silhouette was like the twilight when it turns dark—it was heavy.

The burden on his shoulders was heavy enough to crush a person, but Jiang Sheng knew that anyone could collapse, but he could not.