Chapter 7 Chapter 7 New Patient

Nurse Xia Xiaoyu was lying on the small single bed in the nurse's duty room curled up like a baby with her clothes on, without any cover on her body, trembling slightly in her sleep.This single bed was originally used for the temporary rest of the medical staff on the night shift. It is only less than one meter wide. Fortunately, Xia Xiaoyu is slender, so she can sleep peacefully. She stayed up most of the night and was so frightened again. She is indeed too tired now, and she is in a deep sleep, so she didn't hear the few knocks on the door just now. Standing outside the door of the nurse's duty room, Gu Zhensheng hesitated for a moment, then knocked harder on the door with his fist, and called out, "Xiao Yu, open the door, it's me, Gu Gu Sheng. Xiao Yu? Are you okay? Open the door !"

Xia Xiaoyu's eyelids moved and opened, and there was a small spot of wet tears under the corner of his eyes.She sat up feeling a splitting headache that made her rub her temples lightly with her hands. Xia Xiaoyu pulled the latch on the door, unscrewed the lock, and opened the door. Looking at the concerned middle-aged man in front of him, an inexplicable sense of security surged up. Xia Xiaoyu threw herself into Gu Zhensheng's arms, crying It flowed out again unstoppably, like a wounded child finally finding a warm place, Xia Xiaoyu called softly: "Brother-in-law." Gu Zhensheng looked a little embarrassed. Although he said that he watched Xia Xiaoyu grow up, he had never hugged her like this. This sister-in-law is twelve years younger than his wife. She lost her parents since she was a child. Married to Xia Xue, he even accepted this twelve or thirteen-year-old girl without saying a word. In addition, this little girl has a completely different personality from Xia Xue since she was a child. She is timid and crying, and she relies on everything. Elder sister, so named Xiaomei, is more like his and Xia Xue's child.Now the cardamom girl from back then has grown up and is lying in her arms. Do you think of him as her brother-in-law or her father?But no matter what, this move of hers made Gu Zhensheng's heart to protect flowers spontaneously.

Gu Zhensheng comforted Xia Xiaoyu a few times, then let her go, and the two entered the nurse's duty room together.At this time, Xia Xiaoyu also felt the loss of composure just now, tidied up the hair sticking to her cheeks in her sleep a little bit shyly, and sat on the edge of the small bed that she just lay down on.Gu Zhensheng pulled a chair from his desk and sat down beside her. Xia Xiaoyu avoided Gu Zhensheng's gaze and asked softly, "Have you visited Mrs. Li in ward 413, how is the situation?" Gu Zhensheng looked at Xia Xiaoyu for a while, seemed to be considering the most appropriate words to comfort her, and said: "Oh, it's nothing special, the person died, but the possibility of medical accident has been ruled out, the patient just had an operation, the condition is not good, At such an old age, sudden death is also normal, you don't have to worry, it's fine."

Xia Xiaoyu's expression softened a little, he hesitated for a moment, and said, "Brother-in-law, I saw a white..." Gu Zhensheng stretched out a big hand and patted Xia Xiaoyu's shoulder, interrupted her, and comforted her: "Xu Chenchen has already told me, it must be a mistake, in the middle of the night, who would kill a poor old lady?" What? You have been under too much pressure recently, you must be dazzled, I will grant you a few days off, you should take a good rest." Thinking of the terrible scene at midnight last night, Xia Xiaoyu was still a little uneasy, and murmured, "Could it be someone did it? My sister died in this ward too..."

Hearing Xia Xiaoyu mentioned Xia Xue's death, Gu Zhensheng became a little impatient, and said, "Don't listen to those rumors, I told you, how can there be no undead in the hospital? Especially in these intensive care units, almost every bed has More than one person died." Xia Xiaoyu knew that since her sister passed away, whenever she was mentioned to him, he would be upset and feel as sad as herself, so she didn't say anything else. Seeing Xia Xiaoyu staring pitifully at his feet, Gu Zhensheng softened his tone and suggested, "Xiaoyu, if you don't want to work in the intensive care unit, I can arrange it. Don't feel any pressure."

Xia Xiaoyu said, "No need, I'm fine now, thank you brother-in-law." Gu Zhensheng nodded slightly, and said, "Xiaoyu, you should go home and live here when you're not on duty. After all, life in the collective dormitory is inconvenient. Besides, the house is too deserted." Xia Xiaoyu smiled bitterly at Gu Zhensheng, then lowered her head, and said, "Brother-in-law, there are traces of my sister everywhere in the house. I miss my sister, and I feel sad, and I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep well." Gu Zhensheng didn't force it, and said, "I know, I know, I'll accompany you to see a psychiatrist in two days, or Mai Yuxiang from our hospital is also good, he just came back from a two-year study in England."

Xia Xiaoyu had actually heard of this great talent who had returned from studying in Europe, and it was rumored that he was also a handsome guy, which was an eternal topic of conversation for puberty girls in their twenties.It's just because they are not in the same department and they don't know each other yet.The headquarters of the intensive care unit is on the fourth floor of the main building, because it is close to the office area and the closest to major departments such as internal medicine and surgery. Three years ago, this hospital did not have a psychiatric department, because as a specialized hospital, the number of outpatients in the psychiatric department was surprisingly small, but later because patients who came to the hospital for organ transplantation would have more or less psychological pressure, Professional counseling is needed, so Wen Tonghe decided to set up a psychiatric department, so the psychiatric department in this hospital serves more inpatients in the hospital.Half a year ago, the first director and only employee of the psychiatry department, Yang Mingyi, handed in his resignation to Wen Tonghe because of a disagreement with Gu Zhensheng, and left. No one took over the psychiatry department until the young Mai Yuxiang took office not long ago.

At this time, Wu Xinyao had finished contacting the patient's family, walked to the door of the duty room, heard that Director Gu was having a heart-to-heart talk with Xia Xiaoyu, and was about to avoid it, but happened to hear the word "Mai Yuxiang", and her eyes froze. Not ready to leave either, he pricked up his ears to listen to the conversation in the room.Hearing that, Gu Zhensheng went on to say: "He's actually not busy at ordinary times. I'll say hello to him. Just go and find him yourself. I became the deputy chief physician at a young age. I heard that he is now Wen Tonghe's hair." I'm a son-in-law." Wu Xinyao's face suddenly became ugly, as if a kind of incomprehensible hatred surfaced in her heart.

At this moment, Mai Yuxiang was standing at the door of Ward 413. He didn't know that someone's hatred for him was rising suddenly. He had just visited Wen Miao at Wen's house, and after making sure she was fine, he decided to come to this room on the way to the hospital. Take a look at the ward in Wen Miao's dream. In fact, it's not the first time she has dreamed about this ward. What's wrong here?At this time, the cleaning staff had already replaced the inner hospital bed with new sheets and quilts. Facing this empty ward with clean white sheets, it was hard to imagine that there was a terrified old lady lying here just over an hour ago. corpse.Mai Yuxiang frowned. Out of curiosity, he stepped into the ward and looked carefully, hoping to find any clues.He even reached in front of the hospital bed and felt under the freshly made sheets.But there is really nothing abnormal, Mai Yuxiang secretly laughed at his own paranoia, and really connected dreams with reality, which is a taboo in psychology.Thinking of this, he wanted to turn around and leave, and go back to his office, but he suddenly stepped on something under his feet, which made a crisp sound under the pressure of his weight, and Mai Yuxiang bent down and looked down. , A medicine glass bottle was broken on the ground. Maybe the cleaning staff failed to clean it up. Mai Yuxiang picked up a fragment with a mark on it. It looked like a sedative made in Japan and was used for first aid.

"What are you looking at?" A young female voice asked at the door.Mai Yuxiang looked up and saw a young nurse looking at him nervously. Mai Yuxiang stood up and smiled at the nurse, and said, "Oh, it's nothing, I heard that the patient here died, so I'll come and have a look, because I gave her psychological counseling a few days ago, but it turned out to be too late .” Nurse Xia Xiaoyu felt that she had a slight affection for this handsome young doctor for no reason, and stood there not knowing what to say, maybe it was because of the dimples on his cheeks when he smiled, maybe it was because of his magnetic eyes. The soothing voice may be due to his tall and straight figure under the neat white coat, and he is simply a collection of all these advantages... Xia Xiaoyu thought to himself, this is the feeling of being electrocuted.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Mai Yuxiang introduced himself, "I'm Mai Yuxiang from the psychiatry department. I just came to work in the hospital not long ago, so I might not know her." Mai Yuxiang looked at the young female nurse in front of him. She had obviously just been on the night shift, her face was full of tiredness, her big eyes were bloodshot, her black hair was pulled into a long bun under the nurse's cap, her figure was It's somewhat similar to Wen Miao, a little delicate, like a sick Xi Shi.Among the nurses in this hospital, she may not be the prettiest one, but she is very beautiful, her slightly bulging cheeks and slightly thick lips are showing him that the beauty of this girl is very powerful, and for him For a person like him who knows how to appreciate, beauty and beauty are incomparable. Xia Xiaoyu finally regained her composure. Being stared at by the man in front of her like this, she felt that her face was slightly hot, so she smiled awkwardly and said, "Oh, you are Dr. Mai, we all know you, I, I am , I am the nurse in this ward, my name is Xia Xiaoyu." Xia Xiaoyu suddenly remembered what she was paying attention to just now - the shard of glass in his hand, and asked, "What is that?" Mai Yuxiang said: "Oh, I don't know, you are a nurse here, you should recognize it." Then, he handed the piece of glass to Xia Xiaoyu, not forgetting to remind: "Be careful, don't cut the glass." hold your hand." Xia Xiaoyu took the piece of broken glass, and seeing the mark on it, she couldn't help but turn pale with shock. Isn't this the medicine bottle that was broken on the ground when she fell down at midnight last night?So, that terrible scene at that time, that terrifying woman in a long white dress, that strange cry, were all real? ! "what happened to you?" Sensing Xia Xiaoyu's strangeness, Mai Yuxiang asked. Xia Xiaoyu glanced at him, as if she was thinking about whether she could tell him the truth. After a while, she finally said, "This is a sedative that we often use in first aid in our intensive care unit. Maybe it was accidentally broken." Mai Yuxiang looked at Xia Xiaoyu and murmured, "Accidentally broke it?" Shall I tell him the truth?In fact, it can be easily prevaricated. It often happens that the used medicine bottle is accidentally broken on the ground. Xia Xiaoyu's heart is churning, but the secret is really heavy in his heart. Maybe it will be easier to say it, but he still has it. A stranger?What's wrong with the stranger, can you tell my brother-in-law, he won't listen at all, and the two roommates, Wu Xinyao and Xu Chenchen, will only make fun of themselves, calling her neurotic, even if you tell them, it's just another thing for them to talk about , to trouble yourself in vain.So wouldn't it be better to tell a stranger?What's more, the person in front of her is a psychiatrist. Didn't her brother-in-law suggest her to talk to this Dr. Mai just now?Unable to control so much, Xia Xiaoyu finally said: "Doctor Mai, can I go to your office? I have something to tell you." Mai Yuxiang froze for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay." Xia Xiaoyu followed Mai Yuxiang to his office on the eleventh floor of the main building. The psychiatric office is at the east end of the eleventh floor, the furthest away from the elevator.Along the way, neither of them said anything.After entering the door, Mai Yuxiang took off his coat and hung it on the hanger at the door, revealing the casual suit on his body, making him look more chic and charming.But Xia Xiaoyu is not in the mood to appreciate these now.She looked at this office that she had never been before. This room was different from other director-level offices in the hospital. Not only was it larger in size, but it was also very well decorated. The floor was covered with sound-absorbing floor mats, which were soft to step on. Apparently, half of the walls were painted a light blue color, which is said to be the best for keeping people's minds clear, and the other half was painted a warm yellow color, which is particularly comfortable to look at. There is a long set of long walls in the middle The turquoise screen separates the entire office. The light blue side has desks, water dispensers, etc., which are obviously the daily work area. What is inside the screen? Seeing that Xia Xiaoyu was staring at the screen, Mai Yuxiang stepped forward and opened a corner of the screen, smiled, and said, "This is the hypnosis room. Sometimes I'm tired, and I'll lie here for a while." Out of curiosity, Xia Xiaoyu went closer to look inside, and saw that the hypnosis room was extremely simple in furnishings, the most conspicuous thing being a large wave-shaped reclining chair in the center.It turns out that the walls here are not all warm yellow in color, but gradually change to the same turquoise color as the screen at the bottom of the wall. Xia Xiaoyu imagined that if he lay on that recliner, it might be like lying on a piece of green. Lay out on the grass or float on a sparkling water. Mai Yuxiang smiled again and said, "Okay, the visit is over, let's tell your story." It was only then that Xia Xiaoyu remembered the purpose of her trip, and Mai Yuxiang went on to say, "Do you want to be here or here?" Xia Xiaoyu pointed to the light blue office area, and said, "Let's go here, I'm afraid I'm going to fall asleep soon." Xia Xiaoyu sat down at Mai Yuxiang's desk.He glanced at Mai Yuxiang on the opposite side, as if he was investigating him.Mai Yuxiang smiled kindly and said, "It's okay, I have professional ethics and will keep the secret for you." Xia Xiaoyu blushed slightly, hesitated for a while, and finally said: "I often have hallucinations when I'm on the night shift recently." Mai Yuxiang asked: "Illusion? What kind of illusion?" Xia Xiaoyu said, "My sister." Mai Yuxiang asked: "Your sister?" Xia Xiaoyu said: "Well, my sister passed away four months ago, but recently, I saw her when I was alone on the night shift, but she was far away and I couldn't see her clearly." Mai Yuxiang thought for a while, then asked again: "When you saw her, what was she doing?" Xia Xiaoyu said: "I feel like she wants to tell me something, but she can't say it. As soon as I approached, she quickly left... No, she disappeared." Yes, what kind of weird situation is this? On a rainy late night last week, Xia Xiaoyu still remembers that she was just about to go back to the duty room to sleep for a while after checking the night, when she suddenly saw someone standing at the end of the corridor. A figure, vaguely... Who is still staying in the corridor in the middle of the night?This is a critically ill area, and they are definitely not patients. Most of them can only lie down now, and they need help from others if they want to move around.Is it the patient's family?But why is she wearing a hospital gown?The reason for saying "she" is that the person has long hair hanging down his back.Xia Xiaoyu couldn't help but feel her scalp tightening, but she still walked forward.Unexpectedly, the figure waved at her and called "Xiao Yu" softly.This voice is so familiar and friendly, isn't it? !Xia Xiaoyu suddenly looked over at the figure, but "she" suddenly flashed at the end of the corridor and disappeared... After listening to Xia Xiaoyu's description, Mai Yuxiang pondered for a while, and explained: "There are many reasons for hallucinations, including central nervous disease, emotional influence, suggestion, amblyopia, hard of hearing, sensory deprivation, and hypnosis, etc. All increase The burden of the sensory analyzer or the factors that increase the activity of the sensory analyzer can cause hallucinations." He paused, then turned to look at Xia Xiaoyu, and asked, "Have you felt unwell recently? Or something happened? Or something What can't be solved?" Xia Xiaoyu looked a little embarrassed, and said, "Recently, my menstruation has been a little disordered." Mai Yuxiang nodded, and asked again: "Then have you had similar hallucinations since then?" Xia Xiaoyu shook her head and said, "No." She thought for a while and said, "After what happened last night, I think there was a reason for my sister's appearance that time." Mai Yuxiang's sensitive nerves were suddenly picked up by the words "what happened last night", and he hurriedly asked: "What happened last night?" Xia Xiaoyu hesitated again, wondering if he should say, would he think she was a real psycho?But the desire to confide overcame reason, she said: "Late last night, I had a strange dream, or I thought it was a dream. I dreamed that the patient in ward 413, that is, Mrs. Li, was murdered by a female ghost with long hair in white. Dead. But when I got two roommates to check it out, I found that Mrs. Li was really dead..." Mai Yuxiang's heart skipped a beat when he heard that, could there be a breakthrough in the investigation that has been stagnant for many days?But he still suppressed his excitement and comforted him, "Could it be a coincidence?" Xia Xiaoyu was silent. After a while, she took out the piece of broken glass with the stone from her pocket and said, "I also hope it's just a coincidence, but in the dream, I did break a lot of things in the first aid tray out of fear. , this must have been broken at that time, so..." Mai Yuxiang stared at her intently, her eyes widened in horror, and continued: "So, that should be true." Looking at the panicked girl in front of him, he instinctively told Mai Yuxiang that she hadn't lied to him, but why was he resisting the important information he had just come into contact with?Maybe it's because it's beyond the comprehension of his smart brain, or because it will lead his research on Wen Miao's symptoms to an unpredictable direction?He couldn't help but feel that annoying anxiety rising inside him again.But these are not revealed from the expression. Mai Yuxiang then asked: "What connection do you think there is between the two?" Xia Xiaoyu choked up and said, "My sister also died suddenly one night in Ward 413. She may have come back to protect me and warn me. They all said that my sister was the first to be killed by that monster." Mai Yuxiang handed Xia Xiaoyu a tissue, and he fell into deep thought as he watched this new "patient" with pear blossoms and rain.