Chapter 54 The Dead Tree Invading Reality
Chapter 54 The Dead Tree Invading Reality
"Is it really you? I thought it was just someone with the same name. You seem to be in good spirits. Did you take my advice and go to the mental hospital? But you're discharged after only a few days. Isn't that a bit too fast?"
Dr. Yang Fan, who was nearly fifty years old, was very surprised.
The last time Lin Yuan fainted and was hospitalized, it was he who gave the diagnosis as the attending physician.
Fortunately, he was still minoring in psychiatry, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to tell. It's a pity that Lin Yuan forcibly discharged him from the hospital, which left him with a lot of regret.
Lin Yuan's face darkened, and he said irritably, "Dr. Yang, I didn't go to a mental hospital. I just stayed home for a while and got better. I haven't had any relapses in the last few days, so I came here for a follow-up check-up to see if there are any problems."
If it weren't for his sister's concern and insistence on seeing the doctor's examination results, he wouldn't have bothered coming here at all.
How could he not know the state of his own body?
"Okay, then let's do some more tests."
Yang Fan didn't mind; he was still happy to have a patient with mild symptoms provide some experience for his profession.
A dozen minutes later, Yang Jian asked in surprise, "Are you sure you just rested for a bit, didn't go to the hospital, and didn't take any medicine?"
"I really didn't go to the hospital, but I did take the medicine." Lin Yuan didn't hide anything. He was in a good mood, so he mentioned that he had ordered the medicine online.
???
Yang Fan was stunned. "No way, you only took this little bit of medicine?"
"yes."
Lin Yuan affirmed.
"Impossible, how could this be? It's just some ordinary medicine, how could it have such a good effect? Your narcolepsy is accompanied by delusions, how could this be?"
Yang Fan felt his career was facing a challenge, but Lin Yuan's results were undeniable, forcing him to accept them. "Could it be that I'm really not suited for this major? Thank goodness, thank goodness I didn't actually take the exam for this major, otherwise I might have misdiagnosed and ruined the patient's life... Lin Yuan, thank you, thank you for letting me see myself clearly!"
Lin Yuan: "???"
Are all doctors these days so honest?
In any case, the outcome is good.
After receiving Yang Fan's medical record, Lin Yuan immediately took a picture and sent it to his younger sister. Seeing her relaxed and encouraging cute emoji, he smiled happily.
"Your illness is likely acute; you'll recover quickly if you relax. Avoid frequent overtime at work to prevent a relapse."
Yang Fan finally prescribed a sedative and gave the doctor's instructions.
Lin Yuan glanced at him. "Dr. Yang, I understand. I'll be more careful in the future."
There are no guarantees. After all, these days, if you're struggling in a big city and your family isn't rich, what else is there to strive for if you don't work hard and put in the effort?
Yang Fan knew this too. Even he, a doctor with expert status, couldn't escape the fate of working overtime, let alone others.
The doctor's instructions are just a psychological comfort.
"Dr. Yang, don't worry. If any problems arise again in the future, I'll just take some time off to rest."
Lin Yuan laughed after he finished speaking. He never expected that after coming to see a doctor, he would end up comforting the doctor who treated him. It was really too much.
"Okay, take care of yourself."
Yang Fan nodded and began to record yet another case of his, along with the issue of the medicine.
Although Lin Yuan was only taking ordinary psychotropic drugs, as long as they were effective, they could be recorded, let alone such effective ones.
Lin Yuan didn't disturb him any further. As he got up to leave, he suddenly looked out the window and froze.
"What's wrong?"
Yang Fan turned around in confusion, and when he saw the view outside the window, he smiled and introduced, "This tree is quite old, even older than me."
Outside the window is a large tree with lush branches and leaves.
Yang Fan's office is on the fifth floor, but even from here, it's clearly not the top of the tree. You can only see the dense branches and leaves, and sunlight shines through, casting dappled light and shadow on the floor.
From any perspective, this tree represents vitality and hope.
The hospital kept the tree for this very reason, but in Lin Yuan's eyes, the tree had completely changed.
vitality?
There isn't one at all.
What he saw was a tree with a dry bark, covered with withered yellow leaves that kept falling, as if the tree had died completely in a very short time.
But before he entered this office, the tree was clearly lush and full of life.
As a result, after he received the diagnosis, he... had another relapse?
Beneath this withered tree, even the sunlight seemed to turn cold, making Lin Yuan's blood run cold at that moment.
He suddenly looked at Yang Fan, his eyes wary and cold.
Yang Fan was about to speak when he saw Lin Yuan's icy gaze, the kind of look that made him freeze, as if he were being stared at by a vengeful ghost. "Lin... Lin Yuan?"
"Dr. Yang?" Lin Yuan asked tentatively.
Yang Fan subtly placed his hand under the table and asked with concern, "Lin Yuan, what's wrong? Are you hallucinating again?"
"No, no, I was probably just too happy for a moment. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now."
Lin Yuan forced a smile and walked out of the office in a somewhat flustered manner.
"Phew! Has Lin Yuan killed someone? That look in his eyes... Wait! Could it be that he's not cured, but worsened, or even... No, we can't let him leave like this. What if something happens to him?"
Yang Fan removed his finger from a button, picked up the phone, and dialed. "Dean Liu, it's me, Yang Fan. I met a patient today..."
"What's wrong with me? Am I having another episode? But I'm clearly not in a delusional state, yet I saw that tree in reality. That tree looks like Peng Anxiao's tree... Is it really just an illusion?"
Stepping out of the elevator, Lin Yuan glanced again in the direction of the big tree.
The expected scenario did not materialize; all he saw was a withered tree, radiating a chilling aura, and he could vaguely make out several corpses among its many intertwined branches…
People came and went in the hospital, but no one noticed that the tree was different.
"Could it be that the ghosts from the mysterious resurrection have invaded reality through me? Impossible, absolutely impossible! I'd rather believe I've developed a mental illness..."
Lin Yuan muttered to himself and hurried away, but after only a few steps, he suddenly heard hurried footsteps and a shout behind him:
"Over there!"
Lin Yuan turned around in confusion and saw several people in security uniforms pointing at him and running towards him, with several medical staff following behind.
What bothered him even more was Yang Fan!
The doctor, Dr. Yang, who had just treated him, was also following behind!
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