As soon as she heard that Ou Jiaojiao couldn’t remember anything at all, Yan Keqing was scared out of her wits.
“Jiaojiao, don’t scare me like that. You really can’t remember anything?”
“How could you not even remember what your teacher taught you?”
By this point, Yan Keqing was on the verge of breaking down.
Earlier, when Ou Jiaojiao complained about her headache, Yan Keqing hadn’t been nervous. But the moment Ou Jiaojiao said she couldn’t remember anything, she truly panicked.
Yan Keqing took a blank test paper out of her bag and placed it in front of Ou Jiaojiao.
“Jiaojiao, take a closer look. Can you still do the questions on this test paper?”
Ou Jiaojiao first stared intently at the paper for a while, then clutched her head, her face twisting in unbearable pain.
The viewers in the livestream couldn’t take it anymore and started cursing furiously.
“Please, just let her go! She’s only a child!”
“She’s in this state and you’re still making her do test questions? Is her mother out of her mind?!”
“This is what you call a parent who’s obsessed with their child’s success. It’s absolutely terrifying. Because she didn’t get into a good university herself, she’s determined to make her child get into one to make up for her own regrets.”
“With parents like these, it’s only a matter of time before the kid gets driven insane.”
Realizing that Ou Jiaojiao’s condition was seriously wrong, Qin Jiang said sternly to Yan Keqing, “Ms. Yan, please stop agitating the child for now. I need you to step back and keep your distance. Don’t interfere with my treatment.”
Ou Zhenhua also realized that Yan Keqing was being far too agitated. He quickly stepped forward and led her off to the side.
Seeing how much pain Ou Jiaojiao was in, Ou Zhenhua couldn’t help but ask, “Dr. Qin, what exactly is wrong with my Jiaojiao?”
Qin Jiang said in a low voice, “Based on her symptoms and test results, she has autoimmune encephalitis.”
“This type of encephalitis mostly affects children and adolescents. She’s a typical case, and it’s an acute onset—quite serious.”
Although Ou Zhenhua was a high school teacher, Qin Jiang was using professional medical terminology, so he didn’t quite understand.
“Dr. Qin, this autoimmune encephalitis you mentioned—what kind of disease is it exactly?”
Qin Jiang explained patiently, “Autoimmune encephalitis is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. It’s mainly related to the body’s own immune response.”
“In plain terms, her immune system has gone haywire. The central nervous system’s own antigens are mistaken by the immune system as foreign invaders, which causes the immune system to constantly attack them, leading to inflammation in the brain.”
“In other words, what we often call the immune system failing to distinguish friend from foe, which triggers a chain reaction.”
The immune system is the body’s greatest defense for good health.
When the immune system functions normally, a person is healthy, and ordinary illnesses can heal on their own through the immune system.
But if the immune system goes awry, it can be fatal to the body.
Qin Jiang continued to explain patiently, “In Ou Jiaojiao’s current condition, it’s highly likely that she’s experiencing cognitive impairment and memory impairment caused by the encephalitis.”
“That is to say, part of her memory may be severely damaged, or even completely erased.”
When Yan Keqing heard this, she immediately lost her composure.
“Dr. Qin, what do you mean by memory erasure?”
Qin Jiang sighed and said, “For example, everything she once learned, everything she’s been through, all the various feelings she’s experienced—they’ll all disappear from her mind.”
“It’s like a hard drive full of memories being completely formatted and reset to zero.”
The moment Qin Jiang said this, the couple was stunned.
They never imagined that this encephalitis could be so severe.
Yan Keqing still refused to give up. She walked up to Ou Jiaojiao and asked with a last glimmer of hope, “Jiaojiao, don’t scare me. Tell Mommy that none of this is real.”
Yan Keqing picked up the fountain pen on the table.
“Jiaojiao, look at this. What is it? How do you say it in English?”
Ou Jiaojiao looked at the fountain pen in Yan Keqing’s hand. She opened her mouth, but couldn’t produce a single word.
Ou Jiaojiao shook her head in pain, indicating that she didn’t know.
Yan Keqing was completely devastated.
The word “pen” was something Yan Keqing had taught Ou Jiaojiao when she was only six years old.
And back then, to reward Ou Jiaojiao for her cleverness, Yan Keqing had immediately gone to a stationery store and bought her a cute little pink fountain pen.
You could say that a fountain pen held special meaning for Ou Jiaojiao.
Yet at this very moment, Ou Jiaojiao couldn’t even remember how to say “pen”!
Ou Zhenhua fought back his grief and asked, “Dr. Qin, can this illness be cured?”
“Or is my daughter going to be like this for the rest of her life?”
Qin Jiang looked at the two of them and said, “As long as it’s not a congenital genetic disease, there must be a cause for the onset. After all, the child was born healthy, right?”
“The reason Ou Jiaojiao has ended up like this must be related to a weakened immune system.”
“There are many factors that determine immunity, and the most important ones include sleep, emotions, nutrition, and living environment.”
“Clearly, Ou Jiaojiao’s sleep quality is poor, and according to the test report, she’s also slightly malnourished.”
“So if you truly want to cure her, the first thing you need to change is your mindset.”
When Qin Jiang said this, Ou Zhenhua immediately realized that Qin Jiang had a way to cure Ou Jiaojiao.
Ou Zhenhua quickly spoke up.
“Dr. Qin, rest assured. As long as Ou Jiaojiao can be cured, we will never force any demands on her again.”
“We won’t require her to be ranked first in her grade anymore, and we’ll definitely let her rest properly and sleep well.”
Qin Jiang believed Ou Zhenhua could follow through—after all, he was a teacher and seemed like a reasonable person.
Qin Jiang looked at Yan Keqing, waiting for her to speak.
Ou Zhenhua quickly tugged at her arm.
“Haven’t you figured it out by now?”
“Our daughter is a person. She’s a high school student, not a machine for studying and taking exams!”
“From now on, I’ll personally handle our daughter’s education. We can’t keep listening to you. If you still insist on being stubborn, then we’re getting a divorce!”
Previously, Ou Zhenhua had always yielded to Yan Keqing for Ou Jiaojiao’s sake—he didn’t want Ou Jiaojiao to see them arguing every day.
But now that Ou Jiaojiao was in this state, Ou Zhenhua naturally couldn’t keep compromising, or else Ou Jiaojiao’s illness would never heal.
By this point, Yan Keqing also realized that she had gone too far before.
She let out a sigh and said to Qin Jiang, “Dr. Qin, I promise you. From now on, I won’t force Jiaojiao to do anything she doesn’t like.”
Seeing that both husband and wife had made up their minds, Qin Jiang pointed to the QR code on the table.
“Alright then, scan the code. That’ll be sixty-five thousand yuan in total.”
