Chapter 419: Chapter 419 Tortured Beyond Recognition
In the past, on the first day of the lunar new year, she would sleep in with Momo until they woke up naturally. Ever since leaving the Lin Family, they no longer had to rush to pay formal visits. The Lin Family pretended they didn’t have this daughter.
She enjoyed the peace and quiet.
Lin Qi asked, “But I haven’t given Han the red envelope I prepared!”
Huo Tingdong replied, “I’ve already handled it for you.”
Lin Qi asked, “How much did you give him?”
Huo Tingdong: “A maximum of ten thousand yuan.”
If it’s more than ten thousand cash, the red envelope will end up bursting.
Soon, Momo came knocking on the door.
Lin Qi walked over to open the door.
Momo peeked in from the doorway, revealing half of his little head as he glanced into the room, “Han said that you can get red envelopes after saying your New Year’s greetings!”
Lin Qi understood immediately!
Han must’ve been holding his red envelope, happily showing it off to Momo.
So now, Momo also wanted to come over to say greetings and collect a red envelope!
Huo Tingdong said, “Exactly.”
Momo immediately walked in, clasped his hands in a mock martial bow, and said to Huo Tingdong and Lin Qi with a serious but playful tone: “Dear father and mother! Happy New Year and best wishes for everything!”
Lin Qi laughed, amused: “Happy New Year, Momo!”
Momo smiled at Lin Qi and then shuffled over closer to Huo Tingdong: “Daddy, Happy New Year, Happy New Year!”
Huo Tingdong: “Happy New Year.”
He casually pulled open the drawer and took out a bulging red envelope to give him: “This is your lucky money for this year!”
Momo took it with both hands, overjoyed: “Thank you, Daddy!”
Although he wasn’t short on money, as a child, he couldn’t resist the charm of a dazzling red envelope!
Feeling utterly satisfied, Momo slipped the lucky money into his pocket and once again clasped his hands in mock manner, speaking with exaggerated politeness: “Dear father, dear mother! It’s late; rest well! I won’t disturb you further. Your son takes his leave!”
Huo Tingdong said, “Hold on!”
Momo raised his eyebrows, asking, “Dear father, is there anything else you wish to say?”
Huo Tingdong took out seven more red envelopes from the drawer and handed them to him: “These are for the seven years I didn’t get the chance to give you a red envelope. Today, I’m making up for them all at once.”
Momo froze.
He hadn’t expected Huo Tingdong to make up for seven years of red envelopes.
Lin Qi was also somewhat surprised.
Even she hadn’t thought of that.
This man—he actually had such a thoughtful side!
Momo opened his mouth but found himself too touched to speak! He realized that Daddy had always kept in mind the love he owed him, those missing seven years of fatherly care!
Momo accepted the red envelopes with both hands, pursed his lips, and put aside his typically cheeky personality. Holding all eight bulging envelopes, his heart filled with immense contentment: “Thank you, Daddy!”
He took the initiative to step forward, hugging Daddy by the shoulders. “Daddy, I love you!”
Huo Tingdong was somewhat stunned.
It was rare for him to see Momo voluntarily hug him and say “I love you.”
Given how reserved Momo’s personality was, for him to willingly say those three words “I love you” must mean his love overflowed!
Momo left the room with the red envelopes in hand.
Lin Qi said, “I didn’t expect you’d remember to make up for seven years of red envelopes.”
Huo Tingdong replied, “What I owe him isn’t limited to seven years of red envelopes.”
Seven years of companionship, seven years of care—he intended to find opportunities to make up for it all, bit by bit.
Time passed quickly.
Unknowingly, it was already the day of the Lantern Festival.
Huo Tingdong suddenly received a call from Mo Ke.
The call was brief—
“Mr. Huo, Song Shuyan… seems to have really gone insane.”
Chong’an Hospital.
The largest psychiatric hospital in Beijing.
For all this time, after being detained, Song Shuyan’s family had used numerous connections to get her released on bail. The court case’s detailed trial was postponed until after she gave birth.
But half a month ago, Song Shuyan suddenly miscarried.
Pregnant for less than seven months, her baby died in the womb.
Because the pregnancy was advanced, they had to proceed with an induced labor after the fetus stopped developing.
Since then, Song Shuyan began exhibiting erratic behavior, her mental state rapidly deteriorating.
Consequently, a week ago, Song Shuyan was transferred to Mingde Mental Hospital.
Mo Ke, upon hearing this news, went to the psychiatric hospital to verify it in person.
Song Shuyan was indeed admitted there.
Upon entering the inpatient department, he saw something shocking by the fountain at the entrance—
A nurse grabbed a female patient tightly by the neck, yanking her collar, and dragged her to the fountain. Without hesitation, she pressed the patient’s head down into the water!
Mo Ke wasn’t too surprised.
At psychiatric hospitals, such incidents were commonplace.
When patients have severe episodes, they can attack anyone without reason, behaving erratically and wildly. Caregivers often get injured by them.
Some nurses have good temperaments and understand the patients are acting out due to their conditions, letting the incidents slide.
Others, however, hold grudges. If bitten or scratched by a patient, they retaliate secretly.
For patients with no backing, the retaliation can be harsh and direct—beatings that leave them black and blue, so battered they’re unrecognizable even to their parents!
For patients whose families have influence, nurses resort to subtler methods—using fine needles to jab them, venting frustrations indirectly.
But…
This nurse was especially ruthless.
Mo Ke paused and stared for a while.
The female nurse gripped the female patient’s head under the water while pinching her, cursing furiously: “Crazy woman! You damned hag! You scratched me? You bit me? I’ll drown you! I’ll drown you!!”
The female patient, driven by survival instincts, struggled frantically. Her movements were erratic, sending splashes everywhere.
Mo Ke, unable to bear it any longer, stepped forward and seized the nurse’s arm. “What are you doing?!”
“Ah!”
The nurse was startled. She turned to see a suited and imposing gentleman, and immediately faltered, nervously stopping her actions, glancing at him uneasily!
She stammered in defense: “Um… Sir, I apologize for letting you witness such a scene! I… I didn’t want to do it either, but this patient is terribly aggressive. When she has an episode, she scratches and bites like a madwoman. I had no choice but to teach her a little lesson!”
As she spoke, she pitifully rolled up her sleeves, showing him: “Look, these are all the scratches and bites she gave me! Sir, you’d better stay away from her to avoid getting hurt!”
While the nurse continued indignantly defending herself, the abused, disheveled female patient sat weakly by the fountain, coughing violently.
Mo Ke glanced over at her, and when the female patient raised her head, he recognized her with astonishment—it was Song Shuyan!
How could it be her?
She’s truly gone insane?
At first glance, he almost didn’t recognize her. After so long without seeing her, Song Shuyan had become utterly unrecognizable—haggard, pitifully gaunt, her cheeks sunken, her exposed skin mottled with injuries. Her eyes, once lively, were empty and hollow, like a lifeless puppet. She felt utterly unfamiliar!