Seventh Hospital

【Diagnostic record】

Name: Alan Yeager

Age: 70+

Hospital No.: NO.0730558

Pathological Description: Agelessness

【0】

The cause of all this may come from a car accident.

When I graduated from college, I told my family that I was going to take a graduation trip, traveling around the world alone and in a car.

And then when I've let my youth go, I'll come back and carry on the family's will to do what they want me to do.

After that, I traveled a lot by car. When passing through an ordinary city, it was like a coincidence that my car accidentally hit a person.

Maybe it was because the weather was so clear that day and the sun was too glaring, so when he ran out of the intersection in a snow-white suit, I didn't even realize it for a while, so I ran into him directly.Although I stepped on the brakes in time, I still heard a "bang" sound when the car collided with the human body.

I have never had an accident in walking for so long, and this sudden accident frightened me.He almost stepped on the accelerator and rushed directly.

Fortunately, I didn't panic like that.

I hurriedly jumped out of the car to see the man's injuries. He was lying on the ground without any bleeding, and it seemed that no serious trauma was caused.But I dare not touch him, for fear of breaking his bones.

"Hey, are you okay..." I squatted beside him and called cautiously.

It was a teenager, half-grown, with thinning hair, pale face and blue eye circles, like a sickly malnourished child.He was dressed in snow-white clothes that looked like pajamas and slippers, and his wrists and ankles slumped on the ground were pitifully thin.

At that time, I was really afraid that something would happen to him. Seeing how thin he looked and the force of the impact, it must be a bit serious.So I immediately called an ambulance and that's when he opened his eyes with a frown.

"Ah... just be conscious." I finally breathed a sigh of relief, put away the phone, walked to him and squatted down. "I'm sorry, I didn't pay attention to my driving. How do you feel now? Can you move—" "Ah dear!" Before I could finish speaking, he opened his eyes and regained consciousness. Surprisingly, I bounced up from the ground and put my arms around my neck, yelling with great excitement.

I was intimidated by his name.

--Honey,? !

He hugged me and kept rubbing against my shoulders and neck, like a coquettish kitten, chanting words like "my dear", "I found you" and "don't run away" over and over again.

I think he must have misunderstood the wrong person.

Then just when I was about to push him away and explain to him that I was not his "darling", he let me go with another "ah" cry, and showed a naive and even a little silly face to me smile.

"Honey, I can't seem to move my waist."

Sure enough, it was broken.I sighed in my heart.

【1】

When taking him to the hospital, he seemed to wake up suddenly, and looked at me with a little confusion in his golden eyes.

"You are not him."

"Yes, yes." We repeated this conversation several times along the way, but he seemed to be suffering from intermittent amnesia as he asked questions repeatedly, and then was slowly disappointed when he got the answer.

When I really couldn't face the sadness in his eyes, the ambulance stopped.

The doctor was very angry and lectured me in the office.He said the kid has severe osteoporosis, he could break a bone when he touches it, and how can you mess with him while he's broken!Although I really want to say that it's him who wants to move around and it has nothing to do with me, but the doctor is just kind, I bowed my head and apologized, and then went out to smoke a cigarette.

osteoporosis.I'm curious as to why a child would have such a disease.

He was fixed on the bed, and the nurses didn't allow him to move around, but he couldn't seem to calm down, so they could only restrain him firmly.When I entered the ward, he was still acting like a baby with the nurse, looking cute and ridiculous with his mouth flattened and aggrieved.

Seeing me coming in, he turned his head and called out "Honey" happily.

It seems that he forgot to confirm that I am not his dear before.

I sighed, avoided not responding to him, walked over to the nurse and asked, "Does he need to be hospitalized?"

The nurse nodded.Then asked: "Are you a family member of the patient?"

I shook my head, then avoided him and whispered to the nurse: "I accidentally bumped into him, but his...here," I pointed to his head, "seems a little unconscious...he always thinks I'm someone else."

The nurse looked me over and nodded. "I see. What are you going to do? Stay or go?"

I looked back at the boy, he was talking to another nurse, and he didn't look this way at all.I breathed a sigh of relief and took out a business card. "Sorry, I have something to leave first. I will pay the hospitalization fee. If you have any follow-up expenses in the future, you can call me. But please take good care of him."

The nurse agreed with a smile.

Then I quietly left the hospital.This incident, like so many encounters I have had on the road, was quickly forgotten.

【2】

About a month after that, my route detoured around the edge of the previous city, and then I was on a wide and uninhabited country road. I was driving while listening to music, and suddenly saw the middle of the road ahead. standing alone.

This time I stepped on the brakes in time, but I was only about one or two meters away from that person.His behavior of standing motionless on the road made me very annoyed. I jumped out of the car and was about to give him a good lesson when I took off my sunglasses and saw a familiar face.

The boy was wearing white clothes and kicking slippers, staring at me.

I was stunned.

The boy's expression was very angry, he looked at me in a daze, with his hands on his hips, "You ran away again!" He accused angrily. "Bad guys!"

"You... why are you here?!" When I came back to my senses, all I wanted to ask was this.Although it is Lincheng from the hospital I sent him to, the distance is still hundreds of miles away, and how did he know that I was going to pass by here?He even came here to intercept me!

Hearing my question, he showed a smug expression and waved the things in his hand to me.I took a closer look and found that it was a travel plan map that I couldn't find no matter how hard I tried, and it was taken away by him without anyone noticing!

I don't know what to say that he could come here and wait for me just based on the crude road map I drew.

"How long... have you been waiting here?"

When he heard the question, he looked at the sky and blinked, then shook his head at me to express his ignorance.

His white clothes are already covered with dust, his face and hair are also dirty, I don't know when he has been here waiting for me to pass by, but he must have remembered my license plate number, otherwise Impossible to stand on the road and block me just when I come.

Now I don't dare to leave him casually anymore, I decided to take him away first, and then try to find out the address of his home or the contact information of his family members, and then send him back.

Knowing that I was going to take him on the road together, he seemed very happy. He stretched out his hands and rushed over to hug me again, so I quickly pushed him away.

"You're so dirty! Let's find a place to live and give you a good wash!"

He continued to look at me with a smile as if he didn't understand, his eyes were full of bright light, this pure joy of meeting someone made my chest pulsate, and an indescribable jealousy arose.

He really likes that person, really.

After that we found a country hotel to stay in, because we were afraid that he could not do it by himself, so we only needed a room.After entering the door, I stuffed the change of clothes into his arms and let him take a bath. Seeing him obediently walked into the bathroom, I breathed a sigh of relief, went to the edge of the balcony, lit a cigarette and began to think about the next thing.

But after I smoked a few cigarettes without seeing him come out, I became uneasy, and hurriedly stubbed out the cigarette butt and pushed open the bathroom door—he didn't even close the door.And when I got into the bathroom, I was taken aback.

He sat in the overflowing bathtub together with his clothes, hugged and shivered pitifully, there was no heat in the bathroom, he didn't even turn on the hot water, and directly put a tub of cold water in the bath.

I was anxious and angry and rushed over to pull him up from the water. He looked at me wronged and pitifully. His whole body was wet and cold, his body was a little stiff and shivering. I could only take off his clothes and wrap him in a bath towel. , Then let out the cold water in the bathtub and replace it with hot water and put him back in.

He didn't speak during this process, but just looked at me with tears in his eyes, and his eyes were not purely sad eyes of being wronged. I can't say it, but there is always a feeling of discomfort in my heart.

His body finally warmed up. Seeing his dumbfounded appearance, I could only roll up my sleeves and pull over the bench to sit beside him to help him take a bath. He suddenly became very quiet and cooperated with my movements very well. Head down, I washed his hair and bathed him like playing with a rag doll, and then put a tub of quick water to soak him in until his whole body was hot and red, and then I took him out, put on clean clothes and stuffed him. into the bed.

After recovering, he seemed to be a little ready to move again. I could only hold him down and sternly warn him not to get out of bed or lift the quilt until I come back, otherwise I will throw him here.

He looks too thin, with almost no fat on his body. I was worried that what he did just now would make him sick, so I had to check the first aid kit in my car to see if there was any cold medicine. to buy.But from the previous incidents, I have already discovered that he is not a safe boy. Although he performed well just now, he still cannot be taken lightly.

After getting his obedient nod, I left the room, asked the boss to make some ginger soup, and then went to the garage to find a first-aid kit.

However, I seldom catch a cold all year round, so I don't think I have prepared any cold medicine.

As I expected, there was no cold medicine, but there were some antipyretic and analgesic medicines. I took them out. When I returned to the hotel, the boss had prepared ginger soup, and I took them upstairs.

Back in the room, he really stayed on the bed obediently, but he still didn’t lie there, but wrapped himself in a quilt and sat on the bed. When I came back, he was looking out of the balcony, but when the door slammed his head Immediately turned around.

like a puppy.

I paused for a moment, then walked over and handed him the ginger soup as if nothing had happened. "Drink it."

He shrugged his nose and sniffed, his face puckered into a ball.

"No, drink!" His appearance was so obvious that I knew it without guessing.

He looked up at me pitifully: "Honey..."

"If you don't drink, you will get sick. If you get sick, I can't take you on the road. Do you want to drink?" I have calmly ignored the "dear" in his mouth, and persuaded him with reasons that will never fail him.

He thought for a while, pouted, stretched out two thin arms from under the quilt, and picked up the bowl.

Seeing him fall asleep obediently after drinking the ginger soup, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The doctor had previously said that the child was in poor health, not sure why, and although I didn't want to bother with him, my conscience would be disturbed if something really happened to him before he got home.

As for the reason, it is probably because his "dear" and I have similar faces.

And he's such an irresistible kid, isn't he?

【3】

We stayed two days at the country inn, and seeing that he showed no signs of illness, we left there and continued our journey.My next stop is a seaside town. Before I left, I kept asking him "where is your home" and "what's your family name", but he just shook his head and looked at me expectantly. In the end, I only knew him name only.

The boy's name is Alan.

Alan didn't know where he came from, where his home was, and what his family's name was. His brain seemed a little unconscious, and his personal state was also very unstable. Sometimes he was quiet and sometimes he was very active.I don't see his age, he should look younger than he is because he's so thin.But he doesn't look like a child, because I can feel his love for "dear" from his words.

Oh, and speaking of which, his favorite time to talk is when I'm asking him about "honey."

I wanted to find a way to find his family through the "dear" news, so I asked some side-by-side questions. Before that time, he became very talkative, and he could talk a lot.

However, most of the words are about how good "dear" is to him, how much he cares about him, and there is very little meaningful content.

Then suddenly one day, he grabbed my arm and unbuttoned the neckline as if he suddenly thought of something and said to me: "It's today, you gave me this!"

He pulled a necklace from his collar.

I glanced at his necklace. It was a metal chain with a small metal tag hanging on it. Several letters and numbers were written on the tag.

But when I wanted to take a closer look, he put the necklace back as if shy.But he still said, "I've always kept it safe," he raised his chin triumphantly.

I reached out and scratched his chin, then looked away.

I also noticed something hanging around his neck when I was bathing him before, but I didn't think too much about it at the time.Unexpectedly, it was given by someone he likes.

So he is also liked, right?

For some reason I am a little lost.

I couldn't bear to hit him when I saw him secretly happy with treasures in his arms, so I nodded perfunctorily: "Ah, I remember."

He seemed even happier when he got the response, clutching his neck and smiling at me from time to time.I was a little helpless before, but in the end I couldn't help laughing along with him.If you remove that sick face, he is a beautiful child with bright and bright eyes. When he smiles, his eyes are slightly narrowed, and the light scatters like the sun.I envied that person again in my heart, but I was also a little angry.

Why would such a lovable child embark on such a journey, and what is his beloved doing.

It was summer at that time, and when we arrived in Haicheng, the annual tourist season had already ushered in, and there were many pedestrians on the street, including many foreigners.I decided to take a rest in this small town first, because when we entered the city, someone enthusiastically handed out leaflets to us, and this city will hold a grand seaside bonfire party.It's their annual summer extravaganza, and it's going to be pretty buzzing.Although I don't like to join in the fun, I have a child with me now, so he must really want to go.

Sure enough, after I told Alan the news, he took my arm and looked at me expectantly.He is always like this, and immediately switches his attack when he finds that words are useless. He also seems to find that I can't refuse my eyes like this, and he has tried repeatedly.

If I hadn't planned this time long ago, I would really regret my lack of firmness in my heart in the end.

A few days before the party, our hotel is by the sea, and when I fell asleep, I could sleep with the sound of the waves on my pillow, and I, who had become light sleep due to the long journey, was able to sleep very deeply.

Then one night, when I turned over in the middle of the night, I vaguely regained some consciousness. I always felt that there was something missing beside me. I subconsciously stretched out my hand and touched it, and found that the bed next to me was empty.

For the sake of convenience, I have been sleeping in the same room with Allen. His ability to take care of himself is too poor. I am worried that the bathroom incident last time will repeat itself, so I dare not let him live alone. Now it is the tourist season and the rooms that can be vacated are limited. , I didn't get a double room, so I had to ask for a big bed room.

Alan slept next to me indifferently as if he really regarded me as his lover, and sometimes rolled into my arms, holding me and not letting go, and I gradually got used to breathing with another person while sleeping accompany.Today, maybe he disappeared suddenly, so I woke up suddenly.

What would he do if he didn't sleep most of the night?I was worried that I would regain my sobriety almost immediately. The room was very dark, and the light of the bright moon on the sea penetrated the thin curtains and spread on the floor, shaking slightly with the sea breeze, like a pool of water.I looked at the room with the dim light, but Alan wasn't there.This discovery made me very disturbed. I jumped out of bed and checked the bathroom and balcony separately. When I found that he was really not in the room, I quickly put on my clothes and ran out.

After going downstairs, the boss told me that the child had gone out, on the beach not far outside.I looked out from the door and could see a small black figure sitting so close to the dark sea that I thought it was a rock from a distance.

One day I'm going to have to worry about him.I thought bitterly in my heart, then tapped on my slippers and ran towards him.

The seaside is very cool at night, the sea breeze is very strong, the sea surface is blown by the wind, and there is no gentleness in the daytime at all.Allen sat close to the sea, and the rising water bit his toes from time to time. He hugged his knees and looked into the distance, with a blank expression on his face.

I suddenly felt that he should have thought of something at that moment.

"What are you doing? Why don't you go to sleep?" No matter what I was thinking, I still kept the expression and attitude I should have and said in a bad tone.

He looked up at me, blinked his big bright eyes innocently, then suddenly narrowed his mouth and gave me a smile.

His appearance was so pitiful that the anger in my heart disappeared instantly.

"It's cold at night, you shouldn't be running out to blow the air in such thin clothes." I draped the clothes over his shoulders. "And soak your feet in sea water."

He shrank his toes when he heard that, but he was too close to the sea, and if he didn't change his position, he would still be washed away.He seemed to have noticed this too, looked at me as if I was helpless even if it was the fact, and pouted slightly.

I sighed, picked him up and put him on the dry sand.

He stuffed his feet into the gravel, and the residual heat from the morning sun had not dissipated. He thumped his feet and smiled at me.

I sat down next to him and he immediately put his head on my shoulder.

"Is the bonfire tomorrow?" he asked.

"Yes."

"Shall we leave after the party?"

"Yes, leave the next day."

"Where are you going next?" He asked about the route, which confused me a bit, obviously he had seen my itinerary...but since he asked, I still answered him, I said a place name, and then waited for him respond.

This time, he didn't make a sound, but waited for a long time. When I thought he was asleep and was about to take him back, he suddenly said in a low voice: "Oh, there."

The tone was very strange, I frowned slightly and wanted to ask something, but he fell into my arms. "It's so cold and sleepy, let's go back to sleep." He raised his head and said coquettishly.

I was taken aback by his sudden interruption, and I forgot what I was going to ask just now, so I could only nod helplessly, and got up to pull him up.

He suddenly jumped behind me and hooked my neck.

"Carry me back." He said with a smile.

I didn't know whether to sigh or not, and squatted down to let him jump on my back.

"Don't take off your clothes." I said, then lifted him up on his back and carried him back to the hotel.

It's not a long journey, but when I put him on the bed, he had already closed his eyes and fell asleep peacefully.The light in the room was on, his sleeping face was very peaceful, his neck was slightly tilted to one side, the neckline was a little loose, and half of the necklace hidden in his clothes was exposed.

I was suddenly a little curious, and I approached him and gently took out the metal piece and looked at it.

The Seventh Hospital

NO.07-30558

Very simple English.I froze.

... Hospital?

Then I felt that the back of my fingers was a bit rough, so I turned the metal plate over, and the same address and a number of phone numbers were written on the back in two languages.

It's in the city where I'm going to next stop.

I stared at Alan's face in shock. He was not woken up by my movements, and he was still sleeping quietly. His pale and thin face was like a suffering angel.

That wasn't a necklace from a lover at all, it was a patient number plate from a special hospital!

My fingers trembled, and I carefully stuffed the metal plate back into his clothes with force, and then covered him with the quilt.But I never felt sleepy again.I dug out the cigarette case from my pocket and walked out with the lighter.

I need to calm down.Well, calm down.

【4】

The next day was the bonfire party. After getting up in the morning, I took Allen downstairs to have breakfast on the open-air beach. Early in the morning, the beach began to clean up the messy tourists and prepare to build a huge bonfire. We were ordered not to enter the beach area. And the water, so I can only stay in the hotel leisurely.Apart from being near the sea, this city has no other special features. I originally thought about taking Alan around the city, but he was very interested in watching the workers build a bonfire, so he simply gave up.I will definitely go to bed very late at night, so let's rest today.

After a sleepless night, I still decided to follow the established route.I can't let him out just because I'm soft-hearted towards this child.He looks weak and may have other illnesses that I don't know about. I have to take him back to the hospital.

I always firmly believe that people will change as long as they are alive, so I can tell that child at that time, as long as you recover, I can take you to travel around the world again.

Even if it's not me you want to follow.

I didn't tell the child about this, after all, no one wants to give up the current life and go to the hospital to live a life of darkness.I hope that kid is happy, so wait till we hit the road tomorrow.

The night came soon, and people lit huge bonfire frames, and the flames climbed along the high frames, and the bright fire light shone, making the beach as bright as day.People held hands, sang and danced around the bonfire, and there were long tables at the entrance of the hotel, one after another, filled with fruits, various seasonal seafood, delicacies made of sea vegetables, various wines and juices.It's a big day for the city, so everyone is having fun with their hearts open, locals and out-of-towners, acquaintances and strangers, men and women, all throwing their weight behind and soaking up the good night , Carnival all night, hard to sleep.

I didn't like this kind of lively atmosphere very much, so I didn't participate in it. I sat at the table in front of the hotel and drank and ate fruit. Allen liked lively things. He ran to the crowd early and sang and danced with them. Simple There was a happy expression on his face, and the warm firelight shone on his face and eyes, making him look full of vitality.

Although the crowd is huge and the scene is messy, I can still see Alan in the crowd at a glance. Although he looks thin and small and is often swallowed by the crowd and shadows when he was young, my eyes can still accurately reach the place where he appears next time.I don't dare to explore what kind of psychological result this is. I just feel a little dull in my chest, and no amount of drinking can relieve it.

I suddenly wished that this night could last and that tomorrow never came.

And I could sit here and watch him forever, maybe forever.

We drove away the next afternoon.The bonfire party was held from the dusk of the first day to the dawn of the second day. I thought that Allen would not be able to last that long with his physical condition, but what was surprising was that he stayed with that group of people until dawn, and We greeted the sunrise over the ocean together.

Then he fell on me without any strength and started to sleep soundly. I could only carry him back to the room, pack up and check out, and then carried him to the car. He didn't wake up until we left the city. wake up.

Maybe he'll sleep until we reach our next destination.This idea flashed in my mind for a moment, which made me feel that there was nothing wrong with it, at least it would save him some time to feel lost.

He woke up at dusk, and we had already got off the highway and entered the city.For some reason, I didn't want to take him back to the hospital right away, so I decided to go to eat first.

He opened his eyes in a daze, rubbed his face against the car seat, and asked me inarticulately how long it would be before I got out of the car, he wanted to go to the toilet.

I laughed, drove the car to the parking space next to the public toilet on the side of the road, and then drove him down to solve his physical problems.He went bouncing around, and ran over a few minutes later, but the expression on his face was not as relaxed as before.

My heart skipped a beat.

"Honey, where are we now?" He asked me as soon as he got into the car and grabbed my arm.

I looked out of the car window, and there was a billboard outside the public toilet with the name of the city written on it.

It was no longer possible to keep silent, I gently grabbed his hand and whispered, "Alan, you've played outside enough, we should go back to the hospital."

His expression was immediately filled with sadness.

But in the end he didn't say anything, let go of my hand and sat quietly on the passenger seat, holding the thin blanket that I had covered him before, and staring ahead with emptiness.

I didn't know how to deal with it, so I could only start the car. On the way, I told him that we can go eat first and go back immediately if we don't worry. He nodded, then lowered his head and fiddled with his fingers, but he refused to speak.

This silence lasted for a long time, until we finished our meal and drove to the hospital in the suburbs. Just when the gate of the hospital was about to appear in front of our eyes, he suddenly turned around and grabbed my hand.

"Honey, will you leave me?"

I stared at him blankly, unable to answer.

At that time, I suddenly realized that everything I had thought about him was when I temporarily abandoned my own identity and thought from the perspective of a free traveler, but in reality, none of us can abandon ourselves He can't, and neither can I.

I'm leaving you, Alan.

At this moment, I cannot lie.

I thought things would be a little more complicated, but I didn't expect it to be very simple.

When we arrived at the gate of the hospital, I explained my purpose to the guard, and immediately a group of people ran out and surrounded our car.

Two calm and gentle-looking older women in nursing uniforms opened the car door and brought Alan down. They looked at Alan with worries and helplessness, and were very gentle with his actions and words.Then they took Allen into the hospital, and I stood bewildered by the doorman as if I had been forgotten.

The doorman is a middle-aged man with vicissitudes of life. He looked at me and smiled slightly, and invited me in for a cup of tea.

I don't want to leave now, so I nodded in agreement.

"Thank you so much this time." The guard put the tea in front of me and handed me a cigarette. "Ever since we found out that Alan had left the hospital by himself, we have been very worried, but we didn't expect him to run so far. No wonder we haven't received any news."

"It's nothing, this is what I should do." I refused his cigarette, and shook my head gently while holding a teacup. "And I hurt him, he looks weak... You should give him a more detailed examination."

"Of course, he's a troublesome patient," said the doorman with no particular emotion, "and needs to be treated with care."

"I heard from the doctor who examined him in the previous hospital that he had osteoporosis."

"Oh, yes," the guard smiled faintly, "You know, it's always like this when you get older."

I was a little confused for a while.What do you mean getting old?Alan is clearly only a teenager...

He looked at my dazed look and smiled embarrassedly as if he suddenly remembered something. "Oh, I forgot, you're just an ordinary person, you don't know much about this."

"I don't understand what you mean, sir." I suddenly fidgeted and changed my position a little uncomfortablely, "Can you explain in more detail?"

"Nothing in particular, calm down, lad," he said reassuringly. "You must have thought that man was a teenager?"

"Isn't it?"

"Wrong, wrong, too outrageous." He waved his hands and laughed for a short time, then shrugged helplessly at me. "There's nothing wrong with that though, he does look like a child, after all. And a remarkably innocent one."

"No..." I wanted to retort that he was not naive, but the doorman shook his head lightly at that moment, and the expression on his face became heavy.

"His real age must be sixty or seventy, boy."

I froze as I prepared to drink tea.

"He looks so small because he suffers from agelessness. If he is a normal person, you should call him Grandpa."

"Cough!...cough cough cough!" I coughed forcefully, feeling that the inhaled air was stuck in the trachea, which was very uncomfortable.

"Please don't be joking...cough...he is clearly from the inside out...cough...he looks like a child...cough..."

"That's because of senility. I'm not kidding you." The guard had an expected expression. "People with agelessness almost stop their physical development, including their brains. But they age faster than ordinary people, and their bodies will degenerate like ordinary people when they age. This is how the so-called osteoporosis comes. He It's like the spirit of a teenager. But he's older than you and me."

"This is simply a fantasy...I've never heard of ageless disease..." I regained my strength and said in embarrassment after taking a big sip of tea.

"If you don't believe it, that's the truth." The guard curled his lips. "Cases like this are rare, but not non-existent."

"Has he lived with you for a long time?" I decided to drop that question and ask something else I'd been wondering.

"Oh, yes, it's been a long time," said the doorman. "At least three guards know that there is a patient with agelessness living here."

"Is he alone?"

"Young man, it seems that you still don't know the nature of this hospital." He smiled and lit a cigarette, "Although it's called a hospital, it's actually called a 'Pathological Convalescence Institute', where all kinds of Such patients, strange diseases, difficult-to-cure diseases, rare diseases... In addition to recovering and leaving the hospital, the hospital stay here is lifelong. Do you know the meaning of lifelong? It means that if you are not cured, you have to stay here forever. Here Most of the patients have very rich or special family backgrounds, and they pay huge medical care expenses for the patients to ensure that they have the best hospital life here. Some people also use this place as a shelter and hand over people here Then pay the fee and forget about it, let them live or die here. We will accept all patients and treat them as required, but we will not interfere with the patient's family, so let them come for whatever reason Up to here, we don't care." The guard blew out a smoke ring after speaking, "Alan, that is the senility patient, he was left here for life."

"You mean, his family abandoned him?" I hoarse in shock.

"Probably so." He shrugged his shoulders, after all, he didn't know the specific news. "Anyway, since he came, there were people who came to see him occasionally, but then there was no one there."

"So you know he has a lover, or a lover?" I asked hastily.

"Lover? No." He glanced at me blankly, and then replied. "I don't know the specifics... Only his attending doctor will know..."

I stood up immediately. "Then can I see his attending physician? I still want to know something about him, you know