The sleep felt longer than usual, and when Wei Yumeng woke up, her head felt incredibly heavy, as if filled with paste, making her unable to think or react to anything.
It was raining outside. Although it was only five or six in the afternoon, it was already pitch dark. This made Wei Yumeng lose even more sense of time.
Recently, she had been increasingly prone to sleep. It started with needing only the usual eight hours of sleep a day, and now she slept almost all day, waking up for only an hour or two.
Wei Yumeng didn't know why she was like this. Many things felt wrong, but she couldn't figure out what was wrong.
Such a life made her see no hope for the future, and she even felt no meaning in survival. She couldn't do what she liked freely, and she couldn't even see her children. She lived like a corpse every day.
Although she occasionally seized the opportunity to defend herself, no one ever believed her.
Even the look in Zhan Mohan's eyes was strange, which made Wei Yumeng miserable.
She truly felt exhausted by such days and had had enough. She wanted to be free, by any means necessary.
"Mr. Zhan, you're here."
Zhan Mohan asked the doctor, "How is Yumeng's condition today? Is she still sleeping?"
"Mrs. Zhan hasn't been in good spirits lately. She was sleeping when I checked on her earlier, but I don't know now. However, I hope Mr. Zhan won't force her to wake up and try not to provoke her."
Zhan Mohan nodded. He would naturally not do anything to hurt Wei Yumeng.
He pushed open the hospital room door, only to find that Wei Yumeng was not in bed. He was startled and looked everywhere for her, eventually finding her on the balcony.
Ordinary hospital rooms naturally didn't have balconies, but at Zhan Mohan's request, this room was arranged to be like their home, and it naturally included a balcony.
At this moment, Wei Yumeng was standing at the edge of the balcony. She sat on the railing, facing outward, looking at something unknown.
"Yumeng!"
Zhan Mohan was terrified by the sight. If Wei Yumeng shifted slightly, she could fall, and they were sixteen floors up.
"Yumeng, don't move, I'll come and get you down."
"Don't come over!" Wei Yumeng stopped Zhan Mohan. "I've had enough of this life. I'm not sick, yet I'm treated like a mental patient and live in this cage-like place. I've really had enough!"
Zhan Mohan softened his voice. "Alright, if you don't want to stay here, we'll go home. Don't do anything foolish."
Zhan Mohan needed to satisfy Wei Yumeng's demands as much as possible. Saving her was the most important thing.
"What's the point of going home? None of you believe me. I really hear those voices, and someone really wants to harm me. Even if I go back, those people won't let me go. I might as well jump from here and end it all."
Zhan Mohan clenched his fists, his fingernails almost digging into his palms. He hadn't expected Wei Yumeng to be so miserable. He had tried his best to provide her with the best treatment environment, and even spent time with her himself as much as possible, yet why was it still like this?
Wei Yumeng continued, "Mohan, I don't blame you. I know you've been working hard too. I've been dragging you down."
Zhan Mohan's voice trembled slightly. "What are you talking about? I've never considered this a burden. I just want you to come down. I'll agree to any condition."
"Yumeng! Don't!" Mu Linjing exclaimed, having just arrived and witnessed this scene. "Yumeng, let's talk. There's no problem that can't be solved."
But Wei Yumeng's voice was surprisingly calm. "Lin Jing, thank you for your care during this time. You'll always be my best friend. I won't forget you."
Mu Linjing felt that such words were not moving at all at this moment, and sounded like a deathbed confession.
"No, Yumeng, if you dare to take your own life, I won't consider you my best friend anymore!"
"Mom!"
Just then, a familiar voice made Wei Yumeng shiver. It was the children's voices.
Zhan Shiqing cried, "Mom, we miss you so much. We've been waiting for you to come back."
The voices came from Zhan Mohan's phone. Due to the special nature of the mental hospital, he hadn't brought the children to visit Wei Yumeng, but he knew that even if Wei Yumeng could let go of everything else, she couldn't let go of her children.
"Mom, Shiqing won a prize in the painting competition today. We saved it for you to see when you get back." This time, it was Zhan Jinzhi speaking.
Zhan Mohan took a deep breath. "Yumeng, please come down. The children and I are waiting for you. Don't leave us and do something so cruel."
Wei Yumeng was already sobbing uncontrollably. She had truly thought she could let go of everything and end this painful life, but she still couldn't let go. Whether it was her children or Zhan Mohan, how could she bear to leave them?
There were still so many planned things to achieve, so many things they wanted to do together. She hadn't seen enough of Zhan Mohan's handsome face, and she still yearned for his embrace.
But now she was in too much pain. What should she do?
Zhan Mohan tiptoed a step closer to Wei Yumeng and, finding no reaction, took a leap of faith and scooped her into his arms.
Mu Linjing also breathed a sigh of relief. She felt that there had been too many frights lately, and this one had shocked her so much that she would need a long time to recover. She kept patting her chest.
Zhan Mohan held Wei Yumeng very carefully, afraid of hurting her again.
No one knew how scared he was at that moment, nor that he had never been so scared before.
Wei Yumeng was placed back on the bed, and Zhan Mohan quickly called for a doctor to examine her thoroughly.
"I apologize, Mr. Zhan. This was our oversight. We should have paid closer attention to the patient's emotions at all times."
Dr. Wang's tone was full of apologies, but Zhan Mohan couldn't hear a word. He only wanted to know if Wei Yumeng had any other injuries.
Wei Yumeng's emotions were still very agitated. She kept crying, her hands gripping the front of Zhan Mohan's clothes and refusing to let go. Zhan Mohan didn't force her, but cooperated by sitting by the bed with her while the doctor examined her.
"Mrs. Zhan has no other injuries, but her emotions are still a bit agitated. We may need to administer a sedative to forcibly calm her down."
Zhan Mohan nodded, and the doctor prepared to inject her. However, upon seeing the syringe, Wei Yumeng became agitated again.