163: Suffocating love

Upon hearing Zhao Mother’s words, the netizens in the live broadcast room immediately found it hard to comprehend.

“I didn’t hear wrong, did I? She’s planning to follow her son to university? That’s suffocating!”

“Are there really such bizarre parents in this world? They only let their child study and teach them nothing else?”

“There are, indeed. There was a top science student in our province who was like that. I heard he couldn’t do anything after getting into university and committed suicide before finishing his first semester.”

“No, I don’t understand. What’s the point of raising such a child? Purely studying for exams, do they not care about the child’s life afterward?”

“Then you don’t understand those parents who have high hopes for their children. For them, a child is just a tool to change their future. As long as they can get into a prestigious university, that’s enough.”

“Do you think it’s harder to get into Tsinghua University or to teach him how to peel an egg?”

It must be said that netizens are very perceptive; Zhao Rui’s parents indeed thought that way.

For them, there was only one turning point in life, and that was the college entrance examination.

So, to ensure Zhao Rui achieved a good score in the college entrance examination, even if the methods were extreme, it was worth it.

Knowing that this couple was obsessed, Qin Jiang simply stopped questioning them and turned his gaze to Zhao Rui.

“What about you? What do you think? Do you want your mother to follow you to university?”

Hearing Qin Jiang say this, Zhao Rui was stunned for a moment, then hesitated.

It seemed he had never known this was an option before.

“Can… can Mom not come along?”

No sooner had Zhao Rui finished speaking than Mr. Zhao slapped him hard on the head.

“What are you thinking, you brat? Are you trying to rebel?”

“What can you do if you don’t let your mom follow you? Can you dress yourself? Can you peel an egg and eat by yourself?”

“You don’t even know how to use a phone or order takeout. Are you telling me you can survive without your mom?”

Mr. Zhao’s stern words made Zhao Rui close his mouth once again, trembling like a startled bird.

Zhao Mother also reached out at this moment, gently stroking Zhao Rui’s head and saying, “Son, don’t be afraid. Mom isn’t a bad person; she won’t interfere with your studies.”

“Mom following you to university is just to take care of your daily life.”

“Son, you just focus on your studies and prepare for the college entrance examination. Don’t think about anything else. Mom will handle everything for you.”

After comforting Zhao Rui, Zhao Mother looked at Qin Jiang with great dissatisfaction.

“Dr. Qin, we came to you because others said your medical skills were excellent.”

“Remember, you are just a doctor. How we educate our child is our own business. I hope you don’t interfere too much.”

If it were anyone else speaking to Qin Jiang with such an attitude, he would have directly told them to get lost.

But facing Zhao Rui, Qin Jiang couldn’t say such words.

Because Qin Jiang could clearly sense that Zhao Rui already had severe psychological problems.

If he gave up on treating Zhao Rui out of spite with Zhao Mother, it might not be long before Zhao Rui also gave up on life and went to the rooftop.

Qin Jiang did not want to see this happen.

So Qin Jiang glanced at Zhao Mother, ignored her, and said to Zhao Rui, “Zhao Rui, I need to take your pulse now. Please put your hand here.”

Zhao Rui nodded and placed his hand on the pulse pillow.

While taking his pulse, Qin Jiang asked, “Do you often stay up late recently?”

Zhao Rui’s expression panicked, and he quickly shook his head.

The couple stared intently at Zhao Rui at this moment.

“Son, you know your dad’s temper; you can’t lie.”

Hearing Zhao Mother say this, Zhao Rui could only nod fearfully.

“I… I have indeed been suffering from insomnia recently, unable to sleep…”

Zhao Rui hadn’t even finished speaking when Mr. Zhao slapped him hard on the head again.

Zhao Rui was terrified by the sudden slap.

He covered his face and started crying.

But Mr. Zhao didn’t feel there was anything wrong with him at all.

He pointed at Zhao Rui’s nose and cursed, “You scoundrel, how many times have I told you to go to bed on time at night?”

“If you don’t sleep well at night, where will you get the energy to read and study during the day?”

“No wonder your homeroom teacher said you often doze off in class. I thought you were just too tired from studying, but it turns out you’re not sleeping at night!”

“Tell me, are you secretly playing something behind our backs?!”

Zhao Rui covered his face, crying and explaining, “I didn’t! I just can’t sleep. My head buzzes at night, like many people are talking in my ears. I really can’t sleep!”

Mr. Zhao clearly didn’t believe this explanation.

He raised his hand, ready to slap Zhao Rui again.

Who knew that at this moment, Qin Jiang really couldn’t stand it anymore, and directly stood up and grabbed Mr. Zhao’s wrist.

Qin Jiang’s hand was like an iron clamp; no matter how hard Mr. Zhao tried, he couldn’t break free.

Mr. Zhao angrily said to Qin Jiang, “I’m disciplining my son. What does it have to do with you? Let go of me!”

Qin Jiang coldly said, “This is my medical clinic. If you hit my patient in my medical clinic, then it’s my business.”

Mr. Zhao tried to speak, but Qin Jiang directly used force on his hand, pressing an acupuncture point.

Mr. Zhao immediately opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

Then his legs went weak, and he knelt before Qin Jiang.

Zhao Mother saw this and jumped anxiously at the side.

“Don’t hit my husband! Let him go, quickly let him go!”

Zhao Mother tried to lay hands on Qin Jiang, but Qin Jiang merely gave her a cold glance, instantly making her freeze.

Shi Mu entered from outside with several Medical Administration staff members.

Shi Mu said sternly to the couple, “Dr. Qin’s consultations are all live-streamed. Just because Zhao Rui is your son, you cannot beat and scold him arbitrarily.”

“Zhao Rui is no longer a child. Even if he were, you have no right to beat and scold him so wantonly.”

“If you continue to do this, we will have no choice but to control you and then hand you over to the police.”

The couple were both bullies who picked on the weak.

Seeing that the Medical Administration staff had stepped forward to support Qin Jiang, they dared not say anything more at this point.

Zhao Mother quickly promised, “Alright, alright, I promise we won’t beat or scold the child anymore. Dr. Qin, please release my husband. Can you please treat my son properly?”

Qin Jiang also didn’t want to escalate the situation.

As soon as he let go, Mr. Zhao immediately collapsed onto the ground, taking a long time to recover.

It was then that Zou Moli pointed to Zhao Rui, who was covering his face.

“Dr. Qin, look at him.”

Qin Jiang turned to look and found that Zhao Rui’s pants were wet.

Incontinence?

Qin Jiang frowned, immediately realizing that Zhao Rui’s condition was even more severe than he had imagined.