After breakfast, the family changed into their outing clothes. Qiao Xiguan drove, while Gu Zichen, Niannian, and Gu Minglu sat in the back seat. No matter how much Niannian wished to go to the amusement park, the thought of electrotherapy made the child shiver with fear. She clung tightly to Gu Zichen, unwilling to be separated. Gu Zichen held her firmly, not letting her touch the ground for even a second. The family walked into the electrotherapy room. Gu Zichen said to Qiao Xiguan, "You stay outside with Minglu."
"I'll stay with Niannian. You wait outside with Minglu," Qiao Xiguan said.
"I'll do it."
"It's a bit cruel..." Qiao Xiguan said, holding back.
"Yes, I'll do it. You wait outside with Minglu." Gu Zichen said calmly.
Qiao Xiguan was silent for a moment, then she turned and led Gu Minglu towards the hallway outside. The door to the electrotherapy room closed. Niannian, trembling with fear, lay against Gu Zichen, biting her lip, her eyes red and on the brink of tears.
