Su Qing had never imagined that such a secret could be hidden within that jade-like person.
Her voice couldn't help but tinge with nervousness, and she gazed at Mei Yeqin intently.
"Auntie Mei, I'm listening to everything you say."
Her voice was faint, yet trembling with an unconscious tremor.
Su Qing clenched her fingers together, pursing her lips. An unwavering tension permeated her. She stared at Mei Yeqin, unsure what to do, unwilling to miss a single detail.
Mei Yeqin's expression was unbelievably serious.
"Su Qing, Jiang Sui has depression and mania."
Su Qing was a bit stunned, her mouth slightly open.
"Depression? Mania?"
She was a bit incredulous, because she knew a little about these things. Su Qing had never seen symptoms of this kind of mental illness in Jiang Sui before.
"You find it hard to believe, don't you? I also found it hard to believe when I first diagnosed him."
"Depression is characterized by a persistent and long-term low mood, while mania is typically characterized by an elevated mood, racing thoughts, and increased activity."
"It can say these two symptoms are completely mutually exclusive. At first, I didn't want to believe it."
"Ah Sui rarely, rarely behaves like this. It's not that he doesn't behave like this. It's more that he's been like this ever since my sister passed away. He's never been very emotional about anything, and he has no interest in anything."
Mei Yeqin spoke with some difficulty, her every word filled with concern and care for Jiang Sui.
Su Qing pursed her lips.
Sister, Su Qing bit her lip, "So, did something happen to Auntie that caused Jiang Sui to behave like this?"
She didn't want to ask about the boy's family affairs, and Jiang Sui had never spoken to her about them.
Mei Yeqin nodded, her expression indifferent and cold. It was clear that for Mei Yeqin, that was a past she didn't want to recall.
"Ah Sui watched my sister die, and the trauma has been indelible. He doesn't cry, and rarely even cries. He doesn't show any expression except indifference. It wasn't like this at the beginning. At the beginning, everyone was happy and joyful as a family."
The pain lingering in Mei Yeqin's eyes threatened to drown her.
Su Qing bit her lip, unsure how to offer comfort, her hands clasped tightly together.
"Auntie Mei, is there anything I can do?"
Mei Yeqin's low mood was lifted by Su Qing's words, and she looked at her seriously.
"Su Qing, Ah Sui's complications have always been very few. It's not that they're few, but rather that he's aware of his condition, so he's been deliberately suppressing them, using his willpower to resist them."
"You know, this condition, if left untreated, can become very serious. It's a very serious psychological and mental illness."
Mei Yeqin tried her best to explain the seriousness of the situation.
She pursed her lips, unwilling to continue.
Su Qing listened carefully to half of what she said, naturally picking up on Mei Yeqin's concerns. She carefully recalled the past few days.
Previously, Su Qing had heard Jiang Sui say that Mei Yeqin had actually been transferred out of Wuzhen.
So, their chance encounter a few days ago wasn't accidental.
The series of events seemed to have a connection.
She thought back to that day when Jiang Sui had been in an unusual mood. Su Qing bit her lip and subconsciously asked.
"Auntie Mei, Jiang Sui's illness has been going on for a while now, right? It started having it two days ago."
Mei Yeqin hadn't expected the girl to be so clever. She nodded.
"Yes."
"Su Qing, can you tell me what's been happening with Jiang Sui these past few days?"
Mei Yeqin asked earnestly and cautiously.
"Of course, Su Qing, if you feel it touches on your privacy or something, you can choose not to talk about it."
Mei Yeqin had taken Su Qing's feelings to heart.
This kind of thing is nothing more than a test of their relationship.
Su Qing pursed her lips and shook her head. "Auntie Mei, you don't have to be so polite. If I can help Jiang Sui, I'll do it without hesitation."
When Su Qing sensed the boy's mood was off, Jiang Sui's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked a little scary, trying hard to suppress something.
Su Qing felt a little guilty.
"I was careless. We had just finished our exams that day, but a girl who had previously liked Ah Sui asked me out."
"I didn't expect that she would tell Ah Sui when she asked me out, so Ah Sui came straight from Jiangcheng to Wuzhen to find me."
There was nothing wrong with the incident itself.
Mei Yeqin listened confidently.
"At the time, because of the previous incident, he was extremely concerned about my safety and didn't want me to go out alone. When he saw me meeting that girl alone outside, Ah Sui was furious."
Su Qing bit her lip, thinking that if she could do it over again, she would rather not have met her, and she wouldn't have wanted Jiang Sui relapsed.
Because back then, she clearly sensed the boy's distress, but she didn't take it seriously.
Su Qing fell into a deep well of self-blame.
Mei Yeqin reached out and patted Su Qing's fingers.
"Qing Qing, you don't have to blame yourself. This is perfectly normal. It's pretty much what I suspected. Ah Sui was just too worried about you, which is why he acted like that."
Su Qing froze for a moment, then turned to look at Mei Yeqin.
"So, Jiang Sui's relapsed was because of me, right?"
This realization filled Su Qing's eyes with a hint of confusion. She didn't know what to do or what can go do.
Her shoulders trembled slightly.
Mei Yeqin hadn't expected Su Qing to have such an understanding.
She added anxiously, "That's not the case. Su Qing, your understanding is wrong."
"In medicine, if there are no clinical symptoms, doctors don't know how to prescribe the right treatment. But now, if Ah Sui can reveal his condition, then treatment will be much easier."
Mei Yeqin's words gradually cleared Su Qing's confused expression.
"So it was a coincidence. I can help Jiang Sui, right?"
Her eyes were filled with a gleam that made it impossible to look away. At that moment, that sincerity made Mei Yeqin feel that his nephew had made the right choice.
Mei Yeqin nodded.
Throughout the entire process, Mei Yeqin hadn't seen Su Qing show even the slightest reluctance.
She was even willing to analyze Jiang Sui's condition with her. It was so rare.