It’s unreasonable for a child not to recognize the person who raised them. I called Tang Yi over and held her, asking, "You don't know this auntie? Who did you grow up with?"
"I grew up with Mom and Dad," Tang Yi said as if it were obvious. From our perspective, it was clear she had been coached.
"What do your dad and mom look like?"
"My dad is called Tang Nan, and my mom is called..." Tang Yi stopped, glancing fearfully at Lin Han. Lin Han offered a puzzled smile.
"Yi Bao, why did you stop?"
"I'll be punished if I say the wrong thing. I don't know, Mom, what is Mom's name..." As Tang Yi spoke, she started to cry.
Lin Han, hearing this, gritted her teeth and said, "These bastards must have done something to the child!" She reached out to take Tang Yi, but Tang Yi clung to me tightly, "Dad is good, Dad is good, don't give me back to Mom, don't give me back to Mom."
I sighed and gently patted Tang Yi's back, "Yi Bao, you're not going anywhere. Dad will hold you all the time, okay?"
"Okay~"
After Tang Yi calmed down a bit, Lin Han and I exchanged a look. I pondered for a moment and said, "Wife, why don't you contact Teacher Wang Ren and see if she has time? We can take the child to see her."
"Okay!"
Just then, a nurse came in to arrange my IV drip. She smiled at Tang Yi and said, "Big girl, why don't you go with Mommy? Nurse will help Daddy get better."
"No, Dad, don't give Tang Yi back to Mom, Dad don't give Tang Yi back to Mom."
"Okay, okay!"
I agreed with Tang Yi and placed her on the other side of the bed. I tickled her little nose and smiled, "Tang Yi is a big hero. Stay by Dad's side and protect Dad, okay?"
"Okay~" Tang Yi replied softly, still glancing fearfully at Lin Han. Lin Han, whose brow was furrowed, quickly forced a smile. I joked, "That smile is like a big bad wolf seeing Little Red Riding Hood." She glared at me. Then she said to the nurse, "Are these medicines okay?"
"No problem, the police outside have checked them."
Lin Han nodded but still looked again, not completely reassured. While checking, she said to me, "You stay with Tang Yi, I'll go out and contact Teacher Wang Ren."
...
Since I couldn't move easily, Teacher Wang Ren came to the hospital. Tang Yi still hid by my side. She looked very sleepy but refused to sleep, her eyes and expression hiding fear.
Teacher Wang Ren nodded at me, then said to Tang Yi, "This little girl is so pretty! Do you like Grandma?"
Tang Yi didn't speak, looked at me, very nervous, and hid behind me, as if seeking my approval.
"Tang Yi, tell Grandma you like her."
"Like~" Tang Yi said the word without any emotion, like a parrot mimicking. Teacher Wang Ren nodded at me and asked, "Little girl, shall Grandma show you a magic trick?"
Tang Yi looked at me. I nodded at her, and she nodded at Teacher Wang Ren.
Teacher Wang Ren took out an old pocket watch and said to Tang Yi, "Little girl, you must stare at it closely, or Daddy will scold you."
I scratched my head awkwardly.
Teacher Wang Ren also explained, "It's easy to make a child like Tang Yi forget someone. Once a reward and punishment system is successfully established, her memory will cooperate with her actions. But this is almost impossible for adults."
"Almost impossible, but not completely? What's the possibility?"
Teacher Wang Ren seemed unwilling to answer my question. Hearing me ask, she fell silent...