My younger brothers are so fierce!!! I'm clearly the eldest brother!

"Big brother, big brother?" Jiang Ning's voice trembled slightly; he was afraid.

Suppressing her panic, Jiang Yan quickly checked Jiang Guanqing's pupils, carotid pulse, and breathing.

The pupils reflect light... Although the pulse and breathing are weak and irregular, it is absolutely impossible for them to cause sudden fainting. The specific cause is unknown, and the patient must be sent to the hospital for a systematic examination.

"Get in the car, we're going to the hospital," Jiang Yan shouted, then got into the driver's seat and started the car.

Jiang Zhuo came to Jiang Ning, picked up his older brother and carried him straight to the car. Jiang Ting quickly opened the back seat door.

Jiang Ning and Jiang Huai chased after them, and the car started moving the moment the door closed.

"Xiao Si, take my phone and call the person whose contact name is Dr. Tao."

Jiang Huai fastened his seatbelt, unlocked his phone using the password Jiang Yan had given him, found the number labeled "Dr. Tao" in his contacts, and dialed it.

When Jiang Yan called her at this time, Tao Yaxin's heart tightened, and she quickly answered the call.

Jiang Huai turned on speakerphone and handed the phone towards Jiang Yan.

With both hands gripping the steering wheel and eyes fixed straight ahead, Jiang Yan spoke, "Dr. Tao, after Jiang Ning finished her exam, my older brother suddenly fainted without warning. I did a preliminary examination, and his vital signs are temporarily stable with no signs of acute organic disease, but he has lost consciousness. I suspect it may be dissociative disorder or psychogenic syncope."

The sound of hurried, heavy footsteps came from the other end of the phone. As she spoke, Tao Yaxin took out the clothes she was going to change into from the closet.

"My initial suspicion is that this is acute dissociation following high-functioning exhaustion. Your consciousness is withdrawing in a self-protective manner, and your psychological defense mechanisms are showing signs of collapse. Are you going to West China Hospital? I'm coming over now."

"I see."

Jiang Yan bit her tongue hard, focusing her attention on driving.

Jiang Zhuo withdrew her hand and, hearing the rustling sounds of things being packed up from the other side, suddenly felt a little lost.

Jiang Ning held Jiang Guanqing's hand tightly, trying to warm it with her own body heat. Hearing the conversation between Jiang Yan and Tao Yaxin, she looked at Jiang Yan in the rearview mirror with red eyes, "Second brother, what is acute dissociation? What is high-functioning exhaustion? Has eldest brother's mental health problem never gotten better?" But eldest brother clearly acted so normally.

Jiang Yan stared intently at the red light ahead, counting down. Hearing Jiang Ning's words, he swallowed hard but remained silent.

"Second Brother!"

Jiang Ning's voice suddenly rose, trembling with tears, "What's wrong with my brother? Say something!"

Jiang Ting's fingernails unconsciously dug into the leather sofa seat, her face already streaked with tears. Her voice was hoarse and choked with sobs as she spoke, "...Will my brother ever wake up?"

"Yes," Tao Yaxin's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Tao Yaxin had already changed her clothes and was walking towards the door with Jiang Guanqing's old medical records in her hand. "But after President Jiang wakes up, he may enter a severe state of reality dissociation. He may... not recognize you, and he may return to the time when your parents had the accident. You need to be mentally prepared."

……

The car braked suddenly and stopped in front of the emergency center of West China Hospital.

Jiang Zhuo and Jiang Ning worked together to lift Jiang Guanqing onto the prepared stretcher, and the emergency nurse quickly connected him to a monitor.

"Blood pressure 86/54, heart rate 132, oxygen saturation 92, loss of consciousness, suspected cardiogenic syncope complicated by severe electrolyte imbalance, transfer to the emergency room!"

The red light in the emergency room came on, like a sword hanging overhead.

About forty minutes later, the door to the emergency room opened.

The doctor who came out took off his mask, his gaze sweeping over the row of young people with red eyes, finally settling on Jiang Yan. "Dr. Jiang? The patient's vital signs have stabilized for now, but there is electrolyte imbalance and sinus tachycardia. Organic lesions have been temporarily ruled out, but..."

The doctor carefully considered his words. "The patient shows almost no response to external stimuli. A psychiatric consultation suggests acute stress dissociative disorder. We recommend transferring him to a psychiatric ward for systematic medication and psychological intervention."

Jiang Yan suddenly looked up. "He...he doesn't recognize us?"

"It's only temporary."

Jiang Yan opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything. She felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave. Her back was against the wall, and she could no longer support herself. She slowly slid down and finally sat on the ground.

Jiang Zhuo and the others were also on the verge of a breakdown. Jiang Ting pressed her forehead against the wall, covered her mouth, and cried so hard that her body was trembling.

Not long after, the nurse pushed the hospital bed out.

Jiang Guanqing lay there, his face as pale as a sheet of paper. An IV needle was inserted into the back of his left hand, and the medicine in the IV tube was dripping into his thin, bluish vein.

"Big brother..."

Jiang Ning rushed to the bedside and carefully held Jiang Guanqing's right hand, which was not receiving an injection.

He had just warmed it up, so why is it so cold now?

Large tears rolled down Jiang Ning's cheeks. "Big brother, you promised to give me a gift after the college entrance exam. I've thought it over. All I want is for you to be safe and healthy, big brother..."

Jiang Huai wiped away his tears and put his hand on Jiang Ning's shoulder. "Big brother is just too tired. Let him... get some sleep."

The psychiatric ward is at the end of the corridor, a single room with curtains half-drawn to block the glaring midday sun.

The nurse adjusted the monitor's parameters, looked at the person on the hospital bed with concern, and whispered to Jiang Yan and the others, "The patient needs quiet, don't agitate him, and press the call button if anything happens."

The door closed gently, leaving only the monotonous ticking of the instruments in the room.

"Big brother, we're in the ward," Jiang Ting sniffed, trying to make his voice sound cheerful. "Big brother, you should get some sleep and wake up, okay?"

The person lying on the bed did not react, their long eyelashes drooping quietly, casting a small shadow.

Jiang Yan stood in the corner, her eyes fixed on Jiang Guanqing's face, her hands trembling uncontrollably at her sides.

There was a sudden knock on the ward door, and Tao Yaxin walked in, her hair a little messy.

Tao Yaxin glanced at Jiang Yan and the others in the ward, who looked like the sky had fallen, and pursed her lips, knowing that they were feeling terrible.

"My senior colleague is the deputy director of the Department of Psychiatry at West China Hospital and one of the doctors who saw Mr. Jiang today. I have given him all of Mr. Jiang's medical records from my clinic, and I will work with him to adjust the treatment plan accordingly."

Jiang Ting suddenly raised her head, as if grasping at a straw, "Sister Yaxin... my older brother..."

"Everything will be alright."