Searching for Treasures in the Clouds

Chapter 378 Depression

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The scene begins with Yu Ru and several female bodyguards eating together, with Liu Bujing still present. The others are all eating quickly with their heads down, while Yu Ru is eating slowly while looking at her tablet.

Yu Ru was checking the recent trending topics online. She had released a lot of information recently, mostly about powerful figures doing bad things and the obese Fang Longfei. Unfortunately, the public didn't seem to care much; no one seemed to analyze the impact on ordinary people. Everyone just assumed it was routine bribery by some official. The news items appeared briefly, but were quickly overshadowed by the news of a male celebrity's alleged secret marriage. Since that was the case, Yu Ru didn't want to bother with it anymore. She didn't want to spend more money on it, so buying trending topics online had to be temporarily abandoned.

Yu Ru held a spoon in one hand and scrolled through the tablet screen with the other, checking each trending topic. Suddenly, the words "Liu Bujing suspected of committing suicide by jumping off a building due to depression" caught her eye. She stopped and tapped on the topic, entering the article.

This article recounts most of the important events in Liu Bujing's acting career from his debut to the present, mainly mentioning that he seemed to suffer from depression and attempted suicide by jumping off a building. The article includes several blurry pictures; the general outline of a man in the pictures looks like Liu Bujing.

After reading it, she looked up at Liu Bujing and asked, "Liu Bujing, did you see the trending topics? Someone said you committed suicide by jumping off a building due to depression and are now dead."

Upon hearing this, Sister Shan and Sister Ping immediately took out their phones to check. Liu Bujing, however, was slightly taken aback, then shook her head, "Boss, I haven't been looking at those entertainment-related charts lately."

Yu Ru pushed the tablet in front of Ping Jie and gestured for her to place it in front of Liu Bujing. "Liu Bujing, look at this photo, is that you?"

Liu Bujing took the computer, stared at the pictures attached to the article for a while, and said, "Boss, these pictures are of me. This is in my neighborhood. The situation was that group of people came to my house to forcibly take me away. I refused, so they dragged me to the balcony and threatened to push me off. These pictures were taken by them with a drone."

"Oh." Yu Ru waved to him, signaling him to return the tablet. "I'll have someone cover this up. Don't post anything on your social media for now, understand? I think their leader was arrested, and before they could even figure out their escape route, they released the news of your suicide attempt."

As Liu Bujing handed over the computer, he replied, "I understand, boss."

After he finished speaking, Sister Ping said, "Madam, I've discovered that many celebrities die from depression. I wonder how many of them actually die from depression. Is it really that easy to die from depression?"

“Very rare. Most deaths are forced, like Liu Bujing’s case now. Most suicides involve a process and a time frame, and the waiting for death is even more agonizing. Those who die from depression, especially the severe cases, almost always die from the illness itself; suicide is extremely rare,” Yu Ru said calmly. “Those who truly suffer from depression can often identify specific symptoms: stomach problems, liver problems, heart problems, mental illness, and so on.”

"I see." Sister Ping nodded. "I have a nephew who is said to have depression. He stays at home now and doesn't want to go out or go to school. His parents say that he's being difficult and even dared to go on a hunger strike. But I don't think so. It's like the child's life force has been drained. I'll take him to get a full checkup sometime."

"Aping, have your nephew's parents taken him for treatment? Or are they just letting the child develop freely at home?" Sister Shan suddenly asked.

“No. His parents think this depression is just something he's making up, and they don’t take it seriously. My nephew skips school every day now.” After saying that, Sister Ping quickly shoveled a mouthful of food into her mouth.

"Do you have a photo of your nephew?" Yu Ru asked.

Ping nodded repeatedly, immediately put down her chopsticks, took out her phone from her pocket, and searched for photos of her nephew in her album. After a moment, she opened a casually taken picture of the house and showed it to Yu Ru. The photo showed a fairly well-decorated living room, with a gaunt-looking teenage boy sitting in the corner, looking at the camera with somewhat evasive eyes.

Yu Ru leaned over and stared at the photo for a while before asking, "When was this photo taken?"

"Madam, just last month."

Yu Ru withdrew her gaze, picked up the water on the table, took a sip, and said, "Sister Ping, if this child's parents still want him, they should take him to the hospital to have his stomach and intestines checked as soon as possible. It might be a pathological inability to eat. If this continues, he will starve to death. Also, have the child's parents go to the school to see if he is being bullied by his classmates. If so, transfer him to another school immediately."

"Is it that serious?" Sister Ping was slightly shocked. "These parents are really careless. The child is so thin, and they don't even think of a way to fatten him up."

"Aping, is your nephew your biological son? Or is your family just struggling financially?" Sister Shan asked, puzzled.

“He’s our biological son. I watched him when he was born to make sure he wasn’t switched with someone else. My nephew’s parents aren’t poor; I heard they earn about a million a year. It’s just that their thinking is too old-fashioned, which is why they’ve raised their child the way he is now.”

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After finishing her meal, Yu Ru returned to her room to rest. She sat down on a chair covered with a disposable diaphragm and a medical pad, casually took off her hat and placed it on the table, then stared blankly at her feet.

The entity occupying the dumpling's body controlled it to land on the table, and the camera pointed at Yu Ru. "Mom, aren't you going to sleep? Your dark circles are so heavy, you look like a panda. (=tェt=)"

Yu Ru turned her head and looked over. She looked exhausted, with heavy dark circles under her eyes and a somewhat listless gaze. Coupled with her bald head, she looked like a seriously ill patient. "I don't want to sleep here by myself until they come over."

Yu Ru shared a room with Sister Shan and Sister Ping, but she slept alone in the bed, while Sister Shan and Sister Ping insisted on sleeping on the floor. Although the three of them slept together, Yu Ru still felt uneasy sleeping alone in that bed. She kept thinking that someone might have been abused or even died on that bed before, and that feeling was too disgusting and terrifying. So, she was even more afraid to sleep alone in the room.

"Okay, Mom. Don't worry, Mom, I'll always be with you. I'll protect you. (?＞?＜?)"

"Thank you, I believe you." Yu Ru smiled slightly, then took out her phone to check unread messages. Among the unread messages was one from Sang Zhuxian, which she clicked on first.

Sang Zhuxian sent her several photos of Yunji Star, along with a few words.

"Xiaoru, Xingxing's condition is stable now, so you don't need to worry. Come back as soon as you've finished dealing with things there."

"Your father and I have arranged for another truck to deliver food and medical supplies. The bullets and guns will be secretly hidden in the food; look carefully."

"Ru Youen said he found five more usable bodyguards and arranged for them to be sent over."

“I contacted a funeral home in Haicheng. I know some people in the management there. I asked him to set up a crematorium for you. Your father and I arranged for Uncle Zhang to help out. You can trust him. You can leave the handling of the bodies to him and have him take people to the funeral home to cremate them.”

After reading her message, Yu Ru replied: Thank you, Mom. It's exactly what I needed. Thank you for your hard work.

Seeing that Yu Ru remained silent, Shan Ci asked, "Mom, what's wrong? Is it bad news?"