By linking my account to the check-in system, I became a leisurely traveler.

Chapter 138 Dragon...Dragon Sister? [6.5 thousand words]

Following the address given by JK Long, Li Younan arrived at the hospital.

To be honest, Li Younan is still a bit confused.

The reason is that JK Long's request was not specific enough. Long asked him to help take care of the person lying in the hospital, but he also specifically emphasized that the other party should not ask him for too much information about himself.

This is indeed a request without any context.

Li Younan considered various possibilities, but couldn't come up with anything, so he simply stopped thinking about it and believed that he would understand the whole story when he met the other party.

After finding out the patient's ward at the information desk, Li Younan went straight up.

This is a private hospital with a very nice environment, but the prices are not very affordable.

In the hospital corridor, there was a faint smell of disinfectant, and the floor was mopped clean.

All the wards on this floor are family-style suites, which gives you a general idea that the people staying in the hospital are living in relatively comfortable conditions.

Li Younan arrived at the door of the ward, and after repeatedly confirming that he had not gone to the wrong place, he gently knocked on the door.

After a pause, a voice came from inside the room.

The other person only said two words: "Please come in."

But that familiar voice stunned Li Younan.

From the very first video that JK Long helped edit, there was a first-person narration voice. That voice was extremely magnetic and matched Li Younan's appearance perfectly. Li Younan once thought that the owner of that voice was JK Long.

The voice he heard at that moment was the one that Li Younan had heard countless times before – “his own voice.”

Li Younan took half a second to calm himself down before opening the door.

The family-style hospital room has tiled floors and a hotel-style bathroom at the entrance. In addition to facilities and equipment for medical use, the room is fully equipped with a TV, coffee table, sofa and other amenities found in hotels.

At this moment, Li Younan turned his attention to the person on the hospital bed.

He was a young man of similar age to him, with a hint of arrogance in his eyes, slightly dark skin, and frameless glasses. He exuded a coldness that kept people at a distance.

But he looked somewhat disheveled at this moment, with his right leg in a cast and hanging high in the air.

Right now, he's holding a tablet computer, writing and drawing, I don't know if he's checking the news or busy with work.

The other person put down the tablet computer and turned to look at him after Li Younan came in.

The moment he saw Li Younan, a slight look of surprise appeared on his indifferent face, but he quickly regained his composure, only one eyebrow furrowing slightly, revealing a strange expression: "Li Younan?"

……

After the other party read out his name, Li Younan was certain that even if this guy wasn't JK Long, he must be someone who was extremely close to JK Long.

My doubts suddenly multiplied, but I managed to remain calm.

Before he could speak, the other person asked a question first: "How did you end up here?"

Then, as if realizing something, she looked enlightened and said, "She told you? She actually told you this."

After a moment, he lowered his head and sighed softly, as if muttering to himself, "But it seems there really isn't anyone else."

When he said that, Li Younan could clearly see a hint of heartache in his eyes.

Li Younan didn't speak; he knew the other person would definitely say something.

Sure enough, the other person casually placed the tablet on the bedside table, pointed to the sofa next to the bed, and said, "I know you have a lot of questions. Please sit down. Let's... talk."

……

"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Liu Yu. You don't need to introduce yourself. I've basically participated in every one of your videos, as you should know. I even did the voice-over."

Liu Yu pointed to the fruit on the table and said, "Eat as much as you like, don't be shy."

Li Younan thought about it for a moment, and indeed didn't stand on ceremony. He picked up an apple from the fruit plate and took a bite.

Liu Yu's gaze swept over Li Younan's calm face, and a strange smile appeared on her lips. In real life, she found that this guy was such a casual person, which was pretty much what she had imagined.

He slowly began, "She asked you to come over, probably to ask you to look after me or something, right?"

Li Younan nodded, but did not interrupt, patiently waiting for the other person to finish speaking.

Liu Yu sighed slightly, pointed to her right leg which was in a cast, and said, "As you can see, there was a little accident. The ground was icy, and I had a car accident while driving. I suffered a comminuted fracture, and there are some other parts of my body that need to be observed. I can't be discharged from the hospital yet."

"It's been three days since I've been home. Although I've told her it's okay, she must be worried. After thinking about it, she couldn't think of anyone she could entrust with the situation, so she ended up sending the message to you... which isn't surprising."

After saying this, Liu Yu looked up and glanced at Li Younan.

As expected, Li Younan looked even more puzzled after hearing this.

Liu Yu continued, "However, it's alright. This accident was just a simple mishap. It was indeed a bit dangerous at the time, but there's no danger to her life. With such good medical conditions now, she'll be discharged soon. Just let her relax."

Li Younan nodded, and finally spoke after remaining silent: "I think I understand. I will convey this to him."

Liu Yu nodded: "Now let's continue talking about some things you really want to know. She probably told you not to ask me about her, right?"

Li Younan didn't shy away from the topic and nodded: "He did say that."

Liu Yu laughed: "But it's okay, I brought it up myself, so it doesn't count as you fouling."

Li Younan paused for a moment, then smiled with a somewhat strange expression.

Liu Yu's expression turned serious: "But where should I begin? Let me think... Hmm, let me start by talking about my relationship with her. I'm her brother, her biological brother."

Li Younan remained silent.

Liu Yu continued, "Let me first answer your biggest question right now, which is why, after I had this accident, she couldn't come to take care of me herself, but instead chose to find someone online whom she had never even met?"

This question truly resonated with Li Younan.

He nodded and said, "When I saw you, my first thought was that JK Long was disabled and had difficulty moving around?"

Liu Yu shook her head: "She is perfectly healthy, and I make her drink milk every day and exercise regularly. Apart from not getting much sun exposure, she may be deficient in some vitamins, but she is very healthy."

Liu Yu sighed: "JK Long, whom you know very well, has a problem that isn't physical, but psychological."

Li Younan frowned.

Liu Yu asked slowly, "Have you ever heard of a condition called agoraphobia?"

Li Younan looked up, her eyes wide with surprise.

At this point, Liu Yu sighed deeply, a hint of sadness and grief in her eyes, and slowly began, "A few years ago, she was a normal person. There were four of us in our family. I was a graduate student in the capital, and she was in middle school. My parents took her on trips. Oh, right..."

Liu Yu said, "She has always loved going out to play since she was little, and she would pester my parents to take her on a trip every holiday."

"It was summer vacation, and it was no exception. After much pleading, my dad finally agreed. The three of them spent a day preparing and happily set off. The place they were going to was Zigong to see dinosaur fossils."

Liu Yu spoke very calmly, but Li Younan could clearly sense the heavy sorrow hidden beneath her calm words.

“I remember it very clearly. It was a very hot summer day, and they were preparing to take a bus from the station. It was a very hot day. They had just arrived at the station gate when they took a picture of me. There were indeed a lot of people at the gate in that picture. They didn’t rush in because it was so hot, and she went to buy popsicles... Unexpectedly, on their way back, a large out-of-control truck suddenly rushed out from the side of the road.”

Liu Yu paused for a moment: "Her parents... had an accident in front of her."

Li Younan was also moved upon hearing this.

Liu Yu sighed softly and continued, "I rushed back from the capital and went straight to the hospital. She was squatting in a corner, crying nonstop. That incident had a huge impact on her, and she changed after that."

"For a very long time, she felt that it was her own willfulness and love of traveling that led to this incident." Liu Yu smiled bitterly. "She locked herself in the house for more than a month. At first, she would move around in the living room, but later she gradually stopped wanting to even leave her room."

“I was very worried and tried to comfort her every day. After about a month, I finally managed to calm her down.”

As Li Younan spoke these words, she couldn't help but think that the man in front of her had also just lost his parents at that time.

Liu Yu sighed again: "A month later, she finally came out of her room. I thought she had made it through, but I never expected that the situation would be worse than I imagined." Liu Yu looked at Li Younan and said heavily: "From that day on, she lost the ability to leave home."

Seeing the puzzled look in Li Younan's eyes, Liu Yu continued to explain, "As long as she tries to leave home, or even just walks to the door and tries to open it, you can see with your own eyes that sweat is dripping from her forehead, her face turns pale, and her breathing becomes disordered."

“She told me, ‘Brother, I can’t do it.’” Liu Yu sighed. “Doesn’t that sound unbelievable? I’ve seen a lot of psychologists, and they all came to the same conclusion: agoraphobia.”

"This illness is a psychological disorder, specifically manifested as an inability to leave familiar environments and expose oneself to open spaces. Any open space or crowded area triggers somatization disorder..."

“We’ve tried many treatments, but aside from a period where medication controlled the symptoms, there’s been no fundamental cure… The doctor said we should try exposure gradually, but she simply can’t leave the house.” Hearing this, Li Younan fell completely silent. All his previous doubts about JK Long were now answered. He asked, “How long has this been going on?”

Liu Yu said, "This is the fourth year now. She is nineteen years old this year, and all her cultural knowledge has been learned at home."

Li Younan suddenly realized... The guy he'd been calling "Brother Long" for so long was actually a kid so much younger than him? He gave a wry smile and said, "So you're his only family now. This whole thing that happened to you must have terrified him..."

Liu Yu nodded: "So I originally didn't plan to tell her about this, but there's no way around it. Some things can't be hidden. Deliberately keeping it from her might cause some unnecessary trouble."

"She's an adult now, and she has to start facing things that suddenly appear in her life..."

After a pause, Liu Yu shook her head again. "We're not from Chengdu. My parents moved to Chengdu more than ten years ago, so we don't have any relatives here. As for her, before the accident, she only had two or three junior high school classmates. We were on good terms, but over the years, those acquaintances have all drifted apart. After thinking it over, I couldn't find anyone who could come and see me in my place, so I thought of you."

Liu Yu adjusted her posture and looked at Li Younan: "That's roughly how things went. Do you have any other questions?"

Li Younan shook his head: "I think I understand." Then he sighed, his expression complicated for a moment. "This is the first time I've learned about him, and to be honest, some things are beyond my comprehension. What can I do for him?"

A smile finally appeared on Liu Yu's face, but her expression became serious again: "All the treatments were ineffective on her, until she met you."

"Since she started helping you edit videos, she's basically been involved in every one of your trips. She gets really excited after watching your videos every time. In a sense... you're her medicine."

Li Younan paused for a moment, then asked with some confusion, "I roughly understand what you mean, but I still have some questions. Why me? Or is there anything different about me compared to other travel bloggers?"

Liu Yu nodded solemnly: "There are indeed some differences. First, she was involved in your trip, which is different from watching someone else's video from a third-person perspective."

"To be honest, from a psychological perspective, I don't quite understand why... Perhaps, she made some sacrifices during your trip, which created a psychological suggestion for her to go out on her own... And in the end, that's definitely the case. A while ago, she even started opening the curtains every day to sunbathe..."

After a pause, Liu Yu continued, "Then there's a second point, which is also my guess. A core mechanism for treating this disease lies in... rebuilding cognition."

“Subconsciously, she feels that going out is dangerous, and being exposed to open environments is dangerous. Then her body will uncontrollably produce somatization disorders due to emotional reactions, such as palpitations, difficulty breathing, and leg weakness. So we need to reshape her perception of these environments.”

"But simply telling her that these places are not dangerous, that going out is not dangerous, and that the wild environment is not dangerous will not work."

“She understands the principles, but this reshaping of cognition must take place in the subconscious. When she sees you overcome one difficulty after another, this subconscious reaction will be implanted into her consciousness.”

"Of course, these are all just my guesses, but as I said before, judging from the results, your skiing video and horseback riding video on the grassland last time were particularly effective. I could clearly feel that her mood became more uplifted."

Li Younan stroked his chin and said something rather hurtful: "So, this time you had an accident, and it's possible that all your previous efforts have been for nothing?"

Liu Yu fell silent for a moment, then snorted irritably, "Are you this sarcastic when you talk to her?"

Li Younan shrugged and said, "No, I have great respect for Brother Long. Oh no, I should probably call him Brother Long now... right?"

Liu Yu was also taken aback for a moment, then blinked, "Brother Long? Brother Long?"

His expression turned strange. "You think she's... a boy?"

Originally, Li Younan had never thought in that direction, while Liu Yu always believed that Li Younan knew his sister's gender, so she didn't bring it up intentionally.

But at that moment, both of them suddenly realized something.

It took Li Younan a long time to come to her senses. She slowly raised her head and cautiously asked, "Actually... it's Dragon, Dragon Sister?"

Liu Yu couldn't help but roll her eyes and silently nodded.

In an instant, Li Younan felt his worldview completely collapse.

……

In the ward, the caregiver came in and cleaned the room.

The chief physician came to check on Liu Yu and gave her a few more instructions. Then he looked at Li Younan with some curiosity.

Because Liu Yu's family hadn't come to take care of him in the past few days, and Li Younan was the one who had spent the most time in the ward, it was inevitable that people would be a little curious.

After the outsiders left, the two continued their friendly conversation.

Liu Yu adjusted his glasses and said, "After observing you for about six months, I don't think you're a heartless person. Of course, if you were, your collaboration with my sister wouldn't have progressed to this point. So..."

Liu Yu's expression turned serious, and she said, "Don't tell her what I told you today for now, since you already know. As for when you can gradually reveal it, that's up to you."

Li Younan nodded and said, "Understood."

Liu Yu looked up at the ceiling and sighed softly: "After returning to Chengdu, I started an advertising company and have many cooperative channels. I've basically handled your business affairs myself, so you can rest assured about that. It's a win-win situation for our company, as it has broadened our traffic channels."

"As for the voice-over in your video, as you know, I did it too. It wasn't a big deal for me, and it didn't take long. I studied broadcasting in college."

“From my perspective, I would certainly like you to use your strengths to go to the most dangerous places or even go on adventures.”

"However, given the strange relationship between you and my sister... if something were to happen to you one day, like accidentally falling off a cliff, it would probably worsen my sister's condition... so you should handle that yourself."

Li Younan sighed and said, "My plan is to find a hiking route in the spring... I am very capable, have rich experience in the wild, and am in excellent physical condition, so there is no need to worry about that."

Liu Yu was at a loss for words regarding Li Younan's boasting, so she simply nodded noncommittally.

Li Younan asked again, "The task she assigned me, oh, is to come and take care of you... How should I respond? Do you have any suggestions?"

Liu Yu thought for a moment and said, "Just say I'm perfectly healthy, and that you'll come and take care of me for a while." Then he glanced at Li Younan and said, "Of course, you don't actually have to come. Just tell her to rest assured."

Li Younan shrugged and said, "That's not a problem. I can come and stroll around every day."

"That's up to you."

Li Younan nodded: "Let's call it a day then, I won't disturb your rest any longer."

Liu Yu nodded as well: "Take care, and don't come back to me."

After Li Younan left, Liu Yu immediately lay down, and because of the pain, her lips twitched slightly, which was quite unseemly.

I endured it for quite a long time in order to maintain the posture I had just used when I was talking to Li Younan.

After lying down, he stared at the ceiling, feeling a mix of emotions.

The moment Li Younan pushed open the door and entered, he had already figured out his sister's current state in his mind.

Indeed, how helpless would someone have to be to come over and check on their condition when they've never met them in real life and are even somewhat reluctant to meet them?

Thinking about this, I felt a pang of heartache again.

I told Li Younan everything. He's a smart guy and not a bad person, if I haven't misjudged him.

He'll know what to do.

The only slightly surprising thing was that he didn't know his sister's gender.

He took out his phone and called his sister. Before she could speak, he said irritably, "Why did you call him over?"

The younger girl opposite her paused for a moment before stammering, "I...I'm just...worried."

At this point, her voice trembled with tears.

Liu Yu's tone softened, and she said gently, "Didn't I tell you? I'm fine."

The younger sister opposite him didn't say anything, so Liu Yu stopped dwelling on the topic and asked instead, "He didn't know you were a girl? Is there any deeper meaning to that?"

The person on the other end was also taken aback for a moment, probably not expecting the older brother to ask this question. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly laughed and said, "Actually, it doesn't mean anything by it. He initially thought I was a guy, and kept calling me 'brother' and 'big brother'... I found it funny, so I never called him out on it..."

Suddenly, something occurred to her, and she asked somewhat warily, "He didn't ask you anything about me, did he?"

Liu Yu said without batting an eye, "We didn't ask at all. We were both quite embarrassed. We sat here for half an hour and couldn't utter a single word."

The younger sister hesitated for a moment, then asked suspiciously, "Really?"

Liu Yu said calmly, "It's absolutely true, he really didn't ask me anything."

I was the one who brought it up.

"That's good, that's good..." Then, remembering something, she burst into tears: "You... you must never scare me again."

Liu Yu's heart softened: "Don't worry, there will definitely not be a next time. I'll be back in a few days."

On his way back, Li Younan was still thinking about JK Long. He took out his phone and changed JK Long's name in his contacts again.

JK Long (Liu Li)

Liu Li is JK Long's real name.

(End of this chapter)