Qi Le first looked down at his hands and found that he was still in this body. He sighed at once. There was only the two of them in the ward at the moment. He checked and felt that his physical condition was better, so he went over and sat down on the other bed and looked at the other man. This person looked very gentle. Judging from his appearance, his was probably about 27 or 28 years old. He was surprised: âYou mustâve been in a different ward before this. Why did you suddenly come here?â
âOh, those people thought that Iâm craz....... ahem, my bed is broken from years of use so Iâve been moved here temporarily.â
Qi Le pursed his lips and thought that this man must be mentally deranged. He was afraid to share a room with him. The man looked at his expression and quickly added, âIâm telling the truth. The bed is broken.â
âI donât mind having you here.â Qi Le comforted and tried to sound him out, âDo you remember me? I shook hands with you after they gave you the shot of tranquilizer.â
âTranquilizer? What tranquilizer? Why donât I know about this?â The manâs eyes darted around aimlessly, âDid you mistake me for someone else? Oh, in fact, I have a twin brother. He suddenly went crazy today and was taken to the psychiatric department. You must be talking about him.â
âStop pretending. You said that this isnât your body, so the hospital sent to psychiatric department, right?â
The man looked up to heaven and cried, âThatâs my twin brother. Weâve lived together for many years .....â
âVery well,â Qi Le nodded and got out of bed. âIâll go and ask the nurse if you really have a younger brother or if the delusional disorder is acting up again. Why donât you take another trip to the psychiatric department?"
âCome.... Come back......â The man turned pale, âIâll tell you the truth, Iâm not ill. I was just a little delirious at the time, but Iâm awake now. I have memory loss, you got that? Memory loss!"
Qi Le guessed that the man had been tortured in the psychiatric department, but he didnât care. He strolled back to bed slowly and looked at him in the eye, âIf I told you that I had an operation and opened my eyes only to find that my soul was in someone elseâs body, would you believe me?â
The man looked at him suspiciously. After a long time, he reached out his hand and pointed, âLil bro, go out, take the elevator to the fourth floor, take a few turns and youâll be at the psychiatric department. If you behave favorably, youâll be released. Go now.â
Qi Le: â......â
âI am a normal person. I lost my memory.â The man moved about as he continued to sigh, âAiyo~"
Qi Le pounced on him and shook him, âLaozi is telling the truth!â
âStop...... stop shaking.....â The manâs face was pale, his voice weak, âMy head hurts.......â
Qi Le stopped shaking but didnât let go, âDo you believe me?â
The man stared at him as if to confirm that he wasnât messing with him, but before he could say anything, the door opened. They looked up and saw that it was Ye Shuichuan. Qi Le waved at him, âHi.â
Ye Shuichuan had changed his clothes. He didnât expect the ward to suddenly have one more patient and couldnât help sizing the other guy up. He was standing close to the door at the time and had clearly seen this manâs appearance, so naturally, he knew that this person had a screw loose. He immediately got upset.
Qi Le thought he might complain to the hospital and quickly explained, âThat time, he had just regained consciousness and his head was still fuzzy. As you can see, he was released from the psychiatric department, proving that heâs fine now and heâll take his medicine on time.â He glanced at a certain someone, âIsnât that right?â
The man immediately went along with what he said, afraid that he would be rejected, âYes, yes, Iâll take my medicine on time.â
Qi Le pulled Ye Shuichuan to his bed, âIâve been talking to him for a while now. Just trust me."
Ye Shuichuan was silent for a moment, then, fiercely instructed, âIf he tries to harm you, just beat him to death. If anyone asks afterwards, just tell them that he wanted to kill you."
Qi Le nodded, âI will.â
Tough Guy: â=å£=â
Tough Guy said weakly, âI heard all of it......â
âMhmmâ Qi Le calmly explained, âIf you tell the little nurse that Iâm going to kill you, sheâll only think that youâre delusional again."
â...â Tough Guy roared weakly âThatâs not fair! Iâll tell her that you told me that this isnât your original body. You can take a trip to the psychiatric department yourself!"
Qi Le was even more calm, âDo you think sheâll believe me or you?â
â...â Tough Guy was simply indignant, âWhy is this happening ah? I had merely gone through an operation, why did I wake up to all of this........â
Qi Le interrupted, âShut up!â
âI refuse to shut up! Iâve been wronged ah..... wronged.........â
Ye Shuichuan got angry, âDidnât you say he was fine?"
Tough Guyâs face turned white and shut his mouth immediately. Qi Le quickly got out of bed, ran over and adjusted Tough Guyâs bed into a sitting position, poured a glass of water, swept the medicine off the table, and stuffed it in his hand, âYou should take your medicine. Youâll be better once you do. Come, take it now.â
â...â Tough held the cup in his right hand, his left hand pinching the pack of motherwort granules that his family had bought him. He looked depressed.
âWhat are you staring for? You brought this on yourself! Take the damn medicine!â
Tough Guy pitifully looked at the pills, choked back a sob and resigned himself to unpacking the motherwort granules.
â...â Ye Shuichuan said, âDonât you think his illness has gotten more serious"
Qi Le explained patiently, âHe said that he loves motherwort and feels uncomfortable all over if he doesnât have any. Thatâs why he was behaving a little abnormally. Heâll be fine after taking it.â
Under the watchful gaze of Qi Le, Tough Guy poured the granules into the cup and drank it all up. He sat on his bed, not saying a word.
Ye Shuichuan sized him up and down, and said âItâs amazing!â
Tough Guy resentfully tore his quilt in a place that nobody could see. You little bastard, Laozi wonât let you off that easily!
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P.S. Iâll release chapters at 9-10pm (GMT +8) if nothing comes up! xoxo