Chapter 205
Chapter 205
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>Translator: Ryuma
>Chapter: 205
>Chapter Title: Wang Wei
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Hearing Dr. Hou introduce himself, Li Huowang turned his face to the side and fell silent. He had no patience for the drivel from a hallucinated doctor.
Seeing how resistant the patient was, Dr. Hou said nothing more. He tapped a few words into his tablet and turned to leave.
The moment he was gone, Li Huowang heard a new set of footsteps entering the ward.
“Little buddy, Dr. Hou says you’re awake? So can you hit the bathroom on your own now? I really don’t want to be dumping your catheter bag anymore. Have some pity on me.”
This distinctive voice, with its obvious chatterbox vibe—no need to open his eyes, Li Huowang knew the newcomer was Nurse Wang, the one he’d spoken to on the phone before.
Suddenly, a warm towel draped over Li Huowang’s face and rubbed vigorously. “Here you go, young master. Let this humble servant wash your face.”
Li Huowang flung the towel off forcefully and glared at the intruder.
It was a plump man with unremarkable features. A blue nurse’s cap sat atop his head, and he wore a blue nurse’s uniform.
The only memorable thing about his face was the black mole on the left side of his chin.
“Hey? The young master’s awake? Anything this humble servant can do for you?”
Li Huowang looked at him irritably. “Can you just shut up? You enjoy chatting with psychos so much? Aren’t you afraid you’ll talk yourself crazy?”
“That’s a funny way to put it. Mental patients have all the fun stories. That guy in the next bed, 89, is a picky eater—you know why?”
“He says that eggplant looks shifty-eyed, afraid it’ll do something bad inside his belly once he eats it. Hahaha!!”
After laughing, Nurse Wang got back to work. He grabbed the urine bag hanging by the bed and headed to the bathroom to empty it.
When he returned, still holding the bag, he spoke up again.
“Heh, your piss is yellow as hell. Been eating spicy food lately? Young folks like you are something else—even hospital slop gets you inflamed.”
Without waiting for Li Huowang to reply, he pressed on. “Hey, kid, I overheard at the nurses’ station that you got some kind of superpower? What, did you turn into a god over there or something?”
“What’s it to you?”
Nurse Wang buzzed around him like a fly, never shutting up for a second. It inexplicably grated on Li Huowang’s nerves.
“Come on, spill it. I love your crazy talk—it’s hilarious. Can’t play on my phone at work, so you’re my daily entertainment now.”
“I also heard you found yourself a girl in there? How was she? Realistic down there? If so, you hit the jackpot!!”
Li Huowang’s eyes burned with anger as he glared at the man insulting Bai Lingmiao.
But the next second, the anger vanished from his face, replaced by deep suspicion. “What’s your surname?”
“Didn’t I tell you? Wang. You can call me Nurse Wang, or like the guys in 65 and 31, Handsome. I don’t mind.”
“You’re surnamed Wang? Full name Wang Deqiu?”
“Nah, what kinda awful name is that? I’m Wang Wei, fire radical plus the Wei from Wei Xiaobao.”
With that, the suspicion faded from Li Huowang’s eyes, leaving only icy coldness. “You’re lying. You’re not a nurse—you’re a doctor!”
Wang Wei scratched his head in confusion. “What’re you on about? You having another episode?”
“You sent my mom away because she’s too straightforward—can’t fool her, afraid she’d spot the cracks.”
“You kept poking at me with words over and over, trying to get a reaction out of me.”
Hearing this, a helpless smile crept onto Wang Wei’s face.
He bent down to reattach the urine bag, then called toward the door. “Come in.”
The ward door opened, and Dr. Hou entered from outside. He gave Wang Wei a slight bow. “Teacher.”
“See? Patients are sharp as ever. They just lose self-control when they’re symptomatic. But when stable and normal, they’re just like anyone else—sometimes sharper.”
“So you always have to treat them with a normal mindset. Don’t assume they’re crazies and treat them like idiots just because they’re mental patients.”
After instructing his student, he turned to Li Huowang on the bed.
“Let me introduce myself. I’m your attending physician. Surname Wang, Wang Wei—Wei from Wei Xiaobao. First time meeting, pleased to make your acquaintance.”
“Why pretend to be a nurse?”
“Because you have a huge aversion to doctors, so I figured I’d try a different approach. Nurse or doctor, what’s the difference? We’re all here to serve patients.”
Having seen through the man, Li Huowang closed his eyes and cut off all communication. He waited quietly for this to pass.
Better to use the time thinking about how to get out of Si Qi quickly than waste it on chit-chat.
“Student Li Huowang, you know, what if I’m not real at all? What if I’m just your hallucination?”
“Hm?” Li Huowang opened his eyes.
Seeing a response, Wang Wei continued. “I often wonder—why is human self-perception so strange? Whatever you think you are, that’s what you become.”
“You know, not all consciousness works that way. Some animals, even human infants, don’t even have a concept of ‘I’.”
“Those kinds never get mental illness. In a way, it’s a high-level disease.”
“What are you getting at, hopping from one thing to another? Dr. Wang, if you can’t handle it, take some leave. Don’t cure yourself crazy in the process.”
“Correction.” Wang Wei paced around Li Huowang’s bed.
“It’s mental, not nerves. Though doctors have lots of occupational hazards—neurasthenia’s one of them. Strictly speaking, you’re not wrong.”
Li Huowang shut his eyes again, ignoring him.
“Li Huowang, from analyzing your previous recordings, it seems you gained some ability over there—a way to displace yourself?”
“You know, that fits schizophrenia symptoms perfectly.”
“You’re already sick enough as it is. Don’t pile on more illness.”
“Ignore me if you want—I still get paid. But your mom will be heartbroken. She shelled out big money to hire me.”
“Forgot to mention, we’re a private hospital. Fees are steep, and private means barely any insurance coverage.”
“You really want to rot here forever? Ever think about the burden on your family?”
“As the saying goes, no filial child at the long-term sickbed—even a mother’s the same. You’re so stubborn, never cooperating with treatment.”
“In the end, whether your girlfriend or your mother, they’ll both leave you. I’ve seen it plenty.”
“Your ultimate fate? Shipped off to some cheap public hospital, locked away for life. Die alone and forgotten!”