A Psychiatrist's Bizarre Game Journey / Dream of the Mist

We almost arrested him for being mentally ill, but luckily I was quick-witted and figured he might be looking for a doctor, so I showed him the list of doctors on duty that day. That's when I realized he was looking for you...

Hu Tao shrugged and explained to Zhou Ke'er, who was trying to escape reality, "I didn't expect you to have this kind of interest. If your fellow enthusiast hadn't come knocking, I wouldn't have known. You've been keeping it so well hidden..."

But speaking of which, that guy is actually quite handsome. Several nurses and female doctors on duty have been secretly discussing asking him for his contact information... After all, with someone that good-looking, being a bit of a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur) and liking cosplay isn't a big deal.

I need to apologize to everyone who loves cosplay, lol! And...

"Gan!"

Zhou Ke'er knew something was wrong the moment she heard Hu Tao's first words, and sure enough, it really was that guy, Porius, who had come...

So, if this guy can sense Chronos's aura on Zhou Ke'er, isn't that basically like he's planted a ward in her body?! And it's the kind with full map vision...

This is really upsetting...

"Stop talking, stop talking, I know..."

Zhou Ke'er covered her face helplessly, waved her hand to interrupt Hu Tao, and stood up. "Take me there quickly... Did that guy cause any trouble?"

"You didn't cause any trouble, but you kept shouting about wanting to see 'my master,' 'my master,' and now everyone knows you have this fetish for slave play~"

Although Hu Tao thought it was probably just a misunderstanding, how could she let go of such an opportunity to mock Zhou Ke'er?

"Ahhh! It's tofu!"

Zhou Ke'er sighed helplessly, thinking that this must be because of her contact with Zhang He yesterday, which brought her bad luck!

It's all Zhang He's fault!

Hu Tao felt a surge of satisfaction watching Zhou Ke'er get the short end of the stick, a welcome relief after all that teasing she always made!

[Today's Victory and Defeat: Zhou Ke'er Suffers a Major Failure!]

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151. I'm begging you.

"Brother, what are you doing here? Didn't I tell you to stay home obediently?"

As soon as Zhou Ke'er saw Bolius, she quickly walked up to him, pulled him aside to a small corner, and questioned him in a low voice.

"Because I am very worried about you!"

"I sensed something very strange just now," Bolius said matter-of-factly, glancing discreetly at the others around him before lowering his voice as well. "I just sensed a very strange energy near you, and it seems to have had some effect on you... I've never seen such chaotic energy before, not even in the purgatory of Tartarus... It's indescribable. Are you alright?"

I have something to do, something absolutely urgent! Didn't you see how everyone around us looked at us strangely after you said that?!

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but mentally complain, but she still managed to maintain a calm and composed demeanor on the surface, forcing a smile. "Thank you so much for your concern. I'm fine, really! If there's nothing else, you can go back now."

"You flatter me. It is my duty to share your burdens. Your safety is my safety."

Upon hearing Zhou Ke'er's words, Bolius immediately placed his right hand over his left shoulder and leaned slightly forward, then lowered his voice again: "This kind of energy is very likely the energy of those monsters that caused the fall of the gods, as you mentioned. If you are the only one here, I am really worried."

Although your residence is not far from here, I had to walk here to avoid displaying my supernatural abilities in front of mortals. The journey took far too long, and if anything were to happen to you and I couldn't get back in time, that would be terrible.”

Zhou Ke'er's lips twitched involuntarily.

Damn it, all the nurses around them saw Bolius and Zhou Ke'er whispering to each other, and coupled with the misunderstanding caused by Bolius's words, they've all turned into yaoi fans and are now watching the show!

Standing in this little corner, Zhou Ke'er could hear the chatter over there saying things like, "Ahhh, so sweet!" "This is so cool! I love it!" "Love him to the core!" "Mommy loves you, Ke Bao!"

Hmm...it seems like something weird got mixed in at the end?

And... all the male doctors standing nearby have started giving Zhou Ke'er strange looks! This is definitely a misunderstanding!

Zhou Ke'er's reputation has been damaged!

Zhou Ke'er may become the biggest loser!

"So what do you want...?"

Zhou Ke'er took two steps back to create some distance and looked helplessly at Bolius, asking him a question.

Before Bolius could answer, the group of nurses nearby started openly chattering, saying things like, "So shy! So shy!" "Dr. Zhou is so innocent!" "I told you before, Dr. Zhou's type of submissive guy is really adorable!" "He's over 1.6 meters tall, so sweet to hug!" "Ahhh, Mommy loves you, Ke Bao!"

That last one! I've been putting up with you for so long!

And the second to last one, though, it's going too far to mock us for being short! That's a personal attack!

Zhou Ke'er was internally screaming, but she still had to keep smiling on her face. Ugh, so annoying!

"Of course I must stay by your side."

Although Bolius didn't know why Zhou Ke'er took two steps back, he didn't ask any further questions. He simply straightened up, looked at Zhou Ke'er seriously, and said earnestly, "If any unexpected situation arises, I can protect you at any time."

Zhou Ke'er covered her face helplessly, then turned her head and sighed deeply.

Huh? Wait a minute... what's that Hu Tao doing over there looking like he's watching a good show? What's that thing in his hand? Don't think you can hide your secret chat from Zhou Ke'er!

Wait...who is she contacting? This guy...Walnut wouldn't be with...

A sense of foreboding suddenly welled up in Zhou Ke'er's heart.

That's it, if that's the case... then it's really over! Zhou Ke'er's reputation, which didn't even exist to begin with, is going to be shattered into pieces!

Hu Tao is really capable of doing something like this!

"Hmm? Did I say something wrong? What are you doing...?"

Seeing that Zhou Ke'er didn't answer and had a very bad expression, as if she was constipated, Bolius couldn't help but ask in confusion.

But before he could finish speaking, he heard the sound of the hospital doors being forcefully opened.

"Zhou! Ke! Er!"

A sweet and lovely girl with delicate makeup, who looked adorable, pushed open the door breathlessly and shouted loudly without a care in the world.

...

This is a ghostly girl! This is Lin Wen! Zhou Ke'er knew that Hu Tao, that sly and wicked little water chestnut, was just secretly telling Lin Wen about it!

Gan Lin is so cold! Damn it! The situation was already complicated enough with just Porius, but then there's Lin Wen, a complete drama queen who seems to enjoy messing up Zhou Ke'er's mental state...

It seems Zhou Ke'er is doomed today.

Zhou Ke'er looked up in despair, her expression a bright, forty-five-degree angle of sorrow.

"Who are you?! How dare you address my lord by his name?!"

Having just learned Zhou Ke'er's name from other doctors, Bolius naturally recognized that Lin Wen was calling her Zhou Ke'er, and in a very intense tone. He immediately frowned and rebuked, "How dare you be so disrespectful to my lord?!"

"Fine, fine, I'm begging you, please stop talking..."

When Zhou Ke'er saw the fleeting excitement in Lin Wen's eyes upon hearing this, she immediately knew that something was definitely wrong, and quickly pulled Bolius aside to whisper some advice.

But Lin Wen naturally wouldn't give Zhou Ke'er that chance. She instantly switched to a pitiful look, her eyes brimming with tears, looking utterly pathetic. Looking at Zhou Ke'er's pouting lips, she said aggrievedly, "You actually had someone yell at me! Waaah! You don't love me anymore! I never thought you'd like this type. No wonder you've been so uninterested in me lately! You used to call me 'Sweetie,' but now you've had this jerk yell at me!"

Damn it! When Zhou Ke'er saw this scene, a bizarre image popped into her mind for some reason, along with an extremely ridiculous sentence: "Honey, say something!"

(If you haven't heard of this meme, please check it out on Bilibili. You won't regret buying it!)

"You..."

Zhou Ke'er hesitated for a while, but in the end, she still didn't know what to say.

The male doctors nearby glanced at Lin Wen, then at Zhou Ke'er, their expressions a mixture of utter envy and resentment. The nurses, gathered to watch the spectacle, were already buzzing with complaints: "Wow! This is explosive!" "Who would have thought that Dr. Zhou, who seems so innocent, is actually a complete scumbag who sleeps around with both men and women and then dumps them!" "Oh, oh, oh, you really can't judge a book by its cover..." "Ahhh! Ke'er, don't cry! Even so, Mommy still loves you!"

What exactly happened with the last one?!

Zhou Ke'er immediately turned around to try to find the guy, but the group of nurses were all huddled together, and she couldn't find out who had shouted.

Looking at the standoff between Bolius and Lin Wen in despair, Zhou Ke'er felt utterly hopeless.

Today's outcome: Zhou Ke'er's crushing defeat!

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152. If you are unkind, I... will still be righteous.

Fine, since you're so heartless... then don't blame me for being ruthless too!

Anyway, with Lin Wen's actions, Zhou Ke'er's already poor reputation has become even worse, so he has nothing to worry about anymore!

If you spend all your time hunting geese, you should always be prepared to have your eyes pecked out by them!

Zhou Ke'er removed her hands from her face, her eyes instantly changing. She strode towards Lin Wen, speaking softly and gently, "How could that be? You know perfectly well that even though you spend your days with over a dozen men, and even have an ambiguous relationship with Hu Tao, I still love you so much! How could I bear to blame you for making a mistake? I gave you too much freedom!"

As she spoke, Zhou Ke'er walked up to Lin Wen, hugged him tightly, and whispered in his ear, "Come on! Let's hurt each other! What? Do you want to continue? I've already cuckolded myself!"

He originally wanted to do a wall slam, which might have been more imposing... but unfortunately Zhou Ke'er wasn't tall enough, so he couldn't get a commanding view and would have to look up, which would be quite awkward... so he decided against it.

Hu Tao, who was watching the show from the sidelines, was suddenly questioned and looked at Zhou Ke'er with a blank expression. She instantly felt that the way the people next to her were looking at her was strange.

"We've come this far, how can we possibly stop? Don't stop, Zhou Zhou!"

Lin Wen replied softly, her expression unchanged, then instantly switched to a pitiful look, her eyes brimming with tears, and sobbed, "That's because...because of your ambiguous relationship with that guy Hu Tao, that's why I resorted to this... Waaah..."

"Eh!!"

Walnut was terrified. Oh no! This has backfired! Tooth is doomed!

She could hear the nurses around her chattering about her, saying things like:

Wow! Big news! I never knew Dr. Hu was this kind of person! I never would have guessed!

"She's attractive to both men and women; Dr. Hu is truly a role model for women of the new era!"

"No wonder I've seen her going to Dr. Zhou's place all the time, whether she has free time or not! I knew it!"

"Ahhh! Don't cry, Kebao! Even if you've been cheated on and are having an affair with another woman, Mommy still loves you!"

Well, Hu Tao may become another big loser after Zhou Ke'er.

"Hey, you guys can argue all you want, but don't drag me into it!"

Hu Tao immediately stepped forward and said helplessly.

Zhou Ke'er raised an eyebrow: "Are you kidding me? You're the one who led the Japanese into the village, and then you wanted to escape on your own and live a carefree life? Dream on! Throughout history, there's only one fate for traitors!"

Don't try to escape unscathed! A fierce glint flashed in Zhou Ke'er's eyes. Just as she was about to speak, Lin Wen reacted first.

He immediately shielded Zhou Ke'er behind him, adopting the posture of a mother hen protecting her chicks, and glared warily at Hu Tao: "What else do you want to do?! Don't even think about taking my Ke'er away! My Ke'er wouldn't like a flat-chested princess like you who has nothing to offer but an airport!"

As he spoke, he turned his head and glanced at Zhou Ke'er, who winked at him.

Zhou Ke'er instantly understood Lin Wen's meaning: although the opportunity to mess with Zhou Ke's mentality did make Lin Wen feel great, the thought that he was actually being used as a pawn by Hu Tao... made him less happy. Since he dared to use such a powerful weapon as Lin Wen, he should be prepared for the backlash! Want to sit back and watch the drama unfold unscathed? He's dreaming!

Now that she has incurred Lin Wen's wrath and drawn all the attention, Zhou Ke'er is naturally inclined to take advantage of the situation and kick him while he's down... how could she not do justice to Hu Tao for daring to provoke such a deep-seated grudge against her?!