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

## Chapter 506, Section 501: Going Home

After hanging up the phone, we remained silent the whole way.

Finally, I arrived at my doorstep and saw Zhou Nasen already waiting for me at the door.

Zhou Ke'er casually parked the car a short distance in front of Zhou Nasen and got out without even taking the keys out of the ignition. The maid who had been waiting nearby immediately took over and drove the car to the parking garage not far away.

"Didn't you say you'd come back the day after tomorrow, or a few days later? Why did you suddenly change your mind and come back this afternoon?"

Zhou Nasen asked, half in doubt and half in jest.

"Oh dear, I just missed you! So I couldn't wait to come see you."

Zhou Ke'er immediately started spouting nonsense. She had thought that Zhou Nasen was probably still quite busy and wouldn't be back for a while, but she didn't expect that as soon as he heard that Zhou Ke'er was coming back, he rushed back before Zhou Ke'er... It was really outrageous.

"Come on, you still miss me? Don't bother with the flattery, I know you too well. You probably just wish I wouldn't come back."

Zhou Nasen saw through Zhou Ke'er's true thoughts with a single sentence, then waved his hand, turned around and walked into the villa, "I have some good news for you. The old men at home who asked you to come back... never expected you to come back so early. They weren't ready to call you over yet. Why don't you go sit with your parents first—it's been a while since you've contacted them, hasn't it?"

"How can you blame me? Look at me, how old am I? I'm still just a child! They keep pressuring me to get married every day. And you know, our family can only arrange marriages with a few families, right? Think about it, apart from the few young girls from those families who ran away after I made them run away, I don't even know the others. What can I do?"

Zhou Ke'er, hands on her hips, complained righteously, "Do you think everyone is like you, with a childhood sweetheart from one of those families who you can marry naturally as soon as you come of age? You've never been forced into blind dates, haven't you?"

"How dare you say that! You did inherit our family's good looks, and those women you went on blind dates with were initially quite satisfied with you... Who told you to deliberately scare them away?!"

Hearing Zhou Ke'er's words, Zhou Nasen was immediately furious. "In the end, I, the one who introduced you two, have to clean up your mess. Do you know how much trouble I've caused? Sometimes I feel like I'm your mother!"

Zhou Ke'er followed Zhou Nasen through the ornately decorated corridor, where servants on both sides bowed to them from time to time. To be honest, Zhou Ke'er was really not used to this situation; otherwise, she wouldn't have run away to live elsewhere right after graduation.

"Hey, isn't this just to give you a taste of what it's like to help your own child find a partner in the future? See how thoughtful I am?"

Zhou Ke'er spouted nonsense with a grin, completely unconcerned. Among the younger generation of the Zhou family, Zhou Nasen and Zhou Ke'er were the closest, so close that she'd even blacklist her phone number. Who else would she scheme against if not him?

"Come on, if I had a child like you... Hey, wait a minute, what kind of look is that? Are you really planning to corrupt my child when I'm not looking?"

Zhou Nasen was almost amused by Zhou Ke'er's antics. He slapped his forehead, then turned around, grabbed Zhou Ke'er, and pushed her forward. "Alright, alright, your parents are waiting for you in that house over there... They're not as easy to talk to as I am."

As he spoke, Zhou Nasen gave Zhou Ke'er a thumbs-up, but no matter how you looked at it, it seemed to carry a hint of sarcasm.

"overtake!"

Zhou Ke'er made a gesture of universal etiquette to him, then took a deep breath and bravely pushed open the door to enter.

To be honest, Zhou Ke'er originally thought that Zhou Nasen would ask him about how he suddenly became an exorcist, so he kept joking around, but he didn't expect that the other party really didn't ask at all, which made him a little puzzled.

"Sit here."

Before Zhou Ke'er could even react, she saw her mother sitting solemnly at the table, pointing to the sofa and gesturing for her to sit there, looking like she was interrogating her. Her father, who usually always came to her rescue, was nowhere to be seen.

It's strange that Zhou Ke'er's mother, who looks like a well-bred lady and is very gentle and virtuous in front of outsiders, suddenly becomes the queen at the top of the food chain as soon as she gets home, forcing Zhou Ke'er and her father to submit.

Zhou Ke'er was trembling with fear and almost wanted to leave, but she could only bite the bullet and sit down.

"Snapped."

With a soft thud, Zhou's mother, her face serious and earnest, slammed several photos onto the table in front of the two of them.

I was startled; it's like they're catching someone cheating.

Zhou Ke'er glanced at it subconsciously, and the first picture was of Lin Wen—and he was dressed as a woman.

“I sent someone to investigate. This girl… no, this boy… I didn’t recognize him at first, but it turns out we’ve met before. Zhou Ke’er, let me tell you, our family doesn’t allow homosexuality. We need to carry on the family line. No matter how handsome he is, it’s not acceptable! You should give up on this idea as soon as possible!”

Zhou's mother instantly switched from a serious expression to a painstakingly persuasive one.

"No, no! Mom, where did you find out about this? What relationship do I have with him? You're overthinking it!"

Zhou Ke'er was surprised by this and quickly explained, with a mix of laughter and tears, that although he often flirted with male NPCs in the game, his sexual orientation was generally normal.

"That's good, that's good. I heard a while ago that a guy was staying at your place, and it scared me so much... I almost thought you were going to come out."

Upon hearing this, Zhou's mother breathed a sigh of relief and then showed several more photos.

Zhou Ke'er looked closely and realized, "Isn't that Hu Tao?"

“Zhou Ke’er, let me tell you, it’s okay for us to date, but we can’t get married. Our family won’t allow it.”

Zhou's mother made some truly shocking and outrageous remarks about the scumbag.

"No, Mom, what are you thinking! And what you're saying sounds so scummy! Isn't this just playing around? No, no, we're not in that kind of relationship! You're overthinking it, we're just ordinary colleagues and friends!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ke'er quickly explained that he now understood. His mother was trying to intimidate him by first putting him down, and she was waiting to arrange blind dates for him later!

"And what about this one? I heard that you joined that exorcist organization all for this girl, right?"

As she spoke, Zhou's mother once again showed Ming Mengjing's photo, and said earnestly, "Actually, well... although this girl isn't from one of those families, if she is an exorcist, it's actually quite suitable! I have no objections. This girl is also quite good-looking. I think this marriage is a very good match!"

"I don't think this will work!! My dear mom, please stop trying to play matchmaker here, please!"

## Chapter 507, Section 502. Sand Between Fingers: Red Crane, save me!

"No, where did you get these photos from?!"

When facing his mother, Zhou Ke'er was completely powerless to fight back. She rubbed her temples helplessly and said, "Was it Zhou Nasen who did this behind the scenes?! How could that guy do such a thing!"

“You should call him cousin! How can you address him by his first name like that? It's disrespectful.”

Zhou's mother gave Zhou Ke'er a token pat on the head. "Speaking of this makes me angry. Look at other people, they got married as soon as they came of age, and their parents don't have to worry about them at all. But look at you! You're not a child anymore, how did you become like this!"

"But she has a childhood sweetheart!"

Zhou Ke'er muttered a retort.

"You know they do! But we never stopped you from dating early! When we took you to gatherings with other families, we always encouraged you to get to know those girls. So why didn't you find a childhood sweetheart?!"

Zhou's mother got furious just thinking about it, and slammed her hand on the table. "Forget it, forget it, I don't want to talk about this anymore, it just makes me angry... No, I still have to say it. The last one, the last one!"

Originally intending to let the matter drop, Zhou's mother suddenly seemed to remember something. Even though Zhou Ke'er had already shown a relieved expression, she pulled out a photo from somewhere and threw it on the table. "You know this girl, right?"

Zhou Ke'er had just breathed a sigh of relief, but she had to inhale it again. She looked at the photo with utter helplessness—good heavens, how come it's sand between the fingers?

How come his game friends can be found?! Will Cold-Cooked Rabbit and Flamingo be next?! Spring drowsiness and autumn fatigue are one thing, but he's too small; no matter how you look at it, it looks like he's committing a crime.

"So...we're acquainted, right? What's wrong?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou's mother slapped her thigh, her face beaming with joy: "It's good that you know each other! You met while playing games, right? And you're even on the same team!"

Zhou Ke'er shifted nervously to the side, looking bewildered, and said, "Yeah...yes? Just say what you want to say! You're scaring me!"

“I didn’t believe it when your cousin, Nathan, told me about this. Don’t you remember? Oh… you definitely don’t remember, you were only focused on how to sneak out of the party.”

Zhou's mother pointed to the photo, "I remember this girl, but you probably haven't seen her in real life, have you? This girl is from the Qiao family. I never expected that she would become your teammate in the game. Isn't that fate? I think this girl is very good, even better than that girl who was the exorcist. If you have to choose from these girls, this is your first choice, understand?"

good guy?

Zhou Ke'er's eyes widened. This was something he really hadn't expected. How could this guy, Zhijian Sha, who had been so quiet, actually be a member of one of these families?

...Then wouldn't she be able to learn cultivation from Chen Tian?

No, no, what are they all thinking?!

Zhou Ke'er shook her head, intending to use the "delaying" tactic again, "Let's talk about it later, let's talk about it later, definitely next time."

"Don't say that again!"

At this moment, Zhou's mother revealed a sly smile, "Guess why your father isn't here right now?"

Zhou Ke'er suddenly had a bad feeling. "What do you mean? Didn't you make him squat in the toilet?"

He had been thinking that all along!

Upon hearing this, Zhou's mother blushed and slammed her hand on the table: "Don't interrupt! How could that be! Let me tell you, as soon as I heard you were coming back right now, I didn't care whether you actually knew this girl or not, I had your father go and invite her over. No matter what urgent matter you have later, you have to go and meet her first!"

Zhou! Na! Sen!

Besides that guy, who else could have told Zhou's mother in advance that Zhou Ke'er was going home at this time?

Zhou Ke'er gritted her teeth and vowed to be his sworn enemy!

"It's really urgent, Mom! You know how it is, all those old men in the family are calling me over right now! Aren't you going to ask me how I became an exorcist? Why are you always so hung up on whether or not I have a girlfriend?"

Left with no other option, Zhou Ke'er chose to expose herself in hopes of diverting her mother's attention.

"Bullshit! Sit still. Do you think I don't know? They're not going to be that fast. Trying to fool me? You think you're all grown up now?"

Zhou's mother immediately glared at her and said coldly, "I don't care whether you're a demon hunter or not, I don't care about that. But you must meet that girl today, no one can stop you, not even those old men, I'll kick them out, I said it!"

"Then I..."

"If you do what you did before, and either stay silent or drive them away in anger, you're finished, I'm telling you! You dare to try!"

Before Zhou Ke'er could say anything, her mother immediately saw through his little scheme.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside, followed by a knock on the door and Zhou Ke'er's father's anxious voice, "Coming, coming, didn't miss it, did you? Made it in time?"

"We've made it! We've made it! Quickly open the door so the child can see us first."

Upon hearing this, Zhou's mother immediately glared at Zhou Ke'er, her eyes full of warning, and then responded repeatedly.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Zhijian Sha standing outside with an embarrassed look on his face, followed by Zhou Ke'er's father and two middle-aged people he didn't recognize—who were probably Zhijian Sha's parents.

"Oh! In-laws, you've come too! Come, come, let's go outside and chat for a bit, so as not to disturb the children meeting on their own."

Upon seeing this, Zhou's mother's eyes lit up, and she immediately stood up and went outside to greet them.

How did we become in-laws?! How did we become in-laws?!

Zhou Ke'er stared wide-eyed at her mother in disbelief. The ink for the birth chart wasn't even ground yet! What was she doing? What was she doing?

But Zhou's mother completely ignored Zhou Ke'er's disbelief, quickly invited Zhijiansha in, and then walked out with a smile on her face, closing the door behind her. She then went to other rooms chatting and laughing with the people outside.

All that remained was the extremely awkward sand between her fingers and a completely desperate Zhou Ke'er.

"No, what's going on? I wasn't prepared at all?"

Zhou Ke'er held her head and looked at the sand between her fingers.

Zhijiansha felt incredibly wronged. "How was I supposed to know?! I didn't know you were from the Zhou family! You didn't tell me, how was I supposed to know!"

"..."

Zhou Ke'er gazed wistfully at the sand between her fingers, not even bothering to ask for her real name, and said directly, "Alright, let's not argue for now. Let's sit here for a while, calm down, and then you can go out and tell them you're not happy with me..."

"No way!! My parents have already warned me that if I say I'm not satisfied again, they'll punish me with family discipline!"

Before Zhou Ke'er could finish speaking, Zhijiansha burst into tears.