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Arc 5: The Seventh Sanatorium
Chapter 119

Xu Ziyue smiled with squinted eyes at the man who had been acting all this time. He dragged out his tone and called out: “Austinnnn—?”

But the man before him for some reason didn’t respond the way he had expected. His personality instantly turned bad and was no longer like how he was before, “Austin?” Shen Ci raised his hand and gently tugged at Xu Ziyue’s collar. He rubbed the fading mark on the latter’s neck, “He’s the one who left behind these?”

Xu Ziyue was taken aback. Huh?

Xu Ziyue touched his neck and tried to think.

One second, two seconds, three seconds…….Xu Ziyue slowly remembered.

In the last world, Gu Ze had left……a lot of hickeys.

Xu Ziyue who was originally in the interrogating position now found himself on the receiving end. Xu Ziyue began to stammer, “Th-this, wasn’t it because you said last time…..to do my best capturing my targets so that we can meet sooner….” But even if he used Austin’s words, he still felt very guilty inside.

But in the escape room, the more time he spent with Gu Ze, the less unfamiliar Gu Ze felt. There were so many points of similarities that it made it difficult for him to think of them as different entities!

“Oh?” Shen Ci’s dragged tone made it difficult for one to read his thoughts, “So you’re using me as a replacement for Austin? This target of your love delusion…….Is this person called Austin?”

Shen Ci lowered his voice and the curvature at the corners of his lips slowly flattened out. His originally improved mood from kissing Xu Ziyue also slowly faded.

“Looks like your mental condition…….really needs treatment.”

Xu Ziyue was dumbfounded.

“I mean…..that, you’re really not Austin?” But whether it was his temperament, the feeling he gave him, the tone of his voice……and also that feeling he got when they kissed, he was certain that the person in front of him is Austin.

Although there were some slight differences from the Austin from the cruise ship, Xu Ziyue who had gone through several worlds had also grown a little so it was very possible for Austin himself to mix in together with some other data.

“No.” There was no smile on Shen Ci’s face. He even looked like he was suppressing his anger, “You haven’t answered my question yet. Was this something he did?”

Xu Ziyue didn’t answer. His eyes shifted a little to avoid Shen Ci’s gaze.

Shen Ci scanned Xu Ziyue up and down and took in these subtle changes. He then nodded and said with certainty, “Doesn’t seem to be that Austin.”

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Those who are not good at lying in the first place shouldn’t even attempt it in front of a psychiatrist.

Oh no……Seems like he has ended up in a bad situation.

Question: What should one do if you reveal two of your ex’s in front of your target, and then make the target mistakenly think that he was used as a replacement?

Answer: No solution. It’s a BE.

Xu Ziyue asked and answered this question in his head and then quietly looked up at Shen Ci.

Shen Ci seemed extremely angry and had instead laughed out in anger, “I can basically guess. Afterall, you have that illness of yours. You wouldn’t have been sent in otherwise. But as your attending physician and……I’m still not sure if I’m the target of your delusion……”

“Yes!” Xu Ziyue immediately raised his hand and swore, “I’m no……uh…..my target of delusion is definitely you!”

No, this isn’t right. He’s clearly not ill! And if they were to really cure this illness of his, wouldn’t Shen Ci try and change his target of delusion?

And so, Xu Ziyue immediately shook his head and changed his words, “No, no, I’m not sick. But right now I really, really like you!” To be on the safe side, Xu Ziyue tried not to provoke more anger and avoided revealing his face-con trait.

Shen Ci smiled gently but Xu Ziyue somehow felt that their current setting fit very well with Shen Ci’s current inner thoughts……..The dark stairwell with only faint green light and the scary nurses…….Shen Ci’s smile definitely didn’t reflect his inner thoughts.

Austin also was originally one who looked gentle on the outside but was actually dark inside…..

Ah, so is Shen Ci really not him?

Xu Ziyue still expressed his doubts.

Shen Ci said, “It seems that your illness has persisted for a while. The conditions for target replacement is however still unclear…..Alright, I’ll take you back first. Let’s talk about your illness later.”

Xu Ziyue retorted quietly, “I said, I’m not sick….”

But Shen Ci had no intention to listen.

Xu Ziyue followed Shen Ci upstairs while holding tightly onto Shen Ci’s clothes. Along the way, he suddenly thought of a new reason to refute.

“Oh right, doesn’t this illness mean that the people I like don’t like me? In fact, they, no, he! He definitely likes me!” Xu Ziyue shouted brazenly.

Unconsciously, Xu Ziyue’s sense of fear had lowered considerably after the issue. The nurses next to them however were still very scary.

But with Shen Ci around, they didn’t dare move.

Snap——

Shen Ci felt that a string in his mind had snapped.

“Yes, you are correct. Because these are just your delusions, but the true reality is ——- They don’t love you. You just interpreted their actions the way you wanted it to seem. In other words, you want the two of you to be in love with each other, so you think that it is the case. The people around you however know that it isn’t true.”

Xu Ziyue opened and closed his mouth. He wanted to say ‘Impossible!’.

Otherwise, how could he explain those love bites on him? He obviously couldn’t have done it himself just through his delusions!

But…….Xu Ziyue looked up at the back of Shen Ci’s head.

He felt that something like that shouldn’t be said.

Intuition told him that something bad would happen.

Climbing the stairs to the seventh floor was still a little difficult but considering Shen Ci and Xu Ziyue’s slow speed, their breathing didn’t quicken significantly even after they’ve reached the seventh floor.

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Walking out of the emergency staircase, Xu Ziyue saw that the entire floor, including the ceiling and walls, were completely covered by white sticky substance. Xu Ziyue even saw a player standing outside the ward with a distorted expression. His eyes, mouth, nose and ears….were completely covered in that white substance. Even his whole body was completely covered……..And his posture made it seem as if he wanted to escape from the things crawling onto to his body only to have his feet remain stuck in place, unable to move at all.

Xu Ziyue pulled Shen Ci back, “This…..this place doesn’t look safe.”

Shen Ci looked back at Xu Ziyue, “If you’re alone, you probably wouldn’t be able to get through.”

Shen Ci turned back and bent down with one knee on the ground, “Come up.”

Xu Ziyue was stunned, “Onto your back?”

Shen Ci nodded and looked back at those things that were about to reach them.

Xu Ziyue thought about it and slowly bent down to lie on Shen Ci’s back.

Shen Ci held Xu Ziyue’s legs with both hands and stood up easily. He then adjusted Xu Ziyue’s position on his back. “Too light.” After he said this, he walked on and stepped directly on those things.

Xu Ziyue looked back. Those places Shen Ci had stepped on would sink slightly afterwards before dispersing and then returning to its original state a while later.

After Xu Ziyue finished looking, he turned his head back, rested his chin onto Shen Ci’s shoulder and began to take in Shen Ci’s side profile.

Perhaps because he was too close, Xu Ziyue’s breath landed onto Shen Chi’s ears, making the latter’s ears turn red.

Shen Ci looked around and then walked directly over to the door to room 703.

“Ward 703?”

Xu Ziyue took in Shen Ci’s ears, and then at his eyelashes…….He quietly replied, “Yeah.”

It took Xu Ziyue several seconds to realise that they had already reached their destination. He hurriedly looked inside his ward.

Through the metal gate, he saw that the two fellow patients inside had already fallen asleep.

After a few days, Zhou Ran had grown used to it and his heart had become stronger so there was nothing to be worried about. As for the other one……He was still under the effects of anaesthetics post treatment, so he had not woken up the entire time.

Xu Ziyue asked Shen Ci, “How does this gate open?”

Shen Ci bent down slightly, allowing Xu Ziyue to lean onto his back, before stretching out his hand to pull the door open, “Open it by hand.”

Xu Ziyue, “……..”

Shen Ci dropped Xu Ziyue off in the ward, “The nurse will inform you of your next treatment session. Don’t run around.”

Xu Ziyue nodded his head obediently. It would be fine as long as he didn’t overstep his boundaries.

But……

“Why did you kiss me just now?”

Shen Ci who had already planned to leave paused.

Xu Ziyue said, “You see, I like you. You would kiss me because you like me too, right? If that’s the case, wouldn’t it mean that my illness isn’t true?”

“That’s right.” Shen Ci nodded, “But from my current point of view, you don’t actually like me. It’s that……Austin?”

Xu Ziyue: “…….” I probably shouldn’t have asked.

Shen Ci said, “This is my first time being used as a replacement, but I will find a way to correct your problem.”

In the end, Xu Ziyue’s question wasn’t answered and he was instead about to wither in response to Shen Ci’s words.

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Shen Ci is completely filled with jealousy HAHAHAH