"Come, eat some food?"
In a corner of the room, Zhou Jing sat quietly in meditation, her hands holding a tray of steaming hot dishes. In front of her stood a fair-haired young man named Bai Lu, wearing a hospital gown.
This is the Zhongyuan Mental Hospital, and she is one of the nurse assistants there.
As a reincarnated person, she is indeed quite unsuccessful.
But life goes on, and she can only take up her old profession of being a servant.
Finding a job in this world is no easy task either. Fortunately, this mental hospital offers a good salary, otherwise she wouldn't have thought of working here.
After all, the patients here are none of them easy to deal with.
For instance, the one in front of her looked quite attractive, with fair skin and a chiseled face that would fit right in as an idol star.
However...
Suddenly, Bai Lu raised his head and scornfully looked at the box of food in Zhou Jing's hands, shouting angrily and disdainfully, "Daring! What kind of nonsense is this? Why hasn't the emperor's meal been brought yet?"
Zhou Jing's face was filled with dark lines.
Sure enough, he's having another episode.
He's always daydreaming about being a prince, and his arrogant attitude is exactly the same as what they portray in ancient costume dramas.
"Am I talking to you? Dare you disobey the command of His Majesty?"
"Xiao Jingzi, come quickly and feed me."
"Yes, the servant will be right there."
Fortunately, Zhou Jing has somewhat figured out how to handle this person by now.
As long as she goes along with his act, the guy will behave and not cause any trouble for her.
With the intention of earning money to ensure her safety, Zhou Jing reluctantly began to cooperate, and fed him one bite at a time until he was full and lay down to rest. Only then did Zhou Jing close the door of 401 and walked to the neighboring 406 room.
Swipe the card to open the door.
The room inside was visible, but no one was seen among the various furnishings.
Zhou Jing subconsciously raised her head, knowing the patient's condition.
As expected, on the top of the wardrobe on the side, she saw a red-eyed girl named Min Yue wearing the hospital gown of Zhongyuan Mental Hospital, who was crouching in a strange posture at the top of the wardrobe.
Those bloodshot eyes watched Zhou Jing's every move with the alertness of a beast. The corners of her mouth occasionally released low growls. If it weren't for the lights being on, and someone seeing this in the dark, they would definitely be frightened half to death.
"Oh, you're always mischievous."
Zhou Jing sighed, clearly used to it.
Zhou Jing walked forward, placing the box of rice and dishes on the table, clapping her hands softly and saying, "Good, it's time for dinner."
It seems that the smell of the food attracted her, or maybe she understood the special meaning behind "dinner time." Min Yue happily jumped down from the wardrobe without making a single sound. She was incredibly agile.
She crawled to the table with her hands and feet and started eating directly with her mouth.
Yes, directly with her mouth.
Yes, her hands and feet were just lying on the table, without moving.
If we have to describe her posture, it's very much like how cats or dogs eat. She wobbled her small buttocks on the left and right.
Looking at the disheveled clothes and hair on the other person, Zhou Jing shook her head. Seizing the moment she was eating in relative silence, she went forward to help tidy her up. This was what she should do as a nurse assistant.
After brushing her hair, Zhou Jing picked up a few wet tissues and wiped the other person's face, which had been smudged by the food.
"You keep saying that, you should use chopsticks to eat, why won't you listen?"
However, although Zhou Jing said this, she knew in her heart that it was all in vain.
In mental disorders, there is a relatively rare symptom.
That is, patients feel that they are some kind of animals, not humans, from the very depths of their hearts.
For example, with Min Yue, it's been several months since she first started receiving care, and she has already mimicked at least five or six different animal postures.
Compared to Bai Lu, who suffers from a Prince Obsession, Min Yue's experience seems even more pitiful to Zhou Jing.
But when thinking about her own affairs, Zhou Jing couldn't help but sigh again.
Just take care of yourself first!
After taking care of Min Yue, she went to another room to make sure all the patients under her care were properly taken care of. Only then did she leave the hospital and go to the apartment she rented nearby.
...
The hot water from the showerhead kept moistening her tall and beautiful body.
If someone were to observe from the side at that moment, they would notice two thin black lines extending from her right forearm to her shoulder.
She glanced down, her fingers gently stroking between the two lines.
One could see the faint appearance of some words on her forearm.
[Time left until death: 30 days, the Heaven Ascending Map has not been activated.]
The style of the characters seemed to be from an ancient dynasty, looking very primitive and heavy. Even though Zhou Jing couldn't recognize them, deep down in her heart, she knew exactly what they meant.
Looking at these words, her body trembled slightly, even though she was already relaxing in the hot shower.
"Please tell me how to activate it!"
Zhou Jing murmured with a corner of her mouth, exuding a sense of helplessness and even some resentment.
She was born and raised in a modern world, but somehow found herself reincarnated as a mental hospital nurse assistant. It's a hard job, but she has no other choice. Recently, she discovered that black lines were appearing on her arm. At first, she thought it was a disease, but after checking with a doctor, everything was fine.
Until she discovered the words, thinking she had awakened her golden finger and was about to change her fate.
But...
This isn't a golden finger at all, it's more like a death sentence. Every day it reminds her that she's eventually going to die.
What's even more ridiculous is...
Based on her guesses, if she could activate the "Heaven Ascending Record," it would presumably solve her danger of death. But unfortunately, there's no clue on how to activate it.
Each time she thinks about the possibility of dying soon, Zhou Jing feels frustrated.
Thinking about it, she decides to ignore it.
Wiping her body clean, she turns over and goes to sleep on the bed.
As she closes her eyes, she seems to hear a whispering voice coming from afar, which is very ancient and cannot be described.
However, Zhou Jing seemed not to notice, as if she had lost consciousness and was still as a statue, very peaceful.
...
Zhongyuan Mental Hospital
At 0 o'clock, the bell tower of a church not far away rang out.
A grey mist emerged from the first floor of the patient building out of thin air, beginning to spread throughout the entire floor.
It was late at night, and many people seemed to be immersed in sleep, unaware of any abnormalities.
However, the people in rooms 401 and 406 experienced a sudden change.
The Prince Obsession youth in room 401 woke up from his sleep, with his usual arrogant expression now mixed with a touch of heaviness, as if deep in thought.
And the red-eyed beast girl in room 406 abruptly climbed out from under the bed, then sat at the table, her movements full of grace, completely without any trace of a beast.
She calmly looked outside at the mist, then opened the small table drawer and took out a notebook, scribbling a line on it in a messy manner.
[This is a world that you cannot imagine.]
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