sbdcsierra Chapter 3 Brother, you're not actually sick.
Chapter 3 Brother, you're not actually sick.
Is she sticking to the idea that she doesn't have a younger sister, or is she just "following the trend" like she has in the past?
This means he is very likely to be sent back to a mental hospital.
He really didn't want to go back.
Being around a bunch of crazy people every day is really driving me crazy.
Jiang Yu took a deep breath.
He saw the wariness and worry in Zhang Guiqin's eyes.
The woman in the mask was also looking at him.
Even though the other person was wearing sunglasses.
But he could feel the gaze from behind the sunglasses sweeping over him like a searchlight.
The younger sister who appeared after the "refresh" was just like them.
However, her eyes were red and she looked aggrieved.
A few seconds later…
Jiang Yu's face showed a relaxed expression, as if he had completed a certain task.
"Alright, all done!"
He smiled at Zhang Guiqin: "I was playing Truth or Dare with my friend just now, and I lost. That guy insisted I do this, so... you know, haha!"
Zhang Guiqin also joined in with a "haha".
She laughed and pulled Jiang Ning aside.
Then, while forcing a smile, he lowered his voice and gave instructions.
Although her voice was very soft…
But in this cramped space, Jiang Yu could hear every word clearly.
"Xiao Ning, keep a close eye on your brother's condition. If he has another episode, I'll call a doctor from the mental hospital..."
Jiang Ning's face turned pale instantly when she heard what Zhang Guiqin said.
She shook her head repeatedly, her voice urgent and rapid: "Aunt Zhang, don't worry, my brother isn't having a relapse. Didn't you hear? He was just teasing us!"
"He always makes jokes like that! He's cured a long time ago, really cured!"
Zhang Guiqin looked at Jiang Ning, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.
Finally, he sighed, reached out and touched the other person's little face, his eyes full of heartache.
"Okay, I'll be going now. Call me anytime if you need anything."
She stood up and walked out with the masked woman.
Jiang Yu stood there, smiling as he watched them leave.
After the two left…
The chirping of crickets came from outside the door again.
"Sister Zhang, why did that young man suddenly stop recognizing his sister?"
"Sigh, didn't I just say that the kid had been to a mental hospital before? He's probably having another episode."
"This disease is truly bizarre..."
"Yes! Actually, these two siblings have a very good relationship. When Xiaoyu was sick, Xiaoning went to the hospital every day, rain or shine. It broke my heart to see her like that..."
"Sigh, these two siblings are pitiful too, orphaned and raised by each other..."
The footsteps faded into the distance…
The room fell silent.
All that remained was the lingering steam in the bathroom and the faint scent of shower gel in the air.
Jiang Yu stood still, looking down at the unfamiliar girl in front of him.
The girl also looked up at him.
The two of them just stared at each other silently.
absurd.
That's fucking absurd!
Jiang Yu opened his mouth, wanting to say something.
But he held back.
In order to avoid being sent back to the mental hospital, we must play it safe for now.
I will definitely be more careful with my words and actions from now on!
"Brother, you scared me to death just now. I thought you had another episode..." Jiang Ning muttered softly.
Jiang Yuqiang forced a smile: "Haha, that just means I'm a good actor."
Jiang Ning did not laugh.
She stared at Jiang Yu for several seconds, her big, watery eyes very clear.
Jiang Yu was also looking at her.
Under close observation…
He discovered that his "sister's" skin was really good.
It's not the kind of good that comes from cosmetics or some kind of medical aesthetic technology.
Rather, it was the little girl's natural beauty.
Her entire body was so white it glowed, and her skin was so tender it looked like you could squeeze water out of it; you couldn't even find a single pore on her face.
In addition, her delicate and petite features give her an indescribable and ethereal charm.
Feeling a little embarrassed as her brother stared at her, Jiang Ning lowered her head...
Her toes started to get restless inside her slippers.
Her toes were white and tender, her nails were neatly trimmed with rounded edges and a faint pink hue.
Like ten carefully polished little seashells.
Her small, fair toes gripped the sole of the slipper tightly, then slowly loosened...
Like a delicate pink flower, it blooms and closes, closes and blooms again.
The toes' "meeting" seems to have reached a conclusion.
Jiang Ning looked up at her brother.
"Brother, you're not actually sick..."
"Um?"
Jiang Yu was stunned for a moment.
Jiang Ning's expression turned mysterious.
She took a step forward, her small body wrapped in a bath towel leaning slightly forward, her voice very low, as if she were telling some earth-shattering secret.
Even if everyone in the world thinks you're crazy, I've never thought so!
"The problem isn't with you, it's with the world!"
"Brother, you're not sick, you're a normal person!"
Jiang Yu was at a loss.
Those who were originally there did not believe what he said.
On the contrary, a sister who didn't actually exist firmly believed that he wasn't sick.
He didn't know whether he should be happy or sad.
It's like you saying you can see ghosts; nobody else believes you, but the ghost does.
Jiang Yu remained silent.
Jiang Ning moved a little closer.
"Brother, actually I'm just like you, I just haven't said it out loud."
"You're like me?" Jiang Yu frowned.
"right!"
Jiang Ning's voice trembled slightly, as if she were telling a secret that had been buried for a long time.
"Suddenly, many classmates I didn't recognize appeared in my class, but I didn't dare tell anyone..."
"I'm afraid I'll end up like you, sent to a mental hospital..."
"You can't use your phone there, it's terrifying..."
As she spoke, Jiang Ning revealed a frightened expression.
Jiang Yu's brows furrowed into a tight knot.
Wait a moment…
This little thing says she's like me?
Did she also encounter the "Liang Zhichao incident"?
If that's the case...
She should know perfectly well that I'm not her brother.
"So...you don't know me either, right? We're not siblings at all?" Jiang Yu asked tentatively.
"No, no, no!"
Jiang Ning shook her head vigorously, splashing water all over Jiang Yu's face with her wet hair.
"It's true we're siblings, but it's also true you don't know me!"
Jiang Yu looked at her speechlessly.
Why does the logic of this statement sound so convoluted to him?
But he didn't interrupt.
Let's continue listening to what his "sister" has to say.
Jiang Ning looked around, as if to make sure no one was eavesdropping.
Then she tiptoed and leaned close to Jiang Yu's chin, her voice so soft it was like a mosquito's hum.
"Brother, we ended up like this because we were poisoned!"
"Poison...?" Jiang Yu raised his eyebrows high.
"Yes! Brother, you once said when you were sober that we were all poisoned by that old man!" Jiang Ning said with a firm look in her eyes.
"Grandpa? What grandpa?" Jiang Yu was completely confused.
Jiang Ning's voice lowered even further.
"It's that... white-haired old man without limbs!"
"..."
No limbs?
Gray hair?
Is it that terrifying?
A picture flashed through Jiang Yu's mind: an old man without arms or legs, wriggling on the ground like a human-shaped caterpillar...
A human pig?
What kind of horror movie setting is this...?
Jiang Ning, however, looked very serious.
"Brother, when we were kids, we ate that old man's limbs at the orphanage, and we've been poisoned ever since!"
"The other children are the same; no one can escape it!"
"But we two are different from others; we can barely stay sober after eating it."
"But if we don't take the antidote periodically, we'll become unrecognizable, then go completely insane and die!"
"But you don't remember these memories during your episodes; you only recall them after taking the antidote!"
"You only recovered after taking an antidote while you were in the mental hospital!"
"Every time I visit you, I secretly bring you the antidote; otherwise, how could you be discharged from the hospital!"
"This was all a setup by that old man!"
Jiang Ning's eyes were frighteningly bright when she said these words.
His tone was so certain that it left no room for argument.
Jiang Yu swallowed subconsciously.
An elderly man with white hair sacrificed himself to feed children his limbs.
This ghost story is way too abstract!
No normal person would believe that.
But the problem is...
She's absolutely right!
and also…
It's also strange that he was able to be discharged from the hospital smoothly.
Anyone who has been to a mental hospital knows that once someone is arrested and put in, they are basically never able to get out.
Or it might not come out so soon.
Although he had no sister to visit him and he remembered...
But he remembers very clearly that he was suddenly discharged from the hospital.
There was no reason.
Maybe…
Is everything really as she said?
Is there some force controlling everything behind the scenes?
Those extra trees, bridges, basketball courts, and Liang Zhichao have always been there?
This younger sister is real, but I'm so obsessed with her that I've forgotten about her?
"So... you mean we were poisoned by an old man without limbs, and the poison is his arms and legs. Eating his arms and legs will cause us to lose our memory, and only by drinking the antidote can we return to normal?" Jiang Yu asked tentatively.
"right!"
"..."
They sound like the bad guys.
The old man was completely innocent.
Jiang Yu remained silent for two seconds.
"What antidote are you talking about?"
"Blackwater!"
"Where is that thing?"
Jiang Ning's eyes brightened even more, as if she had finally waited for this question.
"The black water is right across from our neighborhood!"
"Huh? This...this close?"
"Yes, brother, I can take you to Blackwater right now, but you have to promise me one thing."
"What is it?"
"Once we get there, don't say anything out of line. I'll negotiate with the believers!"
"believer??"
"Yes, that old man contracted a group of followers to guard the Blackwater. Those followers are very dangerous; they are incredibly powerful and can even read minds, knowing what you're thinking!"
Jiang Yu: "..."
Oh no, could the other party be some kind of cult?
"Brother, let's hurry up and go. I'm afraid if we stay any longer, I'll forget who you are, and that would be troublesome. We'd both end up in a mental hospital!" Jiang Ning urged.
Jiang Yu was speechless.
A strong sense of curiosity drove him to seek the truth.
and…
The words of this "younger sister" seemed to have some kind of magic, making him subconsciously believe them.
Is it possible that even if memories are lost, the body still retains some kind of habit?
"Okay, let's go then..." Jiang Yu said.
Anyway, it's not far away, just across from the residential area.
Regardless of whether it's true or not, he has to go and see what's going on.
"Okay! I'll go change my clothes!"
Jiang Ning rushed back to her room like a whirlwind.
A few minutes later…
She ran out wearing a white T-shirt, denim shorts, and pink sneakers.
Jiang Yu also changed his clothes, and the brother and sister went out.
……
Stepping out of the apartment building, I saw many elderly people enjoying the cool shade under the trees.
"Hey, Xiaoyu and Xiaoning, going out?" a bald old man greeted them with a smile.
That's Grandpa Zhang from the first floor; he's very friendly.
"Okay, I'm going out for a bit." Jiang Yu nodded.
As we continued walking, we ran into a few more neighbors.
"Is Xiaoyu taking his little sister shopping?"
"I took my brother shopping, hehe!" Jiang Ning hooked her arm around Jiang Yu's.
"You two siblings standing together look like celebrities, so pleasing to the eye!"
"Aunt Wang, you have such good taste! When my brother and I debut, we'll ask you to be our manager!" Jiang Ning said proudly, puffing out her chest.
……
Jiang Yu knew every neighbor who greeted him.
Moreover…everyone knows Jiang Ning.
Everyone was chatting enthusiastically with her.
Everyone assumed that the siblings had a very good relationship.
As more and more people greeted him, Jiang Yu felt increasingly depressed.
He began to doubt himself.
It seems...
It was all that old man without limbs' doing.
If that's the case, his inner conflict can be resolved.
That would prove he's not mentally ill.
"Brother, what are you thinking about?" Jiang Ning tugged at his sleeve.
"It's nothing."
Jiang Yu snapped out of his thoughts.
He looked at the sweet girl beside him, the kind of girl who would be called "wife" in the comments if she were in an anime.
"Where is this black water you mentioned?"
"It's just ahead, across the street."
Jiang Ning, holding Jiang Yu's hand, crossed the zebra crossing at the entrance of the residential area...
The two headed straight for the commercial street across the street.
Looking at the bustling traffic in front of me...
Jiang Yu had some doubts.
Is the headquarters of that "cult" in such an obvious place?
Something...
But thinking about it carefully, it makes sense.
The most dangerous place is the safest place.
Jiang Yu's heart raced...
He's about to reveal the truth!
This made him subconsciously start to feel uneasy.
Tense and excited!
soon…
Jiang Ning led Jiang Yu to their destination.
She pointed to the white-haired old man above her head who had no limbs.
"Brother, we've arrived!"
Have we arrived yet?
Jiang Yu looked up and saw...
then…
His face gave off a "you fucking kidding me" look.
Isn't this KFC?!