"I don't have paranoid delusions, I'm telling the truth."
Lin Feng found Zhao Nan quite amusing. He had always been the one treating others, yet now Zhao Nan was claiming he was sick.
"That's right, people who are sick never think they are sick."
"Little brother Lin Feng, how about I give you a test?"
Zhao Nan said earnestly, taking a test from her backpack.
"Answer these ten questions,"
Zhao Nan instructed.
Lin Feng took it and glanced at the questions, feeling like laughing.
Question one: When you walk alone at night, do you always feel like someone is behind you?
Lin Feng answered yes without a second thought.
After all, it wasn't just him who felt that way; most people in the world did.
The subsequent questions were similarly simple.
For instance, when you encounter danger, do you choose to call for help or save yourself?
Lin Feng's answer was, of course, to save himself.
He didn't need to call for help.
"Alright, I'm done,"
Lin Feng returned the test to Zhao Nan.
Zhao Nan took it and was greatly surprised. "You got them all right?"
"Are there even correct answers to these questions? I think any answer would be reasonable, don't you think?"
Lin Feng found it amusing.
Zhao Nan looked at him as if he were a monster and shook her head. "No, I mean your answers completely fit the criteria for paranoid delusions."
"In other words, your condition is very serious, you have extremely severe paranoid delusions."
Pfft!
Lin Feng almost burst out laughing.
So this was a test for psychological illness.
"Little Teacher Zhao, if it were you, how many would you get right?"
Lin Feng retorted.
"I would only get one right, because normal people would only get one right."
Zhao Nan's expression was grave, confirming her belief that Lin Feng was truly ill.
"Who came up with these questions? They don't make any sense."
"I'm not sick, I'm telling the truth. Practice will prove it, and you'll see what I mean later."
Lin Feng couldn't explain it clearly.
He had kindly tried to protect Zhao Nan, but it had led to him being diagnosed with paranoid delusions.
This woman was too interesting!
"Lin Feng, don't take this lightly. This kind of illness might seem like it's not affecting you like a normal person, but when it truly manifests, you'll experience all sorts of hallucinations."
"In severe cases, you'll see strangers and believe they want to harm you."
"Like that person over there, he's acting suspiciously and not taking a seat, so you'd think he's a bad guy wanting to persecute you."
Zhao Nan pointed at a man acting furtively.
"Yes, he is a bad guy."
Lin Feng agreed.
"It's over, you're beyond help and need immediate psychological treatment!"
Zhao Nan reminded Lin Feng with great seriousness.
Lin Feng said helplessly, "I'm really not sick. If you don't believe me, just watch this guy. He'll pull out a knife and go mad any moment now."
"I don't believe you, this is all your fantasy."
Zhao Nan shook her head, not believing anyone would dare cause trouble on a bus.
"Then we shall see."
Lin Feng wasn't in a hurry to prove himself; reality would soon show Zhao Nan that he was right.
As it turned out, Zhao Nan reached her stop, and the man didn't do anything outrageous.
"See? It's not as exaggerated as you said. You're the one with psychological problems. I can help you with that another day."
Zhao Nan was in a hurry to meet her boyfriend and prepared to get off the bus.
"Hey, don't leave yet, that guy is really a bad person."
Lin Feng, torn between laughter and tears, quickly caught up with Zhao Nan.
"Why are you still following me? Go back."
Seeing Lin Feng persistently trailing her, Zhao Nan suddenly suspected him of being a troublemaker.
Without hesitation, Zhao Nan quickened her pace, wanting to shake him off.
"Little Teacher Zhao, please don't run, just listen to me and let me explain."
Lin Feng didn't want to be seen as ill, and he needed Zhao Nan to understand that her theories were misleading.
It was only after Lin Feng and Zhao Nan had left the bus that the man suddenly went on a rampage inside the bus, as if possessed.
Neither Lin Feng nor Zhao Nan witnessed this scene.
This led to a significant misunderstanding on Zhao Nan's part regarding Lin Feng.
"I can't anymore, you're following me, and I can't run. What exactly do you want?"
Zhao Nan, after running for a while, was panting for breath.
"I don't want anything, I just want to clarify things with you. I'm not sick, and I certainly don't have paranoid delusions."
Lin Feng emphasized.
"Fine, you're not sick, but please don't follow me. My boyfriend will misunderstand."
Zhao Nan didn't want to waste any more time arguing with Lin Feng; she was genuinely in a hurry for her date.
"Alright then, go ahead."
Lin Feng let Zhao Nan go.
Only then did Zhao Nan heave a sigh of relief and walk into a nearby barbecue restaurant.
Seeing Zhao Nan enter, Lin Feng decided to go back and find Hua Yu.
However, just as he was about to leave, a BMW drove up.
A man in a suit and tie stepped out, accompanied by a woman dressed provocatively.
"Darling, are you really going to see that little slut? Then what about me tonight? Aren't you staying with me?"
The sexy woman pouted.
"Ai Lian, Zhao Nan and I are just a fake couple. I've been using her all along, she has a spot for advanced studies abroad."
"Once I trick her out of the spot, I'll break up with her, and then we'll go live abroad together."
The man stroked the sexy woman's face and they shared a passionate kiss on the street.
Hearing Zhao Nan's name, Lin Feng immediately understood something.
It turned out Zhao Nan's boyfriend was a big con artist, not actually fond of Zhao Nan, but merely deceiving her.
Under normal circumstances, Lin Feng wouldn't have bothered with such a trivial matter.
But thinking of how kind Zhao Nan had been, believing he was ill and offering to help him with psychological counseling.
Lin Feng ultimately couldn't bear to see such a good-hearted woman being deceived and played for a fool.
Thus, Lin Feng went into the barbecue restaurant first.
Inside the restaurant, Zhao Nan was ordering food that her boyfriend liked.
"Why are you back?"
Zhao Nan frowned when she saw Lin Feng following her after ordering.
"Little Teacher Zhao, don't misunderstand. I came to tell you something."
"I saw your boyfriend. He was kissing another woman outside, and his relationship with you is also part of a scheme."
Lin Feng told Zhao Nan what he had seen and heard.
Zhao Nan listened as if hearing a story and couldn't help but smile. "Student Lin Feng, your condition is really getting worse. If this isn't paranoid delusion, what is it?"
"You haven't even met my boyfriend, and you're already saying he's a bad person and trying to trick me?"
"No, tomorrow I'll take you to see a psychologist. If you continue like this, you'll be finished."
Zhao Nan showed a hint of worry.
After all, Lin Feng was so young, and if he suffered from such an illness, his bright future would be ruined.
"I..."
Lin Feng was speechless. This woman was still at it, truly treating him like a patient.
"Fine, nothing I say will be useful now. When your boyfriend arrives, I'll expose his true colors."
Lin Feng couldn't take it anymore. This time, he had to make Zhao Nan see clearly that he wasn't sick and that he was telling the truth.
"Hey, what are you doing? Stop fooling around and leave quickly. It'll be bad if my boyfriend misunderstands!"
Zhao Nan became anxious. Her boyfriend was petty and hated seeing her getting too close to other men.
As they spoke, the man in the suit and tie entered the barbecue restaurant.
"Xiao Nan, I'm sorry for making you wait!"
The man smiled and walked towards Zhao Nan.
"Wang Tao, let me introduce you. This is one of my students, Lin Feng."
"We just happened to meet, so I came over to say hello."
Zhao Nan quickly introduced them, worried that Wang Tao would misunderstand.
"Oh, your student? Then join us for a meal."
Wang Tao didn't pay much attention to Lin Feng and took a seat beside Zhao Nan.
"Little Teacher Zhao, I'll take my leave then. I'll be waiting for your private tutoring session tonight."
"Oh, and don't forget to wear the stockings I bought you. I still like seeing you in stockings!"
Lin Feng stood up, feigning to leave, and then added the reminder.
"What are you talking about?"
Zhao Nan was startled, her face blank.
"What tutoring session? What stockings? Xiao Nan, what's going on here?"
Wang Tao was also confused, his expression turning grim as he felt a sense of being cuckolded.