Ning Wei still remembered what her master had said: "Ning Wei, no one can force you to do anything, not even me. However, you must take your medicine. You have a fever now, and if you don't take it, you'll become a complete idiot from the fever, just like that adult in the village down the mountain who doesn't know to pull down his pants before peeing."
Ning Wei didn't want to become an idiot who peed his pants, so she obediently took the medicine.
Recalling the past at the Taoist temple, Ning Wei's eyes were full of kindness.
Since she couldn't leave this hospital room right now, she couldn't get any information.
Ning Wei simply lay down on the bed and started to sleep. Since there was no opportunity to go out now, she might as well rest well and regain her energy.
Ning Wei was doing a bit better, after all, she had extraordinary skills.
As for the girls like Zhu Yulian, they had used every trick in the book, throwing tantrums and rolling around, but they still couldn't escape taking their medicine. Zhu Yulian had even been given a sedative injection and was now lying in bed, sleeping soundly.
Although their experiences were different, the outcome was the same: they all ended up lying in bed asleep.
Ning Wei was woken up by the urge to urinate. She had drunk a large glass of water before sleeping, and now she desperately needed to go to the toilet.
She didn't know how this hospital room was designed; there wasn't even a bedpan. If she couldn't hold it any longer, she would have to relieve herself right there.
However, Ning Wei was unwilling to do that. She endured it and then walked to the door, banging on it loudly.
A nurse quickly came over, the same one who had brought her medicine in the morning.
"Ning Wei, what do you want?"
Ning Wei shouted through the peephole on the door, "I need to use the toilet!"
The nurse's expression remained unchanged. "Didn't you used to relieve yourself right here?"
"I'm not a dog! Let me out, and I'll take care of this urgent matter and be right back."
"Wait a moment, I'll go ask the head nurse."
"You'd better be quick, I can't hold it much longer!" Ning Wei heard the nurse's footsteps as she walked away, then shouted through the peephole. She guessed that everyone in the neighboring rooms along this corridor knew she couldn't hold it.
After another two minutes, the nurse returned with the head nurse. Ning Wei stood by the door, allowing them to examine her. If she hadn't been in such a hurry to go to the bathroom, she would have really wanted to slap these two eyesores to death.
The head nurse was a thin, tall middle-aged woman. She looked Ning Wei up and down and finally asked her coldly, "You want to go to the toilet?"
Ning Wei was already impatient. "Is it such a big deal that I want to go to the toilet? It's just a matter of saying yes or no."
The head nurse fell silent again. She stood outside the door for a few minutes, then nodded at the younger nurse beside her.
Having received permission from the head nurse, the younger nurse slowly opened the door.
"The bathroom is at the end of the corridor. You can go by yourself." After opening the door, the younger nurse stepped aside.
Ning Wei was on the verge of losing control and quickly ran to the bathroom at the end of the corridor.
When she came out after using the bathroom, she saw two middle-aged nurses standing by the bathroom door like bodyguards.
Ning Wei shook the water off her hands and then walked to the door of her room. The younger nurse was still waiting for her there.
"Do I need to knock and call you every time I go to the toilet?" Ning Wei confirmed with her.
The younger nurse replied with a smile, "Yes, so try to reduce the number of times you drink water. After all, when you go to the bathroom, we have to make a lot of preparations, which is quite troublesome."
Although the younger nurse's attitude was very good, Ning Wei still felt like hitting her.
However, now was not the time to resort to violence. She remembered the diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder on her medical record and knew she had to appear very gentle.
She imitated the younger nurse's demeanor. "Okay, if I need anything else, I'll inform you in advance."
After speaking, Ning Wei walked back into the room, gently closed the door, and returned to her bed. Out of the nurses' sight, she secretly took her anger out on the bedsheet.
She couldn't sleep anymore, so Ning Wei stood by the window.
She watched the sunlight gradually disappear, and the night began to fall.
The younger nurse came in with the medicine. Ning Wei was very cooperative and employed the same tactic.
"When can I leave here?" Ning Wei looked up at the younger nurse.
"You'll be allowed to leave when you're better. Don't resist us, we're helping you, Ning Wei."
For some reason, hearing her name spoken from the nurse's mouth made Ning Wei feel uncomfortable all over.
"I'm not talking about leaving the hospital, I want to go to a normal ward, a ward with a bathroom."
The nurse looked at Ning Wei with some pity. "You can go back when you start behaving, Ning Wei. Don't rush."
It seemed like she couldn't get anywhere with this nurse who only offered fake smiles. Ning Wei's shoulders drooped a little in disappointment.
The nurse collected the medicine box. The room door was not closed, as it was time for dinner to be brought in.
A nurse pushing a meal cart arrived at Ning Wei's room door. She didn't come in, but placed the dinner on the floor and gently closed the door.
The food in the mental hospital was quite good, with a balanced mix of meat and vegetables and a bowl of hot soup. Ning Wei ate it all, then placed the meal box back at the door. It would be collected the next morning when breakfast was delivered.
There was a fluorescent light in the room that automatically turned on when it got dark, keeping Ning Wei awake.
She stared at the fluorescent light, trying to out-stare it, but after a long time, her eyes started to blur, and she conceded defeat.
She rolled around on the bed, bored, wishing she could shout a few times to vent her anger.
Just then, the younger nurse came by again.
She whispered through the peephole, "Ning Wei, do you need to go to the bathroom? If you wait, no one will open the door for you after I get off duty."
"Wait! I need to go!" Ning Wei didn't want to experience the feeling of holding her urine again. Just thinking about it made her lower abdomen ache slightly.
After relieving herself again, Ning Wei asked, "What if I need to go again tonight?"
The nurse said helplessly, "As long as you're asleep, you won't feel the need to go to the toilet."
That made sense, but Ning Wei still felt like hitting someone.
"What if I get a stomachache and need to poop?"
"Should I just poop in the room?"
"Should I poop on the bed or on the floor?"
"Or in a corner? Do you want to bring me some sand before you leave work? I can even bury it myself."
Ning Wei's patience was wearing thin after being confined to this room for a whole day.
This nurse, who appeared gentle, was actually sharp-tongued and sarcastic, tormenting her in a different way.
She was young, but her heart was wicked. Ning Wei clenched her fists repeatedly.
Seeing Ning Wei's forced smile, the younger nurse reached for her pocket.
Ning Wei saw through it immediately. There must be a call button in that pocket, which could summon several strong nurses to deal with her.
She didn't want to be sedated, so she smiled at the younger nurse and, at the same time, pressed her hand.
"Have a pleasant shift. I'm feeling a bit sleepy now and would like to go to bed. May I?"