What It’s Like Being a Vampire

Dad Xiang would occasionally have a few drinks, but because of his average drinking capacity, he was basically very restrained, stopping after drinking half a glass every time. But he was obviously a little happy tonight, and the few dishes that Xiang Kun made were quite to his liking, so he drank more, which made him look squinted, blushing, and a little drunk.

Xiang Dad's wine tastes good when he's drunk, and most of the time, he goes to sleep.

But tonight, he wasn't ready to sleep. On the contrary, he was very talkative. He talked with Xiang Kun a lot about his early years, starting with "Thinking about the beginning", "At that time", and "I remember". Then they talked about the international situation, economic policies, housing prices, the stock market, and Xiang Kun's work.

"Actually, if you are unhappy in a big city, feel too much pressure, and don't see great opportunities for development, actually... there is no need to stay in a big city, come back, you can come back Yes. Although your parents are not very capable, they can take care of them to some extent in the local area. Besides, we both have pensions and medical insurance, so we won’t give you any burden. We, Erythronia, are now The development is also quite fast. Look at those shopping malls, buildings, and shopping centers, which are built one after another. The roads are getting wider and wider, and the houses are getting more and more beautiful. Education, medical care, and public security are getting better and better. Living in Erythronia is also good, the pressure is not so great..." Xiang Dad said with a sigh.

Hearing this, Xiang Ma murmured in a low voice, "And Xiao Xia is also working in Erythrina."

Xiang Kun rubbed his nose, mom is always saying "Xiao Xia" now? This misunderstanding is a bit deep...

But Dad Xiang was not distracted, and continued: "Of course, how to choose depends on your own judgment. I heard Xiao Li from our unit say before, you guys who do...do programs are mainly those in China. Several first-tier cities have more prospects for development, and our hometown has relatively no such environment, and the upper limit of future development may be relatively low."

Xiang Ma couldn't help reminding her in a low voice: "It's getting late, you should go make Xiao Xia's supper, count the time, Xiao Xia should be hungry..."

Xiang Dad glared at Mom, but opened his mouth, and didn't know what to say, he could only fold his arms across his chest and hum while watching TV.

Xiang Kun said with a smile: "Don't worry, Dad, my work will be adjusted after the Spring Festival. At that time, I will partner with others to do some new projects, and maybe I will leave the city where I live now. Of course, don't worry, I will Remember what you taught me before, don’t just think about success, but also about failure when doing things, I will weigh my own weight, and I will not put all my eggs in one basket." He did not tell his parents that he was "unemployed", and the infrastructure project in Tongshi Town Before it is completed, it will not be disclosed, lest parents think too much. Now he just needs to reassure his parents. Of course, some foreshadowing must be done first.

Nodded to Dad: "Anyway, you can do what you want, remember that no matter what time, your mother and I are your strong backing, no matter what choice you make, we will support you."

Xiang Kun nodded.

But Xiang's mother couldn't bear it anymore, and she seemed to be talking to herself: "Xiao Xia doesn't know what to eat at night, the hospital cafeteria should be closed, and there is probably no place to eat outside, maybe she didn't eat dinner Hungry all the time? Or simply eat bread and instant noodles? Well, the night of the New Year’s Eve really makes people feel distressed..."

Xiang Kun didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Okay, Mom, I'll do it now, and send it to Xiao Xia when it's done." Looking at the time, it was indeed almost the same.

Xiang Mom immediately smiled and said, "Do you want Mom to help you?"

"no, I'm fine,

The ingredients are all ready, very quickly. "Xiang Kun said, got up and walked to the kitchen.

When he was starting to heat up the pot, he heard his mother complaining to his father in the living room: "Oh, Lao Xiang, don't talk to your son about distracting things now."

"What's there? I'm talking about business with my son..."

"Fart's business, from childhood to adulthood, from choosing a high school, to dividing arts and sciences, to filling out college volunteers, to finding a job, to buying a house, isn't it all his own decision, you are just worrying about it. Now the most What is the key, the most important thing? Can't you tell the difference?"

Xiang Dad was silent for a long time, and then he actually agreed: "It makes sense, to start a family, to start a family, to start a business, to start a family first, once this year is over, and you will be in your thirties, it's time to settle the major issues first."

"So! Now I have to kick his ass hard to make him work harder. I used to think that he was so focused on his work that he wanted to find a wife after 'success and fame'. No, when will I be able to hold my grandson? So I always try to help him arrange a blind date, but now look at Xiaoxia... Hehe, our son, no matter what aspect, has the right idea! Now just let him hurry up You must not distract him by talking about other things!" Xiang Ma instructed seriously and in a low voice.

Dad Xiang also lowered his voice and replied: "Shredded coconut, sell lamps!"

"Sell your size, don't speak English if you can't speak it! Speak human language!"

Xiang Kun in the kitchen could only smile bitterly silently, handling and cooking the ingredients deftly, and by the early ten o'clock, he was almost done.

"Mom, Dad, I'm going out." Xiang Kun said goodbye to the second elder with the two large insulated food boxes that his mother specially helped to prepare today.

"Go, go, be careful on the way, don't overturn the food." He waved to his mother.

Dad Xiang's face, which was a little red from drinking, was also full of smiles, and he nodded slowly: "Go, go, come on, let's make waves."

At this time, there are naturally no buses, and it is not easy to take a taxi. Of course, if Xiang Kun could run with all his strength and take a short cut, it wouldn't take long to reach the third hospital where Lao Xia worked, but that was a bit exaggerated, and it was easy to be photographed by the surveillance on the road and detect abnormalities.

So when he went to the hospital, he rode his mother's electric scooter, but the electric scooter obviously didn't bear such a heavy weight, and it creaked all the way, looking very hard.

When I arrived at the Third Hospital, I told the security guard on duty at the gate to find Xia Libing. After he called and confirmed, Xiang Kun gave him the pack of cigarettes he had prepared earlier, and said, "Happy New Year." Then he parked the electric car , carrying a food box into the hospital.

Lao Xia had told Xiang Kun beforehand that their hospital had several closed wards, outsiders were not allowed to enter, even if the family members of the patients came to visit, there were very strict rules. Especially in the critically ill area, the management is very strict.

So after receiving Xiang Kun's call, Lao Xia came over and took him directly to the reception room of the complex office building.

Although it was New Year's Eve, there were actually quite a few doctors and nurses on duty in the hospital. However, the hospital was too big. Walking into the hall, before the sensor lights came on, it looked a bit gloomy.

Of course, neither the bald Xiang Kun, who was carrying two food boxes, nor the ponytailed Xia Libing, who was wearing a white coat, felt any fear at all. The two were discussing the food that Xiang Kun had brought.

"My mother brought some seafood over in the afternoon. There is a big lobster. I did it last Christmas, but you were not here, so I didn't taste it. Now try to see how it tastes. I added garlic vermicelli, and It should be okay if you add a little fish together. The fish is also a good fish, Dong Xing Ban."

"Do you have a pork knuckle?" Xia Libing asked.

"Don't you just eat it at noon... eat the crispy pork knuckle right after it comes out of the pot. If you bring it in an insulated food box, the taste will be a little bit worse. It's not perfect. I also stewed pork knuckle at night, but I don’t think that taste goes well with seafood fans. By the way, what are you having for dinner, are you hungry?”

"Chow mein, I'm hungry."

Entering the reception room, Xiang Kun put all the dishes he brought on the table, and was about to take out the chopsticks and spoons he brought from home, but found that Xia Libing hung the white coat he had taken off on the clothes hanger. , turned around, and took out a long box from the pocket of the coat, it was the box he gave the old summer chopsticks.

Xia Libing glanced at Xiang Kun, and found that he didn't set a bowl for him, so he asked, "Aren't you going to eat?"

"I ate at home. I ate a lot at night. I was so full. All the things I brought were for you," Xiang Kun said.

But Xia Libing shook his head: "You definitely don't eat much." After a slight pause, he said, "Did you start to like cooking because you can't eat too much?"

Xiang Kun was taken aback for a moment, the question... was a bit mysterious.

However, during this period of time, he has also caught a lot of straight balls from Lao Xia, so he is still very calm.

Sure enough, after Lao Xia finished asking, he didn't have any intention of getting an answer from Xiang Kun, so he directly started eating with the pair of chopsticks that Xiang Kun gave her.

Watching Lao Xia Chi slurping up the steaming seafood fans, Xiang Kun could feel her strong appetite, as well as the sense of anxiety and urgency caused by it, through her pair of chopsticks.

Obviously, this pair of chopsticks, which use the emotions of the little fat girl as an "emotional injection" when eating, successfully caught up with Lao Xia's emotional channel.

Even though he had determined through his own observations that Lao Xia would have more obvious mood swings than usual when eating her favorite food, but he could not directly feel Lao Xia's emotions through other emotion-infused items before.

Now, through this pair of chopsticks, not only can Lao Xia feel emotions when eating, but at other times, as long as Lao Xia is within the sensing range of the chopsticks, Xiang Kun can perceive the kind of emotion that seems to be emotion but not emotion, and is extremely indifferent. ——That's Lao Xia's normal state.

This feeling of extreme sanity and sobriety is like a reset button, which can help him clear up various other emotions when he perceives it.

Xiang Kun believed that if he was in the blood-drinking period and couldn't find the source of blood for a while, he would be able to suppress his anxiety and avoid some out-of-control behaviors by directly sensing the pair of chopsticks and relying on that extremely rational feeling , can also rely on this sense of reason to eliminate the backlash of using "spiritual shock" and other abilities at night.

Of course, the premise is that Lao Xia has always brought the pair of chopsticks with her, and she is not eating when she senses.

Otherwise... Xiang Kun sensed that Lao Xia was eating during the blood-drinking hunger period, tsk tsk.

Seeing that Lao Xia had almost finished eating the seafood vermicelli, Xiang Kun quickly grabbed the lunch box and pulled it back: "Hey, eat slowly, there are other dishes, try other dishes too."

Xia Libing pulled the lunch box back again, then stretched out her chopsticks to pick up several other dishes. In fact, Xiang Kun's original plan at night was not to cook these dishes, but because his mother suddenly brought these ingredients over, he focused all his energy on this seafood vermicelli. Now it seems that the energy is indeed not in vain, Lao Xia obviously had a good time eating.

"How about it, is this delicious, or pork knuckle?" Xiang Kun asked.

"Pork knuckle." Xia Libing didn't hesitate.

Xiang Kun nodded with a smile: "Next time I invite you... Oh no, next time you invite me to dinner, I'll make it for you. I remember before I invited you to dinner with Nana and Zhen'er for the first time, I used WeChat to ask a few of you, how is the taste, and your three favorite dishes, your answer is: crispy pork knuckle, smoked goose and Napoleon cake. Is it because you have eaten it somewhere before, so you are particularly impressed?"

"Yes." Xia Libing replied simply, chewing the egg yolk spring roll in his mouth.

Well, it means that she doesn't plan to expand in detail in this direction, so Xiang Kun changed the angle again: "Is there any special reason for you to come to this hospital?"

Before Lao Xia came to Erythia, when they were playing together, both Yang Zhener and Nana asked similar questions. At that time, she did not give any reason. Yang Zhener and Nana could only guess that it was because of the vice The dean is because of her third aunt. But with Lao Xia's education, school grades, and resume, it shouldn't be a big problem to enter a related department of a big hospital in the original city, or a better psychiatric hospital. Normally speaking, for the sake of her own career development, she shouldn't come here all the way.

If it was before, Xiang Kun would not have asked this question, because he knew it would be a waste of time to ask. But recently, Lao Xia has frequently sent "straight balls". He feels that Lao Xia's attitude towards him and his observation strategy should be different from before. Now maybe he can. Get different answers.

Lao Xia put a piece of lobster meat into his mouth, squinted his eyes and chewed a few times, took a sip of the mushroom soup next to him, spit out a mouthful of hot air, and said: "Because the third aunt is the vice president, because the There are a lot of unique cases."

Xiang Kun immediately understood what she meant, because the third aunt was the vice president and knew her abilities better, so the authority she could get here might be higher than in other hospitals.

"For example... What kind of special case? Oh, if it's not convenient to say it, you don't have to." Xiang Kun continued to ask.

Xia Libing looked at him for a while, and briefly introduced the characteristics of several cases. Of course, she withdrew information that could be associated with the patient's true identity, including gender, occupation, and name.

Some patients with delusional disorder feel that they are cultivating, they have to eat without food, and they can live by breathing the essence of heaven and earth. If the elixir is produced, he will eat it willingly;

Some patients feel that they have superpowers and can hear the voices of others. Even if others tell him it is wrong, he only thinks that others are lying to him;

There are some patients who think that they are the patrons of flames and like flames. Even if their predecessors have suffered extensive burns, they still firmly believe that flames can heal themselves and take away their pain;

Some patients feel that they are some kind of beast, always take off their clothes and run into the mountains;

Some patients feel that they are noble vampires who only drink blood and are afraid of the sun, but in fact, as long as they are given red drinks and more ketchup in their meals, they can eat them;

Some patients feel like monsters when they look at everyone, and the world in their eyes is completely different from that of normal people, and they are always in fear;

There are some patients who think that they are geniuses, they can remember everything with a photographic memory, and they can answer all kinds of questions, but in fact, the content he memorizes is completely different from the original content, and the way to solve the problems is completely random, but he firmly believes in himself. Everything said was true, it was others who were falsifying reality to deceive him and kill him.

Some of these patients were sent for treatment by themselves or their family members on their own initiative, while some were required to be treated compulsively by the authorities after committing serious criminal offenses.

When he heard the case of "vampire", Xiang Kun subconsciously glanced at the window of the reception room, from where he could see the intensive care area of ​​the hospital, but because there were too many buildings there, even if there were "vampires" " or "mutated creatures" are inside, and his "infrared thermal imaging visual mode" can't see through them all, so it's not sure whether there are really "vampires" there.

Of course, according to Lao Xia's description, there is a high probability that the case is just an ordinary mentally ill patient, not a "vampire".

However, check back to make sure.

Xiang Kun looked away and saw Lao Xia staring at him. He knew that when he was talking about those cases, Lao Xia had actually been observing his changes, but he didn't care.

"Why did you choose psychology and psychiatry in the first place?" Xiang Kun asked again.

"See a doctor for yourself." Lao Xia said.

Xiang Kun immediately asked, "Are you sick?"

Lao Xia replied: "You have it too."

Xiang Kun was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "All of us are patients." This sentence was said by Lao Xia when he went to Lao Xia's house for dinner on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Lao Xia nodded: "Yes, all of us are sick, but the illness is different and the degree is not the same, hiccup~"

These words sounded quite compelling at first glance, but Lao Xia burped as soon as he finished speaking, destroying the rigidity all at once.

Seeing that Lao Xia was still planning to continue eating, Xiang Kun hurriedly said, "Take a rest, I'll put the insulated box here, and if you get hungry later, you can continue eating. Don't eat it all at once, you eat too fast."

Xia Libing thought for a while, picked up the last piece of lobster meat and ate it, then picked up the food box and cleaned up the remaining fans, wiped his mouth while tidying up the food box. Put the unfinished food in a big food box, and put the finished food in another food box for Xiang Kun to take back.

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