Chapter 305: I'm All Alone

.. I really can't keep you company now. I'll contact you after I finish my work."She is soothing him.Jun Zhi's pastoral face was slightly surprised, a strange feeling.Joe Bao'er has no tricks for coax...Zhu Xiaowei had truly never been treated like a princess before. Last night on Christmas Eve, he took her to the city's most luxurious restaurant for a pre-booked Christmas feast, and then they checked into the city's most luxurious presidential suite.

Actually, she wasn't even sure herself whether she was so curious about his lifestyle as an upper-class person or because of him.

"Last night, did that count as a date" she thought to herself, her cheeks flushing slightly.

"Miss Zhu, stop daydreaming, we have work to do."

Pei Haoran had already straightened his suit and, turning his head, saw the woman's stunned expression. He immediately teased her, "What are you thinking about"

"Nothing. It's nothing."

Pei Haoran stared at her face and suddenly burst into laughter, "Why is your face so red I know, are you thinking about men"

"Dead man Pei Haoran, don't talk nonsense, I...I was just thinking that you, a big man, squatting on the roadside pretending to be dead last night, was really shameful!"

Pei Haoran recalled last night, pondered for a while, and admitted frankly, "It was a bit rogue."

Then add a sentence, "I learned this from my good friend Qiao Baoer, it really works!"

Jun Zhi's shepherd had been drinking with them before, and he drank a bit too much. He mentioned that Qiao Baoer couldn't keep up with him and directly sat in the middle of the road acting like a hooligan. Then there was nothing he could do about it.

Zhu Xiaowei pondered for a moment, it truly was Qiao Baor'er's style.

They left the hotel suite together and rode the elevator down.

Pei Haoran found that when they chatted about Qiao Baor, she became more natural and relaxed.

"Actually, I've met Qiao Bao'er once before. She was this small back then." With only the two of them in the elevator, Pei Haoran said while making a gesture with his hand on his knee, "I think she was maybe three or four years old at the time."

"Are you close with Qiao Baier's family" Zhu Xiaowei immediately became interested.

"I'm not familiar with it. I went to interview Qiao Bao'er's grandfather as a school reporter." Pei Haoran was seven years older than Zhu Xiaowei and the others. When he was studying heavy books, they were just starting kindergarten.

At that time, Qiao Bao'er's grandfather, General Gu, was highly respected in the city. Many people wanted to interview this retired old man about his life, but General Gu was rather solitary. Over so many years, he had only made an exception once to accept a visit from a young reporter, a student, sent by the school.

"I've never met Qiao Baor's grandfather." Xiao Zhu only got to know Qiao Baoer in high school, by which time General Gu was already gone.

You don't need to meet her grandfather in person. Just think carefully about Qiao Baoer's current temper, and you'll know what kind of person her grandfather is.

With that, Pei Haoran chuckled to himself.

“When we were a few young reporters, nervously taking notes and asking questions, Qiao Baoer must have just been in kindergarten. She ran over wearing a floral dress, her pigtails swaying back and forth. Her skin was fair and tender, her big eyes black and bright, she looked very cute. But she seemed wronged and cried loudly, saying that other children had bullied her.”

General Gu roared angrily, which shocked Pei Haoran. It was obvious that this little girl would definitely grow up to be a female bandit under such an upbringing.

Zhu Xiaowei burst into laughter after hearing this, "No wonder... it was all thanks to her grandfather."

The elevator arrived at the lobby just as it opened its doors.

Pei Haoran looked at her silently as she laughed naturally. He raised an eyebrow and a faint smile played on his lips, "Miss Zhu, don't forget that you're accompanying me to see clients today, be serious later."

Zhu Xiaowei glanced at him with a hint of complaint, "You're so much trouble. One minute you say not to pout, and the next you demand seriousness. Being your assistant is really tough."

"I find clients don't need assistants, and my assistants are all male. They're not as slow as you women."

"What you mean is that you look down on women Most secretaries and assistants are women nowadays."

Zhu Xiaowei had already gotten used to arguing with him like this.

"Women, I'm afraid they are easily susceptible to infatuation."

Pei Haoran hailed a cab, got in, and turned to look back, his voice laced with a touch of complicated emotion. "What if we fall for each other over time That would be very troublesome."

The car started, driving towards the restaurant they had booked. Zhu Xiaowei sat beside him, and neither of them spoke in the car.

Zhu Xiaowei secretly glanced at his profile, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Perhaps it was because he had just blurted out words like "infatuation" and "love grows over time," which seemed to hit the mark. Was he saying she was narcissistic

"What's with that face again"

As he was getting off the car, Pei Haoran deliberately reached out and tousled her short hair.

Zhu Xiaowei was upset, "Hey, my hair is messed up, and you said I'm meeting clients, I don't even look presentable."

Pei Haoran seemed to be in a good mood today. "Whatever image you want, Zhu Xiaowei, your main role is to go in the past and eat for free. You're not my assistant... You've never been a trouble." Pei Haoran was astute and guessed this woman's knot. He added lightly to her.

Zhu Xiao Wei looked at him, a little surprised.

Astonished by his thoughtfulness.

Pei Haoran patted her soft brown short hair with satisfaction and told her, “You are a bunch of trouble.”

Zhu Xiaowei angrily trailed after him into a restaurant. She kept stomping on his shadow with her feet, knowing he wouldn't say anything nice!

It's almost lunchtime at 11 am.

At the city hospital, Qiao Baoer waited in line for a long time before it was finally her turn to go in for a consultation.

The doctor looked up from the computer screen at the patient sitting across the table. "Ms. Qiao, I've reviewed your previous medical records. Based on what happened with your car accident and miscarriage, you should have started psychological therapy right away..."

"I didn't have a miscarriage!"

Jo Bao'er stood up from the consultation chair, her emotions somewhat agitated.

The well-known female psychiatrist before you, seeing her state, immediately softened her voice and said, "I'm sorry, I expressed myself incorrectly just now. I apologize to you."

"Miss Qiao, please sit down first. Let's have a good chat, okay"

As a psychologist, I've met many strange patients. So I gently reassured him, "I know that incident must have had a big impact on you. No matter what reason you had before for not accepting psychological treatment, the fact that you took the initiative to find me now means you truly want help. If you really want effective help, you should tell me your innermost secrets, so I can assist you…"

"I don't need any help, I just want you to look up the side effects of this drug for me. Will it cause hallucinations"

Jo Bao'er's voice was a little stubborn, very detached, clearly unwilling to talk about her own affairs with strangers. As she spoke, she took out a bottle of medicine from her bag and placed it on the table.

“This was prescribed to me by a doctor at the old hospital. I didn't think much of it before, I just took it whenever I felt unwell. But recently I suspect that after taking this medicine, my mind becomes foggy and I have trouble distinguishing between reality and dreams.”

Just as there were often "marks" on her body.

"Miss Qiao, your long-term mental suppression can easily lead to blurring the lines between fantasy and reality."

The psychiatrist picked up the bottle and looked at it carefully for a while, poured out a pill and sniffed it, "It's authentic. This medication is currently only available in the US, and it's difficult to get in China. It has an authentication number on the bottle, I think this drug has nothing to do with it."

So you're saying that all the strange things that have happened to me are real and not just my imagination

Jo Bao'er mumbled, her face growing increasingly grave.

The psychologist immediately became curious about her words, "Did something incredible happen"

< Qiao Baoer lowered her head, silent and unwilling to speak. >

The doctor's voice was still soft, "If you don't want to say anything, then no one can help you. Otherwise, I can hypnotize you..."

"I don't want to be hypnotized!" Qiao Bao'er quickly raised her head, her eyes filled with hostility and alertness.

The psychiatrist frowned, noticing her obvious anxiety.

After thinking for a moment, she softly asked, "Are you having difficulties"

Qiao Bao'er's face showed a hint of emotion.

"Do you think this is too difficult, that you can't handle it alone, and that you are afraid"

This doctor was highly skilled, leading her on step by step.

"Because you're afraid to face a bad outcome, you're like those relatives kneeling and praying softly in the emergency operating room waiting area. Even though you don't really believe in God, you can only pray this way out of desperation."

Joe Baoer's body became stiff, listening to the female psychologist's words, her expression grew increasingly panicked, as if afraid the other would see through her.

"Miss Qiao, what are you afraid of"

You should not avoid it, nor try to ignore the problem, that will only make your spirit more and more tense, one day you will not be able to bear it. You should try to tell the people you trust most…

Last, Qiao Baoer got up and left the consultation room.

The psychiatrist also stood up, looking at her back with a complex expression. The last few low words Qiao Baoer said echoed in his ears.

"It's useless."

"I was running desperately in a nightmare of that huge maze, but he didn't want to help me, I was alone…"eillance footage from shops near the hospital and all the street cameras within the timeframe before the incident occurred.Motive must exist for the crime.Lu Qinan was also very confused. Who could Xi...