Chapter 399 - 338: Another Day as a Caregiver
"Alright. Remember to leave a good review."
Surprisingly, Wen Ying didn’t ask any more questions and just turned and left.
The moment she stepped out, the door to the hospital room slammed shut with a BANG.
Loli sat on the bed, the pitiful, vulnerable look on her face completely gone, replaced by a sinister cruelty.
"That woman actually wants the Death God’s Scythe? She must be dreaming!"
After leaving Loli’s room, Wen Ying muttered to herself, ’She really does know where the Death God’s Scythe is, but she can’t say. She’s probably bound by some rule. I wonder what’s behind that wall?’
Wen Ying had seen that look in Loli’s eyes clearly. She was afraid.
’What could possibly make such a powerful patient afraid?’
*
After leaving Loli’s room, Wen Ying saw a head pop out from around a corner down the hall, then quickly pull back.
It was those children again.
They stared at the unscathed Wen Ying with looks of pure shock, finding the sight unbelievable.
’How could this human woman emerge from that damn Loli’s room completely unharmed?’
’Not missing any arms or legs?’
’Without a single wound?’
’Impossible!’
’They all knew how powerful that Loli was. How could she possibly have let this human woman go?’
Wen Ying glanced over but didn’t pay them any mind.
But the children ran out on their own anyway. "Human woman, why were you able to come out?"
"Why shouldn’t I be able to?"
Wen Ying asked, amused.
"That damn Loli would never let you go!"
One of the children said with conviction, "What on earth did you do?"
"Spit it out, or else I’ll—" As he spoke, the child suddenly appeared behind Wen Ying. He plucked out his own eyeball, which, as if it had grown legs, started crawling directly toward her.
Wen Ying sidestepped to avoid it. It wasn’t that she was afraid, she just found it a little unsettling.
’Is that eyeball even clean?’
’Trying to crawl all over me.’
But in the child’s eyes, Wen Ying’s movement meant she was scared!
’Just as I thought! This human is a coward!’
The eyeball scurried toward her again. Wen Ying held out a hand to stop it. "Don’t you come any closer, or there’ll be no more hamburgers next time!"
The child, who had been about to torment Wen Ying, was speechless. "..."
’So... there will be more delicious hamburgers next time?’
’Even though I’m not happy with this human woman and I don’t like her, those hamburgers were just so, so good!’
’Since coming to this mental hospital, this was the first time they’d eaten such delicious food from the Mortal World!’
The eyeball, which had been about to pounce, instantly retreated, leaping back into the child’s palm and staring intently at Wen Ying.
When the other children heard the word "hamburgers," they all grew eager.
Just as they were about to start mutilating themselves to scare her into giving them food, Wen Ying waved her hand dismissively. "Stop hurting yourselves. You may not feel pain, but my heart aches for my little darlings. You’ll scare them. Everyone gets a hamburger meal!"
As soon as she said that, the children instantly froze.
’Who cares about "little darlings"? This was about hamburgers!’
Only the oldest among them, Brother Dog, watched this scene without a word.
"What do you want?" Wen Ying asked him directly. ’He’s the proud, standoffish type. He wants something but is too stubborn to ask, waiting for you to ask first. But when you do, he’ll just scoff and pretend you’re the one begging him!’
Hearing Wen Ying’s question, Brother Dog’s expression was cold. "I don’t want anything! I just want you to be my toy!"
’That wasn’t quite what I expected,’ Wen Ying thought. She asked again, "Ever had pizza? Durian pizza is a delicacy in the Mortal World. Especially paired with spaghetti bolognese."
Just hearing the description was enough to make the children start drooling.
Brother Dog was a little curious. "Human, I permit you to explain what these things are. Why have I never heard of them?"
"You just ate. You should move around a bit to help with digestion. How about we meet back here in two hours for a feast?"
"Fine! We’ll let you off the hook this time. We’re going to go find other toys to play with!"
As the children were leaving, Wen Ying overheard one of them ask, "Brother Dog, are we really going to let her go?"
"Are you stupid? If we kill her, where are we going to get such delicious food?"
"Little Fatty’s right. Once we’ve eaten all her good food, it won’t be too late to kill her!"
Wen Ying: "..."
’Couldn’t they have at least walked a little farther away before saying that? Or were they saying it for my benefit?’
The door to the second hospital room was closed. Wen Ying gave it a push, but it wouldn’t budge.
So she knocked. "Hello, I’m the caregiver on duty today."
"Knock again and I’ll chop your hand off!"