Chapter 410: Really Very Simple
Muhe nodded.
Zhong Mu took a deep breath and continued to sew. "I know that my condition is a psychological problem. I also know the source of my fear. I always avoided facing the source of panic before, but now I can't."
His hand holding the thread went from steady to trembling, and then from trembling to steady, back and forth.
"If I want to protect myself and the doctors in dangerous situations in the future, I must avoid being afraid of non-humanoids. Now that I've come to this city where there are no complete humanoids anywhere, it can be considered a place that can save me."
"Psychological desensitization therapy is about facing the source of your fear little by little, adapting little by little, and gradually increasing it until you can fully accept it."
Zhong Mu raised his eyes and looked at Mu He, "With a doctor beside me, I will recover faster. I think I should work harder for the doctor. If I stimulate him a few more times, I may be able to get rid of this problem completely."
After he had sewn the last stitch on the leg and finished it, he turned around to look for a tool to cut the thread, but found nothing except an axe, so he simply lowered his head and bit through the thread.
It was not known whether it was Zhong Mu's words or the clear sound of the man biting the thread on his leg that made Mu He's heart, which had not moved for a long time, tremble along with the taut thread.
Because of the binding of his heart, he seemed to be really trying to be responsible for himself and classify himself, this weirdo, within the scope of his protection.
It's really very simple.
On the surface, it seemed that Mu He easily gave her heart to Zhong Mu, but in reality, it was the opposite.
"There is still one leg left, and it will be sewn almost finished." Zhong Mu held up the needle and thread, carefully supported Mu He's other leg, and connected it to the broken end. He bent over and carefully sewed each stitch.
Whenever he felt something was wrong, he would immediately look up at Mu He. Seeing the defenseless and embarrassed look of the man in front of him, he would take a deep breath and continue to sew with his head down.
What would happen if he didn't protect the doctor who was so vulnerable?
So you should fight for your honor, work harder and make yourself stronger.
Zhong Mu tried hard to cheer himself up and sewed hard.
The person in front of him kept stopping and continuing his movements, his breathing was sometimes rapid and irritable and sometimes steady. Mu He knew that he was trying very hard to overcome his fear.
He also unconsciously moved his head forward and rested it on Zhong Mu's shoulder.
Zhong Mu paused, "Doctor, does it hurt?"
Mu He muttered softly, "Maybe... a little."
"Then...then...let me blow on you?" Zhong Mu really didn't know what to do. After all, the painkillers he stole were ineffective.
"Okay." Mu He's smiling voice rang out in the dark alley.
Zhong Mu lowered his head obediently, blowing on the clothes while sewing.
Mu He didn't know if it was his illusion, but the gentle breath seemed to really soothe the pain caused by the wound.
Every time a needle was inserted, blood would flow out, wetting Zhong Mu's hands and dyeing the thread wrapped around his fingers red.
The red thread sewed into Mu He's wound, stitch by stitch, and Zhong Mu's hands buried the red edge deep into the crack, allowing new flesh and blood to grow.
After sewing the last stitch, Zhong Mu lowered his head, bit off the thread, and slowly smoothed the wound with his fingers.
Two neat and dense red lines were particularly eye-catching on the pale skin. The wound was torn and swollen, and quickly healed to form a thin layer of skin and flesh under the stitches.
Zhong Mu carefully grabbed his sleeve and wiped off the excess blood on his leg bit by bit. He let down Mu He's rolled-up trouser leg to cover the wound, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
At some point his hand holding the needle stopped shaking, but his breathing was still unstable.
"Doctor, it's done." Zhong Mu said softly, lowering his eyes to look at Mu He who was leaning on his shoulder, and noticed that the long snow-white hair was hanging messily on the ground, stained red by blood, becoming frizzy and dirty.
He remembered that doctors didn't like their hair to be messy.
"Doctor, there's still some water. Can I wash your hair?"
Mu He slowly shook his head, "It doesn't matter. I'm covered in blood anyway, so I don't care about it."
Zhong Mu glanced at Mu He's blood-soaked grey robe and frowned, "That's right..."
Then he supported Mu He's head against the wall, picked up the axe and stood up, "I'll go get the doctor some clean clothes. The doctor is waiting for me here."
Mu He immediately reached out and grabbed Zhong Mu. His dim, lifeless eyes reflected Zhong Mu's confused expression. He said softly, "Alright, let's stop here. I can handle it myself later. In all these years, I never said that I had to be cared for by a human to survive."
Zhong Mu turned around, his face covered in blood, but also full of innocence, "Doctor, don't you like being taken care of by me?"
Mu He raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "I've never really paid attention to many of the injuries on my body. Some of the injuries that were truly fatal to me were caused after I let down my guard against others."
He raised his finger and pointed it at Zhong Mu, then at himself, "Just like you and I are now."
Mu He then sighed slowly, "After what happened with Xiao Si, I swore that I would never let my guard down against humans again, even if they seemed very good."
Zhong Mu looked bewildered. "I won't hurt the doctor like they did. I like the doctor very much! The doctor is also very good to me."
"But the people who took my heart said they loved me, were very grateful to me, and said they wouldn't hurt me." Mu He spoke each word lightly. "In my opinion, you are no different from those people."
“…No difference?”
"Um."
In the dim alley, a little light came in from above the narrow high wall, reflected in Mu He's dark pupils, and was swaying like waves in the deep sea.
It was the first time that Zhong Mu saw Mu He's eyes clearly in the light. They were not gray eyes, but dark blue as ink, as deep as the deep sea. However, because they were dim and hidden in the shadows, they could never be seen clearly.
But now, he sees clearly.
The alley was silent, the trees were silent, and the bells were silent.
Mu He couldn't see anything and could only listen to Zhong Mu's movements. This person was so quiet at the moment that he couldn't catch any information from him.
Zhong Mu's gaze lingered on the dirty Mu He for a long time, and he finally sighed deeply, put down his axe sideways, and squatted down in front of Mu He.
A shadow fell, covering Mu He's figure. Sensing the change in light and shadow, Mu He shrank back slightly and instinctively raised his hand to block something.
But the person in front of him just held up his face, pecked him lightly on the lips, and then stepped back.
"I don't just like doctors; I've developed feelings for them that are actually love...
"The doctor is trying to trick me into saying this, right?"
Zhong Mu stared at Mu He without blinking. Perhaps it was because he often gave simple answers that the doctor didn't realize that he was actually a person who was very good at observing people's expressions.
He had discovered this a little before.
The doctor said that his binding item was actually this monster, just like an ordinary monster, so it could be bound even without digging out the heart. However, so many people who betrayed him all dug out the doctor's heart, mistakenly thinking that the heart was the item.
Who misled those players?
The doctor said it himself.
Why do you say that?
They are all testing whether those people will betray themselves when faced with interests.
The doctor's claim that he was hurt after letting down his guard was false, because he had never let down his guard against anyone.
But the doctor is kind-hearted, really kind-hearted, and he will still help every player who has taken away his heart.
What Zhong Mu likes is this kind-hearted and cautious liar.
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