Nightmare Assault Chapter 23: Medicine

“Doctor,” After he saw Jiang Cheng finish the second bowl of rice, Fatty said, “You can slow down. No one is going to steal your food.”

Jiang Cheng poured himself a bowl of soup and gurgled it down. He then put down the bowls and wiped his lips with satisfaction. By then, Fatty had barely finished half of his first bowl.

Jiang Cheng asked with a concerned tone, “Why aren’t you eating?”

Fatty looked at the two pieces of potatoes and some leaves floating in the bowl and slowly put down his chopsticks. “Doctor, I’m on a diet.”

“Alright.” Jiang Cheng nodded. “I won’t tell you to eat anymore.”

After the meal, Fatty went to clean the dishes while Jiang Cheng sat at the office table. The typing noise showed his carefree nature. Fatty came back to sit on the couch after he was done with the dishes. As he dried his hands, he asked Jiang Cheng about his job. Jiang Cheng answered easily.

Fatty blinked in confusion, “Doctor, I saw a lot of medicine in the kitchen cabinets. Most of them are for physical wounds. There are also painkillers. Why do you keep so many of them?” Jiang Cheng looked very healthy. Fatty felt like he even ate more than he did. The medicine was clearly not for him.

To Fatty’s surprise, Jiang Cheng revealed a thoughtful look. Then, he went to the kitchen to grab a painkiller patch. Jiang Cheng opened the box and took a slip out. Then, he turned around to look at Fatty judgingly. He would lower his head to look at the patch too.

Fatty was befuddled by his action. He suddenly had a bad feeling. “Doctor,” he asked in panic, “Why are you looking at me like that?”

“No reason.” Jiang Cheng put away the patch and replaced the box. Then, he sat back down at his table like nothing happened.

Fatty thought about what had happened in the nightmare realm and shrugged.

The afternoon passed like that. Since there was no customer, Fatty cleaned up the office and then fell asleep on the couch. When he woke up, the sky was already dark. Fatty rubbed his eyes and realised that Jiang Cheng was gone. When he failed t

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