Scent and Physique Odour

Entering into the consulting room, Yi Zhize met the famend psychiatrist.

Ou Tingyun smiled at him, light and well mannered, “Mr. Yi, please have a seat.”

Yi Zhize was not contaminated by this smile.

It was nothing greater than knowledgeable gesture of false affection, not price losing an expression on.

He sat straight throughout from Ou Tingyun and straightened the slight creases in his go well with earlier than he spoke, “Thanks.”

With out transferring, Ou Tingyun noticed the affected person quietly.

Wearing a well-tailored shirt and go well with, he had a reasonably cool aura.

Towards the background of his black hair, his complexion appeared slightly sickly pale. His eyelashes had been lengthy and there was a slight sharpness on the backside of his eyes.

A teardrop on the nook of his eye, on such a good-looking and clear face, inexplicably added some appeal.

In no hurry to chop to the chase, he poured a glass of heat water for the sick magnificence earlier than him and handed it to him, “It is raining exterior, is not it?”

“Sure.”

“Though it is autumn, there’s at all times rain right now of 12 months.”

“It was Meng Xing who launched me to this place.” Uninterested in meaningless pleasantries, Yi Zhize took the initiative to interrupt, “The standard of my sleep has been very poor currently, and it has significantly affected my psychological state.”

“This situation, how lengthy has it been happening?”

“Nearly three months.”

“Poor high quality of sleep, what are the particular signs?”

“Unable to go to sleep and even once I do, I’ve nightmares. There isn’t any greater than 4 hours of steady sleep in a day.”

“That’s certainly very robust,” Ou Tingyun’s voice was low and nice, “Mr. Yi continues to be, proper now, in a state of tension?”

Yi Zhize thought he had disguised himself effectively, and his straight again stiffened slightly: “Is it apparent?”

Ou Tingyun reassured him, “Quite the opposite, it is in no way apparent to the informal observer, is it?”

And he was not an idle man.

Seeing via individuals’s disguises was exactly his specialty.

This level, which he didn’t say, was well-known to each of them.

Yi Zhize all of the sudden had a premonition in his coronary heart: this time, he may need discovered the proper particular person.

Up to now few months, he had visited many hospitals of all sizes in A Metropolis.

From psychiatry to psychology, nobody was dependable.

He had at all times heard of Ou Tingyun, who had made a reputation for himself within the area of psychology at such a younger age. Nonetheless, it was not straightforward to get an appointment with him.

By likelihood, he came upon that his college buddy Meng Xing and Ou Tingyun had been previous mates, so he requested him to make an appointment.

The primary assembly with him came about on this uncommon afternoon in autumn when it was raining.

Yi Zhize stated, “Please assist me, I actually… cannot take it anymore.”

As an elite lawyer with a excessive repute within the authorized world, Yi Zhize had by no means proven such a weak facet to anybody.

Maybe the bodily torture had reached the restrict of its ache, or maybe it was the truth that Ou Tingyun was certainly completely different from bizarre psychologists that gave rise to some moments of belief in him.

However it was solely the slightest bit.

Ou Tingyun didn’t reply his request instantly, however as an alternative requested him, “Mr. Yi, is the room too brilliant? Do you assume it could be higher if I drew the curtains down a bit?”

Yi Zhize nodded.

Ou Tingyun acquired up from his seat and pulled the curtains down.

The room grew to become dim, the sunshine blocked, giving a way of hidden safety.

Yi Zhize’s sitting posture relaxed slightly.

Ou Tingyun walked to his facet, “Care to speak to me about your dream?”

“En.”

“What’s it like?”

“Blood and flesh.”

“And?”

“Killing, resentment, mourning, and betrayal. Scattered heads and fragmented our bodies.”

“Let me guess, Mr. Yi is a lawyer, and these components, maybe, come from instances you’ve got dealt with?”

“Sure.”

“I’m reminded of the phrase, ‘Somebody could appear chilly, however there’s at all times a smooth spot.’ The career of a lawyer could appear chilly, however there may be at all times plenty of affection.”

“Nalan’s phrases.”

“Properly,” Ou Tingyun glanced at his watch, “there’s nonetheless time, would Mr. Yi wish to sleep?”

“You imply, you’ll be able to put me to sleep?”

Ou Tingyun smiled, “No ensures, however we will strive.”

“Okay.”

He took Yi Zhize to a room contained in the consulting room, which was darkish however gave a snug feeling.

Ou Tingyun instructed him to lie down on the mattress, whereas he himself sat apart, near him, “Mr. Yi, how does somebody near you handle you?”

Yi Zhize frowned, “I’ve nobody near me.”

“What about your dad and mom? How do they often name you?”

“Zhize.”

“With the intention to make you as relaxed as doable, might I take advantage of that identify?”

Yi Zhize paused for an extended second, he did not like this type of intimacy that went past social distancing.

Ou Tingyun did not press the problem; this affected person of his was delicate, detached and conceited, like a cat.

The big room was so quiet that you can hear your breath.

The environment was surprisingly calm, as if this was their pure manner of spending time collectively; sitting reverse one another doing nothing.

It took about 5 – 6 minutes earlier than Yi Zhize compromised and stated, “Okay.”

This didn’t shock him, and Ou Tingyun’s voice had a touch of delight in it, “Zhize, do you wish to shut your eyes?”

“No.” Yi Zhize barely thought earlier than he instantly refused.

Ou Tingyun smiled; it appeared that this kitten had actually relaxed.

As soon as the phrases had been out of his mouth, Yi Zhize had a number of moments of regret. Based on his normal character, he would by no means have been so abrupt.

Ou Tingyun by no means touched a affected person’s scales, he simply smoothed their hair: “Okay. Why do not you wish to? Since you do not feel protected in unfamiliar environment? Does this place make you uncomfortable?”

“No.”

“You are very alert, and also you’re superb with phrases.”

“Mhmm.”

“Let’s have a look at, Zhize, let’s consider all of the scenes that make you calm down. The seaside, the forest, the mountains, the moonlit night time, which one do you like?”

“Mountains, forests, and moonlit nights.”

“What would you do in a log cabin below a transparent moonlit night time, hidden within the forest on the mountain?”

“Drink milk and skim a guide.”

“Heat milk?”

“Mhmm.”

“Okay, I am going to pour you a cup of heat milk. What is the guide you’re studying?”

“Das Kapital.”

Ou Tingyun smiled softly once more, “It is actually a piece appropriate for falling asleep. Ingesting the milk and turning the pages, you do not realise it is getting late and it is time to relaxation. Would you wish to take off your coat, Zhize? Hmm?”

Yi Zhize’s ideas had lengthy since adopted his lead and drifted off to some unknown cabin, “Mhmm.”

Ou Tingyun’s voice was so light, “Shall I assist you, or will you assist your self?”

Yi Zhize felt drained and not in a position to do it himself, “You.”

Ou Tingyun smiled deeply, “Okay.”

He gently eliminated the person’s jacket and held him up by the waist. Yi Zhize complied obediently, however his eyes stayed on him, weary and sharp.

That was attention-grabbing.

Underneath his direct gaze, Ou Tingyun helped him untie his tie leisurely.

His affected person was like a lazy cat with half-squinted eyes, clearly drained however stubbornly awake.

The sharp, seductive teardrop on the nook of his eye appeared an increasing number of alluring at this second.

Yi Zhize was analyzing the physician on the similar time.

He was sporting a light-weight gray shirt with superbly folded sleeves turned up, topped with silver cufflinks. The French minimize of the shirt created a phenomenal, muscular silhouette, in all probability as a result of he favored to work out.

He had a Hong Kong look to him, like he stepped out of a movie digital camera, which was reassuring and pleasing to the attention.

There was at all times a calmness in his eyes, and at occasions he was so stuffed with curiosity, however he did not know what he was pondering behind them.

What sort of ideas?

Properly, he did not care.

Being so shut, they may scent the opposite’s scent.

If he may anthropomorphise the scent, Ou Tingyun thought, this man smelt of mint.

Mint with lemon, shifting with physique temperature in a manner that was unimaginable to know. A tease that was as delicate because it was seductive.

Yi Zhize’s nostril was hit with the opposite’s patchouli and cedar scent.

Like brisk but subdued blues, it mirrored the sky, the ocean, the forest and the earth.

It was the scent of hormones.

Ou Tingyun set his jacket and tie apart and unbuttoned the primary button of his shirt, “Would not this be extra snug, Zhize?”

“Mhmm.”

“Let’s return to the cabin, drink the final sip of heat milk and end studying immediately’s chapter of Das Kapital. The candlelight is dim, you’re taking off your coat and lie down on the mattress. Exterior the window is a brilliant moon, shining quietly into your cabin. You’re feeling slightly drained after an extended day at work, aren’t you? Zhize?”

“Mhmm.”

“Shut your eyes and let heat stream into your coronary heart. Your entire physique relaxes slowly and your consciousness steadily fades.”

Yi Zhize closed his eyes.

The entire world fell right into a ghostly silence, and solely the breath and voice of the person beside him remained.

“Any longer, your coronary heart turns into very calm, as you probably have entered one other great world, away from the mundane world, and you’ll solely hear my voice.”

“Zhize, it’s a must to take a deep, deep breath.”

“Every deep breath will convey you deeper, right into a extra relaxed, extra snug state.”

“Zhize, you do not have to consider something. Naturally, simply observe my lead and you’ll enter into a really deep, very snug… peaceable sleep.”

Yi Zhize fell asleep.

He had a dream.

The dream was a white blur.

He walked in useless, with out finish, with out relaxation, exhausted.

All of the sudden, somebody grabbed him, and he raised his eyes to have a look at the opposite man’s face.

It was Ou Tingyun.

Smiling at him.