Chapter 294: The Reality and Dreams That Exchanged Places
In the office, Tang Guangbo was sorting through the medical records on his desk. When he saw Xu Huo come in, he smiled and told him to help himself to some water.
Xu Huo poured two glasses and set one in front of him.
Tang Guangbo took out Xu Huo's medical records. "Are you feeling a little better today?"
Xu Huo neither confirmed nor denied it. He turned to look at the sunlight outside the window.
Tang Guangbo didn't seem to mind. "Let's talk for a while first. After you take your medicine at noon, you can go downstairs for a walk, but you can't go near the Enclosure Wall."
"Do you remember what happened yesterday?" Tang Guangbo picked up his pen, ready to take notes. "In your last dream, you mentioned your older brother and the government. It was an unpleasant experience."
Xu Huo looked at him. "A dream? Wasn't I sick?"
Tang Guangbo smiled in surprise. "Wasn't this what we agreed on? You know perfectly well that you're ill, and you understand how to control yourself better than the other patients. But you don't like calling it a delusion, so during treatment, we replaced that word with 'dream.'"
"'Dream' was my suggestion. I thought you were very clearheaded. Everything in your fantasies was like a whole new life—exciting, to be sure, but in the end, you still had to return to reality."
Xu Huo turned his glass slightly with his fingers. "How long have I been here?"
"Your most recent stay has lasted four months," Tang Guangbo said. "You've been here on and off a few times over the years, but this has been your longest stay."
"Was I like this before?" Xu Huo asked. "Have I been talking