1.2 Roller Coaster

"Congratulations, you are paralyzed."

Mu Yun is surprised. Mu Yun is surprised. Mu Yun is surprised.

Important things are repeated three times.

Mu Yun is also angry.

Important things are bring out.

Moreover, Pod is enjoying it.

I repeat the above.

Pod is enjoying it a lot.

His host just committed a minor OOC.

You see, this body has a very curious peculiarity. And it is that the face turns pale when the person gets angry.

Exactly, Cheng Xuan's face (now Mu Yun) paled not from fear, but from anger. This counts as a minor OOC. Therefore: punishment.

And Pod is not a nice or charismatic system, if he is going to give a punishment he is going to do it well.

A very painful electric shock runs through Mu Yun's soul, causing his brown eyes to fill with tears and the vital signs monitor beside him to suddenly increase. The teenager quickly releases his chin and looks at the monitor in surprise. Mu Yun's head falls unsupported, hiding the rancor fire in his eyes at just the right moment, under a cloak of hair.

'Pod! What the fuck!? What was that for!? Do you want to kill me of a heart attack!?'

'Minor OOC.' Mu Yun hears Pod's joyous voice in his head. He lowers his head further, hiding all his anger from the handsome boy in front of him.

'OOC? OOC! You shocked me for an OOC that I still don't know where it happened!' Mu Yun exclaimed angrily in his head.

'Just because you don't know where it happened doesn't mean it didn't happen. If it happens, it is punished, that's all.'

'That's all? That's all! Damn...' Mu Yun failed not to start cursing before Pod interrupted him.

'I recommend getting back to reality, boy. You have company.'

Mu Yun quickly puts aside (for now) the matter with Pod and concentrates on calming his agitated heart. While out of the corner of his eye, he looks at the (handsome) teenager who was watching him in a curious way.

They were silent for a few awkward minutes, with Mu Yun trying to calm himself. When the teenager (very handsome) takes a chair from who knows where and sits in front of him, in a forward leaning position, with his elbows on his knees and hands clasped. The teenager (the more you look at him the more handsome you notice him) makes eye contact with Mu Yun while maintaining an expressionless face.

"Is it really that bad?"

Mu Yun is surprised and looks at the teenager (who is really handsome) in front of him with his eyes reflecting his emotions. For a moment, Mu Yun feels that the person in front of him is going to say something inspiring.

Until the teenager's eyes (very, very handsome) emit a fierce glow. Mu Yun's heart rises to her throat as a bad feeling twists his stomach.

"I mean, it's not like those legs are useful to you. Someone like you doesn't need them. Think positively, kind of like looking at your legs as payment for maintaining your pathetic and miserable life."

The (ugly) teenager, unpleasantly lies down on the chair and sends an unpleasant smile while trying to say a horrible comfort for his now useless legs.

With his windpipe closed in an effort to avoid shouting curses like crazy, Mu Yun desperately clings to his role and stupidly looks at the (very ugly) teenager in front of him.

Looking at the stupid face that the young man has lying on the bed, the confused teenager seems to think of something, and then the realization appears all over his face. In discomfort, the teenager gets up from the chair and leaves the room while rubbing his hair.

Now yes, Mu Yun looks at him stupidly, without acting.

'Pod ... what was that?' The question is a faint whisper throughout the typhoon of confusion that filled his head.

'Do not ask me. You humans are always this confusing.' Pod replies, also confused. What the hell happened...

'I don't understand what just happened.'

Mu Yun, did not have time to think about it, when the door opens again, four people enter the room. Their loud voices bounce off the walls breaking poor Mu Yun's ears.

"That idiot boy, trying to commit suicide in full view of everyone. Now everyone knows it! The Cheng son tried to jump out of a building!" A shrill and annoying voice was the loudest of all voices. This voice belonged to Guo Meng, the mother of Mu Yun's current body. An average-looking woman in her forties.

"Mom, you shouldn't say such a thing, it's inappropriate." Whoever said this is the famous Cheng Su, the brother of Mu Yun's current body.

Ignoring the two people talking, a middle-aged man walks to the front of the bed and looks at Cheng Xuan in fury. The man's face was red with anger. A man stood beside him coldly looking at the person lying on the bed. The angry man is Cheng Fu, Cheng Xuan's father. The person next to him is Tang Cai, the secretary of Cheng Fu.

"You...you...you idiot boy! Do you know all the trouble you just brought us !? You almost wiped out Cheng Su's chance to perform in the national piano competition! You almost made your father lose investors! Because of you, we lost face in the whole upper circle!" Cheng Fu's face turned redder and redder, until he raised his hand with the clear intention of slapping Cheng Xuan. But the secretary's hand on his shoulder stops him.

"Mister Cheng, please calm down. You shouldn't be doing such a thing right now." What Secretary Tang was referring to is that the journalists are at the entrance to the hospital. If by chance they got a video of Cheng Fu slapping his suicide son in the hospital...they don't want to know what would happen.

Of course, Cheng Fu caught what his secretary wanted to tell him. He lowered his hand as he tried to calm down. But just seeing the face of his ungrateful son makes him want to beat him to death. Seeing the unacceptable condition of his boss, Secretary Tang took charge of the situation. He looked at Cheng Xuan and spoke calmly.

"From what the doctor outside told us, young Cheng Xuan is now paralyzed for life. Mr.Cheng has decided to send him to a psychiatric hospital for his son's worrying suicidal thoughts, and the doctors agree with this. It would be the better environment now that he's paralyzed and in such a weak state of mind."

The three of the Cheng family listen to what Secretary Tang said and nod according to what he said.

"I think what Secretary Tang said is best for Xuan-er. I am concerned that when he is at home he will try to commit suicide again, or that he suffers from depression due to the state of his legs. It would be best to send him to a quiet place." Cheng Su said genuinely concerned. Cheng's mother and father seemed thoughtful.

'Shit, shit, shit, shit! Pod, think of something they're going to send me to a madhouse! '

'What am I supposed to think, boy? In normal human interaction, wouldn't this be the best option?'

'Even if it is, if I go to a madhouse I won't be able to complete the mission! How do I destroy the protagonist's halo, and live a good life, while being miles away, locked in a psychiatric hospital!?'

'Oh, true. Well, could you tell Cheng Su why you jumped out of the building.'

'The why?'

'Yes, remember. Why did Cheng Xuan jump out of the building? '

'Harassment of Zhao Li, the protagonist!'

'Exact.'

'You're a genius, Pod!'

'Obviously.'

Ignoring Pod's reply, Mu Yun returns to paying attention to reality.

"It is decided. Cheng Xuan will be sent to the psychiatric hospital." Says mother Cheng, Guo Meng with satisfaction. Chen Su ignores his mother and speaks to the secretary.

"Secretary Tang, I have heard news of patient abuse in psychiatric facilities. Please be sure to send him to a good place." Cheng Su says to Secretary Tang, with genuine concern. Secretary Tang nods seriously.

"Don't worry, young lord Cheng. I will take this matter seriously."

Cheng Su sends a relieved smile to Secretary Tang, and then turns to his parents. His face turns to a grimace when he sees his parents talking about how to stifle the impact of the news of the suicide attempt, instead of worrying about their son. Her face returns to normal quickly, but you can still see a bit of disappointment in his tone.

"Father, mother, we should go back now. There are more important things that need to be resolved, and Secretary Tang agreed to take care of Cheng Xuan's affairs." Cheng Su said with a soft smile. Parents nod smiling at their favorite child.

"You are right, the problems your brother caused must be quickly resolved. Come on, come on, the clock is ticking." Cheng Fu said as he started to walk towards the door. Gao Meng quickly follows behind.

Mu Yun quickly raises her head (which was down the entire time, to pretend he doesn't exist) and looks at Cheng Su in a panic. Mu Yun makes the glimpse of opening his mouth and closing it, as if hesitating to speak, in the direction of Cheng Su. Secretary Tang notices this and says to Cheng Fu.

"Sir, young lord Cheng and I will go later. We still have to discuss young Cheng Xuan's housing problems."

Cheng Su casts a curious glance at Secretary Tang, but still plays along.

"Yes father, Xuan-er's accommodation is a very important issue for me. Although I trust Secretary Tang, I would still like to clarify a few more points."

Father Cheng looks a bit confused, but Mother Cheng smiles at her son and convinces her husband.

"It makes sense, Su-er is a good boy. It is normal for him to be concerned about his younger brother's affairs. Even if that younger brother almost ruined his life. Come on honey, there are important matters awaiting us." Cheng's mother takes her husband's arm and they both leave the hospital room.

When they are both gone, Secretary Tang rubs his eyes behind his glasses.

"Amazing." Secretary Tang whispers as he shakes his head in denial. Cheng Su pretends not to hear that comment and heads to the secretary.

"Secretary Tang, did you have something to talk to me about?" Secretary Tang shakes his head and nods at Mu Yun.

"Not me, your brother." Says the secretary. Cheng Su looks surprised and looks at his brother sitting on the bed, who is looking at them with rabbit eyes. Cheng Su approaches Mu Yun and sits in the chair next to him.

"Xuan-er...? Do you have something to tell me?" Cheng Su asks with a soft smile, Mu Yun nods slowly.

...

A while passes, and Mu Yun continues to look at Cheng Su. Noticing that his brother was not going to start the conversation, Cheng Su does not get angry and gently asks him what is going on.

"I didn't want to jump out of that building." Surprisingly, the first thing that comes out of Cheng Xuan's mouth is a shocking phrase. Surprising both Cheng Su and Secretary Tang.

'Surprise, hah!' A rebellious thought comes out of Mu Yun's own mind, but he ignores the amused thought in favor of his current situation.

"You didn't want to jump? Then why did you do it?" Ever since he heard the news that his brother jumped out of a building to commit suicide, Cheng Su has been wondering why his brother attempted to kill himself. Upon arriving at the hospital, he did not want to aggravate his younger brother's weak mental state, therefore, he did not ask. Now that he sees that his brother seems fine, and even says something so shocking, Cheng Su wants to know everything.

Secretary Tang thinks more carefully about what Cheng Xuan just said. Didn't want to jump? That means someone forced him. But if so, who? Who would dare (and can) compel a member of the Cheng family to commit suicide? Even if it is the second branch, it still has tremendous power. As inept as the second branch chief seems...

"I-it was for her!" Mu Yun started cowardly. "S-she wanted your sheet music! The new one you're going to use in next month's contest! She wanted me to s-steal it from you and give it to her. O-obviously I refused, but she sent stalkers a-after me. And me..I just..."At this moment, Cheng Xuan started crying with tears and his heart monitor went off. Cheng Su and Secretary Tang's faces turn black upon hearing Cheng Xuan's words.

The national piano competition in which Cheng Su will participate and which will take place the following month is not simple. No national competition in China is simple. All participants in the nationals are backed by a large family. Participants represent the family that supports them when they participate in a national competition. It could be said that the national competitions are battlefields in which all the families of the upper circle face each other and claim superiority. Large families take such matters very seriously. If Cheng Su (who represents the Cheng family) were to lose his carefully written music sheet and lose the competition for that reason, he and his family would probably not only be the laughingstock of the entire higher society, but would also make the Cheng family become in the laughingstock in the entire upper circle what would lead to the entire second branch to be expelled from the family and all of them would be blacklisted, never being able to lead a good life in the future. It would be much better to commit suicide.

"Who? Who wanted to steal my music sheet!?" Agitated, Cheng Su reached out to his brother and grabbed his shoulders tightly. Successfully chasing away Mu Yun's crocodile tears and almost completely turning off the heart monitor.

This is no longer a matter about his brother wanting to jump out of a building, but rather about the lives and future of all the members of the second branch! It is very serious!

Losing for not being the best is acceptable, but losing for such a stupid reason as having the stolen score is unacceptable!

"I-it was Zhao Li." Terrified, Cheng Xuan looks at the face of his now crazy older brother. Secretary Tang, with a really serious look, stands next to Chen Su and listens carefully to the conversation.

"Zhao Li? What Zhao Li?"

"T-the one from the acting department!

"Zhao Li, the recent rising actress from the acting department? Tang Fu's love interest?"

"Th-that same! I-I think she has a grudge, but I don't know why." Cheng Su loosens his hold on his brother's shoulders and closes his eyes as he rests his head on Cheng Xuan's shoulder.

"I get it." Cheng Su says as he releases his brother and stands up. "I will take care of this matter. You say she sent you stalkers who made you jump out of the building?" Mu Yun (Cheng Xuan) nods. "Did they bully you?" Mu Yun lowers his head and nods again. "How long?"

"Two months." Cheng Xuan's eyes fill with tears as he gently responds.

Cheng Su's eyes seem to want to kill someone upon hearing this response. Then, he relaxes and strokes Cheng Xuan's head. Internally, Mu Yun's hair stands on end.

'Get your dirty hands out of my hair, crazy man.'

"You should have told me earlier. Don't worry, I'll take care of everything. You focus on recovering, you must have suffered a lot." Cheng Su lets out a sigh as he speaks.

Mu Yun looks with teary eyes at the bipolar brother who caresses his head (and does not deign to remove his hand) and gently nods.

'Don't forget your role. Don't forget your role. Don't forget your role.' Mu Yun repeats in his head.

"Come on, Secretary Tang. We have a lot to do." Cheng Su says. And after rubbing Cheng Xuan's head for the last time, he turns around and leaves the room.

"Take good care of yourself, young Cheng Xuan. We will see you soon." And with that, Secretary Tang also leaves the room.

When the room is already empty, Pod comes out of his space and sits on his hind legs on the bed next to Mu Yun.

'Ayyy, the drama is over.' Pod begins, his tone disappointed.

'Thank goodness it ended. Everything was so abrupt and messy that I didn't even know how to act anymore.' Mu Yun sighs in relief and lies down on the bed.

'Too bad you didn't commit more OOCs.' Hearing that word, Mu Yun feels phantom pain pierce his soul. All his anger from before comes back like a raging volcano.

'What the hell was that damn shit electric shock you gave me earlier!?'

...

The next day, Mu Yun is in a car, lamenting his bad luck, while on his way to the psychiatric hospital.