A skin-thirsty episode occurred, in her brother's arms.

They continued video chatting, each doing their own thing.

Xu Xingchen was preparing some materials needed for this exchange meeting, and Qin Ge was also working.

We chat briefly every now and then.

Qin Ge felt a bit hot, so he tugged at his collar, revealing a larger area of ​​skin.

The muscles are well-defined and beautifully sculpted, with prominent veins on the arms.

Xu Xingchen stared at him for several seconds.

His veins throbbed, and his heart began to race.

The image of those hands supporting him on either side of his pillow involuntarily floated into his mind.

The lines were taut, and the veins were bulging.

A wave of heat and itchiness swept over me.

Xu Xingchen awkwardly avoided eye contact.

"It's almost time. I'm going out for dinner soon. I'll hang up now."

"You can even video chat while eating!"

Before Qin Ge could finish speaking, Xu Xingchen hung up the phone.

He wanted to call again, but he hadn't used up the number of times he could directly access Xu Xingchen's camera today.

Thinking about it, he felt a little reluctant to part with her; he would rather fall asleep looking at Xu Xingchen's face.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Xingchen began searching for the medicine.

The medicine Qin Ge sent had all been replaced with a new foreign drug, which was not what he needed.

Fortunately, he took a bottle with him before he left.

After taking the medication, he opened a document and forced himself to focus all his attention on it.

This method worked somewhat.

The heat in my body subsided.

These attacks are happening far too frequently; now it's gotten to the point where he'll have an attack just by looking at Qin Ge a few times. He doesn't know how much longer he can hold on.

He contacted Dr. Lin using his computer.

Soon, Dr. Lin replied.

He and he had a video call.

We discussed the illness face-to-face.

Dr. Lin's expression grew increasingly grave.

"I had some doubts when you came to the hospital last time, and now, based on your symptoms, I'm pretty sure I can make a diagnosis."

"Your skin hunger has turned into a sex addiction."

"Skin thirst syndrome is essentially a psychological hunger for touch. Simply put, a person's skin needs gentle touch and embrace to gain a sense of security. If this need is not met for a long time, it will produce a feeling of emptiness and anxiety similar to hunger."

"Your current situation is that you are averse to being touched by other people and are unable to obtain intimate contact from them."

"And the only one who can alleviate your symptoms, the brother you mentioned, can't give you enough physical contact."

"Long-term repression led to a doubled rebound, which in turn gave rise to sex addiction."

These two words are so blunt that they're almost embarrassing.

He didn't understand the disease, and it seemed there was no need to ask any more questions.

He himself was well aware of his own body.

Xu Xingchen remained silent.

He fell silent to the point of looking somewhat pale.

As a professional doctor, Dr. Lin was determined to explain the pros and cons to Xu Xingchen, and he continued speaking.

"In the past, the condition could be soothed simply by touching, but now that's not enough; we need to go deeper into contact with the patient."

"I still maintain that it's better to guide than to suppress. These kinds of mental illnesses require sufficient care to alleviate, and medication and other treatments are only supplementary."

"Xingchen, you need a partner."

Xu Xingchen: "I understand."

"You said the same thing last time." Dr. Lin was also helpless when encountering patients like this.

He could only concede and ask, "How's your good friend? Is he able to cooperate with your treatment?"

Forget about love or not, as long as they cooperate with the treatment, there shouldn't be any major problems. Otherwise, if this drags on, he can't guarantee what might happen.

The most important thing now is to get better; everything else has to come later.

Xu Xingchen's voice was also soft, "He can't."

"Then find another one. Your condition has progressed far too quickly; it's the fastest I've ever seen among all the patients I've seen."

"Whether you want to find someone to temporarily alleviate your symptoms or have a proper relationship, it doesn't matter anymore."

Dr. Lin issued an ultimatum: "If you don't get better within a month, you might completely turn into a beast of desire."

My brain was completely consumed by sex addiction.

Dr. Lin didn't say the last words.

Xu Xingchen was the first case he encountered of a patient whose skin hunger had turned into a sex addiction.

Skin thirst syndrome is not difficult to treat. As long as you give it enough contact so that the skin no longer feels "hungry", the symptoms will naturally subside gradually.

Xu Xingchen is an exception.

First, he rejects close contact with other people; second, the person he wants to be close to is unable to do so for special reasons, and he has to keep it a secret from that person.

The disease was delayed and suppressed again and again, leading to a crazy rebound.

Xu Xingchen is a very opinionated person.

Dr. Lin looked at Xu Xingchen on the other end of the computer screen, feeling somewhat helpless. "Think it over carefully. Time is running out. Continue taking your previous medication. I'll prescribe two more medications for you, and you can take them about half an hour apart."

Xu Xingchen's mind was a little confused. He hummed in response, "Thank you, Dr. Lin. It's so late, thank you for your help."

"No matter what, you and Leilei both call me brother, so this is nothing. You should really think about my suggestion."

Xu Xingchen's phone, which was lying on the table, lit up without any warning.

Qin Ge's voice was a little cold. "Stars?"

Xu Xingchen hung up the phone call with Dr. Lin on the computer before picking up his phone from the table.

Xu Xingchen: "Why are you turning on the camera now?"

Qin Ge's gaze swept around him. "Who were you talking to just now?"

"A friend, we chatted for a bit."

"What friend? I don't know them?"

"You've met my cousin Qian Leilei before."

"You met in Baishi?"

Qin Ge was so jealous he was almost losing his human form. He minded anyone who appeared around Xu Xingchen, especially when he wasn't with him.

"No, I'm currently researching a fully automated medical robot, and since he's studying medicine, I asked him some professional questions."

fraud.

fraud!!

He heard it when he turned on the camera and said something about thinking about it.

What are you considering?

There's something I need to consider.

Why chat with other people?

Why meet other people?

Qin Ge concealed his twisted, jealous nature and tried to put on a respectable facade. "You're chatting on the computer, why not use your phone?"

Xu Xingchen had already come up with a reason: "I used the email address I used to contact him before, and he happened to reply to the email. There are some professional things that can't be explained clearly over the email, so I simply started a video call."

Liar, liar, liar, liar, liar.

Liar, liar, liar, liar, liar.

He also has Xingxing's email address, but he hasn't sent or received any emails recently.

Why lie to him?

Qin Ge is going crazy.

What's wrong with the stars? The fault lies with those shameless stray dogs outside.

Shameless, a stray dog ​​coveting someone else's treasure.

Xu Xingchen, "Are you still at the company? Haven't you left work yet?"

Qin Ge forced a smile. "Not yet, almost there."

Xu Xingchen checked the time. "Don't overwork yourself. Go back and rest when it's almost time. We can continue tomorrow."

Qin Ge: "Okay, I'll listen to Xingxing."

Qin Ge shut down the company computer.

"I've been so good, will I get a reward?"

Xu Xingchen, "What do you want?"

"I want to fall asleep tonight listening to your breathing."

Xu Xingchen hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"I knew Xingxing was the best. I'm driving home now, I'll call you when I get there, bye-bye."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Ge could no longer maintain his composure.

He called the company's insider.

"Go and investigate a man named Lin... Lin Sui, a doctor, Qian Leilei's cousin or something, and track all his movements during this period."

"Yes."

So, is it this person?

Because of him, my own star has drifted away from me? It turns out the culprit is him.

The light in Qin Ge's eyes changed again and again.

Let's start sorting through the information we missed during this period again.

He knew all of Xu Xingchen's account passwords and all the software he frequently used.

Xingxing knew all this, so it was easy for him to keep it from him.

He did not see any messages or phone calls from Xingxing or Dr. Lin.

What exactly did they say, and why did they do it behind his back?

He couldn't find any evidence of their connection, but he soon remembered a person he had overlooked.

Qian Leilei.

Qian Leilei and Xu Xingchen met alone a few times, and Lin Sui was Qian Leilei's cousin.

The information found by the secretary also confirmed that Lin Sui had been in the hospital during this period, with regular get off work hours and no other places.

After a moment of contemplation, Qin Ge immediately decided to call Qian Leilei.

It was still early morning for Qian Leilei.

He was extremely annoyed when the phone call woke him up.

He answered the phone groggily, "Hello! Who is it?"

It's the middle of the night, disturbing my peaceful sleep.

Qin Ge, "Why did Xingxing contact Lin Sui through you?"

Qian Leilei, still half asleep, had a completely muddled mind. He even took a while to process the name Lin Sui.

"Xingxing asked me to help him register."

He mumbled a few words, then, so sleepy he was about to collapse and fall asleep again.

"Is he sick?"

Qin Ge's heart clenched immediately.

There was no sound from Qian Leilei's side; he had fallen asleep again.

"Qian Leilei".

Qin Ge called his name, word by word.

Qian Leilei woke up with a start, finally becoming a little more awake and able to see who was calling.

What happened? What did he say?

Who is he? Where is this?

Qian Leilei pretended to be dead, trying to quietly hang up the phone.

"Qian Leilei, I know you're awake. What happened to Xingxing?"

"I have a way to make you stay abroad forever and never be able to come back."

Qian Leilei was so angry that his pink hair stood on end.

"Qin Ge, don't go too far. Am I in your way in the country? If you keep egging the old man on, I'll have Xingxing kick you."

Qin Ge, "What exactly happened?"

Qian Leilei thought about it and decided that telling Qin Ge about it wouldn't hurt.

"I was under a lot of pressure doing experiments recently and felt a bit anxious, so I went to see my cousin for advice."

Qian Leilei started to turn the tables, "Isn't it because you're always too controlling of him? Everything has to go through you."

"You don't allow anyone else to be near Xingxing, and you don't even allow anyone else to talk to Xingxing. Don't you think that's incredibly domineering?"

"He doesn't need anyone else, I'm enough for him."

Qian Leilei was furious. "Did you ask him? Does he need these things? Can you speak for him?"

"He can represent me too; you wouldn't understand the dynamic between us."

Qian Leilei felt a lump in his throat, unable to breathe properly.

He was furious with Qin Ge's bizarre thought process. He should have just mute his phone when he went to sleep, so he wouldn't have been haunted by this ghostly thing in the middle of the night.

A dark glint flashed in Qin Ge's eyes. "So what's wrong with him? Is he just anxious?"

"Yes, yes, doing experiments is so annoying, it makes me anxious."

Why didn't you tell me?

Qian Leilei added, "Isn't it because you always make a mountain out of a molehill and overreact to everything? You don't let Xingxing into the lab for anything, so he doesn't want to tell you."

"Okay, that's all I know. Don't bother me anymore!"

Qian Leilei angrily hung up the phone.

Qin Ge sat there, motionless for a long time.

He took care of everything for Xingxing since she was a child, and he wanted to know everything that happened around her as soon as possible.

Stars are too easy to provoke perverts, so he wants to completely isolate them and protect them, keeping them under his wing. This has become his daily routine.

It seems he really didn't ask Xingxing if this was what he wanted.

Does this kind of tight surveillance really make people uncomfortable?

Qin Ge quickly pulled himself out of that emotion.

He and the stars were two intertwined vines, destined to be together forever, until the moment of his death.