The Self-Cultivation of a Schizophrenic

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Chu Jiayi hears that a rich second-generation brat who's been arrogant for years has gone insane. People online mock him relentlessly, saying he's getting what he deserves and that his karma has finally caught up with him.

Then Chu Jiayi dies, and becomes that very lunatic.

Reborn in a psychiatric hospital, he becomes a rich madman. The good thing about being crazy is that you can do whatever you want. Just have fun. The bad thing is that your neighbors are even crazier than you.

Patient One claims to be Zhao Yun and, armed with a rice scoop, wants to overthrow the hospital director's tyranny and install Chu Jiayi as emperor.

Patient Two steals broccoli from the cafeteria and chases Chu Jiayi to the toilet to reenact "You jump, I jump."

Patient Three scratches the wall every night at midnight, the squeaking sound scraping away at Chu Jiayi's nerves.

Patient Four listens to the Bible on repeat every day.

Chu Jiayi can't stand another day in this place!

Under surveillance all day, unable to move freely, he makes a nighttime escape and spends his first day out getting drunk at a bar.

The moment Chu Jiayi sees Duan Ronghan, he falls in love at first (sight). But before he can even reach out, he spots a familiar hospital uniform on the handsome man.

Chu Jiayi's teeth ache with dread. There's no telling whether this patient spends every day at home hugging a pillar and singing "What a Great Tree."

Chu Jiayi weighs his options and decides that looks are a prerequisite, while the illness can be treated gradually.

No worries. He's rich. He can invest in romance.

Determined, Chu Jiayi reaches out with his wicked claws, then pats Duan Ronghan on the shoulder and points at the ceiling, struck by inspiration. "Look, that's a sign from God, guiding us to meet. Ever since it was born, it's been charged with saving all living beings."

Damn it! The guy next door who keeps reciting the Bible must have rubbed off on him!

Then he sees Duan Ronghan glance at the flickering light overhead, look at his pious expression, and pull out his phone to call the psychiatric hospital.

*

Chu Jiayi feels like his luck didn't come with him when he was reborn. Every time he tries to escape, the people from the psychiatric hospital catch him and drag him back.

Captured once again, Chu Jiayi is taken straight to the top-floor office. He looks up and sees a familiar figure seated behind the desk.

In his suit, the man looks even more dazzling.

Chu Jiayi licks his lips, finding the role-play very much to his taste. "Are you... cosplaying?"

Then he sees the nameplate on the desk:

Director: Duan Ronghan

Theme: After going crazy, I let loose.