Xi Lu thinks she should see a psychiatrist.
For three nights in a row, she has felt that her body pillows came to life. Each one claimed to be one of her three childhood friends and said all kinds of outlandish things.
She feels like her problem is pretty urgent and she needs to make an appointment right away.
Unfortunately, when Xi Lu went to a psychiatric hospital, her boyfriend's childhood sweetheart happened to see her. The girl pulled a series of dirty tricks, spreading the news that Xi Lu was crazy all over campus, then showed up with Xi Lu's boyfriend to express their concern.
Exhausted after a whole day of people pointing fingers at her, Xi Lu returned home. After taking her medicine, she realized she still didn't feel any better.
Pillow Number One bounced furiously on the sofa. "Break up with him already, Lulu! Damn it! That pair of jerks! The moment I break free of the plot, I'll make them pay for you!"
Xi Lu hesitated. "So my subconscious really is telling me I should break up with him..."
"Do it."
Pillow Number Two folded its stubby legs together, its plump corners barely meeting, like a domineering CEO deep in thought.
"I've already told you, we're reborn. You and he won't have a happy ending. He and his childhood sweetheart are destined for a tragic romance, and you're just a disposable tool for their suffering. In the end, you'll even die in a car accident because of them."
Xi Lu stared at it in a daze. "So cute... Was this pillow always this cute?"
"Lulu, be good and listen to us."
Pillow Number Three bounced over gently and clambered onto her head, patting it. "We can't break free of the plot for now, and we can't control our own actions. We can only temporarily possess your pillows to talk to you. This isn't a hallucination."
Xi Lu: "Mm..."
Xi Lu pulled the pillow off her head and went to wash up and get into bed. "I just took my medicine. Let's see if it works tomorrow."
She casually grabbed a pillow, wrapped her arms and legs around it like an octopus, and got ready to sleep.
But the pillow in her arms first turned bright red, then grew hot as if it had been boiled. The next moment, it became a man whose cheeks were steaming with embarrassment. The other two pillows pounced on him jealously, trying to smother him to death.
"...A man just appeared out of nowhere?"
Now Xi Lu was genuinely a little scared. "If this is real, it seems even more terrifying than having a mental illness..."
(Blurb written on September 28, 2022)
Theme: Love yourself and love life.