Mad Dog

As the girl’s voice, hoarse yet gentle, filled the hospital corridor, it became so quiet that one could almost hear a pin drop. Each person felt as though their brains had short-circuited.

In fact, Shen Lei was somewhat aware that Jiang Qi had bipolar disorder, as the boy had once candidly confessed it to him.

But the problem was that he hadn’t taken it seriously.

Shen Lei observed that Jiang Qi seemed perfectly normal on the surface—just a bit cold and aloof—and thought that his so-called ‘bipolar disorder’ was probably just the type of depression most young people experience nowadays, maybe with a bit of irritability added. It didn’t seem like much of a problem.

How could he have known things were this serious?

As Zhi Qi recounted her story, Shen Lei felt his heart grow heavier with every word, until she finished speaking, and he finally settled into his thoughts.

After all, human hearts are made of flesh; he still held a fondness for Jiang Qi, whom he had personally guided into the industry.

Now that it was confirmed that the boy had severe bipolar disorder, which could almost be grounds for a mental illness diagnosis, the judicial process in determining whether Jiang Qi had ‘hurt anyone’ would likely be more lenient.

At the very least, once the two background actors found out Jiang Qi had a mental illness, they would probably realize they could hardly pursue a case against him and might agree to a monetary compensation scheme.