Closer to Revealing My True Self -
Chapter 263 - 197 Adolescence_1
Chapter 263: Chapter 197 Adolescence_1
Hearing that he couldn’t have acupuncture, Feng Yi felt quite disappointed.
It wasn’t that he had really expected acupuncture to change the sluggishness of his tail. It was normal for his tail to become sluggish as he approached shedding. It was just that he felt somewhat restless and couldn’t calm his mind.
At the same time, he also wanted to see if acupuncture would work on him, and if so, he could have it after the shedding period.
The matter of the venom had opened a new door for him — "I study myself!"
As a personal physician, Doctor Wu found that what Feng Yi encountered was beyond his common knowledge. He needed to understand more, to fill his knowledge base, and then figure out ways to help his boss with the problems.
Looking at the calendar, it was indeed close to Early March.
"Does it feel very uncomfortable?" Doctor Wu asked.
"Not particularly uncomfortable. Besides, I think the psychological discomfort is stronger, and I can’t settle down to work. The previous two sheds didn’t bring such a strong sense of discomfort."
"Maybe this shedding is relatively more significant. Or maybe, before this, you did something else that affected your pre-shedding state," Doctor Wu said.
"Did something?" Feng Yi recalled his recent actions, "Does sitting cross-legged count? I wonder if I’m obsessive-compulsive, feeling uncomfortable all over if I don’t twist my tail into that shape."
"When you sit like that, do you feel at ease, comfortable?"
"Pretty good."
"Then it probably isn’t... an issue with the sitting position."
Doctor Wu seriously analyzed and shared his opinion with Feng Yi:
"Different creatures, different forms, they have different ways of adapting. When you are in your original form, your vertebrae, ligaments, and muscles, etc., are different from ordinary people. Therefore, you feel more comfortable sitting cross-legged in your original form, and none of these can be judged by common human concepts. Just like how a cat also curls into a ball, finding it quite comfortable; when a bat hangs upside down, its muscles are actually in a relaxed state. Different body structures lead to different habits, complying with instinct.
"Moreover, apart from feeling more relaxed when cross-legged, with your form, your field of vision, as well as your reactivity to sudden crises, would both be enhanced when you sit that way."
Curled up like a spring, you wouldn’t have the nerve paralysis and limb numbness that ordinary people get after sitting for a long time.
Therefore, Doctor Wu believed that Feng Yi’s sitting "posture" was simply a behavior conforming to instinct and wouldn’t negatively affect his psychology or emotions.
Feng Yi also agreed with this explanation.
Suddenly remembering something, Feng Yi added, "When I’m scrolling through my phone or thinking, I tend to grab and flick the tip of my tail, does that count?"
Doctor Wu: "..."
Why would you have such a habit?!
Rubbing his temples, Doctor Wu’s thoughts followed Feng Yi’s, jumping from "sitting cross-legged" to "grabbing and flicking the tail tip."
Grabbing the tail tip ≈ picking feet?
That shouldn’t be seen as complying with instinct!
"Do you do it often?" Doctor Wu asked.
Upon careful recollection, Feng Yi said, "Actually, I do!"
If he didn’t think about it deliberately, he wouldn’t even know when he developed such a habit.
"I don’t know when it started, but when I think about things or when my emotions fluctuate, I subconsciously grab it and flick it," Feng Yi said.
"Besides you grabbing and flicking it, does it flick on its own when you’re not holding it?" Doctor Wu inquired further.
"Uh..." Feng Yi searched his memory, "It has flicked. It used to flick before, but lately, it seems particularly active, the tail is too restless."
It sounded as if this behavior was beyond the control of his brain!
Doctor Wu remained silent.
He pondered deeply about Feng Yi’s behavior.
The tail flicking on its own ≈ leg shaking?
Thinking of Feng Yi’s words and combining the information he had gathered from the butler, Doctor Wu raised an eyebrow.
"Have you considered a possibility?" Doctor Wu asked.
"What is it?"
"Perhaps, this is a kind of... adolescent agitation."
Feng Yi: "???"
Convinced Doctor Wu was not joking, Feng Yi emphasized, "I’m about to turn 25, not 15!"
"Yes, I know this is your age in human... your assumed form. But this is not about your actual age, but rather your developmental stage and degree of mutation," Doctor Wu said, pausing slightly to correct himself, "The developmental stage of your original form."
Feng Yi didn’t say anything; he was still unable to accept this explanation.
Adolescence?
How long has it been since then!
I can’t possibly have that kind of restlessness!
Doctor Wu: "At this stage, you’ll exhibit some unconscious behaviors, which you could consider as a form of emotional sharing. For example, like many teenagers, some students have the habit of spinning their pens. Without spinning it, they can’t calm their emotions and focus on thinking. Another is leg shaking; without it, one’s thought process doesn’t seem lively enough or conducive to an atmosphere of thinking. Gradually, it becomes a habit."
Following Doctor Wu’s explanation, Feng Yi applied it to his own situation.
It seemed to make some sense.
So could his case be considered similar to pen spinning and leg shaking?
Seeing that Feng Yi was receptive to this explanation, Doctor Wu continued, "However, I still recommend that you try your best to restrain these habits."
He even suspected that if Feng Yi kept flinging himself around, the mutation might develop in other strange directions.
Perhaps, like that of a rattlesnake.
After all, if one considered Feng Yi’s original developmental stage, he wasn’t yet mature.
Because he "was not yet mature," his body’s mutation was unstable, causing the venom glands to undergo secondary enhancement.
If it were past the mature stage, things would be a lot more stable. Even if mutation continued, it would not result in significant changes. Therefore, it’s important to control bad habits before reaching "maturity."
Anyway, Feng Yi wasn’t far from reaching maturity.
Feng Yi himself agreed with eliminating these habits, not because he shared Doctor Wu’s worry about turning into a rattlesnake or anything.
He was concerned that these habits might affect his mimicry, that is, his human form.
Although he wasn’t involved in the entertainment industry, Feng Yi still carried a significant idol’s burden.
Doctor Wu was still pondering about Feng Yi "coming of age."
According to what the butler had said, the upcoming Early March might signify Feng Yi’s transition from "not yet mature" to "mature."
With this thought, Doctor Wu grew even more excited.
Such an important stage wouldn’t be quiet and who knew what changes would occur. It would be best if he could observe it up close!
What an extraordinary experience for his professional career!
Oh, right, Feng Yi had also mentioned that he felt the next shedding might happen around Early March.
He wondered if he could salvage a piece of the shed skin.
Doctor Wu asked, "Boss, may I observe closely when you shed your skin? I would like to try and take a sample."
Feng Yi agreed, "As long as it doesn’t affect me, you may."
Doctor Wu had mentioned skin sampling during shedding before.
However, as far as Feng Yi saw it, Doctor Wu would likely be disappointed, because the shed skin would quickly decompose and disappear.
Besides that, Feng Yi shared his premonition: "I have a feeling that this time the commotion will be a tad bigger."
Doctor Wu worried, "If the shedding on the day of Early March is too conspicuous, it might be easily discovered. Should we prepare in advance?"
Feng Yi sensed for a moment and replied calmly, "No need. Gravel Road is already quite secluded, and the weather on Early March will disguise it effectively."
Doctor Wu opened his mobile phone to check the weather forecast. Although the accuracy of the weather a few days later wasn’t very high, it could still serve as a reference.
The weather information app showed that on the day of Early March, the local area would be overcast with light rain, and the temperature would be mild.
Overcast skies and light rain would be enough to disguise the "bigger commotion" of the shedding process?
Wouldn’t it at least take a steady rain?
Maybe accompanied by a few claps of thunder?
Considering Feng Yi’s keen sensitivity to the weather, Doctor Wu chose to trust him. Feng Yi’s own special abilities were much more accurate than the weather information app.
Doctor Wu thought that Feng Yi had predicted the weather conditions for Early March in advance, which was why he was handling it so composedly. But in reality, that was not the case.
Feng Yi hadn’t sensed the weather for Early March in advance; instead, it was intuition and instinct that told him there was no need to worry.
Even if there was no rain on Early March, rain would still appear when the time came.
And it wouldn’t just be plain rain.
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