[Comprehensive British and American] HE saves the world

The joys and sorrows of human beings are not the same.

So Ada didn't understand Bruce Wayne's concerns at all.

"Thank you for your kindness, Oswald. We drove here, and we'll have no problem getting back by ourselves."

She smiled and shook her head, rejecting Penguin's proposal.

"That's it." The Penguin nodded slightly, and stepped aside gracefully, "Would you like to try our meals here? I still have great confidence in the chefs in the store."

"I believe this too." Ada flattered half politely and half seriously, "If the chefs here are not good at their skills, the business of the store will not be so good."

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Bruce Wayne raised his glass to cover his slightly twitching mouth.

No, he thinks that the business of this restaurant has nothing to do with the skill of the chef... Rather, do people really go to Bingshan Restaurant just to eat?

No matter how much Bruce Wayne was full of complaints, the conversation between the two of them went on smoothly.

"Next time, Oswald." The girl tilted her head slightly, as if discussing with the penguin, "I'll come with Sakiko next time, and then you must let me try the chef here. good workmanship."

"No problem." Penguin's smile was so gentle that Bruce Wayne felt uncomfortable, "No matter when you come, there is a place for you here."

The girl was almost amused by him: "Then I must choose to come during the day, and Mr. Chef cannot be made to work overtime just because of such a trivial matter."

In fact, if you come during the day, the chef will be asked to work overtime.

But Penguin didn't seem to have any intention of telling the girl in front of him the normal opening hours of the restaurant.He just smiled and nodded.

"You can choose the time slot you like to come, there are always people in the store."

Penguin stretched out his hand to the side, and his subordinates immediately handed over a stack of business cards. He took out one casually and handed it to the Asian woman standing behind the girl. He took it back after the other party reached out to take it. , folded on the end of the cane, a reserved smile appeared on his face.

"Dial this number before you come, and I will reserve the best spot for you."

"Then thank you for your kindness first, Oswald." The girl said, and suddenly raised her head to the side again, "Is that... Anne over there? Annie, I am here."

The blond girl who smelled of alcohol ran over staggeringly, she didn't know what she had experienced before, and now she just threw herself to the side of her wheelchair with red eyes. Tears, very embarrassed.The girl named Annie tightly grasped the hand extended to her, and let out a short choked sob in her throat.

"Doctor Lampelucci..." Her lips trembled uncontrollably, her throat was so choked that she could barely speak, "I...doctor..."

"Seiko Saki, help her." The girl turned her head and told the person behind her, then nodded slightly to the penguin, "It's too late today, I'll take her back first, goodbye, O Swald."

And the Penguin raised his hand very gentlemanly: "Goodbye, Nunnally."

The penguin men with eyes and eyes had already retreated quietly, some respectfully opened the store door for the three of them, some people magically laid a red carpet for the steps to go down, and some even scrambled to help push the wheelchair down the stairs ...

Bruce Wayne even heard the Penguin turn his head and gave an order to the manager next to him in an unquestionable tone, asking him to build a barrier-free passage for the Iceberg Club tomorrow.

"Plus the elevator." The penguin's tone did not allow any room for negotiation, "The safest and most secure one."

--Occasionally.

Bruce Wayne thought deeply.

—Occasionally he thinks he might never have known these Gotham villains.

He pressed a wad of dollar bills under his wine glass and left the Iceberg Club calmly.

One minute later, the fully dressed Batman squatted on the high-rise building outside the Iceberg Club, looking down at the car that drove out of the parking lot with a blank expression.

Although Penguin is not qualified to say it, as he said, nights in Gotham City are very dangerous.

He had to see them get home safely.

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When Annie got into the car, she held Ada's hand tightly again, her body was still trembling, and she didn't know what she had experienced before.Ada wordlessly put her other hand on Annie's arm, this was the first time she felt such an overt fear from this girl.

In the past diagnosis and treatment process, most of the emotions displayed by this child were either indifference or anger.Only very occasionally, very occasionally, she showed a little fear and sadness.

Ada knew why Annie became like this.To be precise, most psychiatrists don't criticize, adjudicate, and judge their patients—especially adolescent patients—because they more or less understand what happened to these people.

As Rogers once said: They are trying to grow and change in the only way they think they can.To healthy people, that may seem strange and futile, but to them, it is a desperate effort to make themselves normal. ①

"Doctor Lampelucci...do you have anything to ask me?"

Seeming to relax as the car left the block, Annie bit her lip and forced a smile.

"I thought the doctor would scold me first, why don't you wander around at night... why don't you go to places like bars with unfamiliar men, why are you still underage and don't know what you are doing... ...what... don't trouble me..."

She deliberately made a nonchalant expression, and waved her hand exaggeratedly, but she hit the roof of the car because she was too nervous, as if she didn't feel any pain at all, the girl smiled stiffly and clenched her fists .

Who ever said that?People don't clenched their fists and smile, only monkeys can, that's the monkey's smiling face. ②

Ada relaxed the strength in her hand and let the girl hold her hand tightly.She didn't say to her "It seems that you also know very well that you shouldn't do this", nor did she say to her "Do you want me to ask you?" or "Do you want to talk?"

She gave up those little tricks in psychological counseling, just patted the girl's hand lightly, and asked her a question softly.

"I know there's a donut shop that's open late at night, would you like to go?"

"……want."

The answer seemed to be squeezed out of the girl's swollen throat.She subconsciously hugged Ada's arm and buried her face in it.After a while, her muffled voice came out.

"I thought nobody would come."

She rubbed on Ada's arm indiscriminately, then said again.

"I thought the doctor would definitely ask."

What are you asking?

Excuse me, did you really drink a lot of wine?How did it collide with Penguin?What did they do before they took you away to make you cry and call me?What did they do to you after they took you away?Before they brought you here, did those people threaten you, did they put a gun to your forehead and tell you to shut up about what happened there?

However, Nunnally's perception has already told her the answer to all this through their intertwined hands.

And, still telling her, Anne didn't want to talk about it.

Annie just felt responsible for the doctor who was involved, so she was forcing herself to tell her the truth.

"...Actually, psychiatrists should not have personal contact with their clients." Ada sighed slightly, "According to the rules, after I receive your call, I should contact your parents, teachers, and the community. service personnel or the police, rather than going straight there to get you."

Annie raised her head and opened her mouth wide in surprise.

Ada raised her hand and hugged the blonde girl's shoulders reassuringly.

"If you're ready, we'll talk about it. If you're not, we won't. It doesn't matter, understand?"

Annie stared at her blankly, and after a while, she buried her face in Ada's arms again.

"Thank you...Miss Lampelucci."

Ada patted her head lightly with the hands around her.Then he put down his hand, let the girl lean against her, and brought up another topic as if nothing had happened.

"Do you like chocolate donuts, or strawberry ones? Matcha donuts are also good. I have rarely eaten a donut with such a suitable sweetness here. To be honest, American donuts are still too sweet .”

"I don't know..." Annie finally laughed through her tears, and even thought about making some willful requests, "Can't I just buy them all and try them all?"

"Of course." Ada nodded. "Eating more sweets can also help ease the mood. The most effective way for mammals to cope with stress is to eat sugar."

"Forget it." Annie shrugged her shoulders, but she rejected this one by herself, "If I eat three in one go, when I look in the mirror tomorrow, the person in the mirror will call me a fool tonight. "

"Then let tomorrow's you worry about it." Ada also laughed.

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After talking and laughing, they arrived at the donut shop, which was open even late at night, just like three years ago.Sakiko took Annie to pick out her favorite donuts, just like Annie said, she really bought all the flavors in one go.

"This is for you to eat."

Annie handed her the chocolate nut donut with a smile, and Ida took it. She took out the second one, but didn't eat it, but held it in her hand. After a while, she turned to her and said something in a low voice. Thanks.

Thank you for what?

"Thank you for not telling my dad..." Anne bit her lip and said, "Miss Lampelucci, you are so kind. I really didn't want a female therapist...but you are different from them."

Ada knew why she said that.

Annie's parents divorced when she was young, she followed her alcoholic mother, and when she was five years old, her mother's boyfriend sexually molested her for a year-but her mother did not protect her, She called Annie a bitch, seduced her boyfriend, and called her a liar... This incident caused Annie a very serious PTSD.Anne has nightmares every night, which keeps her from sleeping. In order to escape from the nightmares, she has been drinking, abusing drugs since she was 12 years old, and even selling herself for these things.

Ada has been helping her fight this since her consultation.

But tonight, she didn't come here as a doctor, so she could say something to Anne that a doctor shouldn't say.

So, so, Ada raised the donut and touched Annie as if clinking glasses.

"I know you may not believe it, but everything will be fine."

she said softly.

"You are a very good girl. Anne, how I wish you could believe me."

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Note: ① Quoted from "Rodgers Psychotherapy"

②Quoted from Osamu Dazai's "Disqualification in the World"

Anne's case comes from American psychologist Andrew Godzfeld's "They Are Tracking Me: Case Stories of Abnormal Psychology"

Tomorrow the old bat will find his way home!

Yes, he's finally going to a doctor's appointment.