Obviously, when a god wants to make mortals fall in love with him, he has too many methods at his disposal.
Even if this god does not intend to use power beyond the mortal level, how many mortals can resist the blessings and temptations brought by money, knowledge and status?
Even if this mortal has a strong enough will and the determination to resist all temptations, when you encounter difficulties, someone will greet you with a very enthusiastic attitude, provide all possible help, and even run back and forth for your affairs...
I'm afraid even the most hard-hearted people will be somewhat moved and build up a good impression.
Of course, the kind of guy who is so cold-hearted that he is completely inhumane is not included. That kind of person can no longer be called a human being.
Obviously Kristen is not a cold-blooded person by nature, nor is she as arrogant as she should be if she thinks others should do anything for her.
Under the "good friend" care of the Red Dragon Queen, she has regarded Hiromi Jonouchi as her best friend and bestie, and has begun to accept some of her intimate behaviors towards her.
The United States is not a conservative country. Although there are indeed quite conservative Puritans and the like, the vast majority of Americans cannot be said to be committed to their relationships. In other words, breaking up and divorce in the United States feel that
It is not unusual to change one's partner when the relationship is not suitable.
Christine is obviously not the traditional, old-fashioned type. As a female doctor, to some extent, her acceptance of various things is actually not low.
Therefore, if a woman likes and pursues her, it is not unacceptable to Kristen.
It's just that she still has some feelings for the crippled Stephen at this time, and has no intention of just throwing herself into the arms of the Red Dragon Queen.
In fact, Hiromi Jonouchi only planned to give Stephen a test, and did not really want to play any embarrassing games. After all, they are people with children, and her relationship with her husband is also very stable, so she was just teasing Kristen.
, rather than really intending to chase the person.
And more importantly, Hiromi Jonouchi is the Supreme God, and her spouse is also the Supreme God. If they really get married or something...
A fight between two supreme gods can really destroy the world.
But even so, under the influence of Hiromi Jonouchi, Christine's changes were obvious.
Because she is often dragged by the Red Dragon Queen to go shopping and have beauty treatments, whether it is her clothing, makeup, or her overall mental state, she does not look like a boyfriend who just had a car accident, but rather like a car accident.
I just got a rich boyfriend and fell in love.
This state undoubtedly aroused Stephen's suspicion and dissatisfaction, and it is obvious that this guy who has not yet become the Supreme Mage has not changed his bad character at this time, and even because his hands are disabled, he is angry at this moment.
When the world is cynical, ordinary people with bad tempers simply cannot stand it.
That is to say, Kristen is able to tolerate him only if she is familiar with and understands Stephen's character and temper, and also has feelings for him.
If it had been anyone else, even the paid professional caregiver would have given up on his bad temper.
However, even so, a fierce quarrel broke out between the two. Christine was heartbroken by Stephen's suspicion and distrust of herself. She threw a document into his face and left angrily, turning around.
To seek comfort from a certain Red Dragon Queen.
And after Stephen read the document that was thrown on his face, he learned that Kristen was helping him find a way to treat his hands, and had already found a neurosurgeon who was capable of healing his hands.
But he messed everything up because of his bad temper.
This made Stephen feel very guilty. He struggled to get up from the hospital bed. Regardless of his physical condition after the car accident, he wanted to rush out of the ward to find Christine to explain, but he saw the crying Christine.
He fell into the arms of a woman, got into her car and left the hospital.
If it were just like this, Stephen would only feel that he had broken Kristen's heart, and that the woman who came to pick her up was just Kristen's friend or something.
But the Red Dragon Queen who was hugging Kristen gave Stephen a strange look from an angle that Kristen couldn't see, which immediately made him feel that something was wrong.
Although today Stephen is not the Supreme Mage, has never been exposed to magic and is just an ordinary human doctor, and has lost the most proud support in his life because his hands are disabled, there is nothing wrong with his brain.
Stephen, who is at least one of the few smart minds in Marvel, could tell something was very wrong from the Red Dragon Queen's eyes, which made him very worried about Christine.
However, he was unable to catch up at this time. Not to mention that his hands were still in a state of scrapping. They were fixed with steel nails and brackets and could not do anything. Even the hospital could not let him run out like this.
So Stephen could only be forced back to the ward under the strong restraint of the nurse, cursing.
On the other side, Hiromi Jonouchi was also comforting Christine, and said that Stephen's temperament changed drastically only because his hands were disabled, and that as long as his hands were healed, he could return to his previous appearance.
Christine finally calmed down under the comfort of the Red Dragon Queen, and began to arrange surgery for Stephen.
Stephen also found the opportunity to apologize to Kristen, and everything seemed to be back on track.
Stephen's surgery went on as scheduled, and it was the Red Dragon Queen herself who performed the surgery.
For the Red Dragon Queen, of course she would not have been able to perform such a degree of surgery when she was still a mortal. But now that she is the Supreme God, the Red Dragon Queen is no longer what she used to be. She gave herself a little blessing and completed it.
This is a very difficult neurosurgery.
The operation went well, and Stephen was expected to recover soon. However, the strange smile the Red Dragon Queen showed him after he woke up still made Stephen feel uneasy.
What happened next quickly confirmed Stephen's uneasiness. Because Hiromi Jonouchi performed surgery on Stephen, Kristen's attitude towards her also improved greatly. The two often ate together and went on dates. If it weren't for gender issues,
The two of them looked no different from a couple in love.
In fact, gender is not an issue, because this is the United States, and it is normal for two women to be together.
As a result, Stephen felt extremely anxious and angry, but he remembered the consequences of getting angry at Kristen last time, so he could only sulk by himself, thinking that as long as his hands were healed, everything could be restored.
to the way it used to be.
However, when his hands were healed and a series of things such as bandages and sutures were removed, the situation did not change.
His hands were indeed healed, and were as flexible as before. Except for the scars on the backs of his hands, it didn't look like they had been in a car accident and suffered comminuted fractures.
However, there is no problem with doing other things with these hands, but as soon as I pick up the scalpel, I will tremble unconsciously, as if I have not been cured at all.
This strange situation made Stephen very upset, and he had the idea in his heart that all this was actually done deliberately by Hiromi Jonouchi, who was the surgeon for him, in order to take Christine away from him.
While Stephen was thinking of ways to continue to find other doctors to diagnose his hands, he was also thinking of ways to tell Christine his judgment.
However, both efforts failed.
Other doctors' diagnosis of his hands was that the operation was successful and even a perfect example worthy of being included in textbooks. Stephen's hands would tremble when he picked up the scalpel, which was probably a psychological problem.
Stephen obviously did not believe this diagnosis, but he used his professional knowledge to analyze and study all the test results, and the final conclusion he reached was consistent with the judgments of other doctors.
This made Stephen feel extremely depressed and angry. While venting his dissatisfaction that he could no longer pick up a scalpel, he tried to find a psychiatrist for counseling, hoping to solve this problem, but with little success.
On the other hand, Kristen didn't believe what Stephen said, and even thought he was unreasonable.
Hiromi Jonouchi spent energy and effort to cure Stephen, but Stephen was not only ungrateful, but also suspected that the other party had tampered with him, causing him to never pick up a scalpel again. This kind of thing is completely typical in Kristen's opinion
Not to mention repaying kindness with revenge, Stephen's mental and psychological state has indeed reached the point where he needs to see a doctor.
As for the relationship between her and Stephen, after all these things, even if Kristen had a foundation of affection for Stephen, she had to re-examine whether this relationship was appropriate.
After all, a disaster can best reflect the true condition of a person's character.
Those who usually behave bravely, fearlessly, and righteously will often show their true colors in the face of disasters or trials, and this is how Stephen feels to others now.
He has experienced setbacks and disasters, and lost his hands, which is worthy of sympathy. The changes in his mood and personality were within Kristen's expectation, but she did not expect that when Stephen's hands were cured after surgery,
He still looked like this, and even suspected that the doctor who operated on him deliberately failed to cure him.
To put it nicely, this kind of thing is called being suspicious by nature. Due to various reasons, one has doubts and distrust of doctors. To put it badly, it is called slander and false accusation. It is doubting a doctor's professional ethics.
This made Kristen couldn't help but examine Stephen's past. After removing the lover's filter, Kristen suddenly discovered that Stephen was not a qualified doctor in a sense.
For him, medical skills are only a way to make money and gain fame, so he only treats those who are rich and powerful, and is unwilling to treat those who really need help but cannot afford his surgery fees.
Although this is not a problem, after all, the medical system in the United States is like this. If you have money, you can get better treatment, but if you don't have money, you can only wait to die, but this still made Kristen begin to doubt whether Stephen is suitable for her.
Stephen, on the other hand, failed to heal his hands despite all kinds of troubles. Even as his mood became more and more anxious, his condition seemed to be getting worse.
His treated hands still trembled only when he picked up the scalpel, but after some troubles, not only did his hands not get better, but they occasionally trembled involuntarily at other times.
This situation is particularly obvious when he is doing things related to medicine, as if his hands are rejecting medicine.
For Stephen, who regards medical skills as his livelihood and support in life, this is absolutely unacceptable.
But he didn't have any good way to solve these problems. Even though he endured his inner dissatisfaction and anger, he found Christine and asked Hiromi Jonouchi to review him again, but he came to the conclusion that he was mentally ill.
The connection was complete and his hand had been healed.
The reason for the trembling has nothing to do with his hands themselves. It is very likely that there is something wrong with his psychology.
But this result did not satisfy Stephen. He didn't know whether it was due to too much accumulated pressure or too deep prejudice against Hiromi Jonouchi. In front of Christine, he burst out with strong dissatisfaction and anger towards Hiromi Jonouchi.
, almost overturning her office.
All this was seen by Kristen, and she tried to stop Stephen but was beaten by him.
Hiromi Jonouchi, who was originally just an old god watching all this, saw that Christine was affected, so he took action and pinned Stephen to the floor in the blink of an eye.
"I think you should go back and reflect on yourself. As you are now, how can you still have the most basic qualities of a doctor?" Hiromi Jonouchi scolded Stephen, and then asked someone to throw him out of his office.
, and threw it on the street.
Stephen, who had never experienced such treatment, was completely confused and returned to his home in despair.
He began to think about what all this was about, and how he went from being a famous doctor sought after by everyone to having such a moral character that people would throw him out on the street.
Compared with his fate in the original timeline, Stephen's situation today is much better.
In the original timeline, his hands had not received effective treatment at all. Although the bones and tendons were connected, they were no different from disabled people. He could not lift heavy objects or hold anything steadily. His hands were shaking to the point of shaking.
A glass can be shaken to get half a glass of water out.
And his property was depleted by his constant attempts at various treatments. Finally, when he was destitute, he decided to go to Kama Taj to try his luck for the last time.
However, now he at least still has his own house and some savings, so he doesn't look so miserable.
But it was obvious that he had offended the Red Dragon Queen who was responsible for the test, and his disaster would naturally not stop there.
