Demons Beside You (The Demons Beside Me)

"Fali, I didn't expect your cooking skills to be so good." Chen Zhao looked at the large plate of Cobb salad that Fali brought up.

Cobb salad is different from the European style which consists of pure vegetables and fruits. Cobb salad is unique to California and includes fresh vegetables, fruits and meat.

However, after careful combination and condiments and dipping sauces, it presents a unique taste.

As a Chinese, most of the time I look at foreign food with a condescending gaze.

To use that famous movie line, I am not targeting anyone, but I am saying that everyone here is rubbish.

After you really come into contact with the food culture of other countries and regions, you will find that foreign cuisine is not as poor as everyone thinks.

Chen Zhao has never been very fond of eating salads, mainly because salads are too vegetarian. Chen Zhao is a carnivore.

This Cobb salad, with just the right combination of meat and vegetables, has the chewiness and satisfaction of meat, as well as the fresh taste of fruits and vegetables. Coupled with various dipping sauces, it can satisfy the taste needs of most people.

"The combination of Cobb salad is actually very simple. You can learn it after watching it once or twice, and it is not very fixed. The main thing is the preparation of dipping sauce and condiments. This is passed down from my family. You can try this blueberry dip. Sauce."

"Well, it's sour and sweet, and it's delicious." Chen Zhao took a piece of chicken and dipped it in some blueberry sauce.

Chen Zhao is not a gourmet, so he cannot accurately describe it with fancy adjectives. He just thinks it tastes delicious.

Paired with ice-cold beer, it is still a first-class enjoyment even in this December season.

Temperatures have dropped rapidly recently, with temperatures dropping to below ten degrees at night.

The temperature difference between the four seasons in Los Angeles is not very big, but the temperature difference in one day is relatively large.

Temperatures will be cooler in the morning and night, and temperatures at midday may reach into the 20s.

At this time, Chen Zhao's phone rang. Chen Zhao had been eating and ignored the ringing.

Fali glanced at Chen Zhao, who was not very willing to answer.

However, the phone kept ringing. Chen Zhao said helplessly that he had seen the caller ID and it was Dell.

"I hope it's not work." Chen Zhao answered the phone: "Hello."

"Chen, come quickly...please, hurry up." Cuila's voice was choked and crying on the other end of the phone.

"Triela? What's wrong with you? What happened?"

"It's Dale. Something happened to him. Come quickly. Please, hurry up."

"Okay, I'll come."

Trila's voice was very urgent and she was still sobbing. It was obvious that Dale's condition was serious.

No matter how reluctant Chen Zhao was, he could not continue to delay at this time.

"Going to work?"

"Well, can you drive me? My patient's condition is very urgent."

"Okay, wait for me to wash my hands." Fali readily agreed.

Fali looked at Chen Zhao and brought a group of little guys into the car.

"Chen, why do you have to bring them when you go to see a patient?"

"I'm worried that there's no one at home." Chen Zhao said casually: "Drive faster, I'm worried about the patient's safety."

At this time, the phone call came to mind again, but it was not from Cuila. The caller ID showed David's call.

"Hey, David."

"Chen, the person you are looking for has been found."

"The person I'm looking for? Oh...did you say it was Chris?"

"Yeah, she's with me now, and she seems to be in big trouble."

"I'm busy with work now. There's a patient whose life is in danger. I have to rush there."

"Then when will you come back?"

"Not sure. How is Chris's situation now?"

"Her mood is relatively stable, but I feel like she is pretending to be calm. I feel like she is very scared."

"Where's Sienna? Is Sienna here? You can ask her to help."

“Sienna is also helpless.”

"That's it... you take her to my house first and wait until I get back." Chen Zhao said: "Fali is not at home now. She drove me to the patient's home. The key to the home is hidden under the carpet at the door."

"Okay, Sienna and I will take Chris to your home first."

After hanging up the phone, Fali asked, "What's wrong? Is it David's call?"

"Um."

"What happened?"

"A friend of mine got into a little trouble."

"Little trouble?"

"I'm not sure how troublesome this little trouble is at the moment."

In thirty minutes, Chen Zhao and Fali finally arrived at Dell's house.

"Cui La, I'm already at the door." Chen Zhao called Cui La again.

Fali looked at the door: "Is your patient very rich?"

"Very rich." Chen Zhao replied concisely.

"No wonder you're so anxious."

Chen Zhao curled his lips. He did not deny the reason for this.

Dell paid him three thousand dollars a time, which was a lot of money.

Among the customers he knew, there were very few who were so generous.

Not long after, Cuila came out anxiously.

The light at the door was a little dim, and Chen Zhao could still see tears on Cuila's face.

"Chen, you're finally here." Cuila excitedly gave Chen Zhao a hug.

"Okay, let's go in and tell me what's going on with Dell."

"Me...me and him...he suddenly started twitching."

"Dale asked me to shock him with a low-power stun device."

If there was a death-by-death competition in this world, Chen Zhao had no doubt that Dell would be able to win the championship.

Chen Zhao quickened his pace and continued to ask: "Is he awake or unconscious now?"

Chen Zhao is now afraid that Dell will fall into coma or even die from cardiac arrest.

After all, at least more than half an hour had passed. If Dale had suffered a cardiac arrest and had not received first aid until the accident, he would probably have died.

If Dale dies, even gods can't save him.

"He was awake, but his body was twitching."

Arriving outside Dale and Cuila's bedroom, Chen Zhao heard Dale's painful voice outside the door.

"Fali, please stay at the door."

"Don't worry, I'm also a first aid practitioner and I've seen every situation." Fali didn't care.

"Oh well."

Entering the room, Chen Zhao already saw whips, ropes, and some sex toys.

"Turn on the light." The room was slightly dark.

Chen Zhao stepped forward, held down the convulsing Dale, and began to examine him.

As long as a person is alive and does not suffer cardiac arrest, that is the greatest luck.

Although Dell has been determined on the road to death, his luck is pretty good, at least for now.