Is it the awakening of another personality within the body, starting a completely different life from the original one?
Xu Qingzhu has already consulted a large amount of psychopathology information online to understand dual personality and to find out what multiple personality disorder is.
Online information suggests that people with multiple personality disorder go through a process of personality alternation, which may be very long or very short. Xu Qingzhu consulted Zhao Xuning.
Zhao Xuning paused for two seconds, then said sarcastically, "Before that hospitalization, she was always that dog."
Therefore, Liang Shi's personality transition was completed during that one instance.
This problem had not occurred before, and no new personality alternations have taken place since.
But can a personality alternation cause a person to change everything from their eyes and smell to their behavior?
There have been similar cases before.
Zhao Xuning told her there was no need to jump to conclusions so quickly, as it might not be a personality alternation but some kind of supernatural phenomenon.
However, Xu Qingzhu, an atheist and a staunch believer in materialism, does not believe this and is more inclined to think that it is a mental illness.
However, mental illness and psychological problems can only be diagnosed and treated if the patient actively cooperates. Unless someone is extremely insane and is endangering public safety, it can be identified at a glance as a mentally ill person.
Otherwise, there would be no way to confirm it.
Given Liang Shi's current state, if Xu Qingzhu insists that she has a mental illness, Liang Shi might turn around and ask: "Do you have a mental illness?"
Then it became a situation where the two accused each other.
The situation seemed to have reached a dead end.
Xu Qingzhu even created a document, attempting to analyze it with her rational and insightful mind, but due to a lack of evidence and necessary conditions, she could not draw a conclusion, so she invited Gu Junru to come.
As a psychiatrist with many years of experience, Gu Junru should be able to see something.
Xu Qingzhu could only place her hopes on Dr. Gu.
She pondered for a long time in her study, feeling that there were too many mysteries surrounding Liang Shi. She couldn't help but want to discuss it with someone, but after flipping through her contacts, she could only find Zhao Xuning to discuss this matter with.
So she nudged Zhao Xuning: "Liang Shi made dumplings yesterday."
Zhao Xuning: [...]
This string of ellipses seems to be saying—it's related to me?
Xu Qingzhu: [She was playing with her niece today. Her niece used to be very afraid of her.]
Zhao Xuning: [It really has changed; even children like it now.]
Xu Qingzhu: [That's why I find it strange.]
Zhao Xuning: [What are you wondering about?]
Xu Qingzhu: 【…Aren't you surprised?】
Zhao Xuning didn't reply for a while, so she finally sent her a voice message: "Don't you think you're acting a bit strange right now?"
Xu Qingzhu: [?]
Zhao Xuning: "You're too curious about her affairs; that makes you seem even stranger."
Xu Qingzhu: [...]
Xu Qingzhu refused to admit defeat, saying, "That's because you haven't lived with her. Your worldview is constantly being challenged every single day, every moment."
Zhao Xuning said casually, "Then just assume she has a split personality. Take advantage of the fact that she's easy to talk to now and get a divorce as soon as possible. Don't let things escalate to the point where the other personality comes back, and then it will be difficult to handle."
Xu Qingzhu stared at the screen for a long time, as if struck by lightning.
It felt as if a blunt object had struck her head hard, and in an instant, everything became clear.
"From a psychological perspective, excessive curiosity and attention towards someone can very likely lead to feelings," Zhao Xuning said.
Xu Qingzhu pressed her temples, let out a soft breath, and texted her: 【I understand.】
“However, I didn’t mean to advise you to get a divorce,” Zhao Xuning said. “You can think about it yourself; I’m just making a suggestion. Besides, my cousin said she has a strong talent for acting, so… I also suspect that she might be acting right now.”
Xu Qingzhu received new information: "Acting talent?"
If she remembers correctly, her cousin Zhao Xuning's cousin is the famous actress Zhao Ying.
“Yes. Did Liang Shi tell you?” Zhao Xuning recounted everything Zhao Ying had told her that day, and concluded, “My cousin said that Liang Shi’s acting talent is so strong that he could surpass her in the future.”
This is outrageous!
Zhao Ying is an award-winning actress!
The year he parachuted into the entertainment industry, he was known as "the descendant of the Purple Star," and he directly reshuffled the entertainment industry.
And what about Liang Shi?
A good-for-nothing playboy.
This is utter nonsense.
But Zhao Ying doesn't need to make things up.
"So you're using this as a basis to suspect that she's been acting all this time? What's her purpose then?" Xu Qingzhu asked.
“It could be that he’s been a bad kid too much and wants to become a good kid, or it could be histrionic personality disorder,” Zhao Xuning said. “I don’t care much about it, after all, it’s not a big deal.”
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
Has hectorious personality disorder already developed?
This touched on a blind spot in Xu Qingzhu's knowledge, and she asked, "Is histrionic personality disorder a type of multiple personality disorder?"
“No,” Zhao Xuning said. “Histrionic personality disorder is a mental illness. You can ask Dr. Gu; she knows more about this.”
She paused after speaking, "But I still suggest you don't be too curious. You should focus more on the company right now."
Xu Qingzhu sighed, then smiled helplessly, "I understand, thank you for reminding me."
If it weren't for Zhao Xuning's reminder, she would have been completely unaware that her recent behavior had crossed the line.
As Zhao Xuning said, paying too much attention to someone will inevitably generate different feelings.
Liang Shi is in great danger now.
A slight misstep can cause someone to lose control.
Xu Qingzhu regained her composure and asked her, "Have you been in contact with Weiwei recently?"
“No,” Zhao Xuning said. “She has blocked my number and deleted me on WeChat, so… I guess we’ve broken off all contact.”
“She hasn’t contacted me either,” Xu Qingzhu said. “I called her that night, but she didn’t answer.”
"Give her time and let her think it over carefully," Zhao Xuning said calmly. "I've already explained everything I needed to. Between us and Chen Liuying, she's more inclined to believe Chen Liuying, so there's nothing more for us to say."
"Do you know anything about Chen Liuying?" Xu Qingzhu said, "I've looked into her. There's a lot of negative information about her online right now. Weiwei will probably be very busy if she goes back to work soon. I actually wanted to contact her, but... she's giving me the cold shoulder. And Weiwei wasn't like this before. Did she only change after she started dating Chen Liuying?"
"Do you two keep in touch often? You only contact her about every fifteen days, and that's only because you were close when you were in school. Society is different from school. After you start working, especially after you get married, the frequency of your contact will change. Everyone's work environment will also reshape their personality. So the gap between you now is the result of accumulated issues over time. It has something to do with Chen Liuying, but it's not entirely her fault." Zhao Xuning analyzed rationally, his tone casual, as if he were talking about a stranger.
"You're so calm," Xu Qingzhu couldn't help but say. "Do you really have no feelings for Weiwei anymore?"
"We were friends, but eventually we had to part ways at some point." Zhao Xuning remained calm and composed. "I've sorted out my feelings, so I won't be too affected."
Xu Qingzhu pursed her lips, "Okay, but Chen Liuying's behavior that day made me feel very uncomfortable."
“It’s a form of emotional manipulation,” Zhao Xuning said. “She used Bai Weiwei’s love for her to exert psychological control, and after that incident, she kept instilling in Bai Weiwei the idea that Bai Weiwei had been seen by others, that her body was dirty, or even disgusting, and that no one in the world would love her anymore except Chen Liuying.”
Therefore, Bai Weiwei felt genuinely afraid and couldn't live without her. You said that day that Bai Weiwei was verbally abusive towards you because you suggested breaking up. Later, I looked it up, and it turns out that at that time, Bai Weiwei already believed she couldn't leave Chen Liuying. So when you made that suggestion, her psychological defense mechanism treated you as an enemy, scouring her memories for all the bad things about you, and ultimately breaking up with you.
After Zhao Xuning finished speaking, he sighed, "Everyone has their own destiny."
Xu Qingzhu was shocked by this long passage. "Mind control? Chen Liuying is such a scoundrel!"
“Those who use PUA techniques may not realize that they are using PUA, and those who are being PUA will not realize it either. It’s just a human weakness, but Chen Liuying has taken this weakness to the extreme.” Zhao Xuning said, “I sent a message to Bai Weiwei, analyzed it for her, and made sure she saw it, but she still hasn’t replied to us, so I’m more inclined to believe that she doesn’t want us to get involved in this matter.”
"So you're really not going to care?" Xu Qingzhu asked in surprise. "Weiwei is our friend."
“She didn’t consider me a friend.” Zhao Xuning chuckled. “I’ve always kept my distance from her.”
When she realized that she couldn't forget the person hidden in her heart no matter what, she had already made things clear with Bai Weiwei.
Back then, they just played games often and would chat late into the night when they were bored. Bai Weiwei would complain to her about the difficulties she encountered at work, and she would act as a dumping ground for her complaints.
She started dating Bai Weiwei with the intention of entering into a relationship, since the two got along well in games. Bai Weiwei was outgoing and cheerful, with clear likes and dislikes, which was completely different from her introverted ex-girlfriend, and could make up for her personality flaws.
But one day, when she got drunk at a bar, the bartender told her to have someone come and pick her up. She instinctively dialed Shen Hui's number.
She knew that she hadn't sorted out her previous relationship yet, so she calmly extinguished the budding flames of ambiguity between them.
After that, either Bai Weiwei or Qingzhu will be hospitalized, and the two will meet.
We don't contact each other at other times.
Their relationship wasn't as good as it seemed to others.
Xu Qingzhu was also shocked by the news and said helplessly, "How many things between you are there that I don't know about?"
"Maybe a lot?" Zhao Xuning didn't hide anything. "Mainly because you got married and we don't keep in touch often, so you probably don't know."
“Every time I met Weiwei after I got married, she would bring up the divorce.” Xu Qingzhu’s voice was weary. She recalled how she had to deal with and brush off every meeting with Bai Weiwei before, and then they stopped meeting as often. “I didn’t fully tell her about my family, so I could only keep brushing her off, hoping she would stop talking about it. I think our friendship broke down because of my distrust.”
Xu Qingzhu began to reflect.
She cherishes Bai Weiwei as a friend very much, and many of her fondest memories from university were created together with Bai Weiwei.
In this friendship, she was indeed not sincere enough.
But can't all friendships that emerge from the ivory tower last?
She had heard stories of her best friends from the same dorm who broke up after graduating and moving in together.
I also heard about a close friend who used to work at the same company, but they had a falling out over something trivial.
Bai Weiwei said at the time that they would definitely be an exception because their ideals were different and they would not live together after graduation. Their friendship would definitely last a long time, as if it had been preserved.
But in just a few years, it has already turned into this.
The breakdown of a relationship always indicates problems on both sides.
But Zhao Xuning said, "Why start with you? If friends or best friends have to share everything, no matter how small, then there's no privacy at all. Everyone needs privacy, and Bai Weiwei is constantly encroaching on your privacy. You two are destined not to be good friends forever."
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
For a fleeting moment, Xu Qingzhu felt that Zhao Xuning made a good point.
but--