BXBX NOVEL Chapter 919: Dunce
Chapter 919: Dunce
Dr. Jia snorted. "Worried your sister might get in the way during a fight?"
Qing Ling fell silent. At Qingyang Bridge, Lin Fu\'s Personality Kill had led to her death at Colorless\' hands. Though Hong Xiaoxiao had brought her back immediately, resurrection felt wrong. She hated not controlling her own fate.
She couldn\'t let it happen again. She had to address this weakness, ensuring her sister would never be an opening for her enemies.
"Yours is a psychological disorder, not an awakener\'s Talent," Dr. Jia said bluntly. "Not my field."
"If you can\'t do it, just say so."
"Watch your mouth, girl!" Dr. Jia bristled. "Of course there\'s a way, but you need to approach it medically."
"Meaning?"
"Meaning if you\'re sick, you see a doctor," he said impatiently. "Find a psychiatrist. Merge your personalities."
"Impossible." Killing intent radiated from Qing Ling\'s hardened gaze. "Anyone who wants to kill Little Qing Ling has to kill me first."
"You\'re missing the point." Dr. Jia scooped up a handful of sand, letting it run through his fingers. "You were one complete personality that split. Merging isn\'t killing. It\'s like ice melting back into water. Different states of the same thing."
Qing Ling remained silent.
"Neither of you disappears. You merge, returning to your original state."
"I don\'t understand," Qing Ling said, confusion creeping into her voice. "I\'m me. She\'s she."
"Of course you don\'t understand. If you did, you wouldn\'t have the disorder," Dr. Jia said. "But no matter how separate you feel, you share one body, one soul. You\'re from the same source. Eventually, you\'ll have to merge."
Qing Ling scowled. "We\'re fine as we are."
"You still don\'t get it." Dr. Jia released the last grains of sand. "Let me try something else. Your sister likes Gao Yang, right?"
Qing Ling nodded.
"How about you?"
She paused. "I don\'t know."
"You should be more open about your feelings at your age."
Qing Ling lowered her gaze. Finally, she admitted, "Gao Yang\'s important to me, but I\'ve never thought about it...romantically."
"Alright, let\'s work with that." Dr. Jia clapped. "If you don\'t like him but your sister does, could you accept them being together?"
"Yes."
"Even if they get physical?" Dr. Jia pressed. "If they do the do and have babies?"
"Yes." Qing Ling considered. "I wouldn\'t care."
"Damn, that\'s too open-minded..." Dr. Jia slapped his thigh. "Wait, I\'m going about this wrong. Let\'s try again."
He cleared his throat. "If you’re you, and you like Gao Yang too—the same way your sister does—can you imagine that?"
Qing Ling closed her eyes and nodded. "Barely."
"Good. Hold onto that feeling."
Qing Ling kept her eyes closed, making an okay sign.
"Right. Now here\'s the question!" Dr. Jia\'s voice sharpened. "Gao Yang likes your sister back. They\'re going to live together as newlyweds, sleeping together, making babies. Can you accept that?"
Qing Ling\'s eyes snapped open, irritation flashing across her face.
"Well? Can you?" Dr. Jia pressed, barely containing his excitement.
After a long silence, Qing Ling said coolly, "I don\'t know. Something feels...wrong."
"Exactly!" Dr. Jia slapped his thigh triumphantly. "Let me explain why."
Qing Ling blinked, waiting.
"Common wisdom says two separate souls can\'t share a lover. But two personalities from the same soul? That\'s different."
"I don\'t understand."
You dunce. Gao Yang would\'ve gotten it immediately.
Dr. Jia scratched his head, trying a different approach. "Look, your sister liking Gao Yang means you like him too. Whatever you like, she likes. You\'re just different aspects of one soul doing different jobs. When your sister likes Gao Yang, you can accept them together because it\'s really you accepting yourself with him."
Seeing Qing Ling\'s lingering confusion, he continued, "But when I made you imagine being truly separate souls, you couldn\'t accept it. Why? Because then it would be two women fighting for one man."
"Get it now? Your sister is you, and you are your sister. You\'re one person. Merging isn\'t just the best solution; it\'s the natural one. Though sure, you can keep putting it off. Hell, sometimes I wish I could split my personality just to run different experiments simultaneously."
Qing Ling considered this, then looked up. "You should work on medicine to control personalities."
Dr. Jia nearly collapsed. Had she heard anything he\'d said?!
"Ahaha!"
Nainai\'s theatrical laugh interrupted them.
"Ah, looks like the place is still there." Dr. Jia brightened. He was the most eager to rebuild his laboratory. Every moment away from his research felt like torture.
They approached Nainai, who had shrunk back to normal size. She was covered in dust, a sand-caked strand of hair stuck to her sweaty face, near her mouth.
"Pah!" She spat sand and gestured proudly. "Look!"
Below them gaped a sandy crater several meters deep. At its center gleamed something metallic—some kind of partition.
"Yes," Dr. Jia confirmed. "That\'s the entrance."