September 2030, 9, Butterfly Psychological Clinic, Zhuguang Lane.

"Brother Tianran, it seems that your "young" personality is not as mature as you when dealing with some situations."

He Tianran had just finished reading this section of the personality report when Yu Naoqiu's speech came at the right time. The man raised his eyes and said calmly:

"We can't force a 17-year-old boy to handle the situation with ease. In fact, I think I'm lucky enough. Although that personality wasn't as smooth and sophisticated as I am now, it still had enough curiosity and kindness towards the world. Fortunately, I met Xixi at that time. She was a little naive, but it was this naivety that allowed me to conclude that if the "young" me stayed with her, nothing would go wrong."

"Good intentions..."

Yu Naoqiu narrowed his eyes and repeated softly.

He Tianran didn't pay attention to this muttering. There were actually only two questions he wanted to know the most:

"Naonao, why did my 'teen' personality react so strongly when it learned of Wen Liang's existence? As far as I can remember, I didn't have any grudges against her in high school, let alone saying something like 'I wish I could kill her'. I roughly looked through the entire record of my 'teen' personality, and it didn't seem to mention this.

Another question, after the "young" me knew about my situation, didn't I come to you? I remember you said that his experiences were all narrated through another personality. "

"Because the boy never revealed this information to anyone, he kept it very secret..."

Yu Naoqiu stood up, walked to the water dispenser, and brewed a cup of instant coffee. She pressed the hot water switch, and while the water was running, she walked to the freezer next to her and took out a can of frosted Coke.

"It was not until the "author" appeared that I knew you had dissociative disorder. As for Wen Liang... the interesting thing is that she has always been in a very delicate position in your series of personality changes, because the origin of all this is actually a prank that has never happened."

The woman held the coffee in one hand and the Coke in the other and placed them on the table next to her. Then she sat down again and talked about the prank.

He Tianran listened carefully. The plot of the prank seemed familiar yet unfamiliar to him.

"I later investigated and found that between 2022 and 23, when you were years old and in your senior year of high school, there had not been any vicious bullying incidents at Gangcheng Middle School. Of course, this is only the official information given by the school. I also privately interviewed several of your classmates, and they all claimed that they had no memory of you at the welcome party in your senior year of high school. Instead, the ensemble performance of Wen Liang and Zhang Zhifan that year was still fresh in their memory.

Brother Tianran, do you have any memory of this?"

He Tianran pondered. He knew about the prank, but it was not his personal experience. The person who experienced it all only existed in Wen Liang's mouth. He was a man called "Passerby A"...

When he looked back at the tablet in his hand, he saw that the "passerby" entry was clearly listed among several personality entries!

A desire to explore tempted his fingers to point to the entry with slight trembling. His pupils shrank, and the content that came into his eyes was——

Blank.

Feeling a chill on his cheek, He Tianran suddenly drew his head back. When he came to his senses and looked carefully, he found that it was Yu Naoqiu who deliberately chilled him with the Coke.

"Brother Tianran, I've been calling you, but there's been no sound. Did you remember something?"

He Tianran was not sure whether to say what he was thinking, so he changed the subject and pointed at the tablet:

"Why is the personality of this "passerby A" blank?"

"Because the 'writer' told me that there should be such a personality among them, but so far, it has never appeared."

Yu Naoqiu handed the Coke to He Tianran and took back the tablet. He Tianran opened the bottle cap and was shocked when the cool carbonated liquid poured into his mouth.

"Is that so... But why does the 'writer' know so much? And what you just said, Wen Liang... How is it related to my personality transformation?"

"This is a long story. Brother Tianran, let me ask you first, can your "young" personality adapt to the environment you are in now?"

  He Tianran held the Coke in his hand, thought for a while, and shook his head helplessly:

"Do you think I, a 17-year-old, can adapt to my current life? Of course not. Not to mention the professional things like filming and planning, just take my daily work as an example. The company can be away from me for two or three days, but if I disappear for a week, all the projects I'm in charge of will have to stop. By then, even if I don't have a mobile phone, people will still look for me all over the world, but what can you ask a "young boy" to do? Someone from the company called him to a meeting and asked him how he was going to fight the competing project this time. I was really worried that he would say something like 'Look, I'll use money to make a Rasengan and fight back'..." Yu Naoqiu laughed so hard that he couldn't help but echoed:

"Hahaha, that's right. The 'boy' can escape for a while, but not forever. He doesn't have any social experience, and unlike the main personality, he has studied finance and directing. Not only is he extremely unfamiliar with the film and television industry, but he also has no experience in managing a company. Therefore, this gave birth to another personality that is very similar to you, Tianran brother - the 'author'."

"Very...similar to me?"

"At least, on a professional level."

Yu Naoqiu handed the tablet back, and the entry about the "author's" personality was already unfolded. It introduced:

"He Tianran (author), male, 31 years old, 92 meters tall, kg in weight, is a future personality born from the boy's personality. He is a screenwriter who has worked in the film and television industry for many years. Due to years of irregular diet and rest, he is obese. Because he inherited all the experiences and memories of the boy, he has a smooth and sinister personality, and a strong possessiveness and revenge. He usually helps the boy deal with some work matters, and is extremely indifferent to his parents.

This personality is a new personality born from the patient's second personality. It is also the leader personality that occupies a dominant position among all personalities. It has all the memories of the three personalities. In order to make up for the regrets of the teenager, it is writing a youth novel based on pranks. Therefore, it is referred to as the author in the following text. "

After scanning these brief descriptions, He Tianran was puzzled by one sentence. He asked:

"I don't understand what 'this personality is a new personality born from the patient's second personality' means? Did I misunderstand it? This description gives me a feeling of... using a chicken to lay eggs. Looking at the literal description, could it be that my "young" personality also suffers from the so-called... dissociative disorder?"

"In fact, your explanation is helpful for understanding, because there is a very obvious difference between the multiple personalities that people often talk about and the dissociative disorder that you suffer from, brother Tianran, and that is... the causal trait."

"Causal qualities?"

  Yu Naoqiu paused after throwing out a term, and continued:

"That's right. Let me explain briefly. Brother Tianran, you must have seen a lot of movies about multiple personalities, such as "24 Billy" and "Fight Club". Without exception, they portray the different personalities of the protagonist in different images. Among them are men and women, old and young, tall and short, fat and thin, strong and weak. These personalities have different names and codes, and their personalities vary greatly. There is no necessary connection between the main personality and the secondary personality. It's just that due to some opportunity, another personality is born.

But you are different, Tianran. All of your personalities are named He Tianran without exception, and the causal characteristics are very obvious. Because of the great changes in high school, the "boy" has become very gloomy and different from your main personality. He Tianran in this time series, due to long-term lack of exercise and depression, finally stayed at a height of only 1.75 meters, with an obese body and a decadent personality. Of course, these are just the self-image cognition of each personality. To outsiders, you are still the young and promising He Tianran, tall and strong, but in your heart, the "author" personality is undoubtedly the "boy" of the future 31 years old. "

  He Tianran figured out something, stroked his chin, and concluded:

"So, starting from the cause and effect of "boyhood", my time series is divided into two, one without the prank, which is me now; and the other with the prank, which is the "author"? "

Yu Naoqiu smiled helplessly, "Not entirely true, because if you want to distinguish it this way, then many things cannot be explained."

"what?"

The girl sighed, and in order not to complicate things, she emphasized: "My suggestion is that you only need to grasp the causal characteristics of personality at present, and you can read more of the records in the "author" section, which will facilitate your understanding of your condition in the future."

"Really... Then when did he show up?"

  He Tianran turned his attention back to the tablet, and heard Yu Naoqiu's voice:

"According to the narration of the 'author' personality, he appeared half a month after the 'boy' personality appeared. Just as you said, although the 'boy' chose to escape, for the real 'He Tianran', there are many things that you cannot escape..."

"I can understand that, but what about Wen Liang? You just said that she was in a special position during my personality transformation. Could it be that the emergence of the "Author" personality this time is also related to her?"

The man still kept his head down and was flipping through the information, not noticing a flash of viciousness in Yu Naoqiu's narrow eyes opposite him.

"...Of course it is related. A lot of things have happened in the past year, but there are two things that I think I should inform you of in advance so that you can be mentally prepared."

He Tianran raised his head and looked at Yu Naoqiu who was a little hesitant. "Well, go ahead."

  The other party showed a bit of struggle in his expression. After hesitating for a while, he sighed softly, looked into the man's eyes, and said slowly and solemnly:

"First of all, you and... you and Sister Ai Qing are no longer lovers..."

The man who woke up as if he had truly experienced the days that seemed like years passed by felt his shoulders tremble, and his whole body felt as if struck by lightning. He opened his lips slightly, wanting to say something, but it seemed as if a huge hand had grasped his neck tightly, preventing him from uttering a single word.

The second sentence that followed was like a real storm, drowning all his sanity, as if he was falling into an abyss...

"The second thing is, you...are going to be a father soon." (End of this chapter)

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