Chapter 188 What will you become? Will you still love me?

Lu Jiunian was dragged and thrown out by the bodyguards, still looking resentful.

The door slammed shut.

Standing in the sunset, Lu Jiunian looked like a child abandoned by adults, gazing pitifully towards the door.

His earlier outburst of anger vanished instantly, making him seem like a completely different person.

One of his slippers was ripped off by his bodyguard, leaving him with one foot in a blue slipper and the other bare on the ground, his toes gently scratching the floor, which was still warm from being in the sun all day.

He stubbornly stood where he had been thrown out, facing the door, staring longingly as if waiting to be taken back.

Inside the villa.

Shi Nianzhi was clearly furious at the mess on the ground.

The maids have already started cleaning.

Shi Nianzhi wanted to sit on the sofa for a while, but found that the sofa was covered with broken glass. Lu Jiunian's fighting power was too strong. It was as if the house had been robbed by bandits.

The bodyguard helped the maid lift the wine cabinet. Some of the broken bottles fell back down as the cabinet was lifted, filling the living room with the rich aroma of wine.

Shi Nianzhi stepped across the glass.

The maid exclaimed in alarm, "Young Master Gu, be careful of the glass!"

Shi Nianzhi squatted down and picked up a famous painting from the red wine stains. Seeing the painting ruined by the red wine, Shi Nianzhi's heart began to bleed.

If I had known it would be treated like this, I would have donated it to a museum instead.

Shi Nian went upstairs, and after a while, he leaned on the balcony and looked down at Lu Jiunian.

As if sensing something, Lu Jiunian suddenly looked up and grinned foolishly when he saw Shi Nianzhi.

"I'm coming to your house tomorrow to take your treasured possessions, you hear me?"

"......"

Lu Jiunian stared at Shi Nianzhi, seemingly unable to understand what Shi Nianzhi was saying, and just smiled.

Shi Nianzhi seemed to calm down a bit when she thought about taking Lu Jiunian's treasures. She called down, "Do you want to come in? You're just grinning like an idiot. What else can you do besides grin like an idiot? Fool."

Upon hearing Shi Nianzhi say this, Lu Jiunian suddenly stopped laughing.

After a while, he held up one finger and pointed at Shi Nianzhi, "Idiot."

Shi Nianzhi paused for a moment, his hand gripping the balcony railing. "What did you just say?"

Lu Jiunian put his finger in his mouth and bit it, continuing to chuckle foolishly. As if he had laughed enough, he pointed at Shi Nianzhi and said, "Idiot."

Shi Nianzhi's eyes lit up, and he quickly went downstairs, opened the door, and ran to Lu Jiunian.

He grabbed him, "You can talk now? Have you remembered something?"

Shi Nianzhi talked to Lu Jiunian for a long time.

Lu Jiunian either remained silent or stared intently at Shi Nianzhi, saying, "Idiot."

If Shi Nianzhi hadn't seen how stupid Lu Jiunian looked, he would have suspected that Lu Jiunian was deliberately getting revenge on him.

"You're the idiot!"

Shi Nianzhi reached out and forcefully tugged at Lu Jiunian's ear.

Lu Jiunian immediately covered his face with his hand and took a step back, as if he thought Shi Nianzhi was a bad person and wanted to stay away from him.

"You've done so many bad things and you still call me an idiot? I'm really giving you face. You stand here and reflect on your actions."

Shi Nianzhi turned and left.

Lu Jiunian followed closely behind him.

Shi Nianzhi turned around, pointed at the floor, and said fiercely, "Don't follow me!"

Lu Jiunian seemed not to understand and followed Shi Nianzhi's words.

When Shi Nianzhi tried to enter, he followed. When Shi Nianzhi tried to shut him out, he braced his elbow against the door and made a couple of disgruntled noises as if to complain.

Shi Nianzhi argued with him for a while, but in the end, Lu Jiunian pushed her away hard, and she almost lost her balance and fell.

He leaned against the wall and watched Lu Jiunian walk in; the man even pouted.

Shi Nianzhi: "..."

Forget it, why should he bother arguing with an idiot?

Shi Nianzhi still had a headache. He ate dinner early and was preparing to go to bed.

Lu Jiunian, who had been sitting in the living room pushing a toy car, saw him go upstairs and followed him.

When Shi Nianzhi came out of the bathroom, Lu Jiunian was already lying on his bed, acting as if he were in his own home.

Shi Nianzhi laughed angrily, "Who told you to lie down there? Get down from there!"

Lu Jiunian did not react, his eyes closed as if he were asleep.

Shi Nianzhi sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Lu Jiunian who had become much thinner, and frowned slightly. "What's wrong with you? How could you suddenly go crazy like this? Can the old you ever come back?"

This was destined to be Shi Nianzhi's soliloquy, because no one would respond to him.

Shi Nianzhi lay on the bed and sighed, "If you're going to go crazy, why don't you go crazy somewhere else? Going crazy so close by is just deliberately dragging me down. You can't stand me having a couple of peaceful days, can you?"

The next morning.

Shi Nianzhi was still teaching Lu Jiunian how to brush his teeth when the sounds coming from the bathroom became very irritable.

"Don't swallow it! Do you think you can eat candy? Spit it out!"

"You're such a tyrant, I'm the one who has to serve you!"

"See this hand of mine? If you swallow another tube of toothpaste, I'll slap you in the face."

"Fine, I owe you. Open your mouth, and I'll pay you!"

The man in the bathroom, wearing white pajamas, was cursing and had bandages wrapped around his head, looking fierce and intimidating.

But he still took the toothbrush and gently brushed the teeth of the man in black pajamas with a buzz cut who was a head taller than him, even though he looked impatient.

The maid knocked on the door. "Young Master Gu, Dr. Li is here."

"Tell him to wait a moment, I'll be right down."

living room.

The psychologist, whose hair was completely white, sat on the sofa waiting for Shi Nianzhi. The maid made him a cup of tea, which he drank with great enjoyment.

Lu Jiunian got up with Shi Nianzhi and looked very energetic, which made Shi Nianzhi lose her temper.

He was dressed, washed, and even shaved.

But just as Shi Nianzhi was about to take him downstairs, he flopped onto the bed and went back to sleep.

No matter how Shi Nianzhi tried to persuade him, he refused to get out of bed.

He's such a drama queen. He woke Shi Nianzhi up while he was still asleep, treated him like a king, and then went back to sleep.

Shi Nianzhi went downstairs because she was so angry that her chest hurt.

He talked to a psychologist.

"Do you think he's really gone mad? I always feel like he can understand me sometimes, but many times I feel like I can't communicate with him at all. And then there's his destructive side. Look at the injury on my head, he did it to me. He can even hurt me."

Dr. Li smiled kindly. "Mental patients are prone to mood swings. If everything were normal, they wouldn't be mentally ill. Before I came here, I reviewed his medical records and his treatment methods."

Is there a high chance of a cure?

"No one can guarantee that to you. However, I actually have a better approach to the treatment."

"What?"

"Initially, the patient's condition was likely just a simple mental disorder, but it didn't receive the best treatment and care, leading to a worsening of the condition. The treatment methods were also too drastic, and coupled with the patient's own self-abandonment, the condition continued to deteriorate, reaching its current level where it is somewhat difficult to treat. Perhaps you don't understand, but to put it simply, it's like a cold that wasn't treated in time, or a fever that wasn't treated appropriately, leading to organ damage and irreversible harm."

"He gave up on his own?"

"Yes, if he hadn't given up on himself, he wouldn't have gotten so sick in such a short time."

Hearing the psychologist say this, Shi Nianzhi felt a dense, persistent pain in her heart.

Did he hurt him too deeply?

"We're adjusting him slowly now. Once his condition stabilizes a bit, I plan to do deep hypnosis on him to awaken a completely new personality in his brain. While I can't guarantee he'll be back to his original self, at least he can live a normal life."

Shi Nianzhi murmured, "A completely new personality, but..."

"You need to understand, he's gone forever. It's like organ damage; irreversible damage can't be repaired unless a miracle happens. But if you pin your hopes on a miracle, you should know that this miracle might never happen. The best outcome for him is to awaken a completely new personality, guide him to become the dominant personality, and then instill the memories of the original personality into him. This approach can also produce a miracle; perhaps the two personalities will share memories and merge into one. Isn't waiting like this more hopeful than doing nothing and just watching him go crazy?"

Shi Nianzhi tightened her grip on the table.

His mind was clear, "But this miracle, too, may never happen in a lifetime. A completely new personality is equivalent to a completely new person, and then it's not him anymore."

"Many people get very hung up on this, but if you look at it from a broader perspective, he's still him, nothing has changed, he just doesn't have the memory. It's much better than him not being able to live a normal life and needing you to take care of him, right?"

How confident are you that this treatment method will be successful?

"I can't guarantee it, I can't even guarantee fifty percent."

Shi Nianzhi's eyes flashed with malice. "Are you kidding me?"

“But Mr. Gu, if he fails, his situation won’t get any worse; he’s already gone mad. If he succeeds, it will be a new beginning for him.”

The psychologist took a sip of tea. "Let me see how he is doing."

Shi Nianzhi was still struggling with the decision. "I need to think about it."

“I know, but whatever your choice is, I will still see my patients.”

"Come with me."

Shi Nianzhi led the psychologist upstairs, and the moment they entered the room, Lu Jiunian suddenly sat up in bed.

He stared intently at the psychologist behind Shi Nianzhi.

The psychologist observed Lu Jiunian and said, "He's wary of me, like a lone wolf who doesn't allow other wolves to set foot in his territory. Of course, the mother wolf is an exception."

Shi Nianzhi: "......."

Lu Jiunian suddenly threw off the covers.

The psychologist backed away, saying, "He's going to attack. I guess I have to leave."

Lu Jiunian grabbed the vase from the bedside table and pounced over here.

The psychologist ran off immediately, shouting, "Mr. Gu, stop him!"

Shi Nianzhi reached out and grabbed Lu Jiunian's waist, throwing himself into Lu's arms to stop the man from attacking.

"Lu Jiunian!"

Shi Nianzhi snatched the vase from his hand, looked up and met his gaze. "If you can't heal yourself, I'll erase all traces of your existence. What you'll become then, whether you'll still love me, is all unknown! Ha, that's exactly what we both thought, drawing a clear line, cutting all ties."