However, it was given this meaning by a paintbrush—that must have happened when I was six years old—
Born into a family with a long-standing artistic tradition, my father began teaching me various painting techniques when I was very young.
But compared to the refined, well-bred personality my parents hoped I would develop.
I am quite active and didn't like painting, which I found rather dull at the time.
So, during another argument with my father, I hid in one of the storage rooms in our house and found a paintbrush there.
I don't know why, but the moment I picked up this paintbrush, I learned all its uses.
One's original consciousness can enter the world depicted in the painting and live one's ideal life through the scene depicted.
However, another consciousness born through the paintbrush will take over the physical body and follow its proper life trajectory in the real world.
At that time, I had the idea that this was the best way to resolve the conflict between me and my parents.
Without hesitation, I used that paintbrush to draw my own existence on the paper.
It was a rather peculiar feeling—
It was as if the paintbrush itself was manipulating my movements; I was endowed with extraordinary painting skills.
It was as if my original consciousness had been captured in the painting, and my body had been taken over by another consciousness that was proficient in painting.
Logically speaking, after completing this painting, my original consciousness should have entered the world depicted in the painting.
But for some reason, it has turned into a state where two consciousnesses from different time periods coexist in one body, and most of their memories can be shared—a state akin to a dual personality.
Mia paused noticeably at this point, and after gathering her thoughts, she continued.
Ironically, shortly after the birth of my other half—a young lady from a prominent family who, as my parents had hoped, was proficient in painting—they both died in accidents.
They had already become the people their parents hoped for, but their parents didn't have enough time to see it.
At this moment, Gu Xinghe finally realized—
Mia was referring to the new companionship she found after her parents passed away.
This does not refer to the butler, Fils, as an elder, but rather to another consciousness of oneself that should be called a companion.
It now seems that Mia, who appeared that night and always thought of herself as an outsider who had usurped the body, was actually the original consciousness within this body.
Is it because she believes that the tranquil and elegant painter's consciousness that emerged later is the image that more people should expect?
But in reality, Mia's true nature is that she is curious, loves the unknown, and enjoys adventure.
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