Chapter 273 Recurring, Dissociative Identity Disorder
The person she should have hated was suddenly being so kind to her, even thinking of her in every way, which made Ah Xin suddenly feel confused.
Her hatred never had a real target. Even if she hated Gu Mingxia, it was just her brain telling her she should hate her. But only A-Xin knew that it was jealousy—jealousy that Gu Mingxia possessed countless things that A-Xin wanted but couldn't have, while Gu Mingxia possessed them but didn't cherish them, even deliberately wasting them in front of her. All of this filled A-Xin's heart with resentment.
She was sent to Canada when she was two years old because Gu Huaikun would be reminded of that absurd night whenever he saw her. So even though they were both his daughters, Gu Mingxia could receive all the love and pampering, while she had to endure all the bitterness.
But now that her enemy is suddenly thinking of her like this, Ah Xin feels she can't tell whether Nan Lan is sincere or not.
Especially when she said she treated her like her own daughter, Ah Xin wasn't moved; instead, she was filled with sarcasm.
Would anyone in this world treat their own daughter like a socialite, constantly pushing her into the arms of one man after another?
"If I make a big mistake, my older sister won't go easy on me either."
Ah Xin let go of the cotton ball, and all the discomfort she had felt these past few days vanished instantly. She couldn't help but close her eyes and stretch.
"You're so ungrateful! Every sister in the cult knows that our eldest sister favors you the most!"
Tasha said sourly, she believed that her abilities were no less than Ah Xin's, and her looks and figure were no less than Ah Xin's, but her eldest sister showed her no favoritism whatsoever. On the contrary, Ah Xin, who constantly broke her eldest sister's rules, was able to receive her eldest sister's favor in everything. This was really unfair!
Tasha looked at Ah Xin with a different expression in her eyes, but Ah Xin was looking out the window and didn't notice.
"As long as the eldest sister does a good job of completing the tasks assigned by the eldest sister, the eldest sister will naturally treat everyone well."
Ah Xin turned her head and glanced at Tasha indifferently before leaving the room and sitting alone in the courtyard.
"Hmph, what's with the pretense of high and mighty! Which woman in this Longevity Sect isn't filthy? Does she really think she's some rich young lady from the Gu family? To put it bluntly, she's just a bastard daughter of a prostitute. What's there to be proud of!"
Tasha said angrily. She originally wanted to gain her older sister's favor through Ah Xin, but Ah Xin not only didn't help her, but also said such sour things, which made Tasha both angry and helpless.
Sitting alone in the courtyard, Ah Xin probably had no idea of the pain Nan Lan was going through in her room. She sat on the ground, pale-faced, leaning against the sofa, her hands tightly covering her head, cold sweat dripping down her face.
"Get away from me! I'll never let you control me again! You're a demon, a demon!"
"Is that so? If I am a demon, then why did you listen to me back then and cooperate with Gu Huaiyan to fake your death and leave the Gu family?"
"You forced me to do this! You forced me to do everything! You threatened me with Xiaxia and Adong's lives, saying that if I didn't go with you, you would kill them!"
Nan Lan's words were filled with pain and helplessness, but her eyes held an indescribable strength.
She's been weak for so many years, but this time she will absolutely not listen to that devil again and do anything to hurt Xiaxia!
"Heh, if you didn't have such thoughts in your heart, why would I appear? So it's all your imagination. I just said what you dared not say and did what you dared not do!"
"No, you're a madman! I never thought that way. I never intended to harm Xiaxia and Adong, nor Huaikun! I never intended to harm the Gu family! These are your thoughts, not mine. Please, go away, stop bothering me!"
As Nan Lan spoke, tears streamed down her face, her expression filled with pain and helplessness. She had made so many mistakes over the years, and now, why couldn't she just live out the rest of her days in peace?
"Let you go? Nan Lan, have you forgotten our promise? Have you forgotten the hurt Gu Huaikun caused you? Have you forgotten how pitiful Gu Mingxia and Gu Mingdong were to you? Only I, in this world, am wholeheartedly good to you, only I will always stay by your side. As long as I am here, no one can hurt you!"
Nan Lan wore a ruthless expression, her eyes flashing with a cold and ruthless light, and her whole being exuded an aura that kept strangers at bay.
She suddenly curled her lips into a cold laugh and gently patted Nan Lan's trembling left hand with her right hand.
"Nan Lan, only I, only I can protect you forever. With me here, no one can hurt you! Gu Huaikun can't, Gu Mingxia can't, no one else can! There isn't a single good man in this world, only I and our Longevity Sect will be truly sincere to you. Nan Lan, go to sleep obediently. Once you're asleep, no one will be able to hurt you, pity you, or even take advantage of you! Sleep obediently, sleep!"
"Amei, with you here, no one will ever hurt me, never! You can protect me, protect me."
As she said this, Nan Lan slowly closed her eyes, and her trembling left hand gradually stopped shaking. Her right hand gripped her left hand tightly. After about a minute, her eyes suddenly opened, flashing with that cold and ruthless gaze. When she looked down, she seemed to glance at her left hand with some disgust.
"It's no use! Your soft heart will get you killed sooner or later! No, I have to find a way to let you sleep longer!"
At this moment, Nanlan, or perhaps more appropriately called Amei, stood up from the ground, walked to the window, skillfully lit a cigarette, and while smoking, looked at Axin sitting in the yard, and snorted heavily.
"You want Ah Xin to leave the Longevity Sect? Nan Lan, you really are not suited for this society! She is the daughter of your rival in love. Even if you let her go, she might not be grateful to you!"
Amei forcefully stubbed out her cigarette in the ashtray, her expression towards Axin carrying a hint of mockery and sarcasm.
"You want to let her go? You want her to live a comfortable life? Nan Lan, you're overestimating yourself!"
Nan Lan had already developed a split personality when Gu Huaikun cheated on her. At first, because Gu Mingxia was with her, her condition was relatively mild and she didn't develop other personalities. Later, as Gu Huaikun's actions became more and more outrageous, Nan Lan's mood became more and more depressed. Until one day, a personality called Amei appeared and began to brainwash Nan Lan, telling her to leave the Gu family and leave Gu Huaikun forever.
Gradually, Nan Lan accepted her suggestion, which led to the later scene where she and Gu Huaiyan faked their deaths and left. However, after leaving the Gu family, A Mei's personality became more assertive and gradually began to dominate Nan Lan's personality. On weekdays, A Mei's personality appeared during the day, while Nan Lan's appeared at night.
The two of them knew what the other had done, so sometimes Ah Xin felt that her older sister was very good to her, and sometimes she felt that she was like a devil who kept tormenting and hurting her!
"Nan Lan, just watch how I deal with the Gu family and its members. As I grow stronger, you will one day disappear completely! This body is so perfect now; only someone with a genius mind like me deserves to possess it. And you... you're already dead, aren't you?"
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