Chapter 50 Soulmate My baby is someone you can look at? ...
Li Baidong leaned over and quickly kissed Xing Lan before getting out of the car and returning to school.
Xing Lan got out of the car and got back into the driver's seat. He also had things to do today; he had an appointment with a psychologist in the afternoon.
Over the years, Xing Lan has regularly gone to see a psychologist for follow-up appointments, and she's become quite familiar with that place filled with the scent of gardenia-scented air freshener.
In the past, every time he went to the doctor, he would beg them to prescribe sleeping pills, but the effects became less and less effective as he got older. He repeatedly increased the dosage without telling the doctor, but he still tossed and turned every night, unable to sleep.
Until he met Li Baidong, he no longer suffered from insomnia and exhaustion every day, but instead slept very soundly. Thinking back to the last time he had insomnia, it seemed like a long time ago.
So this time, he didn't come to ask for medicine, but rather to inquire whether he could stop taking it. After all, that medicine really tasted terrible and didn't work much, less than one percent of Li Baidong's.
Upon arriving at the clinic, Xing Lan told the psychologist about her recent good sleep and tried to express her desire to stop taking the medication.
"Congratulations, Mr. Xing." After hearing his words, the psychologist clapped his hands and smiled at him, saying, "It seems you've found a very compatible soulmate."
"...Soulmate?" Upon hearing this term, Xing Lan hesitated for a second, then frowned in confusion. "What does that mean?"
Seeing his furrowed brow and confusion, the doctor stopped writing and patiently explained to him, "There's a concept in psychology called the partner sleep effect."
"Simply put, when a person sleeps in the same bed with their loved one, it promotes the secretion of oxytocin and serotonin in the body."
"Therefore, feelings of anxiety will be relieved, long-accumulated psychological stress will be released, and sleep quality will naturally improve."
“Soulmates like you are actually quite rare. Not all couples can benefit from sleeping together. If the relationship isn't good, doing so might not only fail to make you feel relaxed, but could also have the opposite effect, making you more anxious and miserable,” the doctor said, looking at Xing Lan. “Multiple studies have shown that only couples who are truly in love can provide each other with more trust and security, making sleep therapy more effective. So, finding a partner who is completely on the same wavelength as you is truly a very lucky thing.”
The psychologist sighed with genuine admiration and was truly happy for him.
He had known Xing Lan for several years and knew that this handsome young man had been suffering from severe insomnia. Now he had finally found a suitable solution and his condition was under control for the time being.
However, Xing Lan in front of him did not seem so happy. He kept his head down and kept pinching his fingers until his slender knuckles turned white.
After a long silence, Xing Lan finally spoke softly, raising her eyes to ask the doctor, "What if I break up with him in the future?"
The doctor hesitated for a moment, then cautiously replied, "It's hard to say. Your situation is rather unique; there aren't many medically relevant cases. Based on my experience, if you separate from your current partner, things might revert to how they were before, or they might..."
Seeing that he hesitated and remained silent for a long time, Xing Lan took the initiative to ask, "What else could it be?"
“It could get worse.” The psychologist sighed and shook his head helplessly. “When the body gets used to a healthy lifestyle, it becomes dependent on it. If it suddenly changes, the brain will be more stimulated and it will be harder to accept. The condition may become more serious than before, and there will be more risks than just insomnia.”
Xing Lan pursed her lips, her gaze fixed on a potted cactus on the table.
This cactus is lush and green, and the flowerpot underneath is hand-painted with a big, bright smiling face.
This strange yet somewhat cute thing is exactly the kind of thing that Li Baidong, this childish guy, would like.
Xing Lan unconsciously drifted off into thought.
"May I ask why you have this thought?" the doctor asked. "Is it because your relationship with your partner is unstable?"
emotion?
Xing Lan paused, recalling the moments she had shared with Li Baidong over the past six months.
Is there really such a deep, stable, and intense bond between him and Li Baidong that they could become the "soulmates who are one in a thousand years" as the doctor described?
At first, he never intended to have anything more to do with this man who was four years younger than him. If it weren't for that one chance night, they might have remained just ordinary roommates, respecting each other but mutually benefiting from each other.
Not long ago, he even thought he would wait for the right opportunity to break up with Li Baidong under any pretext, so that Li Baidong would leave home with the kitten and it would all be as if nothing had happened. Li Baidong remained the same sunny and promising college student, and Xing Lan continued to be a loner, rarely contacting the outside world except for work.
But.
When he woke up on his birthday and saw his empty, monotonous room transformed into something warm and beautiful; when he tasted his first sweet, soft roasted chestnut in the cold cemetery; when he awoke from nightmares in the dark of night and felt himself being held gently and securely behind him.
He had to admit that he enjoyed Li Baidong's tenderness as a lover and lingered in the warmth of the boy's body. In the past, Xing Lan always instinctively resisted the approach of others, but this time, he repeatedly succumbed to Li Baidong's affectionate eyes and soft kisses.
Unbeknownst to him, he seemed to be becoming more and more dependent on Li Baidong, and this was not just to alleviate his condition.
There were a few moments when he even thought that if he and Li Baidong didn't part ways in the future, and they could stay together forever, it would be quite nice.
"Mr. Xing?"
"Mr. Xing?"
The doctor called twice before Xing Lan finally snapped out of her chaotic thoughts.
"...Excuse me." He pursed his lips apologetically and asked the doctor, "What did you just say?"
The doctor smiled and, without repeating the previous question, said gently, "Mr. Xing, you seem a little tired. I think we can end our consultation here."
Xing Lan nodded and got up from the armchair.
Just as he was about to walk out the door, the doctor suddenly chased after him from behind and handed him a rectangular piece of paper.
He said, "This is the business card of one of my colleagues. She is very good at mediating conflicts between couples. If you have any questions in this area, you can consult her when you have time."
Xing Lan glanced down at the business card and instinctively wanted to wave her hand to refuse.
But in a moment of inexplicable inspiration, he paused for a few seconds, then raised his hand, took the business card, and put it in his pocket.
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That evening, Xing Lan returned home and saw a rather large package placed at her door.
He took a picture and sent it to Li Baidong: "Did you buy this?"
Li Baidong didn't reply to the WeChat message, but called him directly, his tone full of excitement: "Brother, has the projector I ordered arrived?"
"A projector?" Under the light of the corridor, Xing Lan bent down and carefully examined the words printed on the express delivery box. It did indeed say "Latest Ultra HD Home Projector".
He straightened up and asked, "There's a TV in the living room, why did you buy this?"
Li Baidong chuckled twice, then said in a sweet and cheerful voice, "There's a TV in the living room, but not in the bedroom."
"Brother, think about it, the weather's so cold right now, it's perfect for us to lie in bed together and watch a movie..."
Before Xing Lan could answer, she heard several boys teasing and joking around Li Baidong's side.
"Hey, Li, it's the middle of winter, who are you going to share a bed with? Is it that big-eyed girl in your WeChat Moments photos?"
"Our Brother Li is awesome. He's handsome and his girlfriend is so beautiful. Although I haven't met her yet, just look at her eyes, so bright and sparkling. She's definitely a great beauty."
The photo that Li Baidong set as his WeChat Moments background only showed Xing Lan's eyes. Xing Lan had fair skin and long, narrow almond-shaped eyes that gave her a delicate appearance, so her classmates subconsciously mistook her for his girlfriend.
Xing Lan felt embarrassed by the unbridled teasing from the group of college students. They dared to say it, but he didn't dare to listen. So he hurriedly hung up Li Baidong's phone, picked up the cardboard box from the delivery, and went inside.
Before Li Baidong could finish speaking, Xing Lan abruptly and ruthlessly hung up on him. He paused for a moment, then quickly guessed that Xing Lan must have overheard what the people next to them were saying and was embarrassed.
A boy from the drama club asked Li Baidong with a grin, "Brother Li, when are you going to introduce us to your wife?"
Li Baidong looked down at the gradually darkening phone screen, a little unhappy, and glared at him coldly: "What do you mean, 'see'? My baby isn't someone you can see!"
"Didn't you see what you were saying just now? You scared my baby away."
Everyone felt goosebumps as they watched Li Baidong staring intently at his phone, calling him "baby" so naturally and intimately.
"Oh my god, president, you're such a love-struck fool, a future henpecked husband."
Li Baidong gave him a cold glance, curled the corners of his lips, and did not refute, which was taken as tacit agreement.
Around 7 or 8 pm, the script was almost finished, and the people in the company were discussing going out for some barbecue later. Li Baidong didn't go with them; he just wanted to get back as soon as possible. He used the excuse of testing the new projector to watch a movie with Xing Lan in bed.
Seeing him in such a hurry to go home, a group of single people were clicking their tongues in admiration, saying that people with families are just different.
Just as he was about to leave, a female student surnamed Song suddenly called out to him.
"President Li..."
Li Baidong slightly raised his eyes, turned around with his bag on his back, and the little dog sushi keychain hanging on the zipper made a crisp sound as he moved.
Song Lu blushed and opened a beautifully packaged heart-shaped chocolate from her palm: "This is a chocolate I made myself... Everyone in the club has one. I saw you were busy earlier and forgot to give you one."
A boy looked over at them upon hearing the noise, narrowed his eyes, and said, "Hey? Xiao Lu, I remember we all got blue chocolates, so why did Brother Li get a pink one? What, are you giving the club president special treatment?"
Hearing this, Song Lu's face turned even redder, and she hurriedly stammered, "N-no, it's just that I accidentally bought too little blue wrapping paper, so..."
Li Baidong glanced at Song Lu, then at the chocolate in her hand, but didn't take it. Instead, he turned to the boy who had been complaining and said, "Why is pink given special treatment? Blue is so pretty, I love blue the most."
The boy raised an eyebrow and said, "You like blue? How about you trade yours for mine?"
“Okay.” Li Baidong agreed without hesitation.
The person walked over and was about to take it when Song Lu suddenly clenched her fist, hiding the chocolate in her palm, and stammered, "No, I suddenly remembered, I didn't make this chocolate properly, I accidentally put too much sugar in it, it can't be eaten..."
"I'm sorry, President, I'll make it up to you next time." After saying that, Song Lu lowered her head and ran away quickly.
However, in the instant she brushed past Li Baidong, she secretly tossed the pink chocolate in her hand into the side pocket of his backpack.
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Xing Lan didn't disassemble the projector yet. He wasn't very interested in it, and since Li Baidong bought it, he would wait for Li Baidong to come back and figure out how to use it himself.
He took a shower in the bathroom, and then lay down on the sofa in the living room to read a book.
Even now, he's still thinking about what the psychologist said during the day, the so-called "partner sleep effect."
The psychologist said he and Li Baidong were "soulmates" and "deeply in love." But when Li Baidong first moved in, they were just ordinary roommates who had just met. How could they have such a high level of affection?
If Xing Lan hadn't known that doctor for several years, and if he hadn't been introduced to him by his uncle, Xing Lan would have suspected that he was just making things up.
Xing Lan frowned, and unintentionally took out the business card that the doctor had given him before he left from his pocket.
The blue card bore faint printed text: "[Fu Xue, National Level 2 Psychological Counselor, Marriage/Family Therapist, specializing in interpersonal relationships and marriage counseling, successfully saved multiple marriages. Your consultation is welcome.]"
He raised his hand to rub his temples, wondering if he had taken the wrong medicine during the day, and why he had inexplicably accepted this.
What does this messy emotional trouble between husband and wife have to do with him? He probably won't use this contact method in his entire life.
He pursed his lips, casually put the card into the drawer of the coffee table in front of him, and the next second, he heard the sound of a door opening not far away.
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Author's Note: Two Little Treasures has reached chapter 50! [Heart][Heart] PS: Information regarding the "partner sleep effect" is from the internet.
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