You Owe Me, My Love novel Chapter 258

Chapter 258 Leaving This World

Tilting her chin, Bai Rong stared squarely at Gu Mingchen. Her gaze appeared impassive and calm.

She was completely emotionless, as though she was talking about somebody else but herself.

“Su Xuyan is the cause of Bai Rong’s agony. How can she love him? And the same goes for you, so don’t see her anymore,” she commanded in an icy tone.

Gu Mingchen narrowed his eyes and scrutinized her closely. “Did you make a deal with Su Xuyan or something?”

“Aren’t you smart? Why don’t you look into the matter yourself? That being said, I think you should stop investigating it because it’ll bring you nothing other than suffering.” With her lips pursed, Bai Rong was more distant than usual.

Gu Mingchen stood there without uttering a word. The temperature of the air around them seemed to have dropped drastically out of the blue.

Cheng Jinrong cleared his throat and said to the man, “Let me walk you out.”

“Don’t forget to return my bag to me,” Bai Rong reminded him.

Gu Mingchen shot her an icy glance before heading out the door.

Trailing behind him, Cheng Jinrong said, “Um… Can I have a few words with you?”

Gu Mingchen turned his head around to gaze at him, waiting silently for him to speak.

“There’s something I want to let you know. The moment you left just now, Bai Rong told me that she loved you deeply and that you’re the love of her life. Then, she lost her composure and went into her room. A few minutes later, I could hear her smashing a lot of things while sobbing uncontrollably. After that, she began screaming helplessly. I was worried about her, so I knocked on her door, but when she opened it, she seemed to have turned into an entirely different person. I suspect she has dissociative identity disorder.” Cheng Jinrong shared his speculation.

Hearing that, Gu Mingchen recalled that Bai Rong had been taking some medications.

That means that she has always had a mental illness. Previously, she once misunderstood that I was with Zhou Hailan. At that time, she smashed some things too. What she says today is really strange. She called herself by her name, as though she isn’t herself but another person. She also discloses to me that she did make a deal with Su Xuyan. Is that why she’s getting together with him?

Gu Mingchen’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed. His gaze was full of sympathy and affection for Bai Rong.

“Did you buy that piece of land because you thought there were treasures buried underneath?” he asked directly.

Cheng Jinrong froze for a second at his question.

I just heard Bai Rong and him talk about the treasure just now, so I guess there must be a connection between the two of them and the treasure. Now that the land has been requisitioned by the military, I guess it’s pointless to hide the truth.

“Yes. My ex-girlfriend’s father is a geologist. He said that there are treasures buried underneath that piece of land and asked me to buy it,” he explained.

“Where is your ex-girlfriend’s father now?” Gu Mingchen asked eagerly.

“My ex-girlfriend was killed last week. Since her death was somehow related to me, her father left. I don’t know where he is now.” Cheng Jinrong answered in dejection. Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something. “Oh, yeah. Can I have a look at the diary Bai Rong gave you?”

Gu Mingchen handed the diary to him.

Cheng Jinrong flipped through a few pages. “This is indeed her father’s handwriting. Did he give the diary to Bai Rong because she solved the case?”

“Do you still remember when Bai Rong cracked the case?” Gu Mingchen asked. He felt that the truth was about to reveal itself.

“Just a few days ago. She came to Jadeborough on the same day my ex-girlfriend got murdered. She solved the case the next day. When I picked her up, she was very emotional, she kept insisting on going to take a look at the land. The second she saw that the land had been taken over, she couldn’t stop crying while looking out the car window. I asked her why, but she didn’t answer me and requested to head to the police station instead. Afterward, she even threw her phone away, bought a new phone, and changed her number,” Cheng Jinrong said.

Gu Mingchen finally wrapped his head around the entire incident.

The day Bai Rong left for Jadeborough, I was arrested by CCDI early in the morning. On the following day, Su Xuyan probably threatened her. Afterward, she cracked the case and got the actual address of the treasure. She rushed back that very day, met me, and asked for a divorce. Then, I was released the day after. In the beginning, she sounded me out to see if I could get out on my own. When she confirmed that I couldn’t, she must have lost all her hope. That’s why she made a deal with Su Xuyan. If I’m not mistaken, Bai Rong must have promised to marry him and make me marry Zhou Hailan.

With that thought, Gu Mingchen turned around immediately, wanting to explain everything to Bai Rong.

I’ll never marry Zhou Hailan or get the marriage certificate with her, despite the agreement.

However, Cheng Jinrong stood in his way and suggested, “She’s not the same Bai Rong anymore. I think you should consult a psychologist about her condition first. The more you force her, the harder she’ll fight back. I know of a very accomplished psychologist from the United States. He’s coming here for a seminar. Do you want to get in touch with him?”

Stopping in his tracks, Gu Mingchen looked down for a moment before glancing at Cheng Jinrong. “Give me the psychologist’s number.”

“I don’t have it now, but I can ask my friend for it. Give me your number. I’ll text you once I get it. Besides, Bai Rong is staying at my place. I can contact you if there’s anything at all,” Cheng Jinrong said keenly.

“I can’t thank you enough,” the man said from the bottom of his heart.

Cheng Jinrong gave him a smile. “I didn’t appreciate what I had, and that cost me my ex-girlfriend’s life. Since you and Bai Rong are still in love with one another, I hope you two will have a happy ending.”

“Thank you.”

After that, Gu Mingchen checked into a hotel nearby using a fake ID.

At 10 p.m., he got Xu Changhe’s contact number and make a call right away.

“Hello. I would like to consult you about dissociative identity disorder. Are you free to talk now?” He went straight to the point.

“I’m so sorry, but you have to make an appointment for a consultation,” Xu Changhe declined politely.

“I only need to consult you over the phone. I’ll pay double your usual fee. Give me your account number. I’ll transfer the fee for a one-hour consultation to you now.”

Xu Changhe paused briefly. “Okay, you may consult me first and pay later.”

“My friend has dissociative identity disorder, so I would like to learn more about this illness, the causes, and the treatment,” Gu Mingchen asked.

“There’re many factors which can cause dissociative identity disorder. The patients are usually autistic, quick-tempered, depressed, or anxious. These kinds of people tend to be insecure and timid too. They envy and yearn to become another type of people. Under certain circumstances, their personalities may change drastically, as if they have become a totally different person. The difference between this disorder and pretense is that the core identity has no memory of the things which the alternative identity has, but the latter remembers everything,” Xu Changhe explained in detail.

“When will the core identity come back?” Gu Mingchen asked in a deep voice.

“I’m not sure about that, but I have a junior who is very gifted in the field of psychology because her mother is mentally ill. I have not met anyone who understands human psychology better than her. She once published an article which impacted the world of psychology significantly…”