996 Perplexed and Smitten 56 (2/2)
”Are you deaf? I said I'm a racecar driver,” he repeated, giving her the side eye.
”I just didn't expect it.” Jin Qingyan would rarely drive his sports car out, let alone go racing. Henry was such a stark contrast. An Xiaoning continued, ”You were already 25 years old when I met you, yet you say you're only 24 years old now. Don't tell me, you already knew of your existence when Qingyan was nine years old?”
”I've already answered all of your questions. There's no need for me to answer that.”
”This is included in your personal information too.”
”I don't wish to answer it.”
”If you don't, I'll have no choice but to go back on my word too.”
”You… you've only answered one question and yet I've answered so many of yours. Is it not enough yet?” he retorted, seething with anger.
”Answer the last question.” Pursing her lips, she continued, ”It's the last.”
”Yes, I was the first to find out about my existence when Jin Qingyan was nine years old. It was during his birthday party where everyone kept calling me 'Qingyan.' That's when I knew that there was another personality co-existing in the same body as mine. Throughout the years of our co-existence, I rarely took over, and whenever I did, it would only be for a short period of time. Unlike in the past, I can now take over every now and then.”
An Xiaoning began to tear up uncontrollably. At the very onset of dissociative identity disorder, the two personalities would usually be unaware of each other's existence. Henry knew about the disorder ever since Jin Qingyan was nine years old while the latter clearly only found out recently.
Noticing that her eyes were red, he asked, ”Are you taking pity on me?”
”Are you retarded?” Why would I even find him pitiful?
”Then why are you looking at me like that?”
”You already existed since he was a child. That just means that he's been plagued with a psychological illness ever since he was young, although he may have seemed to be enjoying the luxurious life of a rich man's son on the surface.”
An Xiaoning was certain that the divorce was the catalyst of the deterioration of his condition. I definitely am partly to blame!
Upon hearing her words, Henry questioned in displeasure, ”Are you wishing that I never existed?”
An Xiaoning felt like his question was redundant. She smiled at him and said, ”Wishes don't always turn into reality. I won't bother thinking about redundant things. There's a reason for your existence, I guess. Can we make an agreement?”
”What agreement?”
”You must promise me that you'll never get intimate with any woman other than me. Besides, you also have to show up at the office whenever you're supposed to. I can also agree to your requests.”
”I can only get intimate with you? I might as well just use my hands, then. I can compromise and go to the office whenever necessary. However, I don't think you'll agree to my requests.”
”Tell me about them.”
”I want you to stop putting me through treatment immediately. Don't think I'm not aware that you guys are trying to get Jin Qingyan treated, although a feasible treatment option doesn't exist currently.”
Without hesitation, she said, ”Take it that I never said anything about the agreement.”
He got out of bed and headed to the dressing room before returning again soon after. ”There are two closets inside the room meant for my clothes and belongings. You're not to touch them. Relay my instructions to Jin Qingyan and tell him not to touch my things either.”
”You want me to tell you not to touch your things?”
”How many times do you need me to repeat myself? We're not the same person.”
”How many times do you need me to repeat myself too? If you're not him, what are you? Henry, you're just his second personality, you're also another form of him. You're not a spirit who has possessed his body. Do you understand?”
”Why must you insist that he and I are the same person? That's an insult to my existence.”
”Why must you insist that you two are separate individuals? You're also insulting my intelligence.”
”…”