Chapter 54: I May No Longer Be Myself

“How long have you, Miss Song, been harboring this concern? However, based on my understanding of Mr. Ling, he’s hardly the type to commit insurance fraud—after all, with his vast wealth, he’d never stoop to such a thing. Miss Song, could it be that someone has told you something? For instance, that younger sister you just mentioned?”

Although Gu Yiran doesn’t move much in these circles, he still has a general grasp of what’s going on.

Though there are rumors among their crowd that Ling Hanyu and Song Qingtian’s younger sister have an ambiguous relationship, Gu Yiran studied abroad with them and knows that the woman rumored to be Song Qingtian’s sister—Song Yinyin, or so they say—has nothing to do with him.

On the contrary, everyone in their study-abroad circle knows that although Ling Hanyu always seems to have Song Yinyin tagging along, it’s only because she clings to him; the one who truly holds his heart is someone else entirely.

That woman is Lu Jinglei. Lu Jinglei is exceptionally talented—she was the most outstanding among their cohort of international students. Although she and Ling Hanyu never officially became a couple, they were often seen together, leading many to assume they were dating.

However, perhaps because the Ling and Song families have a close relationship, Song Yinyin has always stuck like a little shadow by Ling Hanyu and Lu Jinglei’s side. As a result, some people who don’t know the full story mistakenly believe that Song Yinyin and Ling Hanyu are a pair.

Yet Ling Hanyu has never clarified this, so many uninformed folks continue to think he and Song Yinyin are together, while only a select few know the truth.

Upon hearing Gu Yiran’s words, Song Qingtian realized this man must know about Ling Hanyu, so she decided that her claims about insurance fraud were pure nonsense.

But at this point, she didn’t want to drag Song Yinyin into the mix—after all, that girl always lets her down at crucial moments and isn’t exactly bright. She’s already given Song Yinyin countless chances, yet Song Yinyin has completely missed them, only making Ling Hanyu dislike her even more! What a fool—she’s good for nothing but causing trouble.

So now, when Gu Yiran brought up Song Yinyin, Song Qingtian no longer wanted to involve her. She was pinning her hopes on Feng Zhenzhen to help her uncover Ling Hanyu’s true love—the one who’s been haunting his heart all along—and promptly stepped aside.

“It has nothing to do with my sister. What we’re talking about now is Ling Hanyu, right? Anyway, I’ve got only one idea: divorce. I can’t go on living with him. Even breathing the same air as him makes me feel suffocated.”

Gu Yiran nodded. He hadn’t expected Song Qingtian to react so strongly; her symptoms didn’t quite resemble depression, let alone menopause.

He thought she might be suffering from schizoaffective disorder—specifically the manic type.

After making this preliminary assessment, Gu Yiran pressed on:

“Miss Song, besides feeling that Mr. Ling might harm you, do you ever feel that others might harm you as well?”

“Dr. Gu, what do you mean? Are you suggesting I have persecutory delusions?”

Song Qingtian wasn’t sure how to respond to Gu Yiran, but she knew the worse she acted, the better her chances of winning.

Gu Yiran wasn’t surprised by Song Qingtian’s hypersensitivity; after all, he’d seen it all before, so he said straight out:

“Miss Song, please don’t be so sensitive. Since you’ve come for counseling, you must feel there’s something wrong with you. Why don’t we ask Mr. Ling to step outside, and you can tell me freely—what do you say? Rest assured, whatever you tell me, I’ll never reveal it to anyone else.”

“Really?”

Song Qingtian pretended to be convinced by Gu Yiran.

End of Chapter 54: I May No Longer Be Myself