Chapter 56: Get Out of My World

Song Qingtian’s words were like a sharp blade, piercing Ling Hanyu’s mind. He felt an excruciating headache, especially when he saw Song Qingtian’s broken, desperate expression—his heart ached more and more, as if it were being tightly squeezed by a pair of giant hands.

Ling Hanyu suddenly understood everything: why Song Qingtian had been acting so strangely lately, why she was always trying every possible way to divorce him.

Why, just last night, the two of them had already…

Yet today she insisted on taking birth control pills.

Ling Hanyu clenched his fists tightly, his body trembling slightly.

Gu Yiran frowned at Ling Hanyu’s reaction, but a faint smile played on his lips. He felt that Ling Hanyu didn’t seem as cold toward Song Qingtian as the rumors suggested; now it appeared the two did have feelings for each other.

As the video finished playing, Ling Hanyu instantly regained his composure, once again becoming the aloof, all-powerful business tycoon.

“What would be the best course of action in this situation?”

“I suggest you grant her request. Her emotions are extremely unstable right now—she’s reached a breaking point, as you’ve probably noticed. And according to what she said, this has been going on for quite some time. It seems her unusual behavior is precisely what prompted you to bring her to see me.”

“Why is she like this?”

“Women are different from men—they’re emotional beings, so their feelings are easily hurt. Judging by Miss Song’s condition, it seems she used to love you so much that she suppressed her original personality, which led to the emergence of another persona. That second persona has a very negative impression of you, which is why it’s been instilling these ideas in Miss Song.”

“So you’re saying Song Qingtian has split personalities?”

“That’s right. I remember that senior student used to come to our academy during his time at Wodehua Academy to sit in on a few psychology classes with Senior Lu. I’m sure you’ve heard about it too.”

When Gu Yiran mentioned Song Qingtian’s “white moonlight”—Ling Hanyu—his mind naturally drifted to Lu Jinglei. After all, as a psychological counselor, he often encounters cases where women, overwhelmed by emotional problems, end up attempting suicide. So he deeply disapproves of men who toy with women’s feelings. That’s why, speaking to Ling Hanyu now, he couldn’t help letting a bit of emotion slip into his tone.

Ling Hanyu could tell, of course, but he wasn’t in the mood to argue with Gu Yiran over these issues either.

“So you’re saying I should grant her request—that is, get a divorce?”

“For now, yes. Right now, Miss Song genuinely fears you. If this marriage continues, it will do her immense harm.”

“You’re one of the most authoritative psychologists in all of Huaxia—surely there’s no way to resolve this? Can’t we remove that extra personality she’s developed?”

“Hehe…” Gu Yiran let out a wry laugh.

“Mr. Ling really does assume things too readily. If split personalities could be cured so easily, they wouldn’t be one of the biggest challenges in the field of psychology. But if you really don’t want a divorce, I do have another option.”

“Go on.”

“Fake divorce.”

Upon hearing those three words, Ling Hanyu gave Gu Yiran a cool glance. Back when he first met Gu Yiran in F Country, he’d sensed that Gu Yiran was hostile toward him, but at the time he figured the two wouldn’t have any further contact, so he hadn’t given it much thought. Yet today, seeing Gu Yiran again, he was even more certain that Gu Yiran harbored animosity toward him—and that feeling was far stronger than it had been during their previous encounter in F Country.

End of Chapter 56: Get Out of My World