Chapter 435 Farewell

When we left the amusement park, it was already very dark.

Instead of going home to rest, the two checked into a hotel near the amusement park.

As soon as he entered the room, Xu Xi's vitality vanished instantly. He slumped against the door frame like a deflated balloon, looking utterly listless.

She didn't say anything, but walked straight to the bed and lay down, her gaze fixed on Xu Nian, who was changing her slippers not far away, her eyes filled with longing and reluctance.

Xu Nian noticed her gaze, and after changing into her slippers, she came closer to her: "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Xu Xi gripped his hand, raised her head, and placed a kiss on his cheek.

Then, she lay down with a sigh of relief and said weakly, "I'm tired, I want to sleep."

Xu Nian gently hummed in agreement, lowered her head, and kissed her forehead in return: "Sleep well, goodnight."

He assumed that Xu Xi was just tired after not sleeping all night and having a crazy day, and he didn't notice the lingering look in her eyes at all.

He covered Xu Xi with the blanket, tucked the corners in, and turned to walk towards the bathroom, intending to take a shower and rest.

Xu Xi watched the man's figure disappear at the end of the corridor, a warm tear rolled down her cheek, and she slowly closed her eyes.

The next morning, when Xu Nian woke up, she found that there was no one beside her.

He yawned and got out of bed.

"A little flame, a little flame?"

He called out as he searched the room for Xu Xi.

As soon as he finished speaking, the locker room door was gently pushed open.

A beautiful young girl walked out slowly with light, crisp steps.

The clothes that had been wet yesterday were now completely dry. She put on that pure and lovely outfit, her twin ponytails bouncing with her steps, and a bright and lively smile on her pretty face.

She walked quickly to Xu Nian, stood on tiptoe, hugged his neck, and planted a sweet kiss on his cheek.

Good morning, brother.

.......

At the Haifeng Sanatorium, Xu Nian looked at the medical report that Leng Huaqiu handed him and fell silent.

"The patient's bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder) clinical symptoms have completely disappeared, meeting the clinical cure criteria."

He stared at the expert opinion at the end of the report, speechless for a long time.

For some reason, he felt as if a piece of his heart had been ripped out, leaving him feeling empty.

"What's wrong, Mr. Runaway Bride?" Leng Huaqiu waved her hand in front of him, teasingly saying, "Your fiancée is cured, but you seem unhappy, looking all gloomy instead?"

Xu Nian carefully put the report into her bag, sighed heavily, and asked in a hoarse voice, "If this happens, will Xiaoxi's other personality reappear?"

Leng Huaqiu pondered for a moment, then shook her head: "It shouldn't be. The purpose of that alternate personality is to shoulder all the pain and shield the main personality from the storm when the main personality's illness flares up and she can't bear the suffering."

"In similar cases I've encountered before, once the primary personality's mental illness is completely cured, the secondary personality will disappear, because its mission has been completed."

Upon hearing these words, Xu Nian felt as if she had been struck by lightning. She staggered back a step and slumped into the chair next to her, as if all her strength had been instantly drained away.

No wonder Xu Xi acted out of character yesterday, not only being more clingy than usual, but also insisting on dragging him to queue for more than an hour to ride the Ferris wheel last night.

It turns out that he had already decided that after waking up, he would return his body to Xiaoxi and disappear from the world, so he wanted to spend more time with him while waiting in line.

That "goodnight" before going to sleep turned out to be their farewell.

Her eyes instantly welled up with tears, and large tears slid down her cheeks, wetting her clothes.

He was completely oblivious, just sitting there blankly, his mind filled with Xu Xi's cold face, her arrogant demeanor, and the look in her eyes when she called him an idiot over and over again.

"Look how happy you are, why are you crying?" Leng Huaqiu handed over a pack of tissues, both amused and exasperated.

Xu Nian suddenly remembered something, grabbed Leng Huaqiu's hand tightly, and asked urgently, "Dr. Leng, is there any way to preserve Xiaoxi's other personality?"

After spending so much time together, Xu Xi, who was aloof, proud, stubborn but soft-hearted, had long been deeply etched into his mind and integrated into his life.

Unconsciously, he had already come to regard Xu Xi as a living, breathing person, an independent girl who deserved to be cherished.

Moreover, she sacrificed far too much to bear the torment of Xiaoxi's illness.

He hadn't had a chance to properly thank Xiaoxi on her behalf, nor had he had a chance to let her experience the happiness of being loved and pampered.

Unexpectedly, the farewell came so suddenly and so unexpectedly.

She left quietly, just as quietly as she came, taking her terrible illness with her and disappearing from this world.

"You're putting me in a really difficult position."

Leng Huaqiu shrugged, her face showing a helpless expression.

"I am a psychiatrist, not some cyber scientist. I can't extract a person's consciousness and put it into another body like in science fiction movies."

"And the alternate personality has disappeared. Isn't that good news for you? I seem to have heard that the alternate personality did a lot of things to hurt you."

Xu Nian fell silent once again.

Indeed, as Leng Huaqiu said, his acquaintance with Xu Xi was full of pain and torment, but that is all in the past.

If it were him, suffering from illness and hardship for ten years, he would probably become even more insane than Xu Xi.

He sighed heavily, slowly shook his head, and said nothing more.

He knew that his idea was indeed somewhat far-fetched and unrealistic.

Seeing his dejected look, Leng Huaqiu gently patted his shoulder and pointed to the door of the clinic behind her: "Don't think too much. Go pick up your fiancée and start your happy life together."

Xu Nian nodded, took a deep breath, tried to suppress the sadness and guilt in her heart, tidied up her chaotic emotions, stood up, and slowly pushed open the door of the clinic.

Xu Xi was sitting on the hospital bed, propped up on the bed frame, swinging her legs under the bed, humming a cheerful tune, looking at the butterflies fluttering among the flowers outside the window, like a carefree little girl.

Seeing Xu Nian walk in, her eyes lit up, and she immediately jumped off the bed happily. She ran to him and threw herself into his arms without hesitation, gently rubbing her cheek against his chest: "Brother, it's been so long! I missed you so much, so much, so much~"