Peach-Orange! – Chapter 516 – Si Chen’s Deduction

Su Tao had actually felt that something was off for quite a while.

This self that claimed to be a second personality, although on the surface seemed to be for her own good, answered all her questions, and offered many suggestions, mostly just bluntly told her that as long as  she did such and such, things would be fine.

Even when she tried to think about those memory-related things, [the second personality] would use her health as a reason to tell her not to think so much.

On the rare occasions it did help her sort things out, its explanations were ambiguous.

It clearly seemed a bit ill-intentioned.

If it was truly for her sake, why not just tell her everything directly?

There was another very important reason.

This Hei Tao, with disheveled hair, wearing tattered clothes, and her facial expression either extremely gloomy or acting like everyone owed her millions, simply didn’t look like a good person.

Although she had many doubts, Su Tao felt she should still maintain some independent thinking.

Moreover, her body, including her consciousness, instinctively resisted the feeling of being led by others, of being told what to do.

Thinking of this, Su Tao ignored the increasingly gloomy-faced Hei Tao next to her and said to Si Chen, “Actually… I can also see a second personality that none of the rest of you can see.”

“Second personality?” Si Chen was stunned. “An imagined one?”

Su Tao glanced at Hei Tao. “Not exactly. I’m not sure if it’s imagined or not. Anyway, it can chat with me and looks exactly like me.”

She chose to believe Si Chen.

To believe this man who had inexplicably carved “Never Love Tao” and “Loyalty To Cheng.”

So she told him everything in detail about her doubts, including all her interactions with Hei Tao.

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After listening, Si Chen fell silent.

After a long while, he asked in return, “So you suspect that the world we are in now is a dream?”

The young girl hesitated, first nodding, then shaking her head.

“I thought so at first, but now… half a month has passed, and I feel that probably isn’t right. After all, if this is a dream, the experiences of these past half month feel so real. Even you, Si Chen, couldn’t just accept that you are a person in a dream, right?”

Si Chen nodded gently.

Who would believe that the world they had lived in for so long was just a fleeting dream of someone else?

A master related to dreams…

Si Chen took a deep breath. “How about this, Su Tao. Let’s find some time to go to the hospital and meet that hypnosis master. If it’s him, he might be able to give you some answers.”

“Grandfather of Dongfang Yang?”

“Mm,” Si Chen said. “But before that, I can also have Doctor Lin give you a diagnosis. Forget about your memories; she isn’t specialized in that area. But she can check your mental state.”

Su Tao was puzzled. “But I was already checked at the hospital.”

“And the result?”

“Mild amnesia, plus some memory confusion. Other than that, no problems.”

The corner of Si Chen’s mouth turned up. “Then we’ll test that so-called second personality of yours.”

No sooner said than done. Si Chen directly called Doctor Lin in, explained the current situation to her, and then had the two of them go into a separate small room.

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Left alone, he suddenly had a feeling, as if someone was watching him nearby.

The gaze was hostile.

Could it be the second personality Su Tao mentioned?

He could only vaguely sense the gaze, not clear about the other’s purpose, but the bad feeling was indeed there.

In other words, this was hostility.

Why?

‘I should have no connection to this second personality at all; I only learned about its existence today.’

Deducing from Su Tao’s hesitation, he guessed the most direct conflict was probably Su Tao telling him about the second personality.

That is to say, this second personality did not want its existence exposed.

Why?

Worried that he would use medical means to guide Su Tao, thereby erasing this personality?

Continue deducing.

She is worried about disappearing, doesn’t want to die. This already differs from ordinary psychological second personalities. The emergence of positive second, or even third, personalities is usually because the primary personality has some extremely deep, strong need that it itself cannot fulfill.

These are positive personalities born to help the primary personality.

Su Tao’s second personality is clearly different. That is to say, this personality’s true goal is not for Su Tao’s benefit, but rather to achieve some objective through Su Tao, or even replace Su Tao!

Everyone acts with purpose. If the above assumption is correct, then we need to analyze why Su Tao’s second personality appeared.

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While thinking this, Si Chen could clearly feel the gaze watching him become even sharper.

Besides hostility, perhaps there was also a hint of killing intent?

Back when he was the young master of a major family and was assassinated, he had felt this same feeling of needles pressing into his back.

Good, the latest information is that this second personality wants to kill me.

The question is, she only had hostility towards me just now. Why does she want to kill me now?

What reason caused her to change her mind in this instant?

Si Chen continued to think and deduce, suddenly breaking out in a cold sweat.

He thought of a terrifying possibility.

‘This second personality can read my thoughts!’

‘My hypothetical deductions accidentally aligned with this personality’s plans and goals, so she wants to kill me to silence me, thereby preventing me from influencing Su Tao!’

Si Chen swallowed hard, not daring to continue thinking.

Instead, he took a deep look towards the room.

He stood up and shouted towards the room: “Su Tao, I have something I need to attend to. You stay with Doctor Lin for a while. I’ll call you later about any arrangements, or you can call me!”

Under normal reasoning, a personality born from a person often cannot stray too far from the primary personality’s body.

After Si Chen left the villa, he could still feel that needles-in-the-back sensation.

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He continued walking out. While crossing the road, he looked both ways, then continued straight ahead.

He mentally calculated the distance.

300 meters.

The moment he reached this distance, that needle-like feeling disappeared.

“Limit distance is about 300 meters.” Si Chen pushed his glasses up with his middle finger and walked into a café. From this position, he could see his home, but it was partially obscured by other buildings.

Knowing that many of his previous assumptions were likely correct, Si Chen could continue his train of thought.

The emergence of this second personality is to achieve some goal through Su Tao, and this goal would be interfered with by today’s conversation.

What exactly did he talk about just now?

Diagnosing her second personality.

Taking her to see Dongfang Wen.

“Dream…”

“Confused memories…”

“Hypnosis master…”

Si Chen felt a thread gradually connecting in his heart.

He touched the carvings on his body and couldn’t help but gasp in shock, his pupils contracting in astonishment. He subconsciously murmured, “Could it be that I… truly live in someone else’s dream?”