Chapter 1700 - 1701: Telling the Story in Detail

Qin Shi bit her lip, organized her thoughts, and then narrated the whole story in Wu Yi's gentle and soothing voice.

"I'm actually quite clumsy, but I have a strong competitive streak deep down. Anything others can do, I feel I can do too, and even better, especially with such a dazzling best friend around."

Qin Shi glanced at Ling Yiyi beside her and smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly, then continued, "In my third year, I noticed Yiyi suddenly became interested in psychology. Driven by competitiveness, I started self-studying psychology along with her."

"But for me, self-studying a course outside my major was incredibly difficult. Yiyi obtained her psychology degree, while I hadn't even started. Yet it wasn't without gain; applied psychology taught me self-hypnosis, encouraging myself daily to develop a better personality."

Stopping here, Qin Shi's tone became heavy: "Until one day, I had a strange dream, where I pushed open a door. Since then, there's been someone else in my mind!"

Lin Xian was taken aback: "Mr. Qin?"

Qin Shi nodded, but then shook her head: "Yes, and no!"

This action and these words left Lin Xian puzzled, not understanding what she meant to express. "Mr. Qin is the life I bestowed upon her. Or you could say, I'm Mr. Qin's creator!"

Qin Shi smiled slightly, explaining: "At first, I was very panicked, thinking I had a split personality. Gradually, I found the additional presence in my brain seemed to lack any consciousness. It was like a pure blank sheet of paper or a block of flawless crystal."

By now, Lin Xian faintly guessed the outcome.

As expected.

Qin Shi continued, "After some time, I noticed it didn't affect me at all. It was just like having an extra sheet of blank paper in my brain. So, I ignored it and continued with my daily self-hypnosis. Gradually, it started changing, becoming more like me... Until one day, it completely transformed into another Qin Shi—an elegant, intelligent, witty, and charming Qin Shi, the perfect version of me that existed only in my imagination!

"Hiss!"

Hearing this, Lin Xian gasped, exchanging glances with Ling Yiyi.

In each other's eyes, they saw shock and disbelief.

An unconscious mental entity, through years of self-hypnosis, could grow into a perfect personality.

This is practically a miracle!

Qin Shi's demeanor was yearning: "She is so perfect, so captivating. A psychology book that takes me a month to finish, she can read in just a few days and thoroughly understand the key points. Do you know? She is the me I imagined."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xian raised an eyebrow and asked, "Didn't it scare you at the time?"

"No!"

Qin Shi shook her head, contemplating: "Because she is me, and I am her, that feeling is difficult to describe. I've experienced shock, confusion, delight, and excitement, but fear was never part of it."

Ling Yiyi couldn't help but ask: "Sharing your body with another personality, doesn't it feel strange?"

"No, she is different from the secondary personality split from normal psychiatric patients. There's a unique connection between me and her.

Qin Shi furrowed her brows, seemingly contemplating how to describe it, "It's like... like a person's two hands, they perform different actions, have different roles, but are always controlled by the same brain and consciousness.

This description is somewhat abstract.

Fortunately, Lin Xian and Ling Yiyi aren't ordinary people, and both have done research in psychology, so they quickly understood what she wanted to convey.

Ling Yiyi pursued the point: "Since that's the case, do you know why she emerged from the conscious space?"

Qin Shi shook her head: "I don't know, she seemed like a new-born baby without any consciousness and memory before self-hypnosis."

"If that's the case, why was she eager to study subconsciousness before?"

Lin Xian asked in confusion.

According to Qin Shi, the two personalities coexisted in perfect harmony, not only having no effect on her but also being very helpful.

But in reality, the youngest professor in Jinling, elegant, poised, and infinitely charming, practically the ideal goddess in a man's mind. Yet, Qin Shi's second personality is insistent on studying subconsciousness and eager to enter the subconscious space, which puzzled him greatly. "That's also something I can't figure out!"

Ling Yiyi chimed in, agreeing.

With her intelligence, she'd long noticed something odd about Suoshi.

Only, Qin Shi's changes seemed to be always moving in a good direction, so she chose to remain silent.

After all, seeing her best friend continuously grow more excellent should make her happy. Qin Shi pondered for a moment, then softly answered, "She said she lost something important, so she's been trying to find it over the years."

Clearly, the so-called thing was naturally lost in the subconscious space.

"Do you know what it is?" Lin Xian asked.

Qin Shi shook her head: "I don't know, but I have a feeling that it's something incredibly important to her, or rather, to myself!"

Ling Yiyi followed her lead: "Then these past few years, you've been wanting to find someone to research this topic, finally discovering that no one wishes to participate, so you entered the subconscious space yourself?"

"Yes!"

Qin Shi nodded, explaining: "Initially, there was no such feeling. But as time went by, the feeling grew stronger."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xian got intrigued.

What exactly is it that makes Qin Shi desperate to enter the subconscious space?

Moreover, does the subconscious space really exist?

Additionally, after Qin Shi's second personality enters the subconscious space, why does her main personality get affected?

Thinking about this, Lin Xian asked in confusion: "After she went in, you started experiencing insomnia?"

"Yes!"

Qin Shi knew what he wanted to ask, so she explained: "Like I said, there's a peculiar link between us; essentially, she and I are one entity. Lin Xian remarked in surprise: "Which means, you actually keep in sync?"

"Exactly, these days my conscious mind has remained active, indicating that she is consistently searching in the subconscious world.

From Qin Shi's words, Lin Xian understood.

Her two consciousnesses do not exist separately but are closely linked and stay in sync.

Sleeping together, waking together, watching together

When one consciousness is active, the other is too. In normal circumstances, Qin Shi wouldn't be experiencing her current situation.

Yet, the subconscious space is an exception; it's too complex, too mysterious...

Ling Yiyi raised an eyebrow: "So what do we do now?"

Qin Shi smiled wryly: "Currently, there are only two methods: one is to bring her back from the subconscious space, the other is to wait for a period, allowing her consciousness to gradually dissipate in the subconscious space, eventually turning back into an unconscious entity, completely lost in the subconscious space.

"I think the latter method is good!" Ling Yiyi suggested.

In her view, the latter method is undoubtedly the best.