Chapter 57: Understanding Each Other

Although Li Weiyin disliked Xu Yimo’s arrogant tone and didn’t agree with his evaluation of Lou Yucheng, there was no need to fight with him because of an ex-boyfriend. Instead, she asked with curiosity, “Do you know him?”

“A defeated opponent,” Xu Yimo said without any fluctuation in his tone.

Li Weiyin felt like she couldn’t communicate with this Xu Yimo.

Meanwhile, Assistant Yang who was focused on driving and pretending to be deaf and dumb, finally couldn’t resist. “Young Madam, the Young Master holds the title of vice president at the company and he handles business matters every now and then. Others know him as Mrs. Xu’s nephew,” he explained.

In other words, Xu Yimo had encountered Lou Yucheng in the past and defeated him.

Li Weiyin nodded at Assistant Yang, gesturing that she understood, and did not say anything else.

After returning home, she packed her stuff for the flight home that night. After she was done, she couldn’t help but call a doctor classmate that specialized in psychiatry so she could understand dissociative identity disorder a little better.

“Qingqing, can you explain it to me briefly…?”

Luckily, Mu Qing was having a break. Although they weren’t close, they were still friends so they started chatting.

Li Weiyin learned from Mu Qing that dissociative identity disorder usually developed during childhood. The older a person got, the less likely they would develop such a disorder.

“Could the personalities have huge differences in intellect?” Xu Yimo jumped between two extremes: one was like a blank piece of paper, while the other was a painting with a deep dark meaning.

“Yes, whether it’s memory or skills, it is all determined by the alternate personality that’s in control…”

In a person with dissociative identity disorder, the memories could be shared, but it all depended on whether the core or alternate personality was willing to share it. If they were willing, then all the personalities knew about it, if not, then only the personality that experienced the incident would know about it.

No wonder Xu Yimo mentioned it depended on the situation. She thought he was just brushing her off with a casual answer.

As she thought this, Li Weiyin continued to listen. A person with dissociative identity disorder usually had highly contrasting personalities because they were personalities that the core personality couldn’t achieve but really wanted.

And, even though dissociative identity disorder usually developed during childhood, the alternate personalities’ views and insight grew with the environment around them.

“Why are you suddenly asking this? Have you come across someone with this disorder?” Mu Qing finally asked after they had already chatted for a while.

“No. I was simply curious and remembered this was your specialty so I decided to ask you,” Li Weiyin covered up before she asked, “Does everyone with dissociative identity disorder have one bad alternate personality?”

Whether it was the current Xu Yimo, the Xu Yimo that proposed to her, or the Xu Yimo they were mutually assisting, Li Weiyin did not sense any darkness. Perhaps, they hadn’t known each other long enough.

“Not necessarily. The bad ones that appear on the news are only reported on because they spark interest; no one wants to report on a normal, harmless person with dissociative identity disorder. As for television dramas, they simply add it in for character interest,” Mu Qing said.

Li Weiyin breathed a sigh of relief.

While Li Weiyin was trying to understand dissociative identity disorder, next door, Xu Yimo had just finished his work and was demanding from Assistant Yang, “Lou Yucheng: I want a detailed report about his family background, his personality, his hobbies, and his relationships.”

“Huh?” Assistant Yang queried.

“The little idi…” Xu Yimo paused and changed what he was saying, “He is no match for Lou Yucheng.”