Don't Lie to Your Therapist—She Already Knows Your Fate

Zhang Wenliang watched as Gao Qiuyu gradually established a plan for his future goals in Wen Ying’s clinic. Then he saw Wen Ying give him a yellow piece of paper with what looked like a few words written on it.

The distance was a bit too far and the angle was off, so he couldn’t see the words clearly.

He could only see the very end of it. The character for ’direction,’ maybe?

After finishing his business, Gao Qiuyu looked over at Zhang Wenliang, his eyes full of curiosity.

Zhang Wenliang felt a bit speechless under his gaze. "What do you want to say?"

"Zhang the Scholar, aren’t geniuses like you supposed to be bookworms who do nothing but study, the type who wears a pair of thick glasses? Why don’t I see any of that in you?"

Zhang Wenliang said, "From what Sister Wen Ying just said, you were a top student in college. So, were you a bookworm who did nothing but study?"

Gao Qiuyu shook his head. "Of course not!"

Suddenly, Gao Qiuyu started laughing. "Alright, I was stereotyping! Back then, I thought I could be arrogant on account of my talent and that I could be in a league of my own. I believed a good student could be brilliant and charismatic, not just a bookworm. Besides, my major was design, which requires a wild imagination.

"Zhang the Scholar, I get it now. You’re a genius among geniuses. A talent like you is destined to soar among the heavens!"

Zhang Wenliang gave a rare nod in response. "I think so too. But don’t you be discouraged, either. Just because you’re older doesn’t mean you can’t do the things you once could. Keep it up, big bro... bro."

*

When Gao Qiuyu left Wen Ying’s clinic, he was like a completely new person, utterly transformed.

As if feeling Zhang Wenliang’s intense gaze, Wen Ying turned to him. "The stand-in female side character must have had her head slammed in a door to agree to marry the domineering, multi-billionaire CEO. The moment the CEO’s one true love returns, she has to pack her bags and get lost. Do you like that kind of story? Do you want that to happen to you?"

Zhang Wenliang was speechless. "..."

’Wait, what does that have to do with me?’

’All I did was pick up a novel and glance at it, right?’

’And now it’s escalated to my future marriage?’

But then he thought of Sister Wen Ying’s myste... miraculous powers!

Zhang Wenliang shot to his feet, his expression serious and wary. "Sister Wen Ying, what else in this clinic can’t I touch? No, wait, what *can* I touch? Just tell me. I’m honestly scared I’ll accidentally become the next Gao Qiuyu."

’Sorry, Gao Qiuyu, just borrowing your name for a second. Don’t mind me...’

Zhang Wenliang chanted silently in his head.

He had thrown the novel to the other end of the sofa, and he even took several steps back from it.

He was clearly terrified that the plot of the novel he was reading would happen to him.

Originally, as a faithful proponent of science, he had been a staunch materialist!

But in the less than a day since he’d met Sister Wen Ying, he’d discovered that science must have another, unknown field of study!

A field that contained idealism and all the other miracles for which science had yet to find an answer.

’You can’t underestimate anyone in this world.’

Seeing Zhang Wenliang so tense, Wen Ying let out a snort of laughter.

Just then, a commotion erupted outside the clinic.

"You little bitch, get out here! You little bitch who just crawled back from who-knows-where, you’d better take a look at where you are! How dare you ruin my daughter’s reputation! I’m telling you! Don’t any of you try to stop me today! I’m going to tear her mouth to shreds! My daughter also wants one million for damages to her reputation and for emotional distress!"

Zhang Wenliang quickly walked toward the door. It was Bai Cuicui’s parents.

The woman who was shouting was Bai Cuicui’s mom, a shrew known throughout the neighborhood for her fiery temper.

"Sister Wen Ying, maybe you should go hide?"

"Why should I hide?"

"Wait for me to call my parents and Aunt Zhang and the others. They can back you up! Two fists are no match for four hands! It’s just you and me, and we can’t just go hitting our elders, can we? What if we accidentally hit them too hard..."

Wen Ying laughed again. ’This Zhang Wenliang having two personalities isn’t so bad, actually.’

’If only he could switch between them freely. The two personalities that exist now influence each other, causing him to change bit by bit.’

"Don’t worry, I won’t be the one losing out. If you don’t believe me, just watch."

Wen Ying walked right out of the clinic and was immediately blocked at the entrance by Bai Cuicui’s parents and their relatives.

It seemed they were trying to intimidate Wen Ying right off the bat.

Bai Cuicui’s mom raised her hand and swung it toward Wen Ying’s pretty face.

Zhang Wenliang was about to reach out and pull Wen Ying out of the way, but to his surprise, Wen Ying sidestepped and quickly yanked Bai Cuicui over.

SLAP!

A crisp slapping sound echoed, and a red handprint appeared on Bai Cuicui’s face.

The slap had, of course, landed on Bai Cuicui’s face.

Bai Cuicui was stunned. "Bitch! You dare hit me?"

Wen Ying frowned slightly. ’This is one of the bad things about these plots. When people start cursing, they only know how to use disgusting words like ’bitch’.’

Wen Ying looked at Bai Cuicui’s mother and gave her a friendly reminder. "Ma’am, your daughter is asking you a question."

Bai Cuicui’s mom flew into a rage. "My daughter was cursing at you! Not me!"

"But didn’t you just hit her? She said a bitch hit her. Does she think her own mother is... Oh, my goodness~"

Wen Ying covered her mouth in mock horror.

Bai Cuicui’s mom trembled with rage. "You!"

She swung her hand for another slap!

SLAP!

As expected, this slap also landed on her own daughter’s face. It just switched from the left cheek to the right. Quite symmetrical, really.

Bai Cuicui, her face contorted in pain and on the verge of tears, cried out, "Mom! Stop hitting me! Hit that bitch! It hurts so much, WAHHH!"

Bai Cuicui’s mom reached out to rub her daughter’s face. "What are you all staring at?! Are you just going to watch the two of us get bullied by this bitch?! Hasn’t Cui Cui bought you all plenty of nice things?"

"Are you trying to gang up on her? That’s illegal!" Zhang Wenliang immediately spoke up to warn them.

When he saw how deftly Sister Wen Ying had turned Bai Cuicui’s mom’s attack back on her, Zhang Wenliang had been thrilled.

But now, he couldn’t just stand by and watch them bully Sister Wen Ying.

"Wen Liang! How can you talk like that? This auntie was good to you when you were little, wasn’t I? Cui Cui grew up playing with you. How can you break our hearts like this for that bitch?"

"I get it! You must be mesmerized by her vixen face! Who knows how many men she’s seduced with that face!"

"Auntie Bai! How can you just spout nonsense like that? Do you have any proof? Without proof, it’s slander and defamation! I’ll be a witness for Sister Wen Ying!"

Wen Ying sneered, her voice dripping with ice as she looked at Bai Cuicui’s mom. "Seduce men?"

"Who dares bully my Little Ying! Do they really think I’m a pushover?!" Aunt Zhang’s booming voice carried from a distance.

She came barreling toward the clinic.

Trailing behind her was a panting Uncle Zhang.

Aunt Zhang ran up and shoved Bai Cuicui’s mom away with one push.