The second day of school, everyone in the class was present except Bai Xiaonuo and Wang Meng.
Wang Meng was late, but Bai Xiaonuo hadn’t come at all.
Because she was late, Wang Meng was being scolded by the subject teacher, who even made a note that her daily score would be deducted in the final assessment.
After the teacher finished reprimanding her and asked about Bai Xiaonuo, the counselor hurried in and told the teacher that Bai Xiaonuo had a family emergency and had already been excused.
At that moment, Wang Meng felt deeply unfair.
Clearly, Bai Xiaonuo’s offense was much worse—she hadn’t even shown up, while Wang Meng was only late.
Yet Bai Xiaonuo faced no consequences, and only she herself was being punished.
“What kind of family emergency happens on the second day of school?”
It was obviously fabricated, and the teacher surely knew it too.
This was blatant favoritism.
Why?
Just because she’s pretty?
Wang Meng felt a sting of resentment.
Tentatively, she said to the counselor, “Teacher, I was only a little late. Could you please make an exception for me?”
“Huh? You were late?” the counselor asked. “What was the reason?”
“I overslept,” she whispered.
Bai Xiaonuo could tell any lie and get away with it, but here she was being honest…
“Well then, make sure you go to bed earlier from now on, okay?” the counselor carefully reminded her before turning to leave.
The students sitting nearby in the front row overheard the conversation and burst into laughter.
Amid the laughter, Wang Meng awkwardly stepped down from the podium.
From that day on, a seed of resentment took root in her heart.
At first, it was small, but as days passed—
On Friday, Bai Xiaonuo came to school, wearing a cold and aloof expression, showing no warmth whatsoever.
Yet classmates who tried to strike up conversations flocked around her eagerly, willing to be rejected time and again.
She herself didn’t take the initiative to make friends… and as a result, really had no friends.
People even whispered behind her back that she had a strange personality.
On Monday, Bai Xiaonuo slacked off in class and played with her animal companions, causing an uproar that severely disrupted the lesson, yet no one blamed her—not even the counselor condoned it.
When Wang Meng secretly glanced at her phone, the teacher immediately scolded her.
The seed of resentment in Wang Meng’s heart grew larger.
Every injustice she witnessed became fertilizer for that seed.
Why is it that when we do the same thing, the results are worlds apart?
‘If only she could disappear.’
A voice quietly echoed from the depths of her heart, and from then on, it could not be stopped.
“Multiple personality disorder?”
Senior Zhang thought carefully before asking, “Not schizophrenia or psychopathy, but multiple personality disorder?”
“Yes,” Bai Xiaonuo answered firmly.
“Well, when it comes to personality, it’s a tricky subject, because the concept of ‘personality’ itself is a bit philosophical,” Senior Zhang said with a troubled look. “What we say might not be entirely accurate. Anyway… you tell us about it first.”
“Okay, I have a friend…”
No sooner had Bai Xiaonuo said this than the two seniors stared intently at her.
“You actually have a friend, not just yourself?”
“Alright, alright, fair enough, go on.”
The seniors thought Bai Xiaonuo didn’t really seem like she had multiple personalities, so they let her continue.
“Let me think. It’s like this—because my friend had a very difficult childhood, enduring countless pains. For example, her parents died tragically when she was young.
The people who adopted her were malicious, constantly beating and abusing her.
As she grew a little older, a childhood friend had an accident in front of her, and her pet dog died too.”
Senior Luo wiped a cold sweat. “So she split?”
Bai Xiaonuo nodded.
Honestly, given all those experiences, it was no surprise she fractured.
“Later, during another ordeal, she was physically and mentally exhausted, unable to bear it, so she split off another personality to help her endure and deal with these things. But this alter ego was extremely… crazy, completely irrational. And whenever she’s triggered, she lets the out-of-control alter ego take over.”
After roughly explaining Ling’s situation, Bai Xiaonuo asked, “So, how should I help her?”
The two seniors exchanged glances.
“Honestly, this kind of case is a bit beyond our knowledge,” Senior Zhang said.
“Not just rare, it’s practically unheard of,” Senior Luo agreed. “It’s the first time I’ve heard of it.”
They said that, but both took the matter seriously and started thinking.
“If it’s about triggering the second personality when provoked, I’m afraid there’s no easy solution. As you said, the second personality was created by the brain’s defense mechanism when she faced unbearable events. So, the second personality’s role is to protect her.”
Bai Xiaonuo nodded. “Exactly, but the second personality’s reactions are always extreme, too crazy.”
“Killing everyone so no one can hurt me anymore—that’s the kind of thing it does.”
Senior Luo shook her head. “But think about it from another angle. Because of why the second personality came into being, the main personality inevitably has an avoidance mindset. So switching to the second personality when triggered is something that can’t be solved.”
Hearing this, Bai Xiaonuo was slightly stunned. “Avoidance mindset?”
“Yes, your friend surely has an avoidance mentality in daily life. Haven’t you noticed it?”
If you put it like that, it did seem to be true.
I’ve been sending her colored pictures all this time, sometimes with a few words.
The big sister never came to confront me and was just holed up in her hotel room…
Thinking carefully, that night, if it hadn’t been for the second personality’s influence, she might not have even dared to come at me!
“Alright then… is there any other way to help her?”
The senior didn’t answer but instead asked her a question: “Do you think the second personality counts as a separate person?”
This was their first time facing such a symptom, and the two seniors weren’t sure either, but didn’t want to lose face in front of the beautiful junior, so they tried to steer the conversation into philosophy.
But Bai Xiaonuo slapped her palm and said, “I understand now!”
?
No, what do you understand?
What did we even say?
The door to the Psychological Counseling Room was very soundproof, and Wang Meng couldn’t hear anything no matter how long she eavesdropped.
“Why is the door closed? Didn’t they say we’d have lunch break after the two of us finished the test? Who’s in there?”
Two girls came up the stairs and spotted Wang Meng eavesdropping right away, catching her on the spot. “What are you doing there, sneaking around?”
“Oh, it’s you. Did you mess with the psychologist’s work and leave the two of us waiting outside?”
“It wasn’t me,” Wang Meng panicked, “It was Bai Xiaonuo!”
But the two girls didn’t believe her.
Coincidentally, they were Cheng Cheng’s friends, and they had overheard Wang Meng’s vicious words on the grass last night.
“See, it’s you again, always throwing dirty water on Bai Xiaonuo.”
“Still Bai Xiaonuo, still Bai Xiaonuo.”
“That’s enough! You drag Bai Xiaonuo into everything. What did Bai Xiaonuo ever do to you? The future of Yecheng University is going to be ruined by people like you!”
“Instead of slandering others, why not improve yourself? Why must you target Bai Xiaonuo? Cursing someone to death yesterday wasn’t enough, now you’re spreading dirty rumors.”
Under the relentless interrogation of the two girls, Wang Meng trembled uncontrollably.
A dark aura surged from the top of her head—the seed of resentment had sprouted.
Bai! Xia! Nuo!
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