And it turned out, Gong Shaoyingâs actions were indeed effective. Youyouâs physical condition improved. The function of the heart had also increased more than five times. At least he wasnât as weak as he used to be. However, Gong Shaoying didnât tell anyone about this.
It was fine if others misunderstood him. But Yun Shishi had to know this. There was still a selfish part of him that wanted to make it clear to her that he meant well. At least, for that matter, even if she would not forgive him, he might not have to suffer the fate of a complete severance. This was already considered a prayer answered!
Gong Shaoying was a proud man. He had been flying high all his life and was insufferably arrogant. But now, before Yun Shishi, he was humble for the first time.
Perhaps it was because she looked so much like Mu Qingcheng. When he looked at his daughter, it was like seeing the woman he had once loved so deeply, through his daughterâs soul. It turned his heart into mush. He poured all his guilt and his love for Mu Qingcheng into her, hoping to make up for his regrets and mistakes. It was not a choice of his whether she appreciated it or not. Only, he hoped, even if only because out of pity for him, that she would not be so resolute.
âDonât go thinking Iâm her, trying to brush me off with words like that.â Yun Shishi bristled. âThe boy canât go back to the way he was. This is all thanks to you! Gong Shaoying, what is your heart made of? Ice? Youâve dragged my mother through misery all her life. Will you be satisfied only when youâve turned my world upside down too?â
Gong Shaoying shook his head, but he could only shake his head. He had no way to explain himself.
âCan you think of a way to make him go back to the way he was?â She bit down on her lip hard, clenching her fist in anxiety. She hung on to the hope that Gong Shaoying would have other ways to awaken the former Youyou. She wanted her Youyou back.
Gong Shaoying said indifferently, âHe has a split personality. Do you know about this?â
She answered, âI do now. I didnât know about this before.â
âBecause he was too good at hiding it.â Gong Shaoyingâs eyes revealed admiration. âThis child has always known how to dote on others. He dotes on you and wants to protect you, so he ever only says good things.â
âIs there no way to salvage the situation?â
Gong Shaoying said, âWhat if I say there is a way?â
Her eyes, initially dull with indifference, seemed to light up at once. âReally?â
âHe can go back to the old days when the two personalities lived in the same shell. But that will be painful. The coexistence of two personalities present great hidden dangers. Sooner or later, heâll be overwhelmed. Because these two personalities are extreme opposites. Theyâll never be able to merge or accept each other. Theyâre destined to clash.â
Yun Shishi was extremely saddened to hear this. The previous Youyou had two personalities at the same time. In her presence, he had always been innocent, well-behaved, kind, and pure. It was only the other side, perhaps, that was colder than she could have imagined.
Was he going back to this?
She couldnât bear it. She did not want the boy to suffer such pain.
So thenâ¦
âDid you say there was another way?â Filled with hope, she asked, âWhat method is it?â
Gong Shaoying looked up. His once handsome face was now extremely weathered. âThe alternative is to awaken the first personality and have that personality kill the second personality, so that the first personality can regain dominance.â
âI thought the boyâs first personality had been killed?â