She took a deep breath.

She then took out a tissue and wiped her tears away.

She pushed her shoulder gently, "Miss Bai?"

Gu Baisheng was still in her dream.

Ye Xiao pushed her again, "Wake up, Miss Bai!"

Gu Baisheng moved her eyes on hearing her voice. After being called a few more times, she gradually opened her eyes.

Ye Xiao felt relieved when Gu Baisheng woke up. She smiled, "It's nice that you wake up, Miss Bai."

"Did I have any problems?"

Gu Baisheng asked confusedly after she was conscious as if she had completely forgotten about her dream.

Ye Xiao shook her head smilingly, "No, you were fine."

"Well, I..."

"You're indeed too stressed. You need to learn how to take off the pressure."

Ye Xiao stood up, "Miss Bai, you need to know how to relax and don’t keep everything to yourself. You need to share your concerns with your friends. If you can't find anyone, you can come to me. I'll listen to all my clients' concerns and keep them absolutely confidential."

Gu Baisheng nodded, "Thank you, Dr. Ye."

Ye Xiao nodded gently.

She walked her out of the consulting room.

Qu Xiaobo had been waiting outside for long, so she stood up immediately when she heard the door open.

When she saw Gu Baisheng and Ye Xiao walk out, she asked, "Dr. Ye, my friend..."

"Miss Bai is too stressed. She needs to relax. She has lots of dreams because of stress. Please don't worry. It's not a big deal."

Qu Xiaobo nodded after hearing Ye Xiao's words. Then she held Gu Baisheng's arms, "Are you OK?"

"I'm fine."

"Let's get some food!"

"Let's go. It's my treat!"

Qu Xiaobo looked at Ye Xiao, "Please join us, Miss Ye."

Ye Xiao turned down her offer smilingly, "Thank you, but I have a date."

"OK. Please join us next time."

"OK."

Ye Xiao saw Gu Baisheng and Qu Xiaobo off.

After they left, Ye Xiao held back her smile, walked into her office, and called Song Yi with a straight face.

Song Yi answered the call quickly.

Ye Xiao was a bit angry, "What games are you playing?"

Song Yi smiled when he noticed how angry Ye Xiao was, "Why are you so mad?"

Ye Xiao was very straightforward and asked him directly, "Bai Shengsheng is mentally ill. What on earth do you want from her?"

"Mentally ill?"

Song Yi was confused.

Ye Xiao said, "She told me that she had dreams a lot lately after her friend's session, so she wanted to have a session with me. I hypnotized her and asked her to tell her dreams. But she told me that there was a complete stranger in her dreams whom she had no chance to know in person!"

"Who is the stranger?"

Song Yi started to realize the seriousness of this matter after hearing Ye Xiao's words.

Ye Xiao was mad, "His name is Cheng Bi."

"Cheng Bi?"

Song Yi found this name very familiar but also very strange.

He was familiar with this name because his mother had talked about this person, but he had never met him in person.

Moreover...

"Cheng Bi is dead." Ye Xiao added, "He never knew Bai Shengsheng."

"What happened in her dreams?"

Song Yi wanted to know more about it.

After calming down, Ye Xiao hesitated and then continued, "In her dreams, she and Cheng Bi were a couple. She gave birth to Cheng Bi's baby. But the kid died later. She cried really sadly."

"But isn't that what happened to Song Shuang's ex-wife?"

"Yes." Ye Xiao knew about it because Song Shuang's marriage was a hot topic in Beicheng.

Lots of people knew it.

The golden boy who was the only son of the richest man in Beicheng married a pregnant woman.

He allowed her to give birth to another guy's child and be his wife.

He became the child's stepdad.

This would be a joke to all rich and powerful families, which also applied to Song Shuang's family.

"Why would she have such kind of dreams?"

Song Yi couldn't understand it.

Ye Xiao continued, "More strangely, she couldn't remember what her dreams were about after she woke up."

"Is it strange?"

Song Yi didn't know much about hypnosis and therapy, but Ye Xiao was an expert.

"It was strange." Ye Xiao explained, "Usually, even if a person is hypnotized, he or she can clearly recall what happens in his or her dreams. But she couldn't remember anything about her dreams after she woke up!"

"What would lead to this result?"

Ye Xiao became silent for a few seconds and said, "There're only two possibilities."

"What are they?"

Song Yi wanted to find it out.

Ye Xiao explained, "The first one is that the memories don't belong to her, but a master hypnotist imported other people's memories into her brain."

"But it sounds a bit unreal, doesn't it?"

Song Yi found this explanation beyond his understanding.

Ye Xiao said, "Some masters can do it."

"What about you?"

To Song Yi, Ye Xiao was one of the leading figures in her field.

Ye Xiao shook her head, "I can't."

"Even you can't do it?"

Song Yi was surprised.

Ye Xiao nodded, "I can't do it. To my knowledge, only a very experienced professor can do it in our country. Unfortunately, he passed away last year. So I think Miss Bai's case may fall into the second category."

"What's it?"

Ye Xiao squinted her eyes, "The second possibility is that the memories belong to her, but they were hypnotized. So, she can't recall them when she is awake. She can only remember them when she falls asleep."

"Don't you think it's more unreal?" Song Yi couldn't help laughing, "Gu Baisheng was the one who was with Cheng Bi. And she died in the Hancheng earthquake rescue. Unless she comes back to life by using another person's body, Bai Shengsheng can't have a dead person's memories. As for such fantastic talk, do you think it can happen?"

Song Yi asked Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao took a breath and answered calmly, "That's why I said that she was mentally ill."

If the previous two possibilities couldn't be true, this was the only explanation.

If Bai Shengsheng was not mentally ill, this situation would not happen.

Ye Xiao hadn't come across any similar cases after working in this field for over a decade.

Neither her expertise nor her experience could explain this situation perfectly.

So, she had to deny the two possibilities altogether.

...

Because Song Shuang needed to go to Gui Town in the afternoon, he scheduled his meal with Mo Shaoyan for noon.

After getting ready and doing his hair at home, Mo Shaoyan drove his luxury car to the restaurant.

The waiter helped him to park the car.

Qu Xiaobo exclaimed while sitting in the restaurant, "Why do you choose this place to treat us? You said it was only a small gathering, right?"

Qu Xiaobo knew that it was a fancy restaurant based on the decoration, service, and the prices on the menu.

Song Shuang never chose such kind of showy but not substantial restaurant when they dined out together.

They usually chose some stylish but economical restaurants.

"It's not my treat this time."

Song Shuang looked up and said to Qu Xiaobo after going through the menu.

Qu Xiaobo was surprised, "Who is paying for the meal?"

"Me."

Mo Shaoyan's voice sounded from a distance.

Gu Baisheng and Qu Xiaobo turned around at Mo Shaoyan on hearing the voice.

Mo Shaoyan smiled when he saw Qu Xiaobo's face, "Nice to meet you again, Miss Qu."

Mo Shaoyan had a big smile on his face.

Qu Xiaobo's face changed as soon as she saw him, "Why is he here?"

Qu Xiaobo asked Song Shuang.

Song Shuang glanced at Mo Shaoyan, "As you can see, he's paying for the meal."

As soon as Song Shuang finished his sentence, Qu Xiaobo stood up with her bag and was about to leave.

On seeing her reaction, Mo Shaoyan stood in front of Qu Xiaobo to stop her, "Miss Qu, please hear me out."

"I don't want to talk to you."

Qu Xiaobo was annoyed when she saw Mo Shaoyan's face, so she was not in the mood for conversations.

Mo Shaoyan wouldn't let Qu Xiaobo leave because he was firm about having lunch with Qu Xiaobo.

"Miss Qu, I scared you last time at the supermarket. It's my fault. I apologize. I'm so sorry."

Qu Xiaobo looked at him in distaste.

She wanted to leave after hearing his apology.

No matter what, Mo Shaoyan wouldn't let her leave.

Qu Xiaobo couldn't stand it anymore, so she ridiculed, "Even dogs would stay out of the way. Are you worse than a dog, Mr. Mo?"

Mo Shaoyan knew that Qu Xiaobo was more bark than bite.

He experienced her harsh words last time in the supermarket.

He knew that he couldn't stop Qu Xiaobo on his own.

He looked at Song Shuang helplessly while grabbing his head.

Song Shuang thought he had done his job by getting Qu Xiaobo over here, so he wouldn't help him this time.

He noticed that Song Shuang ignored him.

So, he looked at Gu Baisheng pitifully, "Mrs. Song..."

Gu Baisheng took a breath.

Although she didn't want to get involved, Qu Xiaobo was already here.

It would be better to help Mo Shaoyan out.

"Bobo..."

Gu Baisheng reached out to hold Qu Xiaobo's arm.

Qu Xiaobo was very close to her and wouldn't throw a tantrum at her no matter how mad she was.

Hearing Gu Baisheng calling her, Qu Xiaobo looked at Gu Baisheng helplessly, "Please don't try to change my mind."

Gu Baisheng didn't know what to do.

Mo Shaoyan noticed that Qu Xiaobo was hesitating after Gu Baisheng held her arm, so he seized this chance, "Miss Qu, please have lunch with me. I want to apologize for what happened the other day. Please stay."

Qu Xiaobo really didn't want to see Mo Shaoyan's face.

And she still looked very unhappy.