Genius Club-Chapter 29 Breakthrough

Doctor Liu’s words felt a bit alarmist to Lin Xian.

But he couldn’t blame him, after all, he hadn’t told the whole truth, and from Doctor Liu’s perspective, he indeed seemed more like a patient in critical condition.

Lin Xian thought that continuing the conversation would be a waste of time, so he decided to ask a professional question instead:

"Doctor Liu, I would like to inquire,

"Is there a way... to make me accurately understand that my dreams are false, unreal, completely fictitious?"

Doctor Liu smiled naturally:

"Of course there is a way. This is a very simple question. Normal people might not be able to distinguish reality in their dreams, but in reality, they seldom fail to distinguish dreams."

"The reason is...[In dreams, people we know from reality generally appear. All you need to do is wake up and compare their actions, and you will immediately understand who is real and who is false.] This is also the simplest and most effective way to differentiate."

"Let me give you an example, Mr. Lin."

Doctor Liu picked up the pen in his hand and pointed at Gao Yang:

"If one day you dream that Gao Yang has turned into a woman and is clamoring to marry you, would you still doubt whether that dream is reality?"

"Of course not."

Lin Xian frowned:

"That would be a nightmare."

Doctor Liu chuckled:

"Then I’ll give you another example. Suppose you discover that your company is no longer producing cosmetics, but is secretly making rockets, spacecraft. Would you believe that is reality?"

"Of course not... I’m not a fool."

At this point, Lin Xian finally understood.

So that’s how it is...

Normal people don’t need to consider complex things like waking up, feeling pain, or experiencing weightlessness in order to distinguish between dreams and reality.

They only need to wake up, open their eyes, compare the things, events, and characters in the dreams with the actual situation in reality, and then determine in one second that they are dreaming.

But he couldn’t do that.

Because when he dreamt...[he never dreamt about people he knew in reality].

He was aware of this issue before, but he didn’t think it was important at the time, so he didn’t take it to heart.

But thinking about it now,

Why can others dream about people they know in reality...

But he can’t?

In more than twenty years of dreaming, he had never once dreamt about anyone he knew in real life.

Including Gao Yang, his best friend with whom he had played since childhood, who had never appeared in a dream.

Isn’t this the greatest irregularity in his dreams?

...

Doctor Liu looked at Lin Xian and asked softly:

"Mr. Lin, in so many years of dreaming, have you really never dreamt about any acquaintances, anyone familiar?"

Lin Xian shook his head:

"No, not a single one... all strangers."

Doctor Liu narrowed her eyes at Lin Xian, her gaze profound:

"You really need to think about it, my child."

Her voice was low, enunciating every word:

"Really..."

"Not even one?"

Lin Xian pondered intensely.

No.

Really no.

Not even one.

In more than twenty years of dreams, from childhood to adulthood, it was an exceptionless sea of strangers.

Not to mention classmates, friends, colleagues...

Even his closest parents, grandparents, had never appeared in his dreams.

"Lin Xian, haven’t you ever dreamt about me?"

Gao Yang pointed to himself:

"That can’t be possible, right? We have been playing together since we wore split-crotch trousers, you can’t say you’ve never dreamt of me, can you?"

Lin Xian shook his head.

Not even once.

Gao Yang scratched his head, unable to understand:

"I’ve never asked you about this before, but now that I think about it, it’s really abnormal! They say that our daytime thoughts become our nighttime dreams, yet you can dream of the Rhein Cat from reality... Why can’t you dream about me? Am I less impressive to you than a cat?"

"That’s not the case."

"I dream about you quite often!" Gao Yang counted on his fingers:

"Ever since we were kids, you’ve been a regular in my dreams, and we would often get into mischief together. Just the other day, I dreamed that we struck it rich, and then I took you to play on a yacht!"

Doctor Liu also put down her pen, looking at Lin Xian with a hint of confusion:

"Generally speaking, although one doesn’t dream about acquaintances every day... the fact that you haven’t encountered a single familiar person in your dreams for over twenty years is rather unbelievable."

"It doesn’t have to be someone you’re very familiar with; even people you’ve met once, friends you’ve made briefly, colleagues you interact with at work... have you ever dreamed about them?"

Lin Xian shook his head:

"No."

"Then... let’s think about it, have you ever dreamed about characters from cartoons, movies, or movie stars you’ve seen in dreams?"

...

A long silence enveloped the room.

Lin Xian, Gao Yang, and Doctor Liu said nothing.

"Ahem."

Gao Yang coughed awkwardly and hastened to smooth things over:

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"Doctor... Doctor Liu, please don’t take offense, it’s not that Lin Xian is purposely not cooperating with the therapy! I’ve known him for a long time, and he’s not the type to be confused about what’s going on."

"It’s just that Lin Xian’s condition might really be somewhat different, a proper mystery! I can vouch for him with my reputation! Lin Xian is definitely not lying!"

Doctor Liu offered a faint smile.

She took off her glasses, wiped them with a cloth, and looked tenderly at Lin Xian and Gao Yang:

"Don’t worry, kids, I believe every word you’ve said. I’ve dealt with a number of patients like Lin Xian in the past."

"Based on my previous experience in treatment, to help patients distinguish clearly between dreams and reality and to eliminate such concerns, a breakthrough is definitely needed."

"And this breakthrough... is usually a person who leaves a deep impression, who often appears in dreams, and whom one can’t stop thinking about and can’t forget."

Doctor Liu put her glasses back on and regarded Lin Xian with an encouraging look:

"So Lin Xian, you’ll need to think hard, concentrate, and recall carefully..."

"Even the slightest hint, a clue, a shred of suspicion would be good."

"[In your dreams, is there a person who feels familiar, someone you feel you’ve met before?]"

Gao Yang also stepped forward.

He patted Lin Xian on the back:

"Don’t rush, take your time to think it through."

Lin Xian bowed his head and closed his eyes.

Resting his arms on his knees, he covered his face with his hands.

Clearing his mind...

CC.

The first person he thought of was the strange girl wearing an Ultraman mask.

Lin Xian didn’t know what she looked like.

However, her voice...

It really gave him a sense of déjà vu; her tone was very familiar.

Lin Xian must have heard CC’s voice in reality, but he couldn’t remember when or where.

There are simply too many sounds one hears every day; Lin Xian really couldn’t recall.

Moreover, Lin Xian had also considered that there are many people with similar voices in reality, which is hardly worth mentioning.

But if, according to Doctor Liu, one insisted on finding a similarity between the dreams and reality...

[CC’s voice might be the only possible clue.]

...

"I understand now."

Lin Xian opened his eyes:

"If I have to say, there seems to be a person who feels familiar, at least I think I’ve heard her voice before."

He had already figured out what to do.

Tonight, when he enters the dream, he will try to remove CC’s mask...

And see who she really is!