Shi Nian could hear the dissatisfaction and doubt in Doctor Huo’s tone.
So she put down her reservations and looked directly into Doctor Huo’s eyes.
"Doctor Huo, you called me here today, saying you had something important to tell me. I think we should return to the main issue and temporarily set aside what happened before."
Doctor Huo’s action of crossing her arms was a way of creating [distance] and she began to [hold back] in her attitude. This made Shi Nian feel surprised, and she realized that it might have been something Xiang Yuan said to Doctor Huo that led to this. She wanted to know exactly what Xiang Yuan had said.
Doctor Huo nodded: "Alright. By telling you Xiang Yuan’s inner thoughts, it might help you better understand his intentions, allowing you to reassess your own words and actions."
Doctor Huo adjusted her emotions, put on her glasses, and flipped open the records from the hypnosis session with Xiang Yuan.
"Shi Nian, the following words were conveyed to you with Xiang Yuan’s permission."
Shi Nian nodded respectfully: "I understand."
Doctor Huo looked up at Shi Nian: "The issues in your marriage with Xiang Yuan mainly focus on two points of conflict: Firstly, his inexplicable urge to protect you, which has intensified over whether you should go out for work. You feel Xiang Yuan is restricting your freedom, thus leading to arguments."
"Secondly, there is the issue between Xiang Yuan and Rosa..."
Shi Nian paused slightly at this: "Rosa... he also told you about her?"
She hadn’t expected Xiang Yuan to be so open this time.
Doctor Huo nodded: "Yes. He explained his situation with Rosa in detail. For instance, he said he doesn’t love Rosa, and the relationship with her is mostly physical; and their intimacy... is usually quite intense."
Such a topic... made Shi Nian blush with embarrassment. She lowered her head awkwardly but admitted: "Yes."
Doctor Huo focused on Shi Nian’s expression: "Shi Nian, he has talked to you about this, but you don’t fully believe it, do you? Because from a woman’s perspective, infidelity in a man is unacceptable. If a man, who has been unfaithful, continues to tell his wife he loves her, it only signifies lies and deceit, making it even more unforgivable."
Shi Nian bit her lip and nodded: "Isn’t it true? I have tried to forgive, tried to give him a chance. From the time I discovered it to when I requested separation, it spanned two long years... Unfortunately, he disappointed me time and again."
Doctor Huo sighed: "I am a woman too. Shi Nian, let me tell you that I also had a failed marriage, where my husband fell in love with another woman... So I wouldn’t stand on Xiang Yuan’s side to speak for him without reason."
"But this time, I really need to explain on his behalf. Because what I’m about to tell you is the truth. Even though the truth is sometimes hard to accept, it remains the truth."
Shi Nian took a deep breath: "Alright, please go ahead. I am a journalist, and I might yearn for and respect the truth more than anyone. No matter how difficult the truth, as long as it is the truth, I can accept it."
Doctor Huo nodded, took off her glasses, and looked directly at Shi Nian.
"First, let’s discuss Xiang Yuan’s somewhat excessive urge to protect you. This stems from the kidnapping you both experienced. At that time, you faced the same fate, and your lives were intertwined. His desire to save himself was also bound with the desire to protect and save you; his mindset in wanting to save you was completely aligned with his own need for survival."
So, he had also told Doctor Huo about that incident. Thinking about it made Shi Nian feel a quiet pain in her heart.
"Doctor Huo, I understand. Regarding his desire to protect and save me, I have never doubted it in these four years."
She shook her head in distress: "It’s just, somehow, I feel he’s not the same person from my memory four years ago."
Doctor Huo hesitated: "Shi Nian, I don’t know what Xiang Yuan is like in your memory, but I do know what you are like in Xiang Yuan’s eyes. He said he was trapped in darkness, with infrared surveillance inside the darkness, and he saw you, also in that darkness."
Shi Nian started: "How can that be?"
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