The scars on Su Lingzhi's arms were relatively shallow, but the scars on her thighs needed stitches. Gu Zhen didn't know how she endured it, and he was too careless and didn't even realize that she was hurting herself.

After condemning Gu Zhen, Dr. Lin sewed up Su Lingzhi's wound and bandaged it carefully. Knowing that it was Su Lingzhi who did it herself, Dr. Lin was shocked.

Dr. Lin is a surgeon and also minored in psychology, so he was chosen to be Gu Zhen's family doctor. Although he is not Gu Zhen's psychologist, Dr. Lin often does a lot of the work of a psychologist, guiding and comforting Gu Zhen. After knowing that Su Lingzhi was self-harming, Dr. Lin thought to himself, is mental illness also contagious?

He tried to talk to Su Lingzhi, but Su Lingzhi was like a wooden man and ignored everyone.

After treating the wound, Gu Zhen asked Zhao Ma to come up and accompany Su Lingzhi while he and Dr. Lin went out to talk. Gu Zhen asked, "What happened to her?"

"Mr. Gu, you said Miss Su drowned in the water alone late at night?"

Gu Zhen nodded, "Yes, I didn't know about her self-harming behavior."

"Ms. Su obviously deliberately destroyed her own body. She must have been in a very extreme and irresistible negative emotion and could not control herself. She had no suicidal intentions and was restraining herself through self-harm."

"No suicidal intention?" Gu Zhen's heart was pounding, and he felt uneasy. "Why would she be like this?"

"Ms. Su is probably suffering from emotional distress and is converting emotional pain into physical pain by hurting herself. They usually think that physical pain is easier to deal with."

Gu Zhen didn’t understand why the happy Su Lingzhi became like this. She was obviously very happy on the variety show, so why did she suddenly become like this?

"This sudden emotion must have a trigger. Has Miss Su ever suffered psychological trauma?" Doctor Lin didn't know Su Lingzhi very well.

How could Gu Zhen really understand Su Lingzhi?

He only had a vague understanding of Su Lingzhi's past. He didn't know whether Su Lingzhi had ever suffered a trauma or whether she had lost her memory.

"She had lost her memory before, but now... has her memory recovered?" Gu Zhen was very sensitive about Su Lingzhi. He had also suspected that Su Lingzhi had recovered her memory, which was why she was extreme and sensitive, as if she had suffered a trauma.

"It's possible!" Dr. Lin suggested, "Mr. Gu, I suggest that you accompany Miss Su for treatment, so that you can at least know her mental state. Miss Su's self-harm is very serious, and self-harm is a major risk factor for suicidal ideation. Even if she does not have the desire to commit suicide, if the wound is serious, it may cause accidental death, or the physical injury may not be able to withstand the emotional pain, and she will have more extreme behavior."

Su Lingzhi was already fast asleep, curled up in the quilt with her back to Gu Zhen. There was only a night light on in the bedroom. It was almost dawn when Gu Zhen finished talking with Dr. Lin.

He stood by the bed for a long time without saying a word.

Dr. Lin said that the main cause of these injuries was that Su Lingzhi had excessive negative emotions and could only divert his attention by hurting himself, or punishing himself for what he thought were his own mistakes.

When people who self-harm feel emotionally numb, they tend to hurt themselves to get some physical sensation. People who self-harm sometimes see self-harm as fun because they think the temporary relief they get from hurting themselves is addictive.

It's addictive!

Yes, can repeated injuries like that really be addictive?

Is she addicted to pain...?

But Su Lingzhi refused to say anything.

Gu Zhen called Wen Han who was far away in the European Shadow Club. Wen Han looked at him gently and sighed slightly, "Go find Zhao Xuelan. She is the one who knows Su Su best."

Zhao Xuelan arrived at Weilan Garden in the afternoon of the next day. She had wanted to come here for a long time, but she could not enter and exit Weilan Garden at will. She was also glad that Gu Zhen took the initiative to invite her.

Even if Gu Zhen didn't invite her, she would find an excuse to accompany Su Lingzhi.

Su Lingzhi was by the swimming pool in the garden again. Wherever she went, there was always someone to accompany her, either the steady Aunt Zhao, or the smart young servant.

Gu Zhen doesn't like Zhao Xuelan at all. Su Lingzhi has a very special feeling for Zhao Xuelan, better than a real sister. If there is a ranking of trust, Zhao Xuelan must be ranked first. Gu Zhen is jealous, envious, and unhappy about this. If he can reduce the contact between Zhao Xuelan and Su Lingzhi, he is willing to do it.

The fact that he took the initiative to ask Zhao Xuelan to accompany Su Lingzhi showed that he was so anxious that he had nowhere else to go.

"Su Su suffered from severe depression when she was at Maple Leaf International, and she had suicidal tendencies at that time," Zhao Xuelan said softly.

"But she was lively, cheerful and talkative, not like a depressed patient at all. Was she cured later?" Gu Zhen just felt weird.

"It's...cured." Zhao Xuelan stood in the corridor, her eyes fixed on Su Lingzhi by the swimming pool, "Boss Gu, let me talk to her alone."

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