Liu's words sounded a bit alarmist to Lin Xian.

But he couldn't blame her. After all, he hadn't told her the whole truth. From Liu's perspective, he did seem like a patient beyond help.

Lin Xian felt that continuing the conversation would be a waste of time. He might as well ask a professional question:

"Dr. Liu, I'd like to ask for your advice.

"Is there a way... to accurately understand that my dreams are fake, unreal, and completely fabricated?"

Dr. Liu smiled naturally:

"Of course, there is a way. It's a very simple question. Although normal people can't distinguish reality in their dreams, they rarely confuse dreams in reality."

"The reason is... [In dreams, people you know in real life usually appear. You only need to wake up and compare their behavior in the dream with their real-life behavior to immediately understand who is real and who is fake.] This is the simplest and most effective method of identification."

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

Dr. Liu picked up her pen and pointed at Gao Yang:

"If one day you dream that Gao Yang becomes a woman and insists on marrying you, would you still doubt that this dream is reality?"

"Of course not."

Lin Xian frowned:

"That's a nightmare."

Dr. Liu smiled:

"Then let me give you another example. Suppose you find that your company is no longer producing cosmetics, but is secretly manufacturing rockets and spacecraft, would you think that's reality?"

"Of course not... I'm not an idiot."

Hearing this, Lin Xian understood.

So that's how it is...

Normal people don't need to consider complex things like waking up, pain, or weightlessness to determine the difference between dreams and reality.

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

But he couldn't do that.

Because when he dreamed... [he never dreamed of anyone he knew in real life].

It wasn't that he hadn't realized this problem 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 other people dream of people they know in real life...

But he can't?

In his dreams for more than twenty years, he had never dreamed of anyone he knew in real life.

Even Gao Yang, his best friend since childhood, had never appeared in his dreams.

This was the biggest irrationality in his dreams, wasn't it?

...

Dr. Liu looked at Lin Xian and asked softly:

"Mr. Lin, in all these years of dreaming, have you really not dreamed of any acquaintances, any familiar people?"

Lin Xian shook his head:

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

Dr. Liu narrowed her eyes, looking at Lin Xian with a profound gaze:

"You have to think carefully, child."

Her voice was low, and she spoke word by word:

"Really..."

"Not a single one?"

Lin Xian pondered hard.

No.

Really none.

Not a single one.

From childhood to adulthood, his dreams for more than twenty years had been filled with strangers without exception.

Not to mention dreaming of classmates, friends, or colleagues...

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

"Lin Xian, have you never dreamed of me?"

Gao Yang pointed at himself:

"Impossible, right? We've been playing together since we were kids. You can't have never dreamed of me, right?"

Lin Xian shook his head.

He really hadn't, not even once.

Gao Yang scratched his head, unable to figure it out:

"I haven't asked you about this before, but now that I think about it, it's really abnormal! They all say you dream of what you think about during the day. You can even dream of the Rhine cat in real life... why can't you dream of me? Am I less memorable than a cat in your heart?"

"That's not true."

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

"You've been a regular in my dreams since I was a kid. We often played pranks together in our dreams. Just a few days ago, I dreamed that we made a fortune, and then I took you to play on a yacht!"

Dr. Liu also stopped writing and looked at Lin Xian with some doubt:

"Generally speaking, although you don't dream of acquaintances every day... it's really hard to believe that you haven't encountered a single acquaintance in your dreams for more than twenty years."

"It doesn't necessarily have to be someone very familiar, even a friend you've met once or a colleague you come into contact with at work, have you dreamed of them?"

Lin Xian shook his head:

"No."

"Then... let's think about it again. Have you dreamed of the characters in some cartoons, movies, or those movie stars?"

...

The whole room fell into a long silence.

Lin Xian, Gao Yang, and Dr. Liu were all silent.

"Cough, cough."

Gao Yang coughed awkwardly and quickly smoothed things over:

"Dr. Liu... Dr. Liu, don't be offended, haha, it's really not that Lin Xian is deliberately uncooperative with the treatment! I've known him for a long time, and he's not the kind of person who can't tell the situation."

"It's just that Lin Xian's condition may indeed be a bit different from others, definitely a difficult and complicated case! I can guarantee it with my personality! Lin Xian is definitely not lying!"

Dr. Liu smiled slightly.

She took off her reading glasses from the bridge of her nose, wiped them with a glasses cloth, and looked at Lin Xian and Gao Yang gently:

"Don't worry, children, I believe every word you say. I've dealt with many patients like Lin Xian before."

"According to my previous treatment experience, to make the patient clearly distinguish between dreams and reality and dispel this concern, a breakthrough is definitely needed."

"And this breakthrough... is often a person who is deeply memorable, often appears in dreams, and is unforgettable."

Dr. Liu put her glasses back on and looked at Lin Xian with encouraging eyes:

"So Lin Xian, you must think carefully, think carefully, and recall carefully..."

"Even a little clue, a little lead, even a little suspicion is fine."

"[In your dreams, is there anyone who makes you feel familiar, like you've met them before?]"

Gao Yang also stepped forward.

He patted Lin Xian on the back:

"Don't worry, think carefully, take your time."

Lin Xian lowered his head and closed his eyes.

He rested his elbows on his knees, covering his face with his palms.

Clearing his mind...

CC.

The first person he thought of was that peculiar girl wearing an Ultraman mask.

Lin Xian didn't know what she looked like.

But the sound of her voice...

Really gave him a [familiar] feeling. Her voice was very familiar to him.

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

People hear so many sounds every day that Lin Xian really couldn't remember.

What's more, Lin Xian had considered before that there were too many people with the same voice in reality, which was not worth mentioning at all.

But according to Dr. Liu's statement, if he had to find a crossover between dreams and reality...

[CC's voice is the only possible clue.]

...

"I understand."

Lin Xian opened his eyes:

"If I have to say, there does seem to be someone who feels a bit familiar, at least I should have heard her voice."

He had already decided what to do.

After entering the dream tonight, he would find a way to take off CC's mask...

And see who she is!