Chapter 36: Personality Disorder?

  With his daughter's achievements to back him up, Zhang Yun also gained confidence in the Fang family. His originally expressionless face now had a few more smug smiles, and in conversation he would always talk about how great his daughter Xiangyun was, exaggerating her abilities to the extreme.

  Although Mrs. Fang disliked her daughter-in-law, she gradually learned that Fang Zixuan had changed her ways and was now doing well, not inferior to her other two granddaughters. Although this granddaughter's mouth was not sweet and didn't please the adults, after all, she was her own flesh and blood. Moreover, her excellent grades were undoubtedly a medal that could be worn on her chest with pride. For this reason, Mrs. Fang gradually began to pay more attention to Fang Zixuan.

  This emphasis reached its peak when Fang Zi Xuan's middle school entrance examination results came out. For Fang Zi Xuan, the ranking of her scores was not the most important thing; what she enjoyed was completing her junior high school studies with sincerity and perfection. Although she made a mistake on a math question that she shouldn't have gotten wrong, which became a small regret for her, it didn't prevent her from becoming the top scorer in J City's middle school entrance examination. Fortunately, this year's essay exam was a persuasive essay; if it had been a narrative essay, which she wasn't good at, the dull and insipid story might have cost her many points.

  Every year, the college entrance examination will have a champion, which is a matter of course. However, when a red banner was hung at the gate of No. 1 Middle School, "Warmly congratulate our schoolmate Fang Zixuan for achieving the first place in the city's middle school entrance examination", many people were still unbelievable and shocked. Maybe it was just a namesake, after all, the reputation of the Fang family is well-known outside, how could he suddenly become an excellent student?

  In the past two years, Fang Zixuan has been living a reclusive life, rarely going out and keeping to herself. She had long since withdrawn from her former social circle, but her notorious reputation did not disappear with her withdrawal. In the eyes of most people, she is still that degenerate young lady from a wealthy family.

  Even Fang's two elders did not expect that Fang Zixuan would change so much. Although the Fang family is wealthy, they are not a truly prestigious family. They have been engaged in business for generations and have intermarried with political families and scholarly families, but their own children have not produced a single true scholar. The boys all work in the family company, while the girls mostly marry into other families to become full-time housewives. Not one of them has made a name for themselves in politics, academia, or economics. While the Fang family is the most prominent in S Province economically, they do not even rank among the top three in terms of overall strength.

  Although Mr. Fang attaches great importance to the education of his children and grandchildren, there are also excellent students among them, but achieving the first place in the whole city is a rare achievement for the entire family, it's no wonder that Mr. Fang, who doesn't care much about his grandchildren, was overjoyed for several days, and many people, whether they were business partners or old friends from the political circle, sent gifts to the Fang family.

  He wasn't stingy either. Although these gifts were given to him as a matter of face, they also counted as Fang Zixuan's earnings, so he gave them all to her. He didn't expect this granddaughter to inherit the family business, but hoped she would study hard and become a doctor or professor in the future, bringing honor to the Fang family.

  The junior high school entrance examination is not as eye-catching as the college entrance examination, and after the college entrance examination champion was announced, people's attention was greatly diverted. However, local newspapers still routinely interview the junior high school entrance examination champions. When facing the interviewer, Zi Xuan was mostly impatient, but her displeasure didn't matter, nor did anyone care, thanks to her eloquent mother, Zhang Yun, who had become her spokesperson.

  Zhang Yun lovingly wrapped her arms around Fang Zixuan, talking endlessly to the reporter about how smart and lovely Fang Zixuan was, and how she had devoted herself wholeheartedly to educating this daughter. Even Fang Zixuan, who usually didn't show her emotions, couldn't help but be shocked by Zhang Yun's thick skin.

  Those journalists who didn't know the inside story believed it to be true, and even praised Zhang Yun for being young and lively, saying that she and Fang Zi Xuan looked like sisters, making Zhang Yun so happy that she couldn't find her way north.

  "What a load of nonsense!" Old Zhang saw his daughter in the newspaper, wearing a designer gown with pearls as big as thumbs around her neck, looking like a smiling noblewoman. His granddaughter stood beside her, expressionless, seemingly holding something back, and he couldn't help but feel both annoyed and amused.

  This daughter is concerned about what new clothes are out this year, other people's necklaces look better than hers, whether today's luck is good or not, and the second old man of the Fang family is biased towards his uncle's wife... When has she ever cared about her children's studies? Fortunately, she can come up with those educational concepts, who knows if she hastily read a few books to force them out.

  "Both of your parents are absurd, fortunately you're not like them." Mr. Zhang sighed, although Zhang Yun was his beloved daughter, he still had to admit that she wasn't a responsible mother, Fang Zi Xuan's personality was completely different from her frivolous and irresponsible parents, according to the doctor, this was also the negative influence they had on her.

  Mr. Zhang had previously asked Mr. Zhou to recommend a psychologist to chat with Fang Zixuan several times, of course, on the premise that Fang Zixuan did not know the other's identity. The conclusion he remembered was not very clear, in short, roughly speaking, due to long-term lack of love and under the stimulation of the car accident, her personality is not considered very healthy. What emotional deficiency and so on, in short, she may not have the emotions that normal people should have, can't feel other people's feelings towards her, and it's hard for her to pay out the same emotions, being cold to others, including relatives, lacking warmth and care, expressionless, lacking deep or vivid emotional experiences, liking solo activities, actively interacting with people only limited to necessary contacts in life, having no close friends, suspected of having a split personality disorder.

  At that time, he was frightened and had a personality disorder. The word sounded quite scary, and he thought his granddaughter might really have mental illness. After the doctor's explanation, he felt sorry for Fang Zixuan, thinking that without emotions, she was no different from a robot. Despite being weathered, he couldn't help but be shocked and hastily asked the doctor to help treat her.

  However, what others have said is very clear: Fang Zixuan has not undergone a thorough examination so far. He just suspected from a professional perspective and did not make a diagnosis. Further examination is needed. If it's really a personality disorder, if left untreated, there is a possibility of developing schizophrenia.

  He had mentioned this to Zhang Yun before, hoping she would take Fang Zixuan to see a psychologist, but was met with scorn. In her opinion, her daughter was just a bit dull, with such good grades, how could she be ill? People who say such things must be jealous of her for having a good daughter and refused to let Fang Zixuan see a psychologist no matter what.

  Since Zhang Yun was so insistent, he didn't have a strong position to force Fang Zixuan to receive treatment. He had no choice but to secretly contact a psychologist. Helpless, the doctor could only suggest that he use methods of showing care through family members to conduct social training for her, helping her better integrate into society. After all, looking at the current situation, it's at most just a personality trait and doesn't count as an illness. For now, it won't have too much impact on her life, so there's no need for medication or hospitalization.