LuoJi didn’t get back to collage, just drived to psychiatrist directly.
“You may need some self-adjustment , nothing serious .” After his narration, shrink said.
“Nothing serious ?” LuoJi stared Dr with bloody tired eyes ,”I’m falling in love with a imaginary figure in my fabricated novel, live with her ,go out with her , even almost break up with my REAL girlfriend by virtue of her ! You say nothing serious ?!”
Doctor smiled leniently.
“You know what? I just give my deepest love to an illusion !”
“You believe everyone’s love torwards another real guy ?”
“Is there any question ?”
“Nope , most people’s sweetyheart lives in his imagination only. Eveverybody’s beloved is not the one in reality , but a fanciful character. The real honey supports no more than a stencil for your dream lover. The difference between flesh and fiction may be dig out sooner or later in a relationship . Well , if the couple adjusted & adapted it , everthing OK, the romance lives a long life . Otherwise , they broke up . That’s all , a simple and common truth. Your only personal speciality out of others is you can make up your Juliet without a stencil or model.”
“Am I a sick case ?”
“A brilliant literary gift , as your girlfriend pointed out. You can call it sickness, just like lots of other human gifts. ”
“But isn’t going too far , my imagination ?”
“no imagination border in this world, especially on love.”
“so what can I do ? suppose to forget her ?”
“No , you can’t forget her. You’d better give up trying this which could bring some bad side-effects ,or say ,cause some mental problems. Take it easy, guy. Follow my instruction, DO NOT try to forget her, it’s useless . Time goes on and on , she will leave you bit by bit. Anyway , you are so lucky man who can still love , don’t mind whether she is real or not. That’s insignificant .”
This is LuoJi’s most devoted love experience. It’s only once in a man’s lifetime.
Excerption from LiuCixin’s SF novel: <Dark Wood> , Part 2 of <Three-Body>, Part X of <Once Upon a Time on Earth>.