Pei Mingzhan's habit of calling Zhao Yao started after the amusement park. At first, it was because Zhao Yao was too slow to reply to the vx message, but then it was logical to make calls every night. He had inquired about the situation with Uncle Wang. Recently, Zhao Yao's sleep quality was acceptable, and it was rare to stay up until three or four o'clock like before.
Ever since he started to pay attention to this matter, Pei Mingzhan has been asking the doctor about the cause of insomnia. Although he couldn't directly ask Zhao Yao's psychiatrist about the situation, he probably understood the various causes of insomnia, but Most of the reasons are a bit contradictory for Zhao Yao, so that until now he has no reason for Zhao Yao's frequent insomnia.
Zhao Yao seems to be easy to get along with, but in fact he is more psychologically prepared than anyone else. Pei Mingzhan has never seen a young man who is a few years younger than him have such a strong mentality. It seems that no one trusts anyone, and no one shows good intentions. We all have to ask. The relationship between Zhao Yao and him was getting better before, but Pei Mingzhan still felt that there was an invisible wall between them, and he couldn't force his way in, he could only let Zhao Yao walk out from behind the wall.
As soon as the phone was connected, Pei Mingzhan heard Zhao Yao's tired voice, and there was no TV sound that could be heard on the phone, and it was very quiet.
"Are you already asleep?" Pei Mingzhan paused slightly, and glanced at his watch from the corner of his eye. The time was just past eleven thirty, an hour earlier than Zhao Yao's usual rest time.
The room was quiet, not even a light was turned on.
"No, what's the matter?" Zhao Yao opened his eyes, his voice was tired but calm.
Pei Mingzhan knew that Zhao Yao's mood was not very good as soon as he heard the tone of the speech, and it could even be said that it was a little abnormal, "Your voice seems to be quite sleepy, do you have a cold?"
Zhao Yao lifted his spirits a bit: "No."
Pei Mingzhan felt that something was wrong. When he called recently, Zhao Yao would occasionally take the initiative to tell him about the weekend arrangements, or that the theories written in certain books were deviated, but today Zhao Yao not only sounded tired, Not even interested in talking, "You sound sleepy, why don't you go to bed earlier?"
The room was too quiet. When he answered the phone just now, he realized that the time was almost half past eleven, which meant that since Zhao Changshuo left, he thought it had been nearly an hour.
He is very clear about this situation. If it weren't for Pei Mingzhan's call, he would probably fall into insomnia again tonight because of thinking, and gradually overlap with a certain habit in his previous life.
This is the predicament he desperately wants to get out of.
Zhao Yao was silent for a while, "Pei Mingzhan, you can talk to me, everything is fine."
"Okay, wait a minute." Pei Mingzhan paused, then turned back to the office under the gaze of the manager.
In the company, there are only voice-activated lights in the aisle, and the sound of leather shoes landing echoes in the empty aisle.
The manager looked confused. Seeing Pei Mingzhan's nervous expression, he thought something serious happened, "What's the matter, old Pei, why do you look so bad?"
Isn't this all overtime? What is Pei Mingzhan going back for
Pei Mingzhan turned on his computer immediately after returning to the office. Last time he added vx to Uncle Wang because of the menu in H City, but now his mobile phone is on the phone, so he can only go back to the office and use the PC to inquire about the situation. As soon as he logged on to VX, the agent on the other side cautiously poked his head in to see the situation: "You made it clear. With your expression, I almost thought your company was going to go bankrupt."
Seeing that Pei Mingzhan was silent after the manager finished speaking, "No way?"
Pei Mingzhan glanced at him, as if looking at a mental retardation, he said briefly: "I have something to do, you can go first."
The manager got angry when he saw his slightly contemptuous gaze, and then remembered that he seemed to be talking on the phone with Zhao Yao just now, and he gave Pei Mingzhan a look before turning around and leaving.
What does it have to do with him as a single dog if someone chases someone and makes a little friction, it's a waste of emotion!
Pei Mingzhan did not avoid Zhao Yao's conversation with his agent, and was caught by the microphone's radio.
"Are you still in the company?" Zhao Yao knows that Pei Mingzhan will occasionally work overtime in the near future. The company's initial stage is indeed a bit difficult. He also often worked overtime when he was in the Zhao family in his previous life. If I'm busy, I'll hang up first."
Pei Mingzhan said: "It's okay, just check the work and talk to you."
He typed a vx message to Uncle Wang, intending to ask Uncle Wang to confirm Zhao Yao's current situation.
Zhao Yao is very tired now, but his mind is very clear, as if this body restrained him, pulling him to sink to a deeper place gradually. This feeling was even more obvious when he was seriously ill in his previous life, as if every day he felt that he was standing on the edge of a cliff, and the tight string was about to break, and he took a step forward and went straight down.
This is the first time he has encountered such a strong situation since his rebirth. Before thinking about the matters of Huihua and the Zhao Group, at most it made him unable to sleep because of thinking about things, but this time Zhao Ruihong's sudden return to China is completely different from his previous life. Similarly, even he began to think about whether it might be due to his excessive interference in the development of things in this life. As soon as he entered the reincarnation of thinking like this, he couldn't help thinking of the helpless feeling in the serious illness in his previous life. Feel.
There was no sound from the other end of the phone, and Pei Mingzhan asked, "Are you thinking about something?"
Zhao Yao came back to his senses: "How do you know?"
"I can hear it." Pei Mingzhan thought for a while and said, "You sound tired but you haven't fallen asleep yet. I guess you are thinking about something that caused some anxiety."
He pulled out the insomnia investigation report from the folder, turned to the page on anxiety and insomnia and folded it.
Anxiety might be the main reason, he thought.
"If you think this matter is difficult to solve, why don't you tell me and I'll help you find a solution." Pei Mingzhan thought about it, and decided to keep this attitude to test Zhao Yao. According to his observation during this period, how could Zhao Yao, who is extremely self-disciplined, suffer from insomnia
Then there is another possibility. Zhao Yao was also troubled by this problem, but he didn't tell anyone.
Zhao Yao was a little surprised by Pei Mingzhan's insight, but it was just a surprise. For some reason, he softened his feelings towards Pei Mingzhan, and even felt that it was okay to let him know about it.
But this kind of thought just flashed in his mind for a moment, and Zhao Yao quickly returned to his previous state, just asking: "If there is one thing that has nothing to do with you, but every day you suddenly find that it goes to another completely Going in the opposite direction, what would you think?"
This question was too vague, and it was impossible to guess what Zhao Yao was thinking about.
Pei Mingzhan found that Zhao Yao was still wary of him, but one thing was good, at least Zhao Yao was willing to tell him about it.
Pei Mingzhan was still waiting for Uncle Wang to reply to vx, and replied after a little thought: "Is it something that has nothing to do with you?"
Zhao Yao paused, "It's not completely okay, but it doesn't affect me very much."
"If you are thinking about things that have little impact on you, then there is no need to waste too much time on it." Pei Mingzhan explained: "Think about it carefully, if this matter is determined to have nothing to do with you, After you figure it out, the beneficiary may not be you. If you think about this matter with your usual thinking, then your time and energy are not equal to the rewards, so there is no need to think about it.”
Zhao Yao was slightly silent: "But it is in the opposite direction to what you guessed. Even if it doesn't have much impact now, if it has such potential hidden dangers in a few days, months, or even years, then it will Although its influence cannot bring me immediate benefits, it is the best policy to avoid its influence."
Pei Mingzhan suddenly laughed when he heard this: "You mean, you are thinking about something that doesn't affect you now, but may affect you in the future?"
Zhao Yao paused, then said: "You can understand it this way."
"Your idea is right. I will also consider the future impact when there are potential hidden dangers." Pei Mingzhan paused for a while, "But Zhao Yao, if today you have a problem because of something that hasn't happened yet Anxiety, then one thing tomorrow, two things the day after tomorrow... As time goes by, you will face more and more trifles, some things seem to have no effect, but may have an impact on your future, you have to do one of these things Want to understand?"
Zhao Yao was taken aback for a moment, "That shouldn't be true, it depends on the situation."
"But you will always think about it, right?" Pei Mingzhan said: "Remember what I told you when I was on the set? I said that being cautious is a good thing, but being too cautious will lead to a very miserable life. tired."
Being cautious will be tiring. Zhao Yao has always known this truth, but the thinking mode he has cultivated in his bones can no longer be changed. After his rebirth, he worked hard and chose to resign to leave the Zhao Group with a high-intensity working atmosphere. After investing in Huihua, he retreated behind the scenes. He has been recuperating insomnia while reducing work anxiety, but there will always be other things popping up .
The root cause is not at work, but at his irreversible life.
"It's very difficult for people to give up thinking, Pei Mingzhan, some things can't be controlled." Zhao Yao's voice gradually turned cold, even with an indescribable exhaustion, "Maybe you're right , I don’t need to be anxious about the future, but I can’t completely give up thinking.”
Pei Mingzhan noticed the helplessness in Zhao Yao's tone, he was silent for a while: "Then set a range for yourself?"
Zhao Yao was taken aback: "Range?"
"It can also be said to be a deadline." Pei Mingzhan said: "We really can't completely avoid the panic about the future, but there are some things that you don't need to think about now, so you can put them aside for the time being. For example, a 30-year-old man will consider get married, and young people who just graduated just want to make money and buy a house.”
"You can think about what to eat tomorrow and where to go on weekends, but there is no need to think about when you will face a job crisis, when you will be sick, and when you will face death." Pei Mingzhan smiled: "Zhao Yao , You said that thinking is inevitable, but from what you said, I can hear that your thinking is not something that young people need to think about now."
Zhao Yao paused after hearing the words: "What should I think about?"
There was a trace of bewilderment in his words, and he suddenly felt that he had fallen into a misunderstanding since his rebirth.
After the computer logged on, Uncle Wang sent a reply to Pei Mingzhan.
Pei Mingzhan read the news, and Uncle Wang explained that there was a guest visiting tonight, after which Zhao Yao went back to his room to rest.
Uncle Wang didn't say who the visiting guest was, but Pei Mingzhan subconsciously felt that Zhao Yao's state might be related to this guest.
He typed: send him a cup of hot milk.
"You are only twenty-three years old, and you will be twenty-four in a while." Pei Mingzhan just finished sending the message, and then said: "You think about more things than me, who is a few years older than you, no matter how far you talk What do you think is the biggest thing in your life.”
Zhao Yao almost blurted out: "Death."
Pei Mingzhan laughed: "It's still early, so don't think about it."
"But death is very variable." Zhao Yao rarely disagreed with Pei Mingzhan's statement, "I will get sick and encounter other accidents. According to your logic, I will wait until I am seventy or eighty years old to think about these things..."
Pei Mingzhan interrupted: "But Zhao Yao, everyone will experience the things you think about. People will get sick and encounter accidents, but these are things that you can't figure out after racking your brains, just like people can't predict One's own death, some things don't need to be considered at this stage."
You can't predict your own death.
Zhao Yao was taken aback, because no one could predict his own death. In his previous life, he never expected the shortness of his life until he reached the end of his serious illness, so when he returned to this healthy young body, he thought of escaping from his body. Overcome the fate of illness and death.
Unexpectedly, after living two lifetimes, his thinking on this issue was not as clear as that of a young man in his twenties. Zhao Yao suddenly felt that the more he lived, the more he went back, and he was too stubborn on certain issues.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and Zhao Yao came back to his senses, "Come in."
Uncle Wang came in with hot milk, "Master, let's have a cup of hot milk before going to bed."
He put the milk on the nightstand by the desk and noticed the pills on it.
"I'll go and change the warm water for you." Uncle Wang paused, ready to turn around and go out to change the warm water.
Zhao Yao shook his head: "Don't bother, I'm going to rest."
Uncle Wang was a little surprised. He looked at the cell phone his young master was talking on, and realized that it was not a good time to disturb him. He put down the milk and walked out.
Pei Mingzhan waited until the voice inside became quieter, and then said, "Are you going to rest?"
"You can talk to me again." Zhao Yao suddenly found that when he was talking to Pei Mingzhan, he would not think about other things, and the person on the other side of the phone could always easily divert his attention to other things. "Just say anything."
Pei Mingzhan paused when he heard the words, and glanced at the message from Uncle Wang on VX from the corner of his eye, and then said simply: "What you said is no different from coaxing you to sleep, Mr. Zhao, my time is precious."
"Oh." Zhao Yao paused and was about to hang up the phone.
Pei Mingzhan continued: "Just kidding, I'm going to get off work."
Zhao Yao asked, "Do you need my help at your company?"
Pei Mingzhan never told him about helping out. The foundation of Pei's family is in City H. Pei Mingzhan's desire to develop in City S is actually not as free as City H, but he never told himself about helping out. .
Pei Mingzhan didn't expect him to mention this matter: "I don't need it at the moment, Mr. Zhao wants to spend his wallet to support me?"
Zhao Yao troubled Pei Mingzhan a lot during this time, but Pei Mingzhan never asked him, he simply said: "You and I don't have to be so polite before."
Pei Mingzhan flipped through the report on insomnia and anxiety, and laughed a little when he heard this: "If you take care of me, you can think about it, but other things, Zhao Yao, just like you said, we don't need to be polite before."
The room was still very quiet, Zhao Yao's state of mind was completely different from before, and he suddenly relaxed for some reason.
Pei Mingzhan was always able to say things like this very lightly, but things could indeed become simpler when they were in front of him.
It's obviously a very simple thing...
Zhao Yao knew that nurturing was a joke, and Pei Mingzhan declined his help, "Are we friends?"
"Why not?" Pei Mingzhan flipped through the report while replying, his mouth was relaxed, but his brows were already tightly frowned when he read the content of the report, "Then how do you count as a friend in your eyes?"
Zhao Yao: "I am too serious."
Pei Mingzhan suddenly thought of Zhao Yao's research on couples' love these days, just like the inexplicable conversation tonight, he always felt that he seemed to have overlooked a very important point.
"You're not serious, you just haven't completely let go. If you really make friends with someone, you won't de-profit everything. For example, I am willing to spare time on weekends to play with friends, but I will not ask My friends pay for other things."
Pei Mingzhan was thinking about something, but he continued to talk to Zhao Yao: "We call the exchange of benefits a nodding acquaintance, but we regard a close acquaintance as a lifelong confidant. Zhao Yao, this is the difference between an ordinary friend and a good friend."
Listening to the voice on the other end of the phone, Zhao Yao gradually became a little sleepy. He suddenly thought of something: "What clothes did you wear that day in the aquarium?"
Pei Mingzhan flipped the report's hand and paused, "It's grey."
"Okay." Zhao Yao knew in his heart that for gray clothes... black and white hats can also be matched.
The topic changed too quickly, Pei Mingzhan didn't understand why Zhao Yao suddenly asked him this question? But Zhao Yao didn't say anything strange afterwards, and easily mentioned the aquarium to him, as if the inexplicable question just now was just a casual talk.
Zhao Yao didn't say a word, while Pei Mingzhan was talking to him, he gradually became uneasy because of the previous problem. The corner of the insomnia report had been wrinkled by him, and he said absently: "I've sorted out the guide for visiting the aquarium. If you play carefully, you can't go through all of them. You can adjust some favorite places tomorrow..."
In the middle of his words, he suddenly realized that there had been no sound from the other side of the phone for a long time.
"Zhao Yao?" Pei Mingzhan asked.
The time in the lower right corner of the office computer was showing more than twelve o'clock. Pei Mingzhan came to his senses and realized that he had been on the phone with Zhao Yao for almost an hour. This was the longest phone call between the two during this time. There was no response from the other end of the phone, so Pei Mingzhan silently closed the insomnia report, picked up his coat again and walked out.
The corridor of the company was quiet, but the sound of breathing came from the other end of the phone.
The elevator arrives, a bright light glows in the dark.
He fell asleep.
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The time at the aquarium came very quickly on weekends, and because the appointment was earlier, Zhao Yao made preparations to go out early. Uncle Wang prepared a lot of things before he left the house, including the health tea Zhao Yao always prepared, as well as the hat he bought online two days ago.
Pei Mingzhan drove to pick up people. When he first arrived, he saw Zhao Yao walking over. He was different from his usual simple trips. He rarely brought a backpack when he went out today. He got out of the car and opened the car door, and Zhao Yao handed him a hat casually.
Pei Mingzhan was surprised: "For me?"
Zhao Yao nodded, "You try?"
Not far away, Yao Bai, who stayed up late reading novels, was sitting in the car of Pei Mingzhan's manager Brother Lao, yawning and observing the two people standing very close to the front co-pilot.
Lao Ge slapped his thigh: "This hat is all delivered??"
Yao Bai yawned, "My brother bought it online, and he chose cheap products, saying that he was afraid of being recognized by Yingying Emperor's fans."
Brother Lao said in his heart that Pei Mingzhan didn't know how many hats he bought online, so that he had to wear different couple hats with Mr. Zhao every time he went out. It seems that this method is not useless...
He clicked twice: "Routines, they are all routines."
Yao Bai was so sleepy that he didn't pay attention to what Brother Lao said. He started playing with his mobile phone in order to refresh himself. As soon as he turned on the VX on his mobile phone, he saw the Weibo message forwarded by the project team.
"No, you have to work overtime on weekends?" Yao Bai immediately regained his energy.
Lao Ge asked curiously, "What overtime?"
Yao Bai flipped through the group messages of the "Li Meng" project team, because he was the imperial envoy appointed by Mr. Zhao to follow the project, so whenever the project team leader had anything to do, he would directly report to him for advice, and he quickly Just read the chat records: "Why is this Lu Zishi looking for trouble all day long?"
Brother Lao also knows a lot about the entertainment industry. When he heard Lu Zishi's name, he asked, "Isn't that the traffic that has been booming recently? Why does your overtime work have something to do with him?"
Yao Bai got annoyed when he saw Lu Zishi recently. He briefly explained the operation of Lu Zishi's studio, "This person doesn't know if his brain is out of order or something. Last night, the navy ended up exposing the matter of the actor played by Su Liguang. I found out that Lu Zishi's studio did it. He doesn't know if the employer's father is his father, and isn't he afraid of offending Huihua if he offends the crew? I've never seen someone who can't wink like this."
Brother Lao understood what was going on as soon as he heard it, "It's a common thing, don't look at Lu Zishi's traffic has only increased in the past two years. Several episodes of variety shows have attracted a lot of fans by relying on their characters. In the past two years, there was a newcomer in Lao Pei’s studio who was also marketed by him. It’s okay, so the management spoiled him, and even got the people in the circle to give him some face, so he went to heaven.”
After reading the news, Yao Bai planned to ask the project team to prepare public relations first, so as not to be guided by the public opinion on the Internet: "I've been slapping him in the face like this a while ago, why doesn't this guy even have a b-number? strangeness."
"The company behind Lu Zishi is also a strange thing. The boss and the vice president are fighting all day long. Those who make up their minds may not be sure. There may be other troubles behind this matter. Don't worry about this matter. You guys did that a while ago. After a while, everyone in the circle knew that Huihua had put Lu Zishi on the blacklist. Mr. Zhao's action was too decisive. Many companies in the circle had already planned to make friends with Huihua. As the news spreads, who in this circle is willing to offend Huihua and praise him?"
Brother Lao saw that the two people in front had already boarded the car and was about to set off, so he said, "He's just a sham, I'm not going to teach him how to be a man."
The author has something to say: Pepe: Think about it? (hint)
Brother Yao: oh
Brother Lao, who is crazy about taking notes: routines are all routines.