Chapter 40：

Pei Mingzhan's habit of calling Zhao Yao only started after the amusement park. At first, it was because Zhao Yao was too slow to reply to vx messages, and then it was logical to make a phone call every night. He has inquired about the situation with Uncle Wang, and Zhao Yao's sleep quality has been good recently, and it is rare to stay up until three or four o'clock before.

Since he became interested in this matter, Pei Mingzhan has been talking to the doctor about the cause of insomnia. Although there is no way to directly ask Zhao Yao's psychiatrist about the situation, he probably understands the various causes of insomnia, but Most of the reasons are contradictory to 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 defensive than anyone else. Pei Mingzhan has never seen a young man a few years younger than him with such an iron-clad mentality. All have to ask. Zhao Yao's relationship with him was getting better before, but Pei Mingzhan still felt that there was an invisible wall between the two, and he couldn't force it, so he could only let Zhao Yao come out from behind the wall.

As soon as the call was connected, Pei Mingzhan heard Zhao Yao's slightly tired voice, and there was no TV broadcast sound that he could usually hear on the phone, so it was very quiet.

"Have you slept yet?" Pei Mingzhan paused slightly, and glanced at his watch from the corner of his eye. It was just past eleven thirty, an hour earlier than Zhao Yao's usual rest time.

The room was quiet, not even a single light was turned on.

"No, what's wrong?" Zhao Yao opened his eyes, his voice was tired but calm.

As soon as Pei Mingzhan heard the tone of his words, he knew that Zhao Yao was not in a good mood, and he could even say that it was a little abnormal, "It seems sleepy to hear your voice, do you have a cold?"

Zhao Yao raised a bit of spirit: "No."

Pei Mingzhan felt that something was wrong. When he called recently, Zhao Yao would occasionally take the initiative to tell him about weekend arrangements, or that the theories written in some books were deviated, but today Zhao Yao not only sounded tired, There is no interest in carrying on the topic, "You sound sleepy, why don't you take a rest earlier?"

It was too quiet in the room. When he answered the phone just now, he noticed that it was almost half past eleven, which means that since Zhao Changshuo left, he thought it had been nearly an hour.

He knew this situation all too well. If it wasn't for Pei Mingzhan's call, he would have fallen into insomnia due to thinking again tonight, and gradually overlapped 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, talk to me, everything is fine."

"Okay, wait a minute." Pei Mingzhan paused, then turned back to the office under the eyes of his agent.

There are only voice-activated lights in the aisle left in the company, and the sound of leather shoes falling to the ground echoes in the empty aisle.

The agent looked stunned. Seeing Pei Mingzhan's nervous expression, he thought that something major had happened, "What's the matter, old Pei, why do you look so bad?"

Isn't this all overtime over? What did Pei Mingzhan go back to?

When Pei Mingzhan returned to the office, he immediately turned on the computer. The last time he added vx to Uncle Wang because of the recipe in H City, but now he was on the phone with his mobile phone, so he could only go back to the office and use the PC to inquire about the situation. As soon as he got on the vx, the agent over there cautiously probed in to see the situation: "You made it clear, I almost thought your company was going to close down with your expression."

After the agent finished speaking, seeing that Pei Mingzhan didn't speak, "No way?"

Pei Mingzhan glanced at him, his eyes seemed to be looking at the mentally retarded, he said briefly: "I have something to do, you go first."

The agent got angry when he saw his slightly contemptuous eyes, and then remembered that he seemed to be on the phone with Zhao Yao just now, glared at Pei Mingzhan and turned away.

What does it have to do with him, a single dog, when people chase people and make a little friction, their feelings are in vain!

Pei Mingzhan didn't avoid Zhao Yao when he talked to his agent, and was paid by the microphone's radio.

"Are you still in the company?" Zhao Yao knew that Pei Mingzhan would occasionally work overtime in the near future, and it was indeed a bit difficult at the beginning of the company. 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 and sent a vx message to Uncle Wang, intending to let Uncle Wang confirm what happened to Zhao Yao now.

Zhao Yao is very tired now, but his mind is very clear, as if the body is restraining him, pulling him to sink deeper and deeper. This feeling was even more obvious when he was seriously ill in his last life, as if every day he felt like 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 since his rebirth that he has encountered such a strong situation. Before considering the matter of Huihua and the Zhao Group, he could only think about more things and not be able to sleep. But this time, Zhao Ruihong's sudden return to China is completely different from that of his previous life. In the same way, he even began to think about whether it might be because of his excessive interference with the development of this life. As soon as he entered the cycle of thinking in this way, he couldn't help thinking about the helpless feeling of being seriously ill in his previous life. feel.

There was no voice from the other end of the phone, and Pei Mingzhan took the initiative to ask, "Are you thinking about something?"

Zhao Yao came back to his senses: "How do you know?"

"I heard it." Pei Mingzhan thought for a while and said, "You sound tired but you haven't fallen asleep. I guess you are thinking about something that is causing some anxiety."

He pulled out the insomnia investigation report in the file, turned to the page of anxiety and insomnia, and folded it.

Anxiety may 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 think of a solution." Pei Mingzhan thought about it, and decided to keep this attitude and try Zhao Yao. According to his observations during this period, how could Zhao Yao, who is extremely self-disciplined, suffer from insomnia? This is like a person who is very demanding of himself and will not tolerate variables beyond his control.

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 he was only surprised. For some reason, his feelings for Pei Mingzhan softened a bit, and he even felt that it was okay for him to know about it.

But such thoughts only flashed in his mind for a moment, Zhao Yao quickly returned to his previous state, and just asked: "If there is one thing, it is not related to you, but every day you suddenly find that it is completely different from the other. Going in the opposite direction, what do you think?"

This question is too vague, and it is completely impossible to speculate what Zhao Yao is thinking about.

Pei Mingzhan found that Zhao Yao was still wary of him, but there was something 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 after a little thought, he replied, "Is it something that has nothing to do with you?"

Zhao Yao paused, "It's not totally okay, but it doesn't affect me very much."

"If the thing you are considering is something that has little influence on you, then there is no need to waste too much time on it." Pei Mingzhan explained: "Think about it carefully, if this matter has nothing to do with you, You may not be the beneficiary after you figure it out. If you think about it in your usual way of thinking, then the time and effort you put in are completely different from the return and return, so there is no need to think about it.”

Zhao Yao was slightly silent: "But it's the opposite of what you guessed, even if it doesn't have much impact now, in a few days, months, even years and even in the future, if it has such potential hidden dangers, then it will Although the impact of the system does not bring me immediate benefits, it is the best policy to avoid its impact.”

Pei Mingzhan suddenly laughed when he heard this: "You mean, you are thinking about something that has no effect on you now, but may affect you in the future?"

Zhao Yao paused, then said, "You can understand that."

"Your idea is right, I will also consider the impact in the future if there are potential hidden dangers." Pei Mingzhan paused for a while, "But Zhao Yao, if you have an accident today that hasn't happened yet. Anxiety, then one tomorrow and two the day after... As time goes on, the more trivial things you face, some things seem to have no effect, but they may have an impact on your future, so you should also have one Do you want to understand?"

Zhao Yao was stunned for a moment, "That shouldn't be the case. It depends on the size of the situation."

"But you always think about it, right?" Pei Mingzhan said: "Remember what I told you when I was on the set? I said being cautious is a good thing, but being too cautious will lead to a very bad life in this life. tired."

Being cautious will be very tiring. Zhao Yao has always known this truth, but the thinking pattern he has developed in his bones has not changed. After his rebirth, he worked hard and chose to resign from the Zhao Group, which has a high-intensity work environment. After investing in Huihua, he stepped back into the background. He has already adjusted his insomnia while reducing work anxiety, but other things will always come up. .

The root cause is not in his work, but in his life that has been irreversible.

"It's very difficult for people to give up thinking, Pei Mingzhan, some things are out of control." Zhao Yao's voice gradually became colder, even with an indescribable exhaustion, "Maybe you are right. , I don't have to worry about the future, but I can't completely give up thinking."

Pei Mingzhan noticed the helplessness in Zhao Yao's tone, and he was silent for a while: "Then set a range for yourself?"

Zhao Yao was taken aback: "Scope?"

"It can also be said to be a deadline." Pei Mingzhan said: "We really can't completely avoid the panic about the future, but some things are not what you need to consider now, so you can put them aside for the time being. For example, a 30-year-old man will think about it. Get married, and young people who have 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 you don't have to think about when you will face a job crisis, when you will get sick, and when you will die." Pei Mingzhan smiled: "Zhao Yao , You said that thinking is inevitable, but I can hear from your statement that your consideration is not something that young people need to consider now."

Zhao Yao heard the words: "What should I think about?"

There was a daze in his words, and he suddenly felt that he had fallen into a misunderstanding since his rebirth.

The computer rang, and Uncle Wang sent a reply to Pei Mingzhan.

After Pei Mingzhan read the news, Uncle Wang explained that there was a guest visiting tonight, and then 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: Bring 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 are a few years older than you, no matter how far you say it. 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 agrees 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 consider these things..."

Pei Mingzhan interrupted: "But Zhao Yao, everyone will experience the things you think about. Everyone will get sick and encounter accidents, but these are things that you can't figure out even after racking your brains, just like people can't predict. My own death, some things don't need to be considered at this stage."

You can't predict your own death.

Zhao Yao was stunned, no one could predict his own death. In his last life, he never expected his life to be short until he was seriously ill, so when he returned to this young and healthy body, he thought about escaping from the body. Overcome the fate of illness and death.

Unexpectedly, after living for two lifetimes, his thinking on this issue is not as transparent as a young man in his twenties. Zhao Yao suddenly felt that the more he lived, the more he went back, and that he was too stubborn about certain issues.

There was a sudden knock on the door, and Zhao Yao came back to his senses, "Come in."

Uncle Wang walked in with hot milk, "Master, have a cup of hot milk before going to bed."

He put the milk on the bedside table in front of the table and noticed the pills on it.

"I'll 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 his young master's cell phone and realized that it was not a good time to disturb him. He put down the milk and went out.

Pei Mingzhan waited until the voice inside became quieter, and then said, "Are you going to rest?"

"You can talk with me again." Zhao Yao suddenly found that when he was talking to Pei Mingzhan, he would not think about other things. The person on the other side of the phone could always easily turn his attention to other things. "Just say anything."

When Pei Mingzhan heard the words, he glanced at the news from Uncle Wang on vx, and then simply said, "Your words are no different from coaxing you to sleep, Mr. Zhao, my time is precious."

"Oh." Zhao Yao paused and was about to hang up.

Pei Mingzhan continued, "Just kidding, I'm getting off work."

Zhao Yao asked, "Do you need my help at your company?"

Pei Mingzhan never told him about helping. The foundation of Pei's family was in H City. Pei Mingzhan's desire to develop in S City was not as free as H City, but he never told himself about helping. .

Pei Mingzhan didn't expect him to mention this: "I don't need it at the moment. Is it possible that Mr. Zhao wants to smash his wallet to support me?"

Zhao Yao has troubled Pei Mingzhan a lot during this time, but Pei Mingzhan never made a request to him. He simply said, "You and I didn't have to be so polite before."

Pei Mingzhan flipped through the report on the page of insomnia and anxiety, and laughed a little when he heard this: "If I take care of me, I can consider it, but other things, Zhao Yao, as you said, we didn't need to be polite before."

The room was still very quiet, Zhao Yao's mood was completely different from before, and he suddenly relaxed for some reason.

Pei Mingzhan can always say things like this and make things very light, but when things really come to him, they can indeed become simpler.

Apparently it's a simple thing...

Zhao Yao knew that Bao Yang was a joke, and Pei Mingzhan declined his help, "Are we friends?"

"Why not?" Pei Mingzhan turned over the report while replying. His mouth was relaxed, but his brows were already wrinkled when he read the report, "How can you be considered a friend in your eyes?"

Zhao Yao: "I'm too serious."

Pei Mingzhan suddenly thought of Zhao Yao's research on couples falling in love these days. Just like the inexplicable conversation tonight, he always felt as if he had 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 take advantage of everything. For example, I'm willing to spare weekends to play with friends, but I won't ask My friends pay for other things."

Pei Mingzhan thought about things in his heart, but continued to talk to Zhao Yao: "We call the exchange of interests a nodding friend, but we regard a bosom friend as a lifelong confidant, Zhao Yao, this is the difference between an ordinary friend and a good friend."

Zhao Yao listened to the voice on the other end of the phone, and gradually became a little sleepy. He suddenly thought of something: "What did you wear that day at the aquarium?"

Pei Mingzhan flipped the report's hand for a while, "It's gray."

"Okay." Zhao Yao knew in his heart that with gray clothes... black and white hats can be matched.

The topic jumped too fast, and Pei Mingzhan didn't understand why Zhao Yao suddenly asked him this question? But Zhao Yao didn't say anything strange later, and mentioned the aquarium to him easily, as if the inexplicable problem just now was just casually discussed.

Zhao Yao didn't say a word, Pei Mingzhan was talking to him, but his heart gradually became a little uneasy because of the previous problem. The corner of the insomnia report was wrinkled by him, and he said absentmindedly: "I've sorted out the play guide for the aquarium. If you play carefully, you won't be able to go through all of them. You can adjust a few favorite places tomorrow..."

He suddenly reacted in the middle of his words, and there has been no sound from the phone for a long time.

"Zhao Yao?" Pei Mingzhan asked.

The time in the lower right corner of the office computer was showing after twelve o'clock. Pei Mingzhan realized that he had been on the phone with Zhao Yao for almost an hour. This was the longest phone call between the two in this period of time. There was no response from the other end of the phone, Pei Mingzhan silently closed the insomnia report, picked up his jacket again and walked out.

The hallway of the company was quiet, but there was a sound of light and heavy breathing on the other end of the phone.

The elevator arrives, brightly lit in the dark.

He fell asleep.

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The time for the aquarium came very fast on the weekend. Because the appointment time was early, Zhao Yao made preparations to go out early. Uncle Wang prepared a lot of things before he went out, including the health tea that Zhao Yaoshi always kept, and the hats he bought online two days ago.

Pei Mingzhan drove to pick up people, and when he first arrived, he saw Zhao Yao walking over. He was different from the usual simple trips, and it was rare to bring a backpack when he went out today. He got out of the car to help open the door, and Zhao Yao handed him a hat.

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 Brother Lao, Pei Mingzhan's manager, yawning and observing the two people standing close to the front passenger.

Brother Lao slammed his thigh: "Is this hat sent??"

Yao Bai yawned, "My brother bought it online, and also chose a cheap product, because he was afraid of being recognized by fans of Emperor Pei."

Brother Lao said in his heart that Pei Mingzhan didn't know how many hats and boxes he bought online, so he had to wear a different couple hat with Mr. Zhao every time he went out. He originally thought it was Pei Mingzhan's clumsy and obscure way of chasing people. It seems that this method is not useless...

He clicked his tongue twice: "Routines, they are all routines."

Yao Bai was so sleepy that he didn't pay attention to what Brother Lao said. In order to refresh his mind, he started playing with his mobile phone. As a result, as soon as he opened his mobile phone vx, he saw the Weibo message forwarded by the project team.

"Isn't it, you have to work overtime on weekends?" Yao Bai suddenly regained his energy.

Brother Lao asked curiously, "What overtime?"

Yao Bai flipped through the group news of the "Limeng" project team, because he was the minister appointed by President Zhao to follow the project, so whenever the project team leader had anything to do, he would directly report to him to make up his mind, he quickly After reading the chat records: "Why is this Lu Zishi looking for trouble all day?"

Brother Lao also knew very well about the entertainment industry, and when he heard Lu Zishi's name, he asked, "Isn't that the traffic that is gaining momentum recently? Why is your overtime related to him?"

Yao Bai is annoyed when he sees Lu Zishi recently, he briefly explained the show operation of Lu Zishi's studio, "This person doesn't know if his brain is watted or what. , The first investigation was done by Lu Zishi's studio. He doesn't understand that the father of the capital is the father, and he is not afraid to offend Huihua when he offends the crew? I have never seen such a person who can't wink."

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 in the past two years, he didn't know how many small transparents he had stepped on before he got up, this person came from marketing, go Several episodes of variety shows have attracted a lot of fans by virtue of their character design. A newcomer in Lao Pei’s studio was also marketed by him two years ago. At that time, when I warned him, he kept his tail as a person. Recently, he has endorsed many products and brought goods. It was also successful, so the management favored him, and even gave him a bit of face with the people in the circle, so he kicked his nose into the sky."

After reading the news, Yao Bai planned to let the project team prepare the public relations first, so as not to be guided by the public opinion on the Internet: "I slapped him like this a while ago. strangeness."

"Lu Zishi's company behind him is also a strange one. The boss and the vice president are fighting all day long. Whoever has the idea is not sure. Maybe there are other muddy waters behind this matter. Don't worry about this matter. You did that a while ago. After a while, everyone in the circle knew that Huihua had blacklisted Lu Zishi. Mr. Zhao was too decisive. Many companies in the circle had already planned to make good friends with Huihua. When the news spreads, who in this circle is willing to offend Huihua and support him?"

Brother Lao saw that the two people in front had already got into the car and were about to set off, so he said: "It's just a fox and a fake tiger, and I didn't teach him to be a man when he turned back."

The author has something to say: Pepe: Do you think about it? (hint)

Brother Yao: Oh

Brother Lao, who is crazy about taking notes: Routines are all routines.