There is a warm winter in Zhongzhou this year.

Looking out from the huge floor-to-ceiling glass windows, the city is noisy but calm in winter afternoons. The sun is white, as if there is no temperature. The sky is gray, and it seems to be like this forever. The river winds and hovers in the distance, and the boundaries at the junction of water and sky are blurred. This city has a strange smell, which makes people born and raised here feel an inexplicable sense of intimacy, although often they use cursed language with handrails to express that sense of intimacy.

Jiang Zhihan put the wine glass on the small table and was a little lost for a moment. It seemed like a century later, his favorite rest was to sit in a small restaurant in the river, quietly watching the sunrise and the river flowing eastward. Such a picture could give the soul an inexplicable sense of tranquility.

"You must have the pleasure of life." He said again as if he was unconsciously.

Lin Mo turned his head and said softly: "Brother, I'll ask you a question."

Jiang Zhihan said: "You said."

Lin Mo asked: "Do you think your life is full of pride?"

Jiang Zhihan shrugged, "What a difficult question...such as who am I, or whether I am, or whether I survive or die... It's too philosophical."

Lin Mo pursed his lips gently, and said to him that this guy is now accustomed to speaking. She said, "Let me do this, I'll ask you a few questions, you just need to answer yes or no."

Jiang Zhihan nodded.

Lin Mo asked, "Do you like the work you do?"

Jiang Zhihan nodded without hesitation and then added: "I have also thought about doing other jobs, such as economics research... But in general, I thought I had chosen the thing I was interested in. Although the interest had fluctuations, the enthusiasm did not completely dissipate."

Lin Mo nodded and said, "Okay, then, the next question, when do you feel the pressure of money in life and have to make some compromises? For example, daily expenses, planned travel, gifts for family members, and so on..." Before Jiang Zhihan could answer, she asked and answered herself: "It doesn't seem like there is no need to answer this." She showed a naughty smile.

She asked: "The next question, are you in a good relationship with your family, especially your parents?"

Jiang Zhihan thought for a moment, "I think it's good."

Lin Mo asked: "Do you think you have friends who can trust and entrust them to have common interests and hobbies?"

Jiang Zhihan said with certainty: "There are still many."

Lin Mo asked: "Are you still curious about unknown things in this world?"

Jiang Zhihan laughed silently, "Xiao Mo, have you recently changed your psychology major?" The girl threw her eyes over and rolled her eyes. He replied obediently: "Of course... For example, I'm very curious... cough cough... will your future boyfriend be round or square?"

Lin Mo snorted disdainfully and glanced at a mirror not far away. She said, "So, the last question, do you think there are still girls who love you in this world now?"

Jiang Zhihan raised his eyebrows, "This... I'm not sure."

Lin Mo asked, "What about that once?"

Jiang Zhihan let out a light breath, "Of course."

Lin Mo looked at him with clear eyes, "Look, this is your life: he is doing a job he loves, having knowledge, no money or material constraints, has a harmonious relationship with his family, has close friends, and has been loved by many people... If you ask me to evaluate it, if this is not a proud life, there will be few proud people in this world."

Jiang Zhihan grinned and looked at her with great interest.

Lin Mo said: "Then why do you always feel that life is not satisfactory?"

Jiang Zhihan touched his chin, "This question is a good question."

Lin Mo asked, "Do you really think so?"

Jiang Zhihan replied: "Sometimes."

Lin Mo looked at him gently, "In my opinion, the biggest reason is... you take too much of what you get for granted slowly. Whether it is success in business, friendship, family affection, love..., you think it is natural to be there. It is strange that nothing is worth being particularly happy about. On the contrary, for an occasional small setback or a period of unhappiness, you always keep it in mind and never forget it."

Jiang Zhihan raised his eyebrows, "For example?"

Lin Mo said: "For example, you always feel that you can't beat him up, and your life is a big failure..."

Jiang Zhihan narrowed his eyes, with a little dazzling look in his eyes.

Lin Mo looked at him without any retreat, "For example, the relationship with his sister... Even though a long time has passed, your frustration is still there. Even if Sister Wu Yin was no worse than her sister later, you always feel that it was a little worse. But, do you know that even if you have been with your sister, it will not be the same at the age of twenty-five and seventeen. When you win a football game, you will be happy from the inside out. Do you know now? When you are seventeen, maybe she smiles at you and you will be sweet all day. Do you know now?..." The girl's eyes were bright and her tone seemed to become aggressive.

Jiang Zhihan couldn't help but sit up straight. The next moment, he lazily leaned back to the sofa, "Xiao Mo, you are providing psychological counseling for me..."

Lin Mo shook his head seriously, "I just think that you should have more happiness and less frustration in your life. If you feel that you are so unsatisfactory, the people walking on this street should have been depressed long ago."

Jiang Zhihan laughed silently, "I understand what you mean...well...I think I understand."

Lin Mo said: "Even if you understand, your heart can't turn around. Like you now, do you really think I will naively think that I can change you by saying something? Maybe... maybe no one can do this now. My sister can't do it, my godmother can't do it, and other people can't do it. Of course I can't do it."

Jiang Zhihan interrupted her, "Xiao Mo..."

Lin Mo shook his head a little stubbornly, "I always think that one day you will figure it out. Don't play with life anymore. You know that the girls outside are not what you want. But I also know that unless you really figure it out yourself, no one can persuade you to make that change. If the people around you say too much, it may be a counterproductive effect."

Jiang Zhihan stared at her, "But you said it..."

Lin Mo said: "Yes, this is not what I planned, but I suddenly want to say it today. Maybe you need to be as Buddhists say, one day, and one moment, and suddenly become tired and suddenly realize. I used to think that one day, you have an enlightenment, even if you are forty-fifty, it is not difficult to find a gentle and lovely girl willing to be with you. But what about those who are waiting for you? For example, sister, sister Wu Yin, or sister Siyi. I don't know what they think now, but at least I haven't seen them have a new boyfriend in the past few years. What if they are still waiting? If... what year and month will you have to wait for your enlightenment without a clear date?"

She suddenly smiled. The girls who were waiting, of course, included herself, but of course she would not say it. Lin Mo said: "But I don't think so now... You say, you didn't ask them to wait for you there, you even rushed to let them find their own new life. It's their own choice to wait; if they like it, they need to bear the consequences themselves, so there is no need to put the blame on you, nor should they blame others, what do you think?"

Jiang Zhihan opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer this question.

He looked over and saw the girl opposite her slightly raised her chin, and the iconic naughty and elf cuteness in her memory remained, but she was more of an intellectual, gentle, and confident temperament.

From junior high school to graduate school, she, like him, inadvertently, crossed the tunnel of time. Whether he liked it or not, he had already grown up completely.

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