Dragging his fatigue, Tao Zhi opened the door weakly and returned home.

He put down his briefcase, took off his suit jacket and hung it on the back of the chair, and loosened his tie. He was about to take off his shirt and pants and go to the bathroom to wash.

Just now, "Don't mention the past, how many storms in life..." The cell phone on the desktop rang.

After stopping to take off his shirt, Tao Zhi picked up his phone. The caller displayed on the phone screen only had one word... "Mom".

Without any hesitation, Tao Zhi clicked to connect.

"Hey? Mom? It's me, is there anything at home?" Tao Zhi asked directly.

"Things are nothing..." The mother's voice over there was a little hesitation: "I just wonder, when will you go home?"

"Go home? Why?" Tao Zhi expressed confusion.

"Hey, I met you Aunt Li today. It's the Aunt Li who lived next door to our house when I was a child. Do you still remember their Tongtong? When I was a child, I always liked to stick to you and play with your butt." My mother tempted her: "I asked her. Tongtong, their Tongtong, just graduated from college and didn't have a boyfriend yet. Now she has joined the Provincial Ballet. I have also seen the photos. Although she was a little fat when she was a child, she now has a sign of her appearance. She is also a ballet student, and her figure is even better. I have also inquired about it. Her personality and temper are all very good... I wonder, do you come back and meet her when you have time?"

After a while of silence, Tao Zhiyu was bitter: "Hey, mom, you know too. I am working in Shengjing now and I am busy with work. It is not easy to go back to Jinling. Otherwise, I should wait for the New Year."

"Wait for the New Year? The girl may be snatched away by someone!" The mother over there was a pity that Tie was not in trouble: "I have asked, I still remember you, the 'little brother', who is willing to meet you! What about the 11th? Your company always has a holiday on National Day, right?"

"This...this..." Tao Zhi couldn't find any excuses for a while, and seemed a little embarrassed.

"That's it! No matter how many days you put it, I will definitely come back for Eleven!" The mother over there used a commanding tone, and then said a little: "Okay, your dad will talk to you."

"Xiaozhi..." The voice on the phone turned into a strong male voice: "Have you just got off work?"

"Ah...yes, I'm quite busy recently, so I'm rushing for the mission." Tao Zhi explained slightly.

"Actually...I think..." The father's voice was also hesitant: "Or come back."

Tao Zhi was silent and spoke without saying a word.

The father's voice continued: "Although Shengjing is the capital and has a broader development prospect, we are actually not much different from Jinling. Your current job is actually just ordinary, and there is no room for improvement. You are still so tired every day. Why not come back just now."

After a pause, he continued, "Of course, I'm not forcing you to take over my work. If you really like to do finance, then I don't object. I also mentioned to your Uncle Qin. If you come back, you can go directly to his company as the assistant to the general manager and train for a few years. Then you will be in charge of a branch!"

"I'm considering..." Tao Zhi understood his parents' painstaking efforts, but his lips opened and he only gave an ambiguous answer.

"Hey, Shengjing is not that good either. If you don't mention the mist, the competition is fierce. It doesn't matter if our family is in Shengjing. If you encounter anything, you can't help you. And you are working now..." The father over there was still persuading.

"I know!" Tao Zhi interrupted his father: "Can I think about it for a while? I promise that I will definitely give you an answer during the Chinese New Year!"

"Okay!" The father stopped persuading: "You have been a smart child since childhood, and I believe you can grasp your future."

...

The phone hung up and the phone jumped to the desktop. On the desktop was a pure girl holding a teacup and smiling cutely.

Putting the phone that slowly turned off the screen on the table and sat blankly for a while, Tao Zhi took a deep breath, stood up, walked into the bathroom, took off his clothes, and turned on the spray head.

The waterline that was slapped on the skin changed from cool to hot, but Tao Zhi was filled with thoughts.

Should I still stick with it?

There is obviously no hope anymore, and there is no point in staying here. Why do I still have to persist?

It is obvious that it is so difficult, so hard, so sad, so desperate, why do you still have to persist?

Obviously, as long as you go back, your parents will help you arrange everything, marry a gentle and kind-hearted family, get a warm and rich and easy job, and then inherit your father's company and spend your life happily... Why do you insist on staying in this distant, strange, cold, stressful city that you don't like at all?

I understand all the principles myself, why can’t I let go?

Or...can't let her go?

After taking a shower, drying her body and drying her hair, Tao Zhi lay on the bed, his heart full of entanglement and confusion.

Then, he picked up the phone on one side and gently tapped the screen.

The screen lights up and the lock screen interface is displayed.

The interface is still the young, beautiful, pure and gentle girl. She holds a teacup and looks straight ahead, smiling sweetly.

Tao Zhi did not click to enter the main interface anymore, but looked at the picture on the interface, and his eyes suddenly became gentle.

The girl in the picture is his first love. When she first started to fall in love, she was the sweetest and sweet first love like a dream.

The gentleness in Tao Zhi's eyes continued for a long time, and then turned into bitterness.

We were so beautiful at the beginning, why did you leave so resolutely? In order not to prevent the distance, I worked so hard and came to Shengjing, so why could not be kept? Why did you practice yourself again and again, making me so heartbroken?

Was it better if I hadn't uploaded this picture to the Internet?

Without the blessing of fame, will you still maintain the pure and beautiful things you used to be? Even if the partner is not me, will you still have a pure and beautiful love that is unforgettable?

Isn't you going to marry a rich businessman named Liu who is old enough to be your father, who is full of heart, who only knows how to talk big all day long, and uses all the means to do their jobs before marriage.

Is it... you don't have to work hard. Even if you have a big belly, you still have to show up to maintain exposure, maintain your popularity, and promote the company of the Sabi-rich businessman?

Why do you make me so sad and desperate, but I still can't forget the way you hold the cup of green tea and smile at me?

Why did I choose to stay in this city and stay in the company that is likely to see you, just for one in a million, chance to see you again?

...

Tao Zhi was lying on the bed toss and couldn't sleep, and the screen of his mobile phone lighted up and darkened countless times.

Finally, he sighed.

Alas, forget it, I'd better go to bed early, maybe I have to work overtime tomorrow!

While thinking, he picked up a silver-white helmet on the bedside table on the wireless charging pad.

Fortunately, with this thing, no matter how sad or sad I feel, I can fall asleep quickly and have a good dream.

Clicking the switch twice to turn the five-pointed star on the forehead of the helmet turned blue, and Tao Zhi put the helmet on his head.

He was sleepy and soon he fell asleep.

Well, today I will go to the island to relax. It is time to think about the future and make a decision.

While thinking, Tao Zhi climbed up from the bed in the virtual reality world and drew a light blue holographic screen.

With a hand stretched out, he started clicking, [Virtual Reality Game], "One Man's Isle", [Casual Mode]...

Hey, no! Why does this game have another mode?

[Care mode], [Survival mode]...What is the situation with this [Friday mode]? It was obviously not yesterday.

Friday, today is not Friday, is it...

After some speculation, hesitated for a while. Out of curiosity, Tao Zhi clicked on the newly emerging [Friday Mode].

"Buzz"

The aperture on the ground lights up, and a holographic image of a small island appears on the aperture.

[Survival Mode] Although I have never played it, this island is no different from the previous leisure mode.

Although he was puzzled, Tao Zhi still stepped into the aperture.

A slight sense of weightlessness came, followed by a dizzy turn...

Oh, damn it, isn’t this what is said online, the opening of [Survival Mode]? Should it be so exciting as soon as it comes out! I’m not mentally prepared at all!

This storm is too fierce, right? The ships are about to fall apart...ah...ah...

After falling heavily into the sea water and choking on the salty and fishy sea water, Tao Zhi lost consciousness again.

...

"Mr. Mr. Chief mate? Mr. Chief mate..."

In a daze, Tao Zhi heard a few vague and familiar female voices, and felt that someone had poked something on his skin.

What's going on? How come there is a voice? Who is calling me? What does the first mate mean? Am I here on the island?

Tao Zhi's mind gradually became clear and his thinking gradually became clear. Then he sat up halfway and opened his eyes.

"Oh, Bodhisattva bless you, Mr. Jung, you are finally awake." The gentle, familiar female voice came from behind him.

This sound... Tao Zhi's eyes widened rapidly, and then he quickly turned his head.

It was a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a knee-length white dress, with a wet hair on her neck, barefoot, a lot of sand on her fair feet, and a small branch in her hand.

Perhaps because of being soaked, the skirt was tightly pressed against her, making her look a little barren, but her youthful and slender body was clearly revealed. It was clear, but the girl didn't realize it and just looked over with concern.

Tao Zhi knew this voice and this girl.

How could he not recognize this voice, and how could he not recognize this girl?

That was the person he had been surging and thrilling in his mind for ten years, day and night, and longing for countless times!

Tao Zhi only felt his mouth was so dry and his tongue was stuttering: "Zedi, why are you here?"

He was also in a mess. This was the online mode? But isn't it said that the virtual network has not been laid yet? And if it is online, why did she contact her? Could it be that she invited me? Why did she invite me to come online? Could it be...

"What's wrong with you, Mr. Jung?" The girl blinked and spoke carefully: "I'm not a zedi, I'm Xiaotian, a passenger on your boat. Our boat encountered a storm... When I woke up, I was on this beach... I couldn't find anyone else..."

Xiaotian? Why is it called Xiaotian? And why did he call me the eldest mate? And why is she exactly the same as when she was in school? She is still so young? I remember that the virtual reality time should not be open to adjust the appearance and age function...

Could it be...I remember that in that book, the savage servant tamed by the protagonist seems to be called Friday.

Is this what this [Friday Mode] means? Then this girl, isn't it...
To be continued...