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Chapter 1252 Demolish the Illegal Buildings!

Soon, Sun Hui's complaining voice came from the closed room, but it quickly fell silent again.

Lin Mo knew it must be his senior sister calling. Although the person was a bit abstract, out of trust in his senior sister, Lin Mo decided to let Lao Zhao give it a try, just in case it worked.

Meanwhile, inside the room, Sun Hui put down her phone, casually poured two glasses of water and placed them on the balcony table, then pointed to two sofa chairs and said, "Come on, relax, sit down and chat casually, just like friends venting to each other!"

The studio's furnishings are quite interesting: a desk, two hard chairs, a sofa recliner, and the sofa chair we're sitting in now. It's ergonomically designed, with the angle tilted back, which makes you feel relaxed as soon as you sit down.

The three sets of equipment correspond to three different situations: hard tables and chairs are used for questioning, sofas and chairs are used for chatting, and sofas and recliners are used for hypnosis. It is obvious that Sun Hui is really capable of hypnosis, and her professional skills are quite impressive; otherwise, Shen Qingnan wouldn't have recommended her.

Old Zhao took the water bottle, thanked him, and then sat down and chuckled, "Actually, we can just sit for a while. I know my own situation. I won't die, but I won't get better either. I just didn't want my friends to worry, that's why I came here."

This sounds exactly like a man and woman going on a blind date, and suddenly one of them says, "Let's just go through the motions. Actually, I don't want to go on a blind date. My family forced me to come."

But Sun Hui wasn't there for a blind date; she was a doctor. However, she didn't object. Instead, she nodded in agreement: "No problem. But since everyone's already sitting here, it's fine to chat a bit. It's rather awkward for just the two of you to sit there. I've heard a bit about your situation, so just consider it a way to vent. Anyway, I'm a stranger to you. Once you leave this room, it's hard to say whether you'll come back a second time. What do you think?"

Old Zhao thought for a moment after hearing this, then slowly nodded, and the two of them started chatting back and forth.

Sun Hui wasn't in a hurry. She listened to what the other person had to say first, and then began to guide the conversation, keeping the pace under her control. Several hours passed in the blink of an eye, and it was noon.

Over the course of those few hours, Sun Hui listened to the story of how the two had known and loved each other for several years, and in some details, she even knew more than Lin Mo did.

At some point, dark clouds began to gather outside, and Lin Mo and his two companions stood in a row at the shop entrance.

"Wow, the rain came out of nowhere! Just a moment ago it was sunny and hot, and now dark clouds are rolling in. It seems the curse of rain during the college entrance exams is still intact!"

Looking at the gloomy sky, Chuanmei couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Lin Mo rolled his eyes at him and said, "What? This is obviously artificial rain. Believe it or not, this rain should be heavy, at least moderate, but it won't last long. It will mostly be showers!"

On the day of the college entrance examination, the sky was clear in the morning, but dark clouds suddenly appeared at noon. This was obviously a deliberate act.

Although the temperature in the mornings isn't low this month, it's not yet at its highest, so the test-takers can still manage, especially since the exam is in Chinese.

But if it doesn't rain in the afternoon and the temperature continues to rise, it will be tough, especially since the exam is in math. We need to cool the students down.

It is said that for Chinese people, their children's education is of paramount importance, and the college entrance examination is of utmost importance. On this day, even the country makes every effort to help.

Construction sites were shut down, entertainment venues were closed, and artificial rain was used – it was arguably the best they could do.

To put it simply, over the years, the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) has been quite friendly to candidates, except for that one exceptional individual who stole the exam papers, forcing all candidates in that year to adopt the "Exam Paper 2.0" mode. It has provided as much convenience as possible.

"That's normal. It'll cool down a bit in a while. It can't keep cooling down forever, or it'll affect the students' performance!" Director Wang said with a simple smile.

Inside the room, Sun Hui listened to the two people's experiences over the years, especially the situation last year. She sighed inwardly, but as a doctor, she naturally had her own solutions.

He then took a sip of water and said softly, "I can see that you've been trying to save yourself and get out of this situation, but you haven't been able to. However, this is a good sign; at least you still have the strength to struggle."

In my opinion, the reason you're frantically draining yourself isn't because you feel pain, but precisely because you want to save yourself. What you need isn't a result, but a reason. To put it simply, you need something to hold onto, something that gives you courage.

In my years in this industry, I've encountered many people with psychological trauma. The most serious case is my junior colleague who has dissociative identity disorder. There are so many people suffering, but the degree of suffering varies, and people's ability to resist pain also varies.

Even, and I mean even, sometimes I feel that life is a mysterious journey. Many things seem to happen by chance, but when you think about it carefully, they seem to be predestined.

Life is a strange thing. For example, just when you think you'll stay in one place for a long time, but it's time to start the next chapter, fate will sever your connection with that place, everyone, and everything.

A room that was once filled with all sorts of life's marks may be restored to how it was when you first arrived within a day, leaving you no time to react or even shed a tear when you leave.

Fate is that when you reach a certain point in life, it will place you in the highs and lows that are meant for you, making you do what you are supposed to do, even if you don't want to go or do it, fate will still push you along.

Hearing this, Old Zhao lowered his head and remained silent for a moment. He took a sip of water and then said in a deep voice, "Then fate is too unfair, isn't it? What about our meeting and our experiences?" Hearing this, Sun Hui smiled and said, "There's a saying, 'It's a pity we met too late,' and some people say, 'It's a pity we met too early. You were born before I was born,' or 'I came into this world when spring was not here.' But have you noticed that, whether it's meeting late or meeting early, very few people hate meeting?"

People only regret that after meeting each other, they realize they could have done better, but they didn't, because meeting each other is the greatest romance in itself.

In fact, the fate between people is already exhausted when they meet; the rest depends entirely on human effort.

What you want to end isn't life, but suffering. So, fate is like a book; if you flip through it too quickly, you'll miss things; if you read it too intently, you'll shed tears.

In response, Old Zhao took a deep breath: "I understand the logic, but I just don't understand why it has to be us?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Hui downed the water in her glass in one gulp, then pointed to the empty glass and asked, "Look, what is this?"

Old Zhao: It's a water cup!

Sun Hui nodded in agreement: "The water glass in front of you, when you drink water, it is a water glass; when you smoke, it can also be an ashtray; when you use it to put flowers, it can also be a vase. The glass itself is actually nothing, this is called emptiness."

It is what you use it for, that's called clever use. If you insist that it's just a water cup and can only be used to drink water, that's called being fixated on its form.

If you take sleep too seriously, your dreams will become a battlefield; if you take your appearance too seriously, your reflection in the mirror will be full of anxiety and criticism; if you dwell on a particular thought repeatedly, your mind will become a prison.

Being overly concerned about something is the beginning of obsession, and obsession is a knot, a knot in the heart. Right now, you are too deeply obsessed with feelings and with that person who is no longer here, so your heart is damaged.

You've put another person's life on your own shoulders; that's not right.

Hearing this, Old Zhao remained silent for a long time before speaking, somewhat self-deprecatingly, "What could I do? I can't help but think, over and over again, if I had made a different choice back then, even just a small change, would the outcome have been different?"

"Actually, we all have the ability to go back to the past. The method is very simple: just shout in your heart, 'I want to go back!' However, every time we go back, we lose our memories of what happened afterward. So, every time we go back, we can't change the facts of what happened before, and then we will have regrets."

At this point, Sun Hui refilled their cups with water and continued, "And what should you do now? Yes, you must have a 'place' that will never deny you. This 'place' doesn't necessarily have to be a lover, family, or friends. It could even be an online friend you've never met, or even something that isn't a person. It could be a pet or an object, as long as you feel it is. With such a 'place,' no matter how much pain you encounter, you can unexpectedly persevere."

Hearing this, Old Zhao chuckled: "Where can you find a place like this? I used to have one, but I don't anymore!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Hui stood up and laughed, "Who said you don't have any?"

As she spoke, she opened the door and called out to the three people standing outside the shop, "Hey!! You three, if you found out that your best friend has a mental illness and has built a wall around his heart, would you still hang out with him?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the three of them turned around and rushed in together. Lin Mo stepped forward and smacked Old Zhao on the shoulder, laughing, "So you have a wall in your heart, huh? Tear down the illegal building for me!"

The Sichuan girl nodded: "Exactly, brother, you can have cerebral palsy, but you can't be depressed!"

Director Wang raised his hand: "Zhao Ziyu, I'm your wallbreaker, Wang Bo, hehe!!"

Looking at the three people in front of him, Old Zhao suddenly understood what Sun Hui meant. It turned out that he had always had that 'place' that wouldn't deny him.

Upon seeing this, he couldn't help but reveal a faint smile.

Seeing this, Sun Hui opened a drawer and took out two one-yuan coins, placing them in Lao Zhao's hand and smiling. "When we were young, two yuan could fill us with happiness. Now, even twenty thousand yuan can't untie the knots in our lives. It's not that money has become cheap, nor that we ask for too much. It's just that we've all grown up, we have responsibilities on our shoulders, and we have a sense of duty in our hearts. Life is no longer as simple as just having enough to eat."

Since that's the case, then try to rediscover the dreams and joys of your childhood, and retrace your steps. Here, take these two dollars. It's getting hot, go buy an ice cream. Consider it my first gift to you, a stranger, to help you find the child within you again!

Old Zhao looked at the coin in his hand, remained silent for a while, and then stood up and said with a smile, "Okay, I understand, thank you!"

"You're welcome, go ahead. If you're ever feeling down again, you can come and talk to me. But you'll have to treat me to a meal next time, I can't let you do all this for nothing," Sun Hui said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Old Zhao nodded, holding two coins in his hand, and walked out, as if he had found his way.

(End of this chapter)