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Don't let Xiaolongnu's quiet and reserved demeanor fool you; when she's really in the mood, her little mouth starts chattering away...

After Zhang Yuan introduced her to a bunch of Yu Hua's "depressing" books, she started talking about her recent life.

Zhang Yuan listened patiently.

One of the most troublesome situations for people is to achieve success in their youth and suffer setbacks in their old age.

Eileen Chang said, "One should become famous as early as possible," which makes sense, but it's not absolute.

Because she drew this conclusion from her own life experience.

The premise that she could read the Four Great Classical Novels by the age of eight and publish her first novel at the age of twelve was that she came from an extremely well-off family.

Her grandfather, Zhang Peilun, was the Minister of Maritime Affairs of Fujian and the Chinese commander in the Sino-French naval war.

His grandfather's father-in-law, who was also his grandmother's biological father, was the famous paperhanger Li Zhongtang.

So, ever since she was born, she has lived in a villa in the center of Shanghai.

That was an era when the poor had no clothes to cover their bodies.

Why do many people feel that her works are bourgeois, out of touch with reality, and have problematic stances?

This is all determined by one's background and position.

Liu Qianqian's background is not as prestigious as Zhang Ailing's; in fact, it's far inferior.

But everything she has is enough to make her peers green with envy.

Most young people who achieve success at a young age don't achieve it as dramatically as she did.

Take Li Shaohong's side, for example, Xu Lu from the "Dream of the Red Chamber" production team.

That's when she was 6 years old and appeared on the Spring Festival Gala for four consecutive years.

She joined the military arts school at the age of 10 and acted in "Dream of the Red Chamber" at the age of 14. Her ranking in the cast was even higher than Yang Mi, who was personally trained by Rongda.

Yang Mi was very unhappy about this and had clashed with her over crickets several times.

Before the appearance of that Inner Mongolian princess, this title belonged to Xu Lu.

They paid money, so they have to be more attentive than you, right?

Rongxingda couldn't retain its staff because it kept having outsiders star in the lead roles while its own artists played supporting roles, and its business acumen was really poor.

They couldn't earn any money and ended up doing all the work for others.

On the set of "Dream of the Red Chamber", not only was Xu Lu's role more important than Yang Mi's, but Li Shaohong's attitude towards the two was also completely opposite.

He treated Yang Mi like a servant, ordering him around and publicly cursing him for the slightest thing.

They always tell others that she's no good at this or that.

If it were Xu Lu, the old woman wouldn't have the same attitude.

Greet them with a smile, teach them little by little, speak softly and gently—everything they do is encouraging.

Yang Mi was so angry; she was really upset.

Despite being pampered and spoiled, Xu Lu's career development couldn't even keep up with Liu Qianqian's pace.

This shows how smooth its path to stardom was.

Because things are going smoothly, the worst thing is to suddenly get hit with a blunt object while things are going smoothly.

This is a tribulation; it depends on whether you can overcome it.

If you can't get past this, then this is the end.

If you overcome this hurdle, you might be able to reach even greater heights.

Articles like Huang Haibo's are examples of people who haven't overcome this hurdle.

These two met their demise in middle age.

If you live a life of ease, and then suddenly face a sudden mishap in your old age, you're likely to faint on the spot.

The fact that Xiaolongnu is still young is the only thing we can be thankful for now.

Young people are always more carefree.

"Lately I've been craving ice cream lately, and I especially want a double scoop."

"I also want to eat two balls..." Zhang Yuan muttered to himself.

"I really want to play with cars. I wish you could come with me like you did in North America last time."

"I also want to go to an amusement park and ride a roller coaster."

"But my mom doesn't like it, saying it makes my heart hurt, and my classmates are all very busy after the New Year and don't have time."

It's just casual chatting.

It seems like you've been holding back a lot lately, with many interests bottled up inside, difficult to express, and with no one to confide in.

He didn't need to say much; he just listened to her chatter and occasionally offered some suggestions.

Zhang Yuan felt like a straight man standing inside a table, doing the straight man's jokes.

"Oops, I accidentally talked for so long!"

It took her a very long time to realize what was happening.

"I hope it won't disturb your rest."

You said you were working.

“Yes, I’m on set.” Zhang Yuan said, then added, “Hua Yi’s set.”

The other end of the phone remained silent for a long time.

"Then you should behave well and pretend you don't know anything about me." She was afraid that if Zhang Yuan heard about her experience, he might do something inappropriate in a fit of anger.

"Don't worry, I'll handle this as a business and I won't let personal feelings affect my career."

He was just telling the truth; he really didn't intend to do anything.

When doing things, one must distinguish right from wrong and keep each matter separate from the other.

"I'm going to rest now. If you want to chat with someone every night, you can call me."

After he gave his instructions, the two said goodnight to each other and hung up the phone.

"Character determines destiny."

Whether it's a blessing or a curse depends on how it's handled.

Zhang Yuan muttered to himself as he came to his senses, and then... he froze.

Those who observe life closely may notice a phenomenon.

That is, when someone is on the phone, whatever you give them, they will readily accept it.

Whether it's live animals like cats and dogs, or thorny plants like durians and cacti.

I'll take whatever you offer, I'll accept anything that comes my way.

In fact, this has a professional explanation in psychology and medicine, called non-attentional blindness.

Because human attention is divided into endogenous and exogenous.

In layman's terms, your behavior depends on two sources: spontaneous and passive.

Spontaneous means you want to do something, while passive means you receive external stimuli, whether it's sound, color, or touch.

When a person is on the phone, most of their intrinsic attention is drawn to the phone and the person they are talking to.

Your extrinsic attention has lost its role in brain decision-making and is reduced to instinctive responses.

So you instinctively accept whatever people give you.

In addition to inattentional blindness, there are also inattentional deafness, inattentional tactile dysfunction, etc.

Parents often say to their children, "When I'm talking to you, why do you always let it go in one ear and out the other? Are you pretending not to hear me?"

It's possible that the child didn't do it on purpose; they were simply too lazy to pay attention to you, resulting in inattentive deafness, and genuinely didn't hear what you said at all.

No matter how loud you shout, it won't make a difference.

A similar story involves Wang Xizhi, who, due to excessive concentration while practicing calligraphy, dipped a steamed bun in ink and ended up with a mouthful of black ink.

The ink smelled so strong, yet he didn't notice it at all; this is a case of inattentive taste loss.

The exact same thing happened to other famous people such as Lu Xun and Chen Yi.

Zhang Yuan also has a habit of "finding things to do" when making phone calls.

Once, at home, he was walking back and forth in the courtyard of the traditional courtyard house while answering the phone.

I had a lot to do that day and spent the whole afternoon playing.

When he woke up the next day after he finished his work, he found the gardener scolding an orange cat that often came to his house to play and freeload.

I grabbed the scruff of its neck and pulled the cat off the ground with its front paws, so it stood on its hind legs.

The uncle pointed at an osmanthus tree in the yard and scolded the cat.

Because the branches of that tree facing the yard were completely bare!

The flowers were completely plucked.

Osmanthus flowers have small leaves, and the petals scattered on the ground were all broken off piece by piece, not fallen as whole flowers, which is very delicate.

Therefore, the gardener concluded that it definitely wasn't blown away by the wind.

The only one who could have done this is the cat that often comes to visit!
It was only then that Zhang Yuan remembered that he had picked off the flowers little by little while he was on the phone the day before, when his hands were idle.

The uncle's insults towards the cat were really nasty.

Fearing a beating with a shovel if he confessed, Zhang Yuan gave the orange cat a meaningful look. That day was the first time he'd ever seen the cat sigh…

It's such a pain to eat your leftovers... Zhang Yuan read the orange cat's mind from its eyes.

Because of the incident involving the broken flower, he later specifically asked Brother Qian for several hand-held beads, some made of sandalwood and some of rosewood.

Brother Qian is an expert on this stuff.

After you get it, put it in the tea room. It's good to have something to hold while you're on the phone for a long time, so you don't cause any more trouble.

But I just talked to Xixi on the phone for two hours, so I don't have any prayer beads on me.

Life will always find a way.

If there's no bracelet to polish, it will automatically polish other things.

And now, the thing closest to him, right next to his hand, is... Li Xin's jade feet.

He talked on the phone for as long as he could.

They've turned people's feet red and warm from rubbing them so much.

Moreover, although he was playing the game unconsciously, he was subconsciously using techniques.

After all, he had massaged the feet of countless women, possessed a foundation in massage techniques, and was familiar with acupoints.

That's not an ordinary trading platform; it's a technically advanced one.

Instinctively, I launched a fierce attack on the other person's kidney reflex zone...

Zhang Yuan thought to himself that he should tell someone right away.

Don't rub the skin off a girl's feet.

It was quite tender at first, but it's been rubbed until calluses appear.

But when he turned around, he found Li Xin lying on the sofa with her mouth covered and her eyes closed.

The strands of hair on his forehead were stuck to his temples because of sweat.

His chest heaved rapidly, his breathing was rapid, and occasionally a few soft murmurs could be heard.

Zhang Yuan: …

Am I being a little too good at this?

Regardless of the technique, massaging for two hours is not something most people can endure.

But then I thought about it.

Yup!

I've been pressing the button for two hours, and she hasn't run away!
She even covered her mouth, as if afraid of letting out a sound and disturbing herself.

That means they don't dislike it.

And judging from her expression, it might mean more than just not disliking it.

According to Lei Jun... that would be incredibly frustrating!

No, I didn't develop any new quirks, but I did develop new quirks for Lee Shim!

Young people have a strong ability to learn.

Moreover, he watched as the other person seemed to be both accepting and rejecting him, his brows sometimes furrowing and sometimes relaxing.

Her lips sometimes parted slightly with her breathing, and sometimes they were gently bitten by her teeth.

My teeth weren't very straight, and I think I got braces later... This isn't the time to think about these things.

Zhang Yuan seemed to understand a little.

So-called foot fetishism, does it include not only the point of control, but also the other person's reaction?
That's great! I'm starting to understand everything!
So, after you've finished massaging your feet, can you gradually move upwards?

Start by massaging the calves, then the thighs, and so on...

He was thinking about how to proceed step by step, but as soon as he stopped, the other person realized what was happening.

"ah!"

Miss Li flipped over and jumped off the sofa. Her cheeks flushed red, and she ran away from his room as if fleeing a gust of wind.

The whole process was incredibly fast, without a single word being spoken.

Zhang Yuan wanted to raise his hand to say hello and goodnight.

But the other party ran too fast, and it was too late.

"Wash your hands first." He went to the bathroom to clean himself.

He only realized it after he finished washing.

"If you have a foot fetish, you probably wouldn't want to wash your hands after touching a girl's feet."

"Tsk!"

"I am so normal that I don't fit in with the Chinese entertainment industry."

the other side.

Miss Li ran all the way back to her room.

They've all left afterimages.

He frantically pulled out his card, dropped it on the ground, picked it up, swiped it three times, and finally managed to open the door.

I went inside, closed the door, turned the switch to lock it from the inside, and hung up a curtain.

He then let out a long breath, instantly relaxed, and then his legs went weak. He leaned against the door and slowly slid down to the ground.

He placed his right hand on his chest and gasped for breath for a while before he could catch his breath.

At that moment, her mind was in a mess, like a tangled headphone cord that she had carelessly tossed into her bag.

She was a little frightened.

But the main reason wasn't Zhang Yuan, but rather that he was scared by himself!

I was startled by my own fascination with that tingling, slightly electrifying sensation.

Just as Zhang Yuan had thought, it seemed that Li Xin had developed a new hobby.

She wasn't very old, nor was she a middle-aged man or a Cadillac owner; she went to the bathhouse for foot massages all the time.

I haven't done this much before, and I'm a little panicked after trying it today.

People have different sensitivities.

It has earlobes, lips, a neck, and an annual income...

They should not be touched, as they can easily cause internal heat.

It is very painful to be unable to accept oneself.

She is currently experiencing this kind of pain.

After a while, I got up to take a shower.

Hot water poured over her head, and she wondered if she would have been excavated by now if she hadn't run away.

After taking a shower, I lay down on the big bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, but I couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

You have to admit she's still young.

Right now, Zhang Yuan is already dreaming about eating barbecue, and he's ordered a whole table of oysters.

The key thing is that after Li Xin left, there was a smell of oysters in the room, which triggered his dream.

He didn't take it seriously at all.

"Oh no, how am I supposed to face people tomorrow? How am I supposed to face my friend? How am I supposed to face him?"

"Maybe I should run away."

Just like when I escaped from the room, I might as well run away from the film set.

Let's go back to "Dream of the Red Chamber" and find Yang Yang.

As she was thinking, her phone beeped twice.

She panicked and only dared to pick it up after a long while.

Even after picking it up, he squinted and dared not look at the screen.

She was afraid it would be Zhang Yuan calling or sending a message to inquire.

I glanced at it cautiously, then breathed a sigh of relief.

It was a text message from Yang Yang.

Click to take a look.

"Did you get Li Bingbing's autograph?"

"If you have any, could you please get me an autographed photo while you're at it?"

Snapped!
Ms. Li simply threw the phone away.

Come back!
Run away!
The person I wanted to go back to didn't want me either.

He threw the blanket over himself.

He kicked with both legs again after a short while, venting his anger for a long time before calming down.

She stretched one long, white leg out from under the covers, thinking that it would have been better if someone had just opened it up! (End of Chapter)