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Chapter 257 - Chapter 257 257 Face the Inner Self

Chapter 257: 257 Face the Inner Self Chapter 257: 257 Face the Inner Self Chen Xu had learned about communication technology from a learning machine in his last dream. Originally, he intended to start in this direction.

However, the professional nature of this industry was too strong, the barriers to entry were high, and the required investment was substantial. Moreover, although he had learned maintenance and principles and knew how to repair, how to actually manufacture them was something he could only fumble through by himself.

Similarly, since he wasn’t from the industry, all his knowledge came from the learning machine. Perhaps his insights were advanced, but his foundation was weak, and whenever he talked with professionals from the industry, he would expose the fact that he was somewhat of a novice.

Even if he managed to produce an outstanding product, breaking into the market would likely be very difficult.

He had thought of these unfavorable factors and was sufficiently psychologically prepared.

He was well aware that relying on the current noodle shop chain company, becoming wealthy wasn’t difficult, but becoming a business tycoon was utterly impossible.

Therefore, no matter how difficult it was, he had to proceed.

At this time, he received compensation from the dream virtual device and gained the qualifications of an official player, which unlocked the playback function, hence he had better choices.

During the second dream, in the shelter, he spent most of his time learning various kinds of knowledge and wasn’t sure how much he had remembered. Now with the playback function, that was no longer a problem.

Compared to the world of the fourth dream, the technology level in the second dream might have been slightly weaker, but it too unlocked black technologies related to batteries, as well as surpassed Earth in areas like artificial intelligence and mechanical manufacturing.

His task now was to find a project with broad prospects, low initial investment, and ease of promotion.

This wasn’t a simple task. At that time, what he saw was mostly theoretical knowledge rather than practical, and to transform this theoretical knowledge into products, by himself alone, was very difficult.

He fast-forwarded to the relevant parts, pausing from time to time to ponder how he could monetize this knowledge. After watching for several hours, he had only covered the content of one day.

He was extremely tired and exited the device, quickly falling into a deep sleep.

…

A few days later, Chen Xu’s excessive sleepiness had improved significantly. He discussed with his parents and decided to be discharged from the hospital.

The day after he was discharged, his father, Chen Xinwen, went back home first. He hadn’t resigned from his job; this trip was just a leave of absence granted by his boss. His mother, Zeng Wenli, stayed behind to take care of her son.

Back home, Zeng Wenli went to the kitchen to cook, while Chen Xu sat on the living room couch with the TV on, his mind somewhat distracted as he thought about something.

Beside him, Chen Ziqi was staring at him.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” Chen Xu, disturbed from his thoughts, asked.

Chen Ziqi, with her arms crossed over her chest, said, “You’ve been acting strange these past few days.”

“What’s strange?” Chen Xu asked with a frown.

Chen Ziqi whispered, “Did you have a fight with your sister-in-law?”

Chen Xu was startled, unsure how she had noticed, and instinctively glanced at the kitchen. Seeing his mother wasn’t paying attention to them, he said, “What nonsense are you talking about?”

“Still trying to hide it from me?” Chen Ziqi scoffed. “These past several days, I haven’t seen you make a single phone call or send a single WeChat message. You’re either daydreaming or scribbling in that notebook all the time. Plus, your sister-in-law didn’t even come to pick you up from the hospital today. If you say there’s no issue between you two, I wouldn’t believe it if you killed me.”

“Keep your voice down.” Chen Xu glanced again towards the kitchen, and since she had already figured it out, there was no need to deny it. With resignation, he said, “I think you’re just too idle, always fussing about these things.”

“I care about you. If it were someone else, I wouldn’t bother,” Chen Ziqi rolled her eyes, moved closer, and keeping her volume low, said, “Tell me, what’s the problem? I can give you some advice.”

Chen Xu said, “You should stop snooping around. I can handle it. And don’t let your Aunt find out about this. Did you hear?”

“Ugh, you don’t have to say it, I can guess,” Chen Ziqi pursed her lips and said, “Is it about you and Bai Jinxuan? Did she find out?”

This startled Chen Xu, and he almost blurted out, “How did you know?”

His expression was too obvious. Chen Ziqi knew she had guessed right, sighed, and said, “Then you’re doomed. If it were something else, Sister Xiyun might forgive you. But with this, I’m afraid there’s no chance of salvaging it.”

Chen Xu knew she was right. Given Luo Xiyun’s personality, her previous statement that she would let bygones be bygones if he completely cut off ties with Yang Jinxia and Bai Jinxuan was already the limit of what she could tolerate.

“Ziqi, Xiao Xu, time to eat. Go wash your hands,” Zeng Wenli called out from the kitchen, carrying dishes. The two stopped discussing the matter.

It wasn’t until after dinner that Chen Ziqi, pulling Chen Xu along, suggested they go downstairs for a walk to aid digestion.

Once downstairs, Chen Ziqi said, “Looking at you, you plan to give up on her.”

Chen Xu didn’t respond but kept walking. Having spent so much time in the hospital, he was very concerned about the noodle shop’s business and wanted to check on their first branch right now.

Chen Ziqi said, annoyed, “Chen Xu, I’m talking to you.”

Chen Xu turned to look at her, feeling kind of frustrated with her attitude but considering that she cared about him, he let it go and sighed, “What can I do?”

“What can’t you do?” retorted Chen Ziqi, not convinced.

Chen Xu patted her on the shoulder and said, “You’re still young, there are things you don’t understand. Let’s go.”

“What are you afraid of, being judged by others?” Chen Ziqi pushed his hand away, visibly upset, “What, having two girlfriends? So what? Which law did you break? Even if people find out, so what? Who would mock you? Are you that unable to stand a few jealous comments?”

Chen Xu was a bit taken aback and didn’t expect her to react so intensely. Her barrage of questions left him speechless.

After venting her frustration, Chen Ziqi’s tone softened, “You always worry about this and that, concerned about how others see you and worried about Sister Xiyun’s situation. But what about you?”

Pointing at Chen Xu’s heart, she continued, “Does parting with Sister Xiyun not hurt you at all?”

Chen Xu looked bewildered; no one had ever spoken to him like this before.

“Chen Xu, have you ever thought about what is truly important to you? Is other people’s opinion more important to you than Sister Xiyun?”

“Let’s go.”

Chen Xu stayed silent for a moment, then turned and walked away.

Seeing him like this, Chen Ziqi stomped her foot and followed him from behind.

…

Chen Xu couldn’t sleep that night; he tossed and turned, Chen Ziqi’s words hammering in his head, buzzing and provoking much thought.

Even though he was reluctant to accept Chen Ziqi’s evaluation of him, one thing touched him. He didn’t want to lose Luo Xiyun, Yang Jinxia, or Bai Jinxuan. So, what was he willing to do for them?

In this world, no one can have it all their way.

To gain something, you’re doomed to lose something else.

Juggling three relationships and expecting everyone to accept it was naive. He could foresee resistance not only from those close to him, but given Bai Jinxuan’s status, their affair might one day become public, leading him to face societal condemnation.

Could he have the courage to face such a scenario?

That night, he introspected deeply for the first time, trying to determine what he truly wanted.

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