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Chapter 477: Chapter 475: There’s No Lie in These Words
"Uh..."
It wasn’t really like that.
Normally, Lu Zhaozhao would surely tease him in that way.
But seeing the huge dark circle under his eyes, she suddenly felt too heartbroken to continue.
With a resigned sigh, she nodded her head, making Xia Wenyan even happier.
He immediately hugged Lu Zhaozhao’s arm, shamelessly rubbing against it, "Having a little sister really is the best."
If his elder brothers saw him like this, they would definitely kick him out with a foot.
As for Pei Huai, he had returned to his mother’s family for a while now; at first, he could contact him every day, but recently it was only once every three or five days.
And every time they could only talk on the phone for a short while before the call was hung up.
This was the first time Pei Huai and he were apart for so long, and he was visibly not adjusting well.
Xia Wenyan let out a dejected sigh.
Now, there was no one to act opposite him, no one to make him delicious food, and no one beside him to help him talk back at others.
He hadn’t realized his dependence on Pei Huai had become so heavy.
Lu Zhaozhao, feeling a bit of pity, rubbed Xia Wenyan’s head, "I heard you’ve been really passionate about work lately, Fourth Brother when did you become so career-driven?"
Lu Zhaozhao intended to listen to Xia Wenyan’s explanation, but didn’t expect him to excitedly grasp her hand, "Zhaozhao, I didn’t think you’d pay such close attention to your brother, Fourth Brother truly hasn’t spoiled you for nothing!"
"..."
Good lord, why was her fourth brother’s thought process so different from a normal person?
Did she want to highlight her care for him?
Did she want to know if he was immersing himself in work because of Pei Huai’s situation lately?
Lu Zhaozhao suddenly felt a throbbing pain at her temples.
She raised her hand to rub her temples, trying to be patient as she asked again, "So... why did you suddenly become so career-driven?"
Xia Wenyan’s mood visibly dropped quite a bit, truthfully he didn’t know.
Previously, his interest in acting or attending events wasn’t great, rather he preferred to invest in the entertainment industry.
And his vision was good, the movies and TV series his company produced were all very profitable.
This was also why he was able to quickly establish himself in the domestic entertainment industry.
But lately, he felt strange, as if he needed to find something to occupy his time or he would feel the time was unreasonably long and hard to endure.
After carefully thinking it through, Xia Wenyan rested his head on Lu Zhaozhao’s shoulder and said word by word, "Maybe I just felt bored recently, so I wanted to find something to do."
He wasn’t lying with those words.
Lu Zhaozhao tilted her head to look at Xia Wenyan, unable to resist probing his soul with a question, "Before, when you weren’t this busy, I never saw you get bored. Did something different happen recently?"
She tried to subtly guide Xia Wenyan towards the direction she hoped he would think about.
Otherwise, with her Fourth Brother’s blockhead, he’d probably remain clueless for life.
The situation with Pei Huai was not detailed to her by Song Sinian, she only knew that his current matchmaking prospect seemed quite troublesome.
Pei Huai couldn’t get away.
Otherwise, her Fourth Brother wouldn’t be taking on events and acting in boredom.
Xia Wenyan didn’t think much at all; whatever Lu Zhaozhao asked, he simply answered.
Upon hearing the recent question, he propped his chin and thought carefully, "Before, whether I was at home or outside, Brother Pei was always with me. Of course, I wouldn’t be bored with someone to accompany me."
But now that Pei Huai had gone abroad, it wasn’t appropriate for him to follow along, was it?
And he had family affairs to deal with; it wasn’t convenient for him to bring him along.
Xia Wenyan had considered visiting Pei Huai abroad before, but later he thought better of it and gave up. Pei Huai was so busy, he simply had no time to spare for him.
He’d better not add to his troubles.
Xia Wenyan’s abilities were not great, but he did have self-awareness.
Lu Zhaozhao’s little mouth turned down, "When you didn’t have Brother Pei with you before, were you bored then?"
"I..." Xia Wenyan opened his mouth but instantly got stuck.
Before he came to this country, it seemed that he had never been in this situation.
He wasn’t that busy at the time, engaged in things he was interested in, and even if he spent the whole day lying at home, he hadn’t felt as tormented as he did now.
Lu Zhaozhao hadn’t asked him about it before, and he hadn’t thought about it, but after hearing her question, he suddenly found it very strange.
Xia Wenyan looked at Lu Zhaozhao with a conflicted face, his hands clasping his own cheeks as if he couldn’t accept the situation before him.
"It’s over, it’s over, it’s over, Zhaozhao, I think I might be sick."
Many artists in the entertainment industry suffer from depression, and he had always thought that someone as straightforward as him would definitely not get depressed.
Now, because of Lu Zhaozhao’s question, he suddenly felt that he might not be quite normal. Could this be a precursor to depression?
Lu Zhaozhao actually thought her fourth brother had suddenly become enlightened and she couldn’t help but curl her lips, "The heart’s illness also needs the heart’s medicine..."
Xia Wenyan nodded very seriously, "I think so too."
"Then when do you plan to go to..."
Pei Huai’s place.
He hadn’t managed to finish the sentence when he heard Xia Wenyan ask very earnestly, "Zhaozhao, can you introduce me to the psychologist who treated Sinian before? I think it’s necessary for me to have a psychological consultation first."
What on earth?
Lu Zhaozhao felt as if she’d split apart on the spot.
Why did she recognize every word her fourth brother said, but when put together, she couldn’t understand them?
Why the need for psychological consultation?
What was the deal with seeing a psychologist?
Lu Zhaozhao looked at Xia Wenyan with a face full of confusion, almost wanting to grab him by the collar and shake him vigorously, shake all the water out of his head.
Xia Wenyan thought that Lu Zhaozhao hadn’t understood what he’d just said, so he explained it again, "Didn’t you just say that the heart’s illness needs the heart’s medicine? I’ve heard that Song Sinian has a good psychologist, so I want you to introduce them to me."
When Xia Wenyan said this, his face was full of seriousness, showing no signs of joking at all.
Lu Zhaozhao was truly numb now.
She was starting to feel a bit sorry for Pei Huai.
Completely unmanageable.
If it wasn’t for her own brother, she would let him grow old alone.
Lu Zhaozhao took a deep breath, "What I mean is, you’re feeling bored now not because you’re sick, but because the person who made you feel not bored isn’t here now." n𝚘𝚟𝚙𝚞𝚋.𝚌o𝚖
Xia Wenyan nodded, "So I can only wait for Brother Pei to come back."
"Have you thought about finding someone else to replace Pei Huai?" Lu Zhaozhao ventured, her gaze fixed on Xia Wenyan’s handsome face.
If Pei Huai could be replaced, then for Xia Wenyan, he wouldn’t be particularly irreplaceable.
