HBWnovel Chapter 591 A Strong Psychological Defense
Chapter 591 A Strong Psychological Defense
Chapter 591 A Strong Psychological Defense
It was almost 10 p.m. when I drove home.
When I entered 1103, I found that the little guy had already fallen asleep sometime earlier.
The kitchen had been cleaned up, and two meals and bowls and chopsticks were thoughtfully left on the table, along with a note telling them to heat them up when they got back...
"Sigh! Girls are so much better..."
Meng Lang couldn't help but feel touched by his thoughtful and caring daughter.
Just as he finished devouring the leftovers, his stomach growling with hunger, his phone suddenly rang. He picked it up and saw it was Duan Xian.
"Hey! What's up so late?"
He lazily sat down on the sofa, finding himself in a comfortable position.
Hmm... Xiaoyu must be scared living alone in such a big house, so she'll sleep here tonight...
"Hey Lang, I just got a role in a movie, and this time I'm playing the male lead!" The voice on the other end of the phone sounded quite excited.
"That's it? I'm going to sleep now, I'm exhausted after a long day..."
Hey hey hey! What's wrong with you? This is the first time in my life I've ever played the male lead!
And this is a big-budget production, with an investment that's no less than, if not greater than, that of "Pegasus," and my salary is astronomical! Aren't you even a little bit surprised?
Surprise? I handled everything from producer to director, from screenwriter to lead actor!
What's so surprising?
"The Fortress of Shanghai, right?"
Duan Xian: [...]
Duan Xian on the other end of the phone was shocked for a long time.
[Damn! You found out again? Tell me the truth, what's your relationship with Lingjing Media? I just heard about this from my agent ten minutes ago!]
what relationship?
Founder? Technology supplier?
The largest shareholder is my henchman, and the second largest shareholder is always lusting after me, crying and begging to entrust his daughter to me...
With so many relationships, which one should I tell you about?
[Wait! You didn't get me this male lead role again, did you?] Duan Xian seemed to realize something.
How he debuted with the song "Misplaced Time and Space" and how he became a signed artist with Lingjing Media are almost all related to Meng Lang.
This time... could it be that I've been set up again?
I feel like I'm becoming more and more of a tool...
"What nonsense are you talking about? Lingjing Media only has you as their signed artist. Who else would they cast as the male lead if not you?"
I only received a little bit of news in advance, saying that your company was going to remake "The Fortress of Shanghai".
With so many clues, is it really that hard to make the connection?
[Really? Never mind, it doesn't matter anymore, I... 'Ah~~~']
A sharp female scream suddenly came from the other end of the phone, getting closer and closer. Meng Lang grimaced and quickly moved the phone receiver away.
What's going on? Watching a horror movie so late at night?
"Ah~ Bro! I heard your production team wants Chaoge as a special guest actor, is that true? That means you can perform on stage with him? Ah~ That's great! Does that mean I can get his autograph? No! Can I visit the set? Wait, can I even take a picture with him? Ahhh~~~ Bro, I love you to death~~ Let go! Let go! You're so disgusting! Get out of here! *Bang!*"
After a chaotic scene, the door slammed shut, followed by Duan Xian's helpless complaint.
[That Xiao Yi was unmoved when she heard her own brother was going to be the male lead, but she went crazy when she heard Chao Ge's name. I don't even know who her real brother is...]
"Hehe... As for chasing stars, I think your sister has good taste..." Meng Lang said with a meaningful smile.
Yes, the special guest actor was Chaoge, which was naturally arranged secretly by Meng Lang through Gao Yuan.
Although it was just a small cameo role, it was Meng Lang's first step in getting to know the other party.
The Silent Hill trip not long ago has already verified the power of the rain + brainwave amplifier, which is enough to give an overwhelming brainwashing advantage to low-level clans below the "group" level.
Then the "Pandora Project" can naturally move on to the next phase...
Among all the known clans, Chaoge is undoubtedly a somewhat special "enemy".
Putting aside her tragic background and sorrowful circumstances, Chaoge, as a singer, possesses special sonic abilities, thus always serving as an intelligence liaison for the Night Demon Clan.
Anyone who has watched spy movies knows that this kind of position inevitably involves contact with a large number of superiors and subordinates.
In Meng Lang's speculation, he was likely a tool used by the Night Demon Clan at Jinghai Welfare Institute to communicate with the other so-called "Ten Institute Directors".
They are important intelligence nodes, but their status is that of the lowest-ranking family members.
He held a respectable position, but lacked significant strength. Crucially, he possessed a wealth of intelligence about the other party.
The opponent is practically invisible to us, making them the perfect entry point to infiltrate the enemy!
Once you're on your own turf, you'll have more time to interact with others, which will naturally create opportunities to make your move.
Hmm... if we brought Duan Xiaoyi, that die-hard fan, along when we made contact, the deception might be even more effective...
(Duan Xiaoyi: "Are you being polite?")
[Tch! Xiao Yi is one thing, but you're doing this too... I was going to show off to you guys, but now I feel no sense of accomplishment at all.]
Forget it, I'll just go find my sweetheart and my darling...
Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Meng Lang's lips twitched slightly.
This guy, his last sentence made him brag a bit...
Sigh! How come other people can run two servers so easily, like eating and drinking water, while I'm always walking on eggshells, and I can even crash the game every now and then?
Is my hand speed and APM really that bad?
He shook his head, dimmed the light, and then took out "The Travels of Meng Xiaolang," preparing to read it by lamplight late into the night...
As the saying goes, reading is always beneficial. My own experience has undoubtedly proven that there are treasures to be found in books, and beautiful women to be found within them...
Well... now he has to add one more thing.
The book also contains illegitimate children...
Looking at the little girl in the photo with her innocent smile, her face seems so distant and unfamiliar, yet also so close and familiar, as if it were yesterday...
A poem by Kahlil Gibran that I read in college suddenly came to mind.
Your child is not actually your child.
They are the children born of Life's longing for itself.
They came into this world through you, but not from you.
They are beside you, but they do not belong to you.
You can give them your love, but not your thoughts.
Because they have their own thoughts.
You can shelter their bodies, but not their souls.
Because their souls belong to tomorrow, a tomorrow you can never reach even in your dreams...
This song is titled "Your Child Is Not Actually Your Child".
He used to not understand it and thought it was just Gibran whining without any real reason, that a random, incoherent sentence could be called poetry.
Now he understood; this was clearly written as "Children Beyond Time," and Gibran was probably an autobiography writer too...
He read the book in his hand over and over again, hoping to find evidence that he wasn't a scumbag father.
However, reading a book a second time will only bring new insights, not new conclusions.
As I read, familiar yet unfamiliar scenes kept flashing through my mind like a revolving lantern...
There's a beach with an evening breeze, a magnificent sunset over the sea, and the sound of children playing all around...
Meng Lang couldn't help but rub his temples.
Fine, fine, you don't want to choose grand war scenes, but instead you want to cram romance into my head, huh?
My relationship with Yan Weiwei was already complicated, and now, not only have you hit my weak spot, but you're also using my child as a buy-one-get-one-free offer?
The key point is that Lin Haitang hasn't flown to the capital this time because of this!
Doesn't this mean...
Having been tormented by the ups and downs of love for so long, Meng Lang said this was the first time he had experienced the VIP treatment of not having to take responsibility for doing bad things.
Which cadre can withstand such a test?
Looking back at the radiant smile of "myself" in the photo now, it seems rather irritating.
Although he was successful in love but unsuccessful on the battlefield, the ending was still a tragedy.
But at least he achieved a hidden accomplishment that none of his brothers had ever achieved...
[No comeback, but no disaster either!]
His illegitimate child is old enough to run errands, and he hasn't yet caused any scandals. If word gets out, a lot of his seniors will be envious!
In my memory, he had children.
Hmm... that one in Lu Kexin's belly doesn't count...
But an illegitimate child is definitely a first in dozens of lifetimes.
You can't really blame them for being scumbags. After all, the books are gone and no one reminded them. What's done is done, so they have to take responsibility.
He can't bring himself to start a relationship and then abandon it, but he can certainly abandon his wife and children?
But once this precedent is set, there's a fear that similar situations will emerge one after another...
After all, few brothers wouldn't envy such a winner in life.
What if you have one child and I have one child, and then the country encourages having two children, and the family planning policy can't be controlled!
He had a vague premonition that if he were to have many children and grandchildren in the future, it would all depend on his brothers' help...
Hmm... the more I think about it, the more awkward it seems?
Never mind, that's not the point. The point is...
"Everyone knows I'm a man with principles. I've taken responsibility for the child, so it's only natural for me to take responsibility for the child's mother, right?"
He used feeble words to defend his brother (himself) innocence.
As it turns out, people's bottom line is actually quite flexible.
Especially when there are many people...
Sometimes he felt helpless; as the epitome of recklessness, he had borne too many emotional burdens that he shouldn't have to bear...
Despite being destined for survival in the city, I've unfortunately contracted a disease affecting all the realms and worlds...
Do I like Yan Weiwei? I recall the scenes from past lives.
From that gentle bow of her head at the train station platform, to the blood-red evening gown shielding her on the cruise ship, from that song about a misplaced time and space, to that heartfelt embrace in the rain…
There are some arrangements of fate, some mutual attraction, and some life-and-death friendships.
As countless fragments of memories surge forth across time and space.
The psychological defenses I thought I had built...
Can we stop this overwhelming army of memories?
(End of this chapter)