Chapter Seventy-Six: Is It a Dream or a Parallel World?
"When I was in the office today, I saw that you were in a bad mood, so I wanted to talk to you. Xiao Xiao said softly.
Xiao Zhengke stared ahead and was silent.
"Mr. Xiao, will tonight's events be related to this morning's events?"
"Quite possibly. β
"What the hell is going on, and somebody is trying to do this to you?"
"I guess it's the chairman's abdication. β
"What, the chairman is going to abdicate?" Xiao Xiao was very surprised.
"The chairman secretly held a shareholder meeting last week, saying that he has been in poor health recently and wants to elect a new chairman. Xiao Zhengke said calmly.
"I kind of get it. Xiao Xiao took a deep breath and stopped talking.
After a while, the car stopped in front of Xiao Xiao's house.
"Mr. Xiao, thank you for sending me back. β
"You're welcome, you don't have to go to work tomorrow, I'll give you two days off. β
"How can that work? I'm already poor, how much will I have to deduct my salary if I take two days off!" Xiao Xiao looked reluctant.
"Paid time off. Xiao Zhengke smiled at her.
"Really?" Xiao Xiao was very excited, perhaps because he used too much force, and suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back.
Her brow furrowed, motionless, trying her best to relieve the pain in her body.
"Are you alright? Xiao Zhengke looked at her very nervously.
"It's okay," she took a deep breath, "I'm getting off, goodbye." β
"Goodbye!"
When Xiao Xiao returned home, as soon as he entered the door, he saw his mother and father sitting on the sofa watching TV.
"Xiao Xiao, I'll keep dinner for you, it's in the refrigerator, if you're hungry, go to the microwave to heat it up." Xiao's mother said.
"Got it, Mom. Xiao Xiao's voice was weak.
"Child, what's wrong with you, are you sick?" Father Xiao asked with concern when he saw that Xiao Xiao was weak when he spoke.
"I'm not sick, but I'm too tired to work overtime. Xiao Xiao smirked.
"How's your boss going? He sent you back, and you didn't invite anyone to come and sit down. Xiao Mu said.
"It's so late, he has to go back to rest, how can he have time to come up and sit. Xiao Xiao paused and said, "Mom, I won't go to work tomorrow, you don't have to call me for breakfast, I want to sleep lazy." β
"Why don't you have to go to work?"
"It's not that I'm taking leave, I'm taking annual leave, paid annual leave, I'm too tired to work overtime today, and I want to sleep lazy tomorrow. β
"When the child grows up, you don't have to worry so much. Xiao's father's face was very kind, signaling Xiao's mother to give the child space to grow freely.
"I'm going to sleep. Xiao Xiao entered the house and closed the door.
She endured the severe pain and took off her clothes, muttering to herself: "These gangsters are so ruthless that they almost beat me and cripple me." β
She stood in front of the mirror, leaning over and looking at her back.
It was blue, purple, and slightly swollen, and she didn't mention what happened tonight for fear that her parents would worry.
It's just that sleeping tonight became a problem.
She slept on her side, and it hurtβ
Lying flat, it hurtsβ
Is it possible to sleep on your stomach?
Okay, that's it, she put on her pajamas, like a well-behaved kitten, lying on the bed.
She poked her head out, played with her mobile phone, and suddenly received Xiao Zhengke's WeChat.
Xiao Zhengke: Are you okay, do you still hurt?
Xiao Xiao: It's much better, don't worry.
Xiao Zhengke: The medicine prescribed by the doctor should be taken on time.
Xiao Xiao: What kind of medicine? Could it be that you lost the hospital?
Xiao Zhengke: I put it in your bag.
Xiao Xiao climbed down from the bed with difficulty, opened her bag, there were indeed several boxes of medicine in it, and she climbed into bed with difficulty.
Xiao Xiao: I see, it's in my bag.
Xiao Zhengke: Well, rest early.
Xiao Xiao: Good night.
Suddenly, she received Liu Jiameng's WeChat again, she said that she went home to live, and asked Xiao Xiao if she wanted to go to her house as a guest this weekend.
Xiao Xiao replied yes.
It happened that someone knocked on the door outside, and Xiao Xiao asked loudly, "Who?"
"It's your mother, open the door. β
Xiao Xiao dragged his tired body to the door, unlocked the lock, and asked softly, "Mom, what's wrong?"
"Let's eat some fruit. Xiao's mother entered the house with a plate of fruit.
"On the big night, you came in with such a big plate of fruit, and you want to kill me?"
"Do you have such a big opinion to eat?"
"Thank you, Mom, you can put it away, I'll eat it later. Xiao Xiao climbed onto the bed again, and deliberately sat on the bed in order not to let her mother see that her back was injured.
"Xiao Xiao, what is your boss's name Ke and how is the person?" Xiao Mu asked.
"Our Mr. Xiao, we are very good. Xiao Xiao replied.
"Then is he married, single?" asked Xiao's mother again.
"A golden bachelor, tall and handsome, with a car, a house and a deposit, he is still a big celebrity in front of the chairman of our company. β
"And is he interested in you?"
"I don't know, I've always been cold, only today's attitude towards me is a little better. β
"Why?"
"It's not because I ...... for him," Xiao Xiao stopped talking.
"For him, what?" asked Xiao Mu.
"I worked overtime today and did a lot for him. Xiao Xiao casually found a reason to prevaricate her mother.
"I've been planning to introduce you to someone these days, and it seems that you have a goal. β
"Introduce me to someone, Mom, don't. Xiao Xiao's expression was very unnatural.
"Don't worry, Mom won't make trouble for you, you find a suitable opportunity to invite your Mr. Xiao to come to our house for dinner, and Mom will assist you. β
"Huh?" Xiao Xiao was a little confused.
"Rest early, mom is out. Xiao's mother walked out of the room and closed the door.
Xiao Xiao immediately changed his position, lying on the bed, holding his mobile phone, watching the video, and gradually fell asleep.
The next morning, Xiao's father and mother went to work, and they didn't disturb Xiao Xiao's dream, she slept happily until twelve o'clock at noon.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw seven or eight missed calls on her phone, as well as a bunch of messages on WeChat.
She replied one by one, and said to herself unashamedly, "I didn't expect me to be so important, and the company can't leave me." β
She got out of bed, went to the bathroom to wash up quickly, took out the food left by her mother from the refrigerator, heated it up, and ate it to her heart's content.
She took her medicine on time, sat on the couch, hugged her laptop, and flipped through some news, when suddenly she saw a news article about a parallel universe.
The content of the news goes like this: In July 2008, Lerina GarcΓa, a 41-year-old woman, woke up and found herself in a completely foreign and somewhat familiar world, with different bed sheets, pajamas, family and home environment. When I went to work, I found that the floor of the company had changed, the boss had also changed, and the original boyfriend who returned home turned out to be my husband. She thought she was probably on another alternate plane.
As if touched by something, she immediately searched for all the news about the parallel world.
Another miraculous event caught her eye-
In 1952, a white male suddenly appeared at Tokyo's Narita International Airport, claiming to be from Taured Country. When the customs officer asked him to indicate the location of the country, he pointed to the Principality of Andorra (located in Europe). However, when the customs began to question him, the man was furious and wondered why his country was not on the map. He insisted that the Taured country had existed for thousands of years. Strangely, men's passports do have entry and exit stamps from other countries, including Tokyo, and several different European currencies in their clothes. The man then stayed in a room accompanied by two airport officers, but two days later he mysteriously disappeared and was never seen again.
The only explanation for this event is the crossing of parallel universes.
Xiao Xiao carefully read the relevant articles about the parallel world, thinking about everything that happened to him.
Scientists speculate that dreams may be the entrance to parallel worlds. In ancient times, Zhou Gong interpreted dreams, and dreams are not just people's subconscious thoughts. The scene in the dream may come from what has happened in real life, or it may come from what you have done in a parallel time and space. When the human body is asleep, dreams may bring the person's consciousness to another world.
However, the development of quantum mechanical theory is limited, and many phenomena cannot be explained, and it is not possible to verify whether parallel worlds really exist.
Xiao Xiao was a little confused, his heart was beating faster, he thought that he was having a long dream in the past ten years, but at present, it really can't be explained by having a long dream.
If the parallel universe really existed, how did she get in? If the dream was really the entrance to the parallel world, then why did she never enter it again during the time she woke up?
Puzzled, Xiao Xiao searched for a book called Lucid Dreaming, and she also saw a new study that said that researchers have found three small ways to allow humans to control their own dreams.
Dr Aspy, who is visiting the School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide, said: "The memory induction of lucid dreaming can have an effect on our forward-looking memory, which means that you can remember what you want to do in the future. By repeating this sentence, a hint of purpose or intention will be formed in your mind, and that will make you really remember that you are dreaming, thus forming a lucid dream. β
Xiao Xiao plans to experience a lucid dream in the way described on the Internet, and she wants to know if she can enter another world.
Just as she was about to try, the doorbell rang.
She opened the door, and it turned out to be Peng Nana.
"It's a working day, aren't you going to work?" Xiao Xiao asked coldly.
"The child is sick, so I took a leave of absence today. Peng Nana's voice was gentle.
"My parents are not here, is there anything wrong with you?"
"Some time ago, Pengcheng invested a sum of money in your company, and the income was good, and the family was very happy, so I came to thank you. β
"No thanks, it's just my job. Xiao Xiao's beautiful face had no expression, she was about to close the door, but she was stopped by Peng Nana, "Wait." β
"I want you to do me a favor. Peng Nana looked pitiful.
"Say, what's the matter?" Xiao Xiao's tone was cold.
"My mother-in-law suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, my father-in-law was on a business trip, Pengcheng's phone couldn't get through, it is estimated that he was busy with things, can you help me take a look at the child, I will take my mother-in-law to the hospital. Pennana pleaded.