Dragging his tiredness, Tao Zhi opened the door weakly and returned home.

Putting down the briefcase in his hand, taking off his blazer and hanging it on the back of the chair, and loosening his tie, he was ready to take off his shirt and pants and go to the bathroom to wash up.

At this moment, "Don't mention the past, life is a lot of ups and downs......" The mobile phone on the desktop rang.

Stopping to take off his shirt, Tao Zhi picked up his mobile phone, and the caller displayed on the mobile phone screen had only one word...... "Mom".

Without the slightest hesitation, Tao Zhi clicked on.

"Hello? Mother? It's me, what's going on at home? Tao Zhi asked directly.

"It's nothing...... mother's voice was a little hesitant, "I thought, when can you go home?" ”

"Home? Why? Tao Zhi was puzzled.

"Hey, I met your Aunt Li today, it's the Aunt Li who lived next door to our house when I was a child, do you remember their family? Didn't I always like to stick to you and play with you behind your ass when I was a kid? The mother was kind and seductive: "I asked her, their family Tongtong has just graduated from college and has no boyfriend, and now she has entered the provincial ballet company." I also looked at the photo, although I was a little fat when I was a child, but now it's a sign of the fall, and I'm learning ballet, and my figure is even better, needless to say, I have also inquired with people, and my personality and temper are very good...... I thought, are you going to have time to come back and meet her? ”

After being silent for a while, Tao Zhiyu was bitter: "Hey, Mom, you also know, I am working in Shengjing now, and I am busy with work, it is not easy to go back to Jinling, or wait for the New Year." ”

"Waiting for the New Year? Wait for the New Year's girl to be snatched away! The mother over there hated that iron could not become steel: "I have asked, people still remember you, the 'little brother', and they are willing to meet you!" How about Eleven? National Day, your company always has a holiday, right? ”

"This ...... This ......" Tao Zhi couldn't find any excuse for a while, and he seemed a little embarrassed.

"That's all! No matter how many days it is, Eleven must come back to me! The mother said in a commanding tone, and then changed her voice slightly: "Okay, your father will speak to you." ”

"Xiao Zhi, ah......" The voice on the phone changed to a strong male voice: "Did you just get off work?" ”

"Ah...... Yes, I've been busy lately, rushing to get on a mission. Tao Zhi explained slightly.

"Actually...... I think so......" There was hesitation in his father's voice, "or come back." ”

Tao Zhi was silent and did not speak.

The father's voice on the other end continued: "Although Shengjing is the capital and the development prospects are broader, in fact, our Jinling is not much different, your current job is actually ordinary, there is no room for improvement, and you are so tired every day, it is better to come back." ”

After a pause, he continued: "Of course, I don't force you to take over my class, if you really like to engage in finance, then I don't object, I also mentioned it to your Uncle Qin, if you come back, you can go directly to his company as an assistant to the general manager, exercise for a few years, and then manage a branch for you!" ”

"I'm thinking about it......" Tao Zhi understood his parents' painstaking feelings, but his lips opened, and he still only gave an ambiguous answer.

"Hey, Shengjing is actually not that good, the fog is not mentioned, the competition is fierce, our family has nothing to do with Shengjing, if something happens, I can't help you if I want to, and you have a job ...... now" The father over there was still persuading.

"I know!" Tao Zhi interrupted his father's words: "Is it okay for me to think about it for a while?" I promise, I'll give you an answer during the Chinese New Year! ”

"Good!" The father no longer advised: "You have been a smart child since childhood, and I believe that you have your own future in your hands." ”

……

The phone hung up, and the phone jumped to the desktop, on which was an innocent girl holding a teacup and smiling.

Putting the mobile phone that slowly turned off the screen on the table, and sitting in a daze for a while, Tao Zhi took a deep breath, stood up, walked into the bathroom, took off his clothes, and turned on the sprinkler.

Letting the waterline lapping on his skin turn from cold to hot, Tao Zhi's heart is full of thoughts.

Should I stick with it?

There is no hope left, there is no point in staying here, why should I insist on staying?

Obviously, it is so difficult, so hard, so sad, so desperate, why do you still insist?

Obviously, as long as I go back, my parents will help arrange everything, marry a gentle and graceful flower-like beauty, get a warm and rich easy job, and then inherit my father's company and spend this life happily...... Why insist on staying in this distant, strange, cold, stressful city that you don't like at all?

I know everything by myself, why can't I let it go?

Still is...... Can't let her go?

After taking a shower, drying his body, and drying his hair, Tao Zhi lay on the bed, his heart full of entanglement and confusion.

Then, he picked up his phone and tapped the screen lightly.

The screen lights up to reveal the lock screen.

On the interface, it is still the young and beautiful, pure and feminine girl, she is holding a teacup, looking straight ahead, smiling smartly.

Tao Zhi didn't click to enter the main interface again, but looked at the picture on the interface, and his eyes softened suddenly.

The girl in the picture is his first love, three years of high school, when the love first opened, the sweetest, sweet first love like a dream.

The tenderness in Tao Zhi's eyes lasted for a while, and then turned bitter.

We were so beautiful at the beginning, why did you leave so decisively? In order to make the distance not an obstacle, I worked so hard to get into Shengjing, why can't I keep it? Why do you practice yourself again and again, making my heart ache so much?

Could it have been better if I hadn't uploaded this image online?

Without the blessings of fame, would you still be as simple and beautiful as you were at the beginning? Even if the object is not me, will you have a simple, beautiful, unforgettable love?

Isn't it...... You won't marry that rich businessman surnamed Liu who is old enough to be your father, who is full of brains, who only knows how to talk big all day long, and who uses all means in pre-marital property?

Isn't it...... You don't have to work hard, even if you have a big belly, you still have to show your head to maintain exposure, maintain your popularity, and promote the company platform of that wealthy businessman in Shabi?

Why are you so sad and desperate for me, but I still can't forget the way you smiled at me with that cup of green tea in your hand?

Why did I still choose to stay in this city, to stay in the company where there is a possibility of seeing you, just for a 1 in 10 million chance to see you again?

……

Tao Zhi lay on the bed tossing and turning and couldn't sleep, and the mobile phone screen was also lit up and dimmed countless times.

Finally, he sighed.

Hey, forget it, let's go to bed early, maybe I'll have to work overtime tomorrow!

As he thought about it, he picked up a silver-white helmet on the bedside table that was placed on the wireless charging pad.

Fortunately, with this thing, even if you feel sad and sad, you can fall asleep quickly and have a good dream.

Double-click the switch to turn the five-pointed star on the helmet's forehead into blue, and Tao Zhi puts the helmet on his head.

Sleepy and soon he fell asleep.

Well, let's go to the island today for a walk, and it's time to think about the future and make a decision.

While thinking, Tao Zhi got up from the bed in the virtual reality world and beckoned a light blue holographic screen.

Stretching out a hand, he started clicking, [Virtual Reality Game], "One Man's Island", [Casual Mode]......

Hey, that's not right! How this game has one more mode!

[Casual Mode], [Survival Mode]...... What's going on with this Friday mode? I didn't have it yesterday.

If it's Friday, it's not Friday, isn't it......

After some speculation and hesitation, out of curiosity, Tao Zhi still clicked on this new [Friday Mode].

"Buzz"

The aperture on the ground lights up, and a hologram of a small island appears on the aperture.

[Survival Mode] Although I haven't played it, this island is no different from the previous casual mode.

Although puzzled, Tao Zhi still stepped into the aperture.

A slight feeling of weightlessness followed, followed by a whirlwind......

Oops, I'm rubbing, isn't this what the Internet said, the beginning of [Survival Mode]? Don't you want to be so exciting as soon as you come up? I'm not mentally prepared at all!

This storm is coming too hard, isn't it? The ship is going to fall apart...... Yes...... Yes......

After falling heavily in the sea water and choking on the salty seawater, Tao Zhi lost consciousness again.

……

"Mr. First Mate? Mr. First Mate......"

In a daze, Tao Zhi heard a few vague, somewhat familiar female voices, and felt as if someone had poked someone on his skin a few times.

What's going on? How can there be a sound? Who's calling me? What does the first mate mean? Am I coming to the island?

Tao Zhi's mind slowly cleared up, his thinking slowly cleared, and then he suddenly half-sat up and opened his eyes.

"Oh, Bodhisattva bless, Mr. First Mate, you have finally woken up." It's still that gentle, familiar female voice, coming from behind him.

The voice...... Tao Zhi's eyes widened violently, and then he quickly turned his head away.

It was a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, dressed in a knee-high, somewhat wet white dress, with wet hair sticking to her neck, barefoot, with a lot of sand on her white feet, and a small branch in her hand.

Maybe it's because she's soaked, the skirt is tightly attached to her, making her a little barren, but the youthful and slender body is clearly and clearly, but the girl is unaware, just looks at it with concern.

Tao Zhi knows this voice, and he also knows this girl.

How could he not recognize this voice, and how could he not know this girl?

That's the person who has been surging in his mind for ten years, day and night, thinking about it in his heart, and thinking about it countless times!

Tao Zhi only felt that his mouth was dry, and he stammered a little when he spoke: "Zedi, you, why are you here?" ”

His mind is also in chaos, this is online mode? But does it mean that the virtual network has not been laid out yet? And if you are online, why do you just need to connect with her? Did she invite me? Why did she invite me online? Don't......

"What's wrong with you, Mr. First Mate?" The girl's eyes blinked, and she spoke cautiously: "I'm not a Zedi, I'm Xiaotian, a passenger on your ship, and our ship has encountered a storm...... When I woke up, I was on this beach...... I can't find anyone else......"

Little day? Why is it called Xiaotian? And, why does he call me Mr. First Mate? Moreover, why is she exactly the same as when she was in school? Still so young? I remember that the virtual reality time should not be open to adjust the appearance and adjust the age......

Don't...... I remember that in that Crusoe, the tame savage servant of the protagonist seems to be called Friday.

Is this what this Friday mode means? Isn't this girl ......

No way! Still have to test it!

"You, why do you call me first officer?" Tao Zhi opened his mouth and asked.

"Because...... Because you are the first mate on the treasure ship Jinshan. The girl was puzzled: "Don't you remember, Mr. First Mate?" ”

"And who are you?" Tao Zhi asked again.

"Me? I am your passenger, and I took your Jinshan to Xinao Province to join my uncle. There was a little fear in the girl's tone: "I, when I was on the boat, I told you......"

You can't go wrong! She's definitely not Zedi! She's supposed to be an NPC! This [Friday Mode] is a mode with NPCs in "One Lonely Island"!

After being silent for a while, Tao Zhi spoke: "Panel! ”

In an instant, an orange holographic panel appeared in front of him.

"What are you doing, Mr. First Officer?" Looking at Tao Zhi, whose fingers kept moving, the girl was puzzled, and it didn't seem to see this holographic panel.

Without answering, Tao Zhi clicked [Exit Game].

However, the expected light gate did not appear, and an interface popped up on the holographic screen.

On the interface is a line of prompts:

"[Friday Mode] is a special game mode being tested to test NPC functionality in virtual reality games. This mode is only open to a very small number of people, please do not use any means to disclose any information about this mode in any channel, otherwise you will be permanently disqualified from using this mode! ”

There is only one button below [I know, continue to exit].

After clicking on it, unlike other modes, the white light flashed, and after a slight feeling of weightlessness, Tao Ze woke up from the bed in the virtual reality world.

Sure enough, it's an NPC! Sure enough, it's the NPC mode! Wouldn't that be the case...... Right! Don't leak secrets! Sabi just leaked the secret! I won't leak a secret if I am killed!

After taking a moment to suppress the excitement in his heart, Tao Zhi clicked on [Friday Mode] again and walked into the aperture.

After a flash of white light and a slight weightlessness, he reappeared on the beach.

Looking at the puzzled girl in front of him, Tao Zhi suppressed his mind and said in a gentle tone: "Zedi...... Oh no, little god! Don't worry, I will definitely protect you and take you to survive on the island! ”

"Uh-huh! I believe Mr. First Mate! There were tears in the girl's eyes, but her tone was full of trust.

"That's it! It's not an option to stay here. Tao Zhi stood up and said solemnly: "Let's go, let's find a place to settle down first!" ”

……

Taking off the helmet on his head, Tao Zhi looked at the wall clock on the wall, well, it's eight o'clock in the morning, it's almost.

He picked up his phone: "Hey, Manager Lu?" I'm Xiao Tao, there's something going on at home that I need to deal with, and I want to take a leave of absence today...... Well, yes, just one day today, and come back to work tomorrow...... Well, okay, thank you Manager Lu. ”

After getting out of bed to solve the problem of personal hygiene, and finding something to fill his stomach at random, Tao Zhi climbed into bed again and put on his helmet again.

Labor and management have to sleep all day!

……

On the second day, Tao Zhi walked into the company with a smile on his face and a brisk pace.

"Oh, Xiao Tao, what happened to you? So happy? ”

"Brother Tao, you shouldn't have met peach blossom luck yesterday, right? How did you look radiant today? ”

"I'll just say, Brother Tao is so handsome, and he graduated from a prestigious university, how can he not find a girlfriend?"

"When will Brother Tao bring his sister-in-law to us?"

"Xiao Tao, young people still have to pay attention to moderation, play and play, and don't affect their work."

……

Time flies by in the clouds, and it will soon be almost six o'clock in the afternoon, and it will be time to get off work.

Manager Lu walked out of the office and clapped his hands: "Now we know the project at hand, the customer is in a hurry, and it will be completed before Monday, so let's work harder, okay?" Don't worry, I've already ordered takeout for you, curry crab pot, and it will arrive soon. ”

His meaning is very clear, that is, overtime.

Fortunately, everyone has long been used to it, and they are still sitting on the chairs and continuing to type on the keyboard, and no one has cleaned up......

No! One of the men finished packing up and stood up! I'm heading to the door!

"Xiao Tao, ...... you are" Manager Lu at the door stopped in front of him and expressed puzzlement: "There is something at home today?" You're the backbone of the project...... I took your vacation yesterday, can you overcome it today? ”

"Can't!" Tao Zhi's voice was categorical: "I'm busy going home to grout, so I don't have time to add you to the dead class!" ”

"Also." His footsteps did not stop: "Now I officially resign!" I won't be here anymore! ”

After that, he didn't look back, and walked straight out of the company and out of the building.

On the way to the subway station, he took out his mobile phone: "Hey, Mom, it's me, I'll go home in a few days!" Well, I resigned, and I will stay at home in the future, stay in Jinling, and not go back to Shengjing......"

……

Just when Tao Zhi let go of the obsession in his heart, his body and mind were comfortable, his thoughts were clear, and he began to plan a happy life in the future.

In the company, the scene where he just yelled at Manager Lu had been recorded by a bored colleague on his mobile phone and uploaded to the Internet.

His name of "Brother Grouting Brother" began to spread all over the world in the middle of the night.

"Hahaha, that's a very apt word......"

"The young man must have just had a girlfriend, or just got married, and it was when the adultery was hot, and you still let the family stay and work overtime, can people not get angry?"

"After all, it's a young person, and it's still too impulsive, and it's not easy to find a job now."

"I just love it! Life and death are downbeat, and if you don't accept it, you will do it! ”

"I can feel his feelings, when I first got married, I was actually similar to him."

"Therefore, it is still very beneficial to take a marriage leave and go out for a honeymoon for the young couple."

"Hahaha, I see that as soon as he comes home, eighty percent won't even have time to eat, so he will start working!"

"I think Brother Grout's wife must be very beautiful."

……