As night falls, the tall buildings are brightly lit.
There are cars one after another on the road, running incessantly.
Men and women were laughing and walking through the streets and alleys, as well as in various shopping malls.
The big hotel was full of guests, and everyone toasted and drank together.
There are also quiet corners in bustling cities.
Cheng Ye sat on a bench by the lake, staring blankly at the lake for a long time.
Sometimes he would cover his face and say nothing.
Under the dim street lights, there is an expression of distress and worry.
On the opposite side of the lake are towering buildings, which are also symbols of successful companies.
How many people dream of entering these high-rise buildings, owning a desk of their own, and becoming a white-collar elite.
However, sometimes other people's success also reminds you of your failures.
Cheng Ye felt very uncomfortable and even panicked.
His father's words echoed in his mind from time to time.
"I started from scratch and worked hard to achieve this family fortune today."
"If my starting point is zero, my end point is one hundred percent."
"Then your starting point is 100 points, and your end point is at least 500 points."
"I'm not being harsh, I just hope you can understand that you have never been poor or suffered. You don't know how difficult it is for poor people to turn over."
"How many talented and capable people have taken many detours because their starting point was too low, they had no resources, and they had no guidance, which resulted in them being buried."
"Let me say another ugly thing. Any ordinary person who can be reincarnated into a powerful family, receive elite training since childhood, and be provided with resources when he grows up, will not do worse than you, or even better than you."
"To put it simply, if an ordinary person's starting point is zero and the end point is sixty, he is already very powerful."
"As a person born into a powerful family, the starting point is 100%. With training and resources, if you only reach 300%, your level is no different from ordinary people."
These words stimulated Cheng Ye's heart every word.
He felt so useless and could not get his father's approval for anything he did.
Three attempts to start a business failed, and I still owe a lot of debt.
All overseas investments were wiped out due to a financial crisis.
When he thought of this, Cheng Ye scratched his hair and became more and more distressed.
He knows that ordinary people do not have the cost of trial and error. If a business fails and is in debt, the consequences will be serious. He is afraid that he will be weighed down by debt for the rest of his life.
But he is not an ordinary person, he has the cost of trial and error.
If you fail once, you can try again, or even three times.
Even if it is debt, there is a way out in the end, and my father will take care of it.
The most frightening thing is that he doesn't have the feeling of gaining wisdom from every experience.
For some people, when they fail, they immediately know clearly what they didn't do well and how to improve to bring themselves one step closer to success.
But Cheng Ye didn't feel this way, didn't have that sense of progress.
This is where he suffers, as he has lost the confidence to start his own business for the fourth time.
Not to mention himself, everyone in his family has probably lost confidence in him, and his friends around him are not optimistic either.
Looking at the night, the calm lake reflects the brightly lit high-rise buildings.
Cheng Ye thought of the news he had seen, how those who were heavily in debt, those whose lives were unsatisfactory, and those who were overwhelmed by life chose to commit suicide one by one.
In the past, Cheng Ye couldn't understand that if he wasn't even afraid of death, there was nothing else to be afraid of.
His current state of mind made him seem to understand.
Because those who have been tortured by life and work are more afraid of life than death.
Cheng Ye slowly stood up and walked slowly to the lake, looking at the calm lake in the night and then at the brightly lit high-rise buildings opposite.
Think carefully about how you will face your family when you go back.
I was looking for excuses, how to explain to my father when I went back, that my third business venture failed, and I still owed a lot of debt.
I can't imagine how disappointed my parents looked.
I was even more afraid that my father would have a contemptuous expression when he proposed starting his fourth business.
Maybe what others said is right. Without a powerful father, you are nothing.
Look at other people's children. Once they start a business, they become very successful and bring glory to their father, and you are about to become a prodigal son.
At this time, Cheng Ye was thinking more and more, and the more he thought about it, the lower his mood became.
I repeatedly denied myself, and for a moment, I actually had the idea of committing suicide.
Cheng Ye lowered his head and slowly took his feet towards the lake. He even leaned forward as if he was about to jump into the lake.
But when the critical moment came, he couldn't take a step forward.
He still doesn't have the courage to seek death, and at the same time, he doesn't know how to live.
Afraid of death and afraid of life.
With that kind of conflict in his heart and constant torture, he cried, his expression twisted, and tears rolled down his face.
Suddenly, a hand stretched out from behind, grabbed his arm, and then pulled him back forcefully.
Although the person who came was not very strong, Cheng Ye was pulled so hard without any precautions, and his body fell backwards. The ground near the lake was slippery, causing him to overturn and sit on the ground.
Oh my god!
Cheng Ye gritted his teeth in pain and heard a sentence: "Are you okay? Don't worry about it."
"I……"
Just when Cheng Ye turned around and wanted to greet the other party.
Just one glance, just one glance, made him stunned.
That face was not only beautiful, and the curly hair was not only soft, but those clear eyes seemed to touch people's hearts, making Cheng Ye's heartbeat seem to suddenly stop.
"How are you?"
The woman stretched out her hand and waved five delicate jade fingers in front of Cheng Ye.
"I...I..."
Cheng Ye suddenly felt embarrassed, got up quickly, and patted his butt.
When he lowered his head to reveal his clothes, he couldn't help but sneak a glance at the woman.
It's beautiful, really beautiful.
The woman asked in a low voice: "I'm sorry, I just heard you crying, and I saw you trying to jump into the lake, so I thought you wanted to do that... so I gave you a hand."
"Don't blame me for being nosy, because I often run around this place at night, and I don't want to have any psychological shadow after seeing the news the next day."
"You know how difficult it is to find a night running route with a good environment and few people!"
After saying that, the woman smiled slightly, her expression a bit fake.
Cheng Ye saw the other party wearing sportswear and believed what the other party said.
Just when he wanted to explain that he didn't want to commit suicide, he just wanted to feel the state of mind of those who were seeking death.
Suddenly, the woman waved her pink fist and hit Cheng Ye.
"Oh, don't be downcast."
"There are no obstacles in life that cannot be overcome, and the past will be passed away."
"No matter how hard it is, you will never starve to death. As long as you stay healthy, nothing will be a problem."
