[Four Drive Brothers] Reshaping Reality

Hugh received a long-distance call that he had to return to school before the start of the new semester, and Hugh set the time to return to Germany tomorrow.He had already packed his things and was ready to leave, Hugh took a sip of the last cup of rum mixed with hot chocolate in China: "There are not many procedures left, about when will you leave for the United States? "

Zhou Yan thought about it and replied: "If the rest of the things go well, next month."

Hugh nodded and continued to write on the calendar what he needed to deal with when he returned to Germany.The first line reads "Go to Mihail", and Hugh felt a little headache. He recalled the way Mihail gave repeated orders and repeated emphasis during the video call with Mihail.Hugh supported his forehead in distress: "This time I go back, it will definitely be difficult to explain to Mihail."

"Ah, yes." Zhou Yan slapped her forehead, and took out a photo album from her bag as if she suddenly realized: "This is for you."

Hugh opened the album, and found that every page of the album was a photo of Mihail from various angles, and the words printed on the side were clearly written in Mihail's tone, such as "I think in this world, there is nothing better than winning The game is more normal."

"..." Hugh closed the photo album and held it in his hand, "Is this the book of quotations you promised to Mihaile?"

Zhou Yan nodded: "I've been rushing to work for so many days, and it's finally finished. You can explain to Mihaier."

Hugh shook his head with a smirk: "Why is Mihail always able to get whatever he wants so smoothly?" It really makes people jealous.

Hugh sat on the plane, looking at the scenery that was stretched farther and farther away, he spread out the calendar, and turned to the last page, it was in the study room in an afternoon, he drew it casually when he was bored, but in the end, he It became the only proof that he had been here.

Nothing seems to have changed.

Hugh thought back to the email that turned everything that was going smoothly downhill.As an excellent student who intends to major in economics, Hugh understands how much information asymmetry is worth taking advantage of in practice.Hugh raised the corners of his lips mockingly, why did he choose to tell Zhou Yan everything about Brett?The only explanation he could find was that, presumably, Hugh had always believed in fair play.

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The wind on the coast is often soothing and sincere. During the peak travel season, the beach is always crowded with people; but after this holiday is over, people start their busy working days again. Except for a small number of people who still have nothing to do, no one will come Waste of time here.

Brett stopped, and he saw that the sand behind him was covered with his triple footprints.Brett wiped his sweat with a paper towel. The sand is too soft, which is really not a good place for running, but Brett really has no other way to consume his excessive energy.

And, as soon as he stopped, those relentless announcements clung to his ears.

"Unfortunately, Brett, your physical examination report shows that the intraocular pressure in your left eye is abnormal, which should be caused by overuse of the eyes. I'm afraid, you have to suspend your space training."

At that moment, the scene in front of him turned gray. Brett controlled his emotions, thanked the doctor, and was so absent-minded that he almost collided with passers-by at the corner.

Aiji held his physical examination report in shock: "Captain, why are you leaving in such a hurry?"

Seeing that it was Edge, Brett tried his best to control his emotions: "I just want to go back to training quickly. How is your physical examination result?"

Aggie whistled and put his arms around Brett's shoulders: "My physical examination results are all normal. The doctor said that this is a rare and strong body suitable for flying into space. I didn't tell him that this is the last time I do it." There are so many medical examinations for complicated items. Captain, tell me, after I become a technical analyst, I shouldn’t need to undergo such frequent physical examinations, right?”

Brett twitched the corners of his mouth, but he found that he couldn't laugh at all.

NASA headquarters soon got the news. They sent people to the training base and told Brett that he had to suspend space training. The choice before him was to change the direction of future development, or to go to the physical recovery base assigned by NASA to wait. Intraocular pressure returned to normal.

Brett chose the latter without hesitation. If he planned to conduct technical research on the ground, he would not have to persist for so long.

The NASA staff looked at him with complicated eyes: "Maybe what I'm going to say next is superfluous, but you know, the recovery time may be very long, and..."

And, maybe by the time his eyes recover, he has already missed the best condition and golden age of flying into space.Brett knew the unfinished words she swallowed: "It's okay, this is my choice."

The recovery base arranged by NASA for him is spacious and comfortable. The people who live next to each other are other candidates who have to enter the recovery period due to physical reasons. Each of them is equipped with a private doctor to return to the hospital in the shortest possible time. NASA.Brett learned from his doctor that some people cannot adapt to the space diet, and some people have a little less balance.

Listening to these words, Brett thought, other people's problems are problems that can always be solved through hard work, but only him, the harder he studies, the more problems will be aggravated.

For a long time in the past, the goal of flying into space has been accompanied by all the experiences in Brett's life.The distant stars in the sky are more than billions of light-years away from ordinary people, but Brett can see that year after year, he is getting closer and closer to his goal. NASA, space, spacecraft, all these words are mixed together, not only bringing an aura that cannot be ignored for all their companions, but also shining brightly for Brett's life.

Now, eternal night is coming.

"You don't have to be too nervous. For the next month, stay away from the electronic screen for a while, and let's observe the effect."

"Okay," Brett nodded, "Then, I apply to reply to the email first."

On that day, Brett saw an email from Zhou Yan. Zhou Yan, as usual, talked about a lot of her own things, some troubled, and some humorous and cute. Brett also temporarily forgot his troubles, and the corners of his mouth gradually turned up.At the end of the email, Zhou Yan asked: "If a year later, I go to study in the United States, is that okay?"

Brett could imagine that when Zhou Yan wrote this line, her cheeks must have been reddish and her eyes full of anticipation. If she had said this in person, her demeanor would reveal her complacency. She might still be expecting Hoping for him to find out, look, it's all about you.

Brett sighed, no, he didn't hope that any decision Zhou Yan made would be completely and completely for him.Even Brett himself, after thinking about all kinds of uncontrollable dangers in space, even sacrificing his life, chose to participate in the extremely rigorous space training.Brett once thought that such a well-thought-out decision and following his inner decision would not leave any regrets for him. However, after Brett was suspended from training due to physical reasons, he also regretted irrepressibly.

Brett firmly believed that his feelings for Zhou Yan had not been shaken or changed over the years, but suddenly, he felt that it was unbearable that even a little bit of Zhou Yan's annoyance or regret after many years would bring him overwhelming as guilty.

Brett's eyes dropped, and he typed word by word on the keyboard: "I hope you can think carefully from the perspective of the future and reality." Brett felt so shameful about himself, he once thought that he was brave and persistent, But he didn't realize that the setback and the accompanying loneliness and apprehension made him hesitant and cowardly.

There was no reply to that email, and on the days when the coach allowed him to check the computer every month, Brett would always see his inbox filled with advertising emails, as he should have expected, that proud man, at the beginning When he asked, he had summoned up all his courage and discarded all his shyness, so what was he still expecting?Could it be that Zhou Yan would reply to him next time, "I've thought about it, I will go to America."?

However, there is nothing wrong with this. For Zhou Yan, staying with her parents or living in an environment she is familiar with is a simpler and more relaxed way of life.With Zhou Yan's emotional intelligence and ability, she will definitely be able to continue to enter the university with excellent grades. He has had an appointment with Zhou Yan for many years, no matter whether she still remembers it at that time, no matter where she is in the world, Bray Te will definitely do his best to find her.

Edge had come to visit him, and Brett was not surprised. After all, they were all in the same training base, and Brett's suspension of training was not a secret.

Brett handed Aiji a glass of Coke, Aiji looked at Brett who still had a special NASA bottle of water in his hand, "Captain, you are still so self-disciplined."

Brett replied: "I can't give up on myself here." In a few months, he saw that most of the people changed directions, and a small number of people finally reached NASA's standards and returned to training.He has received many job invitations from universities, and if he chooses to accept any invitation letter, it means that he has obtained another ticket to a comfortable, prosperous, and easy life.But Brett is still restraining his life with NASA's strictest standards all the time, because of habit or unwillingness.

Aiji scratched the back of his head: "Sometimes I feel that the world is really unfair. People like you who are eager to fly into space need to give up training temporarily. People like me who have no intention of training have such a strong body." Aiji learned After Brett was suspended from training, every time he recalled the content of the conversation when he met Brett in the medical examination center, he would feel from the bottom of his heart that he was really an asshole.

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Brett followed the direction of the sea breeze and returned to the reading room. He sat on the open-air seat at the door of the reading room and opened a book that he hadn't finished last time.On the bookmark page, Milan Kundera said that the lost journey is long and there will be a return.

Brett looked at this book full of philosophical thinking, with rare gentle sentences, his eyes drifted into the distance.

An unexpected figure that he had imagined for a long time broke into his gaze. At that moment, Brett felt that his breathing stopped.

That touching time, don't look back often.

Has life stopped since the moment of parting?