<h4>Chapter 988: Chapter 980: The Best Choice</h4>


    As for Xiao Yifei himself? Perhaps in the eyes of others, he is already sessful enough. He’s made enough money, and works at a hospital that others would give anything to get into. This probably qualifies him as a sessful person, right? But now Xiao Yifei always feels that something is missing in his life.


    Sess and a sense of inner fulfillment are actually very personal issues. Everyone has a different definition of sess. In the secr sense, sess is about achieving fame and fortune, generally as long as you have money, you’re considered sessful. But often, even when we have money, we aren’t happy inside, so we start searching for something at a higher level, which we call faith.


    Currently, Xiao Yifei is confused. He doesn’t know which path he should take next. It turns out that life is happiest and most motivating when there is a goal.


    When he was in school, he hoped to be a doctor as skilled as his grandfather, so he studied very hard. After starting work, he always hoped he could find the Green-eyed Silver-tailed Needle. Now he has found it, but he doesn’t know what to do next.


    He knows there are many choices in life. Liu Bailong chose such a path, and it’s not that the path he chose is bad. Everyone has things they want to pursue. It’s just that he couldn’t quite understand what Liu Bailong ultimately wanted. Nor could he understand why someone as smart as Liu Rui would also choose to follow such a path.


    Maybe if it weren’t for family influences, Liu Rui might have be a brilliant scientist or a sessful businessman. At any rate, he wouldn’t have ended up on the path he’s on now. But perhaps the wonder of life lies right there. None of us know what we’ll face after choosing a certain path.


    But one thing is certain: no matter what path we choose, we will ultimately be unsatisfied and full of regret.


    Xiao Yifei recalls watching a movie before, which told the story of a person’s two different lives. The protagonist first chose career and thus lost her family. Half of her life was just endless money and an enviable prestigious job, but she had no love, so she regretted her choice. Fortunately, life gave her a chance to choose again.


    This time, she chose family and married the man she had loved for several years. But after getting married, life was not as happy as she had imagined. Mundane trivialities of reality quickly shattered their happy life, and she began a life with no surprises or expectations. Naturally, she regretted this choice even more.


    In the end, the protagonist who chose two different lives envied the other life.


    Actually, we are all like this, choosing and regretting at the same time. Xiao Yifei reflected on his own nearly half-life, and every choice, in the context of the time, seemed like the best option. But after a long time, he would again regret his earlier decisions.


    Maybe he shouldn’t have broken up with Tang Rong, maybe he shouldn’t have met Liu Rui.


    His favorite mode of transportation is the train. Often when sitting on the train, he wishes this train had no final destination, just going on indefinitely, not knowing where he would end up. But Xiao Yifei just liked this feeling of always being on the road.


    At those times, he could temporarily not consider future matters, he could temporarily not think about what kind of life he would lead after reaching Beijing. In that moment, he doesn’t have to worry about anything.


    He really wished the travel time on this train could be longer, but in the end, Xiao Yifei still heard the voice he least wanted to hear: "Passengers, please be aware, we are approaching our next stop, the South Station, which is the terminal of this train. Please gather your belongings and prepare to disembark. We wee you to beautiful Beijing for sightseeing and tourism, and wish you a pleasant journey."


    Xiao Yifei, in low spirits, gathered his belongings. Actually, he didn’t have much, just a ratherrge travel bag with a few changes of clothes. The most valuable thing in the entire bag was probably the Green-eyed Silver-tailed Needle. Xiao Yifei always avoided carrying too many things when going out, usually just taking a bag and heading out. He found taking many things cumbersome.


    It was almost evening by the time Xiao Yifei arrived in Beijing. As he left the train station, the lights on the roadside gradually turned on. It was then he truly realized how each city is different. The city he’d lived in for several years had no nightlife – basically, when night fell, there were no pedestrians, and if there were, they hurried home.


    But Beijing was different. This city seemed to gather people from various industries, all sorts of people, each with a cold gaze, moving forward, including young women dressed elegantly for a date, and elderly people wearing just enough to keep warm.


    Xiao Yifei was most afraid of seeing such people; they easily touched his heart. He truly couldn’t bear to see elderly people suffering.


    The urgent matter now was to find a ce to stay. Xiao Yifei checked several inns near the train station but found them all full. It seemed business around the station was always booming.


    So he had to keep moving forward. It was still very cold in Beijing that evening. Xiao Yifei hadn’t anticipated this, as back home it was already very warm, so he came only wearing a somewhat thick jacket.


    He had been to Beijing a few times before, but always just for a few hours or a day or two while transferring trains. Therefore, he was only familiar with the areas near the airport.


    Continuing to walk forward wasn’t a solution. Now, Xiao Yifei was cold and hungry in an unfamiliar city, so he decided to take a cab and asked the driver to bring him to a nearby hotel.


    Fortunately, the driver was a kind uncle and didn’t overcharge him for being an outsider, which eased Xiao Yifei’s mood significantly. Sometimes, a kind gesture from a stranger can be enough to warm a person’s cold heart.


    Xiao Yifei got out of the car, thanked the driver, and entered a hotel, noticeably much fancier than those near the station. Although he wasn’t keen on staying in hotels due to concerns about cleanliness, staying alone felt unsafe. Even though Xiao Yifei is a grown man, with nothing much to fear, he’s seen simr news stories too often, so he tends to be especially cautious when by himself.


    After booking a room, Xiao Yifei returned to his room, quickly washed up, changed into thicker clothing, and, taking his wallet, prepared to go out for a meal. He hadn’t eaten all day, and in the evening, he needed to eat something good. Of course, Xiao Yifei always kept the Green-eyed Silver-tailed Needle with him.


    He still didn’t feel too safe, so he ced his wallet and the Green-eyed Silver-tailed Needle together, putting them in his pocket. He kept a hand in his pocket, ever cautious, thinking it’s better to be safe than sorry.