Chapter 124 Desensitization Training

Zhou Ran made an appointment with Mu Chen before the end of the year.

As for Yan Nian's situation, since he was not 100% sure of winning, he did not dare to seek cooperation from Xu Yiqing.

He had not formally met Yan Nian's parents before. In what position was he to tell Xu Yiqing about this?

This matter requires the cooperation of both Yan Nian and Xu Yiqing. He cannot interfere with their relationship from an outsider's perspective.

He is not qualified.

There is another concern.

If Xu Yiqing knew about this, he would undoubtedly be critical.

After finalizing the plan, Zhou Ran had a new direction. He invited Mu Chen to dinner, but Mu Chen was having dinner with his colleagues that evening, so Zhou Ran didn't insist.

After watching Mu Chen leave, Zhou Ran sat in the cafe for a while.

As soon as I walked to the parking lot and got in the car, I received a WeChat message from Yan Nian.

Yan Nian: [Do you have a date tonight?]

It is already the middle of the twelfth lunar month, and everything is very busy at this critical juncture.

Calculating the time, it has been a long time since they last met their parents.

Zhou Ran took time out today to meet Mu Chen and turned down all his evening social engagements.

Reply: [Yes.]

Yan Nian asked: [Not in the company? ]

Zhou Ran told her truthfully: [I came to see Mu Chen and will return to the company immediately.]

On the other hand, Yan Nian was taking a break from his busy schedule. Seeing that the man hadn't come to work all day, he sent a message to say hello. He definitely had no intention of monitoring his whereabouts.

I didn’t expect Zhou Ran to go see Mu Chen.

Yan Nian didn't reply to the message. He lowered his eyes and stared at his phone, which gradually dimmed.

During the days she and Zhou Ran were together, everything seemed to be getting better. When people are in a comfortable environment, they tend to ignore many subtle details.

In this comfortable circle, every surprise, accident and happiness was carefully created for her by Zhou Ran.

Where she couldn't see, Zhou Ran had been working hard for her and never stopped.

Then why can't she be braver, stop running away, and try a few more times?

After working overtime for three hours in the evening, Yan Nian went to the underground floor to find Zhou Ran after get off work.

Zhou Ran has a rare moment of free time today, and is currently sitting in the driver's seat playing with his mobile phone.

Yan Nian got in the car and fastened his seatbelt. Zhou Ran put away his phone and looked up: "What do you want to eat tonight?"

Yan Nian did not answer his question, but said: "Zhou Ran, I have something to tell you."

Zhou Ran looked at her leisurely: "Yeah."

Yan Nian asked in a relaxed tone, "Does Senior Mu Chen have any good plans?

Zhou Ran was stunned. He hadn't expected her to ask. His eyes lingered on her expressionless face for a moment, then he grabbed her hand and held it, telling her, "The most gentle and effective method is desensitization therapy."

Yan Nian didn't ask what desensitization therapy was, but said directly: "I can do it, if," she paused, "I can cooperate with the doctor."

Zhou Ran said distressedly: "Let's find a place to sit down and talk."

Yan Nian nodded: "Yeah."

Zhou Ran took her to the restaurant he often went to. The owner knew Zhou Ran and arranged a private room for them.

In the quiet and closed private room, the boss came personally to pour them tea, chatted with Zhou Ran for a few words, and then left.

Yan Nian pulled the chair towards Zhou Ran: "Let's get started."

Zhou Ran smiled: "So anxious?"

Yan Nian nodded as if he had made a big decision.

Zhou Ran patted her head as if rewarding an obedient child, and said lovingly, "Then you must listen to me carefully from now on."

Yan Nian looked at him seriously and suddenly laughed: "Okay, how should I cooperate?"

Zhou Ran said: "Before this, I still had some questions..."

Yan Nian couldn't wait: "You ask..."

Zhou Ran asked her: "What was your first reaction when you answered the phone?"

Yan Nian answered without thinking: "Rejection, I want it to end quickly."

Zhou Ran asked again: "Is it always like this no matter who calls?"

Yan Nian thought about it seriously this time and nodded: "Yeah. I think calling is not as good as texting. It feels like..."

She chose her words carefully.

Zhou Ran waited for her to express herself slowly.

Yan Nian thought for a few seconds, then lowered her eyelashes and said, "It's like communicating on the phone is a very brain-intensive thing. I've never been very good at speaking. I have to think about how to reply before they finish speaking, and I also want them to feel that I'm not being perfunctory."

Zhou Ran understood that all of these were caused by those shadows. The reason why she thought she was just being perfunctory by answering the phone was that someone was often sending her a signal that made her constantly doubt herself.

When she explained earnestly, no one listened seriously or believed her.

Yan Nian continued, "If I'm really nervous, I'll hang up. If I have to answer, there's no other way. If the person on the phone is in a bad mood, my speech will become unnatural, and I'll soon be at a loss for words and start feeling awkward."

Even stuttering.

Zhou Ran knew that Mu Chen had analyzed the cases he had come across. This was a signal transmitted by the brain's habitual kidnapping. The moment the phone rang, the brain would generally faithfully execute habitual instructions.

Habitual hanging up, or stuttering due to lack of confidence.

Zhou Ran told her: "For the next period of time, we have to communicate by phone, is that okay?"

Yan Nian's confidence increased: "Okay."

Zhou Ran didn't rush her to try turning on the mute button. As long as she was willing to answer the phone, the mute problem would naturally be solved.

The homework Zhou Ran assigned her was to call her every night before going to bed. The duration of the call must be gradually increased each time, and she is not allowed to hang up the phone first.

Every day, someone would call her at irregular intervals during his breaks.

Mu Chen said that if Xu Yiqing didn't cooperate, then having a certain sense of anticipation in every phone call would be very effective. It would be best to use the sense of anticipation to slowly dispel the fear and rejection in her heart.

The sense of anticipation can come from a friend or from an event.

In short, there are a lot of things, it just depends on whether he is willing to put in some effort.

Yan Nian just felt that at her age, there was still homework waiting for her, and she immediately smiled.

She felt that what Zhou Ran said was really simple and she would definitely be able to stick to it.

But when it came to practice, she started to get nervous.

The first night I went home, my palms started sweating when I saw the unfamiliar phone number before going to bed.

There is still some difference between talking and practice.

When the call was connected, Zhou Ran said leisurely, "I know you're nervous. The time hasn't come yet."

Yan Nian was extremely furious. Zhou Ran's words were full of provocations, and he hung up the phone in less than a minute.

On the fourth day, before bed, she still received a strange call from the phone number. Yan Nian had no idea where Zhou Ran got so many numbers, but she had experienced it before. She answered the call and said directly, "I can definitely last five minutes today."

The person on the phone seemed stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Yan Nian, it's me."

Yan Nian foolishly called into the phone: "Cheng Xiao?"

"Yes, it's me."

Yan Nian took the phone away from her ear and looked at the time. It was already past ten o'clock in the evening. Cheng Xiao only had her WeChat, but not her phone number. It must have been given to her by Zhou Ran.

Cheng Xiao is already pregnant, so it's time to rest.

She greeted him, "You haven't rested yet?"

Cheng Xiao complained to her softly, "I can't sleep. I've been feeling sick lately."

Ten months of pregnancy is really hard. Yan Nian asked, "Is there anything you want to eat? I'll come to see you when I'm free."

The other person seemed to be whispering to her, his voice was very low: "I want to eat something really spicy."

"It's very spicy." Yan Nian paused for a moment, and his first reaction was: "Is it edible?"

"Yes, my family won't let me eat it. Hongyu even hid all the snacks in Shutong's room. I asked the doctor, and he said a little bit occasionally is fine."

Pregnant women seem to have very strange tastes. If they want to eat something, they want it very much, and if they don’t want to eat something, they hate it very much.

Yan Nian promised her that he would visit her on Sunday and bring her some food. Cheng Xiao told her which restaurant had the best spicy chicken and asked her to bring some for her when she went there. Finally, she told her that Zhou Ran and his family had gone to see her and had just returned.

After hanging up the phone, Yan Nian didn't realize that he had been chatting with Cheng Xiao for seven minutes.

She opened the food ordering app and searched for the restaurant Cheng Xiao told her about. She was shocked when she saw the reviews. It was so spicy.

She quickly searched on Baidu "Can pregnant women eat super spicy food?"