Chapter 156 “The meaning of life is to find meaning.”
After finishing the meal, Ji Huaishen naturally took her hand, interlocked their fingers, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his lips:
"Let's go, we still have half of the third floor to explore."
His palm was warm and dry, completely wrapping around her slightly cool hand.
Wen Duo couldn't help but mutter in his heart.
How can this person be so strong? Last night was also...
Thinking of this, her ears turned red again.
"Hmph, so domineering!" Wen Duo complained quietly.
Ji Huaishen pretended not to hear and pulled her upstairs.
Arriving at the third floor, Wen Duo saw a double-opening carved wooden door as soon as she went upstairs.
“I don’t think I’ve been here before!”
Wen Duo turned and looked at Ji Huaishen:
"Can I come in?"
Ji Huaishen nodded: "You can go wherever you want."
Wen Duo then opened the door.
Seeing the situation inside, Wen Duo let out a low cry of surprise.
“Oh my god…”
What comes into view is a huge circular library with towering bookshelves reaching the ceiling, densely packed with various books.
The air was filled with the unique scent of ink and a light woody aroma from old books, which was strange yet somewhat pleasant.
“So many books!”
Wen Duo opened her eyes wide, exclaimed, let go of Ji Huaishen's hand, walked in quickly, and looked up at the stacked spines of books.
Ji Huaishen followed behind her, his tone calm:
"Um."
Wen Duo walked between the tall bookshelves, running his fingertips over the spines of books, new and old, covering everything from economics and management, philosophy and history to astronomy and geography.
She couldn't help but whisper:
"Why keep so many books? I won't read them."
Ji Huaishen leaned against the door frame, his eyes following her figure as she moved between the bookshelves:
"Who said I didn't watch it?"
Wen Duo turned around suddenly, her eyes wide open:
"? Look?"
"I've seen it all, and I know it all." He said it calmly, as if he was talking about something very ordinary.
"I don't believe it!" Wen Duo immediately retorted.
Ji Huaishen looked somewhat innocent:
"Just take the test."
Wen Duo half-believed and half-doubtedly pulled out a thick volume of "Principles of Management", flipped open a page, and read the first half of the sentence:
"The core motivational theory of organizational behavior..."
“Derived from the systematic study of the relationship between individual needs and goal achievement.”
Ji Huaishen continued the second half of the sentence smoothly, with a lazy smile in his voice:
"Page 218, third paragraph."
Wen Duo quickly glanced at the page number and found that it was correct.
Unconvinced, Wen Duo pulled out another book, "A Global History", and read the beginning.
"The fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD marked the..."
Ji Huaishen had already accurately memorized the entire subsequent analysis, including the era, influence, and evaluation of the main characters.
Even the punctuation is good.
Wen Duo was completely shocked.
She rolled her eyes and deliberately pulled out a book from the bottom shelf that looked very old but very new. The book had a title written in German, and she couldn't even understand it.
"What about this?" she asked provocatively.
Ji Huaishen just glanced at the spine of the book and said lightly:
"Which page?"
"Page 156." Wenduo raised his chin in a challenging manner.
He smiled slightly, and fluent and beautiful German flowed from his lips. His voice was low and pleasant, with an academic and rigorous rhythm, but it was particularly sexy because of his unique lazy accent.
After he finished speaking the original text, he translated it.
This is a discussion on existentialism.
After finishing speaking, Ji Huaishen even commented:
"This author's perspective is somewhat pessimistic, but it doesn't have to be. After all..."
Ji Huaishen looked down at Wen Duo and said in a gentle voice:
“The meaning of life is to find meaning.”
Wen Duo completely believed it, and looked up at him, with stars almost coming out of her eyes:
"You're amazing! You've really read all these books!"
Ji Huaishen raised his hand and gently rubbed her cheek, which was slightly hot from excitement, with his knuckles, his eyes gentle:
"I was bored at the time, so I just watched it casually."
Behind this simple sentence are countless days and nights of fighting alone with only books as companions.
In order to survive in the cruel family and to completely drive out those old guys who occupy high positions, he must be strong enough.
He must be familiar with everything from military strategy to criminal law, from human calculations to macro trends.
Wen Duo nodded, not quite understanding.
Suddenly, she remembered that it seemed to have been mentioned in the previous comment.
Ji Huaishen seems to have a photographic memory, but that ability seems to be mainly used for...
Remember what her bed originally looked like?
abnormal!
Her cheeks became hot again, and she subconsciously fanned herself with her hands, her eyes wandering:
"Ah.....there's nothing to see here. I, I'll go look somewhere else!"
Having said that, he slipped away almost at the same time.
Ji Huaishen looked at her petite back as she almost ran away. Although he was a little confused about what Wen Duo was thinking, the most important thing was that he was touched by her cuteness.
Ji Huaishen chuckled softly and followed slowly.
Wen Duo wandered aimlessly in the huge library, her heartbeat still not completely calmed down.
Suddenly, she found a book on a low, inconspicuous bookshelf in the corner. The book had a simple binding and the spine was obviously more worn than the other books.
"Hey, this book looks like it's been read a lot."
Wen Duo took out the book, looked at it, and frowned:
“Why doesn’t it even have a title…?”
As she spoke, she was about to open the book when a large hand suddenly reached out from behind her shoulder and nimbly snatched the book away.
"You can't read this." Ji Huaishen's voice was rarely embarrassed. He hid the book behind him and coughed lightly.
Wen Duo's temper was immediately aroused.
Wen Duo immediately got angry and turned back to glare at him angrily:
"Why won't you let me see it?"
She jumped up and tried to grab it, but he easily held it with one arm.
A dark light flashed across Ji Huai's deep eyes. He lowered his eyes to look at her and repeated the question, with a hint of danger in his voice:
"You really want to see it?"
"Yes!" Wen Duo raised her face, excited as if she had found Ji Huaishen's little secret.
Ji Huaishen looked at him meaningfully, and finally chuckled and handed the book back:
"Then you can take a look."
Wen Duo didn't expect him to compromise so quickly. She hummed with a hint of pride, lowered her head impatiently, and turned the page of the book.
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