Chapter 46

In fact, Hao Qi felt that there was a very strange phenomenon in his past life: people with lower and middle incomes were more likely to become shut-ins, while those with upper-middle incomes were mostly so-called "tall, rich, and handsome" men, idealized national husbands, or internet-famous beauties. Although this sounded very much like an excuse Hao Qi made up for his own shut-in lifestyle, deep down he really did think that way. Just like any ordinary person, though deep inside there still remained some dreams and impulses—the desire to do something, to take a trip on a spur of the moment, to have a passionate and stirring romance, or to pour one's heart and soul into a career—after much thinking, it all eventually boiled down to just thinking. This was Hao Qi's past life: ordinary plus ordinary, just like you, me, and everyone else around us. Yet, just as Hao Qi had evaluated Su Shiyan, some people always harbored something different inside. As the saying goes, true character is revealed in times of crisis; as the ancients taught us, hardship tests a person's integrity. There are always those whose inner qualities only truly manifest at moments of danger and peril.