Di Mingchen fell silent.
Di Mingzhe continued, "In the past, there was a man in Qi Country who worried all day long that the sky would collapse, the earth would sink, and the sun and moon would fall. He was anxious day and night and couldn't eat or sleep well. Do you think it's worth worrying about something that hasn't happened yet, is unpredictable, or doesn't even exist at all?"
"I'm not that kind of person," Di Mingchen retorted.
"I think you are." Di Mingzhe was very direct, "If you only feel you can't always accompany Nangong Ran because of work, that's understandable. But worrying about dying in the line of duty is a bit absurd. Life and death have their own destinies. According to your logic, it's not just you who should worry, all of us should.
Everyone should be concerned about whether I'll choke to death while eating, drown while drinking, or get hit by a car while walking on the street. What would happen to my wife and children if I died?"
