Every February there is an extra day.
Before twelve o'clock, You Yu had turned the calendar to the 29th.
He put the red velvet cake on the table with twenty candles on it.
Although no one knows Chi Nan's real date of birth, he has been living his birthday on February 29 for the past eleven years.
And You Yu has always had a guess, will Chi Nan's real birthday also happen to be on February 29
After all, Chi Nan was able to successfully enter the 229 school copy at that time. Although Chi Nan used his body, there was a bug when reading the "maximum age" rule, and Chi Nan's age was not displayed according to his physical age.
You Yu suspected that the system read Chi Nan's own real date of birth, but the system did not disclose it to him.
According to this speculation, Chi Nan had the same birthday as him.
Thinking of this, You Yu felt some subtle happiness in his heart.
We can celebrate birthdays together in the future. He doesn't like sweets very much. All his cakes can be eaten by Chi Nan. Chi Nan will definitely be able to destroy all the cakes.
As time passed by, You Yu waited for a long time, and finally waited until the clock pointed to twelve o'clock.
You Yu closed the window, isolating the endless rain and night, and there were countless warm candles beating in the closed space.
You Yu made a wish, then lowered his eyelids to look at the beating candle, as if waiting quietly for the wish to come.
The candle burned quickly, he just blinked a few times, the candle was half burned, and the colored wax blocks dissolved and dripped on the cake. You Yu carefully removed the wax from the cream and continued to wait patiently.
But until the candle burns out and goes out, his wish has not been fulfilled.
Fortunately, You Yu prepared enough candles, so he put new candles on the cake, lit them and continued to wait.
The rain outside the window became heavier, and some anxiously knocked on the window glass. The candles on the cake also seemed to match the rhythm of the rain, burning faster and faster.
The candlelight reflected in You Yu's dark eyes, and as the candlelight went out, the luster in his eyes gradually faded.
Everything became lifeless.
pat, pat.
The rain fell on the glass, cracked, slipped, and silently lost its original shape.
You Yu was trapped in an absolutely quiet self-consciousness, he picked up a knife as if to save himself, and cut a red velvet cake with melted cream in the dark.
He mechanically put a spoonful of cake into his mouth, but the taste seemed to be blocked. The cake that was supposed to be sweet and greasy bit into his mouth like a wax block, without any taste.
Probably too much wax dripping into the cake...
Not only the sense of taste, but You Yu felt that his sense of sight, smell, hearing, and touch were also degenerating a little bit, and everything became nothing in the silent rainy night.
Does Chi Nan really exist
This was the first time that Chi Nan had doubts about his persistence since he disappeared for more than half a year.
If existence itself is not established, there is no way to talk about disappearance.
He could only keep eating cakes, barely maintaining the seemingly unfounded wait through mechanical eating behaviors.
Just when You Yu finished eating a whole piece of cake and was about to cut the second piece, the interface of the main system flashed.
This time, the main system interface is not the cool white color in the past, but a dark green that You Yu is all too familiar with.
But the system only flickered and did not issue any instructions.
After waiting for a while, You Yu gradually returned to his senses. He put down the cake plate in his hand and asked in a deep voice, "Do you have any instructions?"
The faint green light became brighter, and for a moment, a voice that You Yu was all too familiar with came from the system—
"Is it tasty?"
Yu Yu was stunned.
Without getting an answer, the voice continued to come from the system: "Is the cake delicious?"
You Yu's eyelashes trembled, and all the senses that had disappeared returned in an instant, and the soft sweetness of the cake in the air became clearer and clearer.
The strong sweetness filled his mouth, and You Yu raised the corners of his lips: "Want to try it?"
His tone changed back to what it was before, a little naughty.
He clearly guessed that Chi Nan, who was trapped in the system, couldn't enjoy the cake.
Chi Nan: "..." This guy definitely did it on purpose.
When You met him, he didn't speak, and smiled, his voice trembling a little suppressed: "Brother Nan, welcome back."
"Well..." Chi Nan's voice was a little hoarse as if he had just woken up, "Thank you."
"How can I make you taste the cake?"
You Yu cleverly hid his emotions that he had suppressed for half a year. He was not in a hurry to ask the whole thing, but now he was most concerned about how to let Chi Nan eat their birthday cake.
Before Chi Nan could speak, the inorganic voice of the system sounded—
[Dream maker 229 can choose to open the sensory system to achieve sensory sharing]
"Sensory sharing?"
[Yes, once sensory sharing is turned on, the system will synchronize with your senses]
You Yu asked Chi Nan in the system: "So, are you hiding in my system now?"
Chi Nan: "That's understandable."
That is to say, once the sensory synchronization is selected, Chi Nan can feel everything he perceives.
Sora thinks, this level of sharing and synchronization is enough to make people shudder with excitement.
This is a closer and deeper contact than Chi Nan's previous use of his body.
The one you love the most, share all your senses with yourself.
[May I ask if Dreammaker 229 is willing to share the sensory system? After sharing, you still have absolute control over your body, the system only acts as a passive receiver]
The system confirms again and explains.
You Yu: "I will."
After speaking, he smiled imperceptibly, always feeling that the ring should be exchanged in the next second.
Just listening to the sound of 'ding', the system seems to have completed some kind of connection: [The sharing system is built, thanks to 229 for its support and contribution. ]
After saying this, the system disappeared with a 'smack', and the room returned to darkness.
But this time, You Yu clearly felt Chi Nan's existence in his body and consciousness.
For a moment, the two were silent, and the sound of the rain hitting the window became slow and gentle.
You Yu's eyes gradually got used to the darkness of his return. He picked up the plate with the red velvet cake and put the cake into his mouth by spoonfuls.
Unlike the mechanical stuffing just now, this time he chewed slowly, allowing his taste buds to fully perceive the sweetness of the cake.
"Is it delicious?" After a long time, You Yu asked Chi Nan softly.
Chi Nan made a voice in his consciousness: "Well, it's just a little changed."
You Yu smiled: "I'll get a fresh one later."
Chi Nan: "Don't worry, let's go when the rain stops."
The two fell silent again. Through sensory sharing, Chi Nan clearly felt that You Yu's eyes were getting wet and hot. It seemed that with a slight blink, tears would roll down uncontrollably.
Was it because of eating sweets that his tears were also transmitted to You Yu through the sharing system? It doesn't seem so...
You Yu didn't turn on the lights, and he didn't know whether it was the sound of rain outside the window or the tears rolling down from the corners of his eyes, making the night even more humid.
"Why are you crying?" Chi Nan asked.
You Yu was silent for a moment, then said in a very light but serious tone, "Because you are back."
After waiting for so long, can't I feel wronged
Chi Nan: "Then... The tears you owed me in the two-headed brothers performance class can be offset."
You Yu clicked his tongue: "Is it so clear?"
"Well, you see me crying all the time. I'm at a loss," Chi Nan thought for a while and said, "Turn on the light and let me see your tears."
You Yu didn't follow his words to turn on the light. He picked up the last remaining candle and lit it on the cake that was not fresh.
Soon, the light of the candles illuminated the whole room.
"Brother Nan, make a wish first." You Yu said.
Chi Nan: "Well."
You Yu closed his eyes in front of the cake and made a wish for Chi Nan, more devout than when he made a wish himself.
"I hope, this is the last time I see you cry." Chi Nan said his wish directly.
You Yu lowered his eyes and looked at the dancing candles on the cake: "This wish is very fulfilling, as long as you don't leave again, that's fine."
As he said that, he walked to the mirror, and Yu Yu's right eye in the mirror turned a pale green.
Chi Nan also saw his own color in the mirror through You Yu's eyes.
"I thought the connection sharing system was only for the senses, but I didn't expect to turn you into a different pupil." Chi Nan was a little sorry for changing the other person's appearance without consent.
You Yu looked very happy: "It's beautiful."
After all, the pupil color of the right eye is also proof of Chi Nan's existence.
"It's really beautiful." You Yu emphasized it again, admiring the 'self' in the mirror with some fascination.
After a while, Chi Nan said quietly, "You Yu, you are really narcissistic."
You Yu smiled: "Yes."
…
The rain stopped outside the window, and You Yu turned on the lights.
He sat in front of the mirror, as if he couldn't get enough of his green right eye.
"I was basically unconscious at first, and it felt like a piece of foam floating in nothingness," Chi Nan began to describe what he had experienced after disappearing, "The only sound I could hear was someone who seemed to be calling me all the time. name."
"I kept talking about it, but I couldn't wake up, but this familiar feeling is very reassuring, I know I exist," it was like seeing the lighthouse in the fog-filled sea, Chi Nan's world at that time There was only the only voice left, "but I couldn't get close to the direction of the voice."
You Yu was very patient, and followed Chi Nan's thoughts a little bit: "How long has this situation lasted?"
Chi Nan: "I'm not sure, the concept of time was very vague at that time, I didn't know how long it took, and then the unconscious state gradually shortened, every time that familiar voice always wakes me up, I follow his direction, Seeing some of the footage, it's like a cut-up movie, but the main character is all about him."
You Yu nodded silently, and Chi Nan said, "You Yu, this person is you."
You Yu was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "So you've been looking at me all the time?"
"You're looking for me," Chi Nan admitted, "and only you remember me."
"Brother Nan, everyone has forgotten you, are you sad?" You Yu asked again.
Chi Nan corrected: "Not everyone, you remember me."
"If you forget me too, I might be sad... Other people are not so important." Chi Nan said honestly.
Hearing this, You Yu's heart skipped a beat, and Chi Nan could clearly perceive the changes in his body, puzzled: "What's wrong?"
The corners of You Yu's lips couldn't help rising: "It's nothing, I just can't help but feel a little smug."
Chi Nan: "..." Few people would say that they are proud of themselves.
"What happened next?" You Yu asked.
Chi Nan: "I started trying to understand my situation. Those bugs appeared because of my existence. Only my death can end the bugs, so the system wants me to die."
He paused and continued: "But the system doesn't seem to really want to kill me, because after I was obliterated through the ghost tunnel, the system began to collect my consciousness and sealed it inside the system, and then I began to slowly wake up, Adapt until you can fully survive in the system, as it is now, and I beg it to bring me to you."
You Yu: "Is this what the system told you?"
Chi Nan: "I'm not sure, because I know that these are not through words, but the implantation of consciousness, as if these thoughts directly enter my consciousness and grow naturally."
You Yu did not comment on the unclear things, but just asked: "Did it tell you what to do next?"
"No, the system won't tell me this," Chi Nan said, "but I want to continue to retrieve my memory and find out the truth about my identity."
"Then, if possible, I want to get my body back."
"Okay, before you find your body, live with me in peace, I won't charge you rent," You Yu held back a smile, "Anyway, you're used to living here, aren't you?"
Chi Nan: "...Thank you."
"As a landlord, I want to do something now." You Yu said suddenly.
Chi Nan always felt that he had bad intentions: "What?"
"Take a shower together."
Having said that, You Yu has already walked to the bathroom with a change of clothes.