The two watched the sunset quietly until the last layer of golden light disappeared.
Lu Yunchu leaned on Wen Zhan's shoulder, grabbed his wrist and shook it: "Now we are considered a real couple."
Wen Zhan shook his head and thought about what happened before he came here.
He followed the fate and went with the flow. After he was found living in the same room with others, he realized the story behind. They naturally did not get married. After "Lu Yunchu" moved in, he spent every day mechanically repeating the torture on Wen Jue except for pestering him.
He never resisted, but just waited indifferently for his life to end.
Until Lu Yunchu appeared.
He wrote on the palm of his hand: We haven't gotten married yet.
Lu Yunchu was stunned for a moment. What about wedding ceremonies? It was too complicated. If they loved each other, it didn't matter whether they were together or not. But when Wen Zhan mentioned it, she followed suit and teased him, "You just mentioned it. Then what's the big deal? We've already been married for a long time."
Wen Zhan had a dumbfounded and helpless look on his face. He frowned in distress and looked at Lu Yunchu with an expression as if he didn't know what to do.
Lu Yunchu laughed. To be honest, every substantive progress they made was a step forward, so they should have a wedding with Wen Zhan.
He got up and got into the carriage: "Then let's talk to my father when we meet."
Wen Zhan followed him into the carriage. When he heard this, his body stiffened. It was still a long time before he could meet Lu Yunchu's father, but he was already starting to get nervous.
He pursed his lips, lowered his eyes, and looked gloomy.
After Lu Yunchu finished laying out the mat, he turned his head and found that he was acting strangely. He asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Wen Zhan picked up a pen and paper: Do we want to meet your father together
"Of course." Lu Yunchu nodded. Although the father of the original body in the previous two lives had always been an NPC, playing the role of a brainless villain in his life, and he had no real communication with him. But this character who was willing to risk his life for his daughter's crazy revenge really warmed his heart. Even if he was an NPC without independent consciousness, he would bring Wen Zhan to him to see.
What's more, everything is developing in a good direction. Who knows, in the long years to come, he might develop independent consciousness one day.
Lu Yunchu kissed Wen Zhan's brow and told him not to be so nervous: "My father is very good to me, let's go see him." He smiled and said, "I'm so happy because I see a sign of hope, so I'm full of expectations for everything."
Wen Zhan was silent. After a while, a corner of the paper appeared in front of Lu Yunchu's eyes: But I am a mute.
Lu Yunchu was stunned and turned to look at him.
Wen Zhan looked calm, as if after Lu Yunchu's persistent persuasion, he had accepted everything about him and no longer felt inferior.
He smiled at me, turned the page, and on the back of the paper it was written: I have nothing, your father will not be satisfied.
Lu Yunchu didn't know what to say.
"No. You are very good, how could he be dissatisfied?" Lu Yunchu advised, "Besides, if it weren't for you, I would still be a cripple." Just like the previous two times. And if it was reincarnation again, without Wen Zhan, he would be crazy to say no.
In Wen Zhan's eyes, Lu Yunchu is a light of redemption, but in Lu Yunchu's heart, he also brought himself irreplaceable redemption.
But Wen Zhan didn't know what was going on.
He shook his head, gently touched my head, told me everything was fine, and then wrote: None of this matters to me.
He raised his hand and showed Lu Yunchu the simple and childish flower ring. His meaning was obvious: I'll just take this one.
"But I don't want to see my father."
Wen Zhan wrote: I can wait for you outside, just come and see me when you are free.
Lu Yunchu couldn't help laughing: "What is this, Romeo and Juliet?"
Looking at Wen Zhan's calm expression, he had already guessed what was in his heart. Wasn't it because he was sure that his father would not recognize him, so he didn't dare to see him
He said casually, "He can't do anything about it anyway. Whatever I say or do is the same to him, he won't object." After he said that, he didn't realize anything was wrong until he saw Wen Zhan's stiff body.
He clenched the pen tightly, his knuckles turning white, and looked up.
Only then did Lu Yunchu realize that he might have leaked some secrets that he shouldn't have told.
—How do you know
At this time, Lu Yunchu had never seen his father.
Lu Yunchu just said: "I can guess it."
It was this feeling again. Wen Zhan had always understood that Lu Yunchu was not from their world, but the information unconsciously revealed from time to time made him feel that it was not only that, but there was an unbridgeable gap between them.
People may like flowers, grass, and floating white clouds, but they will not fall in love with them.
He touched the ring on his hand and lowered his eyes in thought.
At night, the group stopped at an inn in the suburbs to rest.
After Lu Yunchu washed up, Wen Zhan was still dawdling - he was like that, too fond of cleanliness, and every time he would take a long time.
But today it lasted for a very long time, so long that it was abnormal.
Lu Yunchu got up from the bed, put on his clothes, walked around the screen, and found that he was not there.
The room in the inn was very small. He walked around the room, but couldn't find Jianwen Zhan, so he went out to look for him.
As soon as I opened the door, I ran into the waiter who came to clean up.
"Have you seen my husband?" Lu Yunchu caught him and asked.
The waiter nodded: "He went to the roof. It's a cold day."
Lu Yunchu thanked him and headed towards the roof.
The sky in the north is vast, and although it is all sky, it seems to have a more rugged and majestic feel than the soft south. The night sky is cloudless, and you can see the waning moon hanging in it at a glance.
Wen Zhan tucked up his long legs and hugged his knees. For a man this tall, he actually looked petite. He sat on the roof like a drop of ink sprinkled on the edge of a canvas.
Lu Yunchu suddenly recalled the scene when he was in Wen Mansion, looking at the waning moon in front of the window day and night. This feeling made him very uneasy.
"Wen Zhan." He called softly.
Wen Zhan turned around immediately with surprise on his face. He didn't expect him to appear here.
It's still different. He no longer has that cold and distant look now, and his expression has become lively.
When Lu Yunchu walked towards him, he immediately stood up and tried to stop her.
Lu Yunchu said to him: "Sit down!"
Wen Zhan froze and obeyed the order reflexively.
Lu Yunchu chuckled, wrapped himself in clothes, and walked towards Wen Zhan on the tiles.
"Okay, carry me on your back and watch the stars alone." He walked over unsteadily, making Wen Zhan frightened.
Wen Zhan was certainly not what he accused. Even if he knew that Lu Yunchu was joking, he still had to explain.
Lu Yunchu held his hand and squeezed next to him: "Why are you here instead of sleeping at night?"
Wen Zhan looked at him helplessly. Only when he let go of his hand could he take out a pen and paper.
He wrote: I can think well only when I look at the night sky.
"Thinking about what?"
Wen Zhan was silent.
Lu Yunchu ignored him and leaned his head on his shoulder, looking at the high night sky with him.
To some extent, Lu Yunchu was a romanticist. Sitting on the rooftop in the middle of the night and looking at the stars in the silence, a scene that others would consider to be a waste of time, he actually thought was beautiful.
But there was nothing beautiful about the night sky. After looking at it for a while, I felt sleepy.
Suddenly, Wen Zhan moved, unfolded the folded paper, and revealed the words that had already been written.
Lu Yunchu just took a glance and his sleepiness disappeared immediately.
The paper reads: What am I
Lu Yunchu stammered for a long time before he asked a few words: "What do you mean by this?"
Wen Zhan seemed to sigh, unfolded the paper again, and asked the question he had always been reluctant to face.
—Am I existing in a storybook
Lu Yunchu felt as if he was thrown into a world of ice and snow. His whole body was stiff, and the cold air penetrated from the soles of his feet into his spine, making him shiver uncontrollably.
"You, you..."
Seeing his reaction, Wen Zhan confirmed the answer. He was not afraid or shocked, but relieved, as if the stone in his heart had finally fallen to the ground.
He still had a smile on his face as he wrapped Lu Yunchu's clothes, as gentle as ever.
Lu Yunchu was fidgeting, and he blocked Wen Zhan's hand, saying with a trembling voice: "What are you talking about?"
Wen Zhan could no longer maintain the smile on his face. He stared at him intently, with deep sadness that could not be concealed in his eyes.
Lu Yunchu wanted to deny it, but facing that look, he couldn't open his mouth.
I pretended not to understand what he meant and said haltingly, "What nonsense are you thinking about? It's scary."
Wen Zhan forced a smile at him, but this smile could not hide the bitterness.
Lu Yunchu didn't know how to react. Even if these evasions were in vain, he had to continue with what he said. He pretended to be angry and punched his chest: "Don't say these weird words to scare me."
Wen Zhan was silent.
The air around them seemed to become thinner. Lu Yunchu didn't know how to face Wen Zhan, who had guessed everything. In the end, he just said sullenly: "You remember what I said, right?" Those words that confessed to him were sincere no matter what they said.
Wen Zhan nodded.
I said, "Just remember it, don't forget it." I couldn't put myself in Wen Zhan's shoes. I used to be so scared that I couldn't breathe just by looking at the ever-changing waning moon. If I were a person in this world, and I guessed the truth of this world, everything is fake, and all living people exist for the sake of stories, how much courage would it take to face it, how much courage would it take to... love.
His heart was in a mess, he felt cold all over, and he wrapped his clothes tightly: "Come down and sleep quickly, and don't make a fuss." After saying that, he stood up and went down from the roof, not knowing how to face all this.
In the first two times, when facing all this, I just treated it as a game with a very real experience. I knew the direction of the story and that I could start over even if I died. Even if I was in it, I was watching it all from a God's perspective.
But what about the people in it? The NPCs who awakened their consciousness in countless painful moments guessed the truth of the world... and also discovered their identities.
It was clearly early before bedtime, but Lu Yunchu evasively hid back in his room, curled up on the bed, and pondered how to persuade Wen Zhan. At this time, saying "you are very good" and "I like you very much" seemed very pale. When the identities were clear, would these likes be seen as a condescending game mentality in his eyes
Lu Yunchu thought for a while and then fell asleep in a daze.
While sleeping, someone approached.
When he opened his eyes, it was Wen Zhan.
He handed her a piece of paper. Lu Yunchu didn't realize what was written on it. He only saw "OK?" written at the end.
Nodded subconsciously.
As a result, he was wrapped up with the quilt.
Wen Zhan carried Xi down the stairs, out of the inn, and put him in the carriage.
Lu Yunchu was originally groggy, but now he is completely awake.
Wen Zhan was driving, taking me to an unknown place.
Lu Yunchu was about to get out of the quilt when Wen Zhan heard the noise, opened the curtain, and handed in a note.
—You go to sleep, I’ll call you when we get there.
Lu Yunchu didn't know what Wen Zhan was going to do, but since he said so, there was no need to struggle, so he snuggled up in the quilt, and as the carriage swayed, he actually fell asleep for the first time.
The next time I opened my eyes, I was in Wen Zhan’s arms.
Wen Zhan wrapped me in a thick cloak, covering my head, just like the last time he rescued me on a snowy night.
Lu Yunchu said: "Where are we going?"
Wen Zhan paused, shook his baby, and hugged her a little tighter.
I couldn't help but laugh: "Are you going to kidnap me and elope with me?"
Wen Zhan couldn't answer him, he could only carry him and walk away in silence.
After a while, he stopped and put Lu Yunchu on the ground.
Unexpectedly, the ground was soft. Lu Yunchu came out from under his cloak and looked down, only to find that there was a thick blanket covering the ground.
I really couldn't guess what Wen Zhan was going to do, and I felt amused and surprised: "What on earth are you going to do—"
Before he could finish his words, he stopped talking in shock.
In front of me is an endless starry sky. At the end of the grassland is the desert, where fine sand merges into the horizon. The dark blue sky is filled with cold stars, high and low, seemingly within reach, like flowing gold, like frost, illuminating the sky crystal clear, as if you can glimpse the universe behind the sky at a glance.
A band of pink and purple light swept across, surrounded by densely packed stars, like a falling flame, burning endless roses, and opening a door in the sky to explore the stars in the universe.
Sitting under the vast starry sky, he was distracted for a moment, as if he had returned to the ancient world. Under the boundless universe, let alone humans, even the outer space seemed as small as dust.
Wen Zhan looked at me nervously, and when I came back to my senses and turned to look at him, he smiled at me.
He pulled out a crumpled piece of paper, which was still shaking as he handed it over.
Lu Yunchu took it. Under the shining of the vast starry sky, even in the dark night, he could still see the words clearly.
—This world is actually not that bleak.
Lu Yunchu stared at the note for a long time without saying anything.
When I looked up, Wen Zhan immediately gave me a pure smile that he had prepared long ago, his eyebrows and eyes were curved and bright like stars.
There was no need to say more, Lu Yunchu already knew what he was going to say next.
This world is not so bleak. Living in this world, I can also have the courage to love and the determination to get closer to you.
threw herself into Wen Zhan’s arms.
He approached Wen Zhan step by step while laughing and playing, but he had no idea that Wen Zhan was so serious and courageous, trying hard to get closer to this lonely visitor from another world.