Electricity surrounded the white ball of light, making an unstable hissing sound.
Time was passing forward, but it also gave people a feeling of going backwards. When a familiar voice sounded in her ears, Lu Shizhen felt as if she had returned to the first time she met Qiuqiu.
She remembered that on that evening five years ago, Qiuqiu was like this too, rushing into her sight rashly and cheerfully, with a childish voice that didn't sound like the reliable and professional system in the book at all.
Her eye sockets could not bear the weight of the tears, and clear tears fell down her face before Lu Shizhen realized it.
The glowing ball looked at the tears on the host's face, tilted its body slightly, and asked in confusion: "Host, why are you crying? Did you encounter any difficulties? As your system, I will do my best to help you solve it!"
Xiaoqiu's voice was still that familiar unreliable tone, but his words were full of strangeness.
When Lu Shizhen heard Qiuqiu's words, he was stunned for a moment and asked in disbelief: "Qiuqiu... don't you remember me?"
When the ball heard the question from the host in front of it, the electric current flickered more frequently, as if it had touched upon a blind spot in its knowledge.
Or it may be like a program that has been initiated to receive instructions and has started downloading various additional resource packages.
Following Qiuqiu, the entire space became quiet for a second.
Then Lu Shizhen heard a tentative and uncertain voice coming from the ball's body: "...Host?"
Given the unfamiliar distance just now, Lu Shizhen did not dare to rush forward to recognize it. With trepidation and expectation, he responded to the little ball: "Qiuqiu."
Just as she finished speaking, the ball on the other side burst into an excited voice: "Host!"
Then the familiar voice was filled with tears.
Just like a kitten or puppy that finally found its home, Xiaoqiu wagged his newly recovered tail and suddenly threw himself into Lu Shizhen's arms: "Wuwuwuwu host!! I'm alive! I'm actually alive!! Wuwuwuwu, I thought I would never see you again."
This familiar voice no longer had the blank feeling of a blank sheet of paper just now. Lu Shizhen could no longer suppress the emotions in his heart and hugged Qiuqiu back: "Qiuqiu, you stupid idiot, how could you bear to leave me! You are not allowed to be so reckless in the future! Otherwise, I will never buy you starch sausage again!"
"Wuwuwuwuwu, host, I don't want to leave you anymore. You are the only host in my life!"
I have never seen such tears and snot in the reunion between the host and the system in any book.
Lu Shizhen said that Qiuqiu’s unreliability didn’t seem like a system, but wasn’t he also like a host in the traditional sense
This scene clearly subverted Lu Shien's imagination.
She touched the pocket of her white coat, took out a stack of tissues that Shen Yanxing had put in there for her, and handed it to Lu Shizhen, hoping to restore her image as a sister in front of the Lord God and Xu Shiyue.
Xu Shiyue looked at this scene and asked the Lord God beside her in a voice that Lu Shizhen didn't notice: "Now that Sixteen is no longer a member of the system, can Qiuqiu still stay with her?"
"According to the regulations, you cannot do that." The Lord God also replied in the same voice, "The mission of the system is to assist. It cannot neglect its duties, nor can it remain idle all the time."
The smell of starchy sausage wafts through the odorless space, and the smell of spices is hard not to arouse one's appetite.
-Just as the Lord God said these words, Lu Shizhen handed the starch sausage hidden in his pocket to Qiuqiu. The little ball ate it with relish, and its skin turned flesh-pink at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The scene looked somewhat magical and somewhat funny.
Xu Shiyue's eyes curved as she looked at Lu Shizhen who reached out to catch the cumin powder that fell, and she hesitated, wanting to discuss something with the Lord God.
But before she opened her mouth, she heard the Lord God say again: "The position of the main system has been vacant. I plan to let Qiuqiu become the next main system."
Becoming the main system means that one can freely enter and exit various worlds with the permission of the main god. Xu Shiyue also knows this from dealing with the system these days.
But she felt a little reluctant when she saw Qiuqiu sharing her starch sausage with Lu Shizhen, and said, "If it is to allow it to meet with Shiliu from time to time, I don't think this is a good idea."
The Lord God disagreed and asked, "What if I say I have selfish motives?"
"If it weren't for this, I wouldn't be able to bring her back."
The Lord God explained calmly. He spoke these words to Xu Shiyue, but her eyes were always on Qiuqiu.
Her eyes were as gentle and calm as the spring breeze, and her voice sounded erratic but particularly firm: "The Lord God only has one chance to find the designated system, and that is to choose his own main system."
"She is very talented and has strong thinking ability. I think I should be able to train her to be a qualified main god, and she can bear this responsibility."
The reasonable reasons are stated on the surface, while the unspeakable secrets are hidden in the eyes.
Xu Shiyue listened to what the Lord God said, and her lips were lightly pursed but did not open for a long time.
The main gods and the main systems of all generations have had irreplaceable bonds and destinies.
Xu Shiyue didn’t know whether Qiuqiu knew all this, but she knew that the Lord God knew it and was willing to face that fate.
Perhaps because he felt the atmosphere was heavy for a second, the Lord God looked at Qiuqiu who had swallowed a whole sausage under the surprised expressions of Lu Shizhen and Lu Shien, and said with gentle eyes: "So let her take a few days off first, and then let her take on the responsibilities she will have to shoulder in a few days. Besides, doesn't Miss Lu still have some sausages for Qiuqiu to eat?"
Xu Shiyue glanced at the Lord God and asked, "Are you collecting debts on behalf of Qiuqiu?"
The Lord God smiled and did not deny it: "Someone has to speak for her. Moreover, she is my future main system."
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Time always passes quickly when people are reunited. Qiuqiu just ate a handful of starch sausage and listened to Lu Shizhen's account of what happened after she left. When she looked up again, she saw the sun slowly setting to the foot of the mountain.
As dusk falls, the entire sky turns a warm orange, as if calling people on the road to go home.
After finishing her dinner, Yuanzi lay on Qiuqiu's body as usual to digest the food.
Its lazily body was coiled like this. It might be said that it was not careful, but it knew to tuck its back in so as not to squeeze Qiuqiu. But it might be said that it was careful, because its thick tail was pressing directly against Qiuqiu's face.
"Meow~"
It was as if a sleeping cat finally couldn't stand the disturbance anymore and cried out in dissatisfaction at the heavy tail.
The sound was muffled by the tail and was not so clear, but Yuanzi's drooping ears still moved.
The room was quiet, and then there was another cat's cry: "Meow~ (Lift your tail! It's pressing on me!)"
After calling twice in a row, Yuanzi was finally sure that he had heard Qiuqiu's voice, and he stood up suddenly and raised his head.
Then it saw a cat standing above its sight, looking down at it. Its appearance and expression were exactly the same as the old friend it had been guarding these days.
After a brief pause, Yuanzi happily wagged its tail and jumped around Qiuqiu.
Qiuqiu was also very excited to meet Yuanzi again. With a proud and cute look, she said to Yuanzi, "I'm back. Aren't you happy?"
"Woof!" Yuanzi called out crisply, responding to Qiuqiu.
"Have you missed me these days?" Qiuqiu asked again.
"Woof!" Yuanzi still barked crisply, and his tail wagged even more vigorously.
“I ate a lot of starch today…”
Qiuqiu the cat held its head high with joy, but before it could finish its words of showing off to Yuanzi, everything in front of its eyes went dark.
I had forgotten about it after not seeing it for so long. Yuanzi's way of expressing her love for it was to come up and suck its head.
A dog's tongue is much larger than a cat's. After one bite, all the hair on Qiuqiu's head that hadn't been groomed for a long time became wet.
It tried to struggle, but it could not resist Yuanzi's enthusiasm. In less than half a minute, not only its head but also its whole body was wet from Yuanzi's licking.
In the pet room filled with sunset, the cats' protests continued to be heard, and the wall with floor-to-ceiling glass was switched to frosted mode.
Lu Shizhen was hunching over and peeking outside. He saw Qiuqiu asking Yuanzi questions with a bossy look on his own eyes, and then being pressed in the mouth by its "little brother". He held back his smile as he closed the window for the two little friends who had reunited after a long separation.
"Is Teacher Sixteen so happy?" Xu Shiyue asked, looking at Lu Shizhen who was covering her mouth and laughing.
"Yuanzi gave Qiuqiu a saliva bath, hahaha..." Lu Shizhen looked gloating, and then sat next to Xu Shiyue on the sofa in the living room.
I don’t know what movie Xu Shiyue was watching. It was a somewhat old-fashioned scene with rain falling across two girls in school uniforms.
The greenish hue carries a refreshing feeling of summer, and the film's composition is very good. Lu Shizhen was attracted to it as soon as he sat down.
Seeing that Lu Shizhen was attracted, Xu Shiyue suddenly asked: "Teacher Sixteen is knowledgeable, do you know why Yuanzi is called Yuanzi?"
In fact, Lu Shizhen had really thought about this question when she brought Yuanzi here, but she was not familiar with Xu Shiyue at that time, and did not understand her very well, and she did not dare to pester her with her negative points.
But now, there is no longer any barrier between them, so they can ask.
Lu Shizhen shook his head frankly, then turned around and expressed his doubts to Xu Shiyue: "Yes, why?"
The lush osmanthus leaves outside the window swayed in the night wind, making a rustling sound.
Xu Shiyue raised the corners of her lips slightly under the shadow of the tree and said to Lu Shizhen in a gentle voice: "Because before you brought the dumplings here, you asked me if I wanted to eat rice dumplings made with fermented glutinous rice."
Lu Shizhen suddenly understood, but was also surprised by Xu Shiyue's answer.
The name "Yuan Zi" was given because of herself. This was an answer that Lu Shizhen could never have thought of, let alone dared to think of at that time.
The seeds that had been buried for a long time that day seemed to be exposed to the sweet rain that seeped into the soil. They took root and grew into trees that no one can replace today.
They forgot each other, but they never forgot each other.
Lu Shizhen felt Xu Shiyue's hand slowly climbing up her wrist, and then he deliberately bent down his back and leaned towards her.
Xu Shiyue's voice was warm and tender, gently brushing against her earlobe: "So I want to eat now, can I still eat?"
(End of this chapter)