The clean wall on one side of the room cast a shadow of the light, and the cover of the book was flipped over the wall.
The subtle sound of rubbing paper rang out continuously and then died down. The wall did not return to its blank state. Instead, a scene painted with markers was reflected on the wall.
Then, the plane that had made an emergency landing in the desert shook slightly.
Xu Shiyue completely lost her vision, and her slender hands groped on the white paper, and unexpectedly collided with the cartoon plane.
She felt the presence of this thing, as if some three-dimensional painting stood upright in front of her as she turned the pages of the book.
But she couldn't see because of the medicine on her eyes, so she could only use her hands to feel the shape of the plane and the undulations of the desert.
Xu Shiyue originally thought that it was good enough that Lu Shizhen translated the book The Little Prince for her.
But she also produced the illustrations inside.
"What did you do?"
"secret."
The rising ending of the girl's voice suddenly echoed in Xu Shiyue's mind through time. It was the conversation she had with Lu Shizhen in the library on the day she reached a cooperation agreement with Lu Shize.
Xu Shiyue's hand stroked the outline of the pages. The size of this book was almost the same as what she noticed Lu Shizhen holding that day.
At that time, she thought that the secret Lu Shizhen was talking about was her private matter, or some morbid thoughts that she couldn't let herself know.
However, he didn't expect that Lu Shizhen's "secret" of refusing to let him know was a surprise for him.
Xu Shiyue touched the illustrations that stood up as the pages turned, just like the pilot walking in the vast desert.
She suddenly felt that she had lost a lot in these twelve hours.
The smell of alcohol and paint that had not yet evaporated filled the room, spreading along the smooth paper that could not be touched to the girl's fingers.
Xu Shiyue had never felt how monotonous the dark world could be. Life was just like this anyway, and there was nothing worth seeing with her eyes.
But at this moment she was starving for color.
Even though there was no one around her this time to admire how beautiful Lu Shizhen's paintings were.
Xu Shiyue still remembered the nervousness in Lu Shizhen's voice when he put the things on his desk just now.
This person is always like this, simple and sincere. Sometimes I really feel that she is simpler than Yuanzi.
But thinking of this, Xu Shiyue paused again.
If Lu Shizhen had not been nervous just now, but was looking forward to watching her open the gift, she would have been a little unsure of how to react.
She didn't want to hide her love for this gift that she had put so much effort into.
But I dare not reveal my love too much.
That kind of hesitation and indecision once again clearly appeared in Xu Shiyue's mind under this circumstance.
It was as if her tightly fitted bones were rejecting this rib that didn't belong to her, shaking her love for Lu Shizhen.
Xu Shiyue was in mixed mood.
Liking someone is a very simple thing. It only takes one thought to confirm it in an instant.
But what then
These days her reason always reminds her what she needs at this stage and what should be put first.
They pop up from time to time, as if they were a set program.
Xu Shiyue felt a sense of involvement.
It was as if reason and emotion were playing a game, and the scales in her heart were swinging.
Not long ago, she thought she could balance it all, but she fell into the trap of Chen Miaomiao's simple clichés.
It’s just because Lu Shizhen is coveted and liked by many classmates in the school.
If she loses her calm, rational judgment and vigilance because of one person, can she still allow herself to like her
And after what happened last week, Xu Shouxian would not set up another Sun Chenchen to exclude Lu Shizhen from his killing plan.
If Lu Shizhen died, if she was implicated by herself and died.
Not only Lu Shize won't let her go, she herself can't let herself go either.
Her lover is the first person in her life that she can choose to care about.
But now Xu Shiyue didn’t know whether she should like Lu Shizhen, or whether she should allow herself to let this soft spot embed into her body.
Cautious and at a loss.
Xu Shiyue has always been calm, rational, and decisive, but he doesn't know what to do with this weakness.
.
Xu Shiyue was in a state of uncertainty, and her hesitant emotions turned into points that were indirectly reflected in the system in Lu Shizhen's brain.
Until late that night, Lu Shizhen's ears were constantly ringing with the system's notifications of points addition and subtraction. She could understand the gradual increase in points at the beginning, as it was because she was touched by the Braille version of "The Little Prince" that she gave to Xu Shiyue. But she couldn't understand why the points started to fluctuate.
Could it be that I translated something wrong and made Xu Shiyue unhappy
Or was it the three-dimensional illustrations she made on the pages of the book that made Xu Shiyue unhappy
The reason why Lu Shizhen thought of making three-dimensional illustrations for Xu Shiyue's book was that he was influenced by the children's books displayed in front of the bookstore at that time.
She thought that after all, Xu Shiyue would see it again later, and with these illustrations, even if she no longer read in Braille, she would be able to understand what the story was.
Did she feel that this was humiliating her
How can it be…
Xu Shiyue is not the kind of person who cares about such things.
"Oh." Lu Shizhen rubbed his hair in distress on the bed.
Adhering to the principle that if he himself didn't sleep, he couldn't let others sleep, Lu Shizhen pulled up Qiuqiu who was sleeping on her back on the standby screen: [Qiuqiu, what happened to Xu Shiyue? ]
[Hmm...] Since living in the phone through the system bug, Qiuqiu's sleep quality has skyrocketed. She opened her eyes in a daze and calculated for Lu Shizhen: [Host, currently Xu Shiyue's bonus points for you are concentrated in the double digits to three digits, while the deduction points are in the single digits, which is a positive growth. The psychological fluctuations of the character are normal changes, don't worry, we have to look at it from a macro perspective.]
Qiuqiu wasn't very clear-headed, and what she said was somewhat unsystematic, but Lu Shizhen could understand what she wanted to express.
She knew that a slight deduction in points was negligible compared to the huge bonus points, and that such things had happened in the past.
It’s just that this macro situation falls on a single individual, and every fluctuation makes people worry.
Especially this time today.
There was no wind that night, and the strands of hair on Lu Shizhen's forehead were blown by her long sigh.
I can't express how much I care.
About her points.
About Xu Shiyue’s opinion of himself.
The next day, Lu Shizhen tried to find out Xu Shiyue's attitude towards him indirectly, but her attitude towards him was no different from the past.
The special bitterness of the ointment slowly accumulated and spread as the gauze was untied. Even though Lu Shizhen could see Xu Shiyue's eyes, he had no way of telling what happened to her last night.
In the following days, Lu Shizhen applied medicine to Xu Shiyue on time, and occasionally a few double-digit or even triple-digit bonus points would appear, but the frequent fluctuations in points like that night never appeared again.
As December approaches, S City becomes a little colder. The quiet winter makes the days so peaceful that it seems like they will go on forever.
The sun was a little cold on the last working day. Lu Shizhen, who was still on sick leave, got up as usual after Aunt Sun called her, but the sound of her slippers on the stairs was not so lively. She walked downstairs with a rare look of distress.
Xu Shiyue sat at the dining table as usual, basking in the sunlight coming in from the window.
Her vision was much clearer than before, and she could see clearly Lu Shizhen lowering his head to look at his phone.
Xu Shiyue drank a sip of milk slowly, raised his eyes and asked: "What's wrong?"
"Xiao En said that the weather is getting colder. If we don't go to the horse farm this month, we will have to wait until next year." Lu Shizhen looked at the message Lu Shien sent him early in the morning with a worried look on his face.
When Xu Shiyue heard Lu Shizhen's words, she said "Oh" indifferently.
The whole piece of cheese was ruthlessly picked apart by the silver fork, and the broken pieces were spread on the bagel.
Xu Shiyue assembled the bagels and picked them up, asking nonchalantly, "Isn't this what you promised them? Why, you don't want to go now? Won't your Xiao En get mad?"
Lu Shizhen didn't understand the meaning behind Xu Shiyue's words. He just pulled out a chair and sat down face to face with her, and sighed to her.
Since you have already made a promise to someone, it is not good to go back on your word.
And according to Lu Shien's personality, even if I pushed her this time, she would do it again until I nodded in agreement.
The most important thing is that she really can't ride a horse.
This thing is not something that can be accomplished quickly. What if you are "double-exposed"
If the Lu siblings knew that the real Lu Shizhen was no longer in this body, given the extent to which they both had sister-con and older sister-con complexes, she would have had her arms and legs cut off and thrown into the fire without Xu Shiyue having to do anything.
It was as if the temperature around him suddenly dropped, and cold sweat broke out on Lu Shizhen's back.
She even forgot that Xu Shiyue was sitting opposite her, waiting for her answer.
At this moment, Aunt Sun hurried over and said, "Miss, a lady named Shen Yanxing came to our villa and said she wanted to visit Miss Xu."
When Lu Shizhen heard this name, her thoughts were pulled back: "Shen Yanxing?"
Xu Shiyue was also a little surprised. After thinking for a while, he explained, "Uncle Shen wanted to meet me a few days ago, but he couldn't show up, so he might have asked Shen Yanxing to come."
After hearing Xu Shiyue's explanation, Lu Shizhen's doubts were mostly dispelled, leaving only discomfort.
She knew that the system would not let Xu Shiyue get in touch with Shen Yanxing, and she also knew that the two of them had legitimate reasons. As an outsider, all he could do was nod: "Let her in."
Aunt Sun nodded and used her pager to signal the guard to let Shen Yanxing in.
Then Shen Yanxing, led by the servants at home, pushed open the door of the villa. She was holding something in her hands and said generously and appropriately: "Excuse me, my parents went to X city last month and brought back a lot of local specialties. We can't finish them at home, so let me share some with Shiyue and classmate Lu."
When Lu Shizhen heard Shen Yanxing's two names, she couldn't help but frown.
But she still had to maintain the courtesy and rules of being a host like the original owner, and immediately signaled to Aunt Sun, who seemed to be more perceptive today: "Aunt Sun."
I don’t know if there was someone else at home today, but Aunt Sun, who usually had no airs towards Xu Shiyue, acted like a distant and cold housekeeper: “Thank you, Miss Shen. Give it to me.”
Having said that, Aunt Sun took the things from Shen Yanxing's hand in a serious manner, turned around and left the living room.
Shen Yanxing seemed to have something to say that could not be known to outsiders. After watching the other servants leave the living room and only Lu Shizhen and Xu Shiyue were left, he whispered: "Shiyue, my father asked me to bring you a message. He still hopes to meet you if there is a chance. Some things are smoother when done face to face."
"And ever since my mother found out about you, she's always wanted to have a chance to meet you."
With just two sentences, Xu Shiyue convinced Shen Yanxing with both emotion and reason. Xu Shiyue did not disappoint Shen Yanxing and nodded.
But unlike Shen Yanxing, there was not so much emotion in her words: "Uncle Shen's ideas are also my ideas. It will be more efficient to talk in person."
As if he was thinking about where to meet, Xu Shiyue's eyes drooped slightly.
In less than a second, the thick eyelashes opened like a fan, and the eyes became deep and bright.
Xu Shiyue just looked at Shen Yanxing, with a relaxed smile in her tone, and said: "In this case, I will meet with my uncle this weekend, and the location will be the newly opened horse farm in the eastern suburbs."
(End of this chapter)