The sunlight refracted through the glass and became even more dazzling, casting the shadow of a sitting cat on the wall.
Qiuqiu's calm voice was unusually heavy, and Lu Shizhen's hand that was taking out the starch sausage suddenly stopped.
Lu Shizhen has always been worried about Yuanzi's matter.
Although Yuanzi was only two years old when she started working officially, her pure bloodline was a good starting point for her, but it also posed many hidden dangers for her future.
Over the years, Lu Shizhen has been remotely monitoring Qiuqiu's physical condition through the program on the chip attached to its body.
The puppy was in good physical condition. A few times in the middle of the night, the system diagnosed it with gastroenteritis, but it was quickly treated.
So Lu Shizhen never thought that Yuanzi would change so suddenly.
But the reality was extremely cruel and hit her in front of her.
Lu Shizhen's first reaction was disbelief: "What? Hasn't its physical data been very good over the years? Why did it suddenly become worse? Is there something wrong with the program?"
"No." Qiuqiu shook her head. "I was monitoring it half an hour ago. Although the change was sudden, it gradually became stronger, which means it was not a sudden problem with the program. And its vital signs are also showing some abnormalities now, and some tend to..."
At this point, Qiuqiu paused, and Lu Shizhen suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart: "Tend to what?"
Qiuqiu moved his front paws, put them together, and said, "Towards death."
Qiuqiu's voice was a little solemn, as if it was filled with the weight of life.
The sunlight came in from behind it, and the black hair merged into one piece. Its long and narrow body was perched on the table, looking down like a god that had come to announce death.
Lu Shizhen felt as if his heart had stopped, and he could hardly believe his ears.
She still remembered that when she was about to leave, the first thing she did was to tell Xu Shiyue to treat Yuanzi well. She didn't know why such a thing happened suddenly.
Memories surged and stopped at that night long ago.
Lu Shizhen recalled how Yuanzi pretended to be fine in order not to make Xu Shiyue worry. If it hadn't been discovered, there's no telling how long it would have lasted.
Animals can always tolerate pain more than humans, and will even conceal themselves like humans when necessary.
So it is not a good thing for a dog to be too smart. It is heartbreaking to see it happen so often.
"Qiuqiu, can you tell what disease it has? Why was it fine before but suddenly became like this? Is it some kind of malignant mutation?" Lu Shizhen asked.
"I have ruled out the possibility of human error and determined that there is something wrong with Yuanzi's body to a large extent, but I cannot determine where the disease suddenly occurred. If possible, I hope the host can take me to check it out." Qiuqiu said. "Over the years, I have learned a lot of zoological knowledge to update my system, and I can diagnose 98% of diseases."
When Lu Shizhen heard Qiuqiu say this, he seemed to have found a reassuring pill and nodded: "Okay, as long as I can determine what the disease is, I can go to the mall to exchange for the corresponding potion. No matter how expensive it is, I can get it."
Just saying this, Lu Shizhen overlooked the most crucial issue.
Qiuqiu looked at the map in front of her, which showed a more accurate surveillance signal because they had returned to City S, and reminded, "Host, the surveillance shows that Yuanzi is still living in the villa you lived in before. Should we plan how to get back?"
"It seems so." Lu Shizhen's expression was even more serious than before.
Not only did she realize that she had to return to the place where she had lived before her death as a completely unfamiliar person, she also realized why Yuanzi was still living in that villa.
Xu Shiyue had promised him at the beginning.
Could it be that the revision of the plot has spread to Yuanzi, and Xu Shiyue cannot keep anything that has anything to do with herself, or keep it by her side
Lu Shizhen lowered her eyelashes slightly, and a layer of gloom appeared between her eyebrows.
She didn't know if it was because she was worried about Yuanzi or if there was something else going on, but she felt very uncomfortable in her heart, as if there was a lead stone hanging in her heart, pulling at it.
Qiuqiu was collecting information quickly and did not notice the change in Lu Shizhen's expression at all.
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She just looked at the results in front of her and introduced the current status of the villa it had found to Lu Shizhen: "Looking at the long-range satellite images, there are no signs of human activity in this place now, so it should be uninhabited."
"But the property management shows that the villa's property fees, electricity fees, water fees, etc. are all paid on time, and they are all billed to the Lu family. I think the Lu family has been holding off on selling the villa in memory of you. They also send someone to clean it regularly. There are not many weeds and it's quite flat."
Lu Shizhen looked at the pictures that Qiuqiu spread out for him, without saying anything.
The memory that she had been avoiding and trying to forget was pried open a crack with these words.
Yes, she has been reduced to ashes. Apart from this villa where her traces are still left, where else can they go to commemorate her
She has few ties left in this city, and the family affection that belonged to the original owner once truly surrounded her at a certain moment.
Her brother, Xiao En, and mother, she despicably regarded these people as her own relatives, enjoying the warmth given by her family, but in the end she still left them mercilessly.
This villa is like a large collection room, filled with all kinds of things about myself.
Although Lu Shizhen left them all gifts when he left, hoping that they would not be so sad, it seems impossible now.
The one who is left to clean the house, could it be Aunt Sun
All these years have passed, and I don’t know if the roses she planted are still there. Can they survive so many winters
With this amount of water and electricity consumption, do other people occasionally stay there for a short time
The sunlight falls on the leafy trees outside the window, adding warmth to the coolness.
It was just that a hideous branch suddenly appeared in the wind, and an irrelevant and inexplicable question suddenly popped up in Lu Shizhen's mind.
So, will she come to see me too
The obscure thought concealed the name and surname of the subject of this sentence, and the incident of covering one's ears and stealing the bell has never been unheard of.
Lu Shizhen just looked at the somewhat quiet villa, her drooping eyelashes wiping out the hope in her eyes.
How can it be.
Thin clouds slowly floated to the window, and the whole room darkened.
A feeling of powerlessness weighed on Lu Shizhen's heart, just like the feeling she had when she pressed down her hat and left that night.
She hated and even despised the main system's rigid rules for the established plot, but she herself was enjoying the gifts of the main system.
The feeling of splitting had not struggled in Lu Shizhen's mind for a long time. It was as if two forces were tearing her apart, and the torn gap in the middle was filled with self-loathing.
Lu Shizhen casually picked up the rose in the vase on the table, and the crimson color burned in her sight like fire.
The thorn that had not been cleaned seemed unaware that the flower would die once it was plucked, and it was still sticking to its duty, pricking her unexpectedly.
It's like a rebellion.
Resist her, and resist fate.
"Then let's go." Lu Shizhen looked at her fingertips that were pricked by the rose thorns, raised her hand and put the rose back into the vase, "Maybe our return this time is what people call destiny, destined that Yuanzi will not die."
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The taxi slowly stopped by the roadside with its hazard lights on. A Western-style iron wall on one side separated this lush world.
Lu Shizhen got out of the car carrying a cat bag, used Qiuqiu to swipe the door to the villa area, and entered smoothly.
As if to cooperate with Lu Shizhen's actions, the moon tonight was not as bright as in the past.
The still dark clouds obscured the light of the full moon, and the hazy moon hung in the sky, tilting so that people's shadows became very long.
The dim street lights connected together illuminate the road along the way.
This was Lu Shizhen's first time walking in this place. He didn't know if it was because the dark environment concealed many details, but as he walked up, the scenery here was still the same as before.
The lush green waves that reached the sky rippled in the wind, as if pushing the villas, which were already far apart, further away and then bringing them closer.
The clear and tender laughter of children came from the yard of a house we were passing by. The sound of footsteps was mixed with the barking of dogs, and there was a hint of tenderness in the roughness.
Lu Shizhen vaguely saw the dog through the fence. It was a Labrador like Yuanzi, but smaller in size.
Its strong limbs ran across the lawn, and even the dark night could not stop its energy.
A hint of envy flowed in Lu Shizhen's eyes.
She thought that as long as she could redeem it, no matter how many points it took, she would give it to Yuanzi, so that it would not die in pain from the illness.
Lu Shizhen didn't want to go against the laws of nature. He wanted Yuanzi to live a long and healthy life without any disasters. He just wanted it to die peacefully and naturally.
Living beyond the life span is not a good thing. Being free of illness and pain is a good ending, whether for humans or animals.
"Meow~ (Host, we're here.)"
As Lu Shizhen was walking, he heard a lazy cry coming from the cat bag on his back.
She looked up and into the distance, and saw the building that was particularly conspicuous in the entire villa area.
The maintenance of the entire villa estate looked good from a distance, but there was no one in the duty booth where someone was supposed to be on duty.
Although this saved Lu Shizhen from a difficult problem, it made her feel a little depressed.
Just like entering the villa area just now, Lu Shizhen walked into the yard easily with the help of Qiuqiu.
I don’t know if it’s because of neglect or because spring has come, but green vines have climbed all over the courtyard wall, and light pink roses are swaying in the wind, appearing and disappearing among the dense vines and leaves.
It can be said to be decadent, but there is also a kind of life that is hard to describe.
It looks like someone has been living here all along.
Lu Shizhen squeezed the key in his pocket and looked around again.
Faint lights were cast from the surrounding houses, barely illuminating this huge building. In the dim night, this dark and silent villa was like a sleeping giant, forgotten and covered with vines.
Thinking that he might be worrying too much, Lu Shizhen inserted the key into the door of the villa.
The creaking sound of a long-uninhabited door being opened as seen in many movies was not heard, but the door of the villa was still opened by Lu Shizhen using the old key.
Lu Shizhen tiptoed into the villa.
With the light from the mobile phone set to the lowest brightness, the layout of the room was barely illuminated.
The night wind that rushed in seemed to blow away the smell of dust, leaving only the old furnishings.
Lu Shizhen looked at the layout of the living room and felt as if she was in another world. Even though she had been away for a long time, when she stepped into the building, everything seemed just like yesterday, as if she had never left.
Lu Shizhen couldn't help but pause.
At this moment, the sound of the door being locked rang out faintly but clearly.
Almost subconsciously, Lu Shizhen turned around and looked over.
But I found a figure standing at the entrance of the hallway where the moonlight was falling. He was tall and thin, and his calm aura was full of familiarity.
The spring night is peaceful and quiet, and so is Xu Shiyue.
She just looked at the person standing in front of her and said, "Where else do you want to go?"
(End of this chapter)