Midnight streets,
The street lights are yellow,
People are also panicking.
It was very cold and windy, cutting like a knife.
Zhou Ze also felt cold.
He didn't know where this was.
But know one thing,
This is... the human world.
He had died, but came back.
He didn't know what to do.
I can only keep moving forward mechanically and numbly.
He didn't have time to think about too many other things now.
For example, the place where I just went down,
For example, the old man he treated before the car accident.
For example, the faceless woman in a red dress in the pond,
For example... your own nails.
His return should have been a joyous occasion, but even if someone occasionally walked by him, even if he greeted them as loudly as he could, no one could see or hear him.
He was excluded and isolated by the world.
Those who have never experienced being put in solitary confinement will not understand the pain of being completely isolated. For Zhou Ze, the whole world is his cage, which is covered with a layer of black cloth.
No one could see him.
No one could communicate with him.
He could not lift anything substantial.
even,
Even the wind could blow past him easily.
He was so weak.
The word "fragile" is not an exaggeration at all when describing him.
Moreover, what shocked and horrified Zhou Ze the most was,
He could see faint points of light emanating from his body.
In other words,
His body was slowly fading.
Perhaps in another quarter of an hour, I would completely disappear, with even the last insignificant trace being wiped out.
He didn't know how all this happened, but he knew that he didn't have much time left.
Among the Eight Immortals, Li Tieguai entered the body of a person who died of starvation in the form of a soul, which led to his image being passed down to later generations.
Zhou Ze had also heard of stories about ghosts "reincarnating a corpse" and he also wanted to reincarnate. He felt cold and panicked, and he needed a body to attach himself to.
In fact, he didn't mind who this person was.
People are always selfish at this time, Zhou Ze is no exception, and he really can't stand it anymore.
However, every time he was about to approach someone, light and fire would appear on that person's head and shoulders, preventing him from getting close. He even got hurt, which increased his "evaporation" speed.
He was a little tired and a little numb.
He is waiting for his end.
Waiting for your own end.
As a person who has died once, if you let him face death again, he will become more calm.
Moreover, given Zhou Ze's current situation, the longer he stays here, the longer he will suffer.
"Squeak..."
In front, there is a shop with the lights on. It seems to be a bookstore because you can see rows of bookshelves inside through the glass door.
Someone pushed the door open and walked out. It was a man in a sweatshirt. He was also wearing a hat, so his face could not be seen clearly. He looked around for a while and then left in a hurry.
Of course, the man couldn't see Zhou Ze who was standing less than five meters away from him.
Originally, Zhou Ze didn't feel anything unusual, but shortly after the man left, Zhou Ze suddenly sensed a warm atmosphere in the bookstore.
Yes,
A warm breath.
This kind of warmth made Zhou Ze feel a little puzzled, but he felt like a person who was about to freeze to death and suddenly got a box of matches. Even though he knew that the matches could not save his life, he would still light it to feel the last warmth before he died.
Zhou Ze walked over there, his body went straight through the glass door of the bookstore, continued walking inside, and came to the back of the bookshelf.
Behind the bookshelf,
A person lies there.
He was a handsome young man, probably around 23 or 24 years old. Because the store was air-conditioned, he wasn't wearing much clothing, just a long-sleeved shirt and a thin jacket.
He was lying on the ground, but Zhou Ze felt a warm feeling on him, just like a poor guy who picked up a bag of gold coins while walking on the road at night.
This kind of attraction is irresistible, and Zhou Ze now has no right to refuse it!
Zhou Ze walked over and squatted down in front of the young man.
He didn't know how to enter the other person's body, but he knew how to touch the warmth he needed.
Stretch out one hand and place it on the other person's chest.
Zhou Ze saw that his nails were slowly embedding into the other person's body.
It was a very strange feeling, different from the "breeze" blowing through my body when I was walking on the road before. This was a kind of fusion, a fusion carried out with my own nails as the medium.
Slowly, Zhou Ze's entire body began to enter the other person's body, and the two began to overlap.
… … …
"Xu Le! Wake up, wake up!"
Zhou Ze was awakened by a shove, no, to be exact, he was "startled". He opened his eyes and found himself sitting behind the counter of a bookstore, with his hands resting on it.
"Hey, wake up!"
The woman's voice was sharp and high-pitched, with a commanding tone.
Raising his head, Zhou Ze looked at the woman in front of him. No, to be exact, it should be a girl, about the age of a high school student. Although she was a big girl, she still looked a little childish.
"Hey, Xu Le, what do you mean? You think you are capable, don't you? Do you want to show off to my parents and sister? You actually didn't go home last night!
Who gave you the courage? "
Xu Le
Who is it
Zhou Ze spread out his hands in confusion and found that his hands were very smooth. His previous hands had some calluses due to long-term practice with surgical instruments, but these hands did not have any.
"Hey, I'm talking to you!"
The girl slapped the counter angrily.
Zhou Ze frowned slightly, stood up and walked to the glass mirror beside the store door. He saw his reflection, a strange face. No, he had seen this face before. It was the face he saw last night.
This body,
Is it mine
"Hey, what do you mean? My parents are angry. My mom is even angry at home. Let me tell you, everything you eat, drink and use now is from my house. What qualifications do you, a live-in son-in-law, have to act so arrogantly in my house
Who are you trying to show off to
If you dare not go home again tonight, I will come over and beat you up!"
The girl pretended to raise her hand to slap, but she suddenly found that the man in front of her, her "brother-in-law", did not dodge or beg for mercy as usual. Instead, the meaning in his eyes made her feel a little scared.
At this time, she looked at the time and found that it was already half past seven.
"Hmph, I'm going to school first. I'll settle the score with you tonight!"
The girl left angrily.
Zhou Ze slowly sat back in the chair behind his counter, where there was an old-fashioned notebook and a mobile phone next to it.
Even now, he still hasn't adapted to the process of changing his identity.
He is Zhou Ze, a famous young surgeon in Tongcheng. Moreover, he is an orphan.
result,
I have become this identity now.
What did that girl say just now
I am... a live-in son-in-law
Have a wife
And the mother-in-law and father-in-law
Moreover, judging from the attitude and tone of the way his sister-in-law spoke to his "brother-in-law" just now, his status as a "son-in-law who lives with his wife" really conforms to the fine traditions of ancient times.
A son-in-law who marries into the wife's family, commonly known as a "son-in-law who marries into the wife's family", is not only looked down upon by his wife's family, but also by everyone around him in ancient times. His status is even similar to that of a criminal. During the Han and Tang dynasties, there were often sons-in-law among those who were forced to guard the border.
He picked up the phone. There was no password set on the phone. I don’t know if the guy was lazy or didn’t dare to set a password. At least at this time, Zhou Ze could easily open his WeChat and QQ.
There are very few people in the QQ list, just a few junior high school classmates, high school classmates and college classmates, and then there is a family list with only one person in it, and the remark is "wife".
I opened the QQ chat history with her, but it was empty.
All right,
Zhou Ze opened WeChat and tried to find it. He found the woman with the note "wife". There were replies here. Most of them were Xu Le asking questions, such as what to eat tonight, what to prepare tonight, how much it would cost to purchase goods, how much the bookstore sold recently, and how is your health.
Then the other party's reply is often perfunctory and cold.
by:
"oh"
"Um"
"good"
to replace.
Zhou Ze threw his phone aside. This interpersonal relationship was a bit complicated. He suddenly looked at his palms and found that his nails were no different from those of ordinary people.
But his nails played an extremely crucial role in things like the old man he saved before the car accident, his escape from the faceless woman, and his entry into this guy's body.
The heart moves as it pleases,
At this time,
Zhou Ze found that his nails began to grow longer and darker, and there was even a faint black mist on his nails.
“Huh…”
Take a deep breath,
Close your eyes.
When I opened my eyes again,
The nails are back to normal.
From morning till noon, Zhou Ze sat there trying to adapt to his new identity and to calm down the discomfort brought about by the change of identity. He did not even eat lunch, not knowing whether he forgot or he simply did not feel hungry.
This is still Tongcheng. Zhou Ze’s previous home was in Chongchuan District, and now it is in Gangzha District, which is not far away.
In the afternoon, Zhou Ze sighed, stood up silently, and decided to make the best of it.
He began to try to clean the bookshelf, after all, to find something to do.
The old man who had strangled him before his death once said "He has been discovered" and the faceless woman in hell said "You will be caught sooner or later", which made Zhou Ze feel a little sense of crisis.
His current state can be considered as "surviving". Coming back from the dead is a blessing from heaven, so he cherishes it very much. At least, before he fully understands the situation and has enough clues, he has to assume this identity. It is best not to cause too much abnormality and not to attract the attention of those "people who want to catch him".
The business of this store is really bad. The downturn in the traditional book market has been going on for a long time, and this place is not located on the prime street at the school gate.
All I can say is that it is a question whether "Xu Le" can break even if he chooses to open a bookstore here.
It was not until three o'clock in the afternoon that the first customer of the day walked in.
The guest wandered around the area containing elementary school students' books for a long time.
Zhou Ze waited for a while, then walked over and asked, "What subject matter did you choose?"
Although, Zhou Ze didn’t understand either.
"Just take a look." The other party replied.
"Yeah." Zhou Ze ignored it. He hadn't yet integrated into the role of "bookstore owner".
But at this moment,
The other party suddenly walked behind him and said quietly:
"You really don't recognize me?"
"What?" Zhou Ze asked.
"I hit you on the head with a baseball bat last night and robbed you of your money.
And I tried it on purpose.
You were clearly out of breath at that time."