Suddenly, the map in his hand disappeared, and the dark night sky brightened.
Gu Liang was still standing on the boat, but he was no longer in the galaxy, but in a very familiar artificial lake. Wang Qing was struggling in the lake water in front of him.
This situation is almost exactly the same as it was back then.
Back then Gu Liang failed to save her.
He once watched her life disappear before his eyes, and later this scene evolved into his nightmare, appearing again and again in his dreams.
Every time afterward, even in his dreams, he failed to save her.
Right now, the pale and swollen hand finally lost its strength, and slowly slid down from the side of the boat, gradually disappearing on the water.
Gu Liang's entire face was drenched in cold sweat, and before he could react rationally, he reached out and clasped Wang Qing's fingers.
At this moment, Gu Liang knew that he must have stepped into a trap.
But this is the nightmare from which he cannot escape all his life.
He... He really couldn't let go.
He couldn't just watch her die, even if it was a trap, he couldn't do it either.
Just like recalling the lawsuit related to Wang Qing back then, Gu Liang never regretted taking over.
Regardless of the outcome, helping others and being kind by nature is not wrong in itself, as long as you have a clear conscience, there is nothing to regret.
He believes that what he did wrong back then was that he blindly accepted the case without examining his ability clearly, but he did not regret helping Wang Qing itself.
What kind of ability, what kind of things to do.
He had just graduated that year and had little social experience, so he hadn't pre-planned all the risks and corresponding measures that might be encountered in this case.
In addition, he did not do enough psychological construction, so he ignored the psychological problems of the client.
Now, if he could go back to his early twenties and take over the case again, he would certainly have the confidence to handle everything well.
After so many years, whether it's being raped by the Internet or losing his job, in fact, those things are nothing. As time goes by, Gu Liang has long since ignored it.
The only thing he can't let go of is that a life is passing from his hands alive.
So, no matter what, he couldn't let go.
Pulling down on Wang Qing's wrist, Gu Liang exerted great force, and finally pulled her up from the lake and put her on the boat.
The light of the sky suddenly disappeared, and the night reappeared.
But in front of Gu Liang's eyes, the endless galaxy appeared again.
At this moment, the tiny wooden boat is sinking inch by inch, and it will capsize completely in a short time.
Gu Liang had no choice but to jump into the river and swim to the bank where he was going.
The river water was colder than expected.
But Gu Liang had been rowing before, and his body was already active, so there was no problem of underwater cramps.
It's just that the return journey is too long, and after swimming for a long time, Gu Liang is inevitably a little bit exhausted.
When he finally saw the red manjusawa, he was already swimming by willpower.
He remembered what Mingyue said, he must not lose his will to survive.
So he kept holding back his energy until he jumped out of the water and clasped his hands on the shore before he took a breath.
He didn't dare to take a deep breath at this time, because he was afraid that once he was completely relaxed, it would be difficult for his body to accumulate strength, and then his previous efforts would be wasted.
In this way, after taking a short breath, Gu Liang mustered up his energy and climbed up the bank step by step.
When he completely climbed to the shore, Gu Liang had almost collapsed.
His white robe was soaked through, and it was tightly attached to his body in a translucent shape, showing a slender body, well-proportioned muscles, and tough lines.
The hair was attached to the forehead, and the water was constantly dripping down. The face washed by the river water and sweat showed a pale color almost like snow after losing strength.
His eyes were slightly closed, and his eyelashes fluttered up and down whether it was due to anxiety or the spontaneous trembling of his body after losing strength.
The ten fingers of his hands were clasped on the ground, sinking deep into the soil. The red strings on his wrists and the blue veins emerging from the back of his hands were very eye-catching.
In this way, he leaned over and fell into the fiery red manju sand, and Gu Liang was covered in white.
His facial features are exquisite and beautiful, he looks like an elf who just jumped out of the water, or a mermaid who strayed into the human world.
Hearing footsteps approaching, Gu Liang moved his eyes, then opened them.
The first pair of feet I saw, those shoes were also white, almost spotless.
Continuing to look up, Gu Liang saw Mingyue.
Slowing down a bit, Gu Liang said: "I think I should have passed the test. First, I saved people, and my moral value did not decrease. Second, whether to swim forward or back... I chose to swim back, because The road ahead is too far, if I keep going, I will definitely die halfway. Thirdly, it is not easy to swim back, but I managed to land on the shore. To sum up—”
Gu Liang took a breath, and continued: "To sum up, I have high moral values and a strong desire to survive. I passed the test, can I go home?"
Mingyue took a blanket, knelt down and put it on Gu Liang.
His expression was the same as usual, and his tone could be called gentle, but the words he said were mercilessly cruel. "Brother Liang, how can people come and go on the Santu River at will? As I said, you can't give up your boat to others. If you give it to someone else, you won't be able to go home."
Gu Liang lay on the ground and took a few deep breaths, as if he didn't have the strength to speak for the time being.
Mingyue wiped his hair with a towel, and then gently wiped his face. "Now, you come back with me."
After saying this, Mingyue laughed. "Brother Liang, there is something I didn't tell you. I don't like being rejected. You have rejected me twice. I don't want to be rejected a third time. This time, you can only stay and help me .”
Gu Liang raised his hand, grabbed Mingyue's skirt, and threw him to the ground.
Mingyue's white skirt was instantly stained by the dirt from his fingertips. At the same time, Gu Liang's movement shocked a few red flowers, and the red flocculent petals fell on Mingyue's forehead, staining his forehead red, eyes The inside reflects the galaxy.
Such a person is unbelievably beautiful, whether it is a man or a woman, it should always make people yearn for it.
But when Gu Liang looked at him, he felt chills all over his body.
Gu Liang stretched out his hand to hold Mingyue's neck, and stared down at his eyes with a very sharp gaze. "Mingyue, is this a trap you set up? You have already started to plot against me?"
"The middle school in "Immortal City" is called 'Seventh Middle School', and I said at the time that it was such a coincidence that I went to No. 7 Middle School."
"I've been wondering for a long time. I'm not a vicious person. I shouldn't have drawn the murderer card so early. Did you make any arrangements since "City of the Immortals"? No wonder you said that kind of thing three days ago. Words. Even if you were there at the time, I would blow myself up immediately when I got the murderer card. If it weren't for Yang Ye, wouldn't I have walked into your trap long ago?"
"Let's talk about the script of "Rhinoceros". You blew yourself up as a murderer... At first I thought you just thought it was fun to do so. But in fact, you are deliberately misleading me. You designed a perfect timeline, and I almost believed you, completely Taken away by you. You want me, the detective, to lose the vote, quit the game, and come here, right?"
"There's something else... there must be something else..."
"For example, what about the script of "Blood Tarot"? Was it also designed by you? Did you count all the choices I made? I came here as you wished... The test I participated in is simply a scam planned by you .”
"I should have expected it. It stands to reason that everyone on this river would be required to drink the water of Wangchuan before boarding the boat. Yang Ye told me this. He was asked before boarding the boat, and he You have to drink the drink in the can. Even you told me that this time he refused to drink before boarding the boat, and was given an injection by the man in black instead."
"So, if I can really go back, it doesn't make sense that I can freely choose whether to drink Wangchuan water or not."
"At that time, I actually doubted it. But I wanted to go back too much, and I chose to trust you once—"
"But you really lied to me."
"Even... the river behind me is not Santu River at all, is it? Otherwise, why would I see the artificial lake in the park in reality, and that Wang Qing..."
Mingyue smiled. "Brother Liang, look at you. You have guessed everything, but you still fell into a trap... This is your own choice. You have to be willing to bet and admit defeat."
Gu Liang's voice was extremely hoarse: "Mingyue, why did you design me like this? You want to kill me and leave me in hell?"
Mingyue's tone is very light. "I didn't design anything. This is just a question. As I said earlier, it's just a test of your desire to survive. You gave up the only chance to go home, which means you don't have the will to survive, and you failed the test."
"As for the test questions themselves... they are completely constructed by your own inner world."
"Do you understand? I didn't construct any plot. I just used hypnosis to show what you desire most in your heart."
Having said that, Mingyue flicked her fingers.
The sky full of stars disappeared, and the red flowers everywhere disappeared.
Gu Liang still held Mingyue's skirt and pressed him to the ground. But there was a "crack" sound from his side.
Looking sideways, it was the familiar fireplace.
Everything that happened just now, Santuhe, Bi'anhua, and Wang Qing who asked for help in the river, seemed to be just a big empty dream.
"Brother Liang, you are really in a mess right now. I'll give you a little buffer time. You have a good rest. If you have any questions, please ask me later."
Mingyue held Gu Liang's wrist and gently pushed him off her body.
There was no red on her forehead, and no dirt on her skirt. Mingyue casually picked up a piece of paper from the square table next to her. Gu Liang saw it and found that it was the test paper for the psychological test.
Mingyue tore the paper casually. "Okay, it turns out that you lied about grading the questions on this paper."
"Ridiculous." Gu Liang said coldly, "This whole test is a trap. If I don't save her, will it mean that my moral value has problems again, so that I can't pass the test? I have already thought of the most Nice way to solve this problem. But you—”
At this time, Mingyue had already reached the door.
He leaned against the door and looked back at Gu Liang, his smile was so innocent, as if he was back in high school, and he was still the boy who kept calling Gu Liang "brother".
Then Mingyue said: "No. This must not be the optimal solution. You can think again."
Optimal solution.
These three words reminded Gu Liang of a math class in No. 7 Middle School more than ten years ago.
The math teacher was talking about linear programming and asked Gu Liang to solve a difficult problem on the podium in order to find the optimal solution.
With his back to his classmates, Gu Liang picked up the chalk and wrote on the blackboard, writing half of the blackboard.
Afterwards, the teacher asked Gu Liang to stand by the podium, and then asked the other students: "Let's take a look together, do you think Gu Liang's solution is correct?"
The students basically expressed unanimous praise to Gu Liang.
Only Mingyue raised her hand and replied under the teacher's signal: "Brother Liang is not looking for the optimal solution. There is a hidden condition in the question."
After Mingyue finished speaking, she was invited to the podium by the teacher.
He picked up the chalk and brush, brushed away a small part of what Gu Liang had written, and left most of it.
In this way, on the basis of Gu Liang's answer, Mingyue made revisions and supplements, and then said: "This is the real optimal solution."
Gu Liang sincerely said to Mingyue: "Yes, I missed one condition. You are very good. I have to learn from you."
At that time, Mingyue hadn't grown up yet, she was a little shorter than Gu Liang. He bowed his head and smiled, and the sunlight slanted over and shone on his face, revealing his shy and flushed face because of being praised.
Gu Liang really couldn't connect the shy and introverted boy back then with the current Mingyue. Gu Liang didn't know what he had experienced to gradually become like this, or maybe he has always been like this, but he is very good at disguising.
After this test, Gu Liang had a rather muddled day, mainly because he couldn't control the time.
Without a clock or the sun, he could only sleep when he was tired and eat when he was hungry. It took about three days.
And within these three days, the only places he could go were the room with the fireplace where he talked with Mingyue, and the room where he lived. He tried to walk in other directions, but no matter which direction he went, he finally returned to the door of these two rooms.
He didn't see Mingyue during this period, so he was probably busy with other things. Only
You Yunxuan would come to the kitchen to prepare some things from time to time.
Except for asking Gu Liang if he had any daily necessities, Yun Xuan kept her mouth shut and didn't say a word.
On this day, Gu Liang had finished his lunch and was taking a nap when there was a knock on the door.
Gu Liang opened his eyes, got up and opened the door.
Mingyue came in with a bunch of things, and put them all on the table, which turned out to be chocolate, cake, and milk tea.
Walking in like a leisurely stroll, and then casually sat at the table, Mingyue made a "please sit down" gesture to Gu Liang.
"I heard from Yunxuan that you are not in a good mood these days. Is it because of a broken relationship?"
Gu Liang: "I'm not broken in love."
Mingyue pointed at the things on the table with a smile, and said: "The hormones related to love are mainly dopamine, phenylethylamine, adrenal hormones, endorphins, etc. And eating desserts can also produce dopamine. You eat some sweets , the mood is almost the same as falling in love."
Gu Liang kept a cold face and didn't even look at those things.
Mingyue asked a little strangely: "Don't you like to eat sweets? I remember one time... You seemed to be in a bad mood because of family problems, so you bought a lot of lollipops. After evening self-study, you still stayed in the classroom to review There are not many people. You are one of them. I asked you at the time, and you gave me a candy."
"I don't have a sense of taste, so I don't know what sweetness is. But you say it's sweet. Then I'll take it as sweet."
Gu Liang showed a bit of impatience, and his eyes became colder and colder.
Mingyue glanced at him, thought for a while, then took out another knife and threw it on the table.
Gu Liang glanced at the knife, then looked at Mingyue: "What do you mean?"
"If you're not in a bad mood because of a relationship problem, you're blaming me. You can come and kill me. Although I can't die, you can vent your anger. I'm used to it, and I'm not afraid of pain. It's just—"
Mingyue's eyes bent, "You've always been soft-hearted, you wouldn't do anything to me, would you?"
Before Mingyue could finish speaking, Gu Liang drew the knife out of its sheath, and instantly pressed the sharp white blade against his throat. "The game on the system side is over. Am I being held here by you in some name? Tell me, how can I leave?"
"I've said it a long time ago, you can't leave. Why don't you believe it? You didn't pass the test, so you have to stay here. The difference is that you go to work in other departments, or help me here."
"I came to you today to give you a detailed introduction to my work here. You can start from the field you are interested in. How about it, do you want to kill me first to vent your anger, or let's start the meeting directly?"
September 16. The Mid-Autumn Festival has just passed. Imperial Capital Huaren Hospital, in a special ward.
Miss Secretary Gao Qing was helping Yang Ye peel apples.
After the apple was peeled, Yang Ye took it and thanked her with a smile.
Seeing this, Gao Qing couldn't help sighing, his president is not only handsome, but also has a good temperament, even if he is sitting in the ward wearing a hospital gown, he still looks a little high-spirited when he smiles.
Unfortunately, he is GAY.
She could only look at him with admiration.
Yang Ye took a bite of the apple, and the phone rang.
After picking up the phone, Yang Ye called out: "Mom."
The female voice over there said: "Stop calling me mom, are you my son? You are my ancestor! I heard that you started mobile office today? I heard that you plan to leave the hospital tomorrow?"
Yang Ye looked sideways at Gao Qing.
Gao Qing hastily held up a piece of white paper that had been prepared. There are a few words on the white paper: "I was forced! I will go buy some fruit for you!"
Putting down the white paper, Gao Qing hid, closed the door and let the mother and son make a good phone call.
"Mom, the doctor said, I'm fine, I left too much work before—"
"Don't talk about work. If the rescue is not timely this time, you will die suddenly. Your mother and I are almost thirty years old these days. Give me a good rest!"
"Really, my darling ancestor, you should raise your body first, and then go to fall in love. In your situation, I don't ask you to carry on the family line for me, so you can quickly find a boy to accompany you what."
"In case you suddenly have some kind of illness at home next time, and there is no one around you, what should you do? If you have a companion by your side, they can help you! You have to find someone to help each other!"
"Listen to me, I downloaded an app, and I plan to help you find some good boys. I'll change it tomorrow..."
Yang Ye heard his mother's words getting more and more outrageous, so she hurriedly told her to stop. "No, mom, the kind of app you mentioned...isn't for serious dating, it's that... Forget it, anyway, I never use that thing, so don't mess with it. I know it in my heart. Don't worry. "
"How do you reassure me? You haven't had a good relationship since you started working, have you? Will you still talk about you? I'm really worried. You were very popular when you were in school. What's going on now? Boys Taste changed? Don't like your type?"
After listening to his mother on the phone silently for a long time, Yang Ye looked a little dazed.
After a long time, he opened his mouth slowly. "I... recently fell in love."
"Ah? Who is it? What's your name? How old are you? Where do you live? No, why didn't he come to see you when you were hospitalized? Is he sincere to you? Ancestor, answer quickly, you've broken my heart."
Yang Ye didn't know how to answer.
Because of the questions his mother asked, he couldn't remember them at all.
He only felt that during the period of coma, he seemed to have had a very long dream.
In the dream, he met someone who was the best partner in the world in his eyes.
They loved each other very much, but they just separated like this for some reason.
If the supernatural really existed in this world, then he felt as if he traveled through time and space and fell in love with someone.
Only now he's back, but the man isn't. So he lost his lover.
It feels like I have been in an unforgettable love, but I am obviously lying in the hospital, this kind of thing can't happen.
Yang Ye couldn't understand what was going on with him, and he couldn't explain this feeling to his mother. In the end, he could only say, "He's been abroad recently... Well, the kind of experiment. The experiment is confidential, so we usually last ten and a half days." Get in touch once a month."
"Yes, he didn't know about my hospitalization. He will be back soon, and he will introduce you to each other then."
"Yeah, I know it's not good to be in a different place. We have too little contact and it's not conducive to the development of our relationship. It will be fine in the future. He will return to China soon and stabilize... Okay, well, let's do this first, goodbye. Say hello to Dad for me."
"I don't ask him. It's not that he puts so much pressure on you. Can my son do this? The cold war! I haven't spoken to him yet!"
Yang Ye laughed, persuaded his mother a few words, and then hung up the phone.
After eating the apple in his hand, Yang Ye stood up and walked outside.
After staying in the ward for a long time, he felt bored, and he wanted to go around.
Go downstairs and turn left to the ICU ward area.
Not long ago, Yang Ye was transferred out of one of the single wards.
At this moment, when he walked here and saw the closed door, he felt an indescribable emotion in his heart.
Inexplicably, he seemed to feel that someone very important was just a door away from him, but he couldn't find him no matter what.
He couldn't capture where the emotion was coming from, he could only assume it was because he had just walked through life and death, so he had a sympathy for those still in the ICU.
Soon there was noise in the nearby corridor, which seemed to be arguing.
A nurse scolded: "This is the ICU, why are you arguing! Go out and make a noise!"
Heavy footsteps quickly approached Yang Ye.
Not wanting to get involved in the gossip scene, Yang Ye walked sideways into the stairwell, and after walking up half a floor, he didn't expect the two people to follow in.
The first to enter was a young man of about 24 years old, wearing a T-shirt and cropped jeans.
The person who came in behind him was wearing high heels and a short black skirt, but he had an Adam's apple and a flat chest, so he was clearly a man, and an elderly person.
He already has white hair, heavy eye bands and crow's feet, but his facial features are good-looking. It is conceivable that this person had a very beautiful face when he was young, and he may have harmed many people.
As soon as the young man entered the stairwell, he closed the door, lifted the elderly man who was still keen to wear women's clothing, and pushed against the door.
The young man's arm muscles are obvious, and the blue veins bulging out are very thick. It looks like he has been trained. He holds the old man with one hand, seemingly effortlessly.
The old man dressed as a woman immediately scolded: "You little bastard rebelled, right? I'm your fucking uncle!"
"Fuck your mother's uncle." The young man scolded back not to be outdone, "I said you have ignored my cousin for more than ten years, and now you are showing kindness to come to see him in the hospital. So you wanted to beat him The idea of his house."
"Fuck you. I'm thinking about him!"
"Thinking about him? What have you thought about him? If I hadn't come today, you would have transferred him to the general ward. The doctor said that his vital signs are still unstable. If you transfer him to the general ward, it means He dies!"
"What if I don't go to the general ward? Have you settled the bill? He spends at least 15,000 a day, more than 5 million a year. What if he lies in bed for a year or two? He has almost spent all his savings. The next step is to sell the house. I heard from the doctor that the chances of him waking up are not high, he is dead anyway... "
The young man couldn't stand it anymore, and punched the old man to the ground. "Get out of here! You can say that! That's your own son!"
"Come on, come on, hit harder. I'm old. You go to the police station with me now. Your fist is enough to accompany me tens of thousands of dollars. Oh, can't you afford it? I heard that you recently had a fight with a friend Encountering some problems in starting a business, you don’t have any money, right? You can’t even pay me for medical expenses, so what can you afford for your cousin to live in such an expensive ICU?”
"You figure it out, I'm his father, and I have the right to make decisions for him. How are you supposed to challenge me here?"