if Extra Chapter Instructions for consumption—
In order to ensure the pure love of the main story, the chapters on clouds/snow/rain can be seen as a hypothetical setting in which Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi never existed.
It is a hypothetical story based on the setting of Mei Fang's original world line (i.e. before rebirth, the sudden death line), in which some key decisions have changed. The character settings are basically the same as the original world line, but some magical changes will be made based on the hypothetical situation.
Please watch the extra chapters after understanding these settings and premises, thank you.
There was no rain yesterday, but it is raining heavily today.
I was so happy about the rain that I forgot to go home. When I got up, the mud was already deep.
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Sixteen years old.
The best age in a person's life.
The body has just matured.
Always full of enthusiasm and energy.
Full of expectations for the future.
Never be afraid to give your heart.
Everything looks so promising.
It seems that as long as you work hard, everything can change.
Because, the most sacred and glorious career in student life is
College entrance examination.
This is what teachers and parents say.
Studying test papers and exercises day and night, taking exams and practicing questions tirelessly.
Even in such a tiring situation, being able to do something that is not related to studying seems particularly precious.
"Ahem... Starting this week, the last two classes every Thursday afternoon will be club activities."
"Those who have applied to establish a club, remember to carry out your own club activities. Do you understand?"
"knew!"
Following the order from the head teacher, everyone packed up and left the classroom.
It’s a cloudy day today and the weather is not very good. Students who are doing club activities outdoors are worried that it will rain, so they cherish this time very much.
Mei Fang was not in a hurry like everyone else. Instead, he lay on his seat and continued to write something until the girl at the same table patted his arm and reminded him:
"Mei Fang, everyone has left."
"Okay, okay, I got it. Wait for me..."
The girl lifted her ear-length hair, held her chin and watched Mei Fang concentrate on writing something. She suddenly became curious and asked:
"Is this the 'planning proposal' you mentioned?"
"Yeah, yeah, I have to sort it out... now it's almost done."
Mei Fang raised his head and looked at the girl beside him, "By the way, where are Zhang Ming and Yue Xinyi?"
The girl puffed her cheeks in anger: "Why don't you care about your friends at all? Zhang Ming was sick and asked for leave yesterday. My former junior high school classmates came to play with Xinyi, and Xinyi went to meet them."
Mei Fang frowned when he heard this and said, "Today is the first club activity, so it doesn't mean we are the only ones participating?"
"Yes." The girl nodded. "There are too few people. Do you want to continue today? Or wait until next week."
"Of course we need it. Let me think about where we can go to discuss our game production plan..."
Just as Mei Fang was lost in thought, the girl's attention was attracted by the strange sight outside the window.
Those are two trail-like lines of starlight, and the colorful colors are fascinating.
As Liu Xiaoyu's eyes became increasingly blurred, he was suddenly interrupted by Mei Fang.
"What are you doing sitting there?"
Mei Fang waved his hand at the girl.
"I'm telling you, are you going to go to club activities with me? Don't you want to say something?"
"Go, go, why not go... Wait a moment, Mei Fang."
The girl pointed behind Mei Fang and said, "Look behind you, it seems like something is floating past?"
"You want to play with flying saucers, right? You are not a child anymore..."
Mei Fang smiled and shook his head, "Liu Xiaoyu, why are you so childish?"
"Hey, I'm serious..."
Liu Xiaoyu puffed up his face and said angrily, "If you don't believe me, just look for yourself."
"Okay, okay... let me take a look..."
Mei Fang turned his head and glanced at the scenery outside the window, but didn't notice anything unusual.
"Isn't this strange?"
"Huh? It was flashing just now..."
"Then go out and take a look!"
"Um!"
Liu Xiaoyu and Mei Fang searched the corridor together but did not find anything strange.
"Strange... I really saw something flash by just now..."
"Okay, okay, forget it if you didn't see it."
Mei Fang patted Liu Xiaoyu's head and said, "It's time to go to club activities!"
"Hmm..."
Liu Xiaoyu covered his head and stared at Mei Fang, "Stop treating me like a child, okay? You keep patting my head."
"Ah, then how should I greet you... Pat your arm? I can't hold your hand, hahaha!"
Liu Xiaoyu glared at Mei Fang unhappily. Looking at the childish boy in front of her, she shook her head helplessly and pointed at Mei Fang and said:
"Just remember to pat your arms, don't pat your head. If you do that again, I'll get mad at you. I'm serious."
"I'm sorry, I understand. I'll be more careful next time."
Mei Fang scratched his head and smiled.
Baimei No. 1 Middle School does not have its own classroom for club activities, so Mei Fang took Liu Xiaoyu around and finally found a good spot in the bamboo forest behind the school cafeteria, with a stone table and stone benches, and no one was disturbing them.
"Ahem... Today is the first club activity of our 'First Middle School Game Club'. I'm here today to talk about our game plan."
Mei Fang began his crazy game production project.
Although Liu Xiaoyu was the only listener and plot planner, she still listened very carefully.
"The game production software we are going to use is RPGMAKERMV, which is a software that can make traditional turn-based RPGs. It is easy to get started. There are many learning videos and ready-made art resources on the Internet."
Mei Fang said proudly, with his hands on his hips, "So, as long as we buy this software, we can start making games ourselves without having to learn art and programming."
"So, my job is... to write the plot of the game, right? What do you think of the plot outline I showed you before?"
"My evaluation is very kingly. You can tell at a glance that this habit was learned from DQ."
"What is DQ? The ice cream? It's delicious. I've had it in Jiangcheng."
"What ice cream... Dragon Quest, Dragon Quest, haven't you played it? How can you write such a plot?"
"Don't general Japanese fantasy anime have the same plot? For example, the Devil Hero Legend that I watched when I was a kid..."
Liu Xiaoyu couldn't help but mutter.
"That's right."
Mei Fang nodded. "But I'm not saying that your writing is bad. I think it's pretty good."
"Ah, so this isn't a statement of disdain?"
Liu Xiaoyu was surprised and said, "I thought you wanted me to rewrite it."
"Why do you have to rewrite it? I really appreciate this kind of kingly way."
Mei Fang said seriously, "This is the flavor. Combined with our gameplay, players will like to play it! The original and authentic JRPG fantasy, this is the essence of turn-based games!"
"What is a JRPG?"
“It’s a Japanese RPG game.”
Mei Fang paused, "It's... the feeling of the Demon Hero Legend you just mentioned."
"I understand when you put it that way."
Liu Xiaoyu nodded.
"Then I want to say that there is a big difference between writing novels and making games. You can write an outline like this now, but you can't write a game script like this."
“I remember.”
Liu Xiaoyu nodded and took notes, "I'll go online to read how to write a game script when I'm free this weekend... Oh, by the way, I can't do that this weekend, I have to rehearse this week."
"Rehearsal? What rehearsal... Oh, by the way, you were selected as one of the top ten singers, right? You will be participating in the art festival next week."
"Right, right. Sorry."
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. Compared to Zhang Mingyue and Xinyi, this is already very nice."
Mei Fang was about to go up and pat Liu Xiaoyu on the head, but he suddenly grabbed his right arm with his left hand, and immediately put on a look of struggling in pain.
Liu Xiaoyu watched Mei Fang's possession with great interest, and covered his mouth while snickering, "Ah, shouldn't I be shouting, 'Ah, my king's power' at this time?"
"Ah, the power of my head slap..."
Mei Fang immediately stood up from the chair, and I began to imitate the tone of voice in anime and perform shameful poses. Liu Xiaoyu held his chin with his hand and enjoyed the performance with an attitude of having fun.
While Mei Fang and Liu Xiaoyu were enjoying this process, a couple walked past them arm in arm. Mei Fang suddenly froze in place, and Liu Xiaoyu covered her face and dared not to continue watching.
After the couple left, Liu Xiaoyu couldn't help but burst out laughing. Mei Fang went straight up and slapped Liu Xiaoyu hard a few times. Liu Xiaoyu immediately punched Mei Fang on the shoulder a few times in retaliation.
Since becoming deskmate with Liu Xiaoyu, Mei Fang, who entered high school, has a good friend with whom she can talk about anything.
Whether it is their understanding of novels, their liking for anime, or their love for music, the two have very similar interests and preferences, and have almost endless common topics to talk about.
Moreover, Liu Xiaoyu was also happy to try out new things that she didn't understand, and under Mei Fang's guidance, she came into contact with electronic games.
She said that her family didn't allow her to play these games when she was a child, so Mei Fang taught her to play them in computer class, and guided her to install simulators on her phone and play some old-style games. Mei Fang was very happy to see her immersed in the game world she recommended to her.
In Mei Fang's eyes, Liu Xiaoyu is much more fun than Zhang Ming, who can only play Dota mindlessly. He never goes to the Internet cafe when Zhang Ming invites him to on weekends. He often just chats with Liu Xiaoyu through messaging on the Internet.
The amazing Xiao Fangfang: [Music Festival, you have to do your best]
Xiaoxiao Luoyu: [I will, I will! I have tried my best.]
The Heaven-Defying Little Fang Fang: [By the way, what song are you going to sing at the Arts Festival next week? ]
Xiaoxiao Luoyu: [I won’t tell you, guess first]
The Heaven-Defying Little Fang Fang: [Damn it, you're still keeping me in suspense. What should I do if I guess it? ]
[If you guess correctly, I will treat you to DQ]
[Then we have to go to Jiangcheng to eat? That’s too much trouble. ]
Mei Fang thought about it, then typed and asked:
[If you guessed it right, please treat me to a movie! I have a silver membership card and can help you get a cheaper price. ]
Liu Xiaoyu, who usually replied immediately, hesitated for more than a minute before sending the message this time.
[OK.]
…
After asking the questions, Mei Fang and Liu Xiaoyu leaned back in their chairs and looked at the ceiling.
He always felt that there was something strange about what he said, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
And at the same time.
Liu Xiaoyu lay on the bed and replied to Mei Fang's message. Then he buried his head in the pillow and kept rocking his legs back and forth.
Isn't this... inviting me to a movie
Mei Fang is such an idiot.
Isn't this almost like a date
He certainly didn't realize it.
But he has to guess what song I'm going to sing.
But recently we have been listening to that song during our lunch break, and we have played it on repeat so many times, he should be able to guess it... right
Suddenly, a blingbling sound came from my ears.
Liu Xiaoyu immediately raised his head and looked, and then saw two star-studded tracks in the sky again.
Again…
Liu Xiaoyu put down the pillow, stood up and touched the starlight, trying hard to grasp the trace of the starlight.
But the light quickly dissipated.
Soon there was no trace left.
What on earth is this...
Although Liu Xiaoyu cared about this very much, in the end he could only attribute it to his own dizziness.
It's Monday of the next week again.
The head teacher started by criticizing everyone's results in last week's monthly exam, and everyone was nervous as they endured the scolding.
Liu Xiaoyu did not perform very well in this monthly exam, and fell several places compared to the previous time. After getting the test paper, she kept correcting the wrong questions with tears in her eyes. From time to time, she came to Mei Fang to ask about the questions, and Mei Fang patiently answered them one by one.
After all, I was leading her to play games and develop games, so I felt a little guilty about it.
However, during this period, many girls came to talk to Liu Xiaoyu and encouraged her to cheer up.
Liu Xiaoyu is beautiful, sweet, gentle and friendly, and is very popular in the class.
Mei Fang gave up the idea of comforting her.
After lunch, Liu Xiaoyu seemed to be in a much better mood and began to chat with Mei Fang about game development.
"Don't worry about the monthly exam."
"Hey, what's the point of being sad? If I failed the exam, then I failed. There's nothing we can do about it."
Liu Xiaoyu pouted and complained to Mei Fang, "I wish I could be like you, and study well even when I'm busy with game development."
"That's not the case. You still have to rehearse the songs for the art festival. No matter how good I am, I can't do three things at once like you can, right?"
"Speaking of which—"
Following Liu Xiaoyu's suggestion, Mei Fang nodded vigorously and said:
"Yes, yes, I remember, I remember! Wait a moment."
Mei Fang took out a piece of letter paper and prepared to write down the name of the song he guessed on it. At this time, a girl in the class came over and talked to Liu Xiaoyu.
She had a rather playful smile on her face.
"Xiaoyu, can you come out for a moment? Fang Peng from Class 3 wants to see you."
"Ah? Looking for me? But, I... I'm not familiar with him."
Liu Xiaoyu looked a little troubled.
"Hey, he came to you specifically. How could you not guess what it is? Whether you agree or not, it's only appropriate to tell him."
Liu Xiaoyu went out of the classroom at the instigation of her sisters.
Outside the window, a tall and handsome boy with fluffy bangs was pursing his lips, looking at Liu Xiaoyu coming out with great anticipation.
After Liu Xiaoyu walked out, the gossiping girls all started curiously discussing the boy outside the window.
"Ah, is this the school hunk from Class 3? He's so handsome... He looks like the male lead from an idol drama."
"You guys, you guys, do you think Xiaoyu will accept his love letter?"
"I guess it's still a mystery! Xiaoyu isn't the type of girl who would casually date a boy. I was in the same class with her in junior high school, and she received a love letter once a month. I heard that she didn't accept any of them."
"Indeed... I heard that Xiaoyu's family is very, very rich. Do you remember the Baimei family on Royal Avenue?"
"I remember, I remember when we were kids, we had to book a private room there a month in advance."
"It was the largest restaurant in Baimei County before... After the restaurant went bankrupt and was auctioned off, Xiaoyu's father bought it, which is now the Baimei Building."
"Oh my god, Baimei Building is owned by Xiaoyu's family? Her family is so rich! Doesn't that mean they are the richest man in Baimei?"
"It's hard to say whether Baimei is the richest man, but he is definitely among the top few..."
"So Xiaoyu is really a white, rich and beautiful girl. No wonder she doesn't like these boys in our county."
"I don't think it's because she doesn't like him. She just doesn't have that intention. You know, she should have very high standards for her lover."
Although she had a vague feeling that Liu Xiaoyu's family was wealthy before, after hearing about this from the girls today, Mei Fang suddenly felt some inexplicable complicated emotions.
…
strangeness.
Why is it…
————
"I'm sorry... I don't want to fall in love right now. I still want to focus on my studies."
After rejecting the confession of the boy from the next class, Liu Xiaoyu returned to his seat.
Then, she shifted her gaze to Mei Fang, who was staring at the letter with his head down.
She poked Mei Fang's arm, then asked him with a smile:
"Hey, did you guess the song I sang?"
"Wait a minute, I-I'm not sure..."
Mei Fang scratched his head and said, "Let me think about it carefully."
"Uh-huh... okay."
Liu Xiaoyu felt that Mei Fang suddenly became a little strange.
When she was about to ask Mei Fang what happened, the girls around her rushed over and asked about Liu Xiaoyu's situation.
"Hey, hey, hey... Did you even reject Fang Peng's confession?"
"Isn't he the one who brings you milk tea every day?"
“I still don’t know who it is…”
Liu Xiaoyu lifted her hair and smiled with some annoyance, "In fact, I left a note asking people not to send it..."
"Is this the heroine from a novel? Xiaoyu, you are too Versailles!"
"No... It would be very uncomfortable to be disturbed for no reason all the time. This is not Versailles. Besides, I always feel like I'm being watched... It's not good."
"Yeah, that's true... But only Xiaoyu can have such troubles."
"Stop making fun of me..."
“Hahahahahaha—”
Mei Fang was looking at the exercises while thinking about something.
Things he had never thought about before.
Mei Fang finally handed the guessed song to Liu Xiaoyu, who looked quite shocked.
"Ah... you guessed wrong."
It's so easy to guess, how could I guess wrong...
Mei Fang is such an idiot!
"Guess, guess wrong!"
Mei Fang scratched his head and said helplessly, "If that's the case, then there's nothing we can do. What a pity! I really want to watch the last Harry Potter movie."
"Well... In that case, I'll give you another chance."
Liu Xiaoyu said seriously, "You have to guess carefully this time and pay attention to some small details. I think you should be able to notice it if it's you."
Notice... Notice anything
Liu Xiaoyu was busy rehearsing for the art festival this week and did not notice the slight change in Mei Fang's mentality.
The day before the art festival came, and Mei Fang still hadn't told Liu Xiaoyu the title of the song she guessed.
Until Liu Xiaoyu went on stage, she had not received any second guesses about the song title from Mei Fang.
She only remembered this after she finished putting on her makeup.
I actually forgot such an important thing!
Forget it... I'll talk about him after I step down.
Let’s focus on the performance for now.
"Please enjoy the song "Intersecting Lines" sung by Liu Xiaoyu from Class 1 (8) of Senior High School."
Amid the cheers of the crowd, Liu Xiaoyu, wearing a silver puffy skirt, slowly walked onto the stage.
She was shining like a star on the stage, wearing a crystal crown on her head, and the metal pieces on her body sparkled beautifully under the spotlight.
As beautiful as a Disney princess on the run.
Amid the cheers and applause of everyone, and surrounded by soft melodies, Liu Xiaoyu opened her mouth slightly, and then began today's art festival performance.
[Heartbeat feeling]
[Although it cannot be forged]
[But I know I want it]
How to hide
[The strength of the hug]
[A little lighter would be just right]
[Keep a polite distance]
[It’s not a bother]
"Oh my god, she sings so beautifully!"
"During the New Year's Eve party, we must have the top ten singers from the festival perform well!"
"Come to think of it, I didn't realize it before, but it turns out that Liu Xiaoyu from our class is so pretty?"
"Please! Our Xiaoyu is the class beauty... you could even say the school beauty! She just doesn't like to dress up. She's a good student."
"That's true... What should I do? I have a crush on a girl in my class, and it will be so awkward to meet her next time."
"What's there to be embarrassed about? Mei Fang isn't embarrassed at all, but you guys are embarrassed, right, Mei Fang?"
"Ah? Um... Haha, it's nothing."
Mei Fang scratched his head and started chatting with the classmate next to him.
Try to join in the discussion.
[Cheering and smiling for you from afar]
[Leave quietly alone]
[I have already mastered these rules]
Liu Xiaoyu sang on the stage alone, enjoying the feeling of standing on the stage.
However, this is just her love for music and the feeling she wants to express.
But is this song really that difficult to guess
It's clearly hinted at that level...
[A hug that I dare not covet]
[The subtlety of just enough]
[No one knows better than me]
[One-way love must be stopped]
[I don't dare to ask for your hug]
[Afraid to hear my heartbeat]
[The scenery behind you]
I shouldn't have stopped
Liu Xiaoyu finished her performance at the art festival.
After changing her clothes and removing her makeup, she was immediately surrounded by her classmates and started chatting with them.
"What a beautiful singing! Xiaoyu is awesome!"
"Liu Xiaoyu is the best!"
"Thank you, thank you! Thank you everyone... Hehe, I'm glad you didn't embarrass our Class 8."
"What shame is this? It's really embarrassing for our class 8 leader! After today's performance, I guess we'll have a lot of boys from other classes coming to ask about Liu Xiaoyu."
"Don't say that. There are already many boys coming to disturb me. Don't you see that I have to go out and answer them every day? I am tired of listening to Liu Xiaoyu shouting."
"Well, well... don't let them come over in the future. I really don't like relationships."
Liu Xiaoyu was talking and laughing with everyone.
Her eyes fell on her deskmate who was sitting a little further away in the crowd.
After looking into his eyes, he suddenly and quickly looked away.
…
Hello, what do you mean, Mei Fang
Did you finally remember that you forgot to guess the song and now you feel guilty
—
Stars flashed before Liu Xiaoyu's eyes again.
…
While she was surprised, a strange scene suddenly flashed across her eyes.
In the picture, the back of a strange man is facing her.
When she came to her senses again, the back figure overlapped with the boy in her sight.
brush-
A flashback.
It is a dreamy scene of a man in a suit and tie standing hand in hand with two brides in wedding dresses on the seashore.
brush-
Another flashback.
My own perspective in the picture is outside the window of the ward.
In the ward, the man and woman lying on the bed hugged each other and cried.
She couldn't recognize the woman, but she could vaguely tell that the man had some similarities with Mei Fang.
At the same time, an indescribable great sadness suddenly surged into Liu Xiaoyu's heart.
Flashback ends.
Time seemed to have suddenly stopped, and everyone stood still.
Liu Xiaoyu couldn't hear the noise around him.
All she could see were tiny dots of starlight in front of her eyes, with a trail of pink starlight and a trail of blue starlight slowly floating before her eyes.
Liu Xiaoyu tried to reach out and touch the pink and blue tracks.
She wanted to follow the path of the track.
finally.
She had reached the end of her trajectory.
At the end of the track, there is a pink paper crane and a blue paper crane.
They danced in pairs. After Liu Xiaoyu discovered them, they began to fly around Liu Xiaoyu.
The pink light powder and the blue light powder intertwined with each other, casting a curtain of light around Liu Xiaoyu.
She seemed to remember something, but her memory was blurry.
Only a gentle and familiar voice sounded in my ears.
And that voice kept encouraging her to move forward.
"Go ahead, Xiaoyu."
"Don't ever again..."
"Don't let us have any more regrets."
Liu Xiaoyu also tried to move forward amid the whispers and touched the boy's gradually blurred back.
Pop.
The starlight faded.
The thousands of paper cranes gradually disappeared in the light and shadow.
Back to the reality.
Amid the exclamations of the crowd.
Liu Xiaoyu held the boy's hand tightly.
That is, Mei Fang's hand.
Mei Fang, who didn't react to all this, looked back at Liu Xiaoyu in surprise, his expression full of bewilderment and confusion.
At this moment, Liu Xiaoyu was gazing at him affectionately, with an extremely gentle smile on her face.
Tears dripped from her eyes.
"I won't do that this time..."
"No... I won't miss you again."
"Afang."
(End of this chapter)