After confirming that the Xia Yuan in the mirror was the deceased Xia Yuan, Lin Youxi was very excited about Xia Yuan's appearance, and immediately proposed to Mei Fang the idea of taking the free-standing mirror away. Mei Fang agreed, but when moving the free-standing mirror, Xia Yuan showed a very painful expression - she could only live in the world reflected in the mirror.
It had been a while since school was over. Mei Fang pushed his bicycle and Lin Youxi walked shoulder to shoulder with him on the way home.
During this time, several students who stayed in school and had not yet left saw the conversation between the two, and their pupils immediately began to tremble.
What!
Lin Youxi actually went home with a boy from the same school!
It's simply unbelievable!
Mei Fang told Lin Youxi what happened after he got the mirror. Lin Youxi did not show any doubt about Mei Fang's story which sounded like a ghost story. She listened to Mei Fang's statement attentively.
Compared with the coldness that had inadvertently revealed before, her attitude now became much gentler. She only dared to interrupt Mei Fang after he had finished speaking and asked about some details of what had happened.
"So, to sum it up, after you got the standing mirror from Yuanyuan's house, you saw the grown-up Yuanyuan in the mirror."
Lin Youxi said softly, "But Yuanyuan doesn't know that she has passed away in this world, so you hope that I won't tell this to anyone, right?"
Mei Fang nodded. "Yuanyuan is the only one living in that mirror world. Although she has a sixteen-year-old body, she is still an elementary school student. I am worried that she will not be able to accept that fact..."
"You are thinking about Yuanyuan. Even if you didn't say this, I would have kept it a secret."
Lin Youxi’s answer was very direct.
However, at this moment, she suddenly raised her head and glanced at Mei Fang:
"You also... call her Yuanyuan?"
"Ah... because she made me scream that."
Mei Fang gestured and said, "Children...are lonely when alone, I need to comfort them more."
He could smell a strong hint of jealousy and a hint of murderous intent in Lin Youxi's words. He remembered what Yue Xinyi had said to him -
The person has been dead for so long, his possessiveness can’t still be so strong, right
At this time, Lin Youxi suddenly stopped, and Mei Fang also stopped.
"What's wrong?"
"How far is your home?" Lin Youxi asked doubtfully, "We have already walked a long way."
"That's fine, so I'm going to ride my bike..."
Lin Youxi shook her head. "Then don't push the bike. Take me there on your bike."
"ah?"
"You can't lead anyone?" Lin Youxi raised an eyebrow.
"No, that's not the question..."
Mei Fang knew that Lin Youxi was eager to see Xia Yuan, so she didn't bother with her. "If you're not afraid of falling, just sit on it."
Lin Youxi originally wanted to sit directly astride Mei Fang's bicycle, but she found that her legs were too long and there was no place to lift her feet, so Mei Fang asked Lin Youxi to sit sideways so that it would be more convenient to lift her feet.
“Then I’m going to start riding.”
"Um."
Lin Youxi tightly grasped the lower edge of Mei Fang's seat. When Mei Fang rode forward, she lost her grip and hurriedly hugged Mei Fang's waist, causing him to shudder.
Then, Lin Youxi still seemed to have no intention of letting go.
"I'm sorry." Lin Youxi said from behind Mei Fang, "Can I hold you like this? There's rust under your seat."
"Ah... Okay, okay, it's fine if you don't mind."
Then Lin Youxi unceremoniously put his other hand on Mei Fang's waist.
…
This is a bit...
Although she can't be said to like him to any extent, Mei Fang actually has a goddess filter for this academic genius.
Mei Fang would naturally feel a little reserved and nervous as this campus goddess suddenly became so close to him overnight.
But, there is not much to think about...
She was just in a hurry to see Yuanyuan and didn't think too much about anything.
"Lin Youxi, before you meet Yuanyuan, there is one more thing I want to remind you of. I also mentioned it when I was talking just now. You may not be able to meet Yuanyuan."
"You said that no one else can see Yuanyuan in the mirror, only you can see it, right?"
Lin Youxi groaned, "I know this, but I don't quite understand why only you can see it. If it is based on the closeness of our acquaintance, I should be able to see it too."
"This is just speculation... Let's wait until I get home to find out the actual situation."
Because he was worried about hurting Lin Youxi, Mei Fang didn't ride fast and rode steadily along the way. When he arrived downstairs of Mei Fang's house, Mei Fang suddenly panicked.
"Ah, I forgot my family is here! How am I going to introduce you to my mom? You suddenly brought a girl back..."
"Just say we came back together to study, is that okay?"
Lin Youxi now only wanted to see Xia Yuan as soon as possible, so she grabbed Mei Fang's clothes and went home.
"Ah, okay... don't be so impatient..."
Mei Fang led Lin Youxi to the door of his house, turned in the key and changed his shoes. He called his mother's name, but no one answered in the house.
Mei Fang looked at the note her mother left on the shoe rack at the entrance.
[I went to see an opera with your dad. I will be back later to cook.]
"Are your parents not home?"
"Yeah, you see..."
Mei Fang showed Lin Youxi the note she received, "I didn't specifically ask you to come over when my mother isn't home."
"Why are you saying that?"
Lin Youxi felt that Mei Fang was a little bit puzzled. She put her schoolbag aside, then stood at the door and looked, "Should I change my shoes?"
"No, it's okay... just come in."
Mei Fang didn't bother to be polite with her, "The mirror is in my room, over here."
Lin Youxi followed Mei Fang and walked forward. Halfway through, he suddenly grabbed the corner of Mei Fang's clothes and forced Mei Fang to stop.
"Wait a moment."
Mei Fang looked back at Lin Youxi, only to see that she was covering her left cheek, as if she was trying hard to calm herself down.
But even though she was calming down, her eyes had already started to become moist. She half lowered her head and tried to take deep breaths.
She really missed her.
At this moment, Mei Fang felt very envious of Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi.
He has no brothers or sisters, nor does he have any very close friends. The bond between Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi seems so pure and real to him. The 10-year-old Xia Yuan can still tell countless details about Lin Youxi, and six years have passed, but Lin Youxi has never stopped missing Xia Yuan.
This is truly the most beautiful emotion of human beings.
Mei Fang did not disturb Lin Youxi at this time, but waited quietly for her to recover.
"Okay."
"Um."
Mei Fang knocked on the door and then quietly pushed it open.
Lin Youxi followed Mei Fang into his bedroom.
The bedroom was empty, with only a conspicuous full-length mirror facing the direction of Mei Fang's bed.
This is Yuanyuan’s standing mirror.
Lin Youxi knew it.
She has many memories of the standing mirror.
Mei Fang also walked forward at this time and moved the position of the standing mirror.
From Lin Youxi's perspective, what appeared in the mirror was only her own reflection.
She looked at herself in the standing mirror, and her eyes unconsciously flowed towards Mei Fang.
Unlike her confused expression, Mei Fang was now facing the mirror and talking to herself as if she were speaking.
"Hey, don't sleep anymore. You're not going to sleep all day today, are you?"
From Lin Youxi's perspective, there was no response or movement in the mirror.
"You can't see, can you?"
Mei Fang raised her head and looked at Lin Youxi. Lin Youxi smiled and shook her head, obviously revealing her uncomfortable expression of having her expectations dashed.
…
Mei Fang kept yelling at the other party to stop sleeping, and his tone became increasingly earnest:
"Please don't sleep, please. I beg you... This makes me very embarrassed..."
Mei Fang felt that he must look like a madman talking to himself, but the person in the mirror was really disrespectful today.
"Yuanyuan, Xiayuan, hurry up! Don't sleep anymore—I'm going to call you mom, okay?"
As Mei Fang cried out in despair, almost bringing him to social death, a lazy yawn suddenly came into Lin Youxi's ears.
It was like the sound of stretching after waking up, struggling and confused, but very cute, with a babyish voice.
"Afang, you are so noisy."
"You can't let me sleep well..."
Xia Yuan yawned and looked at Mei Fang outside the mirror.
She saw a tall girl with long black hair standing behind Mei Fang, and was immediately awakened from her drowsiness.
She kept staring at the direction of the mirror, but she was not looking at Xia Yuan in the camera.
However, she always maintained a gentle smile.
"Is there?"
Xia Yuan waved to Lin Youxi in the mirror and called out her name, "Long time no see! You're so tall now?"
Lin Youxi heard the voice.
The sound coming from the mirror.
Although it still sounds a bit noisy from the current microphone.
Although it doesn't sound that clear.
but.
Indeed...
Audible.
Lin Youxi walked forward slowly and reached out to touch the mirror.
After a long silence, she slowly spoke:
"Yuanyuan, I hate you."
"Ah... what—"
Xia Yuan was at a loss for words after hearing Lin Youxi's sudden words. Mei Fang was also very nervous, worried that Lin Youxi would tell Jing Zhongyuan that Xia Yuan had died in this world. However, Lin Youxi's next words were beyond everyone's expectations:
"Why did you tell others about the water drinking competition?"
"Didn't we agree... not to tell anyone for the rest of our lives?"
"Ahh—I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I'm really sorry, Youxi! I'm stupid, and I can't think of anything else that can make you believe that I'm back..."
What Xia Yuan said was a bit difficult for Lin Youxi to understand, but Lin Youxi listened very carefully and understood everything she said.
"You left the country right after you moved, leaving me all alone here in Baimei. How can you be so shameless, you..."
"That's because - I, I don't know why I agreed. It must be that my parents didn't tell me about this. Anyway, I'm really sorry. I should have been with you..."
Xia Yuan responded by pulling her hair embarrassedly, and then carefully observed Lin Youxi's appearance.
"Youxi, you've become very pretty now, just like the heroines on TV."
Xia Yuan smiled and said, "But you should eat more. You look so thin now."
"What do you look like now, Yuanyuan."
Lin Youxi said softly, "I want to see what you look like now."
"I, I want to show you too... but you just can't seem to see it."
Xia Yuan said as he greeted Mei Fang who had turned sideways behind Lin Youxi:
"Afang, can you help me describe what I look like now? I'm not very good at describing people, especially myself—"
"Ah? Should I describe it?"
Mei Fang didn't expect that he would have to do such a thing. At this moment, Lin Youxi was already looking at Mei Fang from behind. Mei Fang could only speak in embarrassment.
"The current Xia Yuan... But I don't know what the previous Xia Yuan looked like."
Lin Youxi said gently, "Just talk about her current appearance."
"She is now a very cute and beautiful girl, about the same age as us, and her hair is a little shorter than yours, and she wears it down—"
"I want to tie my hair into buns, but I have too much hair." Xia Yuan said a little aggrievedly, "I don't know how to cut my hair by myself."
“Her hair is about this long.”
Mei Fang compared Lin Youxi's hair and continued, "As for the rest, there doesn't seem to be much to say—"
"Ah Fang, why don't you talk about my Mimi—"
"Alright, alright! I won't chat with you anymore!"
Mei Fang interrupted Xia Yuan's innocent speech, then stood up and patted his butt.
"I think this is how it goes. You two must have a lot of topics you want to talk about after not seeing each other for so long. I'd better not disturb you!"
Mei Fang closed the door, giving Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi some time alone.
Although I can't see the other person's face, I can at least hear the other person's voice.
At least I can confirm Xia Yuan's existence to Lin Youxi.
On the one hand, Yuanyuan's goal was achieved, and on the other hand, Lin Youxi confirmed Xia Yuan's existence. Of course, the last and most important point was that he confirmed that he was not crazy.
If the relationship in the mirror is completely an illusion in my mind, then it is a very serious matter and I need to see a psychiatrist.
However, how long would they talk about the past? Would Lin Youxi just tell everything in a fit of excitement
Should, shouldn’t it.
Mei Fang paced back and forth in the living room, thinking about something. Just as he was lost in deep thought, the roar of a motorcycle came from downstairs.
!!!
Mei Fang tentatively looked downstairs, and then saw her mother Xiang Xiaoxia coming back on her father's motorcycle!
Wow! Didn’t you say you were going to the theater? How come you’re back so soon
Mei Fang was so scared that she knocked on the door and rushed into the room, interrupting the conversation between Lin Youxi and Xia Yuan, "My parents are back, um, um-"
"Do you want me to come out and say hello to them?"
Lin Youxi tilted her head, while Xia Yuan cheered for her in front of the mirror, "Youxi, go say hello to your uncle and aunt. Once you get to know each other, you can come visit me more often in the future."
"… "
When Lin Youxi and Mei Fang heard this, they were both stunned for a moment. Lin Youxi stood up and subconsciously stood in front of Mei Fang's wardrobe.
It seems like there is a strange sense of familiarity...
"How about I hide in the closet first?"
"Oh no... Why are you hiding in the closet? You can't even put your legs down! And what's the point of hiding in the closet?"
"Still, go say hello to uncle and auntie, Youxi!"
Xia Yuan pulled at the mirror and said, "I taught you not to be rude to adults!"
Although Xia Yuan is only 10 years old, Lin Youxi really listens to her and immediately goes to the living room with Mei Fang, takes out the test paper, and pretends to study with Mei Fang.
Xiang Xiaoxia and Mei Lijun went upstairs and saw their son doing his homework obediently in the living room.
…
The one next to it is—
"Uncle... Hello, uncle and aunt."
Lin Youxi, who was forced to work, obviously rarely encountered such polite scenes. She even bit her tongue cutely when she greeted Mei Lijun and Xiang Xiaoxia.
Mei Fang also quickly stood up to help Lin Youxi out, "Mom and Dad, this is my classmate Lin Youxi. She forgot to bring her house key, so she came to my house to sit for a while and will leave soon."
"Ah? Lin Youxi? Isn't that the top student in your school?"
Xiang Xiaoxia was very happy to see her son chatting up such an outstanding girl. She immediately felt her face light up and her smile was about to overflow. "Oh, your academic performance is so good. Our Ah Fang wants to learn more from you..."
But at this moment, Mei Lijun couldn't figure it out. He leaned over to Xiang Xiaoxia's ear and whispered, "No... Wife, is Lin Youxi in the same class as our Ah Fang?"
"Hey, why do you care so much?"
Xiang Xiaoxia pinched her husband's thigh and said, "You guys should study hard, but don't study too hard. Today is the last day, Auntie will cut some fruit for you."
"No need to bother, thank you auntie."
Lin Youxi said softly, "I'll just sit for a while and then leave."
"Don't you have the key? Are you going to wait for your father to come back? What's your father's phone number? I can call him and ask." Mei Lijun asked.
"If your father comes home very late, why don't you have dinner at my house in the evening before going back?"
Xiang Xiaoxia welcomed Lin Youxi's visit and said, "I just need to cook a few more dishes tonight!"
"Ah, that's not good, her father will be worried..."
"Sure, thank you, Auntie."
Lin Youxi interrupted Mei Fang directly, then stood up and said to Mei Lijun, "Uncle, please borrow my phone. I'll call my dad and tell him that I'll be back later today."
"Oh, sure, you can take it."
Mei Lijun handed the phone to Lin Youxi, and Mei Fang immediately felt that something serious was going on.
This guy…
Lin Youxi obviously wanted to chat more with Xia Yuan, and stayed as long as possible.
But, will this matter never end
Xiang Xiaoxia brought Lin Youxi some cut oranges. Seeing that Lin Youxi was sweating profusely, she hurriedly asked:
"Lin Youxi, do you two want to go to your room and read? Our living room doesn't have air conditioning, so it must be very hot."
"Oh... that's fine too."
When Lin Youxi heard that she could get along with Xia Yuan, she didn't even bother to be polite to Mei Fang's family.
"Then go to your room and read. I'll bring the fruit in for you... Lao Mei, help wash the vegetables!"
"Okay, got it!"
Meilijun hummed a little tune while working and didn't feel tired at all.
Just like that, Mei Fang and Lin Youxi were urged by Xiang Xiaoxia into the inner room.
"Hey, wife, will something happen if you put those two kids in the bedroom like this?"
"They are all good kids, what's the big deal?"
Xiang Xiaoxia smiled and said, "Lin Youxi is the top student in Baimei No. 1 Middle School. She will be admitted to Qinghua University sooner or later. It's a good thing that our son can get close to her! And look at her, what a beautiful child. I always regret that we didn't have a daughter..."
Mei Lijun was picking vegetables at the side, puzzled. "I'm really confused. Our son has never been so interested in girls before."
Xiang Xiaoxia frowned, "So do you hope that he will be interested in boys?"
"That's definitely not it!"
"He's in puberty, that's right. It's normal for him to be interested in girls, but our son is a good boy, there's no doubt about that."
Xiang Xiaoxia said cheerfully, "And let me tell you, our son was in the room before—"
“A-choo!”
Mei Fang sneezed loudly, interrupting the conversation between Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi.
"Afang, are you cold?"
Xia Yuan reminded, "Don't turn the air conditioner too low, or you'll catch a cold."
"Then drive higher."
Lin Youxi took the air conditioner remote control and adjusted the indoor temperature.
Her conversations with Xia Yuan were simple, just about daily trivialities and some interesting things from their childhood, such as catching frogs, roller skating, playing house, etc., so it didn't matter much to Mei Fang if she heard it.
In addition to sharing his past with Lin Youxi, Xia Yuan also shared what he is doing now.
"I'm preparing dinner now. Dinner is frozen dumplings."
"Don't you have anything else to eat? Today we're going to have to make frozen dumplings again."
Mei Fang's words immediately caught Lin Youxi's attention, "Yuanyuan, do you eat frozen dumplings every day?"
"But... I can't cook yet—"
Yes, she is just a 10-year-old child, what do you expect her to do
I'm sure Lin Youxi would feel very distressed when she heard this.
Mei Fang thought Lin Youxi would start teaching Xia Yuan to do something else, but what she said was a little special:
"Yuanyuan, let me tell you, making quick-frozen dumplings is not that easy. You have to boil the water first, add a little cooking oil, and then-"
What’s going on? Are you two competing with each other in making frozen dumplings
"Alright, alright, kids, take a break and then you can come over for dinner."
Xiang Xiaoxia knocked on the door and invited Mei Fang and Lin Youxi to have dinner. At this time, the camera was facing Xia Yuan's dumplings.
"You guys are going to have dinner, right? Hey, go eat first. I have to prepare dinner too!"
Xia Yuan greeted Mei Fang and Lin Youxi with a smile and said goodbye. Although Lin Youxi couldn't see Xia Yuan, she also showed a reluctant expression to the camera.
Mei Fang knew that she was worried about Yuanyuan being lonely, so she added, "It's the same if you come over to accompany her after you finish eating, just finish eating quickly—"
"Um."
Lin Youxi nodded slightly.
Lin Youxi, who came to Mei Fang's house for dinner for the first time, was treated with great standards. Xiang Xiaoxia prepared a sumptuous dinner for her. Lin Youxi was a little surprised when she saw it when she sat at the table.
"Come, Lin Youxi, sit over here. Do you want to drink the soup first or eat the meal first? Auntie will serve you a bowl of chicken soup and let it cool down on the side."
"Here, have this chicken leg."
"Here, try this too..."
Lin Youxi originally wanted to just go through the dinner and then accompany Yuanyuan, but as they ate, she gradually became interested in Xiang Xiaoxia's cooking skills.
"Auntie, what is this dish called? It's made from corn and is delicious..."
"This dish is my aunt's specialty, it's called 'Pine Nut Corn'. It tastes like melon seeds, but it's made with pine nuts!"
“Very fresh and delicious.”
Lin Youxi nodded and smiled, "It's really delicious."
At this moment, Mei Fang suddenly remembered that Lin Youxi's mother passed away very early. It would be a bit lonely to sit together with the whole family for dinner.
She is very experienced in making frozen dumplings. That's probably because her father is always busy at work and she sometimes has to cook for herself.
Everything that Jing Zhongyuan is experiencing now may also be the situation that Lin Youxi will often encounter after losing her mother.
Always, stay at home alone.
This was also the case even when Xia Yuan was alive.
Of course, at least at that time she still had a good friend with whom she could talk about anything, and a "mother" who was considerate and caring about her.
After dinner, Mei Fang and Lin Youxi returned to the room to see Xia Yuan. At this time, Xia Yuan had just finished brushing his teeth and seemed to be ready to go to bed early.
Although looking through the mirror, the world Xia Yuan was in was still a dim yellow sky.
Lin Youxi asked Xia Yuan some more questions about the mirror world, and after thinking for a while, he said:
"Yuanyuan."
"What's the matter?"
"It's lonely to live alone."
Lin Youxi whispered, "Do you... want to come out of the mirror world?"
"Ah... Is that okay?"
Xia Yuan paused, then continued, "But if I come out, there will be two Yuanyuans in your world..."
"That kind of thing, let's talk about it after you see it."
Lin Youxi said gently, "From your voice, I feel that you are really lonely in that world."
You are lonely too, Lin Youxi.
As a bystander, Mei Fang quietly watched Lin Youxi's back.
"Well, if I can get out... I still want to get out."
Xia Yuan said softly, "I also want you to take a good look at me."
"Okay, let's do it."
Lin Youxi was very determined. "Starting tomorrow, I will come here every day to accompany you and help you find a way to leave the mirror world."
"OK!"
Xia Yuan was very happy about Lin Youxi's invitation, but at this time her eyes turned to Mei Fang on the other side:
"Ah Fang, are you willing to help me?"
"Yes, sure."
Mei Fang nodded. "You can't be happy if you stay there all the time...right?"
"Okay, okay! Thank you, Fang! Then it's settled! Let's help Xia Yuan find an adventure to escape from the mirror world!"
Xia Yuan thought about it, then waved his fist with a smile, "Let's call it, 'Summer Wars'!"
Lin Youxi stayed at Mei Fang's house until after nine o'clock before leaving. Mei Fang was ordered by Xiang Xiaoxia to take the initiative to send Lin Youxi home.
The summer in the small town is filled with the sounds of frogs and cicadas. Under the dim light, the boy pushes the cart and walks forward with the girl.
“It’s incredible.”
Lin Youxi sighed, "I never thought that I would see Yuanyuan again in this life."
"Yeah, I think it's amazing too."
"But there is one thing I don't understand..."
Lin Youxi looked up at Mei Fang and asked, "Why can you be the only one who can see Yuanyuan, but I can't?"
It turns out that he is just jealous!
"How would I know..." Mei Fang scratched his head, "Maybe it's because I was the first one to touch the mirror?"
"But you can see things in the mirror world before you touch them, which obviously means you are special."
Lin Youxi thought about it and said, "Maybe Yuanyuan still remembers you in her heart."
"Remember me?"
Lin Youxi nodded, "Actually, Yuanyuan has always liked you since she was in kindergarten."
"Ah, I forgot about the kindergarten incident a long time ago..."
"It doesn't matter whether you remember it or not, but you are indeed a very special person to Yuanyuan."
Lin Youxi pinched her cheek and said, "But now is not the time to be jealous of you."
She turned around, Mei Fang stretched out her hand, and then smiled slightly:
"Then I'm going to ask you for help, Mei Fang."
"Please, come with me to save Yuanyuan, okay?"
"In return, I will agree to any conditions you ask for."
"If I can help it."
Modification completed!
(End of this chapter)