In the adventure that he guided Xia Yuan to complete today, Lin Youxi completed the surveying work of the mirror world area.
On Lin Youxi's map, the mirror world roughly presents a circular area with a radius of about 2 kilometers. The layout is roughly the same as the scenery around Xiangyang Community six years ago.
Since it is a circle, it must have a center, but this center is obviously where Xia Yuan’s home is, and no useful conclusion can be drawn from it.
Of course, Xia Yuan also tried to break through from the top under Mei Fang's guidance, but it was obvious that this area was a cylindrical area with no edge, and the mirror controlled by Mei Fang could not pass through the area from the top.
In addition, from everyone's observation over the past few days, time seemed to be stagnant and motionless. The goods taken from the supermarket were replenished the next day. The time in the space cycled like this, and the changes brought by Xia Yuan seemed to have never happened.
Xia Yuan had been somewhat absent-minded during his exploration of the mirror world today. When Mei Fang and Lin Youxi were chatting enthusiastically outside the mirror world, Xia Yuan couldn't help but interrupt them:
"Don't just chat with yourselves, look how hard I'm working!"
"Okay, okay, I won't tell Ah Fang anymore..."
Lin Youxi's eyes were still full of Xia Yuan's image, "Yuanyuan, Ah Fang and I want to discuss something with you."
"Ah, ah?"
Xia Yuan suddenly panicked when he heard this, his heartbeat quickening. "Wha-what's the matter? Is it important?"
"Yes, it's very important."
Lin Youxi nodded seriously. "Afang and I thought about it and decided that we can only do this with your consent, that is—"
"Ahhhhh I don't want to hear it, I don't want to hear it!"
Xia Yuan suddenly covered her ears as if she was going crazy. This abnormal behavior made Mei Fang and Lin Youxi a little confused. "Yuanyuan, don't get excited. We are looking for a way to get you out."
"Let me out?"
Xia Yuan half-closed his eyes, revealing a somewhat puzzled expression, but he was obviously calmer now.
Lin Youxi said seriously: "We want to go to Jiangcheng to see your grandma."
"… "
"ah?"
"ah?"
Surprised, Xia Yuan scratched his head in embarrassment. "So, you guys wanted to discuss this with me? I thought—"
"I thought so."
Lin Youxi frowned in confusion.
“That’s right, that’s—”
Xia Yuan suddenly sneezed loudly, and then began to say, "Forget it, forget it, let's not talk about this. Didn't you say that my family is going abroad? My family won't leave grandma at home, right?"
"About this matter—"
Mei Fang suddenly realized that this situation seemed a little bad, and was worried that Xia Yuan would see through their words and discover the secret that she absolutely should not know.
However, Lin Youxi acted very calmly at this time. It was obvious that she had anticipated this situation and was confident:
"Your grandma always likes to live a free life. If you don't go abroad, she will travel around by herself. Maybe she will come back by herself recently. I think we should always give it a try."
"That's true..."
Xia Yuan scratched his head and laughed with Lin Youxi and Mei Fang, "Well, then you guys can try it tomorrow, but you have to come back early!"
"Of course we will, we will be back soon."
Lin Youxi smiled and said, "But, can you come back and sleep with me tonight?"
"Oh, oh, I forgot about this... Yuanyuan, this mirror is not easy to move, right?"
Mei Fang scratched his head, "I guess I'll have to ask my mom to lend me an electric bike so I can put the mirror on the scooter."
Lin Youxi thought about it and said, "I can also ask my dad to ride over here. He rides a scooter, which has more power and a larger seat."
"Uncle Lin isn't going to work today, is he on vacation?"
"Yeah, I'm on vacation."
Lin Youxi nodded, "It's rare for him to take a vacation... So, we have to seize the opportunity to use him."
"You don't feel sorry for your father either, you—"
"You don't know when I'm heartbroken." Lin Youxi smiled at Mei Fang.
…
Xia Yuan suddenly felt a little depressed.
Lin Youxi called her father, and after Mei Fang told her family, she also raised her standing mirror.
"Afang, you have to be careful."
Xia Yuan leaned against the mirror and said to Mei Fang seriously, "Don't break me. If you break me, you will never see me again!"
"You are not a mirror, don't be nervous. I will definitely hold the mirror up properly..."
Lin Youxi opened the door and came over, "I'll help too, Ah Fang."
"You don't have to! Just help me watch the road. It will be harder to use force if we do it together."
Xia Yuan lay on the mirror and looked at Mei Fang intently. His protruding collarbone on his chest made Xia Yuan look very concerned.
She just looked at Mei Fang, then turned sideways to talk to Lin Youxi.
Although it was just an everyday conversation, Xia Yuan felt more and more uncomfortable.
When Mei Fang was moving the mirror out of his bedroom, Xia Yuan suddenly started coughing violently and then fell to the ground.
The loud noise scared Mei Fang and Lin Youxi. Mei Lijun and Xiang Xiaoxia in the living room also asked if they needed help. Mei Fang and Lin Youxi hurriedly explained that it was okay, then carried the mirror back into the house to check on Xia Yuan's condition.
"Yuanyuan, Yuanyuan, are you okay?"
"… "
Xia Yuan coughed as he struggled to get up from the ground, then drank some water to calm himself down.
Seeing Xia Yuan's painful expression, Mei Fang and Lin Youxi both felt nervous.
At this time, Lin Youxi asked softly with concern, "What's wrong with you, Yuanyuan?"
"I, I don't know what happened—"
Xia Yuan hardly dared to look up when he spoke, "It's just... I suddenly feel very uncomfortable."
"What about now?" Mei Fang took over the conversation.
“It’s better now… I don’t feel that way anymore.”
"When did it start?"
"Just... probably when you move out?"
Xia Yuan chirped.
Lin Youxi frowned upon hearing this and said, "According to the intelligence we compiled before, you appeared after staying at Afang's house. After that, you have not left Afang's room. Maybe you are confined to death."
"Well, how about trying it again to see if Yuanyuan will react—"
Before Mei Fang could finish his words, Lin Youxi punched him.
Mei Fang saw Lin Youxi's stern face:
"Mei Fang, are you sick? Why do you want to try it when there are risks?"
"No, I just want to confirm if this is the reason—"
"What do you mean it's not? Could it be that Yuanyuan's pain is fake?"
…
…
!!!
Xia Yuan in the mirror had beads of sweat on his forehead, but this small detail was not noticed by Lin Youxi and Mei Fang.
Lin Youxi cherishes Xia Yuan's reappearance very much, and is afraid that this close friend whom she once lost will suddenly disappear from her life again, so she dare not let Xia Yuan take any risks in doing anything, and therefore proposes to give up the idea of taking Xia Yuan home.
"No, don't I need to go to your house?"
Xia Yuan also seemed very nervous at this time, "It doesn't necessarily mean that we can't leave Ah Fang's bedroom. Do you want to try again?"
"No, no, I won't try."
Lin Youxi shook her head. "We can't joke about Yuanyuan's safety."
She said it seriously.
The more serious and sincere she was, the more upset Xia Yuan felt.
But the sadness this time was different from before.
Because Lin Youxi's father had come to pick her up at this time, Lin Youxi could not stay in Mei Fang's house for long. After instructing Mei Fang to take good care of Xia Yuan, she hurriedly said goodbye to Xia Yuan and left. During this time, Xia Yuan still seemed a little uncomfortable.
Of course, Mei Fang was also very worried about Xia Yuan's current situation. He told Xia Yuan to go to bed and have a good rest before he went to take a shower.
Then, when Mei Fang came back from taking a shower and blowing her hair, she saw Xia Yuan sitting cross-legged on the bed with disheveled hair and a very worried look on her face.
"What's wrong, Yuanyuan, are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
Xia Yuan shook his head, then nodded.
"It's uncomfortable, but—"
"If you feel uncomfortable, take a good rest and don't sit on the bed—"
"Ah Fang, don't rush me yet, I want to ask you something."
Xia Yuan sat on the bed and swayed, "Have you ever had a time when you really didn't want to go to school?"
Why are you asking this suddenly
Mei Fang was a little confused. "It's okay. I don't have any objection to the school."
"But, but there are always times when I just want to play at home and don't want to go to school."
"When I was a kid... I was playful, so I guess that's true."
Mei Fang nodded, "I've been wanting to play games or something for a while."
"Then, how did you solve it?" Xia Yuan asked.
"Just thinking about it, what else can I do..."
Mei Fang thought, "How can I pretend to be sick? My mother is the worm in my stomach. She can tell at a glance whether I am pretending to be sick—"
As Mei Fang was speaking, she suddenly realized something. When she looked at Xia Yuan, she had an expression that was very understandable, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
"You mean, you were pretending just now, right?"
"… "
After Mei Fang understood what Xia Yuan was saying, she immediately put on a lip-pursed expression, then nodded hard.
"I, I know I was a bad kid. In fact, when I was a kid, I sometimes slept late and pretended to be sick, but my mother wouldn't tell on me... I don't know if she saw that I—"
"Why are you pretending to be sick?"
Mei Fang asked in confusion, "Didn't you like getting along with Lin Youxi at first? Is there someone you don't want to see? Youxi's father?"
"Uncle Lin is not a bad person, it's not because of Uncle Lin."
"It can't be Youxi, you two have such a good relationship..."
Mei Fang now really wants to know what Xia Yuan is thinking.
Xia Yuan did this to the point that he was a little confused about girls.
Isn't the relationship between girls very sincere and pure, especially Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi -
"… "
Mei Fang waited for Xia Yuan to respond. Xia Yuan seemed very shy and reluctant. Finally, she waved her hand and said, "Anyway, don't tell Youxi about this, otherwise she will be very sad. You have to keep it a secret for me."
"Um... okay."
"You don't seem very sincere, Alfon."
Xia Yuan pouted, "Given how close you and Youxi are, I feel like if you go to Jiangcheng with her tomorrow, you'll definitely tell on me!"
"Why are you reporting me? Do I look so unreliable?"
"Then can you swear to me?" Xia Yuan said seriously, "I am the monster in the mirror. If you betray our oath, I will come out of the mirror and scare you to death!"
"Ah, there is such a good thing?"
Mei Fang was surprised and said, "In that case, do I not have to go to Jiangcheng at all?"
"Don't joke with me, I'll hit you!"
Xia Yuan waved his little fist, looking extremely anxious.
So Mei Fang stopped joking with Xia Yuan and said, "Okay, okay, how should I swear to you?"
"It's like a hook and a stick, you know, will it work?"
Xia Yuan stretched out her little finger to Mei Fang in front of the mirror.
“That… I know.”
Mei Fang also stretched out his little finger and made a hooking gesture to Xia Yuan.
"I say one sentence, and you say one sentence."
"I say one sentence, and you say one sentence."
"Don't say that!"
Mei Fang originally wanted to tease Xia Yuan, but seeing that she was a little angry, he didn't dare to say anything more.
The two of them put their fingers together, then Xia Yuan closed her eyes and spoke softly.
"I, Fang, swear that I will never tell anyone about Yuanyuan pretending to be sick."
Mei Fang repeated what Xia Yuan said.
"If I break my oath, I'll be... I'll be a puppy!"
Xia Yuan thought of the most terrifying and cruel words he could think of as a fourth-grade student.
"We'll make a promise to each other for a hundred years. No change!"
"We'll make a promise to each other for a hundred years. No change."
Mei Fang wiggled his fingers along with Xia Yuan, silently repeating the oath that would not change for a hundred years.
As I was swaying, I suddenly saw ripples on the mirror like water waves.
!
Xia Yuan and Mei Fang's little hands and fingers were actually intertwined through the full-length mirror!
Ripples kept appearing on the water. Xia Yuan and Mei Fang were both very interested in the changes at this moment, but neither of them dared to act rashly. Mei Fang tried to get closer to the mirror, but a huge resistance stopped him.
"Ah, I feel like... I can't move."
"Me, me too!"
"I want to try to pull you over to see if I can pull you over—"
"well… "
Xia Yuan was so excited that she didn't even dare to breathe, and let Mei Fang start to hook and pull her with her little fingers.
“It seems not.”
"Um, um... we won't be stuck here forever, right?"
"I'm not sure... But if it's similar to last time, it should be fine after a while."
Although it was a bit scary not being able to move now, but because she was in contact with Mei Fang, compared to the last time when they suddenly held each other's fingers, Xia Yuan seemed to be more mentally prepared. She kept staring at Mei Fang and looking at Mei Fang's pajamas.
"Afang..."
"how?"
"Your collarbone looks really nice."
"Ah? What's so good about this?"
Xia Yuan pondered for a while, then looked up at Mei Fang:
"Ah Fang, are you hiding something from me?"
"ah?"
After Xia Yuan suddenly exposed his true feelings, Mei Fang suddenly felt guilty.
However, as a high school boy with a mind close to that of an adult, his reason subconsciously forced him to calm down.
"Well, it's just that - there are some things that are not convenient to talk about now..."
"It's good that you have something to hide from me."
Xia Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, "I've also been hiding something from you."
"Ah? Is that so..."
"But, but! It should have nothing to do with the fact that I came out of the mirror..."
"If you don't tell me, how can I know if there is any relationship?"
"Well, then! Then you need to tell me what you've been hiding from me!"
"Then I think it may not matter much, haha."
Mei Fang smiled awkwardly, but at this time, his attention was gradually attracted by Xia Yuan's warm gaze.
…
After their eyes met, they gradually read something from each other's eyes.
…
Her eyes are sparkling and charming.
Full of charming light.
If such a girl grows up healthily, she can go to school with Mei Fang and Lin Youxi.
Then she must have been such a popular and eye-catching girl in high school.
It is definitely no less talked-about than Lin Youxi.
Such a good girl...
Mei Fang suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
The warmth coming from the fingertips seemed to carry some of Mei Fang's emotions. Unconsciously, Xia Yuan suddenly felt his eyes moist.
"Afang."
Xia Yuan choked up and called Mei Fang's name, "I... declare you."
Her words were a little unclear with a tearful voice, but Mei Fang did not ask for the specific meaning.
Because a lot of meanings seemed to be transmitted to him through Xia Yuan's fingertips.
I… I also—
The sound of water drops,
The ripples subsided.
A powerful force began to separate Mei Fang and Xia Yuan's fingers.
Although the two tried hard to entangle each other, they were eventually separated.
The power is gone.
Mei Fang and Xia Yuan subconsciously leaned on the mirror together, gasping for breath, and then looked at each other eagerly.
At this moment, they had a lot to say, but in the end they were left unsaid.
But they never took their eyes off each other.
…
After a moment of silence, the two were interrupted by the sound of Meilijun talking outside the house.
"Ah Fang, why don't you want to give the mirror to Youxi?"
"No, it's not that I won't give it to you - it's just that Youxi suddenly doesn't want it anymore."
"Didn't she look quite lost when she left? Did you bully her?"
"She is the only one who bullies me!"
Mei Fang emphasized across the bedroom.
However, Meilijun did not continue asking. After all, there was no point in chatting with his son and he was tired of it.
After talking to his father, Mei Fang looked at Xia Yuan who was standing beside him, and then said softly, "Go to bed early today..."
"Well, you have to go to Jiangcheng tomorrow, so you should go to bed early."
Xia Yuan knocked on Mei Fang through the mirror and said, "Go to sleep, stupid Ah Fang."
“… You’re the idiot.”
Mei Fang and Xia Yuan bickered for a few words before turning off the lights and lying down on the bed.
Today Xia Yuan did not mention to Mei Fang to move the mirror very close.
This is also a very relieved thing for Mei Fang.
Because he didn't understand himself a little bit.
…
Don't be fooled by her cute appearance!
She is just a ten-year-old elementary school student.
What on earth am I so excited about? I...
Mei Fang covered his face, unable to believe that he was thinking like this.
But, what she just said.
Yes, that's what it means...
Otherwise, what's the point.
But don’t you feel like you deserve to die
She can only rely on you and Youxi.
Just because it happens to be yours.
It’s just, it’s just because it happened to be you.
No matter it is fate, or existence.
If it happens to be someone else, then it is someone else.
Mei Fang has never denied himself as much as he did today.
the next day.
When Mei Fang was called out of bed by Lin Youxi, Xia Yuan was still sleeping. Seeing her sleeping peacefully, Lin Youxi felt much more relieved.
However, Mei Fang looked like—
He just looked very tired.
"Did you not sleep well last night? You look so haggard..."
"Well, kind of—"
"You are taking care of Yuanyuan, thank you for your hard work."
Lin Youxi said.
…
…
!!!
Beads of sweat appeared on Mei Fang's forehead.
But fortunately, it was still daybreak and Lin Youxi couldn’t see it.
"Okay, okay, let's get ready. We are going to Jiangcheng."
Mei Fang had already told her mother about going to Jiangcheng with Lin Youxi before taking a bath last night.
Then Xiang Xiaoxia stuffed another thousand yuan into her son's pocket and told him not to save it and to spend it when necessary. Mei Fang didn't say much at that time, and she spoke very quietly when she left today.
Lin Youxi and Mei Fang arrived at the bus station in Baimei County, had breakfast together in front of the station, and then Lin Youxi gave Mei Fang two hundred yuan.
"I have money on me."
"I can't always use all your money. My dad also gives me money. You decide how to spend it?"
Lin Youxi's tone was firm, so Mei Fang didn't know what to say.
On the bus, Lin Youxi and Mei Fang, who were traveling far away for the first time, had no interest in the scenery along the way. Lin Youxi was a little carsick, and Mei Fang watched her endure it. When they arrived at a service station, she took her off to walk around and get some fresh air, which made Lin Youxi feel much better.
Today, Mei Fang seemed particularly considerate and caring towards Lin Youxi. Although Lin Youxi felt a little strange, she didn't think too much about it.
Xia Yuan remembered the address of her grandmother's house very clearly, and even had some relevant transportation route maps, so Mei Fang and Lin Youxi quickly found the address leading to Xia Yuan's grandmother's house.
My grandma's house is located in the suburbs of Jiangcheng, and it takes a lot of time to get there by car.
Neither of them was in the mood to eat lunch, and it took several hours by bus and city bus to reach their destination.
It was already dusk when they arrived at Xia Yuan's grandmother's house. The small houses in the suburbs had already started preparing dinner, but the small courtyard represented by the house number that Mei Fang and Lin Youxi found was pitch black, without any smell of fireworks.
Doesn’t Grandma Yuanyuan live here anymore
Lin Youxi obviously didn't want to make such a wasted trip, so she wanted to climb over the fence and enter her grandmother's yard.
Mei Fang stopped Lin Youxi who wanted to rush into the yard and said, "I'll go ask the neighbors nearby. Don't be so anxious..."
"Can I not be anxious..."
Lin Youxi was very tired and pale today because of the long journey, but she still said to Mei Fang very seriously, "Yuanyuan may not always exist in that mirror. Her current weakness is proof of that. We must find a way to rescue her. At least now there is still room for effort and improvement, just - cough, cough cough - vomit -"
Lin Youxi was retching due to motion sickness. Mei Fang was very concerned when she saw this. She took Lin Youxi to the side to induce vomiting and handed her some water.
Seeing how worried she was about Yuanyuan, Mei Fang also felt deeply guilty for his improper thoughts about Xia Yuan.
Now Yuanyuan hasn't been rescued yet, and I'm still having evil thoughts.
I was such a born.
Mei Fang suddenly took a deep breath, stood up, and then spoke.
"Anyway, I'll go in and investigate, Youxi."
"You're going in alone? Aren't you afraid?"
Lin Youxi still remembers Mei Fang's behavior in Xia Yuan's house.
"Now that you're here, it's too shameful to just leave without going in to take a look—"
"I'll go with you."
Lin Youxi grabbed Mei Fang's trouser leg and tried to get up, and this time he almost pulled Mei Fang's trousers off.
So Mei Fang quickly pulled up his pants and said:
"Look at yourself. You're so weak. Let me go first."
Mei Fang asked Lin Youxi to wait outside, and then he tried hard to climb over the fence of Xia Yuan's grandmother's house. After entering, he saw that the small vegetable garden in the yard was deserted, and it seemed that no one had taken care of it for a long time.
…
As the sky was getting dark, the house in front of them became even more eerie.
"Anyone there?"
Mei Fang knocked on the door of the house.
"Excuse me, is this Grandma Xia Yuan's house?"
Still, no response.
Mei Fang breathed a sigh of relief.
He has a lot on his mind right now.
The first meeting with Xia Yuan and the first acquaintance with Lin Youxi.
He thinks Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi are both very good girls.
It’s a pleasure to meet them.
Sometimes I wonder how I can be so lucky to know them and meet them.
But, if you think about it carefully.
I guess it’s not entirely due to luck.
I also worked hard.
In every sense.
Don't underestimate yourself.
At least, this moment is the time to test your responsibility as a man.
Seeing that there was no response after calling out, Mei Fang knocked on the door one last time.
“Excuse me!”
Mei Fang tried to push the door hard—
The door wasn't locked either.
The yard of Xia Yuan’s grandmother’s house is a very simple rural house. There is a square table at the entrance with a landscape painting hanging on it.
There was a dark red lamp lit next to the landscape painting, and on the lamp was a shrine that looked like a spirit tablet. There was also a photo in the shrine, but the light was dim and the content inside could not be seen clearly.
Although the yard looked bleak, it was still powered, which meant, this also meant—
Mei Fang was looking for a place to turn on the light in the living room. As he was searching, he suddenly touched a shriveled object that looked like a palm.
Yes, it's the hands.
hand
Mei Fang looked at the silhouette in front of him. The lights outside the house flashed by, and what suddenly appeared in front of him was a strange statue that looked like a mummy. The face was blurred as if it had been eroded by running water. Mei Fang was immediately frightened out of his wits. He wanted to scream but dared not make a sound.
At this moment, Mei Fang was suddenly patted hard on the shoulder.
A very, very strong slap.
"Wooooooooooooooooo!"
Mei Fang subconsciously shouted out in a vain way—
Then, the lights in the house were turned on.
"Hey, kid, keep your voice down and stop shouting. I'm not a ghost. You're deafening me."
Mei Fang could see clearly only after turning on the light. The statue in front of him was really a weird statue with an indescribable structure. The person behind it was not a monster, but an old lady with silver hair and an avant-garde look.
"I just got home from traveling today, so I slept directly in the back room."
The old lady laughed and patted Mei Fang's shoulder. "I just heard you call me Yuanyuan's grandma. So, are you Yuanyuan's old friend? I am her grandma."
Unlike what I imagined, Grandma Yuanyuan is a very cheerful, talkative and fashionable old lady.
The bright smile is contagious.
Just like Yuanyuan.
I recommend a new book by my adopted son, Mi Ji Ji, "Why Fall in Love When You Have a Cat" - A cat that I have raised for a year suddenly turns into a cute cat-eared girl. What should Ai Qing, who has no intention of falling in love, do? (A dog food article with a single female protagonist)
By the way, do you believe that a romance writer who has been single for many years will suddenly fall in love
(End of this chapter)