Xiao Xiao resolutely: "Listen."
"Okay..." Lin You pondered, "Then where do we start?"
"Birth begins?"
"... Then won't you be able to talk all night?"
Lin You let out a sigh of relief, and then smiled. The sense of loss that arose from recalling the past was unknowingly soothed during such a conversation.
She looked into Xiao Xiao's begging eyes, and surrendered helplessly: "Okay, okay, just say a little bit."
"Um."
Lin You recalled... How could she remember what happened when she was just born, she could only find out what her own mother said in her distant memory.
That being said...
What impressed Lin You the most was: "My mother often said that I was very edible in her stomach, and I weighed eight catties when I was born. She was very happy, and felt that I got rid of the short gene in our family because I was strong. who knows… "
Her height doesn't grow after the age of fifteen!
Even now, Lin You still feels depressed when thinking about it.
Xiao Xiao comforted her: "The little pomelo is very cute."
Is it cute... Although it is a word I am used to hearing before, it seems to have a different meaning when Xiao Xiao said it.
However, the height issue is serious. Lin You said distressedly: "I think Xiao Xiao is better..."
Xiao Xiao came to a conclusion: "Then, Yuzu likes me, if I like Yuzu, that's fine."
"..." Lin You was persuaded by her for a while.
Xiao Xiao continued to ask: "What about after that? What was Yuzu like when she was young?"
"When I was young... I was probably very naughty." Lin You can't remember, "My family opened a convenience store. At that time, there were small snacks that collect cards. I heard that I once collected all the cards. A row of cabinets is empty."
Xiao Xiao laughed.
"It's unbelievable... When I heard my mother say it, I thought she was lying to me."
"Well, I really want to see it, when Yuzu was a child." Xiao Xiao said with a smile, "Do you want to eat raccoon fruit?"
"... just spare me this."
Lin You refused to discuss her childhood with her anymore, always feeling that she was exposing her dark history. She said: "Actually, there is nothing to talk about. I just grew up very ordinary."
Born ordinary, raised ordinary, until...
The overlapping hands were shaken, and Lin You regained consciousness and shook them back.
"... Then, you know, a wave of zombies suddenly broke out. I am usually very lazy, I don't exercise much, and I can't run when I encounter zombies. Looking back, I am lucky to be alive... every time .”
Although this kind of luck sometimes brings pain.
"..."
Xiao Xiao took her hand, and the body temperature of the two melted together. "It's my luck," she said softly.
… yes.
Lin You's eye sockets were slightly hot, and she smiled softly in the darkness.
With this sentence, things seem to become easier after telling the story: "At that time, no one would want a teammate who was slowing down. It was the senior sister who took me in and taught me a lot."
"But at that time, I didn't know that I was immune to the zombie virus... After being scratched by the zombies, I was separated from them."
"I walked alone for a while..." Lin You vaguely explained the twists and turns here, "It was picked up by someone while hunting, and I realized that the Linshan base was established by my cousin."
When she recalled this passage, she showed a little nostalgic look.
Xiao Xiao's gaze flickered slightly.
"After that, I have been staying in the base. After participating in the experiment, my protection was very strict, and I was basically helping out with the logistics. After the experiment reached a bottleneck, in order to improve my abilities, I was allowed to go out to fight with the hunting team. "
When Lin You said this, she paused for a moment, her tone lowered slightly: "...until two years ago, the beast horde destroyed most of the bases."
The overwhelming beast horde was like a hurricane, crushing all the bases established in the north. The zombie king who controlled mutant creatures and stood on the mountain of blood and blood... Lin You still remembers his appearance to this day.
On a bloody day of despair, Lin You and the experimental team were sent to the edge of the battlefield by her sister through the space.
At the last meeting, she held the harmonica that the group of children had handed over to her sister, and she couldn't say goodbye.
'Listen to Yuzu, you and the information in your hands are the most important things, you have to live no matter what—as the base commander, I should say so. '
'But, just speaking from a personal standpoint... I hope you don't push yourself too hard. '
'In such a world, it's not okay to think too much or to be too tense, but it's also not okay to think about nothing. People must have something to support themselves in order to survive. '
'I have come this far because I wanted to protect you, my family.... So I just hope that you can live without any burden and find what you want to do. '
'... let's go. '
"She is a very reasonable person." Lin You smiled wryly, "... But, she was also expected. I couldn't do anything, only that piece of information was preserved."
"After the beast tide ended, my companions and I have been tossing around in various remaining bases. There is no base that can continue the experiment. In fact, I gave up a long time ago, but Brother Du has never given up."
"Finally, I planned to try my luck at the Pujiang base, but it turned out..." Lin You looked at Xiao Xiao with a smile in his eyes, "I was retained and met you."
Xiao Xiao came over and hugged her: "I'm very happy to meet Youzi."
"Me too... now I am happy every day." Lin You stroked her hair, "Okay, the story is over. Should I go to bed?"
"...um." Xiao Xiao's voice sounded a little bit reluctant, but she still said, "Good night."
"Good night."
Lin You yawned, she was really sleepy, she closed her eyes and slowly fell into a deep sleep.
"..."
The breath of the person beside him slowly became longer. Xiao Xiao opened her eyes, her night vision ability is very good, she can clearly see Lin You's face in the dark.
Their hands are still intertwined.
"like… "
I like it so much that I want to hold it tightly, making my knuckles entangled... Xiao Xiao stared at Lin You's peaceful sleeping face, folded her fingers gently and cherishingly, and slowly closed her eyes.
…
After breakfast the next day, Lu Jiayao said goodbye to Lin You.
Lin You sent her off for a while, but still felt a little sad about parting: "Senior Sister, be careful on the road."
Lu Jiayao didn't answer, but instead glanced at Xiao Xiao, and said to Lin You: "I have something to tell you."
Lin You was slightly taken aback.
Xiao Xiao saw that Lu Jiayao wanted to talk to Lin You alone, and let go of Lin You's hand: "It's okay. I'll wait for you over there."
Lin You conveyed her apology with her eyes, and after Xiao Xiao left, she looked at Lu Jiayao: "Senior Sister, what do you want to tell me?"
Lu Jiayao lowered her eyes and raised her hand to caress the handle of the knife.
"At that time... after we separated from you, the team dispersed not long after. Some people I know are dead, and some people don't know where they are."
"..."
Lin You was not surprised by this result, she was used to it, she didn't understand why Lu Jiayao would mention this on purpose.
Lu Jiayao said: "My family, friends, and companions all died at the hands of zombies and mutant creatures... I thought you were one of them."
"Every time I think about it, I can't stop hating it."
She raised her eyes with a cold expression, but there was indeed something burning in her blue-gold pupils.
"I thought you should be the same."
"..." Lin You was silent.
Hate? There have been. The moment when the Linshan base was destroyed was even worse. During that period of time, the lettering on the harmonica that I touched every day seemed to be engraved in the blood.
If it was her at that time, it would be impossible to get in touch with Xiao Xiao.
No, probably not at all. Without what her sister said to her, she might have ended up in the end of hatred long ago.
Facing Lu Jiayao's knife-like gaze, Lin You turned sideways to block Xiao Xiao's direction: "This has nothing to do with her."
Lin You pursed her lips warily, and her tone revealed a faint warning. Those lake-blue eyes cooled down like the surface of a frozen lake.
"Do you know who she is?"
Lu Jiayao and her looked at each other, and looked straight into Lin You's eyes: "Lin You, you know the Shiwan base. Its predecessor is SW University. The most special thing about this base is that their core is not the base director. It's a professor from SW University."
Lin You was stunned: "... what do you mean?"
"The youngest professor at SW University. She was the only experimenter who participated in the Venus Project in the south. Her surname is Yi—Professor Yi, Yi Xiaoxiao."
Lu Jiayao said, "You don't know about this, do you?"
"..." Lin You heard her own difficult voice, "So what?"
"You know what I'm talking about."
Lu Jiayao paused for a while, and let go of the hand holding the knife: "By the way, there is one more thing... the guy from Linshan Base, Du Yan, he is dead."
Lin You's mind was in chaos: "... what?"
"When we parted, his wife and daughter were still alive. That woman is from the wind element, so she shouldn't die so easily."
"That's it, I'm leaving." Lu Jiayao gave her one last look, "...how about confirming her identity before deciding to stay with her."
"..."
Lu Jiayao simply left.
Lin You turned around. Xiao Xiao stood in the direction of going home, watching her slightly bend her eyes, and the clear sky was reflected in her icy blue pupils.
"go back?"
"... Xiao Xiao."
Lin You walked up to her, and suddenly stepped forward to hug her.
She seldom does such an action on her own initiative. Xiao Xiao blinked unexpectedly, and immediately hugged her back: "Grapefruit?"
Lin You took a deep breath, and the cool body temperature was transmitted through the clothes. The intimate hug calmed the messy mood: "It's nothing... Xiao Xiao, can you accompany me to S City?"
Did Lu Jiayao say something
Xiao Xiao couldn't see Lin You's expression, she thought for a while: "If you want to go."
"I... want to go." Lin You tightened her arms, "I want to see the old Xiao Xiao."