Lin You raised her head. In the shade of the trees, the white uniform jacket of the Linshan base was hanging down, and her dark blue hair was curled up, swaying with the breeze.
Except for Yin Xing'er, the first friend she made in Linshan, no one would talk to her like this.
Lin You was not angry at all when she criticized her playing skills. Instead, she smiled slightly: "When I came here, I heard people from the factory looking for you everywhere. So you are hiding here to be lazy."
Yin Xing'er immediately sat up from the tree: "I'm on a proper vacation, okay—ah."
She made a big move, and the thing in her arms accidentally slipped, just in time for Lin You to catch it.
It was a shell-shaped silver pocket watch with beautiful diamond chips on the edge, and someone's photo was embedded on the flip-up cover. Lin You had no intention of probing other people's privacy, so she closed it without looking carefully, and returned it to Yin Xing'er who jumped down anxiously.
"Huh... Fortunately, you are here so it didn't break."
Yin Xing'er checked the pocket watch several times, and let out a sigh of relief.
Then she turned around with the hand holding the pocket watch, looked at Lin You, and rubbed her toes on the ground: "... did you see it?"
Lin You said, "What?"
"Don't try to fool it, you must have seen it!" Yin Xing'er leaned her upper body slightly forward, staring at her with a puffy face, "You are not allowed to tell others."
Her eyes are as bright red as pigeon blood gemstones, but they are round and slightly raised at the end of the eyes, which are both lovely and charming. Watched by her warningly, there is a feeling of being stared at by a rabbit.
Lin You put down the harmonica helplessly: "Why should I tell others?"
Yin Xing'er looked at her for a while, as if discouraged, he lowered his head and kicked a stone on the ground: "Oh, it's not that I don't believe you...but I keep a photo of the southern master, and if people know about it, it will definitely cause rumors La."
Lin You: "...who?"
Yin Xing'er was taken aback: "You really didn't see it."
"..."
The two stared at each other for a moment.
Covering his face, Yin Xinger let out a big sigh, squeezed to sit next to Lin You, and showed her the photo in his pocket watch. He was a very energetic young man, wearing a camouflage hat and smiling brightly.
"His name is Kang Jia, have you heard of this name? The strongest supernatural being in the south!"
Lin You suddenly said, "It's him."
Yin Xing'er flicked the photo with her thumb, lowered her eyelashes, and seemed a little lonely: "I knew him before the end of the world. He was very powerful at that time, he could do everything, and I just ran around after him..."
Lin You asked: "Since he is still alive, why don't you go find him?"
"There are various reasons." Yin Xing'er sighed, and seemed to want to say something, but in the end she didn't say, "Forget it, don't talk about me. What about you? Now the base has a preferential policy for childbirth, although You don't need it, but everyone is enthusiastic about this matter, don't you have any ideas?"
Lin You asked in surprise, "Me? What should I think?"
"About a relationship or something." Yin Xing'er said, "Among the people you have come into contact with, there are quite a few people who are interested in you! For example, Jing Ziang from the scientific research department and Li Ta from the security team have all come to me to inquire about your situation. .”
At most, Lin You recognized the faces of the two people Yin Xinger mentioned. She sighed slightly: "I have no plans for this."
"That's right... Then next time they come to ask again, I'll just say so." Yin Xing'er thought for a while, then suddenly smiled and stretched out her hand, "But it's true, you're still 'little'—"
Lin You quickly knocked off her hand: "Don't try to touch my head."
Yin Xing'er failed in the sneak attack, and stood up puffed up: "Stingy. Forget it, I'm going back to work."
"Didn't you say it was a holiday?"
"Then what can I do? They are looking for me everywhere. There must be some urgent matter that cannot be solved."
Yin Xing'er said: "It's not all about your sister, she came here as soon as she slapped her head, saying that this year's celebration will be bigger than last year's. I'm so busy now, and I don't see her condescending to help. Was she such an annoying character before?"
Once upon a time... Lin You was slightly dazed.
She doesn't remember things from too long ago, but Tang Xiaoyi was not so... lively since she was a child.
From Lin You's childhood to her teenage years, Tang Xiaoyi has always been "other people's child", "a well-behaved good student", and "a gentle and considerate sister" in the words of her elders.
Later, when Lin You went to college, this sister seemed to have encountered something and resigned and went home. She was very depressed for a while, and Lin You was really worried. It's just that not long after, the end of the world broke out, and it was not her turn to worry about others. When they met again, it was at the Linshan base.
Lin You didn't know what happened during this period, but...
"It's fine now, isn't it?"
Yin Xing'er was convinced: "No wonder they are sisters. I think only you and Soledad can stand her."
Lin You just smiled.
If Yin Xing'er said so, how could there be such a huge Linshan base. The people here are all gathered because of Tang Xiaoyi.
"No more talking, I'm leaving." Yin Xing'er waved goodbye to her.
After she left, Lin You continued to practice the stack of music scores.
Intermittent notes floated down the hillside. Yin Xing'er walked briskly, but the hand in the pocket was caressing the cold case of the pocket watch.
She walked halfway, looked back, and could only see the half-yellow and half-green tree crowns on the slope.
"..."
The slender eyelids blinked slightly, and the bright red pupils reflected the desolate winter scenery, and the slight obscurity in the eyes was like thin snow under the scorching sun, easily melting away.
…
Soledade probably considered that Lin You was a beginner, and the composition was not difficult. Lin You practiced in the back mountain until noon, and when the sun moved overhead, she could almost play the piece completely without reading the score.
Practice it two more times and go back to dinner.
When Lin You was thinking about picking up the harmonica, someone behind her spoke with a smile:
"Ah, I found it, so it's here."
"...!"
Lin You was taken aback, and when she realized it, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Sister...don't keep scaring people with spatial powers. Are you looking for me? Is there something wrong?"
"Huh? It's okay. I just feel that we haven't talked alone for a long time, so I want to chat with you."
Tang Xiaoyi sat down beside her, stretched, and lay down on the yellow grass with her hands on the back of her head. Bright sunlight pierced through the shade, cut into fine patches of light, and fell into her amber eyes.
The words were so familiar, Lin You recalled slightly: "Do you want to introduce someone to me?"
"cough!"
Tang Xiaoyi stopped in the middle of her yawn and turned to coughing: "... how do you know?"
"Your opening remarks are exactly the same as when my aunt introduced me to a boyfriend before." Lin You said.
Tang Xiaoyi sat up in surprise: "My mother even introduced you to a boyfriend? Who is it? Did I know him?"
"Then I haven't seen it again, how do I know."
After saying this, they looked at each other for a while, and suddenly laughed.
Tang Xiaoyi jokingly said: "There are so many young talents in our base, don't you have any of them that you can see?"
"..."
Lin You was silent for a moment. Facing her elder sister who had been watched and grown up since she was a child, she didn't deal with it vaguely like she talked about it with Yin Xing'er. She wrapped her legs and sighed softly: "I always feel that the current situation is not to consider When this kind of thing happens. Ah, should I try to have a child? There is a high probability that the ability will be inherited... "
"There is also a probability that you will have a dystocia and both mother and child will die in the delivery room?"
Lin You looked at her condemningly: "..."
Tang Xiaoyi smiled and said, "The probability of this is not low, right? Don't think too much, it's about your future life, your wishes are the most important, don't force yourself too much."
Lin You said, "But... well."
Tang Xiaoyi pinched her face and interrupted her next words.
"You..." She patted Lin You's head helplessly, "You are my sister's only relative. Just treat it for me, take good care of yourself, and live every day happily."
Lin You didn't dodge, but complained softly: "I got it...don't touch my head."
Tang Xiaoyi pretended not to hear it at all. She asked Lin You: "Then you can tell my sister, what kind of person do you like?"
It seems that the topic of love today cannot be bypassed.
Lin You thought about it a bit annoyed, a figure flashed in her mind, because it was too fast, she disappeared before she had time to catch it, only that feeling stayed in her heart: "If I have to say...a person like a diamond."
Tang Xiaoyi rubbed her chin in thought: "The rich?"
"...Nope." Lin You couldn't tell what it was like, she had struggled with this kind of topic before, but this time she had a flash of inspiration, and said hesitantly, "Maybe it's good-looking?"
Tang Xiaoyi: "...OK."
They chatted a few more words, and seeing that it was getting late, they went back to the base for lunch together. Tang Xiaoyi has always been elusive, and disappeared in the blink of an eye after eating. Lin You didn't look for her either, and continued to practice the music.
During the days when she was practicing, the New Year's celebration was coming soon, and the people who were away rushed back one after another.
In the Crescent Market on the east side of Linshan Base, two groups of people are doing the final rest and exchanging supplies.
One of the teams wore uniform white uniforms, with Linshan's coat of arms printed on their arms. The leader giving orders was a woman with long cyan hair. The wind gently surrounded her to form a shield, and it was obvious at a glance that she was a wind-type power user who was not easy to mess with.
They quickly left with the convoy of supplies.
In the other team, a man with a short cut was biting a cake and pushed the leader: "Don't look at the cheerleaders, everyone has gone away."
The short-haired woman known as Team Lu glanced at him: "Hurry up and finish eating, let's go, and we will return."
The inch-cut man followed her: "Let's go back now? Team Lu, you only pick up the mission going north. You came all the way here just to have a look at the Linshan base. What are you doing now? You can't make it in time for the Chinese New Year."
Lu Li ignored his mutterings and got into the car by himself.
"Team Lu, Team Lu? Just go and have a look, I haven't seen that little girl for a long time..."
Lu Dui said, "Zhu Feibai, if you don't come up, just stay alone."
"Don't stop, I'm coming up."
Their cars drove out of the Crescent Market, but they ran in the opposite direction from the previous convoy. But the previous team hurriedly rushed, and finally returned to the Linshan base on the night of the New Year's celebration.
The stars are shining brightly, a wide stage is set up on the central square, and neon lights illuminate the lively venue.
Lin You walked onto the stage in a small pure white dress, facing the crowded crowd and the grand cheers, she nervously held the harmonica in her hand.
The supernatural being who can amplify the voice gestured to her behind the scenes. She took a deep breath, closed her eyes slightly and opened them again, and put the harmonica to her lips—
The clear and melodious music pierced through the noise of the crowd, flew above the clouds, and resounded throughout the Linshan Base.
It is the song of the morning star of new birth and hope.