【Exclusive from Jinjiang】The Light of Humanity
Yuchang City (the protagonist's hometown, where Yang Yan works), Bando City (where his best friend works), Qihai City (the best friend's hometown, where Tan Keping is a firefighter), Haibin City (the pen pal's hometown)
"Okay, I understand. You go ahead and do your work."
Luo Shiqin hung up the phone and let out a breath.
The sun was shining brightly outside the floor-to-ceiling window in front of her. The hot sunlight shone through the thick glass onto her black short-sleeved shirt, raising the temperature a few degrees.
Fortunately, it is September and the air conditioning in the studio is still on, with the temperature kept at a constant 26°, which is neither too hot nor too cold.
She turned around and returned to her desk.
After putting down the phone, the former novelist began to wonder why the reality had become what it is now in just two months.
Two months ago, Luo Shiqin broke the influence of the book of abnormal life "The Age of Intelligence" and blasted the conspiracy of Bird Company to exchange consciousness with human beings. Reality finally began to correct itself and restored the affected world to its original state.
But this time, the revised reality was inconsistent with Luo Shiqin's memory in some places.
for example--
"Sister Qin, is Sister Yan out looking for materials again?"
The girl with a high ponytail came in from the front door and immediately saw Luo Shiqin sitting in the lobby. She was holding a stack of stained papers in her hand, and after looking around for a long time, she gave up when she couldn't find anyone.
Luo Shiqin responded briefly and casually said, "She said she has accumulated a lot of ideas that she hasn't filmed yet. She's been very busy these past few days, so it will probably be some time before she can rest."
Shi Enle nodded and said with a smile: "Of course, it's great that Sister Qin and Sister Mei come up with ideas together. Last time I saw Sister Yan had such a thick stack of papers on her desk, I thought she was planning to switch to writing novels."
Luo Shiqin recalled the time when Mei Huayue invited her to write for them when she founded the studio. The two of them wrote on several boxes of paper without stopping. She felt a little guilty towards Yang Yan. Who knew that her pen pal wanted to take pictures of everything? If Yang Yan was given all the photography tasks, even a thousand-mile horse would be exhausted after running thousands of miles without rest!
At this point, we have to explain what the revised reality has brought to Luo Shiqin.
In reality, after graduation, Luo Shiqin couldn't stand the annoyance and finally accepted Mei Huayue's invitation to continue writing. But after writing for only a few days, she received a call from Yang Yan.
I mentioned before that Yang Yan planned to start her own business after leaving her job. She first created a new media account and planned to climb up step by step. Through Luo Shiqin's introduction, she met Yu Yu, a top student majoring in computer science. The two reached an employment relationship. At Yang Yan's request, Yu Yu built a website to promote her work.
These matters were quite professional, and Luo Shiqin didn't know much about them. By the time she came to her senses, Yang Yan and the three schoolgirls had become extremely familiar with each other.
Later, when Little Sun Shi Enle was doing volunteer work, he encountered something.
Luo Shiqin was not present at the time, and all the events were mentioned later by her schoolmates.
It seemed that Xiao Taiyang had just returned from a supporting performance at a nursing home and was chatting on the phone with Yu Yu. When he passed by an alley, he accidentally heard some noises.
It didn't sound right, so Shi Enle went over to take a look, and saw two men moving a girl into a car parked in the alley.
Moreover, Shi Enle had good eyesight and could see the girl's closed eyes and pale lips at a glance.
In addition, when the two people who were moving people saw someone coming, they subconsciously tried to cover their faces, and Shi Enle reacted quickly.
Although the performance ended in the afternoon, it was still daytime. She looked around and then quickly explained the current situation to Yu Yu, who was still walking slowly towards the meeting place on the other end of the phone.
“…Call the police, call the police!”
Just as she finished her words, the man sitting in the driver's seat quickly got out of the car and ran towards the direction of Little Sun.
When Shi Enle heard him shout "Mind your own business", he knew that he was right, this group of guys were indeed human traffickers.
Because of his childhood experiences, what Shi Enle hates most in his life is human traffickers.
But the man chasing her was tall and strong, and most importantly, he had a scar on his face. Little Sun was not stupid either. He shouted "I'm calling the police" while running in the opposite direction. Before running away, he even wrote down the man's license plate number.
What happened next was pretty thrilling.
The nursing home is in the suburbs, and there are not as many people around as in the city. The man was just about to catch her, but when he turned the corner, Yu Yu suddenly appeared and hit him in the throat. He instantly fell to the ground coughing in pain.
There were three or four policemen following Yu Yu, and they were obviously running here at full speed.
"Thank goodness I'm near the community government!"
When Yu Yu recalled this incident, he complained to Luo Shiqin with lingering fear: "I have never been so grateful in my life that I learned some three-legged cat kung fu."
The human traffickers were eventually arrested, and a few months later, the police were able to follow the clues and uncover one or two industrial chains across the country.
But the problem was not this; something happened to the girl who was rescued later.
The girl was a high school student living nearby. She later returned to school. I don’t know how the rumor spread, but she was turned from a victim to an unfounded perpetrator.
In addition, the traffickers were three men, and the rumors began to shift towards sexual matters. The girls' classmates also started to spread rumors.
Yu Yu and Shi Enle learned about this from Yan Yurong half a month later.
At that time, Shang Yue and Yan Yurong went to play a script-killing game. When they were setting up the group, they included several high school students. He overheard it when they heard the other party talking about personal grudges in the middle of the script-killing game.
Yan Yurong complained a lot after she came back. Her roommates didn’t take it seriously at first, but the more they listened to Shi Enle, the more they felt something was wrong. Then they found out - oh, is there a sequel to this matter?
On the weekend when they didn't have classes, the three of them made an appointment to go to the victim's school again to see if they could help. It would be even better if they could dispel the rumors at once.
But after arriving at that school, I realized it wasn't that easy.
The victim's parents were working away from home, and her grandmother was the only one at home. The living conditions at home were not very good. She had moved to the suburbs before because she wanted to do odd jobs to support her family, but she didn't expect to encounter such a thing.
Yu Yu had almost worn out her lips by talking to the school leaders, and she thought she would be treated fairly and the incident would be resolved perfectly.
But what was unexpected was that the school did hold a meeting and asked teachers from each class to clarify the matter, but the students didn't care at all.
The three of them had a meal in the cafeteria that day, and as soon as they sat down, they heard people discussing this matter behind them.
"Pretty women are more likely to get into trouble, hahaha."
Shi Enle swore that was the first time she saw Yu Yu smile so kindly.
"Men can get into trouble easily too."
Yu Yu took the iron plate provided by the cafeteria and folded it 180 degrees in front of the other party with a smile.
"Are your bones as hard as his?"
Luo Shiqin heard this: "..."
She thought for a moment and said politely, "No compensation?"
"We lost money. We split it equally among the three of us," Shi Enle said, "because Yurong said at the time that she also wanted to hit the guy in the face with the plate."
Just think of it as a plate ruined by three people.
Luo Shiqin: “…”
"I'm still angry when I think about it now!" Yu Yu yelled, "What basis do they have to say that? They started spreading rumors without knowing the whole story. It's not easy to protect a person, but it's easy to destroy a person!"
She now looked as if she wished she could turn into a giant monkey from Mount Emei and rush into that school and slap people wildly.
Luo Shiqin held her chin, thinking.
"I think I have an idea."
Later, when she invited Yang Yan and her pen pal Mei Huayue to have dinner at Yuchang City, she said this casually.
Yang Yan's personal account is now thriving. Although Yang Yan has not become a reporter like "Smart Times" in real life, the talented Yang Yan is also adept at starting a business.
As soon as Luo Shiqin mentioned this, her eyes lit up and she knew what Luo Shiqin meant.
As for Mei Huayue?
She immediately thought of her childhood friend who had left her a long time ago, and her situation at that time was very similar to that of this girl.
"I know about this, and I will help."
The pen pal wiped away his tears and said in a deep voice, "It just so happens that the book is going to be adapted into a web series, so adding some easter eggs is no problem."
Since everyone thought that this matter was not a big deal and wanted to hide it, she had to expose it to all the deaf and dumb people for a good look.
"It just so happens that I have finished all the things I have on hand, so I will go to the school over there to take a look in the next few days." Yang Yan's big waves changed their pattern again, and the dark red color they were dyed gave off a mysterious glow under the light.
After both of them explained their plans, they turned to look at Luo Shiqin who was sitting across from them at the table.
It was Yang Yan who raised the glass first: "Shiqin, I toast to you."
"ah?"
Luo Shiqin picked up the Wangzai milk blankly, a little confused: "What?"
Yang Yan didn't say anything, and then drank the wine in the glass. After putting down the glass for a long time, he spoke: "Didn't you remind me to spend more time with my mother and care about her more?"
"What's wrong, auntie?"
Mei Huayue also pricked up her ears.
Although it was the first time she and Yang Yan met, they hit it off immediately.
Rather, Mei Huayue likes anyone who can be friends with Luo Shiqin.
After all, they are soul mates! They can instantly understand each other's novel writing.
"Lung cancer is in its early stages and is already being treated."
Yang Yan said self-deprecatingly: "I was wondering why she pushed me so hard during those months... She was worried that after she was gone, no one would take care of me."
"Who needs to be taken care of?" She brushed her long hair and poured herself another glass. "I am the one who takes care of others."
She noticed Luo Shiqin's hesitant expression and smiled and shook her head: "It's nothing. The doctor is a good friend of mine. He said he will definitely cure it."
"I had a long chat with my mom and I feel great now."
Yang Yan smiled and teased: "As for me, I feel that you are my benefactor. After getting to know you, all my sufferings have disappeared and my future is bright."
Luo Shiqin picked up Wangzai, clinked glasses with hers, and raised her eyebrows: "You have a good eye."
Mei Huayue: “.”
After the meal, Yang Yan left early because of something, leaving Luo Shiqin and Mei Huayue alone.
It was a cold night and Mei Huayue drank some wine. Luo Shiqin didn't like the feeling of being drunk and completely refused any wine at the dinner party.
So they walked on the road, one person walking unsteadily, the other with his hands in his pockets, looking straight ahead, not knowing what he was thinking.
My pen pal flew to Yuchang City to work, but there was not much to do, so he stayed at Luo Shiqin's house for the past few days.
The two walked slowly for a long time until they saw an old man lying on a chair by the roadside.
She seemed to be sleeping soundly. Her thick cotton coat actually had very little cotton in it and was only slightly thicker than a thin shirt.
It wasn't particularly hot during that time, and there was a cold wind blowing at night, making people shiver.
The pen pal stood on the street not far from the bench and watched for a long time.
"Luo Shiqin."
Her voice was hoarse: "I want to do something."
"Um?"
"I don't want to see them leave again."
The girl turned around slowly with a nasal voice.
"I don't want to see another girl like her, or different, leave."
After Mei Huayue's childhood friend was murdered, many people around her ignored her experience and remade her experience into a completely different but novel story and continued to spread it.
Stop them.
This was also Mei Huayue's initial determination to write.
"This world seems so unfair to girls."
She seemed to want to laugh, but tears of pain shed.
"I didn't catch her... but I still wanted to reach out."
Mei Huayue said softly: "Even if I can only catch one person..."
Even if it's just one person.
"Shiqin," she raised her head, her eyes sparkling with tears as dazzling as diamonds, "I, I want to do something for them."
The girl standing with her hands in her pockets looked at her without saying anything.
Then he took his right hand out of his pocket, stretched it out towards her, and smiled gently:
"OK."
This is the situation that Luo Shiqin faced after recovering from the impression of "The Age of Intelligence" two months ago.
She invited five people to dinner that day, including Yan Yurong, Shi Enle, Yu Yu, Yang Yan and Mei Huayue. Two others did not come because they had other matters, but they had already agreed to join the studio.
The other two people are Luo Shiqin’s close friend Xu Wenwen and the company’s president Fan Guoli.
Teacher Wenwen has been teaching in Panduo City, and it is almost the end of the semester so I can't take a leave, so I can only plan a dinner together during the next holiday.
The other one is the company's president, Fan Guoli... To be honest, Luo Shiqin almost forgot about this person.
Because these are the characters in Yang Yan's book of extraordinary life "Please Bury Me at 21", Fan Guoli and her niece Fan Lele.
However, this is a character that appeared in the book of Abnormal Life. In the revised reality, this plot has become: Luo Shiqin and her travel partner Yang Yan accidentally rescued Fan Lele who almost died in a fire while traveling to Qihai City.
Fan Guoli, who arrived later, was still worried about this and said that if help was needed, she would do her best.
Regarding Luo Shiqin and Mei Huayue's plans, Fan Guoli glanced at her little niece who had left her brother's house and came to her side, then turned around and returned the call.
"I'm in."
In short, the Happy Family Studio was established.
Luo Shiqin: …
So why is the studio called "Happy Family"? ! She initially thought it was just the name of a chat group!
“Ding ding ding.”
The phone rang, and Shi Enle, who had just been sitting in the office, answered the phone: "Hello? Sister Yan? OK, I'll be right there."
She packed up the documents in her hand, then stood up and said goodbye to Luo Shiqin. When she walked to the door, Little Sun suddenly turned her head and said, "Oh, by the way, Sister Qin."
"There seems to be a courier at the front desk, but no one has signed for it. I just checked and the recipient's initials are... I remember it was..."
She thought for a moment and said, "It seems to be WJG? Is it yours?"
WJG?
Luo Shiqin: "I'll go take a look later, you go ahead and do your work."
Little Sun nodded, then turned and left.
Luo Shiqin first checked on her mobile phone whether she had any express delivery recently, and then sent a message to her best friend in Fanduo City to ask. After receiving a negative answer, she stood up.
WJG……
diplomat?
She couldn't help but show an incredible expression, and then went out to the front desk.
There was indeed a package there, and it wasn't very big, it was square and a bit heavy to carry.
It was a courier box, but there was no other information on it except the recipient.
Luo Shiqin stroked the rough surface of the box and fell into deep thought.
Who could have sent this?
Something similar seems to have happened before.
For example, in addition to the small thundercloud summoned by Luo Shiqin's own talisman, even the bride puppet appeared suddenly. The subsequent work badge was also hung on the bride puppet after Xi Duoduo came out.
Then there was the camera, which appeared in the graduation gift that Xu Wenwen sent to Luo Shiqin.
And now another inexplicable package has appeared.
As for the title of diplomat...
Not many people know about it, and most of them know it under the influence of the Book of Abnormal Life. After reality is corrected, it is unknown how much information will be left.
Who could that be?
Luo Shiqin lowered her head and looked at the express box in her hand. Finally, she picked up the scissors on the front desk and cut it open.
She opened the cardboard box little by little, and by the time she realized someone was approaching her from behind, the other person was already very close.
"Luo Shiqin, you still haven't given me the explanation you owe me."
Mei, the pen pal who suddenly appeared in the studio, had a smirk on her face. She reached out and patted Luo Shiqin on the shoulder: "It's been two months - huh?"
The sudden force caught Luo Shiqin off guard and caused the box in her hand to drop.
The things stored inside slowly rolled out of the cardboard box.
Luo Shiqin's eyes narrowed.
This is...