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Will you go see him?
She's seen her before?
Mu and Qing shook their heads; they had no recollection of it.
"Don't remember? That's okay." Fa Jiuyi casually touched a branch, and a silvery-white line swam along the branch to Fa Jiuyi's body.
Mu and Qing knew that Fa Jiuyi was using his abilities to control this strange plant. Could the riot have been caused by stimulating this plant?
“You’re right. Just as humans have mothers, we also have roots. This is our root. Every thirty years, He goes into a manic phase, and as His children, we feel it too.” Fa Jiu saw through Mu Heqing’s thoughts. “In order to bring you back, I stimulated Him with spider silk. I suppose those children must have been in a lot of pain.”
Fa Jiu smiled.
Mu Heqing asked, "How can you be so sure I'll come?"
“You will come. You have people you’re worried about, don’t you? If those kids didn’t want you to come at first, they would have agreed in the end. It’s terrible for things to get out of control. They’re afraid to come near here, so they can only let you come.” The principal said confidently.
Mu Heqing lowered her head, not daring to look at the plant. Seeing it gave her a feeling of dread.
"The riot is over now, and you can leave No. 13 Middle School." Mu Heqing was eager to leave.
She had a bad feeling.
Mu Heqing turned around, and a branch blocked her way. As she got closer, Mu Heqing realized that the branch didn't even have leaves, but rather fleshy, tumor-like protrusions.
Fa Jiu stood in the middle of the plants and suddenly said something.
“I’ve always known about those kids’ plans.”
"What?"
"They want He Qing to approve of them, right? But they can't turn into humans, so this is the only way they can come up with. Humans are really interesting. They noticed our existence a long time ago and even set up some kind of research institute. However, in the end, all they made was a human detector."
The principal must be referring to Lin Han and his group. He actually knew all along what he was planning to do.
“I don’t like things getting out of control. Children and humans alike should behave. Of course, Qing, you are too. You are my favorite child, and also my most disobedient child.”
Mu Heqing suddenly experienced tinnitus, and her brain emitted wave after wave of mournful sounds. She swayed and could barely hear what Fa Jiuyi was saying.
A faint, nauseating fragrance wafted in the air.
This smell... how could it be her!
How could she forget Cai?
Yes, Cai has never appeared.
"So, Qing, I'll play along and see what happens. Those kids really are careless. Luckily, I have a backup plan. Sometimes, elders have to be there to cover for us."
Mu Heqing covered his face and turned to look at Fa Jiuyi. A girl with braided pigtails and colorful face walked out from behind him. She looked at Mu Heqing with a grin.
It turns out that Cai had always been in No. 13 Middle School.
The principal didn't need her to open the iron gate at all!
It's over, this time it's really over.
Mu Heqing collapsed to the ground. The principal, holding a glass tube filled with red liquid, approached Mu Heqing and gently embraced her.
"He Qing, don't be afraid."
"Hehe, Qing, I'll be waiting for you to wake up," Cai said.
Mu and Qing's mouths were pried open, and the cold glass tube was pressed against their lips. Under the fragrance of Cai, they didn't even have the strength to resist.
The red liquid slid down his throat, and drowsiness washed over him. Mu and Qing fell asleep in the bizarre and eerie world.
What will happen after I wake up?
She didn't know.
…………
As the weather gradually warmed up, Mu and Qing yawned at their workstations.
I'm so sleepy, really so sleepy.
She glanced out the window; spring flowers were in full bloom, the air was warm, and even the cats near the company were lazily dozing off.
She glanced down at the time on her computer. Great, 4:18 PM. She could go home in a little over an hour.
Today is just an ordinary Friday, but tomorrow and the day after will be the two most wonderful days of the week.
She's going to have a happy weekend.
"So sleepy." Yu Yazhi, who was sitting at the workstation opposite Mu Heqing, yawned. She yawned much more often than Mu Heqing.
"Sister Yu, it's almost time to get off work," Mu Heqing encouraged Yu Yazi.
The two were drowsy.
No one knocked on the office door; it seemed the boss wasn't in the office today either.
Mu and Qing leaned back in their chairs, looking up at the company ceiling.
The ceiling was a very ordinary ceiling, one piece after another, so flat as to be uninteresting.
Across from them, Yu Yazi started watching short dramas. Since the boss wasn't around, no one was watching them.
Yu Yazi is selecting her favorite short dramas, ranging from fantasy to ancient times, from wealthy families to school, from dramas for the elderly to children's dramas, she has watched all kinds of dramas.
She spent ten minutes looking, but still hadn't found one she liked.
Mu and Qing were still looking at the ceiling when they discovered a spider web radiating silver light in a corner of the otherwise flat and uninteresting ceiling.
She squinted, took out her phone, zoomed in with two fingers, and kept bringing the camera closer.
Yes, this is a spider web without any spiders.
Across from her, Yu Yazi finally found a short drama she liked. She held her phone in her left hand, rested her right arm on the table, and smiled slightly.
As she was engrossed in watching, it was time to leave work, and Mu and Qing got up to remind her.
"Sister Yu, it's time to get off work."
Yu Yazhi quickly got up, turned off her phone, packed her things, and left the office with Mu and Qing.
While waiting for the elevator, she suddenly asked Mu Heqing a question.
Will you go see him?
Mu and Qing looked up at the gold sign above the elevator door, where there was also a silver spider web.
She stared at the spider web for a while, remained silent for a moment, and then casually replied.
"I guess so."
After parting ways with Yu Yazi, Mu and Qing each rode a small electric scooter and traveled alone through Ancheng.
Ancheng is bustling during rush hour, with a constant flow of traffic and flashing signs everywhere. Mu and Qing have lived in Ancheng for many years, but today's Ancheng feels very unfamiliar to her.
Mu Heqing gripped the brakes. There were still fifteen seconds left on the red light. The person waiting at the red light with her was a middle-aged woman, who also seemed to have just finished get off work.
With three seconds left on the red light, the middle-aged woman spoke to Mu Heqing. She asked, "Are you going to see him?"
Mu and Qing didn't say anything. The red light flashed and turned yellow. She released the brake, turned the handlebars, and rode the electric scooter to the other side of the road.
She remembered that there was no dinner that day, and before going home, she needed to buy something to eat.
There was a convenience store near her home. Mu Heqing randomly picked out some bread and instant noodles. The young man who was checking out asked Mu Heqing a question while scanning the barcode on the transparent packaging of the bread with a scanner.
Will you go see him?
Mu and Qing silently accepted the goods handed to them by the young man and walked out of the convenience store.
Just as she was about to get on her electric scooter, a chubby little hand grabbed her.
Mu Heqing suddenly got angry and asked, "What, are you going to ask me if I'll go see him too?"
"Huh? Sister, what are you saying?" A crisp voice rang out.
Mu Heqing looked down and saw a round-faced little girl tugging at her clothes.
It's a little kid.
Mu and Qing's anger subsided by half.
"You're looking for me? Where are your parents?" Mu Heqing squatted down to be at eye level with the little girl.
"Sister, is your name He Qing?" the little girl asked.
Mu and Qing nodded.
The little girl immediately hugged her, her soft arms wrapped around her neck. The little girl turned around and shouted, "Big brother, I found it! Come quick!"
"What did you find? Here it comes! The supermarket had a big sale today, and I just managed to snag some cabbages." A man wearing a black and red vest and with short hair tied in a thin braid walked over, carrying two bags in his hands, as if he had just come from the supermarket.
Upon seeing Mu and Qing, the man loosened his grip, and the object in his hand fell to the ground with a "thud." He was visibly agitated, and tears even glistened in the corners of his eyes.
"He Qing! I've finally found you!"
Mu and Qing froze. She recognized the man; he was her high school classmate, Xiang Yuan, who had been very fond of making her terrible food back in high school.
"Xiangyuan? Long time no see. This child is yours..."
Before Mu and Qing could speak, Xiangyuan ran up to her, looking at her with a wronged expression.
“He Qing, it’s been seven years, a full seven years, and I haven’t heard from you at all. I’ve been looking for you for so long,” Xiang Yuan said.
Mu Heqing was surprised and asked, "You've been looking for me for so long? I'm sorry, it's my fault, I didn't leave any contact information."
"Hmm! Hmm?"
Xiangyuan nodded emphatically, then suddenly realized something was wrong. When had Heqing ever been so nice to him? Wasn't he always indifferent and ignoring him before, and then silently eating the food he cooked?
Now they are just like two ordinary classmates who bumped into each other on the street and hadn't seen each other for many years.
That's strange.
Xiangyuan was puzzled, but he didn't want to point it out. He pointed to the little girl and said to Mu and Qing, "This girl is called Ai Ai. We met on the way here."
He then said to Ai Ai, "Ai Ai, I've found He Qing. You and your mother can go back now."
A slightly thin middle-aged woman stood not far from them, picking up two large bags that Xiangyuan had just thrown on the ground. She looked like Ai Ai's mother.
Little Ai Ai wasn't sad about parting at all; she was overjoyed and cheered, "Finally, I don't have to eat big brother's cooking anymore! Yay! Bye-bye, big brother and sister Qing!"
The little girl skipped and hopped towards the middle-aged woman, and the two waved to them.
It seems this little girl has also been corrupted by Xiangyuan for some time, Mu Heqing thought with a sigh.
“He Qing, let’s talk somewhere else. This city smells like him everywhere. It’s so unpleasant. It wasn’t like this just a few days ago. What happened?” Xiang Yuan looked like he had seen a cockroach.
What happened? It was all just ordinary stuff.
Mu and Qing were unable to answer Xiang Yuan's question.
"I've found a place to stay, Qing. Why don't you come to my place? I'll cook for you." Xiangyuan then remembered his two large bags of things, but when he turned around to look for them, they were gone.
He said angrily, "Damn it, you actually took the food away. Do you hate my cooking that much? Qing, you're the only one who appreciates my cooking."
Mu Heqing frowned. She didn't appreciate it at all. Back in high school, she only reluctantly tasted it out of consideration for her classmates and because she didn't want to dampen Xiangyuan's enthusiasm for cooking.
She made an excuse, saying, "I can't today. I have to see the principal. He's had several people urging me to come."
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