"From what you see, this is the person you are looking for."
"Aren't you still standing here?"
"Didn't I say long ago that I'm not the original Shen Mingzhu?"
"But that's not you..."
"Just a spur of the moment? Oh, I don't have the time to joke with you guys."
"Just say whatever you want to say. You only have fifteen minutes. If you are late, we won't wait any longer."
Shen Mingzhu walked a dozen steps away without any hesitation, leaving space for Shen Zeshuo and the real Shen Mingzhu.
At this point, Shen Zeshuo still couldn't believe it.
Even though he already knew in his heart that Shen Mingzhu, who followed him and called him brother, would never come back, he still felt that it was impossible for this body to be replaced by a strange soul.
He slowly squatted down and found that there was a circle of white lavender growing around the stone slab.
Although he didn't know much about flowers, the smell of lavender was very special and he could remember it after just one sniff.
However, the soil here is moist, and this place is located in the mountains, so the temperature difference between day and night is quite large, which is not suitable for lavender growth at all.
However, those clusters of lavender, which were not very tall and even did not grow well, were still in full bloom.
It seems to be saying that it likes it here very much. Even if it is not the most suitable growing environment, it can still bloom so vigorously.
Shen Zeshuo stretched out his hand tremblingly and wanted to get closer to one of the clusters. A breeze blew by, and the cluster of flower spikes brushed against his palm. The feeling was just like the touch of caressing the top of a girl's head countless times.
In just a moment, tears soaked his eyes. Only then did he realize that she would never come back.
His breathing was mixed with the sound of water, which was tears falling from his nasal cavity. He sniffed, and there was a few broken sounds coming out of his throat.
The setting sun cast a layer of golden light on the white lavender, and the light breeze gently brushed against Shen Zeshuo's arm. He knelt in front of the stone slab, covering his face and crying.
Although Shen Mingzhu had just fiercely ordered to leave in fifteen minutes, she did not step forward to urge Shen Zeshuo until the glow in the sky was dyed with the color of night.
After an unknown amount of time, the village chief and Wen Shuangnian came here with flashlights. Just as they were about to call the two people, they were stopped by Shen Mingzhu.
"Give him some more time. Some things are not so easy to digest."
Such a lonely figure knelt there motionless, even though the humidity was heavy at night and the wind blew, gusts of coolness covered him.
But none of these can compare to the sadness of losing an old friend.
For the rest of my life, probably the only time I can once again trace her outline with my eyes is in my dreams at midnight.
There is no trace of her existence in this world anymore.
After a long time, Shen Zeshuo slowly stood up. His legs were numb from kneeling for too long, and he walked with a limp that looked funny.
"Well, I'm sorry, I may not be able to leave tonight. Can I stay here for one night? Don't worry, I will pay you."
The village chief sighed and said, "Forget it. Why don't you go to my place? I have a guest room there. It's shabby, but it's so late and the other villagers have gone to bed. You can stay there for one night."
"Yeah." Shen Zeshuo's response was nasal.
On the way back, Shen Zeshuo's phone rang. He took out his phone and chose to answer it, but accidentally clicked on the speakerphone.
On the other side was Ms. Su's concerned voice, "How is it, did you find the person?"
Shen Zeshuo might have been absent-minded for too long, and he didn't have time to react and turn off the speakerphone, so he just answered with the phone in his hand.
“Found it.”
"You really found it?!!!"
Ms. Su exclaimed, and the three people walking in front stopped and looked at him.
"Yeah." Shen Zeshuo simply replied with one syllable.
"Did she say anything? Will she forgive us?"
Ms. Su's tone was much weaker in the latter part of the sentence, but Shen Zeshuo had already turned up the volume to the maximum, so Shen Mingzhu and the others had no difficulty hearing Ms. Su's question.
"I..." Shen Zeshuo's voice suddenly became choked and hoarse, and he couldn't make any sound at this moment.
Shen Mingzhu walked over and snatched the phone away.
Shen Zeshuo stared at her blankly, then heard Shen Mingzhu speak.
"Forgive? Did you laugh when I said that?"
"I know you don't believe that my body has already been replaced by a soul, but this is the fact, and I don't care whether you believe it or not."
"Also, I'm not the person involved, and I can't forgive you for the harm you caused with her body on my shoulders."
"I don't have the qualifications. The damage has been done. No matter how much I have to do, it can't change the fact that she is gone. There is no doubt about that."
"After all, until the last moment when she lost consciousness, she still naively believed that she had done something wrong, which made you, the one she cherished the most, hate her so much that you even wanted her to die."
"So, if you really have so much free time, why not try to pray to God and let her come to your dreams, and then you can ask for forgiveness. It is more reliable than begging for the ridiculous word forgiveness from a body like mine that has been replaced!"
After saying this, Shen Mingzhu stuffed the phone back into Shen Zeshuo's hand, then she took Wen Shuangnian and left quickly.
Shen Zeshuo stood there in a daze, not knowing what to say, and there was a long silence on the other end of the phone.
After a long time, Shen Zejing's voice came from the other side, "Are you free now? What happened today?"
"I'll explain it to you later." After saying this, Shen Zeshuo hung up the phone and followed the village chief's footsteps back.
Although the village chief was curious, he said nothing in the end. He prepared toiletries for the boy and disappeared into the guest room arranged for him. Of course, considering that he had not eaten, he also prepared drinkable water and dry food for him.
It's not like the city here. It's troublesome to make fire and cook. The village chief also tries his best to prepare food for him.
After a long pause, Shen Zeshuo finally sorted out what happened today, and then replied to the others who were anxiously waiting on the other end of the phone.
After listening to Shen Zeshuo's description, the Shen family members on the other end of the phone were in a heavy mood. In the end, Shen Zejing tried several times to find his voice and told Shen Zeshuo, "Well, ask her if we can go to your place. My parents and I also want to see the real her."
They could no longer call out the three words "Shen Mingzhu".
"good."
The next morning, after getting the village chief's consent, Shen Zeshuo stood at the door of Wen Shuangnian's house and waited.
A little girl came out skipping and jumping, and when she saw Shen Zeshuo, she ran away quickly. In fact, she didn't run very far, she just found a farther position to observe him.
"Do you know me?"
Shen Zeshuo felt that the girl was secretly watching his movements, so he asked directly.
He still remembered that when he saw the little girl for the first time yesterday, she called out his name.
The girl nodded, "I know, you are Shen Zeshuo."
Anyway, it was unlikely that Shen Mingzhu would come out to see him so soon, so he just talked to the little girl.
Thinking of this, Shen Zeshuo squatted down and spoke again, "Why do you know me?"
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