As Cheng Zhi and the others walked to the door, the glass door was pushed open.
The middle-aged man sleeping diagonally opposite them put down his worn-out book, smiled, and said to them, "It's nice to have you here!"
It had been so long since she had heard those words that Cheng Zhi was momentarily speechless.
Seeing their confusion, the man immediately said, "Come in and rest, it's terribly cold outside."
It's not right for them to leave the door open and let the wind blow on them since everyone else has gone to bed.
They came in immediately, and Cheng Zhi, who was in the lead, even apologized to the man.
The man waved his hand dismissively, "It's just a little breeze, it won't freeze you to death."
After everyone came in, they sat down casually. Cheng Zhi was still asking the man about the situation, "Big brother, this shouldn't be a problem..."
The moment she spoke, the man knew what she was going to ask.
He shook his head and pointed, "There are two floors, you can lie down or sit anywhere, just don't lie on top of other people, there are no rules."
Upon hearing this, Huang Yiyi's eyes lit up. She whispered to Chen Siyu, "Doesn't that mean we can sleep in the ball pit on the second floor?!"
Chen Siyu was no longer willing to speak. She reached out and pinched Huang Yiyi's waist, trying to bring her back to her senses.
After learning that there were basically no people on the second floor because there were no lights, Cheng Zhi and her friends decided to go up.
While on the stairs, Chen Siyu sent her great-grandmother and Zhiyu into the space.
Cheng Zhi, who was walking at the front, originally wanted to turn on a light, but when she got up there, she realized that the second floor wasn't so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, even with the light from the sign.
By the light from outside, Cheng Zhi noticed that everyone was lying down.
She turned on a small flashlight, trying to find a large open space, but found that it wasn't quite right.
Cheng Zhi turned around and gently shook her head, indicating that no one could live there.
Huang Yiyi and Xiao Feiran understood immediately and led their parents downstairs back to their space.
After everyone came out, we immediately sent our parents and sisters back to the virtual space.
Cheng Zhi and Huang Yiyi sat on the curb, seemingly not planning to go back yet.
Xiao Feiran looked at the two people sitting on the ground and asked, "Aren't you going in?"
Cheng Zhi shook her head, closed her eyes, and said, "I met so many people and talked so much today. Suddenly, I miss people."
Huang Yiyi nodded in agreement, "Let's sit for a while longer and enjoy the experience."
Xiao Feiran, of course, wouldn't stop them and immediately sat down next to them.
Chen Siyu and Zheng Wan looked around and then stopped moving.
Chen Siyu said with a smile, "The way you're sitting reminds me of when you were sophomores and you got drunk and refused to go back to your dorms. You were sitting on the roadside and wouldn't move an inch."
The other four people: "..." You will remember.
Zheng Wan gestured for her to be quiet. "Sister, you have to consider the atmosphere when you speak, okay? Talking about this kind of thing will only make us feel awkward, not touched."
The wind picked up as it got later, and they would have to go back soon.
Cheng Zhi stood up, wanting to look back at the dazzling McDonald's sign one last time, but saw a person standing motionless at the entrance, as if watching them.
Because of the backlighting, Cheng Zhi couldn't see the person's face clearly, but she could confirm that it was a man.
Xiao Feiran nervously pinched her mask. "Cheng Zhi, stop looking. Let's go back. It's scary."
It was so late, and Cheng Zhi didn't want to do anything anymore, so she just hummed in agreement and followed Xiao Feiran away.
She had only taken two steps after turning around when she heard the person behind her speak.
"Cheng Zhi!"
Upon hearing this name, everyone stopped in their tracks.
Huang Yiyi turned her head and asked in confusion, "Holy crap? Ivan caught up with us?"
Zheng Wan thought for a moment, "Hmm... Ivan's voice doesn't sound like this, but this voice is also quite familiar..."
Cheng Zhi, who was called by her full name, froze on the spot.
It had been so long that Cheng Zhi almost forgot about the voice.
The person on the other side ran over, glanced at it, and said with a smile, "I knew I wasn't wrong."
After seeing his face clearly, Xiao Feiran covered her mouth in disbelief.
Chen Siyu pointed at him and exclaimed, "Holy crap, holy crap, Qi Yanche?!"
Cheng Zhi, who was closest to him, felt completely numb and had trouble breathing.
Cheng Zhi stared into his eyes, then reached out and gently touched Qi Yanche's face, as if to confirm that the person in front of her was real and not an illusion.
Qi Yanche felt the slight coolness of her fingertips and gently placed his hand on Cheng Zhi's hand. "I'm back."
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