◎Happy 37th Day: Debt Collectors and Mutants (Beware of the Male Protagonist!)◎
Chu did not hear of it.
For Jiang Muyun, this name was once considered the most familiar stranger.
The two met for the first time in a police car.
At that time, Jiang Muyun was sold by her biological parents and was rescued by the police after changing hands several times.
Among the children who were rescued with her was Chu Buwen.
Of course, his name was not Chu Buwen at that time. All the children in the Nanshi Orphanage had the surname Nan.
Jiang Muyun remembered Chu Buwen because at that time everyone named themselves according to the format of Nan Guomou, and they were the only two who asked to choose their own names.
Chu Buwen said that he lost it in front of store number 12 on a certain street, so he insisted on calling himself Nan Twelve.
The dean thought he wanted to find his family, so he agreed to let him have this strange name.
Just like his strange name, Chu Buwen in Jiang Muyun's memory has always been a somewhat strange and gloomy child. It is difficult for a child leader like her to play with him, and there is not much friendship between the two of them.
Later, Chu Buwen and she were adopted one after another. One attended a private school with tuition fees of hundreds of thousands of yuan, and the other attended an ordinary public school.
When he was in middle school, Jiang Muyun was keen on participating in various competitions to win prizes. Chu Buwen was also a familiar face. The two met every now and then in various training camps and winter/summer camps.
Although they didn't talk much, it was impossible for them not to recognize each other.
Because now, they all just graduated from high school.
Unless, Chu Buwen also has several more years of memory.
Jiang Muyun actually had some doubts about life.
If she hadn't been reborn, she would never have thought of this.
There are only two possibilities for what happened today.
Either Chu Buwen was not reborn, this was just a coincidence, or he simply had a poor brain.
Either Chu Buwen was reborn and found her to introduce himself.
If Jiang Muyun believed the former, then it was not Chu Buwen who was stupid, but she herself was stupid.
Just now, Chu Buwen seemed unsure whether she had been reborn or not, and he had no intention of revealing her identity.
If Jiang Muyun didn't want to reveal it, she could just cover it up.
But Jiang Muyun still revealed his cards.
During the ten years that Jiang Muyun struggled, he had some contact with anyone.
I have occasionally walked with others, or taken temporary shelter under the same roof in times of crisis.
Chu Buwen was the best teammate she had ever met and the only person she had worked with many times.
Jiang Muyun held Dabai in his left hand and Xiaobai in his right hand, and dug out all his memories of Chu Buwen.
It had been so long since the apocalypse that Jiang Muyun couldn't remember it clearly. He only remembered that he was not talkative at the time.
Later, Jiang Muyun went to Xida University, while Chu Buwen was admitted to Dongda University. The two schools were far apart, but after the end of the world, the two met in Xishi.
The first time they met was when she was drifting in a flood and ended up drifting into a snake's den.
Jiang Muyun was racing for life and death in the water with a group of colorful snakes. On the way, he met Chu Buwen. The two unlucky guys were forced to escape together. They saved each other many times.
The second time we met was in Central City.
That was because a sandstorm suddenly hit, and Jiang Muyun was looking for shelter in the ruins of the central city, and Chu Buwen helped her.
Based on their previous cooperation, the two of them spent some time together again.
Chu Buwen and Jiang Muyun seemed to be heading to Nanshi. Apart from the two times when they spent a long time together, they had met each other a few other times.
Although they were separated in the end due to various accidents, that is a very common thing in the end times.
Everyone had their own way to go, and after they got separated, Jiang Muyun didn't think of looking for him.
The only time they were not separated by accident was the last time they met.
It was on the outskirts of Nanshi, the dry season was approaching, and Jiang Muyun had a space within her. She found a small puddle and was about to refill her space with drinkable water when she ran into Chu Buwen, who was also looking for water.
If someone else came, there would definitely be bloodshed between the two of them to end this matter.
But since they were old acquaintances and owed each other several lives, they tacitly divided the water equally.
At that time, Chu Buwen seemed to still want to be with her.
But Jiang Muyun has already returned to Nanshi and has no plans to continue wandering. He seems to have the mentality of finding a place to live out the rest of his life as if his wish has been fulfilled.
So she simply rejected Chu Buwen and left happily and leisurely.
And then...then he passed away.
Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen did not have much friendship before the end of the world, but they unexpectedly had a good relationship after the end of the world.
Moreover, there is indeed a tacit understanding and trust between her and Chu Buwen after the end of the world.
That kind of trust was forged through repeated experiences of life and death, but that was for the Chu Buwen after the end of the world, not the Chu Buwen before.
No matter how well she and Chu Buwen worked together, they didn't have much of a personal relationship - they were both busy escaping every day at the time and had no time or mood to keep in touch.
To Jiang Muyun, Chu Buwen is more like a work partner with whom he has a tacit understanding.
They are very confident in each other's character and business ability, and can entrust their entire fortune to each other at work, but they would never think of making an appointment to have a drink that has nothing to do with work during the holidays.
Jiang Muyun looked at the disposable lunch box in his hand that was still emitting a fragrant aroma, took out a food box, poured all the Kung Pao Chicken into the food box and put it into the space, leaving only an empty disposable lunch box.
If Chu Buwen came to test the waters in order to find a permanent teammate, then Jiang Muyun felt that it was not impossible to accept this teammate.
The two reborn people must have prepared a lot of supplies on hand. If they can travel together, their chances of survival will indeed be greatly improved.
The only thing that Jiang Muyun couldn't understand was that Chu Buwen didn't seem to be sure whether she had been reborn at the beginning, so he directly exposed his own identity.
This risk is too great.
Before Jiang Muyun could figure out what was going on, Qin Shiwen and Qin Shiwu came back from next door.
Qin Shiwen knocked twice on the metal bar at the door. "Do you want to go out for a walk? We'll watch over you here."
Jiang Muyun stretched lazily: "Okay, I'll go out for a walk with my new friend."
Qin Shiwu poked his head over: "New friend?"
Jiang Muyun smiled and said, "Neighbor next door, I just met him."
Jiang Muyun stood up and went out, knocking on the metal pole next door. "New friend, are you interested in visiting the rescue center together?"
The curtain next door was lifted. Chu Buwen had already put his mood in order. He smiled with two small canine teeth: "Of course. I'm very happy."
I have to say, Chu Buwen's appearance is still very intimidating.
At least Qin Shiwen and Qin Shiwu had a good first impression of him: "Nice to meet you, my name is Qin Shiwen, and this is my brother Qin Shiwu. We'll be neighbors from now on, so please take care of me."
Chu Buwen politely exchanged a few words with the two of them, always maintaining the appearance of an innocent student.
Qin Shiwu pushed up his glasses and said, "You two can go shopping. We'll be watching over here, so nothing will happen."
Chu Buwen didn't have any doubts. He just went back and put on his coat, without even locking the door, and walked out with Jiang Muyun.
There were a lot of people on the street, and many of them had just moved in and were packing their luggage. It felt quite chaotic.
Jiang Muyun put his hands in his pockets and said as if he was just chatting: "Long time no see."
Chu Buwen also responded smoothly: "A few months, actually not that long."
Jiang Muyun asked with a smile: "Didn't you get into Dongda University? Why did you come to the Nan'an aid center?"
Someone was coming towards him with a suitcase. Chu Buwen stepped aside and explained, "I just arrived in Nanshi and came back not long ago. It was the end of August when I came back. My adoptive father passed away, so I asked for leave from school."
Jiang Muyun's smile faded: "Really? What a coincidence?"
According to Chu Buwen, it seemed like they both disappeared at the same time, and their return times were so close, even their excuses for asking for leave were the same?
Chu Buwen didn't expect her to react so strongly and stopped for a moment.
Jiang Muyun: "Are you two deeply in love?"
Chu Buwen then remembered what happened with Grandpa Jiang and realized that his words had caused a huge misunderstanding. "This is true. My adoptive father was imprisoned when I was in junior high school. He died in a fight with a cellmate more than half a year ago."
Jiang Muyun raised his eyebrows: "I remember you have always been in Nanhai International Private School, right?"
This school is not affordable for children from ordinary families.
Chu Buwen smiled shyly, a hint of pride in his words: "With grades like ours, no school would be willing to push us out, right? My tuition and miscellaneous fees at Nanshi Private School are all free, and I just need to earn enough to live on my own."
Jiang Muyun nodded, not knowing whether he believed it or not. He just said jokingly, "Your life must be quite difficult. You came out with me so confidently. Aren't you afraid that your house will be emptied out when you go back?"
Chu Buwen waved his hand and said softly, "That's nothing. My adoptive father did a lot of bad things in his life, so he built a secret refuge for himself."
Chu Buwen took out his phone and typed a line on the memo: "I have the key and password now. I'll move in there once the place is vacant. Together?"
Jiang Muyun confirmed his previous guess.
Chu Buwen really came here to find a teammate.
But wasn't he trusting himself too much? He'd revealed his cards so quickly?
Jiang Muyun didn't respond to his words, but said in an ambiguous way: "You know quite a lot."
"Of course. Otherwise, how could I have tipped off more than ten years ago?" Chu Buwen looked at her and smiled. "This is the largest organized crime case solved by the Chinese police in the past decade. It was even reported on the news. You should have heard about it."
Jiang Muyun reminded: "This year is 2023, new friends."
Chu Buwen made a cross with his hands: "It was a slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue. That was a few years ago."
Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen indeed have no personal relationship.
At least she hadn't heard of any of the things Chu Buwen was talking about. She did have some recollection of the case, mainly because it took place in Nanshi, and the old man had been talking about it for a long time. But she had no idea that the case was actually related to Chu Buwen.
It seems that Chu Buwen had a miserable life before the end of the world.
Jiang Muyun dodged the luggage piled on the ground and asked casually, "Why did you suddenly think of renting a house here?"
Chu Buwen didn't say anything for a while.
His silence was a little sudden, and Jiang Muyun couldn't help but look at him. Chu Buwen stammered, "You know, I used to..."
Jiang Muyun could see that Chu Buwen's current difficulty in speaking was not fake, but she just waited quietly for Chu Buwen to speak.
She wanted to know how much Chu Buwen knew about her current situation.
Chu Buwen's words were a bit disjointed. "I used to be pretty unpleasant, except for you. Then when something happened, I looked for you everywhere... After all, we've known each other for so long."
Chu Buwen said this without much confidence, and didn't even dare to look at Jiang Muyun. There was a hint of grievance in his last sentence.
Jiang Muyun thought about the child with a middle school mentality in her memory, and thought to herself, you are quite self-aware, but when did our relationship become okay?
However, when Jiang Muyun heard the second half of the sentence, he swallowed the words that were on his lips.
She thought he meant that after they got separated, Chu Buwen went out of his way to look for her.
This is a bit embarrassing.
Fortunately, before Jiang Muyun could say anything, Chu Buwen took the initiative to change the subject: "I know you live nearby, but I don't know which neighborhood."
"After I came back, I wanted to go to the West City to look for you in advance, but we just happened to run into each other that day. Knowing you were in the South City, I thought I'd try my luck nearby."
Chu Buwen said that the day they happened to meet was the time when Jiang Muyun placed an order at the household chemical factory.
At that time, Chu Buwen looked to be at least 27 or 28 years old. He looked taller than he is now and his physique was too strong.
The last time Jiang Muyun saw the clean Chu Buwen was more than ten years ago, when he was still a high school student in school uniform.
So when Jiang Muyun met the well-dressed adult version of Chu Buwen, he glanced at him from a distance and felt that he looked familiar, but he couldn't recognize him.
But now Chu Buwen appeared in front of her again. When the two were connected, even though there were changes in their dress, figure and temperament, it was not difficult to guess that they were the same person.
Jiang Muyun guessed that it was because of their encounter that Chu Buwen thought she might have returned.
The only outrageous thing was that she was wrapped up like that at the time. If Qin Shiwen met her on the street, he probably wouldn't dare to call for help, but Chu Buwen could actually recognize her.
Chu Buwen couldn't stop laughing when he talked about this: "I saw you when I checked in, and I chose District 7 with you. I didn't expect to be so lucky to become your neighbor."
It turned out that Chu Buwen was among the people who followed her to register in District 7.
At that time, the countdown for many people was almost over, and almost all those who had not been selected had reported to District 7. Jiang Muyun didn't notice him at all.
Jiang Muyun didn't bring the subject back to the topic, but followed Chu Buwen's lead and asked, "Was it you at the Jiahua Factory that time?"
Chu Buwen nodded: "I originally took a flight to Xishi that night, which saved me the airfare."
The two seemed to be just chatting like old friends, and Jiang Muyun smiled and said, "You are quite impressive, so you don't need to worry about the plane ticket."
When she saw that group of people, she thought they were some big company discussing cooperation.
Chu Buwen spread his hands and said, "I said I would order a batch of goods as samples first, so that the goods can be shipped quickly. I just want to make a show, not sign a real big contract. It's enough to make a decoration."
"I worked as a material dealer for a while, and I'm very good at fooling people." Chu Buwen didn't feel guilty at all.
Jiang Muyun, who also used the excuse of "sample", had his mind full of the words "makeshift team".
After saying that, Chu Buwen added, "The old man's refuge base is real. He didn't fool you. He used me as a backup organ bank and even built an operating room inside. I've been in there. But he didn't expect that he would die before the operation even started."
"I wanted to find you when I first came back. I was afraid you wouldn't believe me, so I wanted to prepare everything first. After the temperature dropped, I could prove what I said was true and then come back with you."
Jiang Muyun didn't say whether he believed it or not: "Then you are quite loyal."
Chu Buwen swallowed the words back and said, "Of course, this isn't the first time."
Jiang Muyun was really helpless this time: "I know you've looked for me, you've said it eight times, and I've looked for you too. But I couldn't find you, and I was rushing back to Nanshi, so I just gave up later."
In fact, Jiang Muyun just noticed it on the road and didn't look for it on purpose.
Now that I talk about this with Chu Buwen, I still feel a little guilty.
The two of them strolled around the rescue center and unknowingly arrived at the shopping window.
Jiang Muyun took out his phone and asked him, "I'm going to buy all my credit limit. Want to do it together?"
Chu Buwen already had his phone and ID card in his hand: "Okay."
Jiang Muyun asked all the questions he wanted to ask, and Chu Buwen answered sincerely. On the way back after buying things, Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen started chatting idly.
The two have known each other for more than 20 years, but this is the first time they have chatted like normal friends.
"By the way, this is for you." Chu Buwen suddenly took out a gold medal from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Muyun.
Jiang Muyun raised an eyebrow and looked at him.
Chu Buwen looked away: "We were teammates before, the gold medal. I looked for you at that time, but you ignored me. After that, I kept thinking about it."
Jiang Muyun didn't remember these things clearly. She stuffed the things into her pocket and thought about her personality in high school: "Really? Then you are quite vindictive. Why don't you take revenge now?"
So they were not really familiar with each other before. Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen only became friends after the end of the world.
Chu Buwen became withdrawn after hearing her words, and he didn't say a word for the rest of the journey.
When they arrived at the resettlement site, Chu Buwen suddenly asked, "You really don't remember what I said to you that day?"
Jiang Muyun was confused for a moment by his question: "What did you say?"
Chu Buwen held it in for a long time before finally saying, "Nothing. Just forget it if you don't remember it."
Dabai and Xiaobai were squatting side by side at the door of Jiang Muyun's house. Chu Buwen picked up Dabai without saying a word. When passing by Jiang Muyun, Dabai stretched out his head to look at her, but was pushed back by Chu Buwen.
Jiang Muyun was completely confused. You have been holding a grudge against this trivial matter for ten years, and you really want to take revenge?
Qin Shiwen was sitting at the door playing with his phone. After watching the whole process of their quarrel, he was quite confused: "What's going on? Are they arguing?"
Jiang Muyun picked up Xiaobai and snored twice: "No, this guy is weird."
Qin Shiwen thought of their strange conversation: "It's quite strange, and strangely cute."
Jiang Muyun was so embarrassed by her that he got goosebumps: "You are deliberately disgusting me, right?"
The Qin Dynasty was full of literary and artistic music.
No matter what, Chu Buwen's self-destruction made Jiang Muyun feel much more at ease with him.
Moreover, the two of them had a common secret, so Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen didn't have to be careful to hide everything when they talked, which was indeed quite relaxing.
It’s also good to have more reliable teammates so that you can cover each other if something happens in the future.
The only thing that Jiang Muyun cared about was the small medal given to her by Chu Buwen.
After washing up in the evening, Jiang Muyun lay back in bed, looking at the small medal.
At first she thought there was some secret on this small medal, but after looking at it for a long time she realized it was just an ordinary medal.
Jiang Muyun looked at the words "China Computer Society" on the medal, and his already vague memories were reawakened.
In that NOI, she and Chu Buwen both made it to the provincial team. Luckily, their teammates won first place in the group, and they both won two gold medals. Several schools in Nanshi held a joint award ceremony for them.
Jiang Muyun thought for a long time but could only recall that the leader was speaking in front of the stage, and several people including himself stood on the stage with smiles on their faces, acting as a background wall for half an hour.
After it was over... After it was over, she used the scholarship from the school to buy a jacuzzi, which is the one her family uses now.
Did Chu Buwen look for her at that time?
It seems like there has been?
But Chu Buwen was hesitant at that time, and Jiang Muyun was thinking about buying a bathtub, so he just said a few words and left.
hiss--
It’s quite troublesome when you think about it this way.
Jiang Muyun felt a little headache.
Could it be that I promised someone something back then and then kept putting it off for all these years?
Because of thinking about this, Jiang Muyun had nightmares for half the night.
In the dream, she owed money and was being chased by debtors. As she ran, she ran into the water, and the debt collectors all turned into big snakes.
I finally saw land, and as soon as I climbed up, I saw Chu Buwen sitting next to me.
Chu Buwen stared at her and said quietly: "Pay back the money——"
Jiang Muyun was frightened awake.
She listened to the noise outside the tent and cursed inwardly.
Jiang Muyun took out his cell phone to check the time and found that it was already eight o'clock.
She rubbed her hair and decided to take some time to go to the bathroom and take a shower today.
Jiang Muyun knew very well that the money in her account would soon become useless.
In that case, why not just make yourself live comfortably.
Jiang Muyun tidied himself up and knocked on the door of Room 02 in Area 7 next door. Qin Shiwen came out with big dark circles under his eyes.
"Good morning." Qin Shiwen spoke in a weak voice.
Jiang Muyun was not surprised at all: "Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Jiang Muyun didn’t know what was happening on the second floor of the garage, but the first floor was basically full in one day.
Everyone moved in on the first day, and whether they were talking to others because they couldn't sleep at night, or snoring and grinding their teeth in their sleep, the noise probably never stopped.
Just because Jiang Muyun came back and had a few good days doesn't mean she has forgotten the past.
After putting on earplugs, the noise outside is no different from hypnotic white noise.
But if someone has not experienced those things, no one would be able to bear it when they first move in.
Qin Shiwen subconsciously wanted to lean against the pole, but Jiang Muyun held him back: "Stop, sister, this pole doesn't look strong."
Qin Shiwen rested his head on Jiang Muyun's shoulder. "Seriously, I need to go out and get some fresh air today. If I don't clear my head, I won't be able to get rid of the idea of moving back home."
Jiang Muyun tried hard to suppress his laughter: "Then you should put on more clothes and come back as soon as the temperature difference between inside and outside is too big, be careful not to catch a cold."
Qin Shiwen hit her on the forehead and said, "I really envy you for being able to sleep until this hour. I managed to stay up until four o'clock last night and opened my eyes before six in the morning. I was so sleepy that I couldn't fall asleep."
Jiang Muyun hugged Qin Shiwen and kept calling him "my darling", repeating the cheesy love words she heard yesterday twice as much, until Qin Shiwen threatened to hit him.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Jiang Muyun decisively changed the subject: "Where's Brother Wu? Hasn't he woken up yet?"
Qin Shiwen said lazily: "He didn't sleep at all and went to work directly in the morning."
After she finished speaking, she glanced at Jiang Muyun and said, "Hurry up and wash up. Do you want to go to the cafeteria this morning?"
Jiang Muyun was just about to spend all his money: "Let's take a look. I haven't eaten any food that can open a shop in a long time. Do you want me to buy you some?"
Qin Shiwen yawned again: "I don't want to eat. I'll move around in the house for a while, and when I get tired I'll try to take a nap."
Qin Shiwen went back to do indoor training. After Jiang Muyun prepared breakfast for Xiaobai, he brought a basin. He simply filtered the dirty water after washing and stored it in another bucket.
Although she doesn't need the water now, everyone does this, so Jiang Muyun has no reason to be special.
After cleaning himself up, Jiang Muyun took his cell phone, ID card, and food bag, as well as the disposable lunch box that Chu Buwen used to pack Kung Pao Chicken yesterday, and locked the door that was better than nothing.
Jiang Muyun walked all the way to the cafeteria and threw his lunch box to the garbage disposal point on the way.
She and Chu Buwen had been to the cafeteria yesterday. It was not a big place, and there were very few seats for dine-in. Most people brought their own lunch boxes to take away.
Jiang Muyun walked around and found that most of the food here was boiled food such as noodles and dumplings.
Although the cafeteria does not have many side dishes, it has a rich variety of condiments, and there are more than ten flavors of noodles. It also provides dry noodles options, and noodle soup is served separately.
Jiang Muyun can make these things herself. She has stockpiled quite a few kinds of seasonings. Instead of spending money on these, she might as well take more hot showers.
Thinking about the food in the space, Jiang Muyun was a little worried.
She really needs to find some time to practice her skills, otherwise it would be extremely frustrating to have a lot of supplies but only be able to eat boiled meat.
Jiang Muyun walked past the window and soon found his desired target - multi-grain pancakes.
There is only a version with fried dough sticks and sauce.
The price is twenty yuan each.
Jiang Muyun just felt that the authorities really didn't want everyone to spend money.
Since you are here.
Jiang Muyun smelled the long-lost fragrance and bought one with reluctance.
It turns out that she is not suitable for this kind of luxury consumption.
When Jiang Muyun bought expensive food at the shopping window yesterday, he didn't feel reluctant at all.
I have to say, the things sold outside are delicious.
Jiang Muyun walked around the cafeteria for a few times and finished the pancake in his hand before leaving.
When I arrived at the resettlement site, I saw Chu Buwen squatting at the door of his house.
In front of Chu Buwen was the little black cat named Dabai. Dabai was now circling at the door of her house, meowing from time to time.
There seemed to be a traitor inside the door, humming in unison with Dabai's tone.
Jiang Muyun inexplicably recalled the dream last night where he was being chased for debt.
She listened halfway and heard Chu Buwen encouraging his son Dabai to communicate more with Xiaobai.
Before Jiang Muyun could say anything, he saw Chu Buwen reach out and pull Dabai back.
Chu Buwen turned around and saw Jiang Muyun smiling calmly: "My Dabai always tries to run to you, and I can't catch him. I wonder if he has started to mutate."
Dabai raised his hand and gave Chu Buwen a claw.
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