70
The warm morning sun shone through the window, lighting up the entire dim room. Su Yun supported his forehead and got up from the bed.
One moment he was in the ancient city-state of Thessaly, and now he was back in his deserted apartment.
It’s six o’clock in the morning…
Su Yun held up his head and it took him a while to react.
He is back.
Su Yun opened the curtains and folded the bedding as usual, but what he did next was not to put on his glasses, but to pick up his cosmetic contact lenses in front of the mirror.
His eyes were still that gray color with a faint sheen, and seemed to be a little lighter than last time, but maybe it was just an illusion.
After all, Su Yun did not leave any photos, so there is no way to compare.
He stared at himself in the mirror, feeling a little dazed for a moment - am I the god with humanity in the dream, or the person who is changing in reality?
His mutated eyes did not give him any answers; the soft, light color just shone quietly, as if ready to snatch his soul into the abyss at any time.
Su Yun lowered his head and stopped looking. He turned on his cell phone and picked up his black contact lenses to put them on. When he put on his disguise, the cell phone was turned on as well.
The date on the phone...it's already this time.
Su Yun returned to the bedroom and changed his pullover, then tied up his shoulder-length black hair. He found some dry bread from the refrigerator and ate it, then went downstairs with the expired milk and car keys.
People who get up early have already started their day's journey in a bustling manner, including young people going to work or school, and grandparents doing early morning exercises.
Su Yun lowered his eyes, avoiding everyone, and started his car, which was almost covered in dust, in the parking lot.
Su Yun got his driver's license the year he became an adult. As long as the test involved strict rules, he had no problem with it, whether in theory or in practice.
With the protection of the car compartment, Su Yun felt more comfortable in the driver's seat. He drove towards his school.
Ever since he started dreaming, Su Yun's sleeping period became very unstable. Sometimes it was a normal few hours, and sometimes it lasted for several days. But no matter when he fell asleep, he could always wake up at six o'clock, early or late.
This time, whether it was a coincidence or for some other reason, he woke up on the morning of the exam.
We have arrived at the university campus.
Energetic young people can be seen in every corner of this area. They make the whole school full of vitality. It is the time when the morning classes start.
Su Yun sat in the driver's seat in the parking lot, silently watching the crowds coming and going in front of him.
Su Yun left his car until the last minute and entered his examination room at the last minute before admission was stopped.
Under the astonished gaze of the teaching assistant, Su Yun silently took his test paper and sat in the last row.
He answered the questions very quickly and could write down the answers without thinking. Even if he was more than ten minutes late, he was still able to finish the test paper before most of the students.
Su Yun handed in the test paper ahead of time and left immediately.
No one will communicate with him in the examination room, he just needs to complete the task.
The school seemed particularly lively today. Su Yun could hear bursts of noise coming from the largest square. The parking lot that was empty in the morning was now full.
He took out the car keys from his pocket and was about to start the car when a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Brother, you are here too?"
71
There are a total of four people in this world who can call Su Yun brother because of blood relationship.
Two half brothers, and a half brother and sister.
Now standing in front of him was his half-brother Li Haochu, who was also his only adult sibling and the one he had not attended the last coming-of-age ceremony.
Even though this younger brother has just reached adulthood, he is slightly taller than Su Yun. At the same time, he inherited the delicate features of his mother Lin Shuqin, so he not only looks tall and handsome, but also gives people the illusion of being gentle and friendly.
...Although his personality has nothing to do with these two points.
Su Yun turned around and looked intently at the young man behind him.
"I was right, brother, you came to school today—" Li Haochu was still smiling and greeting him, but he was stunned when he saw Su Yun's face, "Brother...you have changed a lot."
The last time this younger brother saw Su Yun was a few months ago. After experiencing the life and death changes, Su Yun’s changes were of course huge.
"Today is my exam date." Su Yun explained, "You are going to take the college entrance examination this year, why are you here now?"
"Why am I here? No way, you don't know?" Li Haochu smiled brightly, "Your school is recruiting early today, so of course I'm here for an interview."
Interview...it seems like there is such a thing, but interviews and admissions can be conducted in the autumn and winter, which shows the specialness of Li Haochu's group of students.
Su Yun was silent for a moment: "I wish you good luck."
"Isn't it too late to help me have good luck?" Li Haochu crossed his arms and tilted his head to look at Su Yun. "My dear brother, like you, I have finished the exam."
There was no way to respond to this. Just as Su Yun was thinking about how to say goodbye, Li Haochu suddenly said, "I said...Brother, why didn't you come to my birthday party? Mom was very disappointed."
He asked with a smile: "Is it because of that little girl Su Wan? She asked you not to come, so you really won't come?"
Su Yun: "I..."
"Mom said you didn't want to come - is that true?" Li Haochu asked, looking very curious, "Is there anything you really resist? Don't you care about everything?"
Su Yun: “…”
Su Yun had no idea how to answer these questions. He really didn't know how to communicate with his younger siblings since he was a child.
Seeing that his brother had nothing to say, Li Haochu smiled brightly again: "Forget it, there's no point in talking to you about this. How about this, as an apology, take me around your school?"
Su Yun's first reaction was to refuse. He didn't even want to go to his birthday party, so it didn't matter if he missed his brother's birthday again. Besides, Li Haochu had been lukewarm with him for a few years, and he didn't even ask if they were strangers.
"Don't reject me again, brother. How about being your host? I will be your junior next year." Li Haochu suddenly stepped forward and snatched the car keys from Su Yun without saying a word.
His tough actions were accompanied by soft words, "Brother, mom and I are very worried about you."
This wasn't completely cold concern. Su Yun didn't know what to do for a moment. He could certainly take the key back, but...
Su Yun sighed: "Okay...where do you want to go?"
Li Haochu smiled: "It's noon, the Drum Tower is nearby."
72
"...Look at those two boys, look quickly!"
"Damn it! So handsome!"
The girls looked excitedly at the two young men walking side by side not far away. Their looks were so outstanding. One was tall, sunny and full of youthfulness, while the other was even more outstanding. They both had the same black hair and black eyes, but they looked like people walking out of a painting.
They passed the girl.
"Brother, are you coming to the party on the 18th?" Li Haochu walked beside Su Yun and asked casually, "Su Zheng must have contacted you. He always moves quickly."
Su Yun didn't want to come, so he answered honestly: "I don't want to go."
"Sure enough..." Hearing this answer, Li Haochu laughed. He changed the subject and said, "Let's go there. I heard that Sichuan cuisine there is a major feature of your school."
Su Yun hadn't eaten out for several years. He was taken to a strange place by his half-brother, and the two sat at the same table.
They sat opposite each other, and if someone looked closely at their facial features, they would vaguely discover some similar outlines - children from the same mother always look somewhat alike.
While Su Yun was looking at the menu blankly, Li Haochu was silently observing his elder brother.
In just a few months, his elder brother had changed so much. The inexplicable temperament he had since childhood seemed to have suddenly been magnified. If he hadn't known that this was because he had an incurable disease...
The kind of look that seems alienated from the whole world, not caring about anything, and not affecting anything.
——It’s really strange and pleasing.
Since childhood, these younger brothers and sisters have liked to be close to this so-called big brother. This is not entirely because of their parents' expectations, nor is it because of some boring blood relationship.
It’s just because Su Yun is very special, that kind of special and mysterious quietness.
Li Haochu still remembers the reflection of the world he saw in his brother's black eyes when he first met him as a child.
Those eyes...
Li Haochu looked at the still dark eyes, and in a trance he even forgot where he was until the waiter's voice woke him up.
The ordering was over, and for some reason, Li Haochu suddenly said, "Brother, you'd better come to the party on the 18th. This is not hosted by us or the Su family. This is a joint event for all the young people in our circle."
73
After wasting an entire afternoon, Su Yun finally got his car keys.
Su Yun didn't understand why it was so interesting to have him accompany her around the school. He had almost no emotional fluctuations, and it was even more impossible for him to resonate with young people. Wouldn't it be boring to be with him? Or was Li Haochu really caring about him as a younger brother?
None of this has anything to do with Su Yun, whether it is Li Haochu or their mother Lin Shuqin, or even his father and Su Zheng and Su Wan.
His connection with this world had long been severed.
The only reason he could still stand here was because that false dream was still following him.
The event on the 18th?
Do you want to go?
Su Yun put aside this trivial question, cleaned himself carefully, and then lay down on the bed.
He wants to return to his dream.
Isis is about to wake up. Is there anything more important than this right now?
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