Chapter 23 Daily Life (IV)
"Everything was normal in the club. I watched the surveillance footage that day and it was normal too. You slept alone in Room 305 on the 20th and left at 10 o'clock the next day. I didn't see the man named Lu Chongnian."
Mu Yu threw a lychee candy into his mouth. The candy quickly melted in his mouth, spreading a rich fruity aroma, which slightly relieved his stomach, which had been aching slightly due to irregular diet in the past few days.
He stared at the WeChat message sent by Yan Shaowen, and switched back to the list after a few seconds.
Last night, Ye Sui answered his question: "The day after the class reunion? Yangyang and I left at nine that morning. I thought you might still be asleep, so I didn't call you. What happened?"
Hong Yang also sent a WeChat message: "Ye Sui said that you asked us not to see you for a while? How long is this period of time? Is it related to the person named Lu Chongnian you mentioned? Is there any problem that we can't solve together with you? I didn't understand what you said that day [angry]"
Mu Yu leaned back in his chair, picked up the newly bought comic book to cover his face, and let out a long breath.
In the past few days, he carefully reviewed what happened between the 20th and the 21st several times, and always felt that something might have happened on the morning of the 21st, but he had lost his memory either because of a hangover or some irresistible external force.
But the strange thing is, if something really happened that morning... Lu Chongnian himself would definitely know it.
But at the beginning of the copy on the day of the welcome party, when they met, Lu Zhongnian behaved very normally, and did not look like he had encountered any abnormal incident at all.
And at the end of the dungeon that day, before he crushed the monster generator, the way Lu Chongnian looked at him - what was Lu Chongnian thinking at that time?
Mu Yu felt a little annoyed as he thought about it.
He felt that Lu Chongnian was hiding something.
His cell phone buzzed, and he took down the comic book to see that it was a high school class group chat.
A: “I am driven crazy by my major courses. How can it be more difficult than high school? [horrified]”
B: "I didn't choose the right courses. The teacher's lectures are not as easy to understand as the class monitor's. I'd rather let the class monitor come and learn first and then teach me..."
C: "@B you've graduated, stop being a Yubao man."
B: "[I feel so miserable.jpg]"
A: "[I feel so miserable.jpg]"
B: "Is the monitor at Xinlian Polytechnic? Ye Sui should be there too, right? Who else is there besides the two of them?"
C: "Fu Xiaoju?"
As soon as this name came out, the group was silent for a few seconds, because everyone knew that Fu Xiaoju was the only person in their class who really didn't get along with Mu Yu.
Mu Yu didn't feel anything. His mind was full of Lu Zhongnian and no other information could enter his brain.
It was not until girl C mentioned whether they wanted to have dinner together this Sunday that he suddenly said that he might not be free during this period.
C: "Fuck, what happened to your profile picture? Why did you change it to a 3D handsome guy? And what's wrong with your name? This handsome guy is called Lu Chongnian? Is he a new idol?"
B: "You just realized it? Didn't you notice that he has been posting nine-square grids on his Moments for a few days [picking nose]"
C: "@B You are indeed a Yubao man, you are the most up-to-date on the class leader's movements [thumbs-up]"
Mu Yu changed his WeChat name to "Remember his name is Lu Chongnian" and has been using Lu Chongnian's profile picture for several days.
He thought about it carefully and felt that it was impossible to tell everyone Lu Chongnian's true identity and his disappearance as he had confessed to Ye Sui and Hong Yang. If he did that, he would definitely be regarded as a lunatic.
But deep down he felt that letting more people know Lu Zhongnian and remember Lu Zhongnian was the way to keep Lu Zhongnian.
Thinking about this, he looked at the chattering group and interrupted, "@C is an idol who is preparing to debut. Remember his name. He will definitely be very popular in the future [skr]"
C: “Fuck, if he officially debuts one day and tags me, I’m going to spend money on this face!”
Mu Yu: "Spend money together (*^▽^*)"
A: "I've graduated, and it's different now. The class monitor has even climbed over the wall to find a new 3D husband [smoking]"
B: "Wuwuwuwu, monitor, why don't you show some love to me? I need your loving tutoring [crying]"
A & C: "I told you... stop being a Rainboy!!!"
Mu Yu: "I only love my new husband (*^▽^*)"
Ye Sui and Hong Yang: "..."
After replying the message, Mu Yuchun put down the phone with a smile... Then he remembered what Lu Zhongnian had hidden from him. His smile faded, and he bit the hard candy in his mouth fiercely, chewing it and swallowing it.
He took out the demon coin from his pocket.
If you look at the crescent on the devil's coin horizontally, it looks like a grinning mouth, as if mocking all their speculations and anxieties.
Today is the ninth day since I left the dungeon.
Mu Yu flicked the coin up, and it flipped in the air before falling into his palm.
He thought expressionlessly, when will the next time be?
*
As the National Day approaches, people in the university town are in a state of unrest.
Su Mingyun and Jing Qiao were still anxious about when the next copy would appear some time ago, but the topic of discussion in the past two days has become whether to go home for National Day, and if not, whether to go shopping in the city center.
The two girls also made an appointment to go to a newly opened hot pot restaurant in a university town to try the food, and they were very excited.
Jing Qiao: "By the way, have you joined the club?"
The recruitment of new members for clubs at the University of Science and Technology came very late this year. In the past few days, the main road leading to the school gate, as well as the entrance and hall of the activity center, were filled with booths of various clubs and were crowded with people.
Su Mingyun: "I haven't, but I went to take a look. It's been so crowded at the school gate these past two days [laughing and crying]"
Chang Sen: "It should be almost over, right?"
Jing Qiao: "I signed up for the street dance club."
Su Mingyun: "@Jingqiao, can you dance?"
Jing Qiao: "I know a little jazz."
Jing Qiao: "Today when I went to school during the day, I saw someone cosplaying Calabash Brothers on the street. A lot of people were watching and singing the theme song together [covering face]. I don't know if this is a new way for the cosplay club to recruit new people, it's quite novel."
Su Mingyun: “What the hell? Hahahahaha!”
Chang Sen: “The cosplay club is very popular every year.”
The cosplay club of Xinlian University of Technology is well-known. It has participated in many competitions and won several awards.
Some of the older members who left the club later became professional cosplayers with a huge number of fans. The new club member, the Silver-throated Long-tailed Tit, nicknamed Bird Brother, is even more popular because his bone structure fits the makeup of various characters.
Mu Yu and Niao Ge met each other at a comic convention two or three years ago. They have similar tastes, and their favorite IPs and characters are surprisingly consistent. Privately, they are as familiar with each other as brothers.
When Mu Yu saw people discussing this matter in the group, he remembered that Brother Niao had asked him to help out at the stall yesterday when he was free.
Brother Bird had long assumed that he was a member of the cosplay club. They had been too busy recruiting new members these days and wanted to recruit him to fill in, but he had been putting it off until now because he was thinking about the copy.
Mu Yu looked at the weather outside.
As dusk falls, the sky is dyed orange and clouds burn wildly in the sky.
The time is six o'clock.
It will be completely dark in a while, but as far as Mu Yu knows, the people in the society have been setting up stalls until very late these days.
Go for a walk.
He stood up, thought for a moment before leaving, and put the demon coin back into his trouser pocket.
*
He met Jiang Shuyue at the school gate.
Jiang Shuyue looked embarrassed: "I just came out for a walk because I was bored after dinner. What a coincidence, hahaha..."
Mu Yu dared to guarantee that this guy just wanted to come to the University of Science and Technology to find out if there were any new copies.
Sure enough, after the two of them walked a few steps into the school, Jiang Shuyue began to ask: "Do you think the next instance will happen in the Polytechnic Institute?"
"I don't know," Mu Yu paused, "It depends on whether ours is the first copy in the true sense."
People were coming and going around, and their voices were kept very low.
"Do you still think that other copies may have occurred before?"
"I think everything has a cause," Mu Yu analyzed, looking straight ahead. "This is based on my logic. I think this kind of thing should have a source, but our copy doesn't seem to be the 'source'."
"Where is Lu Chongnian?" Jiang Shuyue asked in a low voice, "His disappearance is strange, isn't it? Could the occurrence of the copy be related to him?"
Mu Yu was silent for a long time, and only asked one question: "Do you think that kind of copy game will be born because of a human?"
Jiang Shuyue also fell into deep thought.
The stalls on the main road were almost closed. Mu Yu received a WeChat message from Bird Brother and stepped into the Student Activity Center.
There were still a few stalls in the hall of the Student Activity Center that had not been cleared away. Bird Brother was busy at one of the tables. When he saw him, he complained, "You just got here. I've been exhausted these past two days!"
Brother Bird is 1.8 meters tall, and he always cosplays handsome characters that are extremely charming, but his own personality is extremely soft, which creates a sense of disconnection.
Mu Yu introduced Niao Ge and Jiang Shuyue to each other. Jiang Shuyue looked around and exclaimed, "You have so many science and engineering clubs. I just walked over and saw a performance art club and a hot pot club..."
Bird brother laughed to death and said, "Yes, this is the characteristic of science and engineering. The purpose of our club association is to support all weird hobbies, as long as they are not illegal, and all wild ideas are tolerated as long as they are not perverted. So as long as you don't break the law or are perverted, you can create any club you want."
Jiang Shuyue: "Then the number of clubs in your school will explode, right?"
Bird Brother: "It's really explosive, otherwise there wouldn't be so many stalls crowded these two days."
As they were chatting, Mu Yu suddenly caught a glimpse of an acquaintance, Fu Xiaoju.
Fu Xiaoju came in from outside with two other boys, carrying things.
Two boys, one strong and the other thin, were walking in front, looking like seniors; Fu Xiaoju was holding a basket with several basketballs in it, and following behind with a grunt.
They should be from the basketball club.
When Fu Xiaoju came in and saw Mu Yu, his eyes widened and he jumped back like a cat with its fur standing on end. His reaction was almost the same as in high school. His face said: Why are you here?!
Jiang Shuyue noticed it and asked Mu Yu: "Who is it? Why are you looking at us like that?"
Fu Xiaoju sneered and was about to speak when he noticed someone coming down from the second floor on the other side of the stairs, so he shut up out of boredom.
The one coming down from the second floor was Ye Sui.
He joined the school student union these days and just went to the club association office. When he came down and saw Fu Xiaoju and Mu Yu there, he was stunned for a moment and walked over to say hello.
Because of Mu Yu's words, they haven't seen each other for a few days.
Ye Sui actually also wanted to talk to Mu Yu. He always felt that as good friends, it was wrong to stop meeting each other just to avoid unknown risks. Neither he nor Hong Yang could do it.
Unfortunately, before he could open his mouth, Mu Yu suddenly seemed to have thought of something, his eyes lit up and he shouted, "Fu Xiaoju!"
Fu Xiaoju was startled and looked as if he had seen a ghost. In his three years of high school, he had never heard Mu Yu call his name so enthusiastically. He always had a bad feeling.
“What?”
Mu Yu walked over and said, "Ma'er, do you remember why you hate me?"
Fu Xiaoju: “……?”
Jiang Shuyue and Bird Brother who were watching: "......?"
Ye Sui: “…………”
Fu Xiaoju's face turned red and green, and the two seniors walking in front of him turned around in confusion.
He held it in for a long time before finally saying, "Fuck, do I need a reason to hate you?"
Mu Yu: "Of course you need a reason to hate someone. I haven't done anything to you!"
Fu Xiaoju: "Well, I hate that you know I hate you, but you ask me nonchalantly if I remember why I hate you, okay?"
Mu Yu: “This doesn’t count!”
Fu Xiaoju: "Damn, why doesn't it count? Can't I just hate otakus?!"
Mu Yu: "Do you treat every otaku like this?"
Fu Xiaoju said absurdly: "Of course not..."
Mu Yu said seriously: "Then why do you treat me like this? If it's not just because I'm a otaku, then it can't be because I'm an otaku that I became the class monitor and the top student in the grade, right?"
Jiang Shuyue, who was standing by, turned around and asked Ye Sui and Bird Brother, "Does he usually attract hatred like this?"
Ye Sui and Bird Brother's mouths twitched, indicating that they didn't understand why Mu Yu suddenly went crazy.
Fu Xiaoju felt like he was going to have high blood pressure: "Fuck..."
"Or is it because," Mu Yu persuaded, "the person you admired didn't help you with something that was related to the two of us?"
"?" Fu Xiaoju looked ridiculous, "Do you think this is just a primary school game? You're helping each other, and who is the person I admire not helping me?"
Mu Yu continued to help him recall: "Are you sure? Isn't it from that time that you became completely annoyed with me? You never got a response from him——"
Mu Yu described it vividly, and Fu Xiaoju got goose bumps all over his body: "Fuck, which girl are you talking about?"
Mu Yu: "I didn't say it was a girl?"
"???" Fu Xiaoju was furious: "How could I have ever liked a boy? What do you mean I admire him but I don't get a response? Are you sick? I already said I hate you, do I need a reason? I just hate you for no reason——"
Suddenly, a picture flashed through his mind, and Fu Xiaoju's curse was stuck in his throat.
He froze there in shock and confusion, as if frozen into a statue.
Mu Yu stared at him: "Do you remember?"
Fu Xiaoju: "I..."
Yes, it seemed that he just looked down on Mu Yu at first, and he really started to hate her after something happened, but what was that thing?
He seemed to be stupid and couldn't remember anything.
It is about a person, but who is it?
Mu Yu always felt that Fu Xiaoju was the breakthrough point. It is said that hatred lasts longer than love. Fu Xiaoju "hates" him so much, so he should remember that incident "deeply".
If Fu Xiaoju can really recall Lu Chongnian, I wonder if the situation can change?
Fu Xiaoju's mind was stuck for a few seconds, and he suddenly felt a little creepy, but he couldn't find the source of this creepy feeling, so he could only complain about Mu Yu: "...What's wrong with you recently? Why are you so weird? You suddenly started chasing after boy bands. Aren't you chasing after your paper man?"
Jiang Shuyue, a bystander: "Boy band? Who?"
Things in the copy are so weird, and Mu Yu still has the leisure to chase stars?
Fu Xiaoju: "The one called Lu Zhongnian, his new husband."
Jiang Shuyue: “Ah?”
"……new?"
A pleasant voice suddenly sounded in the corner.
They were startled and all looked in the direction where the sound came from.
A boy stood in the shadows without knowing when.
He put his hands in his trouser pockets and listened for an unknown amount of time. His black hair fell in front of his forehead. There was a hint of thoughtfulness in his beautiful black eyes and his brows were slightly furrowed.
Boom.
Mu Yu looked at the figure and his heart beat heavily, making a sound.
Jiang Shuyue shouted in surprise: "...Lu Chongnian?!"
Hearing the name blurted out, Ye Sui looked at the boy with surprise and inquiry, while Fu Xiaoju was stunned.
Mu Yu's breathing became rapid.
...Lu Chongnian appeared.
He finally showed up.
But this also means that -
From a distance, the two exchanged glances, then turned sideways at the same time and looked towards the door.
A girl on the side exclaimed: "What's going on outside?"
Outside the activity center, night fell and thick fog filled the air.
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