A city in Europe.
Wellington is an ordinary office worker. Although he smokes, drinks, and often makes enemies that keep him awake at night, he is indeed an ordinary office worker.
After work, he went to the bar with his colleagues, and after a few drinks, he was on his way home.
The Thames River is shrouded in fog in spring. It was once known as the Fog City, but that was a thing of the industrial age when the sun never set. In modern times, apart from the continuous and humid rain, the city has lost its past glory.
Wellington walked on the empty and dark street. The day-to-day work had long since wiped out his former ambitions. He even needed to be drunk to dare to curse his superiors.
He was a little tipsy and felt lonely looking at the closed shops on the street.
At this moment, Wellington suddenly saw a half-open door between a jewelry store and a clothing store on the street.
Light was leaking through the door, the glow was soft, like the home Wellington hadn't returned to for a long time.
As if possessed by some mysterious force, he came to the door of the house and saw a sign hanging on it that read "Ecological Park".
Wellington wasn't sure what the word meant, so he pushed the door open.
Wellington was stunned as the light filled his entire field of vision, and then he heard the sound of birds.
This is not the dark, hoarse, annoying crow's cry that can be heard here at any time, but the chirping of birds such as nightingales and orioles, which is melodious and lingering, making people feel relaxed and happy.
Wellington smelled a strange aroma.
It was not until he saw the scenery inside the house that he remembered that it was the scent of flowers.
Wellington has been exposed to so much artificial perfume that he almost forgot what real flowers smell like.
He saw birds singing and flowers blooming, and the plants were lush and green, like a quiet forest clearing.
In the open space, there was also a girl in a white dress.
Wellington noticed that the girl was sitting on a bench, playing with a cat.
The cat lay down on the chair, turned up its white belly, and seemed to be enjoying it.
This ecological park is full of greenery and stands out in the gray city.
Wellington looked up at the roof. The glass dome reflected the moonlight, and combined with the lights, it gave people a warm and gentle feeling.
"Welcome to the ecological park, which displays the most natural scenery. I am the guide here, Lin."
The girl said.
Her tone was so soothing that even Wellington sobered up a lot after hearing it.
He sat on the lawn, listening to the girl explaining interesting stories about various plants and animals, and felt that all the troubles in life had left him.
It should be said that listening to good-looking people talk is interesting no matter what topic they talk about.
When talking to an ugly person, even if the other person speaks in a humorous and witty way, your patience will be greatly reduced.
Besides, the girl spoke really well.
Wellington studies at a community college and doesn't know much about things related to biology and nature, but after listening to Lin's explanation, he felt like he understood some things that had confused him in the past.
Time flew by, and to Wellington it seemed as if hours had passed, until it was almost daybreak.
Thinking about having to work tomorrow, he hurriedly left the ecological park. But when he walked onto the wet street and took out his mobile phone to check the time, Wellington discovered that only a few minutes had passed since he had just entered the ecological park.
He turned around, trying to find the house that could calm his soul, but found that there was nothing between the jewelry store and the clothing store. The two stores were right next to each other.
Wellington even walked into the middle of it, counted the bricks against the wall, and tapped on it with his phone, trying to recreate the magic of Diagon Alley.
Unfortunately, the walls remain unchanged.
He reached out his hand again to make sure this was not Platform Nine and Three Quarters.
"Did I drink too much and have hallucinations?"
Wellington felt that everything that happened just now was so real, but now it seemed so unreal.
He looked around, thinking he had remembered the address wrong, but there was no ecological park, botanical garden or anything like that on the entire street, not even a wax museum.
Wellington stood on the street in the middle of the night. The fog was blown away by the cold wind, revealing the bright moonlight.
He looked at the moonlight and suddenly felt a chill.
According to the legends here, there are fairies. Those fairies will take children away and return them after a period of time. However, the children do not remember what happened during this period at all, and their memory still remains at the time when they disappeared.
Did I just encounter a fairy?
Wellington carefully recalled the girl he had just seen. If that was a fairy, Wellington would not mind being taken away.
"Hehe, my fairy, hehe."
He laughed like a pervert and strolled home leisurely.
A few days later, while taking a lunch break, Wellington heard someone talking next door.
"Really, it's true. I really saw a house with women and animals inside. You have to believe me!"
Two people from the next department were chatting while drinking coffee.
"Who are you kidding? We pass by that place every day after get off work. There are no houses at all. There is only a horrible curry shop and a bakery that sells baguettes that can kill you. If you are talking about the female boss of the outdoor cafe, I can only ask you how long this situation has been going on."
Another person retorted.
"Why would I lie to you? I saw her when I passed by there on my way home after working overtime that day. I even talked to that girl for a long time."
The first people insisted on their own opinions.
Seeing that neither of them could convince the other, Wellington came over.
"I say, is the girl you saw called Lin?"
Hearing Wellington's words, the man's eyes suddenly widened.
"You, you saw it too?"
He shook Wellington's hand, looking as if he had found a soulmate.
"I knew it, I knew it, what I saw was true?"
"Did you see him on XXX Street?"
Wellington inquired immediately.
"No, no, I saw it next to the company..."
Hearing this, the man frowned slightly and then pointed to the street outside the window.
On the side, listening to the incomprehensible conversation between the two people, the third person felt that there must be something wrong with their brains.
He left the two of them and went downstairs, ready to go across the street to buy a cup of coffee.
After buying the coffee, he took a sip and was about to go back when he suddenly saw that there was an extra door between the shop where he bought the coffee and the clothes shop next door.
The words written on the door are, Ecological Park.
He has been in the company for so many years and is sure that there is no ecological park here.
Curiosity drove him to the door, and he heard the sounds of flowing water and birds singing from inside.
He pushed the door open and saw a girl in a white dress standing on the grass.
"Welcome to the ecological park, which displays the most natural scenery. I am the guide here, Lin."
He gave a thump and his heart skipped a beat.