Chapter 96: Old-fashioned Pickup

Xuan Yue's condition gradually improved, Su Wudeng was still standing there in a daze, it was time to go back, but...

the past had changed, and everything in the future would change with it.

What would the future she was about to return to be like? Would the people she knew still exist?

No matter what the answer was, she had to face it in person.

At this moment, Xuan Yue woke up.

"Xuan Yue." She said softly, "I'm leaving, are you willing to go back with me? There is Qingqing and your children."

Xuan Yue struggled to get up, and Su Wudeng quickly supported it.

It said, "Of course, sister, I never thought that one day I could be reunited with them."

"Take me away!"

"Sister!" Xiao Lei also fluttered his wings and flew to Su Wudeng, "Can I... can I go with you?"

Su Wudeng squatted down and touched Xiao Lei's head, "Of course, there are many friends there, you will definitely like it."

The pets she brought will be there, but what about those familiar faces?

Huihui, Shu Can, Brother Chu, Keke, Uncle Lan, Brother Chu...

She sighed, "Let's go."

...

When she opened her eyes again, she was already standing at the door of her pet's home.

The desolation in the distance had disappeared, replaced by a lush and green scene.

The trees are lush, the flowers are fragrant, and even the air is filled with vitality.

The shop in front of her has also been completely renovated.

The sun shines through the colored glass windows, casting colorful light and shadows on the ground.

The pleasant sound of wind chimes rang in the wind, and she saw a familiar figure through the window.

It was Huihui.

She was busy receiving guests and earnestly instructed: "... Remember, pets are not tools, they are our family and friends... You can't... Be good..."

Su Wudeng's heart skipped a beat.

Huihui is still here! She is still here!

At this moment, Huihui happened to look up and saw her, and then her eyes widened slightly.

"Manager!" She waved in surprise, with a brilliant smile on her face.

Su Wudeng felt her eyes getting hot, and she blinked quickly.

She wanted to rush in to hug Huihui and tell her how nice it was that she was still there.

But she held back, and just waved her hand gently, with a slight smile on her face.

At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind her: "Manager? Why are you standing here and not going in?"

She turned around and saw that it was Shu Can.

In the sunlight, Shu Can smiled and waved at her.

But it was not just Shu Can.

Brother Chu still had that elegant and restrained expression, but he couldn't hide the smile between his eyebrows.

Uncle Lan was holding Coco, and both father and daughter were smiling at her.

"Sister!" Keke came running over, holding the corner of her clothes with her little hand, "You're back! Let's go in and discuss the vacation!"

Vacation? Su Wudeng blinked in confusion.

Xia Xiyao stepped forward with a smile on her face, "Will the manager go back on his word? We had a lot of fun going to Neptune last time, but it was a pity that you were not there. You promised to go with us this time."

"No matter how busy you are, you can't let us go!"

Su Wudeng was in a trance for a moment, and the scene in front of her seemed like a dream.

The sun was warm, the breeze was blowing, and around her were the bright smiles of her friends who were with her day and night.

She felt her nose sour, and said with a smile, "Okay, don't worry, I must go with everyone this time."

...

Pushing open the glass door of Chong's house, the wind chimes rang crisply.

The store was bright and sunny. There were several pots of blooming green plants in front of the French windows, and a few butterflies were resting among the leaves.

"Wait!" Huihui hurried to the door and hung up a "temporarily closed" sign.

She ran back and looked at Su Wudeng with a smile: "Manager, come and sit down!"

Su Wudeng sat on the sofa, and everyone immediately began to discuss where to go on vacation.

"How about the Flower Star? It is said that there are the most beautiful flowers in the entire starry sky, and there are all kinds of rare spiritual plants~"

"Isn't it a bit far?"

"How about Neptune from last time? It's really fun! And Lan Lan likes it too!"

Shu Can projected the images of various planets, and everyone searched for guides while discussing.

The sun shone through the window onto the floor, warm and bright.

Su Wudeng looked at the lively scene, with a smile on her face.

"Hey, how about going to Snow Town?" Huihui suddenly suggested.

Snow Town...

Su Wudeng was stunned, and she thought of Brother Chu.

In an instant, she felt her heart beating violently. If everyone was there, was Brother Chu there too?

She subconsciously turned on the computer to check if Brother Chu's communication was still there. Familiar names came into view one by one: Yu Lan, Mu Jin, Fei Yuanlin, Xia Xiyao, Qin Ke, Lei Jing, Yuan Bo...

But, there was no Brother Chu.

Her heart tightened, and her fingers trembled slightly.

It might not be what she thought, there was another possibility, maybe they didn't know each other in this timeline.

After all, the world nowadays should not be so short of spiritual plants, and maybe Brother Chu would not come to her for cooperation.

Or...

wait! There is another way!

She quickly searched the official account of the Ether Front and turned to the information of the Eastern Division. In the column of the person in charge, there was another unfamiliar name.

It was not Brother Chu.

Could it be... disappeared? Just like the Beidi family never existed?

Just thinking of this possibility, Su Wudeng felt a dull pain in her chest.

No, no, no, maybe in this timeline, Brother Chu did not go to the Ether Front?

This is also possible.

"Sister?" Coco looked at her strangely, "What's wrong with you? You don't look very well."

Others also noticed her abnormality.

"Manager, don't you want to go to Snow Town?" Huihui asked worriedly, "It is said that the scenery there is quite beautiful."

"In winter, you can see the gorgeous aurora, snowflakes flying all over the sky, and snow-capped mountains that are like a fairy tale world..."

Su Wudeng was in a trance.

She remembered the snow-capped mountains she had seen before, and the warm wooden house at the foot of the mountain.

The firewood was crackling in the fireplace, snow was flying outside the window, and there was steaming soup on the table.

Brother Chu sat opposite her and would say to her with a smile: "Don't complain if the cooking is not good."

In fact, the soup was delicious.

And the kids would play in the snow, running around, having snowball fights, and then come back to circle around her.

When night fell, they would sit together in front of the fireplace, talking and laughing, and everything seemed like yesterday.

"Let's go to Snow Country." She said softly, her voice a little hoarse.

Those memories with Brother Chu can only be left in another timeline.

But despite this, she still wanted to go and see.

Everyone noticed that she was in a bad mood and looked at each other.

Huihui stepped forward and patted her shoulder gently: "Manager, are you too tired recently? Leave the next preparation work to us, and you should have a good rest first."

...

Su Wudeng returned to the room.

She leaned on the soft chair by the window, her fingers unconsciously sliding across the computer screen, her eyes a little absent-minded.

Amber came over, rubbed her furry head across her arm, and rested it on her legs.

"Master, do you miss Brother Chu?"

Amber tilted her head and asked softly, "Will he come back?"

Su Wudeng pursed her lips.

She didn't know.

The best possibility is that Brother Chu in this timeline may not have chosen the military path at all, so there is no news about him.

Or...

she didn't dare to think about it any further.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Amber gently rubbed her palm with her head, and the warm touch brought her back to her senses.

"Master, it won't be a bad result. Everyone is here, and Brother Chu must be here too."

She smiled and touched Amber's head.

Aihua also hugged her from behind, "Sister, let's go to Snow Town together."

"That's Brother Chu's hometown. I feel he must be there. He told me that if there were no Zerg war, he would probably live a peaceful and stable life in Snow Town."

Su Wudeng's heart shuddered, and he rubbed the two little guys, "Okay, I will."

I will definitely meet Brother Chu there.

"Sister!" A surprised shout suddenly came from the door.

Yu Lan rushed in: "You are finally back!"

"Is what you just said to me true? Qingqing's spouse is here too?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Qingqing behind her froze, because she finally saw a familiar figure.

Qingqing stared at Xuanyue in a daze, tears welling up uncontrollably.

Xuanyue walked forward slowly, trembling and hugged Qingqing, "I'm sorry..."

"I'm too late, I made you wait for so long..."

Qingqing choked and couldn't speak, just hugged Xuanyue tightly back.

"I, I didn't dream."

"It's true, I missed you so much..."

"And the cubs, you haven't seen them for a long time, they are so big now, as strong as you..."

"They always ask me where my daddy is and when he will come back..."

"It's great, now you're back..."

Yu Lan couldn't help but tear up, turned around and hugged her sister, "Wuwu, sister..."

...

One week later, at the airport.

"Lan Lan! If you don't come, we will be late!" Su Wudeng shouted towards the sky.

Before he finished speaking, a huge blue figure slowly descended from the clouds.

Lan Lan floated above everyone's head, her voice trembling with excitement: "Sister, I'm here! Sorry, sorry! I was so excited that I was spinning in the sky early in the morning and almost forgot the time!"

"Okay! Let's go!"

Su Wudeng finally looked back and counted them. Behind her were Amber, Aihua and the babies, Yingying and the babies.

Qingqing's family was carrying a lot of bags, obviously well prepared.

Further behind, the emperor penguin was discussing the snow exploration plan with the polar bear, and all the other cubs in the Chong Ai family were as excited as Lan Lan...

Not far away, Hui Hui was counting the number of people, Shu Can and Brother Chu were checking the luggage, Uncle Lan and Ke Ke's family, and...

"Okay, all the members of the Chong Ai family are here, let's go!"

"Let's go!" Everyone shouted in unison.

When they arrived at the snow village, the starship slowly landed.

The moment Su Wudeng walked down the hatch, a cold wind wrapped in fine snowflakes hit her face.

Su Wudeng took a deep breath, letting the familiar coolness fill her chest.

The snow-capped mountains in the distance were still majestic, covered in white snow, and the sunlight shone on the snow, gleaming with tiny rays of light.

She followed the main group toward the exit, but stopped at the door. She

looked toward the snow-capped mountains again, but did not see the familiar figure.

No one would come to pick her up.

"Manager? Why don't you leave?" Huihui's voice came from the front.

Su Wudeng came back to her senses and was about to speak when a voice suddenly sounded from behind: "Are you here for vacation?"

"Chuiaijia?"

She turned around suddenly, and her heartbeat almost stopped at that moment.

Under the sunlight, it was that familiar face with a hearty smile.

There was snow on his black hair, which was also a little messy. His eyes were slightly raised with a gentle smile.

"Brother Chu..." She almost called out subconsciously.

Brother Chu was slightly stunned, with a flash of surprise in his eyes: "Huh? You know me?"

"Ah!" Huihui had already run over excitedly, "You are the owner of the wooden house we made an appointment with!"

Brother Chu retracted his gaze from Su Wudeng and replied, "Yes."

"Yes. Seeing so many people with pets, I guessed that it was the Pet Family team."

He pointed to several off-road vehicles parked not far away, "I have prepared a car, let me take you to the wooden house first?"

Su Wudeng looked at Brother Chu in front of him, his eyes traced his eyebrows, and suddenly felt really good.

As long as he is alive, everything is fine.

In this timeline, he obviously chose another completely different path, but lived the life he wanted.

Although, they no longer know each other.

Just as she was lost in thought, Brother Chu, who had already walked to the car, looked up at her and waved at her: "Get in the car!"

Su Wudeng looked over and replied with a smile: "Coming!"

...

The off-road vehicle was driving on the snow, and the scenery of the snowy village outside the window kept changing.

Su Wudeng sat in the back seat, listening to the excited conversation of everyone.

"Not far down this road, there is a super beautiful viewing platform," Brother Chu introduced while driving, "In a while, you will be able to see the whole valley covered with snow, especially at sunset, the golden light reflected by the snow is as beautiful as a fairy tale."

"Wow!" Huihui's eyes lit up, "Then we must go and see it! By the way, Boss Chu, are you a local?"

"Yes, I grew up here since I was a child." Brother Chu replied with a smile, "But now I'm studying at the Beast University. It's vacation time, so I came back to help my family take care of the wooden house."

Su Wudeng was slightly stunned. Beast University?

Yes, if there was no Zerg War, according to the normal trajectory, Brother Chu should still be studying at the Beast University like Yu Lan.

"Eh? You are also studying at Beast University!" Shu Can said excitedly, "Then have you contracted a pet?"

Brother Chu shook his head gently, "Not yet. Although I have seen many excellent pets, I always feel that there is still a little something missing..."

"I don't know what's going on."

"Then you must come to our pet home and have a look!" Huihui immediately recommended enthusiastically, "We have several pets there that haven't been contracted yet! What type do you like? Little Brains? Little Leopard? Or Little Lion?"

Brother Chu laughed: "Little Lion? But it's useless for me to like it. This kind of thing depends on fate. It has to like me too."

Su Wudeng thought, that's not right, the little lion likes you too much.

The little lion that Brother Chu had contracted liked him before, but Brother Chu has no memory of it now. However, the little lion still remembers it, and it is preparing to make a shining debut for Brother Chu and make him fall in love at first sight.

...

The wooden house is hidden in the white snow, and the outer wall is hung with crystal icicles.

The moment the door is opened, a warm breath hits your face.

"Wow!" Everyone exclaimed as soon as they walked into the house.

In the spacious living room, a red brick fireplace is burning with a blazing flame, and the warm orange light is dancing on the wooden floor.

Outside the huge floor-to-ceiling windows are continuous snow-capped mountains, and the scenery is extremely beautiful.

The wooden furniture was arranged in an orderly manner, and there were several snow scene oil paintings hanging on the wall. The air was filled with the faint scent of pine.

"It's so beautiful here!" Huihui turned around, her eyes shining, "It's even more beautiful than what we saw in the photos!"

"The wooden house has been cleaned up in advance," Brother Chu said with a smile, "You can choose for yourselves."

Su Wudeng walked towards the familiar room with ease, opened the door, and found that it was still decorated the same as before.

"You are very good at choosing." Brother Chu's voice came from behind, "This room has the best view."

Su Wudeng turned around, and the sunlight shone on her face through the window, warm.

She looked at Brother Chu intently, and only now realized that Brother Chu had reserved the best room for her.

Brother Chu was caught off guard by such a look, and suddenly felt his ears burning.

He touched his red ears unconsciously, and his voice became stuttering: "Well, well, I'll go see how lunch is prepared."

"You, you take a rest first."

After saying that, he almost ran away.

Su Wudeng looked at his back as he left in a panic, and the smile in her eyes deepened.

The firelight in the fireplace stretched her shadow very long, and she suddenly laughed out loud.

"Brother Chu, welcome back."

She said softly, her voice as light as a snowflake falling to the ground.

Although you and I are still strangers at this moment, it's great to meet again in this new world.

...

Brother Chu came to the outside of the wooden house in just a few steps, and the biting cold wind blew on his face, which calmed his disordered heartbeat a little.

He leaned against the wooden pillar of the porch, looking at the flying snowflakes, his eyes a little confused: "Why... * I seem to have seen it somewhere..."

He froze as soon as he said this.

Why does this line sound so much like an old-fashioned pick-up line?

He shook his head quickly, trying to get rid of the thought.

But the pair of eyes that just shone brightly in the firelight appeared in his mind again.

Oops, why does my face seem a little hot?

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a dazzling golden flash on the snow.

He turned his head and looked, and his breathing stopped instantly.

It was a little golden lion, with hair all over its body like flowing sunlight, shining against the white snow.

It was running towards him, as if with some expectation.

Until their eyes met, the heartbeat became unusually clear at this moment.

The little lion ran towards him, and its light figure left a series of shallow footprints on the snow.

He subconsciously opened his arms to welcome the soft body.

The little lion instantly threw himself into his arms, and its warm head rubbed his chest affectionately.

"Master!"

The little lion's call seemed to be some kind of signal, and time and space solidified at this moment.

Countless fragments flashed in his mind like broken starlight, and thousands of fragments were reassembled at this moment to form a complete picture.

After a long time, he lowered his head and tenderly kissed the little lion on the forehead: "Long time no see, Chenchen."