Xu Shiyue introduced herself to Lu Shizhen in a calm voice, which gave people a sense of déjà vu.
Moreover, this sense of déjà vu is not merely a superficial familiarity, but a terrifying overlap with recent memories.
Lu Shizhen remembered the last time she had such a conversation with Xu Shiyue was in the car. Xu Shiyue introduced her to the classic psychology book called "Twenty-Four Billys," which was a subtle reference to the changes she had experienced in recent days.
When she said that back then, Lu Shizhen and Qiuqiu were relieved that she hadn't thought of it as a system novel.
But who knew that in less than a month, she would open the system's text.
Did she sense something?
Lu Shizhen was startled and stared at Xu Shiyue sitting by her bedside, her mind racing as she tried to recall what had happened the day before when she was drunk.
Restart.
Reboot failed.
Restart.
Reboot failed.
"..."
Lu Shizhen was devastated to discover that she had forgotten everything that happened last night.
She had no recollection of what she had said to Xu Shiyue, nor how she had been taken back to her room.
It's like a vast expanse of pure white snow covering the ground.
Or perhaps you've played a game all night and realized you forgot to save your progress.
Lu Shizhen's eyes were glazed over, and her heart was pounding.
She stared at Xu Shiyue sitting across from her, and to avoid letting her notice anything amiss with her words, she feigned composure and asked, "System novel? What made you decide to listen to this?"
Xu Shiyue glanced at Lu Shizhen and asked meaningfully, "Then what kind of movies do you think I should watch?"
Lu Shizhen was taken aback by the question.
She felt that someone like Xu Shiyue didn't seem like the type to read online novels. A powerful figure like her wouldn't have time to read them; her life was a thrilling story in itself.
After a pause, Lu Shizhen blurted out, "Infinite Flow?"
Xu Shiyue relaxed her brows and took the earphones out of her ears: "This sounds interesting too."
Do you have any recommendations?
When Lu Shizhen heard Xu Shiyue ask her that question, she couldn't help but breathe a slight sigh of relief.
She thought that since Xu Shiyue said that, she might simply be interested in it, and then Chen Miaomiao accidentally recommended system novels to her, since novels with some fantasy elements are quite popular.
Although Lu Shizhen had always found the infinite flow genre terrifying, and since she lived in a hospital ward—a place where infinite flow stories frequently appeared—she had never dared to get involved in this genre. But now, for her, system novels were much more terrifying than infinite flow novels!
Even if Xu Shiyue only opened this type of book out of curiosity, if she reads too many and realizes that she is changing like the protagonist in the book, and then also realizes that she is the protagonist being controlled by the system, then this world might really collapse.
How could a pampered young woman like Xu Shiyue tolerate being a puppet?
It's not worthy of being called Black Moonlight unless you completely destroy the main system.
Thinking this, Lu Shizhen nodded, and even forced herself to show an enthusiastic attitude of wanting to recommend it to others: "Of course, I love infinite flow."
"When we get back, I'll prepare a reading list for you. I promise you they're all classic and enjoyable infinite flow novels."
Xu Shiyue tapped her fingers lightly on the phone screen and exited the interface while Lu Shizhen was speaking.
The sunlight shone two points of light into her slightly lowered eyes, and a hint of a smile seemed to rise in her darkness, making her look somewhat gentle and polite: "Alright, then I'll trouble you."
"What's the big deal?" Lu Shizhen breathed a sigh of relief and waved her hand dismissively.
But beneath the surface lies a guilty conscience.
She has never been very brave since childhood, but she has an exceptionally rich imagination.
The sheer volume of those terrifying scenes that flowed so smoothly in her mind was enough to kill her.
She has truly given so much to this world...
"Ta-da!"
Just as Lu Shizhen was inwardly lamenting her miserable fate, there was a knock on the door from the outside.
Chen Miaomiao pushed open the door with the room key in her hand, carrying breakfast for three people: "Shiyue, I made two servings of preserved egg and lean pork congee for you and Shizhen, as well as golden thread pancakes, they're still warm. Is Shizhen awake? I just passed by the lobby and saw Teacher Chen's chartered car arrive."
"Thank you," Xu Shiyue said. "Lu Shizhen has already woken up."
Chen Miaomiao waved her hand, "You're being too polite."
Then she looked at Lu Shizhen, who was still lying in bed, and asked, "Hey, Shizhen, you're awake, why aren't you getting up? Aren't you coming to the planetarium with us?"
Lu Shizhen paused for a moment, and the memories of her drunken state barely drifted into her mind.
She vaguely remembered that last night, during the dinner, Teacher Chen told everyone that the awards ceremony was on Monday morning. Since there was nothing to do today, he would take everyone to visit the newly built planetarium, which is currently the largest planetarium in the country and has many interesting things to see.
Lu Shizhen had already missed many opportunities to broaden her horizons due to her health condition, so how could she not go for something like this?
"I'll go change my clothes now, and I'll eat breakfast in the car!"
As she spoke, Lu Shizhen immediately got out of bed.
Unexpectedly, a hand suddenly reached out and pressed him to the spot.
It was Xu Shiyue.
Lu Shizhen was puzzled, but then she saw Xu Shiyue tuck the blanket around her waist again.
Those slender fingertips seemed to touch the girl's bare thighs for a second, feeling a slight coolness: "You'll have to wait a bit before you change your clothes. Miaomiao and I will go out first."
After saying that, Xu Shiyue got up and pulled away Chen Miaomiao, who was munching on a golden thread cake with great interest.
Lu Shizhen was left sitting on the bed, looking embarrassed.
Bright lights shone on the expensive soundproof carpet in the hallway, and the surroundings were quiet.
Chen Miaomiao followed Xu Shiyue out of Lu Shizhen's room, not annoyed at all, but smiling broadly: "Shiyue, protecting your wife?"
Xu Shiyue glanced at Chen Miaomiao, ignoring her teasing remark.
Chen Miaomiao pouted, then continued, "Shiyue, what do you think of the books I recommended to you? Were they pretty good?"
This time, Xu Shiyue paid attention to Chen Miaomiao and nodded: "Hmm, not bad."
“But I’m really curious. You’ve never been interested in my recommendations before, so why are you so eager to watch this morning?” Chen Miaomiao leaned against the wall and turned to Xu Shiyue beside her. “You even specifically asked me to share something with a bit of fantasy.”
"Just curious," Xu Shiyue replied simply.
"Curious?" Chen Miaomiao repeated, and then the doubt on her face slowly turned into joy.
She felt that it must have been her subtle influence that had moved Xu Shiyue's heart of stone, and she was very happy. She patted her chest and promised, "Then you can come to me anytime. I will answer any questions you have."
Xu Shiyue paused for a moment, then nodded: "Okay."
Her slightly drooping eyelashes obscured her eyes, preventing any light from the corridor from penetrating her.
She realized that there were indeed some things she needed to do with Chen Miaomiao, who spent years on a certain "green" website.
The sun emerged from the clouds, and it was quite dazzling.
Lu Shizhen sat by the window, squinting as the light shone into her eyes.
She held a bowl of congee with preserved egg and lean pork in her hands, and Qiuqiu perched on her shoulder, holding a small piece of golden thread cake.
Each person, with remarkably synchronized movements, lowered their head to eat a bite of what they were holding, and then let out a soft, long sigh.
"Were you drunk yesterday too?" Lu Shizhen asked, looking at Qiuqiu who only floated out when she was attracted by the food.
"Hmm..." Qiuqiu looked like she was still hungover and looked a bit haggard. "I looked up some information and found that the numbing effect of alcohol also works on the system. Because the host and the body are a later combination, the tolerance to this kind of thing is also low."
"So that's how it is..." Lu Shizhen thought to herself.
Then she remembered what had happened this morning and said, "Qiuqiu, can you show me the system logs from last night? I don't seem to remember anything."
"I also wanted to tell the host," Qiuqiu said, carefully flying to Lu Shizhen's ear. "Last night, the system suddenly malfunctioned and crashed. All records for that period of time are gone, and the main system is still investigating."
"Huh? Isn't your system supposed to be very robust and stable? How could it malfunction?" Lu Shizhen was extremely puzzled. Then, as if remembering something, she looked at the small ball emitting a faint glow beside her. "Could it be because you poured the wine..."
"Shh! Shh! Shh! That's not true!" Qiuqiu exclaimed in shock, stopping Lu Shizhen before she could finish speaking.
"Host, the main system hasn't been able to find the cause yet, so please don't cause me any more trouble! I was docked a month's salary for neglecting my duties last time, and I'm still heartbroken."
Upon hearing this, Lu Shizhen looked at Qiuqiu with an expression that seemed to say, "How can you blame me for this?"
Upon seeing this, Qiuqiu immediately said, "Host, aren't you worried that in the record that the system lost yesterday, you also did something against the rules with Xu Shiyue, and the system warned you about it?"
"If you get another warning, that'll be two warnings, and the consequences can become very serious!"
Qiuqiu's tone was very serious, and Lu Shizhen couldn't help but pause for a moment.
Thinking about Xu Shiyue's performance this morning, she really had no confidence.
Seeing that Lu Shizhen hesitated, Qiuqiu increased the temptation, using examples to persuade Lu Shizhen to join: "The main system wouldn't think of such a thing as something done by humans. Think about it, who is so powerful that they could mess up the system?"
"Actually, you don't know this, host. Things like asteroids passing by affecting the magnetic field and causing the world to collapse can affect the systems of neighboring worlds. Moreover, the main system usually can't investigate these kinds of events, and it's very likely that it will just clear this record and let it go."
"Since neither of us has been warned or punished because the monitoring content was missing due to internal system fluctuations, why don't we just go with the flow and pretend we don't know anything, and avoid causing trouble for ourselves?"
Lu Shizhen found Qiuqiu's words to be very reasonable, and for the sake of her leg, she immediately made a zipping motion with her mouth towards Qiuqiu in her mind.
The consensus was reached that one person should unify the system. Qiuqiu glanced at the world outside the window and then said to Lu Shizhen, "Also, host, I will be leaving you for a while to go to the main system to gather some information. Remember to call me if you need anything."
"Okay." Lu Shizhen nodded, raised her finger and scratched Qiuqiu's little belly. "Thank you for your hard work."
Qiuqiu felt very comfortable being tickled. She moved closer to the golden thread cake in Lu Shizhen's hand and rubbed her hands together, saying, "Then give me another golden thread cake, okay?"
Lu Shizhen was exceptionally generous this time, breaking off a large piece for Qiuqiu as a reward for its hard work.
The autumn sun shines warmly on the planetarium, making its semi-circular roof resemble a galaxy carrying a vast expanse of stardust.
From a distance, a murmur of admiration rippled through the bus.
The planetarium was completed at the beginning of the year and is currently undergoing internal operation and testing; it has not yet been officially opened to the public.
Regardless of the orchestra's performance this time, Teacher Chen plans to reward everyone. He made arrangements a month in advance to book a tour for the group, and is just waiting for today.
This museum is said to be the largest in the country, and the moment Lu Shizhen entered, she felt a sense of vastness and openness.
Various technological devices floated in the hall, creating galaxies and planets that surrounded her vision, which was quite an eye-opener.
Everyone was amazed by what they saw. Lu Shizhen looked at Xu Shiyue, who had her hand on her wrist, and, not wanting her to feel down, took the initiative to describe everything she saw to her: "These bright lights in your field of vision are stars, they must be 3D projections, right? And in front of you is your constellation, Scorpio, you look like a bent 't'."
Lu Shizhen's description was very detailed, and the blurry starlight was connected in Xu Shiyue's vision to appear as it did in other people's eyes.
She listened to Lu Shizhen's explanation, which was both unexpected and yet expected.
Stargazing requires very precise vision, but Xu Shiyue felt that her blurred vision at the moment was not a serious problem.
Because she has another pair of eyes.
Lu Shizhen had missed out before, and she didn't want Xu Shiyue to miss out too. She chose to tell Xu Shiyue about every star she could describe.
For this reason, the two of them were not walking very fast and were a bit behind the main group ahead.
Even so, Lu Shizhen felt a gaze fixed on her and Xu Shiyue.
She remembered Cheng Meiyan's instructions and became even more vigilant.
Then, at a corner, Lu Shizhen suddenly stopped and turned around: "You've been following us the whole way, what are you trying to do?"
But they saw Sun Chenchen standing behind them, looking utterly astonished at being discovered.
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