Chapter 25: Fantasy Scripture (VI) Zhang Xiaodeng's Dreamland. ...
On the way back, Zhang Deng's hand was in so much pain that he kept rubbing the uninjured skin next to it.
Wei Yuanye caught a glimpse of his movements from the corner of his eye, but did not show any concern.
Zhang Deng didn't know what to say to him. The two had been separated for about two weeks. The only difference was that the winter solstice had passed, the weather was getting colder, and the tug-of-war between day and night had reached its limit. The daytime was now getting longer at a slow pace, but physically speaking, it still got dark very early. Often when people got off work, it was already completely dark, which made it seem like people in the workplace were always lonely.
In silence, the two of them drove the entire distance, parked the car in the residential complex, turned on the light and looked at his watch. It was 11:30 in the evening.
It was too late. Zhang Deng would usually have finished washing up by this time and was playing with his phone, getting ready to go to sleep. He had experienced too much today, which made him very excited and not sleepy at all. If he wanted to go to work normally tomorrow, it seemed he needed to take some sleeping pills.
Zhang Deng's thoughts wandered aimlessly as he slowly followed behind Wei Yuanye. Wei Yuanye opened the door, and his fingerprint was still waiting for the command to unlock the door.
Xiao Mi immediately walked out from the door and rubbed Zhang Deng's calf. It seemed that it had no big reaction to Wei Yuanye's appearance and departure.
Zhang Deng found that Xiao Mi seemed to be the emperor of this world. It had a casual attitude towards everyone coming in and out of its world. They enjoyed themselves when they came and did not miss them when they left.
This is really an advanced idea, Zhang Deng feels educated.
Wei Yuanye had already taken off his shoes and changed into the slippers he bought at the supermarket on the shoe rack. He felt so familiar with the place as if he had never been there before. Everything in the house was indeed normal, with no difference at all.
Wei Yuanye came home and went about his own business. Zhang Deng was also sulking and didn't want to say anything to him. He fed Xiao Mi and soon had nothing to do. He felt embarrassed, so he became unusually diligent and went to the bathroom to take a shower as soon as he got home.
When he came out of the shower, Wei Yuanye was sitting on the sofa, holding Xiao Mi in one hand and scrolling through his phone with the other. He had a dull expression and seemed to have no interest in anything.
Zhang Deng came out wiping his hair. He looked up and then signaled Zhang Deng to look at the coffee table. Zhang Deng followed his gaze and saw the iodine and OK band-aid he had found.
Zhang Deng sat next to him, and Wei Yuanye naturally took the iodine to disinfect him, and then gently covered the wound. Zhang Deng had just felt a lot of pain here when he was taking a shower, but now that it was covered, he seemed to feel a huge sense of security in his heart.
"The name 'OK Bandage' is a good choice," Zhang Deng said, "because it sounds healthy."
Wei Yuanye: "What band-aid?"
"Ah," Zhang Deng waved his wrist, "this one."
Wei Yuanye asked, "Isn't it called a plaster?"
Zhang Deng searched the packaging for a long time but couldn't find any reference to the word "OK". He asked in confusion, "But isn't that the name?"
Maybe he was brainwashed too deeply by Taiwanese idol dramas when he was young, and he has always been called this name. Wei Yuanye has never heard of it. Zhang Deng thought about it carefully and realized that how could medical supplies be given such a frivolous name.
He suddenly felt that he was being cute by always calling it "OK-bandage".
"That's cute," Wei Yuanye said, accustomed to his informality. "Let's call him that."
Zhang Deng asked tentatively, "Are you angry?"
"No," Wei Yuanye simply said, "There's nothing to be angry about."
Zhang Deng: "You are very honest, why are you lying?"
"Who said I was honest?" Wei Yuanye said, "You don't really understand human nature."
What he said was right, but Zhang Deng always felt that his words were a bit offensive.
Zhang Deng felt that his anger might come from many places. Wei Yuanye did have many reasons to be angry with him, such as he failed to protect himself and put himself in danger, or he had an ambiguous relationship with Liu Yan, or his attitude towards Hu Ningning was too weak.
But what is the reason?
Zhang Deng didn't want to anger him, so he had to change the subject: "Then why did you come back?"
Wei Yuanye leaned on the sofa, not looking at him, casually scrolling through his phone, and said, "I didn't leave."
"?"
Zhang Deng was a little confused. What did you mean? Didn't you go there?
Does that mean he never left?
Zhang Deng wanted to ask more, but Wei Yuanye had already answered: "I have never left. I have always stayed here."
"Then where do you live?" Zhang Deng asked. "No, have you always been by my side? These days?"
Wei Yuanye nodded.
Oh, now it makes sense, Zhang Deng thought belatedly, that’s why the boy in the dream said it was unreasonable. His world shouldn’t collapse if his supporter left.
Zhang Deng didn't know what to feel at this moment.
Should it be shame? Shame, perhaps even more? Or perhaps guilt? There's always a sense of guilt.
How can you delay people like this?
"Then you..." Zhang Deng said, "If you can't leave, just tell me."
Wei Yuanye said: "I see you are quite anxious."
Zhang Deng: “?”
"What's the rush?" Zhang Deng reacted quickly. "You said I was in a hurry to get you out?"
Zhang Deng was extremely sad: "How could you say that?"
Wei Yuanye asked: "Isn't it?"
Zhang Deng was speechless.
He really felt hurt, but didn't know how to defend himself. He should have been eloquent, but at this moment he was a little overwhelmed by such a big misunderstanding that could be caused by people getting along with each other.
Zhang Deng said, "I can't possibly chase you away."
This sentence is a bit too simple for the current situation.
Wei Yuanye just nodded.
He didn't believe himself. Zhang Deng felt that he was not so sad even when he was being cyberbullied. His tears fell unconsciously and fell into his pajamas silently. Wei Yuanye didn't notice that he was crying, and Zhang Deng himself didn't notice it either. This little bit of grievance was easily ignored by everyone.
Zhang Deng calmed himself down and said, "I'm just afraid of delaying you..."
He looked at Wei Yuanye with some pity, hoping to gain his understanding, but Wei Yuanye was not on the same wavelength with him at all. He said, "But my mission is to help you. There's no need to delay anything."
In Wei Yuanye's world, he was driven away by Zhang Deng.
He was driven away when he judged that the mission had not been completed.
So even though Wei Yuanye was driven away by him, he still did not leave. He stayed by his side for more than ten days and only appeared again when he was in danger.
Zhang Deng felt sad for Wei Yuanye and for himself.
Misunderstandings are really heartbreaking.
The two of them sat on the sofa, feeling dazed for a moment. The next second, they appeared out of thin air in the office of World Tree.
Under inertia, the two of them sat directly on the ground. Wei Yuanye subconsciously pulled him up. When they saw the scene in front of them, they were both a little confused.
Everyone in the office suddenly let out a sharp cry—
Zhang Deng moved closer to Wei Yuanye. Wei Yuanye didn't know what was going on, but he still made a protective gesture.
Jia Ming, the director of the General Affairs Department, collapsed and cried, "679! What's going on? Why did you come back without reporting?"
"Is this a reporting issue?" Wei Yuanye said.
"Oh yes," Jia Ming said, "How can you bring the recipients to the World Tree!"
Wei Yuanye angrily asked, "Is this what I brought? What is your head for?"
Zhang Deng said, "Hey, don't talk to your boss like that."
Wei Yuanye: "How do you know he is the leader?"
"Hello, Director," Zhang Deng said, stepping forward to shake hands. "Nice to meet you again. I'm so sorry to have come to you empty-handed after this incident."
Jia Ming also shook hands with him: "No problem, no problem."
Wei Yuanye: "Do you two know each other?"
Zhang Deng said, "Isn't this Director Jia?"
"Hello, hello," Jia Ming said, "What brings you here this time?"
Zhang Deng said, "I accidentally broke down again. I'm really sorry."
Jia Ming: "679! How do you do things?"
Wei Yuanye was puzzled, and Zhang Deng quickly said, "It has nothing to do with him."
The strange female voice spoke again. She asked, "Zhang Deng, have you fallen in love with Supporter 679?"
"Hmm?" Zhang Deng said, "Who's talking?"
"It's the system," Jia Ming introduced. "You can call her Elia. She's our AI, specializing in detecting the emotions of recipients."
Zhang Deng said, "Hello, Ellia."
"Hello, Liangliang."
Zhang Deng: “?”
"Is the monitoring to this extent?"
"Yes," Elia said, "In order to help you heal better, all your actions will be evaluated. But these days, I've noticed that your emotions are no longer affected by 'evil' at all. It's 679 that's affecting your emotions lately."
Wei Yuanye: “…”
Zhang Deng said, "Ah, how is this possible?"
Elia said, "That's right. Every breakdown is related to Wei Yuanye. This time it was because I quarreled with Wei Yuanye. The last time it was because Wei Yuanye left. The time before that, He Xiaoqiu told me what Wei Yuanye was doing, and so on and so forth..."
Zhang Deng said expressionlessly, "Okay, stop talking."
Jia Ming said: "679, what on earth did you do?"
"Everything I do is recorded," Wei Yuanye said. "Aren't you running tests 24 hours a day?"
Jia Ming was speechless. All of Wei Yuanye's actions were indeed legal and reasonable and beyond reproach.
Zhang Deng said: "But I'm not in love with him."
Everyone: “…”
Everyone looked at Zhang Deng with an expression that said, "How dare you deny the data?" Zhang Deng replied, "That's right."
"In that case," Jia Ming said, "I'll let 679 return to the World Tree."
Zhang Deng said, "Of course, I'm not in love with him. We're just good friends. It's sad when good friends leave."
Jia Ming said, "In that case, the matter on your side is almost resolved. 679 can evaluate the progress of the mission tonight, and you can leave your world in an hour."
Zhang Deng: "Okay."
Jia Ming asked Wei Yuanye, "You don't mind, do you? Leaving the recipient's world as soon as possible can also help the recipient return to normal life as soon as possible."
Wei Yuanye paused for a moment, then he saw Zhang Deng's determined look and nodded, saying, "Okay."
Jia Ming looked tired. He had also been working overtime tonight because of the Zhang Deng World incident. He waved his hand and said, "Then go back."
Just as everyone was about to ask how to get back, Zhang Deng pulled Wei Yuanye over and disappeared the next second.
Jia Ming's right eyelid kept twitching unconsciously. He always felt that this matter seemed not so simple. However, as the director of the General Affairs Department, he couldn't say anything to dampen the mood, so he encouraged morale: "Clean up the mess, and we can end this project in this world. Family, hold on a little longer, and we will be free!"
Everyone clenched their fists and raised their arms, saying they had really had enough of working overtime.
An hour later.
Wei Yuanye finished the task and returned to the office to prepare to report on his work.
Five minutes later.
Zhang Deng stood in the office of World Tree, looking at everyone in confusion.
Wei Yuanye and Zhang Deng meet again.
Jia Ming threw away the coffee in his hand: "You just fell in love with him!"
Zhang Deng also said angrily: "I said no!"
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