Chapter 63 The rain is getting heavier...
In City A, Yue Yiyue had seen it on Douyin (TikTok).
Indulging in sensual pleasures, living a life of extravagance and debauchery—this is City A.
Yue Yiyue found this explanation a bit hard to understand, but after seeing recommendations for the local snacks and buildings in the comments section, he thought it sounded pretty good.
City A is considered one of the more economically developed areas in this region.
That place has the sea and the largest port.
Gu Nanqiu would look great in photos there wearing a scarf.
As the user scrolled down, a commenter named Xiao Su Xiao Su wrote: "There are too many unknown deaths in City A recently. Everyone can only enter, not leave. Please be careful."
It passed by, ignored by Yue Yiyue.
I'll be boarding the plane in twenty minutes.
Yue Yiyue stood up, followed closely by Gu Nanqiu, who peeked out and said, "Wow, then we can celebrate the festival together over there."
“Yes, this is also a very interesting experience.” Yue Yiyue walked towards the VIP passage: “If you like the hot springs over there, then we can celebrate the holidays there in the years I’m here.”
"Great! One leap!" Gu Nanqiu counted on his fingers: "After that, we can go to several places a year. Then you can choose, and if we can live to be sixty years old... we'll be able to travel the whole world sooner or later!"
Looking at Gu Nanqiu, Yue Yiyue noticed a hint of confusion about the future in her eyes; she dared not make a promise for a lifetime.
She simply reminded Gu Nanqiu that it was time to board the plane.
Gu Nanqiu, who was engrossed in planning for the future, also noticed the unspoken message behind Yue Yiyue's silence.
She squeezed Yue Yiyue's hand: "We will have a future."
Yue Yiyue was taken aback. She didn't respond, but said the same thing again: "Let's go, it's time to board the plane."
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The plane took off smoothly. The child next to her played with her toy, occasionally glancing at Gu Nanqiu. Seeing that Gu Nanqiu did not show any aversion or other emotions towards her.
After exchanging a few words with her mother, she jumped down from her seat and pattered over to Gu Nanqiu's seat.
At the flight attendant's prompting, Gu Nanqiu instinctively put her arm around the uninvited guest.
Finally, the child snuggled up in Gu Nanqiu's strong arms, feeling the constant warmth, hoping to grow up to be as strong and beautiful as her.
The innocence in a child's eyes is always fascinating, and Gu Nanqiu reached out to tease the child beside her.
Yue Yiyue also recorded this scene.
Recently, Yue Yiyue has been collecting more and more photos of Gu Nanqiu on his phone, and he's starting to think about getting a new camera.
Gu Nanqiu watched as Yue Yiyue suddenly put down her phone while taking pictures. Holding the child, she said, "Yiyue, she's so well-behaved—"
Yue Yiyue leaned closer, and the child called out to her with a grin, "Sister!" and then reached out to bump fists with Yue Yiyue.
The two, one big and one small, ended up playing together.
Specifically, the child took out his X-shaped puzzle and asked Yue Yiyue if he wanted to play together.
Gu Nanqiu also joined in, and together the two adults and the child built the small boat.
The long flight suddenly became interesting.
The child's mother looked apologetically at the two kind passersby and took out a beautiful fountain pen from her bag: "Thank you for your hard work."
Yue Yiyue poked his head out: "You're welcome. Your daughter is very cute and smart. She has a very clear thinking when she's building with blocks. She even told us not to build anything too big, otherwise it will be difficult for her to carry her when we get off the plane."
"Are you going to City A?" The child's mother looked at Yue Yiyue. "You'd better transfer there as soon as possible. That place hasn't been very safe lately."
Seemingly concerned about something, the child's mother lowered her voice and looked around: "Don't linger there too long. Rumor has it that some unknown rule has recently descended upon that city. You college students may not understand, but a friend of a friend's relative died there inexplicably. Nobody knows what to do with it yet."
Upon hearing the rules, Yue Yiyue glanced at Gu Nanqiu sitting to the side. She was still focused on building with blocks and seemed not to care about the so-called rules at all.
Is this part of the story?
Yue Yiyue quickly went through the thoughts in his mind, but it was still foggy.
Okay.
"Thank you for reminding us, sister. We understand now. Something very dangerous has appeared in City A, right? Let's soak in the hot springs and have some food there."
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As the plane landed, the child reluctantly said goodbye to her two very creative older sisters, then happily hugged her little boat and held her mother's hand as they headed to their connecting flight.
Yue Yiyue looked at the dark clouds churning and thunder rumbling outside City A.
"Looks like their flight might be delayed?" Yue Yiyue squinted at the many flights that had already been canceled. "I didn't look out the window just now, otherwise I might have seen lightning."
Gu Nanqiu didn't feel any regret: "When we get back, we'll buy one too and build one together! There's still room on the shelf, so we can build a big one together!"
"Okay, I'll do as you say. Let's go to the hotel now, or it'll be troublesome if it rains too hard."
Gu Nanqiu glanced back at the woman standing in the distance, wearing a blue shirt and a long black trench coat. Looking at the woman, a hint of hesitation flashed in her eyes, but in the end, Gu Nanqiu nodded slightly in that direction.
The figure then disappeared into the crowd.
Something in the air began to move, and an invisible film enveloped the entire city of A.
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Large raindrops pounded against the car window, creating a less-than-pleasant sound.
The view outside the window was also blurred.
On the overpass, the car drove smoothly. Yue Yiyue looked at the driver ahead who was driving steadily and felt very envious. He really wanted to get a driver's license when he got back.
However, the car was too expensive, and with her current salary after graduation, she couldn't afford it, so she simply gave up on it.
Gu Nanqiu looked outside with a heavy heart, unaware of what kind of scenery of City A she saw through that small window.
"Nanqiu, are you worried that the rain is too heavy and will affect the rest of the trip?" Yue Yiyue looked at the rain outside and saw that the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and his phone also popped up a signal for a severe rainstorm: "I checked the weather forecast, and it will be cloudy later. We will be able to go out and play then. Tomorrow we can go to some indoor scenes, or we can just stay in the hotel for a day."
"Sure." Gu Nanqiu turned her head and smiled gently at Yue Yiyue: "I'll do whatever you arrange."
After saying that, she moved over to where Yiyue was, rested her head on his shoulder, and whispered in his ear, "Yiyue, I don't feel very comfortable here. Let me get some sleep when we get back to the hotel, and I'll play with you again tomorrow morning, okay?"
Yue Yiyue naturally put his arm around Gu Nanqiu's shoulder, gesturing for her to lie on his lap.
She gently stroked Gu Nanqiu's hair in her arms: "You can sleep as long as you want. Isn't a rainy day the perfect time to sleep?"
The driver saw the two's intimate actions through the rearview mirror but ignored it.
There seemed to be a sweet, cloying scent in the air, which made Yue Yiyue even happier. She hummed a song softly: "Nanqiu, do you think we can keep a cat at home in the future?"
"Or how about getting a dog?"
Gu Nanqiu did not answer immediately. She gripped her clothes tightly and looked at the cat ornament in front of the car. It seemed as if she was staring at the object, but it also seemed as if she was looking at something else, a memory.
Unfortunately, Yue Yiyue couldn't see it.
Yue Yiyue simply stroked Gu Nanqiu's hair, wondering if raising a Maine Coon like her would lead to them fighting.
Will Nanqiu be jealous if I pay more attention to the cat?
The person in his arms gradually evened out their breathing. Yue Yiyue gently played with the person's fingers, realizing that he was indeed tired from accompanying the little girl on the plane.
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When Gu Nanqiu woke up, she was already lying in a fragrant and soft quilt.
Yue Yiyue was also there, wearing pajamas of the same color as hers, which must have been clothes they had sent a few days ago.
She rubbed her hair and first looked around the room.
It was the room she had prepared, a three-bedroom, two-living-room dwelling, which could be considered a decent temporary nest.
She walked around the doorway as if checking if the lock was secure, then looked at the windows around her to make sure there were no other problems before heading towards the bathroom.
As the clothes fell away, fair skin was faintly visible through the frosted glass window.
The first thing Yue Yiyue saw when he opened his eyes was that glass.
She rubbed her eyes, turned over, and then crawled back into bed.
Only her slightly red ears were visible; the air conditioning here seemed to be set a bit too high.
After an unknown amount of time, a faint sound came from the other bed.
The soft mattress sank slightly, and a damp mist dripped down to Yue Yiyue's ear as the mattress sank.
Yue Yiyue was startled. She turned around and saw Gu Nanqiu's wet black hair hanging down like seaweed on her slender body. She had an air of loneliness that was hard to grasp, and her pale face was bloodless with redness at the corners of her eyes.
His dark eyes were fixed intently on Yue Yiyue, who was lying to the side, as if he were staring at prey that could not escape.
"Why aren't you drying your hair?" Yue Yiyue didn't think there was anything wrong with Gu Nanqiu's appearance. He secretly marveled at how beautiful Gu Nanqiu was. Then he got out of bed. The most important thing now was to coax Nanqiu into drying her hair. The heat was good, but he was still worried that she would catch a cold.
She ran to the bathroom, found a hairdryer, found a good spot, and patted the soft chair next to her, which was covered with a thin blanket: "Nanqiu, come here quickly, we'll have to change the sheets again later."
"I miss you." Gu Nanqiu blurted out the sentence out of the blue. She didn't move, still kneeling, her gaze fixed on Yue Yiyue as before, her eyes slightly darkened.
"Had a nightmare?" This was the only explanation Yue Yiyue could give, or perhaps Gu Nanqiu had been dragged away by some strange rule without her knowledge.
"Mmm." Gu Nanqiu's voice sounded a little aggrieved, her eyes were even redder, and her voice also carried a suppressed sadness: "I dreamed of many, many people."
"They had no faces, standing next to me."
"She kept saying that she was Yue Yiyue, that she was Yue Yiyue."
"But that's not true at all, it's all a lie, a lie."
"You're not here at all; they're all lying to me."
Hearing Gu Nanqiu's voice, Yue Yiyue's heart softened, and she stepped forward to embrace the slightly trembling Gu Nanqiu.
If the bed is wet, just change the sheets; if the clothes are wet, there's a dryer anyway.
"It's a nightmare, and I'm here."
"Feel my body temperature, touch my face."
Forehead to forehead, their breaths mingled, and Yue Yiyue could clearly hear Gu Nanqiu's heartbeat.
Then she discovered that it was actually hers.
The sound of rain outside seemed to have gotten louder.
A moment later, Yue Yiyue hummed a cheerful tune as he drew back the curtains, pulled Gu Nanqiu to sit by the window, and picked up a hairdryer: "Now let me, the real Yue Yiyue, dry your hair. Ms. Gu Nanqiu, do you need anything?"
"After we blow-dry your hair, shall we pick out a nightgown you like, lie in bed, and watch a movie? Or would you like to take a walk in the rooftop garden and then soak in the hot springs? How about that?"
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