Chapter 93 Memory Fragments +1
"How did I fall asleep again?" Yue Yiyue opened his eyes groggily and raised his hand to touch them.
I feel slightly dizzy, but I feel exceptionally energetic. I could even run more than twenty laps without any problems.
Especially recently, my shoulders, which had been feeling a bit sore from lying in bed using my phone, felt incredibly comfortable, like I had just had a proper spa treatment.
This state of being was too perfect, and Yue Yiyue felt that something seemed amiss.
"Yiyue, you're awake. I was going to carry you to your room to sleep." Her mother's voice interrupted Yue Yiyue's thoughts. She picked up the remote control, turned up the TV volume, and asked with some concern, "Do you still want to sleep in your room for a while?"
“The dark circles under your eyes are quite severe. I asked Gu Nanqiu, and she said that you used to stay up a little late, but recently it looks like you've been staying up very late.”
Mom frowned slightly. Looking at his mother's expression, Yue Yiyue subconsciously raised his hand and obediently vowed, "I'll go to bed early starting tonight."
She was just saying to go to bed early, but as for how early was considered early, she had other ideas.
Yue Lu glanced at Yue Yiyue and her eyes darted around. Her furrowed brows relaxed, and she reached out to pinch Yue Yiyue's nose: "You're trying to find a loophole with me again. Starting tonight, you won't stay up late anymore. Go to bed early."
"Mom—" Yue Yiyue's little thoughts were seen through, and she repeated what her mother had just said, feeling a little guilty.
It felt really good to be disciplined; at least for this moment, she wasn't a spoiled brat left unattended.
This feeling is different from the discipline Gu Nanqiu usually gives him.
Yue Yiyue's eyes gradually welled up with tears. So this is what it feels like to have a mother.
Yue Lu noticed that Yue Yiyue's eyes were glistening with tears. She simply gazed at Yue Yiyue quietly and gently, then patted her shoulder lightly.
Gu Nanqiu watched the interaction between the two, then looked down and continued looking at her phone.
Only the clattering of keyboard keys served as a way for her to vent her frustrations.
Twenty minutes later, Gu Nanqiu watched as Yue Yiyue continued to ramble on about her studies.
She glanced at the time with some hesitation.
"It's time to go." Ten minutes later, she had to speak up and interrupt this heartwarming scene.
Yue Lu then withdrew her hand and looked at Gu Nanqiu apologetically: "I'm sorry, it's been too long since I've seen the baby, so I got a little too excited."
After saying that, she picked up her coat from the side and said, "Sweetie, go change your clothes. I need to get ready too."
Yue Yiyue nodded, glanced at Gu Nanqiu, and scratched his head: "Sorry, I..."
"Yiyue, it's perfectly normal that you and your mother haven't seen each other for so long," Gu Nanqiu leaned down and hugged Yue Yiyue, then lowered her head to smell the same shower gel scent on her neck as her own.
The fragrance slowly soothed the restlessness in my heart: "I'll take my time to wash up; it's not too far to walk there from here anyway."
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Entering the bathroom, Yue Yiyue looked at the extra toothbrush on the sink and the facial cleanser placed next to it.
A pink towel appeared on the shelf.
This house now bears the marks of another person's life.
Yue Yiyue smiled happily. If only things could continue like this forever... forever... how wonderful that would be.
She will work hard to earn money and buy a three-bedroom apartment.
Mom slept in the master bedroom, while she and Gu Nanqiu slept in the second bedroom.
This way, she can build the perfect home in her mind.
Occasionally, I would invite Ye Qiu over, or send a text message to ask if Director Qiu would like to come.
If she were a forensic pathologist, she would probably hear many sweet stories about her and her lover. If she were willing to come, she could learn a thing or two.
As long as it can continue to be maintained...
If only time would slow down, the already chaotic plot wouldn't immediately jump back to that abhorrent rule.
Two more years...
She looked at herself in the mirror, touched the dark circles under her eyes with her fingertip, and above that were her pitch-black pupils, as if they were filled with thick ink.
This appearance seems to overlap with a fragment of my own memory.
This was her own desire, and Yue Yiyue could clearly feel her wish to freeze time at this moment.
But not.
After the New Year, she will contact Yu An and leave Gu Nanqiu for a while to try to find her remaining memories.
Only by understanding the game can you accurately count the chips in your hand.
My phone buzzed and a message popped up: "I found a few good movies. You can check them out when you have time. By the way, I wanted to ask you what your thoughts are on relationships. These are all about love."
After drying his hands with a towel, Yue Yiyue unlocked his screen and pondered for a moment before typing the following message from a netizen: "As for relationships? I tend to pursue the extreme, like the other person completely belonging to me. Perhaps it's because I've had too little in the past, so I'm a bit obsessive about some things."
Since they were just netizens who didn't know anything about her past and she might not even meet them, it was just a minor issue, so Yue Yiyue didn't try to hide it.
She stared at the words on her phone, a bad habit she'd had since her orphanage days.
Because she has so little, she must hold onto what she deserves no matter what.
Besides, she was indeed capable of defeating those who tried to take her sister away.
In the end... she still couldn't protect her younger sister.
But her sister said she didn't blame her.
My sister said she would wait for her in the future.
The future... etc...
In that instant, fragments of memories associated with his younger sister ignited in Yue Yiyue's brain.
In a corner of the bathroom mirror, something opened its eyes and quietly watched Yue Yiyue.
Yue Yiyue was completely unaware that he was being targeted by something strange.
She was simply savoring this newly added memory.
Her younger sister, who had been with her the longest, lay in her arms. There was a long scar on her face, dark and without blood, but Yue Yiyue always felt that something was about to crawl out from inside.
Looking at his sister like this, Yue Yiyue didn't feel scared. On the contrary, those who tried to cut off his sister's face and keep it for themselves panicked, screamed and ran away, only to be crushed into mud by something.
However, these things had nothing to do with Yue Yiyue, and she didn't care.
Yue Yiyue only had eyes for his younger sister.
The younger sister's face began to break, and she tried to cover her face so that Yue Yiyue wouldn't see her in such a disheveled state.
Yue Yiyue, as if possessed, lowered his head and gently pecked at his sister's wounds: "Will feeding you my flesh and blood keep you alive?"
It felt like I had done something like this a long time ago, so the memory of myself speaking about it came naturally.
But his sister rejected him. She just stared at him and said, "In the future... you will fall in love with me through a book... and go to the world where I truly exist."
"Yiyue... wait for me, okay?"
"Yiyue... give me a little more time, please, please wait for me..."
She locked her phone, put it in her bag, and went into her room to change her clothes. She slung her bag over her shoulder, stood in front of the mirror, and slightly adjusted her expression. Looking at Gu Nanqiu, who was already wearing her shoes in the entryway, she said, "Did Mom press the elevator button? I'm here, I'm here!"
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Waiting for the New Year with family is indeed a pleasant thing. During this time, Yue Yiyue took his mother to explore most of C City, dragging her to eat at all the restaurants that he and Gu Nanqiu had explored and thought tasted good.
The mother also bought the two of them a lot of clothes in similar colors. When they wore them out, Yue Yiyue always felt like his mother had bought them matching outfits.
After eating and buying clothes, Mom suggested going to school. Yue Yiyue looked at the school, which was not very crowded because of the holiday, and discussed it with Gu Nanqiu.
The three strolled quietly through the campus, occasionally encountering professors from other departments who they had only seen on the school's official website.
It's a pity the cafeteria is closed during the holidays, otherwise I could have treated my mom to some school food.
Several of the food stalls had really good food, and the cafeteria staff would give Gu Nanqiu an extra two spoonfuls of meat.
Most of the food stall owners in the food street have gone home for the Chinese New Year.
To Yue Yiyue's surprise, the barbecue restaurant he had eaten at before was still open.
When the shop owner saw Gu Nanqiu, she walked up to her and asked warmly if all of their former classmates had gone home. She hadn't seen the kid who used to hang out with her cousin for a long time.
Thinking of Wu Zhen, Gu Nanqiu nodded: "Yes, she went back to have a good New Year. I heard recently that she was recommended for postgraduate studies at A University."
Upon hearing the answer, the boss breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good. I heard there was an incident at the school before, and I haven't seen that child since... Thank goodness, thank goodness, may God protect us."
She wiped her hand on her apron and muttered to herself, "That child is quite well-behaved. He comes often and sometimes lends a hand when things get busy. It's just that he's easily frightened by the fire from the barbecue grill."
Yue Lu stood aside listening, and casually picked up a few skewers of vegetables: "This place really tastes good, and they have repeat customers."
Yue Yiyue, who had planned to take his mother out for Western food, noticed that his mother didn't seem to dislike barbecue. He quietly pulled out a plate from the side and then glanced at Gu Nanqiu, who had already ordered fried noodles.
very nice.
At night, Yue Yiyue naturally shuttled between the two rooms.
I'll sleep with my mother for one night, and with Gu Nanqiu for one night.
Overall, life is stable and happy.
And so, amidst a series of crackling sounds, New Year's Eve arrived.
Gu Nanqiu and Yue Lu were busy in the kitchen, and they gave Yue Yiyue a game console to play by himself.
When the Spring Festival Gala was broadcast, eight dishes and a soup were laid out on the living room table.
Yue Yiyue, holding a beverage cup, approached Gu Nanqiu and asked her if she was going to visit relatives later.
"Yes, they'll be back tomorrow to pay their respects and see you." Gu Nanqiu lowered her head and sniffed Yue Yiyue's glass to make sure there was no wine in it. "Yiyue, you've been talking about your sister a lot lately... Is she a very important person to you?"
"Yes." Yue Yiyue heard Gu Nanqiu's question clearly, and her furrowed brows relaxed, and a happy smile appeared on her lips: "She is a very important younger sister to me, but unfortunately, due to some circumstances, I cannot introduce her to you."
“And I haven’t seen her for a long time.” Yue Yiyue hooked his arm around Gu Nanqiu’s hand and placed the cup in Gu Nanqiu’s hand: “I believe you two will have a lot of fun if you meet. She looks a lot like you.”
Hearing Yue Yiyue excitedly finish saying this, Gu Nanqiu nodded hesitantly under the expectant gaze of the other party: "Is that so?"
Then she reverted to her usual self: "That's really unfortunate. If I have the chance in the future, I would love to meet the sister you mentioned."
With the Spring Festival Gala playing in the background, Gu Nanqiu and Yue Yiyue chatted casually, while Yue Lu, standing to the side, tapped on her phone, asking about her younger sister in a group chat.
She noticed that Yue Yiyue seemed a bit off these past few days.
I would get up at night and quietly stare at their faces, as if admiring something.
Although being watched by Yue Yiyue is indeed pleasant and exciting, lack of sleep at night is bad for your health.
For Yue Yiyue's health, they naturally added a little something to his food.
Perhaps to make up for it, Yue Yiyue started staying up all night, just staring at them.
It's a happy problem.
Yue Yiyue was unaware that her abnormality had been discovered; she was simply picking fish bones out of Gu Nanqiu and peeling shrimp for her mother.
After the New Year, Mom will be leaving again. Although I'm reluctant to see her go, I will be patient.
Only when I earn money in the future can my mother rest.
"Nanqiu, Mom, if we have guests coming tomorrow, let's go to the movies together the day after tomorrow."
"It's a Lunar New Year film, it looks like a family-friendly movie. I haven't watched it with you guys yet." Yue Yiyue handed over the already set screen on his phone: "Are you free at this time?"
"I'll book the tickets when I have time."
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