Chapter 69

A few hours later.

Landor, hiding in a folding umbrella, bounced all the way on the dog's back, and finally got back to Beiwan where Xu Ming was before dawn. Seeing that there was still time, he took the opportunity to rush to the morning market, bought a lot of fresh vegetables and seafood with cash, and queued up to buy pancakes and soy milk for Xu Ming. After all this trouble, it was already seven o'clock in the morning when he returned to Xu Ming's residence.

To be precise, it was his dog who returned to his residence - it was already bright at this time, and Landor could only hide in the folding umbrella again. The beautiful Border Collie who had just been molded worked hard, carrying a folding umbrella on his back, holding a pancake in his mouth, and hanging several plastic bags, his back walking on the road was full of "poor people's children grow up early".

I thought Xu Ming was still asleep at this time, but when I walked in, I found that he was not only awake, but also playing cards with others with great interest. Four girls sat on the bed with their legs bent, forming a small circle. When they saw him come in, they were a little surprised that he came back so soon.

- After all, according to the information Xu Ming had obtained from Shi Mian before, the main office of Dali Chuwei was in City B, and it would take five hours to get there by high-speed rail.

"Yeah." Lando turned around and began to pack up the bags that Border Collie was carrying. Hearing this, he said seriously, "I rode the dog back, so it was faster."

...So what kind of dog can run faster than the high-speed rail?

Xu Ming fell into deep thought.

As if seeing her confusion, Lando added in time: "A riding greyhound."

Xu Ming: "..."

That's really not surprising.

"Did you bring the message?" She asked further, "What was Tian Yiliang's reaction?"

"As you said, I left the message and left. I didn't give him a chance to question me face to face." Lando said truthfully, "He seemed to accept it well."

"That's fine..." Xu Ming nodded thoughtfully, and then he couldn't help but confirm again, "The momentum, are you sure it's in place?"

"..." Lando was silent for a moment, and recalled the situation at that time seriously -

the dim office, the ubiquitous panting. The faint roar of the beast, and the lights that suddenly turned on after pushing the other party's tension to the highest point -

and most importantly, he asked Shadow Dog to secretly put two envelopes on Tian Yiliang's desk in the dark. The

envelopes were made of very classic kraft paper, and the sealing wax was used on it pretentiously. There were two pieces of paper in the envelope. One was signed by the Ghost Story Removal Office, informing the other party in an unquestionable tone that Guo Shuyi's ghost stories had been fully taken over by the Removal Office. The other one had a simple sentence "Please contact me if you have any questions" and attached a business card printed by Xu Ming in an emergency, with Gu Ming's name and mobile phone number on it.

Both envelopes were placed in a place where Tian Yiliang could see them. He himself made sure that Tian Yiliang had read the letter before leaving.

Recalling the other party's expression at the time, Landor nodded firmly:

"Very accurate."

"That should be no problem." Xu Ming exhaled, "Next, just wait for Tian Yiliang to contact us."

If the other party was informed through conventional channels about directly taking over Guo Shuyi's ghost stories, he would inevitably question it. In this case, it would be better to simply set an example and forcefully announce that I want this weird talk, and save the trouble of dealing with arguments later.

Of course, Xu Ming did not dare to guarantee that this matter could be completely resolved with just a notice full of momentum. On the other hand, she did not want to lose the opportunity to continue to establish diplomatic relations with Dali Chucao, and her "Relocation Office" as a basis was still waiting for an upgrade - so she asked Landor to leave another phone number there.

It was her personal phone number, and the real-name authentication was Gu Ming, and her external identity was an intern. Using this identity to communicate with Dali Chucao, firstly, she would not have to worry about being investigated, and secondly, if the other party really made some embarrassing requests, she could directly block it with a sentence "the higher-ups don't agree", and it would be just her passing the buck.

No matter what, at least one problem has been solved... Xu Ming thought to himself and breathed a sigh of relief. On the other side, Landor was putting the breakfast he had bought on the table. He glanced at them and noticed that the cards in their hands were colorful and did not look like poker. He was curious:

"What is this?"

"UNO." Xu Ming explained, "Guo Shuyi said she had never played this. It happened that there were cards at home, so I said I would take her to play a few rounds."

Guo Shuyi, who was sitting next to her, nodded slightly, looked down at the two cards left in her hand, and pursed her lips nervously.

She thought of playing this thing because she happened to hear someone else mention it in the ghost story. It sounds like it's very interesting, but she has never played it and can't simulate it. She simply dug out of the rule book and wanted to ask Xu Ming if he had any real objects for her reference.

Coincidentally, Xu Ming's family really had one - Qiu Yufei had brought it when she went on a trip before, and finally Xu Ming brought it back home in a daze. Coincidentally, Xu Ming woke up very early today because he had slept too much in the past two days, and he was in a rare good spirit. Even more coincidental was that Gu Yunshu just came back last night - Xu Ming had already cleaned up the small villa in the south of the city, so she arranged for the Ox-Head and Horse-Face duo to continue guarding there, and she came back first to report the situation.

Together with Lu Yueling, there were four people, just enough to make up a table.

"...UNO." Xu Ming had just finished explaining when Guo Shuyi had already played the second to last card in his hand, looking a little excited.

Lu Yueling already had a lot of cards in her hand, and she couldn't help but exclaimed "Ah" when she saw this; Gu Yunshu blinked slowly, scanned the cards on the bed, and looked at the remaining cards in Guo Shuyi's hand. After a moment's hesitation, he tentatively played a card: "Red 2."

"... Red 2." Guo Shuyi slowly put down the last card in his hand and looked at the others for confirmation, "I can play it like this, right?"

"Yeah." Xu Ming nodded immediately, "Then this way, it means you won three games in one go... Very impressive!"

Guo Shuyi smiled shyly when he heard this. Noticing the breakfast that Lando had placed on the table, he quickly stood up and said goodbye. Xu Ming nodded, turned over and got out of bed: "Or you can study it for a while... You guys continue to play, I'm going to comb my hair."

By the way, she took a look at the bathroom to see if there was anything to pack and take away. If nothing unexpected happens, she can directly call a car to move to the south of the city tomorrow, so she has to hurry up and pack today.

Gu Yunshu looked at the sky, got up and left, and walked out by herself - at this time, there will be uncles and aunts in the nearby community who come out to practice Ba Duan Jin and Tai Chi sword, and she thinks that looks very interesting.

Guo Shuyi and Lu Yueling were the only two people left on the bed. Lu Yueling slammed the pile of cards in her hand onto the bed and sighed unhappily. Guo Shuyi glanced at her secretly, then quickly lowered his eyes and silently began to pick up the scattered cards on the bed.

Lu Yueling curled her lips when she saw this, but still reached out to help her clean up. In between cleaning up, she would occasionally glance at Guo Shuyi, and after several rounds of this, she finally couldn't help but speak: "I said, Xu Ming is moving to the south of the city tomorrow."

"Yeah." Guo Shuyi continued to lower his eyes, "Well, um, what's the matter?"

"What... don't you plan to go back and take a look?" Lu Yueling said, "It should be closer to your home, right?"

"South of the city? That should be..." Guo Shuyi said slowly, putting the last scattered card into the deck, "But why should I go back?" "

?!" Lu Yueling paused in her action of sorting the cards, and looked at her in disbelief, as if she couldn't understand her words at all. After a pause, he said, "But...your family is there, don't you want to see them again?"

"Emotionally, I should." Guo Shuyi said slowly, "But rationally, is there any meaning in such behavior?"

"..." Lu Yueling opened her mouth slightly, as if she didn't know what to say. It was Guo Shuyi himself who slowly continued his words:

"No. Whether I go to see them or not, they and I have already separated, and this fact cannot be changed. Going to see them again will not bring any meaning except causing unnecessary emotional fluctuations. And this emotional fluctuation may not be positive."

Regret, helplessness, remorse... Even if she only relied on her imagination, she could guess the emotions she would feel at that time. This is just the most basic.

If her family is still suffering from her departure, she will certainly feel pain as well. But if she sees with her own eyes that her family has let her go and started a new life, will she feel better? What if her family has already raised a new child? How should she deal with her emotions?

"So, it's just adding to the trouble." Guo Shuyi said lightly, "Besides, the concept of 'family' does not include the condition of 'eternal companionship'. We are all just travelers in time, and we are able to get together because of some coincidences. It's just that the identity of 'family' allows us to stay longer than others."

But it's just "longer".

"Being together means parting, this is an unchangeable truth." Guo Shuyi finally said, "Love and companionship are the most meaningful only when we give them to each other when we are together. And now, I have already walked on another independent journey. There is no need to look back."

"..." Lu Yueling listened carefully, but only blinked lightly.

"Well, then?" After a few seconds, she asked in a low voice.

"No then. This is my conclusion." Guo Shuyi said seriously, and finally looked up at her, and took the remaining cards from her hand.

"Thank you." She said politely, and put the cards she had collected on the bedside. The figure quickly disappeared in the room.

Lu Yueling was the only one left. She sat back in a daze, her eyes moving slightly, and she seemed to be wrapped in that kind of faint melancholy again.

*

Compared to before, this melancholy state seemed to last much longer.

So long that it was getting dark outside, and the lights on the opposite building were gradually turning on. She still maintained that tangled look in thought, and sat quietly in the window.

Xu Ming secretly observed while sorting out his things. He endured it for a whole day, but finally couldn't help it and sat down next to her carefully.

"Well." She coughed, trying to make her words seem less deliberate, "I just asked Landor. If his greyhound runs to City A, it will only take three or four hours. Gu Yunshu is also very familiar with the way there. So, if you need anything..."

"I don't have it." Before she finished speaking, Lu Yueling had already spoken.

Her tone was very firm, but her expression became more tangled after she finished speaking. The next second, she was seen hugging her knees and burying her face down, mumbling softly: "Forget it, I can't say I don't have it...

" "The main thing is, I don't know if I should have it."

"?" Xu Ming was stunned when he heard her words, and hurriedly said, "If you are worried about me, then you actually..."

"Who is worried about you. "Do I look like someone who doesn't care about anything?" Lu Yueling suddenly sat up again, her tone was so righteous, and after a moment, she withered again, "I, I don't know whether I should go back..."

As for whether she wanted to go back and take a look, of course she did. But as Guo Shuyi said, she herself couldn't decide what she wanted to see and what she didn't want to see after she went back. It seemed that no matter what the result was, she would feel uncomfortable.

So, she originally wanted to drag it on. But this would lead to another problem-forgetting.

Like Gu Yunshu, he had obviously found his family, but he couldn't even recognize them. It was sad to think about it.

"To put it bluntly, it's just a headache." Lu Yueling muttered, hugged her knees again, and rested her chin on them, "I want to go back but I don't dare. Unlike Guo Shuyi who can let go completely, nor like Sister Yun Shu who can calmly accept the fact of forgetting, you can only be entangled here... It's useless."

"How can it be useless? Isn't this a normal entanglement? I would be entangled if I were in her place." Xu Ming looked at her with amusement, paused, and said, "If you really think it's not appropriate to go back now, then wait a little longer. Wait until you feel very stable in your heart, and you can calmly accept everything you see, then go to see them, isn't that good?"

"The problem is that I can't afford to delay." Lu Yueling looked at her in surprise, doubting whether she understood what she said, "If that's the case, of course I'm willing to do it. The problem is that I’m already dead, and dead people forget things so easily. I already feel that my brain is half empty. What if I forget where I live by then...”

“Well...” Xu Ming looked at her suspiciously, “Are you sure it’s only half empty?”

“...Hey!” Lu Yueling reacted for a moment, then realized that she was teasing her, and immediately raised her hair. She opened her mouth to say something, but heard Xu Ming speak again:

“And - I remember you are from A University.”

“? !” Lu Yueling’s expression became more and more puzzled. What a mess -

“You have a good friend. Although you are not in the same grade, you have a good relationship. The nickname is Mint. The skirt you are wearing is Bavarian style, and she has one from the same series, which is Gothic style. You really like a shop called "Sweet Puff", especially the big-headed Mary Jane. You are a senior this year, majoring in finance, and your parents encourage you to go out more and see the world. You really like the brand Crystal Rhino, the lucky beads under this brand, and their pink swans..."

Xu Ming continued to talk to himself without looking at Lu Yueling's expression. He turned to look at her when he had almost finished reading:

"How is it, do I remember it well enough?"

"..." Lu Yueling stared at her blankly, opened her mouth slightly, but could not make any sound.

Xu Ming shrugged: "Let me put it this way, I don't have any other strengths, but my memory is pretty good.

"So if you have anything else you want to remember, you can tell me while you still remember it. If you are afraid of forgetting what your family members look like, I can help you find photos. Anyway, I will remember everything I can remember. If you can't remember it in your head, I'll take a pen to help you remember it, so that you can find it when you need it in the future...

"This way, you don't have to worry about forgetting too much, what do you think?"

Lu Yueling: "..."

"I..." She opened her mouth again, and this time she finally squeezed out some sound, "I didn't know you were so attentive..."

"I told you, I just have a good memory. Do I look like someone who doesn't care about anything?" Xu Ming replied bluntly, turned around and went down the window, "It's okay, think about it slowly. I'll go sort out my things first, if you have nothing to do, you can come and help, and think while you help..." "

? How come there's more? Such a small house, where did you get so many things."

Lu Yueling muttered, turned around and followed him. Xiang Xiang asked again, "Oh, by the way, does the new work badge you mentioned before still count? I took it seriously."

"It counts, it counts. Can you come over and help? Don't let Gu Yunshu and Lando do everything, okay..."

Xu Ming said, and pulled open the drawer at the head of his bed. He looked inside and was startled.

Inside the drawer was a small bed made of paper towels.

It was really small, only about the size of a palm, with some brown marks on it.

Xu Ming: "..."

"Hey." She picked up the small bed from the drawer and turned to look at the others, "Who of you made this handicraft?"

...?

In response to her, she was looked at with surprise by the others.

After a moment, everyone shook their heads again.

"It's not me."

"Don't look at me, I've never done this."

"I don't know."

"Woof..."

"?" Xu Ming was even more confused, and took another careful look at the small bed, "Strange. Whose is this?"

No one present could give her an answer. After a long while, Gu Yunshu said uncertainly: "Maybe... it's Mr. Tagore?"

Tagore is the little brother Ma in the Ox-Head and Horse-Faced Monster. Before Xu Ming and the others were trapped in the ghost story, they did stay alone in this room for a while. And that little brother Ma has a very romantic personality, and he feels like the kind of person who would fold handicrafts with tissues.

Xu Ming thought about it and felt that it was quite possible. So he didn't think about it anymore, put the small bed on the cabinet, and reached into the drawer -

to organize other things directly.