In fact, from the first day he came here, Wei You knew that his origins could not be concealed, so he never intended to hide anything in front of Wei Xu.
Whether it is a technological product from the future, a movie, a song, a food or even a buzzword, he has flaws everywhere.
As long as Wei Xu was determined to find the answer, it would be easy to guess his origins.
Therefore, when he heard the other party ask this question, rather than being surprised or flustered, Wei You felt more of a sense of fate. This day had finally arrived.
Wei Xu stared at him, waiting for his answer.
After expressing his emotion, Wei You nodded and admitted his guess.
Wei Xu blinked quietly, as if digesting this information, and then asked: "What year is it in your place?"
Wei You thought for a while and replied: "The first time I came here was at the end of 2020."
Although he was prepared, Wei Xu's expression was still slightly stunned for a few seconds when he heard the answer.
"2020," he sighed, looking into the distance, "feels like a very distant year."
“It’s only five years later.”
"So..." Wei Xu paused. He originally wanted to ask him if the speed of time in the two worlds was different, but he felt an inexplicable fear in his heart. He was afraid of getting a positive answer from Wei You, so he changed his words: "So, the clerk was right. You did graduate from here last year?"
"That's right." He had guessed it, and Wei You was too lazy to cover it up and asked, "Why, are you going to look for me, the me in this timeline?"
Wei Xu shook his head and curled his lips: "No."
Wei You was surprised: "Aren't you curious?"
"I am quite curious, but I am just curious," Wei Xu said seriously, "In my opinion, from the moment you came to me in 2020, you are the brother I know. He is not yet."
Hearing him use the third person to distinguish himself in this timeline, Wei You inexplicably felt his chest vibrate and his heartbeat quickened.
"I have another question."
"You ask."
Wei Xu looked puzzled and asked, "Can you tell me how you got here? Five years later, there shouldn't be a time machine, right?"
"This... I don't know either. It's beyond my knowledge."
"What brought you here?"
Wei You suddenly fell silent.
He could answer other questions, but he found it difficult to tell the answer to this question.
Although he thought Wei Xu would most likely not mind, he still didn't want to tell him that you were actually a paper man I kept in my phone.
No matter what happened afterwards, at the beginning, "Guazai" was indeed just a game character that he used to kill time and entertain the public. He could feed it for a while when he was in a good mood, and abandon it when he was bored. Anyway, the paper man had no life and no emotions, just like a robot. He would not get hurt, and naturally would not cry in pain because of being abandoned.
From Wei Xu's perspective, this truth was too cruel.
He didn't have the heart to say it before, and it's still the same now.
"If it's really difficult, you don't have to say it." Seeing the struggle in his eyes, Wei Xu took a step back and said.
"Don't you want to know?"
"I don't really want to know." Wei Xu smiled. "Isn't this a common plot in movies? Once you know all the truth, the story ends. I know enough now. It doesn't matter if I don't know the rest."
Regardless of whether Wei Xu said this out of consideration for him or he really didn't care about the answer to this question, his words really made Wei You feel relieved.
However, he did not seal his mouth, but left the same words as last time: "If you really want to know, you can find the answer yourself."
“Can this also find the answer?”
"Sure, it's not such a mysterious thing." Wei You thought that the two videos he posted about "Baby's Growth Plan" had not been deleted. If Wei Xu had the chance to see them, he would naturally be able to guess the truth of everything.
As for how the other party would react after knowing the truth, Wei You was not sure.
Most likely it wouldn't be pleasant, but he didn't have the right to stop Wei Xu from knowing the truth.
A sudden burst of enthusiastic cheers broke out on the court below, breaking the atmosphere of their conversation.
Wei You reflexively looked towards the area where the crowd was most concentrated and asked what was happening below.
“It looks like a goal.”
Wei Xu observed for a while and explained the situation on the field to him. The profound topic just now ended and was never mentioned again during the rest of the journey.
·
Because travel life is always particularly fulfilling, enjoyable and colorful, Wei Xu often feels that the past two weeks have passed unusually slowly during the journey.
However, when it really came to the end, he felt that the journey ended too quickly.
The experience of boarding the plane on the first day was still as clear as if it happened yesterday, but in the blink of an eye, the travel plan has reached the final stage.
The night before returning home, Wei Xu lay on the bed and looked through the photos in the camera from back to front.
As familiar scenes and characters appear on the screen, the places I have visited in the past half month and the memories left behind also appear before my eyes one by one.
The last photo was taken two hours ago.
In the photo, Wei You is standing in front of an ice cream truck in the night market, paying with one hand and holding an ice cream cone with the other. Surrounding him are crowded people and bright lights, full of the atmosphere of life.
Recalling his mood when he took this photo, Wei Xu smiled but at the same time, a feeling of melancholy surged in his heart and he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"You are so young, why are you sighing?" Wei You folded the clean clothes and put them in the suitcase. He looked up and saw Wei Xu looking at the camera with a sullen expression. He asked with a smile: "Why do you look so depressed? Don't you want to go back?"
Wei Xu nodded honestly: "Yeah, I can't bear to part with it."
"You have to go even though you are reluctant. If you continue to play, I will have to work in this hotel tomorrow." Wei You said the truth, and then he comforted: "There will be many opportunities to play in the future. Don't sigh and moan, or you will waste the good luck you prayed for from the God of Wealth."
"Got it." Wei Xu put down the camera and stood up to help pack up.
When sorting out the souvenirs purchased during the trip, Wei You suddenly remembered to ask: "Have you thought about what you want for your coming-of-age gift?"
"Don't talk about that." Wei Xu was about to answer, but Wei You stopped him in time: "Think it through. Now that you have the answer, I can buy it for you before I go back tomorrow."
The air was silent for a few seconds, and Wei Xu replied: "That's the only answer I have."
Wei You: "Okay, your birthday present is gone."
"Why is it gone?" Wei Xu asked in a puzzled manner, but he looked at him seriously: "You promised me before that you would try to look into each other's eyes again when you are adults, do you remember?"
Wei You blinked: "What?"
"Brother." Wei Xu laughed, "You are not going to cheat on me again, are you? As an adult, how can you cheat on me, a minor?"
"You talk so much," Wei You lowered his head to fold clothes and skillfully changed the subject. "I remember you were very well-behaved and quiet when you were a child. Why are you talking more and more nonsense now?"
"I only do this to you."
"Stop being so cheesy."
"Anyway, don't think about regretting it." Wei Xu brought the topic back: "I don't care about anything else, but you can't lie to me about love."
Wei You was shocked: "Why do you always like to exaggerate when you talk?"
"Who should be blamed for this?" Wei Xu continued, "Who always breaks his word?"
"You are becoming more and more disrespectful."
Wei You closed the suitcase with a bang, frowned and stared at him, and said in a rather unpleasant tone: "Don't you understand my attitude? Do I owe you that kiss?"
Hearing this, Wei Xu suddenly fell silent and stared at him without saying a word.
After a while, the young man's eyes gradually turned red.
Wei You thought to himself, awful, he shouldn't have said such harsh words.
This kid has been shamelessly saying some outrageous things recently, and I almost forgot how sensitive and fragile his nature is.
Wei Xu didn't understand why he got emotional so easily. The other party didn't say anything unpleasant, but he couldn't swallow the sourness in his throat.
In fact, every time he said such words to Wei You, he was very unsure in his heart. He simply relied on the other party's doting on him to press and test him again and again. But once Wei You's tone became tough, he was completely at a loss. He dared not refute, let alone lose his temper again.
As a lover, he is destined to be in a weak position and has no right to be arrogant.
The silence expanded like a dark cloud, covering the entire room.
The awkward silence lasted for a long time before Wei Xu uttered four words in a low voice: "Don't lie to me."
Wei You sighed in his heart, the retribution in this life comes too quickly, people are the ones who make themselves cry by scolding, and in the end they have to comfort themselves.
"I know," he said in a soft voice, "You have already reached the level of emotional deception. How dare I lie to you?"
Wei Xu sniffed, took out his phone, turned on the recording and said to him: "Say it again."
Wei You deliberately said in a smiling tone: "Don't push your luck."
Wei Xu still had a wronged look on his face: "How do I know if you will cheat again? I can't argue with you."
Wei You thought to himself, you are so eloquent, there is no way you can lose an argument with me.
Even though I complained in my heart, I was the one who was unreasonable first. I knew that a casual word from me could affect the other person's emotions, but I kept poking at the child's sore spots. I didn't stop until I made the child angry and aggrieved to the point of crying. The good atmosphere became very stiff.
In the end, he made the promise again to the recording, which made the brat happy.
·
The summer vacation trip is over, and Wei Xu’s birthday is coming.
There is only one coming of age ceremony in life, so it must be taken seriously.
Wei You made careful arrangements for Wei Xu's birthday. Not only did he order the most expensive cake in the store and buy balloons and ribbons for decoration, he also sent invitations to several of Wei Xu's close friends, inviting them to his house for lunch that day and to go to the town's KTV to sing together in the afternoon, so as to spend the day in a lively manner.
The night before his birthday, Wei Xu seemed unusually excited. It was already eleven o'clock and he still stayed in Wei You's room and refused to go back to sleep.
"In half an hour I'll be an adult."
Wei You said "hmm" perfunctorily.
After a while he said again: "Twenty more minutes."
"Countdown to fifteen minutes."
"The last ten minutes."
Wei You was annoyed by his five-minute time announcement, so he put down his book and said, "Don't be too happy. Adult life is very cruel. Cherish these last ten minutes."
"I'm sitting here, cherishing the last moments."
Wei You didn't realize what he meant at first, but then he couldn't help but make an expression of disbelief: "Can you please speak properly?"
Wei Xu nodded casually, keeping an eye on the time on his phone and said, "Nine minutes left."
In order to avoid spending the last few minutes with him meaninglessly telling time, Wei You took out the bracelet he had secretly bought in Jinyang from the drawer beside the bed and handed it to him, saying, "Birthday present."
Wei Xu opened his eyes slightly: "Didn't you say there were no gifts?"
"If I really don't send you off, I'm afraid you'll hate me for the rest of your life because of this."
"No, I'm not that stingy." Wei Xu said as he opened the box. Inside was a thin chain gleaming with gold, with a pointed fishbone pendant hanging underneath.
"Is this a fish bone?" Wei Xu asked as he picked up the bracelet.
"Um."
“Why did you pick this?”
"I don't know. Anyway, when I saw this, I thought of your childhood." Wei You was reminded of the past and couldn't help but smile: "When I first saw you, you were wearing dinosaur pajamas and sitting on the bed crying. You had a small face and round eyes. You seemed to be easily frightened, like a kitten."
"I was pretty cute when I was little."
"Yeah, the older you get, the less cute you become."
Wei Xu deliberately opened his eyes wide: "Now, is it cute now?"
"Stop being cute and try the bracelet on."
Faced with Wei You's incomprehension of romance, Wei Xu had to put away his expression and said, "Put it on me. This buckle is too small. I can't put it on with one hand."
The bracelet clasp was indeed a bit small. Wei You took the bracelet and put it on his wrist. He looked at the effect and it was quite good.
I thought the gold bracelet would be a bit tacky, but I didn't expect it to be surprisingly beautiful against Wei Xu's cold white skin.
Wei Xu shook the fishbone pendant and asked, "Isn't it a bit feminine?"
"This is gold, and you still despise it." Wei You said, "If you don't like it, just give it back to me."
Wei Xu immediately covered his wrist and picked up his phone to change the subject: "There are only two minutes left."
"It's going so fast," Wei You said, "You're going to be an adult soon. Are you happy?"
"I'm happy. I can do things that adults do." Wei Xu smiled. "Do you want to ask me what I want to do?"
Wei You instinctively didn't want to respond to his words, and said, "You will be an adult in the future, so be calm."
"I know."
"After I spend my birthday with you, I have to go back and be busy for a while," Wei You said in advance. "When I'm not around, you have to take care of yourself. Don't always eat instant noodles and bread for your three meals. The study will be more intense in the third year of high school, so you must pay attention to your diet and rest."
As soon as he mentioned this, the smile on Wei Xu's face disappeared: "Can you please stop saying such things? You are obviously very happy, but you have to make it seem like you will never come back."
"Okay, I won't say anything." Wei You spread out his hands and asked for his phone: "Let me see the time. I'll tell you happy birthday at midnight."
"Fifteen seconds left." Wei Xu announced the time.
When Wei You glanced at the mobile phone screen, the time was already fifty-nine minutes and forty-eight seconds.
"The last ten seconds."
"Shut up, you're making me nervous."
"We just need to be nervous together," Wei Xu smiled, "Five, four, three, two..."
Wei You opened his mouth, ready to say birthday wishes loudly, but as soon as he said the word "birthday", he felt a sudden dizziness. The dizziness was far more severe than any time before, as if his soul was being dragged out of his body.
The last thing he saw before his vision fell into darkness was Wei Xu's pale, frightened face.
The author has something to say: Guazi Diary:
July 15, 2015 / Wednesday / Sunny
Finally arrived in Jinyang.
A lot of things happened today, and time is tight. My brother is urging me to go to bed, so I will just give you a brief account of the matter.
It was my first time on a plane, and I was lucky enough to have a window seat. The sky and clouds seen from the plane were truly spectacular.
But my brother really doesn't understand romance. I spoke in such a childish way, but he only thought of Monkey King and his somersault cloud.
Of course, my brother who doesn’t understand romance is also very cute. He is wooden enough, which gives me room to play.
Jinyang is really hot, even hotter than Chuanlin. When I got off the plane, I thought I had entered the equatorial zone.
Because of the hot and humid weather, although there was something unexpected in the choice of hotel, we were too lazy to go out and find a new hotel, and finally we chose a pink room. I remember the name of the room was "Love at First Sight".
We had barbecue for dinner, which was delicious, the meat was fresh, and the sauce was delicious. It was the first time I had such delicious barbecue, and it was worthy of being recommended by my brother who is a local.
I encountered a little accident when taking a shower at night. The bathroom glass could not provide any privacy at all.
In fact, I am not as calm as I appear. I am quite shy. I don’t dare to turn around and look at him when I take a shower.
But later when he was washing, I knew why he wanted me to wash first.
That’s good, my brother knows to be on guard against me.
That's it, looking forward to tomorrow's trip.
July 20, 2015 / Monday / Cloudy
Today was my first time going to the beach, my first time taking a cruise, and my first time watching the sunset at the beach.
Wow, although the weather was not so good and there were a lot of clouds, I was still amazed by the sunset. The combination of the sea, the sky and the sunset, there is no more beautiful and magnificent scenery in the world.
My brother took a lot of photos of me and said he would edit them and post them on Weibo when he got home. He didn’t know that I actually took a lot of photos of him secretly as well.
We had seafood for dinner, but it wasn’t tasty. Maybe we chose the wrong restaurant.
When my brother ate the plate of mussels without any seasoning, his face turned green.
It's rare that the locals fail, hahahaha!
July 25, 2015 / Saturday / Cloudy with showers
The weather was so stuffy that it started raining in the afternoon. Fortunately, we managed to visit the Temple of the God of Wealth before it rained.
The temple is on the highest mountain in Jinyang, and you have to take a cable car to get up.
The temple is actually not very big, and not as grand and magnificent as other temples, but it is very old and the statues are particularly majestic. I heard that this temple is the most effective for seeking wealth and has the most visitors.
We donated money to the God of Wealth, hoping that he would bless us with prosperity.
My brother originally wanted to draw a fortune stick to ask when he would become rich, but there were too many people lining up, so he just left.
We had Western food for dinner and we had to wait in line for a long time before we could eat.
The decoration and atmosphere inside are nice, but the taste of the food... my brother thinks it is delicious, but I think it is just average and not worth the price.
Maybe it’s because I don’t like Western food, I prefer yesterday’s crayfish.
July 30, 2015 / Thursday / Sunny
I'm going back...
I really don’t want to leave. I have never been so reluctant to leave when I went traveling with my brother before.
Maybe it was because this was the longest time he had been outside? Or was it because this was the city where he grew up?
I don't know, probably a bit of both.
It seems like I've fallen in love with this city.
Jinyang University, you can learn more about it when you go back.
I went to that restaurant to eat crayfish for lunch again. It was delicious. I will miss it when I go back.
I had dinner while visiting the snack street. I can’t remember what I ate exactly, but it was all delicious.
When I was strolling around the night market, I was caught secretly taking photos of my brother. He said the photos I took with my phone were ugly, and he taught me how to take photos with a camera.
Suddenly I discovered that photography is quite interesting. It’s really fulfilling to take beautiful photos of the people I like.
I took a lot of photos. My brother said that I was very smart and that I could make a living from this in the future. I don’t know if he was just trying to coax me. I’ll take a look at the photos later.
That’s it, I’m too lazy to write anymore, let’s go look at the photos.
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