Neverland

Before Xu Muzhou could react, the scenery in front of him suddenly turned black, and a gust of wind blew up in his ears.

Xu Muzhou staggered a step, and subconsciously stretched out his hand to hold onto something to stabilize his body.

He originally thought that he was going to feel empty, but when he raised his hand, he touched the cold wall.

The picture in front of Xu Muzhou went dark for a moment and then suddenly brightened. He raised his hand to block the light, and when his eyes refocused, he realized that he was standing at the entrance. He was in charge of the wall next to the door frame. With a staggering movement, he kicked a foot, and landed on his feet in reverse.

Xu Muzhou maintained this movement, but his mind suddenly went blank.

——This is his original "home".

It was the "home" where he went out every morning and came back at night before going to Neverland.

Xu Muzhou stood there in a daze, unable to react for a while.Strictly speaking, the time he stayed in Neverland was not long, even with all the timeline tasks added up, it would not exceed half a year, but standing here now, he felt that the apartment he had lived in for three years was so strange .

There is a sense of strangeness.

This apartment is far away from where Xu Muzhou works, but the rent is good, which is quite acceptable in first-tier cities.

The apartment was refurbished and refurbished. There is a toilet to the left of the entrance, and a bedroom to the right. The wall of the bedroom door frame has been water-stained, the wallpaper is bulging, and the part near the ceiling is somewhat moldy.

The size of the apartment is small, and the kitchen is also open. Next to the kitchen is a marble table as tall as a person, which was converted into a dining table by Xu Muzhou.There was half a shriveled onion on the table, which was left over from cooking a few days ago and had not been thrown away by the owner.

This is indeed the room he lives in, Xu Muzhou thought, there is no flaw, no sense of disobedience, everything is the way he is used to.

Hanging on the hanger on the right side of the entrance is the bag he usually brings to work and an autumn coat. Xu Muzhou bent down to straighten the slipper that had been kicked crookedly.

His habit is to put two pairs of slippers at the door, one thinner and the other thicker, and choose which pair to change when entering the door according to the temperature and season.

Judging by the accessories in the room and the scarves on the hangers, it should be at least late fall.

But now there is only a pair of thin slippers left on the ground, a key is thrown on the shoe rack at the entrance, and a small piece of mobile phone charging cable is exposed in the right pocket of the coat hanging on the hanger. The power bank should also be in that pocket. Because one side of the coat is obviously heavier, the whole dress is a little skewed.

Adding all these together, Xu Muzhou can almost conclude one thing.

——He "himself" had already returned home from get off work, and he was in this home at this time.

Xu Muzhou first felt a gust of cool wind blowing from his back, and goose bumps all over his body.

But when he belatedly discovered that he was also habitually observing and analyzing "self" in his own home, he suddenly felt very absurd.

——What the hell is this, Xu Muzhou smiled self-deprecatingly, and shook his head in his heart.

Xu Muzhou doesn't have any timekeeping tools, he is used to using his mobile phone, and there is no clock at home, so Xu Muzhou doesn't know what time it is.

The sky outside has already brightened up. Judging from the layout of the entrance, this should be a weekday - otherwise, according to his own habit, he would take the power bank into the bedroom to charge, and the coat should also be thrown into the washing machine instead of like Throw it out like this.

Sure enough, just as Xu Muzhou expected, three or four minutes later, an alarm clock sounded from the bedroom.

Listening too much to the default alarm of the mobile phone will make people feel irritable, and Xu Muzhou is a light sleeper, so he will be woken up almost instantly.

Soon, Xu Muzhou heard the alarm clock in the bedroom disappear, followed by a rustling sound.

Immediately afterwards, the person in the bedroom stepped on slippers unconsciously, opened the bedroom door with heavy steps, and walked out.

Xu Muzhou looked at the other "self", subconsciously held his breath, and took a step back.

But behind him is the anti-theft door, and there is nowhere to go after half a step back, but fortunately, he seems to be in another independent space, "Xu Muzhou" didn't see him at all, and yawned without looking sideways He pulled on his slippers and walked into the bathroom.

After a while, there was the sound of water in the bathroom.

Xu Muzhou knew very well that he would take a 15-minute shower, clean himself up, get dressed, and go to work.

When Xu Muzhou left this world line to go to Neverland, it was still summer, and now the timeline has moved forward by several months, it really seems to be a bit "future".

The sound of water in the bathroom continued, Xu Muzhou stood where he was, and looked down at his hands.

——What does this mean? Does it mean that in the future he will forget about Yan Cen, then leave Neverland, return to his original world line, and continue to live his own life day after day.

And the most difficult thing for Xu Muzhou to accept was that it seemed to be his own choice.

At the seaside of Neverland, Yan Cen still wanted to keep him, but he refused indifferently.

This is completely inconsistent with his cognition. He and Yan Cen have always been arguing with Yan Cen to stay, but judging from this bullshit "future" that doesn't know whether it is true or not, how can the development of things be exactly the opposite of the actual situation? .

——What exactly happened, Xu Muzhou couldn't figure it out.

However, Xu Muzhou couldn't figure out why, the doorbell behind him suddenly rang.

【drop--】

The doorbell of an old-fashioned apartment is a bit like a decoration. It is not necessarily used once a year, and even the delivery person can’t press it. The sound is hoarse and harsh, like a rusty iron piece that has been ground on sandpaper. pain.

However, the sound was so loud that it couldn't be closed from the inside of the door.

"Xu Muzhou" in the bathroom obviously heard this too. As soon as the sound of water in the bathroom stopped, "Xu Muzhou" opened the toilet door and came out barefoot and wearing a bathrobe. With unclean lather.

"Who is it?" "Xu Muzhou" who was disturbed was obviously not happy, he walked over with heavy steps, and stretched out his hand towards the handle of the door.

Xu Muzhou watched helplessly as "my" hand passed through his body and grabbed the doorknob.

But before he had time to feel subtle about this feeling, something suddenly flashed in his peripheral vision. He didn't even bother to observe "myself" for a while, and quickly took a step forward, turning his head to look at the toilet.

"Xu Muzhou" came out in a hurry, the toilet door was not closed in time, water was still flowing out from the gap of the shower connector, and the wet sponge floor mat in front of the shower room door was slowly returning to its original shape.

Immediately afterwards, a terrible crack burst open at the glass door of the shower room for some unknown reason. The crack cracked from head to tail in the blink of an eye, and then the glass door exploded violently, with a bang, and the shattered glass The piece smashed to the ground.

Xu Muzhou only felt that his heart stopped beating, and his hands and feet were cold from fright.

If, if not for this strange doorbell that popped up suddenly, then "Xu Muzhou" should be taking a shower in the bathroom at this time, and then——

Xu Muzhou didn't dare to think about it.

Although most of the shattered glass of tempered glass is very small, no one can guarantee what will happen in such a small space.

"Xu Muzhou" was obviously frightened too, he stared at the bathroom for a while, unable to react in time.

Maybe it was because he had been in Neverland for a long time, and he had an instinctive sense of security about his own personal safety. Xu Muzhou reacted earlier than "myself", and he subconsciously turned his head to look at the person who was pushed away by "Xu Muzhou". Outside the door, he wanted to see who was the one who rang the life-saving doorbell.

However, the strange thing is that there is no one outside the door.

Xu Muzhou didn't hear the footsteps of anyone leaving outside the door just now, nor did he hear any communication between "Xu Muzhou" and the people outside, so it should be explained that when "Xu Muzhou" opened the door, there was no one outside .

Xu Muzhou frowned strangely, but then, he suddenly remembered something, his heart beat violently, and he rushed out of the door almost like a rush, and looked down the stairs.

There was no one in the empty corridor, but Xu Muzhou could smell a very faint scent of tobacco.

——"I will always look at you and always love you."

Yan Cen's words suddenly rang in his ears, and Xu Muzhou lay on the cold armrest, feeling that his brain, which was always easy to use, seemed to be short-circuited.

——What do you mean, Xu Muzhou thought blankly, this is... his "future" after leaving Neverland?

Xu Muzhou wanted to watch again, but was suddenly pulled back by a strange pulling force. The scene in front of him became extremely distorted, and all the colors in the picture twisted together, becoming extremely grotesque.

In the next second, Xu Muzhou sank suddenly, and the first thing he felt was the warm and round touch in his hand.

The crystal ball glowed faintly under Xu Muzhou's hands, and the warm light almost enveloped both his hands in it. At a glance, it looked very similar to a thick fog.

——Xu Muzhou returned to that castle again.

Xu Muzhou stared blankly at his hand, his mind seemed to be restarted, blank, nothing.

"What's wrong with you." Toya looked at him worriedly: "Why are you crying?"

Xu Muzhou frowned in a slow reaction, withdrew a hand from the crystal ball, and touched his eyes.

He didn't touch the water stains, but he felt a hot and stinging eyelid.

Xu Muzhou was awakened by this pain, his eyes swayed left and right, and he managed to find his voice.

"...No." Xu Muzhou said hoarsely, "The eyes are inflamed."

Xu Muzhou forgot to pretend to be a submissive and timid sailor for a while, but fortunately Toya didn't seem to notice the change in his temperament.

"That's good." Toya said lightly, "Have you seen your future yet?"

These two words hurt Xu Muzhou, the pain made him tremble all over.

In the first half of this illusion, Xu Muzhou once doubted the authenticity of the illusion, because the actual situation was too far apart, Xu Muzhou couldn't think of any reason for him to give up Yan Cen.

But immediately afterwards, the second half of this illusion gave him a severe blow - because that was him, from his face to his body, from his living habits to his way of speaking, everything was undoubtedly his own.

"I—" Xu Muzhou didn't want to recall those scenes, so he threw the question back and asked in a bad tone, "Didn't you see it?"

"No." Toya shook her head and said seriously: "Your future is only a white fog."