Neverland

Zhong Lu had already chosen the new cleaning task, but Yan Cen unilaterally delayed the start of the task.

Zhong Lu asked him twice, and he only said that Song Yan was in a bad mood, and that if he entered the quest line, he would be hindered.Zhong Lu knew that he was talking nonsense, but after two times, she didn't ask anymore, and just said to let them prepare as soon as possible.

The outdoor environment of Neverland returned to normal on the second day after the documents were processed and issued. When we got up in the morning and opened the window, the sky was clear and clear, and we could not see the tyranny of the previous few days.

Xu Muzhou finally finished reading "One Hundred Years of Solitude" on a fine afternoon. He put the post-it notes back page by page, closed the book and sighed.

Yan Cen, who was leaning on the sofa, turned over a page of the book under his hand, and asked him casually, "Have you finished reading it?"

"Yes." Xu Muzhou agreed, "It's over."

In Room 317, there are traces of another person’s life unknowingly. For example, there is an adjustable recliner in the corner of the room near the open-air balcony, and a small bamboo tea table next to it, which happens to be within reach of Xu Muzhou. hit height.There are never any snacks on the coffee table, sometimes some chocolate nuts, sometimes some sweet fruit candies.

There was a faint aroma of essential oils in the room. At first glance, it smelled like lavender, but after a closer inspection, it smelled like mint. It was the aromatherapy spray machine that Xu Muzhou just got yesterday.

The aroma of the new machine is very lingering, Yan Cen was covered in the smell of essential oil after walking around in the living room twice, but he smokes every day, so compared to the pure and weak aroma of Xu Muzhou, there is a little bit more tobacco smell.

When it is not raining, the partition door of the open-air balcony is not closed. Occasionally, when the sun shines directly on Xu Muzhou's corner, he will put down the book, wrap the thin blanket tightly around his body, and turn over as if no one is there. Take a nap.

Yan Cen no longer stays in his bedroom all day long, but stays in the living room most of the time. He and Xu Muzhou each occupy a corner of the living room. They are not far or close, but they can see each other when they look up. angle.

Xu Muzhou had to admit that when he got along with Yan Cen, even under the same roof, he didn't feel any sense of repulsion when his personal sphere was invaded.Most of the time, they don't deliberately chat, but pass their own time. When Xu Muzhou is in a good mood, he will read a book, and when he is bored, he will play with his newly applied Jiulianhuan.

But this does not mean that Yan Cen has no sense of presence, on the contrary, he is a person with a strong sense of presence.Even if Xu Muzhou was engrossed in reading, he would subconsciously know that Yan Cen was not far away.

However, for Xu Muzhou, this sense of presence is not annoying, but makes him feel very safe - if he has to describe it, it is similar to the fact that no matter what unexpected situation occurs, there is always a way out Feel.

Xu Muzhou thought about it for a while, and felt that apart from Yan Cen's no-nosy personality, there might be a sense of security left over from these missions.

——It's nothing, subconsciously relying on powerful people is a biological instinct, Xu Muzhou thought very calmly.

"I've finished reading it." Xu Muzhou said, "How do I feel about it—I feel like I have a lot of emotion, but after reading it, I actually feel very calm, and I feel like it's true."

Yan Cen felt that he had something to say, so he put down the book for now, and looked up at him: "Huh?"

"I've read this book before, but it's been a long time, and I don't remember many things." Xu Muzhou threw off the blanket and got off the ground, ready to put the book back on the shelf, he yawned lazily, and Walking in the direction of the bookshelf, he said casually: "When I read it again this time, I always feel that I am alluding to Ji Yun."

Xu Muzhou stuffed the book back into the bookshelf, turned his head and walked towards the sofa: "Actually, I was thinking, Ji Yun himself already knew that lost and found is a scam, why is he still so reluctant to let go."

Yan Cen naturally bent one leg to make room for Xu Muzhou to sit down.

"There are many reasons, and people's emotions are very complicated. If you digitize all these factors and use formulas to calculate, you will find the result." Yan Cen's book was spread out on his chest, and he rested his hand on it. At the back of his head, he said lazily: "For example, some people put money first in their hearts, some people put fame and wealth first in their hearts, and some people put human lives first in their hearts. Different things mean different things to different people. Different hope units. If the lost factor units are greater than the possessed factor units, it is easy to produce obsessions that cannot be digested by oneself.”

"...Brother Yan." Xu Muzhou was silent for a moment, and said sincerely, "Speak simply."

Yan Cen smiled, and he stood up, so that he could ask leisurely: "Lectures are fine, how do I pay for supplementary lessons?"

Xu Muzhou was very broken, and opened his hand generously at him: "Look at how many points I can sell by the catty."

Yan Cen pinched Xu Muzhou's chin, turned his face slightly, leaned back slightly, narrowed his eyes, and pretended to click his tongue: "Come on, let me see if it's enough for me to buy a new internship." born."

"Nonsense." Xu Muzhou was amused by him, patted him on the back of his hand with a smile, and said mockingly: "Stop doing this, you don't read those messy romance novels, what do you learn?"

Yan Cen took it away when he saw it, and asked back, "Where did those books come from?"

Xu Muzhou was at a loss for words for a moment, hesitating and trying to argue for himself: "I... I'm applying for a mystery novel, and I'm not all your procuring genius, so I want to catch up with other people's activities, buy [-] and get [-] free , and ended up sending several messy pirated love letters."

Although the last few novels were taken by Yan Cen and thrown to Song Yan, the cover of the classic pirated version still left a lot of psychological shadow on Xu Muzhou.

"Hurry up, don't change the subject." Xu Muzhou urged him: "I haven't finished talking about the matter just now, what do you want for tuition fees?"

Yan Cen only felt that the little fox's ears were stiffened, and he had to find an answer before giving up.

Yan Cen smiled and raised his chin towards the tea table, and said, "Then light me a cigarette."

"...Didn't you just smoke an hour ago?" As Xu Muzhou said, he had already leaned over to pick up Yan Cen's cigarette case.

There was more than half of the pack of cigarettes left, Xu Muzhou took out one from it, and handed it to Yan Cen.Unexpectedly, Yan Cen didn't reach out to pick it up, but leaned over with his whole body, lowered his head and took the cigarette from Xu Muzhou's hand.

Yan Cen's slightly dry lips brushed against Xu Muzhou's fingertips. Contrary to his usual cool body temperature, Yan Cen's lips were slightly warmer, so that they seemed a little warm at that moment.

Before Xu Muzhou could withdraw his hand, Yan Cen straightened up naturally and asked, "Where's Huo'er?"

"Ah... here." Xu Muzhou coughed dryly, and passed the lighter in the other hand to ignite.

The sea breeze from the balcony poured into the living room, and the smaller flame of the lighter swayed tremblingly twice in the wind. Before Xu Muzhou reached out to catch the wind, Yan Cen had already grabbed his hand and pulled him closer. .

Yan Cen held his hand, and the other hand formed a small nest, covering the cluster of small flames.

This posture has stepped on the edge of "intimacy", Xu Muzhou subconsciously trembled, and his thumb slipped off the button of the lighter.The flint of the lighter would go out without pressure. Seeing this, Yan Cen frowned impatiently, and pressed his thumb firmly in this posture.

The flames sprang out again, Yan Cen bit the cigarette and leaned forward, seeing the tongue of fire licking the scroll, he let go of his hand, and opened the distance between the two of them.

Before Xu Muzhou had time to feel uncomfortable, Yan Cen had already let go of him, leaving only the slightly hot fuselage of the lighter and the tactile sensation in his hand that had not yet completely dissipated.

"What did you ask just now? ——Oh yes, I remembered." Yan Cen was in a good mood after taking advantage, raised his hand with a smile, and drew a small triangle in mid-air: "If you compare people's needs Make a pie chart. The largest part of someone is money, and the smallest part is rights. At this time, taking away his rights will not hurt him, because after the subtraction, there is still enough To compensate his spiritual deficit. But if you take away his money, the remaining rights are not enough to make up for the lost proportion.”

"I understand." Xu Muzhou understood clearly, "That makes it much clearer."

"But to be honest, I've been thinking about a question just now." Xu Muzhou said.

"What's the problem?" Yan Cen asked.

"You told me before that the cleaning system cleans up the 'resentment' in each timeline. It sounds right. Sun Qian is resenting her enemy, and Ji Yun is resenting herself." Xu Muzhou turned sideways, rushed Yan Cen gestured: "But if you think about it from another angle, this is actually a kind of 'wish'."

Yan Cen didn't realize what he said for a moment, and asked, "What?"

"A wish." Xu Muzhou said, "Sun Qian's wish is revenge, and Ji Yun's wish is to forgive herself—from this point of view, cleaning up the system is actually satisfying their unattainable wish."

Yan Cen looked at him with an undiminished smile, until Xu Muzhou finished speaking, he sighed softly, stretched out his hand and pinched the back of Xu Muzhou's neck - he seemed to like to use this method to comfort Xu Muzhou continent.

"I know what you want to say, and I will find an opportunity to tell you the truth about that matter." Yan Cen didn't want Xu Muzhou to keep thinking about that matter, so he calmed down and explained in a good temper: "Negative Emotions can make people feel burdened and stressed, but they are far from affecting me that much. So you don't have to worry, no matter when you are here or after you leave Neverland, you will never be there again Something like that happened."

Xu Muzhou's thoughts were directly pierced by the person concerned, and he suddenly felt that his face couldn't hold back. He coughed and said firmly: "I'm just talking casually."

"Yeah." Yan Cen has long been used to his character, so he didn't expose it, and changed the subject: "But you're right."

"Any small wish is worthy of awe." Yan Cen said.