Shimmer Forest

Su Jin is actually a person who is very afraid of the dark.Whenever night falls, the noisy sound will disappear with the twilight, and all the scenery illuminated by the light will be hidden in the night.

As if even he would devour it.

And he is afraid, not because of ghosts and ghosts wandering in the dark.Those alien creatures have been in contact too much, and he has long been used to them.

What he feared was being alone, left in the dark, alone and lonely.

His father was not around at that time, so he stubbornly stayed in this hut and spent countless nights alone.

This small village standing in the forest is very safe and quiet even in the daytime.So he thought that after night, there would be no sense of emptiness after the bustling curtain ended.

However, he was wrong. The darkness is like a beast, digging out the most vulnerable part of people's hearts, making anxiety and loneliness grow wildly.

My father said that the more you fear many things, the more they will come.If you fall into fear because you are afraid of the dark, you will be haunted by a monster called "Eternal Darkness".It will live in your eyes, devouring the light as far as you can see, and shutting you in the boundless kingdom of darkness.

And once you enter that dark world, you will experience a suffocating, absolute, quietness.People who stay in the darkness for a long time will gradually forget the existence of light, and gradually merge with the thick darkness to become a new "eternal darkness".

Few people can escape from that darkness, and even if they do manage to escape, they will forget the existence of that darkness.So no one knows how to get out from there.

Su Jin didn't care much about this, he just stared at the shaky shadow under the tree, and suddenly thought of this matter.

The light blue wind chime brought back from grandma's house hangs on the window, swaying gently in the breeze, making a pleasant and clear sound.The sun was extremely bright and dazzling, the sky was as clear as blue, and the golden rays of light projected from the gaps between the layers of leaves, converging into bright beams of light, blurring the swaying light and shadow on the green grass.

Then, what came into view was the familiar face of the young man outside the window.

"...Can't you come in through the door?" Su Jin murmured dissatisfiedly, looking away from the scene spoiled by that dark face.

"Oh, it's faster to come in from here." Wu Hao didn't care about his sarcastic remarks, and climbed in through the window with a playful smile, and still waved to the window: "Come in."

When Su Jin was puzzled, a girl in a white skirt appeared from the window and was climbing up with difficulty.

Mushroom head, light eyebrows, round face with baby fat, pouty cheeks look extra cute.

The face that was so familiar and nostalgic, Su Jin couldn't help exclaiming: "Xiao Yu?"

"Oops!" Xiaoyu was startled by the sudden increase in volume, and fell into the ground with a somersault. Fortunately, Wu Hao reacted quickly enough to help her stand still.

"Hey, I'm back again." The girl no longer had the shy and frightened look she had when she first met her, and she smiled foolishly.

"Why did you come here?" Su Jin subconsciously wrapped her body in a sheet and asked in surprise.He didn't know when his father left the village to abduct the girl again.

"I don't know too well..." Jiang Xiaoyu scratched his head, and replied while thinking: "It's just that I want to see you very, very much over there, thinking that I can only fall asleep when I am tired from crying... When I wake up in a daze, I lie down On a chair outside the village."

The girl wiped her slightly red nose, and her swollen eyes were filled with joy: "I'm not dreaming, am I?"

"Oh, did you come here unconsciously... It's not a good thing..." Su Jin looked at her against the dazzling light, and his whispered words blended into the golden light, which was extraordinarily ethereal and trance: "I met you outside. Anything unhappy?"

The smile that was barely maintained gradually dimmed, Xiao Yu looked straight into his eyes and said softly: "I always feel like you have magic..."

"Oh, nerd, how can old friends say such things when they meet each other!" Someone who couldn't understand the surrounding atmosphere jumped out at the wrong time, and put his arms around Xiao Yu's shoulders without hesitation: "Since you're here, why not?" Just like before, let's go and have fun together."

Probably because he was familiar with this person's heartless personality, Su Jin didn't feel the slightest jealousy because of his actions, but was slightly taken aback, and then he burst into a smile: "That's right."

The appearance of the young man shrouded in the light, outlined by the dense light is very gentle, exuding the taste of sunshine, which can easily make Xiaoyu blush.Not noticing her subtle changes, Su Jin jumped off the bed, took her hand naturally, and asked softly, "So, where do you want to go?"

"That, that..." Xiao Yu panicked because of his unintentional actions, her face turned even redder, and her words became broken.

"Hey? Are you hot?" Wu Hao thought it was the weather that made her face so red, so he asked curiously.

Xiao Yu nodded vigorously, trying her best to hide her small thoughts.Su Jin felt that her flushed cheeks were very cute, so she gently pinched her cheeks.

"Then let's go to the mother-in-law's store to buy popsicles!" Wu Hao rolled up his sleeves, and made a suggestion with great interest, almost drooling down the corners of his mouth.

"Okay." Su Jin gave him a very contemptuous look, then took Xiao Yu's hand, and urged with a smile: "Let's go."

"Wait!" As soon as the two of them took a step, Wu Hao put his hand on Su Jin's shoulder, causing him to stagger and nearly fall.

"Why?" Su Jin squinted at him with a look of displeasure.

"You—" Wu Hao looked at the bare skin of Chiguo that was wrapped in the sheets, and he didn't even have the strength to complain: "Put on the clothes first—"

"Oh? I'm in trouble." As expected, the other party showed an impatient expression. This kind of dialogue will be repeated dozens of times after the arrival of Xia Tian.Probably because even he himself was too lazy to quarrel over such boring things, Su Jin just complained, then walked to the bed, ignoring Xiao Yu who was still standing at the door, and let go of the bed sheet .

"Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh——" sharp male and female voices resounded in unison.Xiao Yu's face was so red that it was about to burst into flames, but Wu Hao immediately covered Xiao Yu's eyes, and almost bit his tongue in panic: "Stupid ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Also take care of the girl's thoughts—"

"It's so noisy." Su Jin dug his ears as if nothing had happened, glanced at the light rain that began to emit white smoke above his head, and slowly searched beside the bed: "Huh? Where are my clothes... Where are they...?"

"Forget it, bookworm, you should wrap up the curtains..." Wu Hao had completely given up being angry, and helplessly helped his forehead.Either way, it's better than being naked in front of girls.

"...So I've said it all, as long as you cover it up." Su Jin, who was still lazy just now, suddenly grabbed the sheet and put it on again, smiling at Wu Hao with a refreshed look provocative.

Wu Hao could only grit his teeth on the sidelines, but he really had nothing to do with this bad scholar.Feeling the temperature in his hands rising gradually, he subconsciously looked at Jiang Xiaoyu who was still covering his eyes.The child's face was sunburned, and the redness stretched all the way to the neck.When he let go of his hand, Xiao Yu still quickly turned his back, covered his eyes and dared not open them.

Realizing that his joke was a bit too much, Su Jin patted her on the shoulder and said apologetically, "Ah, I'm sorry. In order to express my apology, can I come to treat you?"

Even with her eyes closed, she could still feel the person's body temperature, and the faint fragrance slowly calmed down her restless thoughts.She stared at Su Jin's eyes, seeing the sunlight covering those clear eyes, reflecting a little bit of golden light, as if possessing some kind of magical power, driving her, she nodded involuntarily.

Su Jin smiled and took her hand again.Wu Hao followed behind, pestering with a stern face: "Bookworm, please invite me too!"

"No."

"Why? I was also shocked! You also apologize to me!"

"Huh? I haven't charged you the viewing fee yet."

"What, who would be...interested...interested in your naked body..."

Su Jin turned her head to look at him, the sheet wrapped around her body was a little loose, and slowly slid down, revealing her white shoulders.It was slightly hot in early summer, and his forehead was covered with sweat, and the water droplets rolled down the contours of his cheeks and dripped onto his thin collarbone.In the backlight, the boy's smile became a bit more evil: "What did you say?"

Wu Hao was caught off guard by accident, and the moment he realized it, he quickly looked away and covered his flushed face.Those unspoken taunts were abruptly suppressed.

"No, nothing?"

Taking his reaction into his eyes, Su Jin smiled contentedly.The three of them walked slowly on the quiet street in the afternoon. The scorching light penetrated the thin clouds and sprinkled on the big drops, like a layer of veil and mist covering the village. , the sound of cicadas, blurring the words of their whispered conversation.

Talking and laughing, I came to the store. Grandma was lying on the rocking chair and taking a nap under the shade of a tree.Hearing the sound of footsteps approaching, she slowly opened her eyes, but was startled by the children who surrounded her and stared at her curiously.

"Oh, you dolls, are you trying to scare my mother-in-law to death?" Granny was used to being pranked by these brats and pretended to be angry.Seeing Xiao Yu who was at a loss and desperately apologizing, she froze for a moment, her expression became gentle again, and she gently stroked her head: "Oh, it's Xiao Yu, why are you back here?"

"Well, because... I really miss this place." Xiao Yu closed her eyes, feeling the caress from her grandma.The palm was rough and gentle, as if it could help her, heal the loneliness and anxiety buried in her heart, and make everything calm.