Hades system

Shen Qiubai has been having the same dream since he can remember.

There was a shadow in the dream, vague and unreal, but it exuded a familiar atmosphere, and whenever he seemed to touch that shadow, the dream would wake up immediately.

After waking up, those memories would disappear along with the dream, and only the last words of a cold voice remained in Shen Qiubai's mind.

"Before we go on the road, I will give you two one last gift, an afterlife with only memories and no fate. Everything depends on you."

Shen Qiubai never understood what this dream meant, but to him, it was just a dream.

He is a complete atheist. Although he has lived abroad for a long time, he does not have any religious beliefs.In his opinion, there is no so-called past and present life in this world, and gods, gods and ghosts are completely unbelievable.

With this thought in mind, Shen Qiubai has been troubled by this dream for many years. During this process, his family members also found him a psychiatrist, but they still couldn't find a reasonable answer. .

Now, he is 19 years old. He was born in a middle-class Chinese family. He has a carefree life and excellent studies.There is also a brother and a sister in his family. The youngest, he just got out of a closet with all the relatives in his family in the first two months, and all of his family members are only concerned about this matter. Showed the teasing attitude of, yo, you are not willing to confess this to us until now.

This is a family that has received an open Western education while retaining the warmth of a Chinese family. Therefore, all family members did not embarrass this child who confessed his sexuality. Instead, they gave Shen Qiubai a lot of encouragement with tolerance and relief.His parents directly used a new car as a coming-of-age gift, while his elder brother and elder sister prepared him a long-awaited trip to China as a way to curry favor with the youngest.

"Since you were born, you have never been back to China. Your eldest sister and I followed our parents to see the Great Wall of the Forbidden City when we were young. You have almost forgotten that our hometown is City Y in China, right? Now you have grown up too. , this time none of us will look at you, you should go back to the country by yourself, see the mountains and rivers, see the compatriots, and also see our motherland..."

Shen Qiubai was very touched by his family's actions. Although his family is Chinese, he usually communicates in Chinese, but because the language environment in college is still biased towards English, he did not speak smoothly. For the hometown he never went back to , he has only been able to learn from his family's dictation that after simply packing some luggage, he simply boarded the plane to China, and after a long flight, he came out of the airport After that, what you see is a completely different country from the one you lived in the past.

Pedestrians with black hair, black eyes, yellow skin, and looks similar to Shen Qiubai hurriedly walked on the noisy street, and there was no such unpleasant feeling when they were often asked whether they were Korean or Japanese when they lived abroad. However, what filled my heart was the excitement and touch of returning to my hometown.

This is my hometown, and this is the root that my parents often mention.

Taking photos in the streets and alleys with great interest, Shen Qiubai, who was excited for a long time even seeing the pancake and fruit stalls, just settled down in City Y without hesitation, and when night fell, he returned to his place After resting in the hotel, he will start to have the dream that has been haunting him for a long time.

But the strange thing is that this time the dream seemed to become a little clearer, because he could even vaguely see the face of that shadow.He could feel that person holding his hand, gently touched his forehead with his warm palm, then smiled and said to him,

"I'm waiting for you, Qiubai. If you don't come, I'll wait for a day. If you don't come for a year, I'll wait for a year. I've been waiting for you, okay?"

At that moment, Shen Qiubai really had the urge to cry bitterly, obviously he didn't know who that person was at all, but his heart was so sore, that strong desire to embrace this stranger in his arms Emotions filled his heart, and when he woke up again in the middle of the night, he looked at the pillow that was more than half wet from crying, showing a bewildered expression.

If this was a dream... wouldn't it be too real?But where is the person who called his name... Is he really waiting for him somewhere in the world?

That night, Shen Qiubai didn't sleep well, and when he continued to go out the next day, Shen Qiubai seemed a little lethargic, but on the second day, he met a very special person, and it was this person who made him His trip to China became a little different.

The matter started when he went to one of the scenic spots that day. It was a weekend, and there was no subway in this city. Shen Qiubai, who couldn't get a taxi, chose the bus, and the bus happened to be very crowded that day. .

At that time, all the people in the car were a little pale due to the sweltering heat caused by the crowding. Shen Qiubai, who was not used to the crowded environment in China, almost couldn't catch his breath. Several seats had already been hugged The child's aunts and grandmothers took over, Shen Qiubai, a big boy, naturally didn't have the shame to grab a seat to sit down, but when the bus passed two stops, the bus stopped slowly, at this moment, a person came up on the platform below .

As soon as this person came up, many people in the car couldn't help but take a few glances.In fact, he is not special, he is just a young man between a teenager and a young man. His facial features are profound, his figure is tall and straight, and there is a bit of heroism between his brows, but this is not the point, because what makes him really attract attention It was because of the crutch he was leaning on and the awkward right leg.

This is a disabled young man. It was inconvenient for him to get up. Many people in the car frowned unbearably when they saw him striding forward. The old lady stood up immediately.

"Young man, come and sit down, there is a seat here."

The old lady's voice seemed a little nervous, as if she was afraid that her behavior would be a bit abrupt. Shen Qiubai was standing next to the old lady and listening to music with earphones, and didn't notice when someone came in the car, but when he followed When the old lady's movement and a young man's voice of thanks turned his head away, the expression on his face froze for a moment.

"Thank you, auntie, no need, I'll stand, it's fine."

"You'd better come and sit down, it's not very convenient..."

"Thank you. I'm used to it. It's fine to stand. You can take the children to sit down."

The hoarse and gentle voice seemed to hide all the love words in the deep affection. Although it was not really heard through the earphones, when the voice that haunted Shen Qiubai's ears every night appeared in this form for the first time When he was in front of him, he still felt his heart throbbing for a moment.

His eyes couldn't help but fell on the young man for a long time. From his sweaty forehead to his mutilated right leg, he looked carefully. He only felt that his heart, which had been sleeping for more than ten years, was like As if being beaten by something, the pain was severe, and it seemed that because Shen Qiubai's gaze was too abrupt, the young man whom he was staring at frowned and raised his head, and saw a person about his age Just looking at him stupidly, for some reason, he was also stunned.

A feeling of inexplicable sadness lingered in his heart. He had never seen it before, but it was inexplicably familiar. This made this young man with a crippled right leg somehow think of the dream he had often had since he was a child. And in that dream, he saw a figure somewhat similar to the person in front of him talking to him more than once.

He was born with a deformed right leg. After being abandoned by his parents on the side of the road, he was admitted to university with the help of social welfare agencies and had a brand new life.In the past ten years, he has had the same dream every night. In the dream, someone kept calling his name, but apart from his bright eyes, he didn't even know that person's name.

"This is ridiculous..."

Across the crowded crowd, the two of them thought in unison in their hearts. They both laughed in their hearts for believing in such unreliable things as dreams, but the old lady who failed to give up her seat was already enthusiastic about it. and spoke to the crippled young man.

"Young man, where are you going?"

"Oh... I'm going to Zhoushan, where I'm studying."

"Yeah, it's a key university, it's really good... Why is everyone accompanying you when you come out today, isn't it inconvenient..."

"It's okay, everyone is used to it."

"Then you..."

The talkative old lady stopped immediately after asking the first few words. She seemed to think that this was not good, so she quickly stopped talking. It just so happened that the little girl in her arms was under the watchful eyes of everyone. I opened my mouth.

"Brother, is your leg sick? Why does it look so ugly? Niuniu twisted her leg before, grandma gave Niuniu blowing with her mouth, and I got better. Let me blow it for you too."

The child's voice was soft and sweet, and those eyes were pure and innocent. It would hurt people to say such words from the mouth of a minor, but the old lady immediately scolded her little granddaughter angrily when she heard these words.

"Niuniu! Don't talk nonsense, apologize to brother!"

"Ah, it's okay..."

Hearing this, he was slightly stunned. The young man was not displeased when this issue was raised in public. He just raised his hand and touched the little girl's head, then lowered his head without saying anything.And the other people in the car thought they didn't hear anything, but Shen Qiubai, who had witnessed this scene from beginning to end, suddenly felt uncomfortable.

He didn't know why he felt uncomfortable because of a stranger. If it was because of his disability, then this kind of emotion would be too strong. He just felt that this person in front of him shouldn't stand there sullenly and bear the strangeness of others. He should be running on the basketball court confidently and ostentatiously, he should be yelling like a reckless child, but the person in front of him is so silent and gentle pulling the bus ring and standing with difficulty, even though Shen Qiubai His depression and sadness can be felt from such a distance.

For the rest of the journey, Shen Qiubai and that strange disabled young man never looked at each other again, they didn't talk to each other, and they didn't have any interest in striking up a conversation with a stranger just because of the little question in their hearts, although they were silent from the beginning to the end. He paid close attention to the other party's actions, but when the Zhoushan station arrived, the young man on crutches hesitated for a moment, and then slowly walked towards the back door of the bus.

His steps were very slow. When he passed by Shen Qiubai, he paused unnaturally. Shen Qiubai looked at him blankly. The person said a word, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know how to speak.

What to say to him?Do you know him yourself?He had never been to China in the first half of his life, how could he strike up a conversation with someone just because of such a dream... Isn't that too stupid?

Thinking complicatedly in his heart, he couldn't help clenching his palms. Shen Qiubai watched the young man get off the bus. He watched him standing on the platform, and the two of them looked at each other from afar through the window glass. With a glance, Shen Qiubai's eyes suddenly turned red.

A kind of sour emotion filled his heart, he couldn't explain clearly, and he couldn't explain it clearly. This fleeting glance between himself and this person was just like the strangers in this world who pass each other every day. Trouble remembering the appearance of a passer-by who doesn't care at all, and myself, to that person, is just an insignificant stranger.

The car started slowly, Shen Qiubai stood on the car with his head down, and the young man standing on the platform also turned and left.They are like many people who have only met once in the crowd, the encounter between the two was so short and without splash.Maybe many years later, when Shen Qiubai returns to his home overseas, finds the one he loves, and finally has his own family, he will also think of this day that means a lot to him, but at this moment, his hands are trembling Holding the bus ring in his hand, until he suddenly heard himself speaking loudly in Chinese that was almost out of tune,

"Please stop the car... okay? I want to get off! I'm in trouble!! I'm sorry! I'm sorry everyone!"

Amid the complaints of all the passengers, Shen Qiubai ran out of the car with a flushed face. He didn't know why he ran down inexplicably, but when he ran back like crazy along the road he drove, his I don't have any regrets in my heart.

He regretted missing today!You will regret it if you miss it!

The sun above his head made him sweaty, Shen Qiubai ran forward desperately, afraid that when he ran back to the platform, the figure with the cane had disappeared, and when he was about to run along that road At the end, he suddenly saw at the other end of the road, a limping figure walking quickly in his direction, and on his face, there was the same nervousness and fear as Shen Qiubai's.

They are all afraid of missing out, they are all afraid of parting.Even though it was only the first time they met, it seemed that they had been deeply involved in the previous life, and when their eyes met in mid-air, they actually heard the sound of each other's heartbeats in a tacit understanding.

"Hello...my name...my name is Shen Qiubai"

He stammered and opened his mouth. It was the first time in his life that he was talking to someone in this situation. Shen Qiubai's face turned red. When he said his Chinese name, the person on the opposite side was obviously stunned, and soon , he also smiled a little shyly, and said softly,

"Hi, my name is Fang Luocheng."

……

Later, Shen Qiubai and Fang Luocheng got together without any accidents.

Although the two were born in very different environments, and although they had never seen each other before, that fateful encounter brought them together in the end.

Shen Qiubai is not afraid of his lover's incompleteness, Fang Luocheng is also getting deeper and deeper in getting along with each other, this person who has been living in suffering, but lives well by relying on his own perseverance is full of fear. The charm that fascinated him. He stayed in that city for more than two months. During this period, he extended his visa again and again. One day, his family finally couldn't help asking his return date.

"Did you have any wonderful gains in China, baby? Can you tell me if you don't mind? I will check for you?"

The eldest brother who has always been keen on gossip asked curiously on the day of the phone call. Shen Qiubai, who was suddenly a little embarrassed, hesitated for a moment, and then said softly,

"Yes, I feel like I've found my man."

"It must be him?"

"Yes, it must be him."

"Then I wish you happiness, Qiubai, cherish it, love is hard-won."

When he hung up the phone, Shen Qiubai couldn't help but smiled slightly. He was at Fang Luocheng's home, and Fang Luocheng was sitting on the opposite sofa listening to him and his elder brother on the phone.The moment Shen Qiubai hung up the phone, he staggered his eyes in embarrassment, and when Shen Qiubai slowly walked in front of him, knelt down and stroked his legs with his hands, he gently said "I love you" , Fang Luocheng suddenly laughed.

"You know, right? My legs are born like this. Ever since I was born, I have had an ugly and crippled leg. When I was a child, an old lady who took care of me in the orphanage once told me that it was because I did it in my previous life. At that time, I felt very angry and wronged by the punishment given to me by Lord Yan for doing something bad. Now that I think about it, maybe I did something wrong to receive such a punishment..."

Saying so, Fang Luocheng leaned down, he embraced Shen Qiubai in his arms, slowly closed his eyes, and said softly in a voice that only they could hear each other,

"Yan Wangye must have punished me because I failed to find you in my previous life. In this life, even if I die, I will never miss it again..."

--"I swear."

The predestined relationship of the previous life and the continuation of the present life are true and complete.