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At night, Jiang Mingjing suddenly stopped in front of an inconspicuous alley in the bustling city center.

Looking at the other end of the darkness, for some reason, Jiang Mingjing had the urge to go in and find out.As soon as the thought came to him, he had already done so.

There is a door at the end of the alley, and there are four characters written on the door plate - Lingxi Tea House.

Suddenly, his heart beat faster, so fast that Jiang Mingjing was at a loss.

Push it away, push it away, there was a voice in my heart that kept urging me so much that Jiang Mingjing couldn't help stretching out his right hand, and gently pushed the door open.

As soon as the door opened, a strong cold air rushed in, causing goosebumps to appear all over Jiang Mingjing's body, and he shivered involuntarily, and tightened his arms.

Then the next second, Jiang Mingjing froze.

In the darkness of the room, an ordinary boy sat curled up in a chair, the silvery moonlight penetrating through the round window close to the roof gently caressed the boy's face, his expression was as calm as water.

Jiang Mingjing felt that his heart was firmly grasped, his originally smooth breathing stopped, the liquid in his blood vessels seemed to be boiling, and his hands and feet were trembling with emotion.

"Laiyi..." Muttering the name, Jiang Mingjing staggered up to the boy, regardless of the documents scattered all over the floor, squatted down, and stroked his face, "Laiyi..."

The boy lowered his head and looked at Jiang Mingjing, whose eyes lost the moonlight and were as deep as a canyon.

"Who are you looking for?"

In a word, Jiang Mingjing immediately came back to his senses.Bouncing off the ground like a spring, Jiang Mingjing took two steps back, gasping for breath, his head in a mess couldn't turn around for a while, and he forgot how he got here.

At this moment, "snap", bright light filled the whole room.

"You're like this again. I told you not to turn on the lights all the time. What good is it in the dark?" The tea maker walked in while holding things in his arms, and when he turned his head and saw Jiang Mingjing, his face was a little bit There was no look of surprise, but he said in his mouth, "Oh, how strange, it's been a long time since I saw a guest. Come, sit down, and I'll pour you tea."

Hearing this, the boy slowly put his feet down, followed the tea maker without shoes, walked to the tall shelf, and curled up in the corner like a cat.

The tea maker didn’t seem to notice the boy’s strange behavior. He put the tea pot with red stripes floating in his arms on the corner of the shelf, walked to the tea seat, sat down, stretched out his hand to face the opposite side, and said, “Sir, please sit down.” .”

It wasn't until this time that Jiang Mingjing gradually regained his senses, and his eyes quietly inspected the place.

Teahouses, shelves, and tea canisters of different colors. Although Jiang Mingjing didn't have many opportunities to go to teahouses, he felt that this place was too simple. It was more like a person drinking by himself than a teahouse.

"Sir, do you want to buy tea?" The tea maker skillfully ironed the pot, placed the tea, and warmed the cup, and smiled calmly.

Correcting his posture, Jiang Mingjing walked to the teahouse and sat down. In order to hide his embarrassment and express his apology for his sudden intrusion, he said, "Do you have any good tea introductions?"

The tea maker in white Hanfu holds the kettle high in his hand, and the water pours from a height, causing the tea leaves to roll and scatter in the kettle.

"Unfortunately, there was originally tea suitable for you, but because the tea leaves are almost gone, there is no way to give it to you."

Jiang Mingjing didn't understand.

"why?"

The tea maker laughed and said nothing.

Jiang Mingjing didn't pursue it either, his eyes drifted to another direction, pondered for a while, and asked, "What's his name?"

Pour the tea soup into the teacup, and before brewing the second tea soup, the tea maker looked up at Jiang Mingjing and asked, "Why didn't you ask my name?"

Jiang Mingjing was at a loss for words immediately, and he looked at a loss, without his usual calmness and self-control.

How should I answer?Could it be that he thought this boy was Zheng Laiyi?Even Jiang Mingjing felt that his reasons were inexplicable, how could he convince others?

But no matter what, he just couldn't let go of that boy. Even though the boy didn't like to pay attention to him, he just wanted to get close to him, to be close to him.

Because he, like Lai Yi, made people feel uneasy—this was the most reasonable reason Jiang Mingjing could think of.

The tea maker didn't make things difficult for Jiang Mingjing. After dividing the tea, he put the teacup with the cup holder in front of him and said, "Sir, do you believe in the cycle of cause and effect?"

Jiang Mingjing frowned slightly, did not speak, but focused most of his thoughts on the boy.

"Then have you ever heard of such words as 'died by an untimely death' and 'unfinished life'?"

The frown between Jiang Mingjing's brows became deeper and deeper.

"You must know what order is, right?"

Unable to understand, Jiang Mingjing asked directly, "What do you want to say?"

The tea maker smiled, and changed the subject, "Do you want to listen to music? Don't you feel a little bored just drinking tea?" After speaking, the tea maker began to sing without waiting for Jiang Mingjing to speak.

"A crime committed in the past life ~ Retribution in this life ~ Died unexpectedly ~"

"The sins of the past life ~ pay back in this life ~ kill yourself ~"

"Oh~ The world is in turmoil~Accidentally walks ahead of the inevitable~"

"Death is as fateful as you~Your life is not over~Please rest for a while~Turn into a guardian spirit~Waiting for the call of the world~"

"Self-destruction is like you ~ life should not end ~ please take a break ~ give you the name of self-salvation ~ if you don't save yourself ~ the world will never end ~"

"Oh~ The world is in turmoil~Accidentally walks ahead of the inevitable~"

"Who can discern ~ your destiny ~ your world ~"

"Please take a break for a while~Please take a rest for a while~"

"Waiting Spirit Incarnates in the Human World~Self-Saving Spirit Introspects and Saves Itself~"

"Oh~ The world is in turmoil~ I want to live but I can't live~ I want to live but I don't want to live~"

"Poor waiting spirit~sad self-help spirit~"

"March in the world~The world is cruel~"

"Calling this world~a heartless world~"

The messy lyrics felt like a third-rate song that was cobbled together, but Jiang Mingjing seemed to have caught something in the haze, but when he looked back carefully, he couldn't see anything, and the more he thought about it, he couldn't see it. The more he knew, the less he knew, his hands trembled in anxiety.

"What does this song... mean?"

The tea maker picked up the teacup, lifted the lid slightly, and smelled the fragrance.

"If the guardian spirits want to give up waiting for the chance to return to the human world, they will have seven days to think about it. After seven days, if they still don't change their minds, I will have to make them completely disappear from this world." Sipping tea, the tea maker put down his cup, looked Jiang Mingjing straight in the eyes, and said, "Today is the sixth day."

"Bang!" Jiang Mingjing, who knocked over the chair and stood up suddenly, focused his eyes on the boy. Every cell in his body was screaming, and the vague voice gradually became clear.

"Money is such a thing that you can't take it with you if you live. After three months, people don't know if they are still alive. Putting so much attachment on that kind of thing, people are too miserable, and their souls will be polluted."

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not a straightforward person, let alone a great idealist who advocates truth as you think. I'm just living. Since I'm alive, of course I don't want to see what I don't want to see. Deception can bring If you come to be quiet, I am more willing to do this than anyone else."

"Don't think about dying so quickly. Believe me, even if you commit suicide, you will find that the world after suicide is not as beautiful as you imagined."

"Of course I said yes, anyway, I don't care."

"It doesn't matter..."

"It doesn't matter..."

"Mirror."

"It's okay, Der Spiegel, I know everything."

The picture finally freezes at that moment, he smiled softly, and then disappeared without a trace like a phantom.

Impossible, impossible, impossible...

Jiang Mingjing stretched out his hands, he wanted to make sure that the boy in his sight was real.However, he only took a step, but found that the scene in front of him had changed.

Bright lights, passing vehicles, passing pedestrians - this is the side of the road.

***

Lu Hailian, who was instructed to be the gatekeeper, sat at the dining table and worked by the overhead light.

Walking down the stairs barefoot, Zheng Laiyi quietly approached the kitchen, poked his head in, looked around and didn't find the person he was looking for, thought for a while, and said, "Where is Mingjing?"

Lu Hailian, who had discovered the existence of the child a long time ago, looked up at him, and said with a smile: "He has something to go out, don't worry, he will be back soon."

Pursing her lips, Zheng Laiyi stood there without saying anything.

Lu Hailian got up, went in and poured a glass of juice for the child, then walked to his side and handed it to him.

"Come, drink some water."

Taking the cup silently, Zheng Laiyi held the cup that was stained by the juice and remained motionless.

Seeing the child's performance, Lu Hailian sighed, and said: "You, take good care of yourself, eat more food, and raise your spirit. As long as you get well, everyone else will be happy .”

Looking up at Lu Hailian's handsome face, under the light, Zheng Laiyi looked as fragile as a clay doll.

"As long as I'm good, everyone will be happy?"

"Of course." Lu Hailian couldn't help but reached out to stroke his hair, and finally understood why Jiang Mingjing cared so much about this child, "You have to remember, without you, that guy Mingjing would definitely go crazy, so you Just rest assured, just rely on him, he won't leave you alone."

Looking down, Zheng Laiyi didn't care about the hand that was "ravaging" on her head, but just clenched the cup in her hand, letting the thoughts in her heart churn wildly.