Under the shadow

On August 2006, 8, Mu Zhiqi, who was not yet 21 years old, met Lin Junyue, who was born on the same day as himself, for the first time.

Then voluntarily fell into a 'trap' called Lin Junyue.

Never left in my whole life......

Because 20 years later, on August 2026, 8, there will be no one named Mu Zhiqi in the world who can take Lin Junyue home after she gets drunk...... .

In the evening, with the afterglow of the setting sun gradually dissipating, the sky was stained with mysterious black, reflecting the warmth of the lights of thousands of families in the world.But Mu Zhiqi's heart, who was sitting on the edge of the roof at this moment, sank to the bottom of the valley as night fell.

When did you start liking Lin Junyue?Muzhiqi couldn't remember it anymore, probably because it was too long ago, it seemed that when he realized it, the smiling face of this girl existed in his heart.

Their names match so well, "There are trees in the mountains, and the trees have branches, and the heart is pleasing to the king, and you don't know it." There are so many trees in the surnames, it's outrageous that even the first and last names match well.

Accidentally touched the beer bottle at hand, and poured a large piece, making a clanging sound, but Muzhiqi ignored it.Her thoughts have drifted to ten hours ago......

"Aqi, are you kidding me?" After helping Lin Junyue to block the peach blossoms again, Mu Zhiqi forced her to sit on a park bench, and tried carefully, but he didn't expect to get her mocking eyes and jokes. Hurtful words: "Let's just read this kind of thing in novels, but it's rare in reality, okay, and can't you see how hard Xiange and the others have worked?"

Outrageous?Lin Junyue's indifferent and sarcastic voice sounded in his ears, Mu Zhiqi shook his head with a wry smile, reopened a can of beer and drank it up.For the first time, she felt strange to the person she likes, with that expression and voice......

The phone rang at some time, and the name on it was the name she had been looking forward to for countless days and nights in the past, but now...she didn't want to answer it.

The word duplicity is perfectly suitable for Mu Zhiqi now, not only did his fingers disobediently press the answer, but his voice also softened the moment he heard Lin Junyue's voice.

"You've been drinking." There was a familiar gentle voice on the other end of the phone, but it was not an interrogative sentence. The voice was full of determination, "Where are you?"

"Where is it? Is it important?" After a chuckle, Mu Zhiqi opened another can of wine, and the sound of "click" came to Lin Junyue's ears through the receiver, making her frown unconsciously.

"Where are you?" asked again, even Lin Junyue herself didn't know what the panic for no reason indicated at the moment, but the only thing she could be sure of was that she wanted to see Mu Zhiqi, right now.

"Hehe, Lin Junyue" a drunken voice sounded, but it was Lin Junyue's name, "Tell me, who am I?"

"Kizhiqi"

"anything else"

"You drank too much." Faced with this obviously insensitive topic, for some reason, Lin Junyue chose to escape, and kept silent and did not reply.

"Lin Junyue" Even though it was mixed with gusts of wind, Lin Junyue still noticed that Mu Zhiqi's voice was not as soft and waxy as usual, but a little strange and cold.

She never called her full name, but now she called it twice in a row.

"Who am I?" Perhaps he was emboldened by drinking, but Mu Zhiqi didn't turn this topic over as Lin Junyue thought in his heart, but took advantage of the victory and continued to persistently want an answer.

"friend"

"Ah"

"Aqi" Lin Junyue sighed softly, feeling a little helpless, "You are the best friend in my life, the existence that I...... can't live without, if it's because of what I said to you before, I apologize"

"Ah"

The person on the other side didn't seem to be listening, and after a chuckle, there was silence again.

"We still have a long way to go for the rest of our lives, I hope you can always be by my side, Aki, do we have to do this for such a small thing?"

"Small matter?" Finally, the person on the opposite side responded, but the loss in the words could not be more obvious, "But I am also the kind of person you think is a minority, and I am also the same existence as He Xian Ge Hua Nian and the others, Lin Junyue"

"Aqi, I'm not against it, it's just that I can't accept who I am. You have also seen what Xian Ge and Gu Yan, Hua Nian and Qin Si have experienced together. Such feelings are nothing... ...." Lin Junyue tried to explain something, but found that the more she explained, the more she felt a faint pain in her heart, "Aqi, where are you?"

"Rooftop, rooftop"

The four words made Lin Junyue uncontrollably flustered.

She started the car and drove in the direction of Muzhiqi. Along the way, she did not know how many red lights she ran through, but fortunately, there were not many cars and people on the road in the middle of the night.

"Aqi, it's windy up there, why don't you go down and wait for me?"

"You care about me?"

"You are my most important friend"

"Oh, who wants to be your friend?"

"What?" With one foot on the brakes, two dark brake marks appeared on the ground. Lin Junyue's hand holding the steering wheel tightened, her eyes and tone were a bit incredulous.

Is this what Muzhiqi said?In the memory, Mu Zhiqi, who was so dependent on himself, responsive to himself and almost always on call, would say such words?Lin Junyue didn't believe it, but...the calmness and seriousness in the other party's words made her unable to refute "Aqi?"

"Lin Junyue, close to you, stay with you, I don't want to be friends with you." Muzhiqi on the rooftop felt a little uncomfortable in his throat when he spoke. I don't know if it's because of drinking and blowing wind. "I like you , this sentence was never a joke"

"Aqi, you...don't be like this" After a long time, Lin Junyue restarted the car with a complicated voice that Muzhiqi couldn't hear, "I have a boyfriend, you know, we getting married soon”

"Um"

"Aki, isn't your friend alright?"

"Ah"

"Friends can last a lifetime, we still have a long time to be together, Aki"

"What if there is no future for..."

"Aqi?" Hearing this, Lin Junyue subconsciously accelerated the speed of the car, and only a white afterimage flashed on the fast road.

"Yueyue, I'm very tired. This world makes me feel that the so-called life is actually not good. The fast pace, the pressure of life and the unilateral pressure of giving make me feel out of breath from time to time."

"Aki, you still have me"

"Yeah, it seems that I really only have you." Mu Zhiqi looked up at the sky, his voice was a little sad, "But even you... don't want me anymore"

"Aki...... I will be a friend......"

"I'm very greedy, so I never want my love to end up being friends with you"

"Aki......"

"But it doesn't matter, it's not your fault after all, Yueyue, is he fine, is he someone you can trust for a lifetime?"

"Yes, I'm sure." After hesitating for a while, Lin Junyue sank his mind and replied softly.

"Okay, I will step back to where I should stand, in the identity you wish in your heart......" Love you

Mu Zhiqi said the last two words very lightly and was covered by the wind, but Lin Junyue still guessed it.

"I'm sorry to bother you for so long, I tried, but...it doesn't work for anyone"

The flustered feeling in her heart gradually intensified, and even the hand that closed the car door began to tremble unconsciously, which made Lin Junyue suddenly feel as if she was about to lose something important.

"Aqi!" He went up to the roof panting, his eyes fixed on a red figure standing on the edge, the warm and coquettish red dress fluttered in the dark night, like a rose blooming in the dark, making people salivate.

Looking at his sweetheart who was close at hand, Muzhiqi showed a bright and bright smile on his face, emitting light in the dark environment.

It would be nice to see her for the last time.

At least................

I'm not so sorry.

Muzhiqi's smile caused Lin Junyue's eyes to lose focus for a moment, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously rose, but then, the red figure in front of him quickly fell backwards, and finally disappeared from Lin Junyue's sight.

With a frozen smile on her lips, Lin Junyue rushed to the edge of the roof, her hands holding on to the railing trembled uncontrollably, she looked down, and roared with all her strength:

"Kizhiqi!!!"

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