Under the shadow

"Kizhiqi!!!"

A touch of red downstairs stood out in the darkness, I don't know if it was Mu Zhiqi's red dress or she was bleeding.

Just like a rose blooming in the dark night, while it is fatally attractive to people, it also produces terrifying fear.

Soon, the police came.

Looking at the corpse being carried away, Lin Junyue suddenly felt her heart was hollowed out in an instant, and she was a little out of breath in the pain. The red and blue lights of the police car flashed alternately, reflecting that Lin Junyue's face was a little pale at the moment.

Muzhiqi's suicide is obvious, but the record should be done.

"Excuse me, what is your relationship with the deceased?"

The word 'dead' stung Lin Junyue's eardrums, she bit her lower lip tightly and refused to speak.

"Miss Lin?"

Thinking back, Lin Junyue's eyes rose into a mist, "Friend......No, I'm her girlfriend"

This is what she hoped, but Muzhiqi never heard the answer again.

If...if she didn't answer that way, if she lied to her then, would it be......

Unfortunately, the word "if" is the most unreliable and helpless thing in the world.

What's even more ridiculous is that Lin Junyue actually regretted the marriage on the spot in the end. She didn't even know the reason, but after Mu Zhiqi passed away, she suddenly felt that she didn't have any feelings for her boyfriend.

She began to appear frequently in the cemetery where Mu Zhiqi was buried, and often sat in front of her grave for an entire afternoon, as if staying so quietly could also soothe the anxiety and longing deep in her heart.

Until the day of Lin Junyue's 36th birthday three months later.

November 2026, 11 is Lin Junyue's 27th birthday, and at the same time, it is also the 36th birthday of Mu Zhiqi, who has passed away.

It's just that she will never reach the age of 36.

Lin Junyue went out to buy Muzhiqi's favorite strawberry cake, and then went straight to the cemetery.

It's just that Lin Junyue was not the only one who came to 'disturb' Muzhiqi this day.

In front of the tombstone, a long-haired woman in a camel coat half-kneeled in front of Mu Zhiqi's tomb, raised her hand and carefully wiped the photo on it, and remained silent.

"Who are you?" Lin Junyue was a little displeased, she never knew that Mu Zhiqi had other close people besides her, an inexplicable anger filled her chest, "Don't touch Aqi!"

"Heh, what's the point of being jealous now?" The woman stood up and smiled mockingly at Lin Junyue, "No matter how much she pretends, she won't feel it, so why bother?"

The woman in front of her was none other than Mu Zhiqi and Mu Zifeng's childhood friend, Xi Yuqing.

But at this moment, under the cover of the sunglasses, it is understandable that Lin Junyue did not recognize her.

"I........No" looked down at the cake in his hand and was silent, Lin Junyue was a little powerless to refute.

An envelope was suddenly stuffed into her arms, and when she looked up again, Xi Yuqing had passed her and left, "This is the last legacy she left you."

legacy?What would she want her inheritance for?

After Muzhiqi's death, in accordance with my will, Muzhiqi's lawyer handed over to Lin Junyue the relevant documents related to her bequest according to the procedure, so Lin Junyue, as a friend, got almost all of Muzhiqi's property, which is actually not much. It is the house where Mu Zhiqi lived before his death, and a bank card with a small amount of deposits, and this envelope.

Putting the cake in front of the tomb, Lin Junyue still couldn't help opening the envelope out of curiosity:

'Jun Yue, does it make you feel strange to call you that suddenly? '

Lin Junyue chuckled with red eyes, how could it be strange?You've even been called by first and last name.

'When you read the letter, you should have married the right person, and I should have left'

This idiot...... Caressing the smiling face of the woman in the photo, Lin Junyue smiled wryly and shook his head...... Intuition is never accurate and he always likes to guess , Look, I only guessed half right again.

'Yueyue, in the 20 years I've known you, I've said I like you nine times, but every time you think it's a joke.

Actually not, every time I say I like it, I mean it seriously.

Yueyue, to be honest, liking you is really a very tiring thing, wishful thinking is too difficult, not only because you never thought about the possibility between us.Maybe it's Youxiange and Niannian's relationship that made you feel scared, maybe I've always overestimated my position in your heart, but in short, everything is over now.

But after all, it's not bad, you have found someone who can stay with you for a lifetime, even if you are a little unhappy, but at least it makes me feel at ease, although thinking about it, I still feel a little jealous that that person is not me.

I have been by your side for so many years, there are still so many things I want to say, but....... Let it be like this, after all, your patience is really a little pitiful to me sometimes, and you should write again annoyed.

Yueyue, do you still remember the locked room opposite my bedroom?There's a key in the envelope, and time... go check it out, if... you want to.

Yueyue, I wish you a smooth, worry-free and happy life in the future, and then forget about my liking for you, and let me live forever in your heart as a friend, this is me...... .last wish

Yueyue, the cherry blossoms you promised me once, if there is a chance in the next life, let's... let's see it together again.

Lin Junyue, the sunset is beautiful, we have no future.

It's getting dark, can I... still take you home? '

Lin Junyue was crying for a long time, holding the envelope and calling Mu Zhiqi's name over and over again, but the smiling figure beside her who could make her feel at ease could never appear in time again.

Late love is always the cheapest, and in the third month after Mu Zhiqi's death, Lin Junyue finally understood her feelings for Mu Zhiqi.

It turns out that it was never Mu Zhiqi who relied on Lin Junyue, it was she who... relied on her

No wonder, every time she goes on a date with her boyfriend, she always subconsciously reports to Mu Zhiqi, and her mind is full of Mu Zhiqi's face during the date.

So, you and I are the same kind of people, Aki

There was a breeze blowing around, drying the tear stains on Lin Junyue's face, it was gentle and warm, just like Mu Zhiqi when he held her before.

Desperately went to Mu Zhiqi's apartment, Lin Junyue standing at the door hesitated, what could be behind that locked door?

The hand holding the key was clenched unconsciously. The moment Lin Junyue opened the door, countless scenes that she might have seen appeared in Lin Junyue's mind, but the only thing she didn't expect was that everything inside was about her.

On the wall are her photos from junior high school to the present, each with a corresponding time and place.

Lin Junyue's eyes were red, and she lost her voice when she looked at the wall full of walls, Mu Zhiqi, an idiot...... When did she secretly take these pictures...... ...

But she should have guessed it a long time ago. How could Mu Zhiqi, who has always kept the camera in his hand, not be able to take pictures?

In the center of the room, there is a hill made of gifts, each with a corresponding age:

'A birthday present for Yueyue xx'

Sitting on the ground and looking at each piece, it is from 25 years old to 100 years old.

Looking at the hundred-year-old box in her hand, Lin Junyue couldn't laugh or cry, could she live so long?That's not an old monster......

Then he opened the 36-year-old box, and there was a camera lying quietly inside. It was the one that Mu Zhiqi had always used, and it was also the only thing Junyue Lin had ever given her.

There is a photo lying quietly under the camera. The location is the largest cherry blossom garden in the world in City G. It seems that because the camera is too old, the picture is not really clear, but the late sunset is accompanied by the wind blowing in the sky. The petals of cherry blossoms are gentle and dreamy.

Turning over, on the back of the photo was a line of Lin Junyue's familiar handwriting:

Sunset warm wind, cherry blossoms dance, this is the last romance I give you - Muzhiqi

It's such an ordinary thing that can't be more ordinary. Muzhiqi treasured it for more than ten years and nearly 20 years and refused to replace it. If it was broken, it was repaired or repaired. Junyue Lin didn't know how many times she persuaded her.

This idiot... told you not to change it, you see, it can't be used now, now let's see how you can secretly take pictures of me......

Aki.........Kizhiki..............

Lying on the bed where Mu Zhiqi once lay, Lin Junyue greedily inhaled the smell that belonged to Mu Zhiqi, unable to let go of it for a long time.

Aqi, I was wrong, I regret it, can you come back?

Aqi, it's obvious that you don't want me

Aqi, you come back, you guessed all wrong, you know?

I am not happy, I am not happy at all, how can I be happy when you are not here?

Aqi, you took my happiness away, can you return me when you come back?

Aqi...... I can never be happy in this life, your wish has come to nothing.

Aki.......without you.......the rest of my life is nothing....

Three months passed, another three months passed, Junyue Lin dismantled all the birthday presents that Mu Zhiqi left her, took off the photos on the wall and burned them in front of Mu Zhiqi's tomb, and sold all the assets under her name at the same time, Bought the cemetery next to Koeda.

At 2027:3 in the middle of the night on March 27, 11, on the same rooftop and at the same location, Lin Junyue changed into the white dress Muzhiqi liked to see her wearing the most before, and jumped off without any hesitation.

The blood once again stained the earth red, dazzling and frightening in the dark night.

Aki, I won't leave you alone again.

Aki, don't be afraid, nothing can separate us......

Muzhiqi, I admit that I like you too, wait for me, this time, I will take you home......

Aki, it's getting dark and the cherry blossoms are falling. This time, let's go home together......

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