sunk in yesterday

The feeling of drowsiness in this dream was very strong, as if the half-out consciousness was returning to the body at an extremely slow speed, Xia Zhuo couldn't recover for half a minute after opening his eyes.

In the past few days, he has made countless ideas in the sea of ​​stars. He thought that he would appear in various places, maybe a room with blue curtains, maybe a luxurious living room that appeared in his dream, or It's a hot and noisy street.

So after seeing the environment he was in, he paused in astonishment, even thinking that there was a problem with his vision, and only when he lowered his head and could see his hands clearly did he realize that it was not an accident.

A faint fluorescent light enveloped him, surrounded by endless darkness.

He tried to turn his body, but no matter which angle he looked at, there was no light at all. He seemed to have come to the end of the world, to an absolutely closed space.

After the initial shock and panic in his heart passed, Xia Zhuo quickly regained his composure and took out the flashlight.

Under the light beam, there is no trace of dust flying in the air, and even the sound of footsteps is swallowed up, without any echo at all.

There is no warmth here, only the fear of the unknown drags him, thinking that he has completely overcome the resistance to the darkness, but at this moment his body's reaction of cold sweat tells him honestly, those things he thought disappeared Negative emotions have been hiding under a piece of solid ice, waiting for a slight temperature to melt the surface, and the probe caught him off guard.

He pursed his lips tightly, his heart was beating faster and faster in his chest, and even his legs couldn't help becoming weak. The light of the flashlight couldn't give him any comfort at this time, instead he put all the insecurities accumulated in the past here It's time to pay back.

He walked for a long time, so long that he completely ignored the time, and he didn't feel any hunger.This place is more like a chaotic and unopened space, he is just an inconspicuous molecule floating in it, like a drop of water falling into the sea without making a sound, just waiting to be eaten away by the collapsed emotions hidden all around.

Everything seemed to be back to when he just woke up, and he didn't know where his destination was at that time.He could only keep looking around to see if there were any changes, trying not to let go of any clues.

But when his legs and feet went numb, he didn't see anyone or anything other than himself appearing in the darkness.

He seemed to be abandoned, with no sky above his head and no ground under his feet.

It's not about Yuzhou either.

A huge panic seized him in an instant, and after realizing this, he couldn't even walk.He stared blankly at the nothingness in front of him, his nose was sore, the grievance he had suppressed for so long turned into tears and filled his eyes, and soon the small drops of water condensed and fell down.

Dead liar.

—As long as you need me, I will be by your side.

He clearly needed it at this time, but Guan Yuzhou broke his promise.

Tears flowed in a muffled voice for a while, and the sore calf regained some strength.He wiped his face indiscriminately, stroked his chest and took a deep breath, to calm himself down and be able to think about some basic issues.

The light meter can be used freely, he is undoubtedly in a dream now, so the place he is now is also part of this dream, maybe other participants are in the same situation as him, or all this is related to his amnesia.

Yes... he lost his memory.

Because of amnesia, is Xinghai unable to create a new plane based on him?

No.

Xia Zhuo shook his head, denying this idea.

Although he has amnesia, he is not unconscious. It is impossible that nothing exists in the dream.There must be a special place here, and he needs to find a way to join other people.

——I hope you can keep an outsider's sobriety to deal with everything, deal with problems and events from the perspective of a bystander, and don't bring yourself into it.

He is not a performer, he is just an ordinary participant.In the past, he was always looking for a solution to the problem immediately after falling into a dream, this time he can't waste so much time on meaningless things, he needs to get back on track as quickly as possible.

After repeating Guan Yuzhou's words in his heart several times, Xia Zhuo looked forward again and became determined.

As far as his eyes could see, a faint white light was shining brightly, which was extremely conspicuous in the darkness of the sky.He was sure that there was nothing in front of him just now, and the white light only appeared when he was thinking.

Deducting dreams is to magnify one of the most feared things in the deduction... So here the darkness is magnified, and such a place of nothingness is specially created?

He quickened his pace and walked towards the light.He didn't go far, and the light gradually became real, and he saw that there was a door in the center of the light.

...a dark door, almost two as tall as him, stood straight in front of him.

There was no change in the surroundings. He looked back at the place he came from, the darkness was still nothingness, only the door that appeared suddenly told him that he was not lost in it.

Xia Zhuo tried to lightly touch the door with his fingertips, and the bone-chilling feeling immediately rushed into his body along the fingertips.He shrank subconsciously, and at the same time, an old voice sounded in his ear, rough as if the heel of a shoe had been rubbed against sand and stone.

"Come on, try to reach out and push it away... You know it in your heart, you have no choice but this."

Xia Zhuo hesitated for a moment, and felt that the voice was very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he heard it.During his short pause, the door became more transparent, and even the surrounding light weakened again, as if they were about to disappear before his eyes.

If it disappears, then there is really nothing left.

Now he couldn't delay any longer, he gritted his teeth and put his palm on it, pushed open a gap enough for him to pass through, and quickly leaned over to get in.

The moment he fully entered, there was a blunt sound behind him.Those lights turned into sheets of mist, which wrapped the entire door and blocked his way back.

There is no change in the surrounding colors.

Xia Zhuo took a few steps forward, feeling more and more cold in his heart.

A few hundred meters away is a taller door circled by a light.

But when he turned his head, the door that was still in the fog just now disappeared, and there was still nothingness behind him.

...where is the other side of this door?Will it be the third door?From one door to another, where is he going...

He doesn't know the answer to this question, he only knows that he can't go back, he can only keep going forward along this road.

If you turn around now, you may never come back.

This thought arose in his mind, he bit his lower lip to let himself feel the pain of being able to stay awake, and continued to walk to the next door.

……

"gentlemen!"

Qin Nian was the first to meet Guan Yuzhou.

After being taken to the nursing home by Guan Yuzhou, his mood became more stable day by day, he was taken care of by the staff every day, and with Xiao Hei as his company day and night, his personality gradually became more cheerful.

"Yeah." Guan Yuzhou nodded slightly at him, "Did you see Xia Zhuo?"

"No, no, I'm from there... Sir, is this a school?" Tan Nian, who was forced to drop out of junior high school before finishing junior high school, showed a yearning expression. He couldn't hide his curiosity and longing, and stepped on his feet. Looking towards the group of buildings behind the high wall.

Guan Yuzhou pursed his lips tightly, and uncontrollable pain flashed in his eyes.

This is the university that he and Xia Zhuo finished together, and they are standing on the avenue in front of the school.The cherry blossoms planted on both sides fluttered and shed light pink petals, decorating the flat stone path under their feet beautifully and softly. He and Xia Zhuo met in such a spring full of flowers.

The sun was hanging brightly and obliquely above, and there were cars passing by on the road separated by bushes. Groups of students on the non-motorized driveway rode bicycles laughing and going, and young people came and went with bags on their backs. When they walked past them, they were still discussing where to have a lunch outside the school at noon, and the youthful atmosphere filled the whole area.

Tan Nian's eyes lit up, it was rare to see such a fine weather in a dream, and it was rare to have such a harmonious and peaceful atmosphere.He fumbled here and there, full of enthusiasm for everything. When he saw Xiao Hei on the concave-convex mirror at the corner frowning and looking at him with disapproval, he suddenly woke up and moved back guiltily. Next to Guan Yuzhou, he apologized in a low voice: "I'm sorry sir, it's my, it's my first time to come to this kind of place... Uh, is it just us this time? And Mr. Xia."

Being so close, he was keenly aware of the low air pressure on Guan Yuzhou's body.As if affected by the man's emotions, he felt a strong palpitation, which was different from fear, it was a kind of uneasiness.The closer he was to Guan Yuzhou, the stronger his body's repulsion felt. His heart seemed to be pressed by something, and he couldn't help swallowing.

Guan Yuzhou's face was gloomy, and he looked at the busy street across the road, "Besides him, there are two other companions, let's talk about it later when we meet."

"Okay, okay." Tan Nian lowered her head and stared at her toes, stiffened her body stiffly, thinking in her heart: When I fell asleep with my husband last time, he seemed quite gentle, but now he seems to have returned to the early days ... I heard that the two gentlemen have known each other for nearly ten years. At that time, they should be studying in university. Mr. Guan suddenly felt bad. Is it because Mr. Xia is not around, or because he was affected by the environment here...

"Let's go, I don't know where the others are, let's go to the school and wait." Guan Yuzhou saw the densely packed paper on the notice board inside the school gate, and he could confirm the current time by looking at the notice, so he could grasp the plot information.

It was able to create a place that made him feel in a trance, as if deliberately blurring the boundary between dreams and reality.

Tan Nian followed him closely. The two of them couldn't swipe the turnstile without a campus card. They wanted to step over directly, but an invisible wall blocked them firmly.After standing at the door for a while, they found that there was no loophole in the invisible wall. Guan Yuzhou had no choice but to knock on the door of the security room. Only then did the security inside notice the participants who had not yet entered the plot, and opened the door to ask: "Where are you?" Is there a problem?"

Guan Yuzhou said: "We are going back to our alma mater to visit the teacher. The key card has expired a long time ago, and we have not been able to contact the teacher. Can we go in after registration?"

Tan Nian nodded again and again: "Yes, yes."

"Visiting the teacher?" The security guard looked at Tan Nian suspiciously, he didn't look like a college graduate, "That's not okay, the new regulations from above are afraid of illegal people breaking into the campus recently, so no one outside the school is allowed to enter."

Guan Yuzhou thought for a while, and recalled that there seemed to be such a thing.

There was a lot of panic at that time, because a perverted man followed a female college student and molested her.When he was arrested, the police also found electric shock devices, knives, tying ropes and other crime tools from the man. The situation was so serious that the school leaders immediately made a strict decision and placed a number of security personnel outside the fence.As soon as the case was announced, it also caused an uproar on the Internet, which lasted for nearly half a year.

The reason I remember it so clearly is because...

During this time, he met Xia Zhuo.

He looked up at the bright sky and couldn't help frowning.

"Okay, I see, thank you for your hard work." After talking to the security guard, Guan Yuzhou turned around and took Tan Nian away.

Without the identity in the plot, the school is rejecting their entry,

"Sir, what should we do now?" Tan Nian looked at the traffic lights on the road, clutching his hands in distress, "Do we have to find that... campus card?"

"Go around first. There are too many people here, it's not easy to find Xia Zhuo and the others, so don't get separated from me."

"alright, I got it."

"Oh, Guan Qiangqiang!" As he was speaking, a loud voice came from the other side.

Chu Jin and Yu Ziang also came, and they greeted him, and at the same time set their sights on the little boy who was more than a head shorter than him.

I don't know what to make up, Chu Jin stuttered and accused him, "...Isn't it you? You, you can't be a big boss, just, just mess around like this..."

On the contrary, Yu Ziang guessed the identity of this weak-looking person, he pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose, "Nice meeting, hello."

"These two are Yu Ziang and Chu Jin. They are friends of Xia Mingming." Guan Yuzhou briefly introduced.

"Ah, Mr. Xia's friend!" Tan Nian quickly bowed to him, "Hello, my name is Tan Nian."

"Oh, you know Xia Mingming." Only then did Chu Jin realize that he had lost his mind, and thought that Guan Qiangqiang had found a little love from somewhere, and he was still fighting for others in his heart just now.

"You didn't meet him either?" Guan Yuzhou's face was not very good-looking. Since Tan Nian and the others are nearby, it makes no sense that Xia Zhuo is not there.Or was it teleported to other places like the time on the island?

"Not yet, why don't you go and look for it? Yu Ziang and I just met."

"Yeah." Guan Yuzhou nodded slightly, raised his legs and walked across the road.

He is familiar with the street opposite, because it is directly facing the university gate, so there are many kinds of shops.From food to clothing to play, most students spend time here in their spare time. Xia Zhuo likes one of the video game malls. He often goes there with his classmates on weekends. After staying for an afternoon, he will have dinner nearby before going back. sleep.

Thinking of Xia Zhuo's ability to have no resistance to games, he decided to try his luck here first.

After crossing the zebra crossing, Chu Jin, who got into the crowd, quickly grabbed Yu Ziang's sleeve and sighed, "This is much more lively than around our school."

Guan Yuzhou said: "Because not only college students, but also many office workers or young people are used to gathering on this street, so the flow of people is quite large."

"I didn't expect Xia Mingming to be a graduate of University A. This school is quite difficult." Chu Jin rubbed his chin, "I have heard that the commercial street of University A is awesome, but I have no chance to go there in reality. I ran into it."

Guan Yuzhou's grades have always been excellent, so he just said, "It's not bad."

He looked at the light watch from time to time, but there was no reminder on the gray screen, which also meant that they had not met the interpreter of this dream so far.

"Ah, this milk tea shop! Damn, we don't have any in the city. It is said that theirs is very delicious. I must try it this time!" Chu Jin pointed at a crowded beverage shop with queues outside and swears.

Yu Ziang reminded him lightly: "We have no money, why don't you go in and grab it?"

Chu Jin said righteously: "I can use you to pay off the debt."

"I advise you to save yourself." Yu Ziang knew that he was weak, so he had to remind him in a low voice in advance, "Before you find Xia Mingming, you should be honest. And this time is Xia Mingming's interpretation of dreams, if you I really want to drink their food, I’ll take you there when I get back from here, it’s okay to order everything on the menu, but don’t mess around here.”

After what he said, Chu Jin's enthusiasm for having fun was instantly extinguished, "...I see."

That's right, interpreting dreams is no joke.

Knowing the truth that those who understand current affairs are heroes, Chu Jin seriously found someone.

It was lunch time, and the smell of various foods mixed together wafted through the street.In this kind of place full of human fireworks, everything is easy to evoke people's memories. Guan Yuzhou looked at the small stalls, and the faces of individual stall owners were somewhat familiar. Xia Zhuo used to be a frequent visitor of them.

In addition to playing games, Xia Zhuo also likes to eat. After the two of them dated, he would drag himself here to buy all kinds of delicacies, and then deliberately save some to feed him, so that he would also eat food in the name of not wasting food. Taste the taste, and then say a few words "there is another one that tastes better, I will take you there next time" and so on, it is considered that they have booked their next date destination.

His eyes fell on the shop full of cats behind the glass, looking at the clerk wearing an apron who was wiping the tables inside, his tense expression softened a little.

After being recognized by the Xia family, Xia Zhuo's pocket money doubled several times.

Although Mr. Xia didn't like him, he cared more about unexpected people's evaluation, so the amount transferred to his grandson's card every month was also pretty good.But the education he received since he was a child has deeply ingrained Xia Zhuo's consumption concept. He couldn't spend the money squandering, and he didn't even move, because he was not close to the Xia family, and he still believed that he was Si Miao and the Si family. The only son of the young couple.

Later, in order to be able to buy himself a birthday present, the heir of the Xia family actually went to Maoca to take a job secretly. When the old man found out, he was so angry that he blew his beard and stared. He thought he was too shameful, so he had to take the initiative before working for a month. Please resign, and if you don't have enough money, you go to your own garden and steal a bouquet of delicate roses from the gardener behind your back. As a result, your hands are stabbed and scratched a lot, and you angrily ask him to agree to your pursuit.

That summer, he and Xia Zhuo had known each other for 15 months, and it was also the first summer together.

"Oh, there..."

On the way to the video game city, there is a quiet bookstore.

Guan Yuzhou was a little distracted, and he was always looking at his watch. He waited for Chu Jin to yell before he raised his head, and looked at the place pointed by the person.

At this look, he was completely stunned.

The sun penetrates the glass and casts a warm glow on the white marble floor. The green radish under the cash register is half emerald green and half dark. A big boy in white sneakers is holding a comic book and scanning the receipt on the vertical sign with his mobile phone. A two-dimensional code, the side face still retains a bit of immaturity in the ivory tower.

The owner is a middle-aged man, pointing at the book in his arms and talking enthusiastically.The boy's brows and eyes were crooked, and occasionally he would express his opinion. His blissful expression seemed to let people see his lively soul.

"Then...then that is that..." Chu Jin stared, feeling incredible.

The one who looks like he just came of age is Xia Mingming?After all, they look so similar!But, isn't it?Was it really Xia Mingming who was sick and unreasonable when we first met?

Guan Yuzhou remembered at the same time.

The first time he met Xia Zhuo was in front of this bookstore.

The wind chimes made a series of pleasant sounds, and the boy was bathed in the sun, looking holy and beautiful.

As the distance kept getting closer, Guan Yuzhou endured the throbbing in his heart, and lowered his head to check the light watch again.

The screen was like a stagnant water, and there was still no movement.