The sun gradually sank below the sea surface, and the last afterglow spread on the sea surface. The half-round sun and its reflection formed a complete circle.

Gu Chen and Xia Mi supplemented each other's words one by one, and finally explained clearly to Eriki what the world on the other side of the sea was like.

They say that there are China, the United States, and other countries in the world. There are places where there is thousands of miles of yellow sand without a drop of rain for decades, there are places where there is continuous rainy season, and there are polar bears guarding the ice floes in the ice and snow, using their paws to shoot fish and eat them.

They have not been to many places, including traveling around the world, but the places they have been to are beyond the reach of Eriyi. In comparison, Xia Mi's knowledge is undoubtedly much broader, and Eriyi is like a

The native girl, who had never seen the world, listened with great concentration.

"It turns out that the outside world is like this." She wrote to the two of them.

"Yes, that's what it is like." Xia Mi said: "There is no Kingdom of Britannia and no Akatsuki Organization. Are you disappointed?"

"No, I'm not disappointed. I like this kind of world. This kind of world is very gentle." Eriyi used the word gentle again.

She turned her head and watched the setting sun take away the sunlight from the earth little by little. The pale red sea of ​​trees turned into red and black. Soon night would fall over Umezuji Town. This was the last glimpse of the sunset.

Her eyes were dull and magnificent, and her eyes held the setting sun. Time passed by, and they stopped talking. The sky became darker and darker, and Eriyi's eyes became darker and darker.

"I like this kind of world very much." Before the sun was about to disappear, Eri Yi wrote this sentence with her eyes lowered, "But the world doesn't like me."

Gu Chen's heart moved.

Xia Mi raised his hand and put it on Eri's shoulder, speaking softly but firmly, "This world is cold and hard most of the time. We don't need to please everyone. We have what we like and care about, even if the whole world is far away from us.

As long as we leave, there is no need for us to please or compromise."

"We can't please everyone." Gu Chen said: "There will always be people who become mean because we fail to meet their expectations. They may become resentful just because of a trivial thing. People are different.

The most empathetic and most detached person, human beings are inherently such cruel beings, so when we live in this world, we should like ourselves more."

Eriki looked at them blankly. This was the first time she had heard these words. She didn't have to like this world or anyone in this world, but she must like herself.

Xia Mi never expected that Gu Chen would say such a thing. In her heart, he was always clear and reserved, tolerant of everything. No matter who he appeared next to, he was like the warmest ray of sunshine in life.

But what he just said revealed cruelty in the plainness, cruelty that broke the illusion and showed insight into the world. It was impossible for him to say this before, especially to an innocent girl.

Gu Chen looked at the sunset on the horizon, half of it sinking into the sea.

"The world is very big. In the past, there were only carriages and horses, and a journey of thousands of miles might take a lifetime. Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition for half his life can now be reached in a few hours. With various means of transportation, we can travel everywhere.

If you can go there, the world becomes small again.”

He said: "The size of the world depends on how many people you know. Every time you know one more person, the world will get bigger. There are many cities in the world, such as Tokyo, Paris, London, New York, etc., but many cities are different to you.

It's just a name. You've never been there, and there's no one you want to visit there, so they don't actually belong to your world.

There are many, many people in this world, but if you don’t know them, they don’t belong to your world. There are many delicious, fun and beautiful things in this world, but the world that really belongs to you is actually very small.

The places you’ve been, the food you’ve eaten, the sunsets you’ve seen, and the friends who care about you.”

After finishing speaking, not only Eriki, who was listening carefully, was stunned, but even Xia Mi was a little stunned.

She wanted to touch Gu Chen's forehead to see if he had a fever. He was able to say such a long thing. After all, he had never said such a long thing to her.

"Maybe I've watched too many Korean dramas." Gu Chen smiled sheepishly.

Eriyi also laughed. In the setting sun, the little face that listened attentively was shrouded in a warm halo, soft and clear, making people feel soft.

She wrote in her notebook: "What is a good friend?"

With cherry blossoms falling behind and fallen leaves flying in the air, Gu Chen said, "I am the one who will believe in you no matter what and will be with you."

In fact, when it comes to this, he is not clear. Lu Mingfei, Chu Zihang and Caesar are his friends, and Frost is also his old friend. But no matter what happens, he will always believe in and stand on his side.

, even abandoning everyone without hesitation... He subconsciously looked at Xia Mi beside him, the girl was also looking at him, her black and white eyes were vivid and full of doubts.

Maybe, it's just her.

So Gu Chen thought to himself that he was not qualified to enlighten Eli Yi at all, because to him, this vast world was just around the corner, and he cared about very little.

"I want good friends." Eriyi held up her small book and looked at the two people around her with bright eyes, full of longing and hope.

Xia Mi touched her round forehead and thought that although you don't say it, everyone can see what you want. Everything is written clearly in your eyes.

"I am your good friend, he is also your good friend, and you will have more good friends in the future." Xia Mi said, "Because we like you, then the whole world will like you!"

When she said this, she seemed to mean that she represented the whole world.

Gu Chen looked at them and smiled softly.

The light of the setting sun slowly faded in Eriyi's eyes. The huge sun disk was about to sink under the sea level. The last light burned the clouds in the sky into the color of flames. In the increasingly dense night, she

His eyes were brighter than ever.

She moved her fingers, and then slowly moved them to both sides.

Xia Mi was stunned for a moment, Gu Chen lowered his head, and Eri Yi held their hands, or squeezed them tightly. They stood side by side in front of the cliff, looking at the sun setting, and the overwhelming darkness sweeping the entire world.

Finally, little lights appeared one after another in the small town in the distance, and a sea of ​​lights floated in the distance.

"It's so beautiful." Eiliyi's lips opened slightly and she spoke a very light syllable.

The wind was still flowing, the clouds were passing by, and the falling cherry blossoms were brushing their shoulders. Nothing sad happened, only the girl who had reached peace let out a sigh of relief.

In fact, sometimes, you are waiting for the world, and the world is waiting for you.

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Chapter completed!