Everyone's life is roughly similar and quite simple - from the mother's womb to the grave. Of course, special circumstances are not excluded. After all, some people die in extremely miserable circumstances and are not even qualified to enjoy the cemetery.
Standing at an absolute height and looking down, life is more like a "line". People are always moving, from one place to another. The movement of people is the extension of the "line", and life and death are
The two ends of the "line" are a starting point and an end point.
Life is limited, and so is the world. In the limited world, there are too many "lines", each of which stretches and intertwines with each other. In their respective trajectories, they inevitably collide with other "lines". That contact
The intersection is the blending of two completely different lives, the meeting of two people.
The encounter was just like Xu Sheng and Xu Lizi today.
Some people meet every day but don't even know their names. They forget everything as soon as they turn around, as if they were just a passing cloud. And some people, even though they only have a quick glance, they will never forget them for the rest of their lives and will always be in their hearts.
Xu Sheng looked at Xu Lizi, and seemed to see a sky from her beautiful eyes, a sky full of stars that he often looked up to.
Looking at Xu Sheng's face turned red, the voice of his reading gradually became lower.
Xu Lizi looked at Xu Sheng, looking at his dull look, and couldn't help but smile. When she showed her smile, she looked particularly beautiful.
"Cough, cough!" Xu Sheng coughed twice, finally realizing that he had lost his composure, and deliberately increased his voice, trying to maintain some dignity as a "teacher".
Xu Lizi cooperated very well. She stopped smiling in a blink of an eye, sat up straight, and listened. She showed a completely different and ladylike demeanor from before.
Time passed like this bit by bit, and Xu Sheng had long forgotten the time.
"ah--!"
A long yawn interrupted Xu Sheng's thoughts. When he looked up, the little maid was shaking her head and stretching.
"Sir, if you don't have lunch, you can't skip dinner, right?" The little maid pouted, looking slightly angry.
"Ah?!" Xu Sheng was stunned for a moment, then glanced out the window. The sun was setting and it was approaching dusk.
Without realizing it, he actually talked for four hours!
"I'm so rude, I'm so rude!" Xu Sheng felt his face getting hot and apologized again and again, obviously a little flustered.
"It's okay, sir. He is also a scholar and a good-natured person. I was fascinated while listening to his lecture. I forgot about it for a moment. I don't know how long it has been." Xu Lizi put down the book and blinked brightly and brightly.
With slightly sour eyes, he said softly.
"Thank you very much, Miss, for the compliment. I really deserve it. I missed Miss a meal and deserved death." Xu Sheng's words were obviously serious, but when he thought about the person in front of him being hungry because of him, his heart filled with tears.
There is only shame and regret.
"Sir, you are too strong. After listening to your eloquent remarks, I no longer feel hungry." Xu Lizi joked, with a smile as bright as a flower. No, it should be said that it is more beautiful than a flower.
"I'm really sorry. Dinner is about to begin. I can't disturb you any more. I'm going to leave." Xu Sheng saluted quickly, and without waiting for Xu Lizi to react, he buried his head and left.
He couldn't do it without leaving. He really didn't know what to say. It was fine when he was teaching, but as soon as he put down the books and started chatting, he felt dizzy. He couldn't say the simple words he usually said.
When he exited and faced Xu Lizi, his thoughts seemed to be blocked by something, and his tongue seemed to be tied up.
He walked very fast, faster and faster, and his mind was filled with Xu Lizi's face. Unknowingly, he walked through his small courtyard and headed towards "Tianchi Garden"...
It was getting late at night, and all the lights were on in Xu's house, except for some remote and secret places. Xu Lizi lay on the table, held an embroidery needle in her hand, and played with the flickering flames of the candle with great interest.
"Shaoyao, what do you think of that gentleman today?" After a while, Xu Lizi felt a little bored, looked at the little maid who accompanied her day and night, and asked casually.
"An extremely boring and pedantic bookworm." The little maid named Shaoyao curled her lips with disdain on her face.
"Really? I don't think so." Xu Lizi seemed to think of something, paused for a while, and then said softly: "I think he is quite interesting. Besides, only nerds have real knowledge."
"What is real knowledge? You can read according to the book. Miss, you are not illiterate, you can only read the book. What do you want him to do? Don't talk about it, miss. Even I can recognize some sentences after following you for many years.
If you don’t understand, ask him to explain it. It would be nice for him. The more he explains, the more confused he becomes. There are three meals a day, so it’s okay to skip lunch. If I hadn’t reminded him, I would have saved dinner. I’m the boss.
Someone has to remind me when I eat. This is the first time I have seen him. It doesn’t matter whether he is hungry or not, he even drags the young lady to starve with him..." Shaoyao became more and more enthusiastic as he talked.
Xu Lizi shook her head helplessly. Shaoyao, everything is fine, but once the chat box is opened, it cannot be closed.
By the time Xu Sheng arrived at "Tianchi Garden", it was completely dark, and it was the end of Xu Shi. Although it was summer, it was early summer after all, and the scene was already dark.
"Why are you here?" By the time Xu Sheng reacted, he was already standing at the door of "Tianchi Garden". He held his breath and looked inside. The open door was filled with darkness, deep and deep.
Xu Sheng remembered clearly that there was a tombstone there!
Now he only felt creepy and the hairs on his back stood on end. He was being dragged here without even realizing it.
In just an instant, he was completely soaked!
He moved his body with difficulty, his legs and knees spinning, and he retreated back bit by bit. Some things were far beyond his understanding, and he didn't want to get involved too deeply.
"Since you're here, let's come in." A hollow and old voice suddenly rushed into Xu Sheng's mind. He trembled and stood still, his mind torn apart.
"Who?!" Xu Sheng gritted his teeth and his eyes were about to burst.
"Come in, I've been waiting for you here for a long time. Speaking of which, I haven't waited for anyone for many years. How long? I can't even remember." The voice seemed to be recalling the past, but every word was clearly revealed.
A wave of power appeared. Xu Sheng stepped back, only to find that he could not move at all. An invisible force blocked his retreat.
"Come in, you have no choice." The voice suddenly became louder, and it sounded a little angry.
I have no other choice but to go in.
Xu Sheng gritted his teeth, rolled up his sleeves, and his eyes were bright. Although he knew that his strength was limited and he might just be a mantis, he still got into a fighting stance.
Xu Sheng slowly but powerfully moved towards "Tianchi Garden" step by step, approaching the mysterious tombstone bit by bit.
The night is extremely dense. At this time, everything is silent, the heaven and earth are silent, there is no wind, no rain, no stars and no moon.
Xu Sheng didn't even dare to take a breath, and took every step very seriously. He walked for a long time in the short distance of more than ten feet.
In front of the tombstone is a figure, hunched and unusually low.
"This back view is...!?"
Xu Sheng was horrified. He had seen this figure in the strange place where he was being interrogated last night. Judging from the situation at that time, the owner of this figure had extremely high authority.
"Ha! Ha!" The figure turned around little by little. Xu Sheng's heart was beating so fast that it almost reached his throat.
Alas!
It turned out to be a young and handsome face! When the figure turned completely around, Xu Sheng saw it very clearly. He originally thought it would be an old man.
"You came."
"I...I'm here." Xu Sheng stumbled and couldn't even speak smoothly. The strange man in front of him, both old and young, looked at him with a strange and playful look on his face.
The smile made him panic.
"Tsk! Tsk!"
The weirdo made a sound of admiration, walked around Xu Sheng, looked at it carefully, and then said slowly: "What a good baby, I don't know how many people have been deceived. What a perfect fake!"
"What do you mean?" Xu Sheng was looked at and looked at like this. On the one hand, he was scared, and on the other hand, he felt a little angry.
"Don't be angry, don't misunderstand." The weirdo said slowly, and every word was overwhelming: "I'm here to help you."
"help?!"
"That's right, little friend, I need your help." The weirdo grinned with a grin that was terrifying and made Xu Sheng feel uncomfortable all over.
"How can I help? I am a useless person, what can I do?" Xu Sheng was curious, and at the same time a bad premonition emerged in his mind.
The weirdo ignored him and turned around to look at the tombstone. Xu Sheng also looked at it with him.
"What did you see?" the weirdo asked.
"The tombstone...and the inscription." Xu Sheng didn't know what the strange man meant, so he hesitated for a while before answering.
"Does it look good?"
Xu Sheng was confused by the strange question. He thought for a long time and whispered: "The handwriting is quite beautiful."
"Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!" the weirdo said with a deep smile, "Things down here are even better."