Baizhou

When Bai Zhou woke up again, he saw a strange place in front of him.

But to say it is unfamiliar is not always the case.

She looked around and finally dug out from the distant memory, this is where she lived when she was a child.

Bai Zhou's mind went blank for a moment, she sat up suddenly, and when she lowered her head, she saw her hand, which shrank to only half of its original size.

She hurriedly lifted the quilt, her legs became shorter, and her whole body shrank.

Bai Zhou was stunned, she climbed out of bed, the bed was too high, she was not used to it, she almost fell down.

The table seemed to have become higher, and she had to climb up on the chair to see the whole picture of the table.

Pens, erasers, workbooks, school bags.

Bai Zhou searched around, only to find the mobile phone that was pressed under the homework.

The screen of the mobile phone is small, and there are several rows of physical buttons below it.

She turned on the small screen with some strangeness, and the time and date were displayed on the screen.

XNUM X Year X NUM X Month.

Bai Zhou stared at the small screen, his mind was in chaos.

What about Sang Yang?Where would she be now?

She has become so small, will Sang Yang still remember her?

And the painting was gone too. She got up and looked around, but couldn't find it.

She remembered that after going back in time, the painting would fall in place, so she should be where their house is.

She knew that location had not yet been developed. It was a wide river, more than half an hour's drive away from here, and now there was nothing left.

what to do?She hesitated in place.

Suddenly, she remembered that the boss of the investigation company had said that Xu Songyi was thirteen years old and nine months old when she was adopted, and her imaginary age was considered 14 years old.

She remembered that Xu Songyi was five years older than her, and her birthday was in June.

I forgot the specific day, but the month is closed.

She understood that the end point of time regression is not fixed, it is determined according to the obsession in the heart of the person who dripped blood.

The reason why they both returned to that day the first two times was because she and Sang Yang had only been thinking about each other being able to come back to life.

But Xu Songyi wanted to go back to the day when she was adopted and make a different choice from the previous one.

Fifteen minutes later, Bai Zhou stopped a taxi on the street. She remembered that the boss of the investigation company said that they were staying at the Beicheng Children's Welfare Institute.

Bai Zhou didn't know this place, so he reported the place name to the driver, but the driver didn't know either.

"Do we have this orphanage here? Kid, do you remember wrongly?" Seeing that she was a child, the driver teased her emphatically.

Bai Zhou realized that the orphanage might have changed its name in more than ten years.

"How many orphanages are there in our city?" she asked.

At a young age, his tone of voice and expression sounded like an adult's. The driver sneered secretly, and his tone couldn't help but sharpen: "There's only one family."

"Just go there!"

The car stopped steadily, but the driver talked too much along the way.

If it was normal, Bai Zhou would definitely answer patiently, but at this time she had no thoughts at all.

She actually didn't quite understand why she made this trip, maybe it was because she wanted to prevent Xu Songyi from being adopted today.

As long as Xu Songyi does not leave her sister and they grow up together, Li Jing will not blackmail the children in order to wear clean clothes to see Xu Songyi. In a car accident, Sang Yang doesn't have to be hated by Xu Songyi.

But going back so many years, many things will change, maybe she doesn't have to do anything, and Sang Yang will never meet Xu Songyi again in the future.

Even if she encounters it, she will have time to do something again.

Seeing that the child was so aloof, the driver of the car gradually stopped talking, but looked at her through the rearview mirror from time to time.

Every time I look at it, I sigh, this child is really serious, so he ran to the orphanage alone, let alone an adopted child, who is not doing well at home, so he escaped back secretly.

The two of them thought about their own things all the way, and they arrived outside the only children's welfare home in the city.

Bai Zhou paid the money and got out of the car, but failed to get in and was stopped by the guard.

"Go, go, this is not a place to play, go play somewhere else!" The guard hurriedly rushed.

Bai Zhou: "."

She walked to the side, looked down at her body, it was short, not much higher than the table, no wonder others bombarded her.

But being short also has its advantages.

Bai Zhou didn't leave, but hid behind a big tree outside the door to observe the doorman. When the doorman sat down to watch TV, she saw the right moment and slipped in quickly from under the window with her waist down and her feet on tiptoe.

This orphanage is huge.

Bai Zhou originally wanted to go into the house, but when she saw several staff members in the house, she avoided them for fear of being caught.

She had to find a way to find Xu Songyi.Bai Zhou walked around the two houses, trying to find a safe entry, but found a large open space behind the house.

In the clearing, a group of children wash things by a long row of faucets.Some of them are washing clothes, some are washing vegetables, they are all children in their teens, and some are younger, about eight or nine years old.

They lowered their heads, immersed themselves in their work, and did not communicate with each other. Although there were many people, it was a depressing silence.

Bai Zhou hid behind a tree, stood on tiptoe and swept around inside, all the children were wearing similar clothes, their heads were lowered, they couldn't see their faces clearly, and they couldn't tell which one was Xu Songyi.

Suddenly, someone patted her from behind.

Bai Zhou was startled, and turned around to see a little girl about her age.

Bai Zhou looked her around and felt that this little girl was slightly different from those children over there.She also wears gray clothes, but she has big round eyes.

The little girl looked at her curiously and asked, "Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?"

Bai Zhou couldn't find anyone, so she came just in time.She put her index finger to her lips and let out a hiss, and pulled the little girl away.

Maybe it was because she was also a child, the little girl was not afraid of her, and let her drag her around without making a sound.

When he reached an empty wall, Bai Zhou asked, "Do you know a man named Li Man?"

She heard her own voice soft and waxy, completely a child's voice.

The little girl in front of me was stunned, then nodded slowly, looking straight at Bai Zhou's face: "She is my sister, do you know her?"

Bai Zhou suddenly realized that the little girl in front of him was Li Jing, the girl who died in a car accident outside the school.

She is still a little girl now, with round eyes and two braids. According to her age, Li Jing should be one year older than her, but she is much smaller and thinner than her.

"I have something to look for her." Bai Zhou said softly, and asked again, "Is there an adult here to pick a child today?"

Li Jing nodded, she laughed: "Yes, how do you know?"

Her voice is cheerful without any anxiety or tension.Logically speaking, the children in the orphanage should be eager to be adopted, and if an adult chooses them, they should be nervous and want to perform well, but Li Jing is very relaxed.

"Don't you want to be chosen?" Bai Zhou asked.

Li Jing shook her head: "I don't want to, unless an adult takes me and my sister away."

She said it very naturally, as if it was a matter of course.

Bai Zhou realized the meaning of her words, and couldn't help asking: "Your sister thinks the same?"

"Yeah." Li Jing obviously had no intentions, she laughed, "We have agreed a long time ago that we will stay together. Today's guest only picks one child, so it has nothing to do with us."

Bai Zhou's heart sank. The girl in front of her smiled brightly. She probably never thought that she was the only one who insisted on this idea. Just today, Li Man would be adopted alone, leaving her and leaving here.

"My sister is about to turn 14. She has good grades and even skipped a grade. The teacher said that she will definitely be admitted to university. She said that she will take me with her when she enters university." No matter how many times others have said it, it is easy to say it to a stranger now.

Bai Zhou asked: "You speak fluently, you must be very smart, no one wants to adopt you?"

"Yes. But if I want to be with my sister, I behaved badly on purpose, so they don't want me anymore." Li Jing said innocently.

Bai Zhou closed her eyes for a moment, and she said to Li Jing, "Can you call your sister here for me?"

Li Jing said yes, but she hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Then you have to finish quickly, we have been away for too long, if we are found lazy, we will be punished."

Bai Zhou agreed.

In less than 5 minutes, she came back, followed by an older girl.

Bai Zhou looked at the girl, and he could vaguely see the shadow of Xu Songyi in the future.

Seeing that it was such a young child who was looking for her, Li Man asked suspiciously, "What's the matter with you?"

Bai Zhou didn't answer, but turned to look at Li Jing, and said gently: "I want to have a private word with your sister, you go back first."

Li Jing hesitated for a moment, then looked at Li Man.

However, Li Man was looking at Bai Zhou, and saw that her face was immature, but her temperament was very calm, without the mischievousness that children of this age often have, her eyes were heavy, like an adult, looking back at her without avoiding.

Li Man subconsciously asked Li Jing to go back first. Li Jing was obviously curious, but she still obeyed and walked away without turning her head.

The Li Man in front of her was not as paranoid and crazy as Xu Songyi in the future, nor was she as quiet and gentle as Xu Songyi pretended to be. She just stood in front of Bai Zhou and looked at her coldly, both defensive and vigilant.

"What do you want to do?" she asked coldly.

So Bai Zhou suddenly realized that it was useless to talk about feelings with such a cold-natured person. Since she decided to fight for the chance of being adopted without telling her sister, it showed that she had weighed the gains and losses.

In the last time and space, after she was adopted, life was not good. In the end, the adoptive parents even wanted to adopt a new child to replace her.

So she took her sister who treated her sincerely and relied on her in the past as a life-saving straw, thinking that if it wasn't for Sang Yang, if her sister was still alive, she would still have a chance of happiness.

Wanting to go back to the age of 14 and change the result of being adopted is the most urgent thing in the last moment of her life.

But now Li Man hasn't experienced that, so she won't be easily persuaded.

Bai Zhou looked at Li Man, she couldn't have no sympathy for this man, it took a lot of effort to calm herself down.

"You want to be adopted today." She broke Li Man's plan.

Li Man couldn't control her expression, her pupils shrank violently, and she subconsciously turned her head to look in the direction where Li Jing was leaving.

"She didn't say that." Bai Zhou said again.

When Li Man turned around, she was obviously relieved, looked straight at Bai Zhou, and asked, "What do you want to do?"

She looked terrible, looking down at Bai Zhou.

Now there is no such painting, and Sang Yang is still waiting for her somewhere in this world.Now that Bai Zhou has someone he cares about and someone he wants, he can no longer face the blade without fear like he did a few hours ago.

But she pretended that she was not afraid at all, she pretended to be calm and calm, as if she knew everything.

When Li Man approached her, she looked back lightly: "You have two years to go to university, and you will have a lot of freedom after you go to university. Why are you trying to be adopted at this time? The people who adopt you may not be good. People."

This strange child who appeared out of nowhere seemed to know everything about her, which was a very weird feeling.

Li Man was sure that she hadn't mentioned to anyone that she would fight for adoption today, how did she know?

Li Man was naturally apprehensive.

Bai Zhou was already thinking about what to do if he couldn't communicate?Make a fuss and spoil today's adoption?

She actually has a lot of retreats, even if she doesn't succeed today, it doesn't matter.

As long as she prevents Sang Yang and Xu Songyi from making friends in the future, or on the day of the car accident, don't let Sang Yang and Li Jing meet.

She can be a bystander, and without anyone knowing, she can easily change the result by doing something with the trend.

However, Bai Zhou felt that Li Jing was a little pitiful.

She knew why she was here.

Whether it was the optimistic Li Jing who was different from the other gray children just now, or the Li Jing who ran away in panic and died under the wheel as soon as she saw her in Sang Yang's description, Bai Zhou felt pitiful.

Bai Zhou hopes that Li Man can stay with her. This is the wish of Li Man in the previous time and space, and it is also what Li Man in the previous time and space owes her.

Li Man felt that this child who appeared out of nowhere had the calmness of an adult on his face, as well as the pity that lingered on her face just now.

It's jarring and weird.

She thought of a possibility, and asked cautiously: "They asked you to test me?"

Bai Zhou grasped the key word "they", and she remembered that the investigation company's investigation results speculated that there was a problem inside the orphanage.

She was about to speak when footsteps sounded around the corner.

Li Man grabbed Bai Zhou vigilantly and hid behind a pile of debris in the corner. She lightly and quickly covered herself and Bai Zhou with a few loose plastic woven bags.

Bai Zhou was stunned for a moment by the sudden change, but she quickly remembered what Li Jing reminded her just now, and cooperated to hide herself.

Both of them are very thin, and they are a small ball huddled in a corner, covered with something on their heads, so they can hide easily.

Through the gap in the woven bag, she saw a short and fat woman, walked over to look around, and muttered: "Where is the person?"

When she spoke, her face was gloomy, her cheeks drooped, and her face was harsh and severe.

Li Man's body trembled a little. She covered her mouth and nose with one hand, held her breath, and opened her eyes wide. She didn't dare to move until the woman turned around and found no one left.

After about 2 minutes, she reached out and opened the woven bag.

"Who are you? What are you here for?" Li Man asked.

This time she was more suspicious than vigilant.

"You found out their problems, so you want to be adopted, regardless of Li Jing?" Bai Zhou asked without answering.

Li Man turned his face away.

Bai Zhou understood why she felt so guilty.

Li Man flicked her hair, and defended herself: "The ones they prey on are those who have no sense of existence and are timid. Li Jing is bold and lively, and they won't take the risk to prey on her."

"You have good grades, you are followed by teachers, and you have made a lot of friends. They will not attack you."

Li Man glared at Bai Zhou.

Bai Zhou lost interest in continuing to talk to her, she already hated her, if he could

, I just want to never have any intersection with her again.

"You have two choices. The first is to follow your plan, and you will regret it later. The second is to stay and protect yourself and Li Jing, or simply expose them."

After she finished speaking, she left. Li Man asked behind her, "How do you know that I will regret it."

Bai Zhou didn't answer her.

She even felt that it was meaningless for her to come here, but after walking a few steps, she heard Li Jing's voice.

She ran over, this time her face was not as innocent as before, she ran to Li Man in fear, and pulled her clothes: "I lied to her, you were called by the director, she is going to the director now I'm looking for you, go to the dormitory and pretend to pick up the trash, so she won't be able to say you're lazy."

She paused, and then said: "But I lied to her, she will definitely punish me, you hide some food for me at night."

She spoke very naturally, she didn't feel that she should be grateful to Li Man for helping Li Man, and she didn't feel that letting Li Man hide food for her would cause trouble to Li Man. In her heart, it was only natural for them to help each other .

Li Man looked at Bai Zhou, and Bai Zhou asked, "Do you understand?"

After saying this, she didn't stay any longer.

After slipping out of the orphanage, Bai Zhou stood on the side of the road in a little confusion.

For a moment she didn't know what to do next.

Do you want to live your childhood life again, and then wait until the early autumn of the year when you were 16 to meet Sang Yang again in that small auditorium?

Thinking of Sang Yang, Bai Zhou's eyes filled with tears instantly.

She was very sad, the helpless self-blame a few hours ago, and the heartache and pain of seeing Sang Yang soaked in blood finally defeated her last line of defense after the dust settled.

The phone in my pocket rang.

Today's mobile phones are smaller than future smart phones, but their functions are so weak that they can only make and receive calls and send and receive text messages.

She saw the words "Teacher Zhou" displayed on the screen, but she didn't remember who it was for a moment, so she picked it up while wiping away her tears.

"Xiao Zhou, why didn't you come to class?" A female voice sounded, with concern in her voice.

Bai Zhou searched for the origin of this voice in her mind. When she spoke, her voice was a little hoarse. Coupled with her still immature voice, she was extraordinarily soft and aggrieved.

"I'm delayed," she replied.

"What's the matter?" Teacher Zhou asked, but Bai Zhou couldn't answer.

"Then you still come to class today? You never miss the painting practice every Saturday."

Saturday, drawing practice.Bai Zhou's memory gradually recovered, and she finally remembered.

She replied that she came, stopped the taxi, and reported the address of the studio.

Along the way, she finally calmed down.

It is the best to be alive, she can still meet Sang Yang again, can continue to paint, the danger is gone, everything is good.

She got out of the car at the door of the studio.

After the body becomes smaller, the biggest feeling is that everything around becomes bigger accordingly.

The street trees are so tall that you can only see the tops of the trees if you look up.

The passers-by are so tall, the top of her head is less than their waist.

The bike was so high that when she climbed it, her legs barely touched the pedals.

Bai Zhou still needs time to adapt.

When she walked to the door of the studio, she felt the sun shining on her body through the luxuriant tree canopy. She raised her head and looked at the sun, and the golden warmth suddenly lit up a certain memory of her.

She didn't enter the studio, and ran away in one direction.

She kept running all the way, along the sidewalk, and under the surprised eyes of passers-by, she rushed towards a place.

Finally she ran there, and she looked up at the gate.

The main entrance of No. [-] Middle School.

The door was open, and she panted, and ran in.

The campus was very quiet on Saturday afternoon. There were no supplementary classes this year. Saturday was the rest day for high school students. There were only a few people in school uniforms playing basketball on the playground.

Bai Zhou walked up the stairs to Class [-], Senior High, the room on the third floor of the new teaching building next to the stairs on the east side.

She stopped, breathing rapidly and slowly calmed down, but the movement of her heartbeat was gradually becoming more and more intense.

She walked to the window, where a few students were doing their homework.

She saw the 16-year-old girl at a glance. She was sitting upright, holding a pen, and writing with her head down.Her profile was familiar to Bai Zhou, and Bai Zhou had kissed her lips countless times.

The moment he saw her, Bai Zhou's anxiety and suffering disappeared invisible.

Sang Yang looked up and saw a child outside the window. Their eyes met, and the child's eyebrows stretched. She was a little cautious, but very happy, and she smiled at her.

Somehow Sang Yang was infected by this strange child's smile.

The golden sunlight shines into the classroom from the window, and they look at each other and smile at each other.