you are the cutest in the world

"What time is it, don't get up yet!"

"Also locked the door, and he shouldn't answer, this brat..."

"Youyou, get up and eat, it's already twelve o'clock!"

When Wei You woke up, he heard a knock on the door and his mother calling him to eat, and reflexively shouted "Got it".

"Hurry up, your dad and I finished eating and slept like pigs. We must have stayed up late last night..."

Amidst Rong Qing's ramblings, Wei You sat up, raised his hands and rubbed his forehead and temples.

I don't know if it was the aftereffect of leaving the game world, but he felt dizzy as if he had slept through the day and night after a hangover, and there was still a dull pain between his brows.

Thinking of the game world, Wei You reluctantly lifted his spirits, touched the phone and pressed the power button, and saw the screen light up. Although the battery in the upper right corner showed that it was about to run out, there was still about 5.00% remaining.

It shouldn't be...

The phone is clearly still charged, why did I come back?

Wei You frowned, really couldn't figure it out, so he charged his phone first, then got up and went to the bathroom to wash up.

Ten minutes later, he was sitting at the table eating, his head still spinning around the world of the game.

He came back so unprepared, not only didn't spend his birthday with Wei Xu, he didn't even have time to say happy birthday.

That kid is probably going to die of anger, and I don't know how long it will take to coax him next time I see him again.

But is there really a next time?

Wei You doubted this question very much.

The phone was still powered on, but he was dragged back to the real world. Thinking of the special time when he came back, it was hard for him not to guess that Wei Xu would be an adult as soon as midnight came, and an adult paper man was It doesn't fit the concept of "Zai Zai" in the game.

"I'll go to your aunt's house to get a pork leg, and you'll wash the dishes after eating."

Rong Qing's hurried voice sounded in the hallway, interrupting Wei You's train of thought.

Wei You responded first, and then asked, "Where's Dad?"

"He's gone to drive. Let's go there and pick up your grandparents by the way. We will have New Year's Eve dinner together in the evening."

Hearing the word "New Year's Eve dinner", Wei You realized that today is still New Year's Eve.

Rong Qing went out in a short while, and as the door was closed heavily, the room suddenly fell silent.

With something on his mind, Wei You quickly finished his meal and was not in a hurry to wash the dishes. Instead, he went back to his room to pick up his half-charged mobile phone, and clicked on the "Zai Zai's Growth Plan" game app.

Soon, the familiar progress bar popped up on the screen, and the progress bar loaded rapidly.

Wei You's heart was pounding. For the first time, he hoped that it could be stuck at "99%", but in fact, after only three seconds, the progress bar loaded to "100%", and a prompt box popped up on the page : [Congratulations to the player for successfully raising your first cub, click below to receive reward points and gold coins! 】

Glancing at the options below, it says [Receive rewards, adopt new cubs].

Wei You directly closed the game.

Although he had already guessed this possibility, when he knew that the story was over, he still felt a sense of helpless melancholy.

I really can't go back this time...

He sat on the bed and sighed.

To be honest, although he felt very sorry that he could no longer travel through time and space, his heart was not that heavy.

There seemed to be a voice in his heart telling him that before the end, he still had a way to see Wei Xu again.

Since there is a self in the game world, there must also be a Wei Xu in this world.

It's just that he is beginning to doubt his past conclusions now.

Are the game world and the real world really in the same space on different timelines?

Could it be just two identical parallel time and space?

Is the Wei Xu here the same person as the Wei Xu he knew?

Wei You turned these questions in his mind, and felt a little anxious for no reason.

Even if they are the same person, Wei Xu on this timeline should be 23 or [-] years old. According to the normal life trajectory, he has been working for half a year now.

A man who is only two years younger than himself doesn't need him to support him, and he doesn't need him to take care of him. Why would he go to find him, catch up on the old days?

It's okay to ask for help and be a brother, but the other party may not be willing to be his brother.

Thinking of this, Wei You suddenly couldn't help laughing, and then a slight sourness appeared in his heart.

Although the kid had sworn at the beginning that he would wait for him forever, Wei You always felt that the promises he made in his youth were insignificant.

There are too many facts that can happen in five years, not to mention that university is the period that can change a person the most, and make people grow and mature quickly.

That kid has seen a bigger and wider world, maybe he has forgotten him a long time ago, maybe he is working in a big company with a high salary, surrounded by a group of good brothers, and even looking for a girlfriend early alright.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt even more sour.

After thinking about it for a long time, Wei You finally decided to go to Xiangfang Town to see if Wei Xu still lives there.

After making up his mind, Wei You immediately booked a ticket to Chuanlin with his mobile phone.

Although I really want to resolve this matter as soon as possible, I still have to stay at home with my family during the Chinese New Year.

After thinking for a while, Wei You decided to book the ticket on the fifth day of the first lunar month.

In the next few days, Wei Youan stayed at home to celebrate the New Year peacefully. Apart from accompanying his parents to go out to visit relatives and friends, his daily schedule was to lie in bed with his mobile phone and computer.

There is no need to think about the cub waiting for him to go back in the past world. While this makes him feel relaxed, he also feels a little lost occasionally.

Wei You tentatively interprets this occasional depression as a normal reaction to withdrawal from the game.

On the morning of the fifth day of the lunar new year, Wei You found a reason to go out to participate in activities, bid farewell to his family, and went to Chuanlin City with light luggage.

With the voyage plus two or three hours' drive, it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived in Xiangfang Town.

Compared with the ever-changing big cities, this small town has not changed much on the whole, but Wei You found that many shops in the surrounding area had changed owners along the way.

A large number of Internet celebrity-style shops have appeared on the street. Fifteen years ago, there was only one Western-style fast food restaurant in the entire town, but now such shops can be seen everywhere.

The fruit shop at the entrance of the old alley has now been transferred to someone else, and it has been merged with the tailor shop next door and renovated into a bakery.

Seeing this, Wei You couldn't help sighing, feeling that time flies and things change.

The interior of the alley has not changed much. The original food stall is still there, but the door is closed. It should be that the boss has not returned after returning to celebrate the New Year.

Going up the increasingly old corridor to the fourth floor, Wei You looked at the doors on both sides, and found that the door locks of the house he had rented had been replaced again, while the door of Wei Xu's house next door was still the same, and there were crawlers crawling outside the door. Rust, obviously no one has lived in it for a long time.

With some anxiety, Wei You knocked on the door on the right, and a woman's voice came from inside the door: "Who is it?"

Wei You had a bad premonition, knocked on the door again and said, "Hi, I'm looking for someone."

After a while, the door was opened a crack, and the aroma of food and the noisy voice of children floated out from the crack.

A strange woman in her thirties held the doorknob, sized Wei You up against the crack of the door, and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Wei You smiled and asked, "I want to find the tenant who rented here. Did you just move here?"

"No," the woman blinked, "my husband and I have lived here for four years."

Wei You froze for a moment: "Four years?"

"Correct."

So, Wei Xu moved out as soon as he graduated from high school.

"Then have you seen the neighbor on the opposite side come back?"

"No, there has been no one living across the street." The woman said, it seemed that Wei You's appearance was more harmless, and she added: "I have the landlord's contact information here, if you want to find a tenant, Why don't you ask the landlord?"

Wei You waved his hand: "No, no, thank you."

Speaking of contact information, Wei You suddenly remembered that he also has Wei Xu's contact information!

I just don't know if the other party still uses the old number.

Now that the rental house has been changed, Wei You also left the old residential building.

Perhaps because the sun was about to set, the temperature suddenly dropped.

When Wei You returned to the street again, he was really shivered several times by the biting cold wind.

He immediately found a milk tea shop, went in and ordered a cup of hot cocoa, and then dialed Wei Xu's number while using the air conditioner.

After a while, a voice came from my ear: "Hello, the phone you dialed has been turned off..."

Wei You clicked his tongue lightly, logged into the penguin account he registered in the game world, and wanted to send a message to Wei Xu, but found that the other party's profile picture was also black.

Suddenly, an indescribable anger surged in his heart.

Although he knew in his heart that after so many years, it was normal for Wei Xu to change his number, but perhaps the unhappiness brought about by the severe cold weather was intertwined with the disappointment of the trip for nothing. At this moment, he felt extremely annoyed.

Under the impact of this emotion, Wei You didn't even stay in Xiangfang for one more night, and returned to Jinyang by bullet train that night.

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After going back this time, Wei You made up his mind to let go of this fantastic experience and return to his normal life.

If he could meet Wei Xu one day in the future, it would be fate. If not, there would be no way. After all, the world is so big, it is not so easy to find someone.

Although there will be regrets in my heart, life is not like this. No matter who is missing, life must go on.

Wei You has already prepared for the name "Wei Xu" to disappear in his life from now on, and he has begun to actively communicate with friends around him, so as to get rid of that extremely unreal memory as soon as possible.

Unexpectedly, just half a month after returning to Jinyang, the person he hadn't found after flying thousands of miles to another city appeared in front of him without warning.

It was quite a coincidence that after the Lantern Festival, Wei You originally planned to return to Xuchang City where he lived, and the date of going back was all set. As a result, when he was booking the plane ticket, he suddenly received an invitation from his roommate Chai Liming in college. Does he want to play a horror-themed secret room?

Wei You has never played the Chamber of Secrets, and has always been curious about it, thinking that going out to play can also relax his body and mind, so he agreed.

The weather in Jinyang was not very comfortable that day. It rained for a while in the morning and stopped in the afternoon, but the sky was always overcast, like a layer of gray fog.

Wei You didn't go out until after lunch, and was stuck in a traffic jam on the road for a while, and it was already a bit late when he reached the hall outside the secret room.

Chai Liming has a good temper, and he didn't get angry at all after waiting for half an hour.

But he has always been calm and gentle, and Wei You has never seen him lose his temper since he met him.

"I've already bought tickets for you. Six people can enter this secret room at a time. We have to compete with others, don't you mind?" Chai Liming took him to the staff to scan the code to enter the venue while talking.

"It's okay." Wei You had already prepared for this, "By the way, have you ever understood what the theme is?"

"The name is 'Shadow Bride', and it should be about a dark marriage or something."

After entering the arena, the two walked into a long, dark corridor. Looking at the black and distorted figures on the walls on both sides, Wei You couldn't help frowning: "Is it scary?"

"Horror must be a little scary." Chai Liming pushed down his glasses: "But I have played in a lot of secret rooms, and few of them can scare me. Just follow me later. If something happens, I will Get in front."

"Okay, that's up to you." Wei You felt a little relieved when he knew that he was a senior lover of secret chambers.

At the end of the dark corridor is a door covered with a black curtain. A staff member in a Tang suit stands beside the door. When he sees them, he asks, "Are you two?"

"Yes." Chai Liming replied very calmly.

"Okay, then everyone is here." The staff bent down and made an invitation gesture: "Please come in, two, the game will begin immediately."

Chai Liming opened the curtain first and went in. Wei You followed closely behind him and entered the door. Immediately there was a crisp sound of locking, and the staff closed the door.

Wei You couldn't help becoming nervous, raised his eyes to look around, and found that this was a very antique-decorated lobby.

The lights in the room were not turned on, only a few candles were burning. Through the dim light of the fire, Wei You vaguely saw several people waiting in the depths of the lobby.

Seeing someone coming in, they turned around and walked towards them.

In such an occasion, even if it is social fear, you have to introduce each other, so as not to scare your own people when playing games later.

Wei You didn't notice at first that there was an acquaintance among these strangers, after all, the light here was so dim that he couldn't see faces clearly.

Until a few people approached, he felt someone watching him from the corner of his eye, and he raised his eyes reflexively. The next second, his sight met a pair of indifferent and beautiful eyes.