pure white believer

Nan Ting squatted on the ground, desperately buried his head in his hands, and tightly closed his eyes.

The person in front of him withdrew his hand, took two steps back, and did not speak again.

The room fell into silence again.After a while, Nan Ting secretly opened his eyes and found that Wen Zhen was no longer in the room.He was sitting alone on the floor of the locker room, with the cold door panel on his back, and his whole body was trembling unconsciously.

Probably because it was so cold on the ground.Nan Ting thought about it seriously and came to a conclusion.

He tried to stand up from the ground, but found that his legs had no strength at all, and for a moment he suspected that they had turned into limp tails again.

And, his hands were wet.

Not because of the seawater, but...

Nan Ting raised his hand, touched the corner of his eyes, and definitely felt a little tear that hadn't completely dried up.

Nan Ting: "..."

At that moment, he was even at a loss.

After a little effort, he finally stood up, walked to the full-length mirror in the dressing room, tidied up his hair that was messed up by someone just now, and carefully fastened a button in front of him that broke apart somehow. , took a deep breath, and opened the door again.

The sea breeze was blowing again.

Nan Ting managed to control himself not to think of what happened just now from the salty and wet breath.

He thought in disbelief, am I crying?

Cried……

Still scared.

Nan Ting heard that the reason why human beings shed tears is mostly because of sadness or fear.

His heart was beating very fast just now, and he lost all strength in his body, exactly the same as the feeling of weightlessness when he was led to jump from a high place just now.

Obviously just feeling scared.

So for the next whole day, Nan Ting was in a state of wanting to run away when he saw Wen Zhen approaching him.

Finally, that evening, they mingled among ordinary humans in the restaurant of the seaside hotel. Wen Zhen got up and handed him the menu. Said: "What's wrong?"

Nan Ting maintained his movement to block him, but did not speak.

After a while, he slowly withdrew his hand and sat back on his seat.

Nan Ting opened his mouth, thinking that he should explain to the other party, but he didn't know how to explain: "I'm afraid..."

"afraid of what?"

"...I'm afraid that you will kiss me suddenly." She still said bravely, her voice was so small that she could hardly hear it.

Wen Zhen: "...?"

He was ready to be accused by the other party, but what he heard was not the answer he imagined, so he couldn't help being taken aback.

Then he laughed out loud: "No, Nan Ting, what are you thinking?"

"I'm just scared." There was a lot of voices around, no one could hear their conversation, Nan Ting gritted his teeth and said frankly, "...Because it's scary."

"Really?" Wen Zhen also sat back.

He originally wanted to apologize, at least, pretending to apologize, and tricked people back into his hands.

—Now he doesn't want to.

"En." Nan Ting breathed a sigh of relief, after all, it was difficult for him to admit his emotions to others.Especially, being scared, something that made him feel uncomfortable.

"Are you timid?" Wen Zhen really started to ask questions that made him feel ashamed.

"No."

"Then why are you afraid?"

"I don't know..." Nan Ting blinked blankly, stretched out his hand, and pointed to his chest, "It's just very uncomfortable."

Wen Zhen put away his smile again, and asked, "Is it hard?"

Nan Ting's discomfort eased a little: "The heartbeat will be fast."

Added: "It's like just jumping from a very high place."

Wen Zhen looked at him with a half-smile.

"So from now on..." Nan Ting's eyes collided with him, and then moved away dodgingly, "Don't kiss me again. I will be scared."

"Aren't you angry?"

Nan Ting was taken aback by the question: "Why are you angry?"

I couldn't help emphasizing it again: "I'm just a little scared. Well, so can you stop doing this in the future?"

Wen Zhen didn't answer his words, but called him: "Nanting."

"Ok?"

"Do you know what it means to kiss you?"

"Of course I know." Nan Ting glanced at him, "You humans express intimacy with such gestures."

He always felt that the other party was saying that he had no understanding of human beings.It's not like he hasn't seen other human beings kissing, sometimes it happens between relatives, more often it happens between spouses, just like hugging, it's just a common kind of human behavior.It's just that for some reason, when he came to him, this action brought him more fear.

"It means I like you very much." Wen Zhen said, "You know?"

"I know." Nan Ting said.

He was used to the other party repeating "like" over and over again.He was startled when he heard it at first, and he always wanted to keep a distance from the other party. Now he finds that this matter doesn't seem to have much impact on his life. There is probably not that much difference in liking for a collection.

"Then do you know what you mean by not rejecting me?"

Nan Ting raised his head suddenly, and met the eyes of the person who was staring at him.

Inexplicably, that feeling of dread returned.It's like stepping on a tightrope and falling from a height.Falling endlessly.

It was obvious that the other party hadn't approached him yet.

"...What is it?" Nan Ting asked a little nervously.

Wen Zhen looked at him quietly.

"I don't know." He suddenly smiled, "After all, I'm not you, and I don't know what you think, right?"

It was obviously Wen Zhen's question, but in the end it became Nan Ting's own.

Due to air traffic control, the atmosphere in the city is getting more and more tense, even though nothing substantial is happening, and more and more people want to escape from here.

He and Wen Zhen are two "black households", neither of them has any identities on the surface, and it is impossible to leave here through normal means, so they can only find ways to smuggle by sea.Unexpectedly, the number of people leaving in a short period of time increased in a large number. They failed to buy tickets to leave immediately, so they could only continue to mix among ordinary people on vacation and live on the beach.

Wen Zhen has been in a good mood recently, as if he really came on vacation.And Nan Ting also unexpectedly relaxed, selectively forgetting some things that made him not so happy.

After giving up looking for the other party's weakness, putting the other party to death, and trying to find a new meaning of life, although there are not many changes in life, Nan Ting obviously feels that he is much more relaxed.At least, except when Wen Zhen suddenly approached him, he wouldn't feel too much nervous tension.

But at the same time, he didn't want to look back at his past.Not out of cowardice, but he thought, he probably needs a little time to buffer all this.Maybe until now he still clings to Wen Zhen and stays by his side because when he follows this person, he will forget who he used to be.

After all, he has definitely had a "happy" emotional experience from the other party.

Nan Ting carefully placed himself on a delicate balance, carefully absorbing the happiness he shouldn't have.

As far as the Aliens were concerned, he was now a potential traitor.As far as Wen Zhen is concerned, he is another liar with bad intentions from the very beginning.He is not a good person, he has guilt in his heart, and he cannot face anyone calmly.

So he has no home.

He could only carefully follow the only person he could follow, pretending that there was room for such a him in this world.

Except for Nan Ting himself, no one knew how precarious they were.

But what Nan Ting didn't expect was that the balance he worked so hard to maintain would be completely broken on the third day after he came to the beach.

At the door of his room, he welcomed an unexpected guest.

Wen Zhen happened to be out when the unexpected guest came to visit, or she deliberately avoided Wen Zhen when she appeared.

When the other party knocked on the door, Nan Ting could hear that the force was wrong, but he still fell off the bed in his pajamas, went to the door to open it—and then was completely stunned.

241 stood at the door, looking at him with a smile.

"Good morning, little mermaid," she said.

Nan Ting's hand was still in the air, maintaining the movement of opening the door.

241 didn't wear her usual uniform today, but ordinary human clothes.When no one saw such a beautiful, gentle woman in a floral dress, she would associate her with the fiancée of the highest official of the Aliens Society.

But he will.

The first time he saw the face of the visitor, those pasts that made him feel painful, and even tried to escape from the past, overwhelmingly pressed towards him, and in just a moment, the balance he was struggling to maintain was completely broken. turn.

241 did not leave him any chance to breathe.

She said straight to the point: "The mission is over."

After a while, Nan Ting realized what she was talking about: "...Huh?"

"The mission is over." 241 repeated to him again, "I'm here to inform you about this today."

She was no different from the one she saw when Nan Ting left, she still kept her delicate makeup, had a decent smile on her face, and spoke softly.

But for some reason, Nan Ting suddenly felt that she gave him a strong sense of distance today.It was as if the smiles on her face were fake, but she was actually a dummy in the window, smiling gently at everyone.

He unconsciously froze.

"What's wrong?" 241 sensed his strangeness, "Is there... nearby?"

Nan Ting shook his head.

He took a step back to make room for 241 to enter his room.

During the few seconds of taking these two steps, Nan Ting thought about many things.For example, he seriously recalled 241 in the past. There was indeed no difference between her at that time and now, her appearance, smile, tone... She has not changed, and she has not done anything that can give people a sense of distance.

What has changed is myself.

And—241 saw his legs.

She saw it, but said nothing, just told him with a smile, your mission is over.

When 241 entered the room, Nan Ting habitually looked around the door to make sure that there was no one else nearby, then closed and locked the door, and then turned around and asked, "What happened?"

"He needs you right now."

241 said, and sat down on the sofa in the room.

Nan Ting wanted to frown, but held back.She didn't seem in any hurry to leave, as if she wanted to have a long talk with him.

It can be seen that Wen Zhen may come back at any time.

241 asked him to go back, presumably she didn't care about whether his identity was "exposed" in a short time, unless she needed him to continue to perform this task in the future.Even if Wen Zhen came, she would probably feel that it doesn't matter, as long as they can escape from him smoothly.

But...he cared.

"Chi?" Nan Ting stood at the door without moving, paying attention to the movement outside the room with high vigilance, "Is there something wrong with the base?"

241 didn't answer right away, but looked at him for a while, fell silent for a moment, and then smiled.

"You look better now than before, and you look more... well, softer? Maybe people who don't speak will give others a feeling of indifference." She smiled and blinked, "— —Is there nothing to explain? About your leg."

The cause and effect are too long, and Nan Ting doesn't want to go into details: "It's too troublesome, can I tell you later?"

"Prefer not to say?"

"no……"

"It's okay, you can talk about it now." 241 said, "There is nothing important today, you can tell me slowly."

Nan Ting's hands hidden behind his back tightly grasped the corner of his clothes.

"Mr. Counselor."

He closed his eyes.

"Advisor?" 241's face was marked with surprise, "Did you meet him after leaving the base?"

"Yes," Nanting said. "He said he had found a cure for me. He, um, he likes to study it, you know."

"It seems that he succeeded." 241 whispered softly, his gaze fell on Nan Ting, "He is indeed... a genius."

Her tone was a little weird.

Nanting didn't want to discuss Mr. Consultant with her.There are too many doubts about this person, so I can't help but suspect him and doubt his true purpose behind everything.

But during those days in the base, the consultant's care for him also existed.He was afraid that someone would pierce the last layer of disguise in front of him and tell him: everything in it was fake.Everyone is out to take advantage of you.

—Even he is no exception.

Suddenly footsteps came from the corridor, and Nan Ting felt nervous for a while.But the person who came was not Wen Zhen, it seemed that he was just a guest staying here, and he didn't stop when he walked past the door.

There is no time left for him to delay, he must get 241 out of here as soon as possible: "What happened in the base?"

241 suddenly sighed. "It's a serious matter, it's not convenient to tell you now." She said, "He wanted to come to you in person, but he can't get away now. He needs you very, very much now..."

She frowned and rubbed the center of her brows again, showing a little tiredness in her expression.The delicate packaging was torn off, revealing a fragile corner.Nan Ting felt that the sense of distance she brought him had disappeared.

He hesitated and didn't answer right away.

241 looked at him softly.

The fingers hidden behind almost pulled the pajamas out of shape.

Nan Ting opened his mouth.He heard himself say, "But..."

241's expression instantly froze on his face.

Nan Ting knew that she was suspicious.

He had never disobeyed any orders from the base before.

"But," he had to finish, "giving up now means giving up forever. If you lose Wen Zhen's trust, he won't trust you a second time."

"Of course I know." 241 said.

"I can't give up. This is your hard work over the years, and it's also my hard work." Nan Ting looked at her, "At least not now."

241 stared at him, without speaking for a long time.

"What did the consultant tell you when he met you?" She asked after a long time.

Nan Ting was puzzled for a moment: "Consultant?"

He shook his head again: "He didn't tell me anything. I met him last month. At that time, he asked me if I had any news to convey to the base. If it's not convenient for me, he can tell you for me, so I just tell him……"

241's expression was weird: "Tell him what?"

Just as Nan Ting was about to speak, he suddenly thought of something and stopped abruptly: "—-Didn't he tell you?"

"What do you think?" 241 smiled, seemingly helpless.

Mr. Adviser did not deliver the message for him.

"Did he defect?" Nan Ting asked uncertainly.

"At present, there are signs of this." 241 said slowly, then changed the topic, "What about you, little mermaid?"

Nan Ting: "...Huh?"

"What about you?" 241's attack came unexpectedly, "Are you 'can't give up', or 'will not give up'?"

Nan Ting didn't understand why she asked such a question suddenly.He smiled subconsciously: "What are you talking about?"

241 stared at his expression closely.

"Are you really just 'can't give up'?"

"Ah."

"But."

241 paused intriguingly for a long time, staring at Nan Ting with those beautiful and agile eyes, and remained motionless. After a long time, he slowly continued: "The day before yesterday, I was already following you."

The day before yesterday...

When they had just left the town and came to the seashore.

Under great astonishment, Nan Ting only had time to open his eyes slightly.

"When should we start?" She said to herself, "I saw Wen Zhen kill a person who tried to attack you in the car, did you see it? Maybe not, because you were sleeping soundly at that time .”

Nanting's whole body tensed up.

"I saw you following him all the time, looking for him everywhere when you found him missing, and continuing to follow after you found him, even if he was only a corner away from you, as if you were afraid that he would leave you behind—yourself Have you found anything?"

"I saw him take you to the beach, well, his bungee jumping device had a problem and fell out of the sky into the sea, and then you broke your device and jumped in with him."

"and also……"

Nan Ting suddenly knew what was going to happen next.

He tried to interrupt her: "I—"

"Also," 241 continued slowly and cruelly, "I saw him block you at the locker room door. Then you kissed."

She laughed: "Is this true? The little mermaid."

"You seem to like him."

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