Strange Story of Strange House

Tang Xuan was still in shock until he left the office far away.

She rubbed her hands unconsciously, forcing herself to calm down as soon as possible, she couldn't let another "Tang Xuan" continue to invade her life like this, she wanted to stop her!

Tang Xuan took out his mobile phone and dialed his girlfriend's number: "Shu Yun, I want to tell you something very important... Another me appeared in the school!"

"The other you? What's going on?" My girlfriend was very surprised when she heard the words, and asked repeatedly.

"Recently, someone saw me in two different places at the same time..." Tang Xuan recounted the recent events to his best friend, "Today, suddenly I found that she had begun to invade my life, she used my identity to , appear in front of my teachers and classmates!"

"Are you thinking too much? Maybe it's just because they look alike? The world is full of wonders, and it's fate to meet you."

After hanging up the phone with his best friend, Tang Xuan immediately dialed the next number...but he called all his friends over and over again, and no one could believe that this kind of thing sounded like it happened in a novel.They thought Tang Xuan was joking, but when they heard what she said seriously, most of them, like Shu Yun, thought it was just someone who looked alike.

Tang Xuan was desperate, and finally had to ask his father for help.

"Dad, I'm Xiaoxuan..."

"What happened? Your voice doesn't sound right."

"Dad..." Tang Xuan plucked up the courage to narrate the matter to his father from the beginning to the end. Tang's father on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment: "Baby, have you been a little stressed recently?"

"No! Dad, I mean it! I'm not kidding you!"

"Well baby, do you have any basis for saying that another you appeared?"

"They all saw me when and where I couldn't be! Isn't that enough?"

"Baby, listen to me, there are many similar people in this world, just like your mother and aunt, who are not real sisters, but almost no one can tell them apart. Maybe there is someone in your school who looks like you Very similar person, your friends recognize her as you. Don't be nervous, you need to take a good rest now, if necessary, I can ask your teacher for leave..."

His father analyzed several recent events for Tang Xuan from a very scientific point of view, but Tang Xuan always believed in his heart that there was such a person who was gradually invading her life and would eventually replace her.

After finishing the call with his father, Tang Xuan felt like he was in the cold winter, even his relatives and friends didn't believe her!She flipped through the address book, and numbly dialed the next number... Now she desperately hopes to find someone who believes in her.

"Tang Xuan? Are you asking me to play tennis?"

"Do not……"

"To be honest, I really didn't expect you to play tennis so well. You keep it hidden. When did you learn tennis?"

"..." Even Tang Xuan himself didn't know when she learned tennis.

"By the way, what are you looking for from me?"

Tang Xuan found that she suddenly lost the courage to talk. She opened her mouth and spit out words completely different from what she thought in her heart: "It's nothing, I just haven't contacted for a long time to say hello."

Repeating the recent events over and over again only made her more anxious.

******

On the way back to the dormitory, Tang Xuan met Xu Lin, who was in the same class. The girl greeted Tang Xuan enthusiastically, and finally said suddenly: "By the way, last time you accompanied me to pick out the bracelet, my best friend liked it very much, and said you have a good eye. , when will you accompany me to pick one more time?"

"...When did I accompany you to pick?"

"You don't remember? It was last weekend!"

"Last weekend I..." I went home!Tang Xuan swallowed the last few words, and smiled stiffly at Xu Lin.

"Why is your complexion so bad? Are you sick?" As she spoke, she reached out and touched Tang Xuan's forehead.Tang Xuan smiled wryly and shook his head. Xu Lin saw that her face was not good, so she didn't say any more, but told her to take good care of herself.

******

When passing by the teaching area, Tang Xuan was suddenly stopped by a classmate who didn't have much contact with each other. The two of them were in the student union, but they were just nodding acquaintances. Tang Xuan couldn't help being a little surprised when they were suddenly stopped.But before she could speak, the boy asked her with a smile on his face: "Why did you come here? The venue is finished?"

"?!"

"Didn't you still arrange the venue before I left? Sneak faster than me! Come back, otherwise the minister will go crazy later. You can't sneak away with this little manpower for the party. I I have to go shopping, let's go first!" The boy patted her on the shoulder and ran away.

party?venue?

Tang Xuan half-closed his eyes and looked at the student hall not far away.So, another "Tang Xuan" is there right now!She hesitated for a moment, then walked quickly towards the venue.Even though the fear in her heart was still clamoring, she still wanted to see that man with her own eyes.

The closer he was to the venue, the more clearly his heartbeat could be heard. Tang Xuan even had to stop outside the venue, take a deep breath, and stabilize his emotions.

Although there is no performance arranged at the venue today, since the inter-school welcome party is about to be held, the student union is hurrying up to arrange the venue and rehearsal, and there are many people coming and going. Tang Xuan's arrival is not unexpected, and everyone seems to have not noticed that there are many people in the venue. Someone came out, and she quietly hid in a corner of the venue, watching everything quietly.

Soon Tang Xuan found his target - a girl who was very similar to him... no, it should be said that he was almost exactly the same girl.Tang Xuan secretly compared, although they have the same appearance, but in comparison, that person has more temperament. Busy people in the venue came and went, but she vaguely became the center, and everyone seemed to be revolving around her...

"Tang Xuan! Is it okay to hang the banner here?"

"Well, no problem!"

"Tang Xuan, how do you arrange the guests?"

"Wait a minute, let me take a look..."

"Tang Xuan, take a look at the program schedule! It's no problem, so it's settled!"

"it is good……"

"Tang Xuan" in the venue handles everything around her with ease, her smile is very beautiful, it seems that no problem can trouble her...

Tang Xuan stared at his other self, and suddenly lost the courage to stand up and expose that person's identity loudly.She smiled bitterly. If she faced these things by herself, could she do better than her?

Dwarfed by comparison, these four words suddenly appeared in Tang Xuan's mind.However, it is clear that he is the real Tang Xuan, why does everyone like that person more?

Tang Xuan returned to the dormitory in a daze, and threw herself on the bed as soon as she entered the door. She stuffed herself into the bed, wrapped her arms around her, but still felt icy cold.The other "Tang Xuan" is better than her, more likable than her, and is pushing her out of her original life bit by bit.

If one day, everything that belongs to her will belong to another person, what should she do?Just thinking about it made her tremble with fear.

Before, she called her relatives and friends continuously to tell her fear, but no one could understand her. They all didn't believe that there was a second Tang Xuan in this school. It's just unbelievable, isn't it?But she really saw that "Tang Xuan".

Even her relatives and friends didn't believe her. She didn't know who would believe her, believing in such an incredible thing.After seeing another "Tang Xuan" with her own eyes, her emotions were on the verge of collapse.She clutched her phone in her hand, not knowing who to call, to whom to confide her fears.The names in the address book slid down one by one, and finally stopped on a contact.

She hesitated for a long time, and finally dialed out——

"Lin Chi? I'm Tang Xuan."

******

Lin Chi was a little surprised when he suddenly received a call from Tang Xuan. He and Tang Xuan had a good relationship, but they were only limited to elective courses and hadn't had much contact with each other recently.

"Sister, what's wrong?"

"Xiao Chi, I'm sorry to disturb you, but I really don't know what to do." The female voice on the other end of the phone choked up...

"what happened?"

"Do you still remember what I told you this morning, that many people have met... the other me?" Tang Xuan paused for a few seconds, his voice sounded unusually frightened.

"En." Lin Chi took the phone and walked to the window. He was keenly aware of the special nature of this call when he was playing with Rainbow Dash—Tang Xuan's emotions seemed to be on the verge of collapse, and his voice was shrill and full of despair.

"Do you believe it? Do you believe she really exists?" The female voice on the other end of the phone seemed a little nervous, and there was a hint of cautious expectation in her words.

"I believe."

Lin Chi gave an affirmative answer without hesitation, and there was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, followed by a few weak sobs.Afterwards, Tang Xuan said in a tearful tone, "Xiao Chi, I think she is replacing me little by little."

"Replacement?"

"Recently, she began to contact my classmates and teachers as 'Tang Xuan'. It's ridiculous that an impostor is even better than my real self. She is good at playing the piano and chess... But I Neither. How can I explain to others that they saw what 'Tang Xuan' did with their own eyes, but I actually don't? Xiaochi, I really don't understand why such a person pretends to be me? She can clearly Be a better version of yourself..." Tang Xuan on the other end of the phone gradually became a little hysterical, Lin Chi couldn't let her go on like this, and the phone couldn't effectively soothe her emotions, so Lin Chi simply interrupted her: "School Sister, don't worry! I can't tell you clearly on the phone, why don't we meet?"

"Okay, where is it?" Perhaps because he finally found someone to confide in, Tang Xuan readily agreed to the meeting.

"Let's make an appointment at the newly opened noodle shop outside the west gate."

Lin Chi hung up the phone, picked up Yunbao and sent it to Huaiyin's room. After explaining a few words to Huaiyin, he hurried to the noodle shop.He arrived on time, but Tang Xuan came earlier. She sat at the table in the back of the noodle shop with her head lowered, her black hair falling like a waterfall, covering her face.

"Sorry, senior, have you been waiting for a long time?"

"It's okay, I arrived early, I... I don't really want to stay in school."

"Isn't senior sister's home in the city? Why don't you go home?"

"I dare not, I'm afraid that once I leave, I won't be Tang Xuan when I come back." Tang Xuan suddenly raised his head to look at him, only then did Lin Chi notice that Tang Xuan's eyes were dim and his face was pale , the forehead was faintly black, and the whole person was on the verge of falling, as if he would fall down in the next second.

The exquisite menu of the noodle shop was suddenly placed in front of the two of them. Lin Chi turned his head and found that the person who came was not Dan Qing, who he was familiar with, but Ya, who had never had much contact with each other.

"Brother, why are you?"

Crow didn't answer, just looked up at Tang Xuan: "She is dying."

Tang Xuan was stunned when he heard the words, and then shouted angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about! Say it again!" The crow ignored her, and the yelling just now seemed to have exhausted all Tang Xuan's strength, and she slumped on the chair , staring at the crow with his eyes, without saying a word.

Crow turned his head and whispered to Lin Chi, "The boss is upstairs, you can go up and find him."

"Lou Qi is here?" Lin Chi glanced at Tang Xuan subconsciously, "Sister, wait for me here for a while, I'll be back soon."

"Xiao Chi, will I die?" Tang Xuan asked quietly.

"No, don't think about it."

"……Go ahead."

Lin Chi ordered a meal for Tang Xuan, and repeatedly told her not to think too much, then got up and went upstairs.In the evening, the dim sunlight shone warmly on the corridor on the second floor, and the whole small building was dyed a layer of soft gold.Lin Chi knocked on the door at the end of the corridor with ease, and asked softly, "Lou Qi, are you there?"

"Who?" There was a quick response from the room, Lou Qi's voice was rarely hoarse, and it sounded very sexy.Lin Chi's cheeks flushed slightly, and he raised his voice, "It's me, Lin Chi, I have something to ask you."

"come in."

Lin Chi opened the door and went in, and immediately saw Lou Qi on the reclining chair, with a book spread out to cover his face, as if he was taking a nap.When Lin Chi closed the door softly, Lou Qi had already stood up, and everyone said that the beauties under the lamp had a special flavor. Under the twilight, Lou Qi's skin was like fine porcelain, and the luster slid in along the beautiful curve of his chin. Under the collarbone, it was so beautiful that it took Lin Chi's breath away.

"what's up?"

Lin Chi shook his head, got the more important things out of that "sexy and insane" head, sat aside, and told Lou Qi about Tang Xuan's affairs in detail.

"...When I was downstairs just now, my brother said that my senior sister was going to die. Is it true?"

"Yes."

"how come?!"

"Nothing in this world is exactly the same, and no matter how similar things are, there will be differences. This is determined by the law of the earth, and the uniqueness of all things. But in addition, the law of the earth also stipulates that the survival of the fittest and the survival of the fittest Survival of the Survival... If identical individuals do emerge, the stronger will surely replace the weaker."

"Even if the weak is the deity?"

"Yes."

"That's too unfair!"

"From a human point of view, it may be cruel, but from the point of view of all things, it is very fair. I am strong, therefore I am."

"Then is there any way to save Senior Sister?"

Lou Qi pondered for a moment, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up: "It's true, the reason why your senior sister... is because the law determines that she is the same individual as another person, and that person is obviously stronger than her. My sister's existence will be erased, and another person will inherit Tang Xuan's life."

"In other words, the key to the problem lies in the result of the judgment of the law?"

"Yes, and the reason for this misunderstanding is that Tang Xuan's relatives and friends regarded both of them as Tang Xuan."

"Just let the students around know that the senior is Tang Xuan?"

"you can say it this way."

"It shouldn't be difficult. By the way, there is one more thing..."

On the way to send Tang Xuan back to school, Lin Chi finalized a list with her, and then walked towards the forest in the back mountain with the list.

Going into the deepest part of the forest, I saw "Tang Xuan" sitting there, surrounded by dozens of butterflies, flapping their wings and flying up and down, stopping on her body from time to time.Seeing Lin Chi, she seemed a little surprised, but quickly greeted him with a smile: "Primary brother, good evening."

Lin Chi looked at her quietly until she showed a puzzled expression, then slowly asked, "Sister, who are you?"

"Me? I'm Tang Xuan."

"No, you're not Tang Xuan. If I'm not wrong, senior sister, you should be... already dead." Lin Chi walked towards "Tang Xuan", and he noticed the flickering look in her eyes. Panic, but also strengthened his guess.

"Senior sister, no one can live in the woods all the time, and butterflies will not always surround a person, but since the first time I met you, I have noticed these butterflies..."

As Lin Chi approached, the butterflies scattered in fright. Lin Chi stopped and looked at their flying figures: "Senior sister, do you know that my elective course this semester is to study butterflies. I couldn’t find this beautiful little thing in all the butterfly illustrated books on the Internet. Until today, I was lucky enough to learn its name——Corpse Ji.”

"..."

"I finally know why I couldn't find it in the illustrated book. The person who told me the name also told me that Corpse Ji is a butterfly belonging to hell. This group of beautiful hell visitors has a special ability. If you gather enough If you have too many corpse girls, you can turn the undead into reality, it is this special ability that makes you appear in front of me, am I right, senior sister?"

"...Even if you know this, so what? Whether I am dead or alive is necessarily related to whether I am Tang Xuan or not?"

"You're not Tang Xuan." Lin Chi shook his head and sat down beside her. "The Tang Xuan I know is very cheerful, a little confused, and not good at studying. The only instrument she is good at is the violin. She can't play the piano. , you can’t even play chess... and senior sister, you are elegant and beautiful, you are good at tennis, you are superb in chess, and your piano skills are at the peak. People can lose everything overnight, but they can never reach the sky in one step, so you are not Tang Xuan."

"Oh, I remember, when we first met in this woods, I told you that human memory can lie."

"A person's memory can lie, so what about a group of people? I have a list here, which is Tang Xuan's relatives and friends. Do you dare to go with me to verify whether you are the real Tang Xuan?"

"Why should I go? I know who I am, and I'm Tang Xuan." The girl glanced at Lin Chi sideways, her expression dim.

"Sister, do you remember your parents' names? What's your boyfriend's name? What's your girlfriend's name? Which school did you graduate from? Do you remember all of this?"

"Are these important?" The girl didn't care much, "Even if I don't remember these things, I know that I am Tang Xuan, as long as I remember who I am... that's enough.

"Sister, a person's life is a complete line, and every memory is an indispensable part of the line, parents, lover, alma mater, girlfriends...these are all important parts of your life, how can you lose them? Are you sure you are Tang Xuan?"

"..."

"Senior sister, Tang Xuan's life is complete. Even if you occupy her life, it is destined to be incomplete. You are entitled to have a complete life that belongs to you."

"..."

Lin Chi stretched out his hand towards the silent girl: "You told me before that memory can lie, if you don't believe me, then let's go and prove together, whose memory is lying."

Seeing Lin Chi's outstretched hand, the girl suddenly laughed: "You said that I'm already dead, so if you stretch out your hand like this, aren't you afraid that I'll kill you?"

"Will you hurt me? Or is there a necessary connection between whether you are dead or alive and whether you will hurt me?"

"Oh, you are really interesting."