In the end, Liu Mu drove another extremely tortuous mountain road, and finally stopped in a dilapidated town.

It was a small and isolated town, and the living conditions of the townspeople were extremely poor, and there was no bustle in a bustling city. The buildings in the town are still in the style of the last century, and every detail reveals the atmosphere of poverty and defeat, and the low tiled houses are gray and white, and the wall skin has fallen off a little. But the owner of the house apparently had no intention of maintaining it, and only scribbled a few small advertisements on it as a cover, as if he could add something to the dilapidation.

The asphalt road is lit up by dim street lamps, and you can see that the homes are low and small second floors, looking in disrepair, with weeds and garbage piled up in the doorway, coated with a dark yellow filter.

There are few vehicles on the road next to the residential buildings, and the asphalt roads have been continuously consumed for too long, and there are not as many cracks as the sanitation workers in the big cities. As a result, the road surface is covered with a thick layer of loess, and when the wind blows, it will raise dust that obscures the view. The few light signs hanging on the façade of the shops seem to go back decades, back to the seventies and eighties, and every detail reveals a feeling that is not very down-to-earth.

As a scholar of the Department of History, Gu Qi has also been to the countryside to conduct research, and just taking students to the countryside in the suburbs of Z City to investigate is a reserved project every winter and summer vacation, which can be said to be very experienced. But in all fairness, she really didn't come to a place that fell behind to this extent.

Probably has been studying in a formal professional college, and because Gu Qi's original family conditions are very good, she has been exposed to the relatively glamorous and gorgeous side of this society. She went all the way from an undergraduate to a doctorate, and then naturally stayed on to teach, and her whole life was smooth, and she never suffered anything over the years.

Gu Shi is of course well-informed, and can even be called erudite.

Far from it, it is very rare to be able to be a professor at a first-class university like Z University. But in fact, from another point of view, Gu Qi has been bound to the ivory tower of the academy, and has not been exposed to the waves of the big dye vat of society, in fact, he is quite an idealistic person, and he can't see the bad side of many things.

For many things, Gu Qi has his own expectations.

She knows very well that things in the world are unsatisfactory nine times out of ten, and there is not so much happiness and harmony. But in her bones, she can't help but judge according to her own trajectory, and she really can't get used to those sides that make her feel dirty or worldly. At that time, listening to He Manzhou's constellation analysis, Gu Qi felt that he was more inclined to be a Virgo than Capricorn.

Picky, sharp, perfectionist, and indescribably noble.

Gu Qi has high requirements for the things around her, and the slightest dissatisfaction will cause her disgust, and Gu Qi has always been a point deduction system for feelings. Of course, these things only stay at the level of psychological activities, and Gu Zhi will not force anything, or even talk about such dissatisfaction, at most he will stay away from things that he is not interested in.

Gu is used to being restrained, gentle, but also strong.

It's not so much that she is an unkind kaolin flower, she doesn't care about the mundane things around her, she just wants to be the elegant moon on the horizon. It is better to say that the world has seen the light of the bright moon for thousands of miles, and does not hesitate to use various moving words to praise its coldness and beauty, but they can't understand the loneliness that comes from eternity and transcends countless time and space.

To put it bluntly, Gu Qi is still too lonely.

When I worked with He Sheng before, Lao He also mentioned the care period. Seeing that Gu Qi can be with Shen Chuanyuan, he sighed that they know each other well, and they are like-minded and have the honor to accompany each other, but they also have some concerns.

Although the children have to taste the emotional things by themselves, and the truth of dealing with the world is not less than what others have warned about Gu Qi, but He Sheng can't bear to see Gu Ji hit a nail after all, and he can't help but say a few more words if he can say more.

"Xiaoji, you are smart and talented, but many times things in the world are not so perfect. It's not okay if the feelings are too strong or too light, when your feelings are too full, other people's feelings can't come in, it's like two people filling a bottle with water, not competing with the two of you to fill it faster, but to see if the water in the bottle is stable or not. So, kid, it's not a good thing to be too arrogant, you have to learn to take half a step back. ”

Gu Qi seemed to understand at the time, but in fact, he still didn't understand it more clearly.

She just felt that her Shen Chuanyuan's relationship problems during that time were seen by the teacher, so Lao He couldn't help but say a few more words to her, so she nodded immediately.

"I see, teacher, don't worry. ”

In fact, He Sheng wanted to say more clearly at that time.

For example, don't force things on the emotional side, and ask the other party too much Many times you are also demanding yourself. For example, Shen Chuanyuan has the most unaccustomed sophistication in his bones, although he has enough amazing first meeting as a blessing, and he is beautified by the filters that are rarely blindly added after Gu Qi's heart, but in fact, to put it bluntly, the two of them are not so suitable.

For another example, you can't love someone too much, and unilateral giving is just putting pressure on others.

However, as an outsider, these words can only be mentioned a few words at most, the authorities are confused by bystanders, and no matter how thoroughly others see it, they can't stop the parties from being confused, and these things have to be explored by Gu Zhi and Shen Chuanyuan themselves.

However, at that time, Gu Qi was immersed in the whirlpool, how could he understand?

In fact, Gu Qi's traits can be called part of her personality, not only in her feelings, but also in many small things in daily life. Of course, the so-called "Z goddess, kaolin flower" is a compliment, but from a certain point of view, such an evaluation also reflects the limitations of Gu Qi's character.

To put it bluntly, she is really cold and unkind.

At that time, in order to change the small problems on Gu Qi's body and let her take more contact with the fireworks in the world, He Sheng took her to Biyun Street to shop for antiques, see the life in those alleys and alleys, and improve her life. Gu Qi is not happy to deal with people, and usually always puts on a look of rejecting people thousands of miles away, Lao He prefers to take advantage of the weekend to send her to the Tianwentang Museum to receive tourists who come and go, and she has to exercise and exercise her.

But this kind of exercise did not have much effect, and Gu Qi's "grounding" was only reflected in being pressured by Lao He to do coolies and experience life in the Tianwentang Museum, and there was no more progress at all. After all, she has the unique purity of the academic school in her bones, and always believes in the data of major authoritative scientific research journals, so her views on certain things seem to be shelved.

In essence, Gu Qi even thinks that it makes sense to go to Biyun Street to shop for those antiques and small objects when he has time, and it is better to go to the large museums in the center of Z City or listen to an expert lecture.

So Liu Mu brought her to such a place, it was really the first time in Gu Qi's life that she had an earth-breaking experience.

Like at this moment-

Gu Qi stepped on the dead branches and weeds everywhere, the dim street lamps could not illuminate too much darkness, she was originally a little night blindness, which was an old problem since she was a child, usually had little impact on Gu Qi, but at some specific moments it will seem a little troublesome. The winding path is not only winding but also quite dark, and there are not often a few obstructive weeds or broken plastic bags on the ground, and you can trip over if you are not careful.

Gu Qi is like a blind man crossing a river by feeling the stones, and he has to be careful with every step.

Probably affected by such irritability, coupled with Liu Mu's consistent impropriety, she quickly couldn't restrain her tone when she spoke.

"Liu Mu, what are you bringing me here for, do you want to explore?"

Looking at Gu Qi's tightly furrowed brows, as well as that cautious look, Liu Mu's gentle and affectionate peach blossom eyes quickly bent slightly, and a clearly visible smile appeared.

"I said Teacher Gu, don't call me one by one in the future, just looking at the way we look now, it's obvious that you are a little weaker. Anyway, as long as you open your mouth, I will never say a word. ”

"I'm not in the mood to do these verbal battles with you, Liu Mu, instead of telling me these meaningless things, you might as well explain why you brought me to Liuzhen, is it because the name of this town is the same as your surname?"

For Gu Qi's sneering words with a cold face, Liu Mu was not angry at all, the smile in his eyes was a little thicker, and he even naturally took Gu Qi's words and climbed up the pole.

"That's right, isn't this a calculation of our heavenly design, I specially brought you back to worship your ancestors. I came out of a small place, and I really didn't want to take you to this poor ravine, but there was no way, I could only ask Mr. Gu to take care of it. ”

"Liu Mu, shut up. ”

I don't know if it's because of the distraction between the words, or simply because of Liu Mu's shameless breath, Gu Qi didn't look at the clear road under her feet for a while, and in the gloom, she suddenly tripped over a branch that was diagonally horizontal, and almost knelt in the mud puddle on the spot.

However, before Gu Ji could react, Liu Dashao immediately supported her.

"Look at it, what am I talking about, why is my mouth so hard, and in the end, you don't want me to help you?"

Gu Period: "......."

Where did this come from, if you don't take advantage of it, forget it, and you don't forgive people.

Liu Mu, if you don't say a few words, no one will treat you as a dumb person.

But even if Gu Qi was 10,000 unhappy, he had to accept Liu Mu's help, and pulled his sleeve and walked awkwardly all the way, after all, if there was no support from Liu Dashao, Gu Qi would really be half blind.

In winter, the days are short and the nights are long, and although it is completely dark at this time, the time is actually not too late, just after nine o'clock in the evening. And for some reason, the villagers of Liuzhen are very secluded, looking like there is no nightlife at all, and there is not even a single figure on the street, only a few shops are still open.

The only sign lit up was a hair salon, and the dimly lit surroundings of the store's doors were easily reminiscent of strange things, where the proprietress, dressed in bright red down jackets and permed their long curly hair, were applying nail polish by the light.

Looking at the luxury sports car parked on the side of the road, she stopped what she was doing and raised her eyes in surprise.

"Who are you, why are you here?"