It's been almost eighteen years since Zhuo Qun last stayed here.

But the scenery of the campus has hardly changed.

Only by carefully observing and experiencing can we discover some local changes.

For example, several new school buildings were built.

There are more small stove canteens, and the dishes are richer.

There is air conditioning and a washing machine in the dormitory.

The interior of the public school building and the library have been renovated and equipped for the better.

In some places on campus, modern technological facilities such as electronic screens, inquiry screens, and vending machines have been added.

But these changes are almost always inconspicuous changes.

It belongs to the inner category, and it doesn't affect the surface much, just like what happened to Zhuoqun himself.

Perhaps because of this, at the end of his life, Zhuo Qun never had the idea of coming here to take a walk, take a look, and look back and remember his past.

One is because he has endured too much of the old days, and he no longer has any nostalgic interest.

The second is because every time he wakes up, he almost always starts from the campus.

What is the difference between the end and the beginning when the distance between the end and the beginning is only one step?

But on the afternoon of September 28, 2019, he came.

Because the situation is no longer the same, he is no longer alone, and Beilu is with him.

In fact, they have been together almost all the time, starting with the romance that can't help but erupt on the Orient Express.

After arriving in Istanbul and getting off the bus, they first stayed at Jumeirah Pera Palace for a while.

Then he went on to Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium.

It was only in November of that year that he returned to Capet Manor to participate in the hunting season.

And the following spring, they made another trip.

After that, they lived in seclusion in their old house in Nice, where they spent two years in Provence.

They put everything down and don't want to ask about anything.

Even the release of the third part of "The Three-Body Problem", Bei Lu did not participate, and completely entrusted it to the senior executive team of her company.

Even if they returned to their homeland at the beginning of this year, preparing for the arrival of a critical moment, they began to arrange their "afterlife".

They only went to visit their parents during the Spring Festival, and they were separated for a short time.

To be honest, although I know that each other is engaged in a short-term love that seems to be not supposed to start, full of illusion, and may be destined to have no result.

But they can't help but love each other, and they are very devoted.

So in the last few days near the critical juncture, Bei Lu asked to see where Zhuo Qun went to college.

It is impossible for Zhuoqun to refuse this request.

You must know that in this life, it is precisely because of Beilu that he is not alone.

As the only person in the world who can understand him in all aspects, it is very likely that he will still be remembered.

Bei Lu can make such a request, which is the great happiness he can't ask for.

The reverse should be the same, he may also be the first person to really make Beilu feel love.

"Your campus is so big, bigger than the costume college and the music school I attended. ”

Walking along the campus avenue covered with dense shade and sunshine in the gaps, Bei Lu sighed from the bottom of her heart.

Zhuo Qun was amused by her rare and strange appearance, and patiently explained to her.

"You go to an art college, and you have fewer subjects, so the scale of the campus is naturally not too large. Moreover, the geographical location of Huhai has been very expensive since history, and there was no room for development around it before the founding of the People's Republic of China. The biggest difference is that the development around the university campuses in Beijing is lagging behind. ”

"Where is your dormitory?"

"The old building, which is located on the east side of the campus near the playground, is now commonly known as 'Dongfeng Po'. Are you going to see it? There's really nothing to see there......"

But to this question, Bei Lu gave her own direct answer with body language.

She firmly wrapped her arms around Zhuo Qun and walked towards him in the direction of the east.

And in order to speak more conveniently, so as not to be recognized.

She dragged Zhuoqun across the path and into the quiet grove.

Because only then will she be able to talk about the most important secrets between them.

"You know, the closer I get to that day, the more uneasy I get. Lately I've been thinking that if the bottle and the experiment we were hoping for in the end would work, it would be fine. But if not, then what does the truth of the world really mean? Will everything really continue in the world we left behind? Or will it be completely shattered? I'm a little scared about it......

"With our current experience and what we have, of course, it is completely uncertain. But in any case, we have to assume that the world is going on without us, isn't that why we have to do something to prepare? Because we also have people we care about, like my parents, your parents. It must be taken into account for the rest of their lives"

"Yes, and Fan Hong. If she can't be like us, then she'll stay in this time dimension. So with that in mind, I also left her a sum of money in my will. Hopefully it won't scare her then. ”

As they spoke, they swept aside the branches that occasionally hung low overhead, and came to a small bridge that spanned the stream.

The small bridge is made of antiseptic wood, and the scale is small, the structure is simple, and it is less than three meters long.

But as if inspired by God, Zhuo Qun suddenly had an inspiration.

He immediately broke free of Bellu's arm and picked up a rock from the ground.

He said "come here" and threw the stone into the water.

The river was shallow, and the rock fell into it, and it just picked up a splash and stopped moving.

"Look, you still have to see it, right?" asked Zhuo Qun, pointing to the stone.

Belu didn't know why, but nodded still, because the brownish-black color of the stone could indeed be clearly seen through the river.

"I mean, the concept of time in the universe may really be a continuous river, as people use the term 'river of time'. Time flows through a fixed category to form history. And those of us who were supposed to float along the river of history inadvertently became the stone I threw into the river, and stayed in place completely. ”

So the world we left behind, time and the universe will still ignore our cyclical fate and continue to flow unaffected. Since then, countless versions have evolved. And we can only be locked into a time frame to move, which is equivalent to the volume of this stone. Perhaps it is precisely because of this that every time we experience samsara, we are imprisoned in the realm of almost twenty years. ”

Zhuo Qun's words were indeed thought-provoking, and Bei Lu couldn't help but get excited.

She frowned and pondered for a while, then continued to extend the theory while expressing her admiration.

"Your inference is very vivid. But if that's the case, then we're constantly intertwined with history. ”

"Do you mean that every time we reincarnate, time diverges into a new line of reality? It is equivalent to saying that every time we leave the world in front of us, we have made history advance by 20 years. ”

"Like the last time we met on the plane, time continues. The people we know are going on with their lives. And because we've been in this life for another twenty years, we're ...... So nowadays...... Is my daughter in her thirties? Oh my God, she's the same age as me?"

Beilu suddenly lost her voice.

Because if it is really according to the inference, although her daughter is still alive, her objective age is not acceptable to her.

And what can she do to catch up with the past twenty years?

What's more, if she really catches up, does it mean that she will suddenly age by twenty years?

This kind of thought can't help but make her mood solemn.

But to be honest, what Beilu thinks is not too bad.

Because at this time, Zhuo Qun's mentality is actually far more collapsed than her.

Don't forget, Zhuo Qun is more experienced than anyone else when it comes to rebirth, so he can pay attention to more details.

It suddenly occurred to him that the time at which he woke up each time he was reborn was not fixed, and it was constantly delayed.

So what if...... What does it mean if time goes back forever?

Does it mean that these two "stones" are constantly washed away by time, and the space for survival and activity has become smaller and smaller?

Just as stones will one day be washed away by water, does that mean they will also ......

No, no, it's terrible.

Maybe their end is within reach, depending on the moment they wake up.

Needless to say, there's a reason why this thinking game suddenly stuck.

The topics they discussed had become too serious and unsettling.

They were all immersed in their worries, and neither of them spoke.

Beilu even sat on the railing of the bridge, caressing the weathered wooden bridge.

Zhuo Qun stared solemnly at a squirrel under a tree on the other side of the river.

The little creature looked at him with more alert eyes than he did.

This happened until a middle-aged woman wearing a sports shirt and sports shorts also came to this place.

and then chased her to a teenage boy breaking.

Apparently this is a mother and son who have a good relationship.

They were jokingly running into the woods as they usually do.

But it was just when the mother and son passed by Zhuo Qun and Bei Lu's side.

The mother narrowed her eyes and looked curious.

Even after walking over, I couldn't help but turn my head to look at each other.

Originally, Zhuo Qun and Bei Lu didn't care at all, they thought that maybe this mother felt familiar when she saw Bei Lu wearing sunglasses.

Unexpectedly, the woman stood still, and called out Zhuo Qun's name with a slight hesitation.

"You are?"

Zhuo Qun had no idle brain, so he focused on the woman's body.

And this attention didn't take long to recognize.

Surprised, he blurted out the other party's name.

"Oh, Guo Yue, why are you......"

Guo Yue immediately smiled.

"I didn't expect you to remember me. I just said in my heart, how can I see you so familiar. I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect ......"

"How's your day? I mean...... Why are you here?" asked Zhuo Qun incredulously.

"Hey, my child's dad is a teacher here, who teaches economics. My son and I came to him together......"

Guo Yue's face turned red as she spoke, just like the shyness she often showed when she was young.

Zhuo Qun was immediately attracted by this look that he had once been quite familiar with.

But on the other hand, Guo Yue's dress is obviously completely different from after marrying him.

Moreover, there is a big difference between Guo Yue's son's face and the son's wisdom that the two of them once had.

This makes it inevitable that he will have a different taste of things and people in his heart.

It's really like Tong Ange's song - "Love and sorrow are like a glass of strong wine to me, beautiful but unbearable".

"How are you doing? Where do you work now? You have children, right?"

Guo Yue didn't know about Zhuo Qun's inner contrast, and still showed a happy smile.

Obviously, what happened to them in the past is nothing to her today, and she is more satisfied with her life now.

And she casually glanced at Bei Lu, which was a reminder of Zhuo Qun.

He hurriedly introduced the two.

"I ...... I'm okay too. Bellu, this is ...... Guo Yue. She graduated from the outer courtyard, and in the past, she often accompanied Xu Yuntao's girlfriend Zhang Lei to our school to watch movies and have dinners. Now, apparently, they are family members of our school. Guo Yue, this is Bei Lu, my ......"

"We just got married last year, so we don't have kids yet. ”

Bei Lu took the initiative to take Guo Yue's hand and said with a friendly smile.

She knows very well who Guo Yue is and how important Guo Yue plays in Zhuo Qun's other life.

Therefore, she is also more considerate of Zhuo Qun's mentality and feelings at the moment.

So not only did he lie about this, but he also took the initiative to take off the sunglasses on his face.

Sure enough, Zhuo Qun not only showed a grateful look for her thoughtfulness.

Her face also made Guo Yue's eyes completely wide.

For a moment, Guo Yue seemed to be stiffened into a plaster man, his face full of disbelief.

"Are you...... Beilu: You're the big star, the director?"

"Actually...... I'm primarily a producer. Belo added.

"You ...... Oops, I never thought of it. I don't even know what to say, what a coincidence today! It's like a dream......."

followed Guo Yue and waved at his excited son.

"Come on, Xiao Nan. This is your favorite Bellu...... Aunt. Didn't you say that you had watched "The Three-Body Problem" ten times? Don't you want to talk to her?"

"Hello, Auntie, I want to tell you that I ...... I love "The Three-Body Problem" so much, it's the best movie I've ever seen! You're the best film director, the biggest star I admire the most. I didn't expect to see you in person, and I was so lucky today. Are you friends with my mother......? Can I get you for an autograph?......"

Guo Yue's son burst out with great enthusiasm, somewhat nervous and flustered, obviously his mother was right.

And although Bei Lu was a little awkward to be called "Auntie", she was comfortable dealing with such fans.

She not only fulfilled the child's wishes, but also took the initiative to take an intimate group photo with him.

This naturally made Guo Yue's mother and son happy.

They thanked them for a long time with excitement, and assured that if Belo had any new movies, they would definitely watch them and recommend them to people they knew.

What I didn't expect was that at this time, the child's father also appeared.

It was a man with glasses, but he was dignified and professor-like.

He was waiting outside the woods with a phone call.

So Guo Yue received a call from her husband, and also called him over and introduced him to Zhuo Qun and Bei Lu.

Both of them graciously invited Zhuo Qun and Bei Lu to have dinner together.

Bei Lu glanced at Zhuo Qun, did not refuse, and happily agreed.

Even because of the joy and beautiful and harmonious atmosphere of this meal, she also came up with a brilliant idea and made a decision that surprised Zhuo Qun.

She actually wanted to hold a grand dinner in the name of celebrating the "Three-Body Problem" trilogy, which has entered the top 100 in the world at the box office.

Guo Yue's whole family is invited to participate, and even other college classmates of Zhuoqun.

And the date was set for the evening of October 10th.