Before they could talk about anything else, the light was gone. reappeared, in Bai Endeavour's bedroom.

"Why do you want to lie down... I don't want to sleep. The stupid big man complained dissatisfiedly: "I'm not sleepy." ”

"Good, you had a nosebleed before, lie down first." Bai Yuelu coaxed him, "Although you don't feel it, your body is already very weak. Don't you feel tired? ”

"Tired..."Bai Fenjin nodded, but immediately retorted: "That, that's because I helped my mother chop wood today!" ”

"yes, yes." Xiaolu said helplessly: "But if you're tired, can you rest first?" ”

"But—" The stupid big man stood up unwillingly, and craned his neck to look out, "Will the pretty sister come to dinner?" ”

Bai Yuelu seemed to be a little puzzled, but she didn't say it, but still said to him in that childlike tone: "We've already had dinner, don't you remember?" ”

"Okay," Bai Jinjin muttered and lay down again. He wrapped himself tightly in the quilt, only showing one head, and timidly asked Xiaolu: "Will the beautiful sister come tomorrow?" ”

There was a sad and fragile smile in the fawn's voice: "When you're well, she'll come to see you." ”

"I'm not going to get better..."Bai Fenjin was a little sleepy, and his speech began to be slurred. He whispered, "I... I just want her to be my wife. That's what happens to you... To her... All good. With that, he could not hold back his weariness and weakness, and fell into a drowsy sleep.

The fawn sat on the edge of his bed for a while, making sure he was asleep, before tiptoeing away.

I followed her to the backyard. I saw her look up at the sky for a while, and then she lowered her head and took out a square object.

The white moon deer fiddled a few times, then pressed a button. After a "crackling rebuttal," she said to the thing:

"Cen Xiao, Cen Xiao, can you hear me?"

The other party's response immediately came from the communicator: "What's the matter?" There was no tone in Cen Xiao's words, as if he was still busy with something, I guess it was an experiment in the observatory.

"How are you?" The fawn said softly.

There was silence on the other side for a moment, and then a long sigh came: "It would be better if we could find a way to stop it." Then she asked, "What about you?" ”

"My brother's condition is getting worse." As she spoke, she sat down on the threshold of the back door, looking up at the starry sky. "This disease... It seems to paralyze human senses. My brother hasn't complained of headaches lately, but he has lost his appetite and is always tired. ”

"Today he had another nosebleed, as if he couldn't stop it. I suspect that the disease either attacks the person's immune system or directly attacks the cells. So—" she paused, unwilling to think any further, "... It's a pity that they don't feel pain, and they can't ask how big the problem is. ”

"Where's Sun Bo?" Xiaolu suddenly remembered someone, "Has Sun Bo done a similar test?" He is the only one of us here who has the qualifications to be a regular doctor. Maybe let him check what is wrong. ”

"The CDC now lives with the village government, you can go to him." Cen Xiao said immediately.

"Okay, thank you."

So the two fell silent again. The fawn hesitated for a moment before asking tentatively, "Can you... Coming for a trip? ”

The other party replied decisively: "Okay, where do you want to meet?" ”

"Just... Still the old place. I was just... I want to talk to you. ”

I followed the light of Bai Yuelu to a lawn, and suddenly remembered that this was the place where Bai Fenjin saw her making love to Cen Xiao before.

It is indeed a good place, with a small slope and a view of the surrounding farmhouses and the world in the distance. Looking up, I imagined that I would be able to see a sky full of stars at night.

The light of the white moon deer beside me nervously crushed the ground in front of me with his toes, and from time to time he looked up and around. We waited together for a while, and then we saw her suddenly turn her head, as if she had seen something. I saw her wave her hand in that direction, and then—a figure stepped out of the void and stood there, staring at her steadily.

"Xiaoxiao." As if relieved, she stepped forward. Cen Xiao wanted to hug her, but was blocked by one of her hands, "Don't..."

"How?" Cen Xiao's voice immediately became nervous, "Xiaolu, are you okay?" ”

The fawn immediately understood her concern, "Oh, it's okay, it's okay. She waved her hand and said, "I'm just scared..."

Cen Xiao clasped his hands to his chest and looked at her: "Have you had any symptoms such as colds, headaches, and chest tightness recently?" ”

"Nope." The short-haired woman shook her head.

"Did you have nosebleeds, dizziness, or numbness?"

"Nope."

"Do you have the bodily fluids or blood of the sick person in your body?"

The fawn seemed to pause for a second before saying, "No, I went out and changed my clothes." ”

Cen Xiao leaned over and hugged her without saying anything, tightly, and the bodies of the two were close together.

She let out a soft sigh of contentment, "I miss you." ”

"I miss you too." The fawn finally choked out.

"What did you call me out?" Cen Xiao asked curiously.

"My brother's condition is getting worse and worse...", Bai Yuelu said as he sat down on a stump of a cut tree next to him. Cen Xiao looked at her and sat down with her, holding her shoulder.

"Now I regret it, I should go back with you to do research." She added.

"Do you want to go back with me? I probably already know how often it works, and I'm starting to study the mechanism by which it erodes the human body. Cen Xiao asked.

Xiaolu raised his head to look at her, and after a while, he collapsed his shoulders in frustration and shook his head: "No... I also have to take care of my brother. His days are numbered, and I have to stay with him until the end. ”

Cen Xiao sighed, gently rubbed her soft short hair, and then said something that made my heart throb:

"How I wish you were free."

Both were silent, under a calm moonlight. This second, there is no other social connection. Without parents, without family, without responsibilities and ties, they are pure freedom.

How I wish that history of 10 years ago could come to an abrupt end at this moment.

But the peace was soon shattered. Bai Yuelu turned his head, as if he wanted to say something.

"What's wrong?" Cen Xiao looked at her like this and asked with a smile.

"Xiaoxiao, there is something..."Bai Yuelu hesitated for a long time, "I don't know whether to say it or not." I know I'm being selfish, but my brother is dying... Oops, I don't know. Forget it, just because I didn't say it. She buried her head in her hands in frustration.

"What's wrong?" Cen Xiao touched her back, "Tell me what's wrong?" ”

"That..."Bai Yuelu struggled for a long time, and finally spoke: "My brother... He likes you a lot. Can you... Go and see him? It was to fulfill his last wish. ”