Prologue: A boy's encounter with a cat

When Wu Hao opened his eyes, what was in front of him was not the familiar mosquito net, but the white ceiling. His ass was cold, and he rolled out of bed to the ground at some point.

The familiar sound of slippers rubbing the ground came from outside the door, it was my sister, she had already gotten up.

Wu Hao stood up, opened the curtain and looked out, the window was gray and hazy, I don't know what time it is. He vaguely saw that the occupants in the window were turning on the lights, and a little star shone through the haze to the window.

He took out his newly bought smart watch from his school bag and wanted to see what time it was, the luminous screen of the smart watch automatically lit up, and the black numbers were clear: [25:00]

…… What the heck?

Wu Hao, who had just gotten up, was a little confused, and tried to switch the mode of the watch a few times, and found that [25:00] displayed the current Beijing time. He didn't believe in evil and cut out the scale pattern. He saw that the hour and minute hands had disappeared, and only the second hand was turning backwards in a counterclockwise direction.

Broken? Wu Hao was surprised. He fiddled with it a few more times, but time didn't change because of his interference, and even went back a few seconds.

After class tonight, I have time to go to the watch shop again to see what is going on. He thought.

Pushing open the door, I saw my sister washing in the bathroom with a toothbrush in her mouth, and the girl was dressed in pajamas, and her long silky hair was pressed into a mess while sleeping. When she saw Wu Hao, she asked a little jokingly: "Xiao Wu, why did you get up so early today?" ”

Wu Hao raised his eyebrows a little unhappily, for him, the word "small" was very hurtful, because he was really small. The neighbor's child was born on the same day as him, but his body has matured: his voice has become hoarse, his lower lip has grown a piece of black fluff, and his height has soared to 1.7 meters, unlike Wu Hao, who is still hovering around 1.5 meters.

He asked his sister, "What time is it?" ”

"5:50? It shouldn't be 6 o'clock." My sister pondered, "Isn't it dawn yet?" ”

"What's wrong?" My sister asked, "Lost your watch?" ”

"No," Wu Hao explained to his sister, "my watch is broken, and I have to take it to the watch shop to fix it this afternoon." ”

"Hmm...... sister put down the mouthwash cup in her hand, "Then you have to increase your pocket money?" It was obviously a question, but the girl's tone was determined.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ That's right. Wu Hao drooped his head.

My sister thought about it and offered her own price code: "Three meals a day, for a week, 30." ”

Wu Hao frowned, "This is not in order, it was 40 before." He said.

"35, don't forget it." My sister didn't raise her head.

Wu Hao thought for a moment, he dragged his slippers to the kitchen, the transaction was not equal, but his parents were on a business trip, and his sister was in charge, so he couldn't help it.

My sister looked at Wu Hao's back as she walked towards the kitchen, thoughtful.

Today's breakfast is porridge with shiitake mushroom fillet.

Finally, sprinkle fine salt into the pot and stir the porridge with a spoon, and the aroma of meat and vegetables will come to your nose. Wu Hao took a deep breath and moved his index finger. Well, not bad.

After serving the porridge, Wu Hao brought the bowl into the living room. My sister had finished combing, sat at the dinner table, and looked at Wu Hao with a gloating look.

Wu Hao pursed his lips and put the bowl down. The girl immediately snatched the bowl and poured it into her mouth, without any ladylike demeanor.

After drinking more than half of the porridge, the girl stopped, wiped the rice grains from the corner of her mouth with a tissue, suddenly remembered something, and asked Wu Hao an unbelievable question: "Did you have a nightmare today?" ”

Ha? Wu Hao didn't understand why she asked this question, he scratched his head, trying to recall last night's dream, as if he had dreamed of something, but he couldn't remember anything, "It shouldn't be, I forgot about it." ”

"Really?" My sister thoughtfully, "Eat more breakfast to replenish energy." Look at your little man, if you don't eat, you won't grow tall! ”

"You say I'm small again!" Wu Hao was very angry, "Is my height taller than most of the girls in the class, and Qiu Yue next door is not as tall as me!" ”

The girl looked at him with some disdain and continued to settle the porridge in the bowl.

After breakfast, Wu Hao went to pack his schoolbag and put the smart watch in his trouser pocket, although it was a little painful to make breakfast for a week, but he was reluctant to repair it, so be it.

Pushing open the door, I saw my sister sitting on the sofa playing with her mobile phone. I don't mind that standing next to her is an adolescent male, with two big white legs dangling around, as if he has seen something interesting, and giggles from time to time.

A hot breath surged in his body, but Wu Hao still suppressed it. Seeing his sister's tireless appearance, he couldn't help but remind: "Hurry up and pack your things for class, or you're late!" ”

"Well, I know." My sister's eyes never leave her phone.

At this time, on Wu Hao's watch, the time had been reversed [24:10].

Wu Hao's residential building happens to be next to the park in the community, and when you go downstairs, you can see the small pavilion like a pencil head. The security and environment of the community are good, and there is no square aunt to break the tranquility of this early morning, and a few birdsongs can be vaguely heard next to the lush banyan trees.

Wu Hao subconsciously slowed down, squinted his eyes, and enjoyed the tranquility of the early morning. I'm going to fill in the volunteer soon, which high school should I go to?

Wu Hao himself doesn't matter, but Wu's father and mother hope that Wu Hao can study in the high school affiliated to A University in the future, on the one hand, the teachers there are the best in the city, and on the other hand, Wu Hao's sister also has a care to study there. Wu Hao's grades are not bad, but he is still a little far from the admission score line of the high school affiliated to University A.

Suddenly, a cat's meow came into Wu Hao's ears, Wu Hao looked up and saw that there was a bird's nest on the tree next to him, and a black cat hung its paws on the bird's nest, and its almond-shaped yellow pupils stared straight at Wu Hao.

Wu Hao had never seen this black cat, but that didn't prevent him from deducing what the cat was doing, [in order to protect the birds in the community!] He thought to himself. He found a stone from the ground and wanted to drive away the black cat that was destroying the ecology of the community.

[Wu ...... Hao ......]

A female voice slammed into Wu Hao's mind, as if calling his name, the voice was very small, not through the ears, but as if using brain waves to talk to him.

"Who?" Wu Hao turned his head suddenly, and there was no one behind him, only the leaves on the branches were rustling.

Auditory hallucinations? Wu Hao shook his head.

"Wu Hao, what's wrong?"

The girl's question came into Wu Hao's ears, and her voice was a little nasal, and Wu Hao sounded a little familiar. He looked at the stairs of a nearby residential building, and a petite girl of about thirteen or fourteen years old was walking out of it, wearing a A middle school uniform, carrying a schoolbag on her shoulder, staring at Wu Hao's right hand holding the stone with a puzzled face.

Wu Hao recognized this girl, her name is Qiu Yue, she lives in the same community as Wu Hao, and she is also Wu Hao's childhood sweetheart from childhood to adulthood.

"Ah, it's Qiu Yue." Wu Hao said hello, he blushed a little, and felt a little embarrassed to let the girl know that he was going to use a stone to drive the cat away. He hid the stone behind him and changed the subject, "Why are you here?"

The girl laughed, she pointed to the black cat in the tree, and said, "I'll come and see it," and as she spoke, she barked at the black cat in the tree: "Soybean, come down!" ”

When the kitten heard the girl's call, he stopped playing with the eggs in the nest, and at once he jumped down from the tree and ran to the girl, wagging his tail flatteringly.

"Oh," the girl handed the schoolbag to Wu Hao, "help me get it," Wu Hao took the schoolbag blankly, watching the girl bend down and hold the black cat in her arms, the kitten followed the girl's movements, without too much resistance.

"Your cat?" Wu Hao asked, "Why haven't I seen it before?" ”

"No," Qiu Yue lifted the black cat high, the kitten's feet were hung in the air, it felt a little uncomfortable, and let out a confused meow, "It's the student community teacher, they went on a family trip, I'll help take care of it." ”

"Why do you call it soybeans?" Wu Hao asked again.

"Don't you see that its eyes are yellow and clear like soybeans?" The girl turned the cat to Wu Hao, "Oh! ”

The girl's eyes were wide and the tips of her eyes were upturned, Wu Hao subconsciously compared her with the cat in her hand, and couldn't help laughing.

"Laughing at what?" The girl asked.

"You and this cat...... True. Wu Hao explained, and then felt that such a description was inappropriate and a little embarrassing.

"Thank you," Qiu Yue smiled, "I'll accept your compliment." ”

At this moment, the female voice just now sounded in Wu Hao's head again, the voice was much louder than just now, with a slightly hoarse girlish voice, but there was a kind of calm like a big sister. It's Wu Hao's favorite voice.

[Wu ...... Hao ......]

Wu Hao looked around, the wind was rustling the treetops, there seemed to be no third person around except Qiu Yue and Wu Hao, he looked at the girl in front of him, she was still teasing the cat named Soybean, and she didn't seem to notice that someone was calling him.

Is it only me who can hear me?

Wu Hao was a little depressed, and at this time, he saw Qiu Yue's right hand, which was displayed on the pink electronic watch. Obviously, this is not a normal timescale.

Wu Hao asked, "What's wrong with your watch?" ”

"Oh," said the girl's distressed look, "I don't know what's going on, but that's it for me to get up this morning, and I'm going to take it to the watch shop after school." ”

"Can you lend me a look?" Wu Hao asked again.

Qiu Yue didn't hesitate, she tied the electronic watch from under her wrist and handed it to Wu Hao. Wu Hao inadvertently touched the girl's hand, soft.

Wu Hao looked at the girl's watch, the time on the dial had come [24:01], and the second hand was still reversing, he thought about it, turned out his watch, the time was the same as Qiu Yue's watch, every minute and second.

What's going on?

Wu Hao squinted, he had a bad premonition, feeling that something was going to happen.

Suddenly, the black cat called Soybean broke free from Qiu Yue's arms, and it ran to Wu Hao's feet, dragging Wu Hao's trouser legs with its teeth.

"Hey, soybeans!" Qiu Yue yelled at the black cat, the black cat didn't pay attention to Qiu Yue, Qiu Yue was a little embarrassed, and said to Wu Hao: "Soybeans have never been so close to people, this is the first timeβ€”β€”"

"It's okay, I like cats too," Wu Hao returned the girl's watch and motioned her not to care.

[I...... At...... Waiting for you]

The female voice just now appeared in Wu Hao's mind again, intermittently, as if it was disturbed by something.

Wu Hao subconsciously looked at the black cat on the ground, and the black cat also raised his head to look at Wu Hao at this time, his eyes looked at each other, and his almond-shaped pupils seemed to be a bottomless pool, which made Wu Hao's eyes sink into it.

If these eyes grow on a girl's face, they must be beautiful. At this time, Wu Hao was just thinking so irresponsibly, and he didn't think of a more fantastical setting.

At this time, the time of both watches has come to 24:00.

Like a domino effect, with the arrival of 24 o'clock, the two watches burst out with two dazzling white lights, and the light flow converged in the air, drowning Wu Hao and Qiu Yue from top to bottom.