The night is getting darker,

The two sat in the store and chatted for hours.

Finally, Ma Hou got up and took his leave,

"Brother Fan, it's not early, I should go back, you rest early."

"Okay." Listening to Ma Hou's name for himself, Lin Fan was slightly stunned.

Already, no one calls themselves that for a long time, right?

Before graduating from college, my roommates would call themselves like this, and I think I hadn't seen them in years.

Although Lin Fan's temperament and their relationship are not very close, after all, they have lived together for four years and are quite familiar.

After graduating, I didn't keep in touch often, so I gradually forgot about it.

You probably experience this kind of thing a lot in your life, right?

If there is no contact, there will be no contact.

is only Chen Xu, even if he has not been in touch for three years, but after he comes back, the relationship between the two has not changed.

Ma Hou clenched his fists and apologized again for what happened before,

"Brother Fan, I'm too reckless tonight, don't take it to heart."

"It's okay, let's go back."

I have to say that although a series of commotion operations when Ma Hou first came tonight did make me feel a little inexplicable, even displeased.

But in the subsequent conversation, Lin Fan found that this person was indeed very interesting, and he was also a friend that he could make.

Otherwise, Lin Fan, a person who usually talks so little, would not have chatted with him here for so long.

Strictly speaking, in fact, the two people I met tonight were quite good.

They are not great, they have their own selfishness, they have resentment, there are joys and angers, but other than that, they have feelings and righteousness and they have not sunk into evil because of all the bad past, so that they can be regarded as living people.

"Okay, brother, see you tomorrow." Ma Hou said with a smile.

"Hmm."

Ma Hou went out, put on his round-framed sunglasses, smiled, put his hands behind his back, and looked unfathomable and mysterious, and then slowly walked back to his store.

There was no one in the store, quietly.

"Alas, it's not early, pack up and go to bed."

As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and moved the paper boy who was placed at the door to welcome customers back to the store.

"Oh, I'll go, you're so heavy."

After moving the things, Ma Hou lit a stick of incense, inserted it in the shrine, and then closed the door.

Squeak –

extinguished the lights,

Smack-

Go upstairs.

The store space is not large, and after the lights are turned off, there is silence, and the faint smoke on the shrine falls lightly, strangely swirling around the paper figure.

The paper boy with exaggerated makeup in the center of the store still seems to be smiling.

The pale complexion, the red lips, and the bright blush are extremely weird.

The paper man's gaze was fixed on the doorway.

At this moment,

In the dark, its huge eyes,

Suddenly blinked.

then

Giggle –

There seemed to be a faint and unreal sound of children playing, which seemed particularly abrupt in the lonely space.

Ding——

Ma Hou casually put three clear bells on the table,

Moaned softly.

......

Seeing that the time was not early, Lin Fan also put down the book and prepared to rest.

He found a blanket from upstairs and put it on Liu Siche, then turned off the light and went upstairs, but the air conditioning in the living room was not turned off.

The night passed.

early morning

"Xiao Che!"

Liu Siche, who was asleep, seemed to hear someone calling him.

"Hmm......"

Woke up from sleep with only a headache, a headache after a hangover.

He reached out and grabbed his hair, then rubbed his forehead incessantly.

When I opened my eyes and looked at the blanket on my body, it was very unfamiliar, and then I looked at the surroundings, it was very familiar.

"I'm ......"

Drank too much last night?

"Last Night......

Liu Siche looked at the ceiling steadily,

"Like, I had a dream......

But it didn't feel like a dream, because ......

"Good real ......"

He recalled the images from his dreams, and those memories were etched into his mind like a knife and an axe.

"I'm okay, say goodbye to you."

At this time, the original sadness in his heart had faded a lot, and he was no longer so desperate and hesitant.

"I would... ...... to live well"

Liu Siche whispered, but said firmly.

Then he got up, folded the blanket and put it on the sofa, took out his phone and looked at the time, it was still early.

"The boss hasn't woken up yet, has he?"

I'll give the money next time, go back and wash up first.

Then he went to the door and found,

"Well, no key."

This door also needs a key from the inside to retract the jammed deadbolt.

Then

"Meow~"

A black kitten walked over, walked to the door, stretched out his paws, and looked at Liu Siche while pulling the door,

"Meow?"

Got it?

"Forehead ......"

Liu Siche reached out and grabbed the doorknob, pulled hard, the door was very heavy, but it opened,

"Isn't it locked......?"

"Meow~"

Yes.

"Aren't you afraid of thieves?"

"Meow~"

Unafraid.

Liu Siche smiled suddenly,

"I almost thought you understood."

"Meow!" The sound of the cola was a little heavier.

Of course you understand!

"Forehead ......"

He suddenly felt that the cat in front of him was so human.

"What a smart cat......"

"Meow~" Coke's eyes narrowed.

Of course.

Looking at the "proud" look on the cat's face, Liu Siche was shocked.

"I'll ......"

"Meow!" Coke, who was sitting on the ground, stretched out his paw again and pushed him on his calf, his voice full of impatience.

Get out of here, real ink.

"This ......"

Liu Siche wondered if he had heard it wrong,

The tone it just had was, impatient?

He patted his head, suspecting that he had not woken up and was hallucinating.

Immediately, Coke pushed him again,

"Meow!"

Let's go!

"Okay, okay, I'll go, I'll go."

As soon as he came out, the door was closed by Coke raising his paws.

"Hiss......"

Not a hallucination? This one is pretty heavy, right? It's closed?

Liu Siche's eyes widened as he watched the cat in the room walk back to the sofa unhurriedly.

I saw it jump, jumped on the sofa, and then glanced at Liu Siche at the door, full of eyes,

Disdain.

Then continue to lie down and go back to sleep.

“......”

Liu Siche was speechless and left with shock.

muttering as he walks,

"Am I not awake yet? Won't it......"

......

Around half past ten in the morning,

Lin Fan went downstairs,

It was found that the door on the first floor was not opened, the air conditioner was not turned off, and it was empty.

"Huh?"

Meng Yuerou didn't come?

"Meow~"

The two cats were lying on the couch, bored.

"Didn't she come?"

"Meow!"

No.

That's strange, she didn't ask for leave, so late she didn't come.

Lin Fan glanced at the sofa against the wall, the blanket was folded and put there, and the people left, which was normal, he didn't lock the door last night, and specially told Coke to remind him.

Now the question is, what did Meng Yuerou do?

I took out my phone and called her, but no one answered.

Then I messaged her and waited for her to reply.

It didn't take long for a reply to be received.

"Boss, I'm not feeling well today, I want to take a day off......"

She likes to end her chats with an ellipsis when she chats.

"Sick?"

"I don't know, it's just not comfortable, and it's so sleepy......"

"Then you can sleep again, wake up and contact me, if it doesn't work, go to the hospital."

"Okay, thank you boss......"

Lin Fan didn't think much about it, after all, girls always feel uncomfortable for a few days every month, so he also understands.

Then he will have to do today's work himself.

Feed the cats and watch the shop.

At noon, I ordered a random takeout to solve lunch, and then continued to sit on the sofa and read a book.

fortunately

There are no guests.

Yes, fortunately.

Boss Lin said that he felt good, anyway, he didn't rely on this to make money.

Not long after lunch, Ma Hou came to the door, wearing sunglasses and putting his hands behind his back, looking like an old god.

"Yo, Brother Fan, have you eaten?"

"Hmm."

"Eat it so early?"

"Why don't you wait for you to eat?"

"Oh, hey, hey, what's there! You don't even ask me if I have eaten or not, just say that I came to rub the rice, which pierces my heart! ”

"Have you eaten then?"

"Not yet, hehe."

"Huh."

"Hey, hey!"

Ma Hou was not embarrassed at all,

"It's not that I don't have an air conditioner, come to Brother Fan, you rub the air conditioner. Grandma's, this Banyan City is too hot! ”

"Aren't you afraid of business coming to your store?"

"Ouch, it's so hot in broad daylight, who's going to buy that? Besides, I can see the store from this location, so I'll run over if someone really comes. ”

He sat on a chair against the wall by the door, and he happened to be able to see his shop in the corner of the alley opposite.

Lin Fan didn't care much about it.

After a while, a takeaway guy knocked on the door,

"Hello, Mr. Ma's takeaway."

"It's me, it's me." Ma Hou hurriedly got up to receive the meal, "Thank you, brother, thank you." ”

"It should." The little brother put down the meal and went out.

"Don't mind, Brother Fan, hehe!"

"You feel free."

"Okay! I'm eating! ”

People with thick skin will never suffer.

Ma Hou sat on a chair for lunch, and Lin Fan sat on the sofa reading a book.

After eating, he packed up his things and just sat in the store blowing the air conditioner and didn't leave.

He looked at the rows of bookshelves next to him and asked,

"Brother Fan, can you read this book?"

"Yes."

"Okay!"

Ma Hou walked over, saw the blanket on the sofa, and asked casually,

"Is the kid gone?"

"Hmm."

After going around the bookshelf a few times, he found the innermost row, and found a set of books on the top of the bookshelf, "The Classic of Mountains and Seas".

The Classic of Mountains and Seas, with a total of 18 volumes, is an important ancient book of pre-Qin China and the oldest strange book rich in myths and legends.

"Hey, and this?"

He pulled out the first volume, walked back to where he had been, and sat there watching.

This stay will be until the evening.

"I'll go back first, Brother Fan."

"Hmm."

Ma Hou went out, but he didn't continue to order takeout to eat here.

Putting down the book in his hand, Lin Fan took out his mobile phone and said that he would wake up and contact, but Meng Yuerou did not send a message to himself.

"Still sleeping?"

Send her a message.

After half an hour, I didn't come back.

Due to worry, Lin Fan called again, but no one answered.

Is the illness serious? Still is......

You won't wake up after sleeping for a long time, right?

I haven't heard that girls will be very sleepy in those days, right?

Lin Fan instinctively felt that something was wrong.

I called again, but no one answered.

Looking at the missed call on his phone, Lin Fan frowned.

Go to her?

Where does she live?

took out Meng Yuerou's contract from the drawer and flipped out her address,

Mapai Village ......

"Huh!?"

Wait a minute!

This address?

Isn't this what Ma Hou said last night that he had an accident with Master? There's also an evil spirit out there that is about to break the seal!

No wonder I heard Ma Hou talk about Mapai Village last night, and I felt very familiar, and Meng Yuerou also lived there!

Thinking of the resentment on her forehead in the two days when she first started working, Lin Fan was shocked.

"Oops!"

......