Chapter 37 Meow ~ Is it you?
The dazzling sunlight lit up the whole world, and I stood here blankly, everything around me was like a fairyland.
But what is this place?
The weeds on the ground were probably up to my knees. One by one, I pushed them apart, looking for a way forward. The grass looked like dog's tail grass and was supposed to be fluffy to the touch, but I didn't seem to feel it, and I didn't feel it on my legs.
After walking a few meters, a low bungalow came into view. Curious, I walked over and saw that it was an abandoned and broken brick house, and the white faΓ§ade had been mottled and peeled off. The main entrance was a dusty red-lacquered wooden door, which was also in a dilapidated state, hanging diagonally from the door frame, so fragile that it seemed to fall over at the touch of a touch.
All in all, this house is very similar to the place where I was born, in the courtyard of Nanyuan, the dilapidated house that impressed me the most. So, this is the courtyard of Nanyuan? I looked around closely, the orange brick wall, the gray concrete wall crawling vines, they were all there! They were all familiar, but they seemed to be bigger than usual. It's no wonder that the grass under your feet is so tall.
So why am I here? How did I get here? I don't remember it at all!
The sun was still so strong that it was hard for my eyes to be fully open. However, instead of feeling warm, I felt a chill in this vague and quiet environment.
yes, why is it so quiet? There was not a single human voice, not a single insect chirping, not even the sound of the wind blowing.
"Aha......" A child's laughter came from behind. The voices of two children, a man and a woman, seemed to be chasing and fighting.
I turned my head abruptly and saw two children sitting around the table not far away.
"Will you be my wife?" The boy looked excitedly into the girl's eyes.
"Hmmm! I do! The girl pouted and nodded.
"Then let's set up our home now." The boy picked up the bricks on the table and fiddled with them.
"Uh-huh!" The girl also cooperated to put some toys and furniture in the right place.
When everything was laid out, the girl excitedly cried out: "Wow! It's so beautiful! β
"Haha, this is our home, do you like it?" The boy said.
"Uh-huh! Like! The girl smiled obediently, and was very cute.
I cautiously walked towards them, trying to get a better look at them. However, when I had already walked up to them, I couldn't see their faces clearly.
They didn't seem to notice me, they just continued to play as if I didn't exist.
Suddenly, an orange cat curled up on the table suddenly opened its closed eyes and looked at me.
It jumped off the table and paced leisurely around me, staring back at me.
"Meow~" it screamed at me, crisp and gentle.
"Jin Feng? Is that you? A boy's voice suddenly came from behind me, thicker than the boy's voice earlier.
The cat under his feet also heard the sound, quickly looked in the direction of the source of the sound, and called "meow~"
It hesitated for a moment, but walked slowly towards the boy.
The boy crouched there, staring at the cat, his hands outstretched in front of him, as if to signal the cat to come to his side.
When the cat came to his side, he gently stroked it and said, "Jin Feng? Is that you? β
"Meow~" The cat looked at him.
"Isn't that you?"
"Meow~"
"It's not you!" The boy's face darkened, with a slight cry, "Woo, I lost Jinfeng, I can't find her anywhere, woo......"
"Meow~" The cat was still staring at him, and its cry became more and more gentle, as if to comfort him.
"I know you're not Jinfeng. Woo, my Jin Feng ran away with someone else. She said she would be my wife forever, but she ran away with someone else! The boy continued to cry, "Ever since the boys appeared, she seemed to be a different person, clinging to them so frantically, bouncing on their shoulders, coquettishly playing in their arms. β
"I've told her many times, but she's always disobedient; I wanted to hold her in my hands, but she was like running water, and I couldn't hold on to her. She laughed and enjoyed and laughed at everything I had in the crowd, blooming with her bewitching form, piercing every prey with a seductive look. β
"That day, I took her hand and begged her to stay with me. She broke free, ran away, and never returned. Whining...... Can you help me get her back? β
"Meow~" The cat kept looking up at him.
"She's obsessed, isn't she? Tell me, she's not like that, isn't she? She's not the Jinfeng I know anymore, is she? β
"Meow~" The cat lowered its head and licked the boy's arm as if to heal him.
"It's good to have you with me, what's your name?"
"Meow~" The cat raised its head again, looked at the boy, and barked softly.
"Your name is 'Ximeng', too?" The boy was taken aback, "What a coincidence, I happen to know a girl named 'Ximeng', she is a very cute and kind girl." β
The boy looked at the grass next to him in a daze, and continued to talk to himself: "She always studies very seriously, takes the people and things around her very seriously, and is pure and flawless in innocence. I have never seen such a girl, who rarely speaks, like a fairy who does not eat the fireworks of the world, born from the clear water, emerged from the fairy tale world, and floated from the realm of elves...... The light she radiated hit me and made me feel so warm. β
The boy looked at the cat again, stroked it and said, "Thank you for listening to me quietly, and for giving me the same warm feeling." It's a coincidence that you're also called 'Ximeng'. Do you know that when the 'Creek Dream' appeared in my life, I felt as if I saw hope again and felt how beautiful the world was. The grass is still so fresh, the flowers are still so moving, and the breeze is full of fragrance, accompanied by the crisp singing of the birds......"
"Meow~" The cat also hummed.
"You have a nice voice, too, just like her. Do you know her? β
"Meow~" The descending tone dragged on for a long time.
"I don't know, so do you think she's a good girl?"
The cat looked into the boy's eyes and did not answer.
"Haha, no wonder, you haven't seen her after all, you can't answer this question." The boy laughed, "This girl seems to like me a little." However, I already have a golden phoenix, how can I like other girls while liking golden phoenix? β
"Meow~" The cat stretched out its front paws and slapped the boy's arm.
"You say I should give up Jin Feng? Do you think she won't come back? Should I go for the Creek Dream? The boy frowned, "You said that Ximeng likes me so much, shouldn't I let down her infatuation?" Why? I like Jin Feng so much, why didn't she think of living up to my infatuation? Am I not a good boy? β
The cat froze, at a loss for what to do in the face of the boy who suddenly roared.
Perhaps seeing the pitiful face of the cat, the boy's face quickly returned to calm: "But maybe you are right, instead of indulging in the pain and suffering in the sea of blood of Jin Feng, it is better to accept a new girl, a girl who does not look as beautiful as Jin Feng, but is a hundred times more beautiful than Jin Feng in her heart; To start a new life, a life bathed in sunshine, a life that is a hundred times more relaxed and happy than being with Jin Feng. β
"Okay, 'Brook Dream', I'll try to take your advice." The boy smiled and stood up and raised his head, just in time to meet my gaze.
I could see the boy's face completely, with the same expression on his face as I did, looking at me suspiciously, as if worried, and had many things to ask me, just as I had many things to ask him.
"Meow~" The cat's meow, which was clearer than just now, seemed to appear right next to me.
I looked down and at some point, the cat appeared in my arms, and I was holding it, and it was looking at me affectionately.
'Is that you?' Creek Dream'? β
"Meow~"
"Haha, it's good to have you by my side!" I couldn't help but smile and kept stroking the cat in my arms, a soft and comfortable feeling.
I looked up and saw that the boy was gone. The sunlight was still so dazzling, more and more dazzling, and everything around it was gradually swallowed up until it became a blank ......
When I opened my eyes again, I found myself lying on my bed, the sunlight dappling through the curtains in the room.