One night when nothing was found, Cheng Jiyun and Chen Xizhou really just drank a shallow glass of wine and left the noisy bar.

Along the way, the desertion of the streets made both men more sober.

"I've been to Choose." Cheng Jiyun walked slowly and said softly, maybe this kind of night made him want to confide in his heart.

"What are you going to do?" Chen Xizhou asked.

"Just take a look." "I saw the dormant pods, like white eggs, and the people in them were lying in the slime, motionless, as if they were dead. ”

Chen Xizhou listened and cooperated with his pace: "I've heard of it, but I heard that the sleeping capsules are all in GL Hospital, but I didn't expect them to be in Choose." ”

"Hmm...... Those people are all ......" Cheng Jiyun paused and changed his tone, "The identity of those people is not as noble as the people who are dormant in GL Hospital." ”

"Haha." Chen Xizhou laughed, "Maybe, after all, GL Hospital is not something that ordinary people can go to." ”

"Really?" Cheng Jiyuan looked at him, "I haven't been in contact with society for more than ten years, tell me about it." ”

Chen Xizhou shrugged: "Actually, I don't know anything, but I still know some basics." He walked slowly, "In such a good city, the cost of living here is very high, so when the city is closed, the priority is to choose the rich, and then grade it down." ”

"Why?"

"It's just about optimizing the population." Chen Xizhou didn't care, "They believe that only excellent people can get a better life, so a series of scoring mechanisms were born, and each person can be scored according to their behavior." ”

"And then?"

"Then it's people who are becoming more and more hypocritical!" Chen Xizhou smiled bitterly, "In order to leave a good impression on others, do you think the disguised smiling face looks good?" ”

Cheng Jiyun shook his head.

"So, I think it's better to go to the game." Chen Xizhou laughed, "At least everyone can release their nature in it." ”

Cheng Jiyun looked at him, it does make sense to say this, as if he could suddenly understand Lin Yan's feelings, escaping the hypocritical reality is also a way. However, if it were him, he would not accept it.

"So, will you be immersed in the game world all the time and not come out?" Cheng Jiyun asked.

"Not coming out?" Chen Xizhou frowned, "Why don't you come out?" Games are games after all, but let's face it! ”

Cheng Jiyun nodded, he also agreed.

"If you really want to be unrestrained, then it's better to get out of here, after getting out of here, such a big world, whatever you want, isn't it?" After Chen Xizhou finished speaking, he laughed twice.

Cheng Jiyun stopped and couldn't help laughing: "Yes, it seems that your thoughts are similar to mine!" ”

"yes!" Chen Xizhou looked back at him, "So I can talk to you specially." ”

Cheng Jiyun smiled at Chen Xizhou for the first time.

"Then do you think that if you leave this city, you can find another city?" Cheng Jiyun asked.

Chen Xizhou looked at him and confirmed that his expression was really not: "What do you say?" How could there not be such a big place and so many people in the past? It's just that we are locked in this glass enclosure, thinking that there is only one circle of life. ”

Cheng Jiyun stroked his forehead and smiled.

"Yes, that's right, those who go out may not be really lost, maybe after being confused, they can find new hope." After Cheng Jiyun said this, he felt so bitter, as if he was comforting himself.

Chen Xizhou stopped in front of him and said to him, "What about you?" ”

"Me?"

"Do you want to get out of here?" Chen Xizhou suddenly asked seriously.

Cheng Jiyun didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Do you think you're conflicted?" Chen Xizhou looked at him, "Although what you just said is very encouraging, do you have the courage to leave here?" ”

Cheng Jiyun lowered his head and took a deep breath: "No." ”

Chen Xizhou laughed again: "Because, we don't know the outside world, we don't know what it's like, we can't sacrifice our current life to fight, right?" ”

Cheng Jiyun raised his head and looked at Chen Xizhou's eyes, a young man, his black and white eyes were full of innocence and confidence.

"Who knows." Cheng Jiyun returned to his original state, "Maybe one day I will really go out, even if there is a ruin outside, a desert, I don't have to regret anything." ”

"I wish you could always think like that!" Chen Xizhou leaned his hands behind his head and continued to walk forward.

The journey back to the apartment complex suddenly didn't feel long, and as they spoke, they arrived quickly. Cheng Jiyun stood under the building, looking up at this tall building, as if it was rising infinitely, with no end.

But is there really a mysterious dome here?

……

On the second day, Cheng Jiyun got up early to give himself a full day of energy, no matter what he had to face in the future, at least he had to live a good life now.

When I arrived at Jasmine's restaurant, a lot of people were sitting around listening to what Anna had to say. Cheng Jiyun looked at the time and confirmed that he was not late, why had he already started the morning meeting?

He pushed open the door and entered the restaurant, everyone's expressions were serious, and the atmosphere was a little tense.

"What's wrong?" Cheng Jiyun asked with a puzzled expression.

Anna asked her colleague to give him a seat: "You sit down first." ”

Cheng Jiyun had a bad premonition and sat down slowly.

"Now that we're all here, let's get started." Anna spoke, but instead of holding the notebook in her hand as usual, she placed her hand on the chair behind her, supporting herself.

"The store manager is going to be away for a while, and during this time, our store will be closed." Anna said calmly, but Cheng Jiyun didn't hear clearly and raised her hand.

“Anna…… You just said, closed? ”

"Yes." Anna nodded, confirming herself, "In this time, we may all need to find another job. ”

"Huh?" Cheng Jiyun was shocked, "Why? Isn't business doing well in the store? ”

Everyone listened together, as if only Cheng Jiyun had a problem, and everyone seemed to accept the facts that Anna said.

"Whether this store will be in the future or not is a question."

"Huh?" Cheng Jiyun stood up from the chair, "Is this store going to sell?" ”

"Yes." Anna replied, "Quite possibly. ”

"Why?" Cheng Jiyun couldn't believe that he had made a decision early in the morning, why did he have to pour cold water on him after a while?

Anna sighed: "Manager Meng's family has a very difficult thing to get through and needs to get through this, so I can't be sure about the future of this store. ”

"Difficult?" Cheng Jiyun glanced at the others, and they all acquiesced. Could it be that he is new and therefore ignorant of it?

"Okay, that's the rough picture." Anna dispersed everyone.

Cheng Jiyun was still a little bored, and Anna walked up to him and explained to him: "The manager's daughter has been lying in the hospital for more than half a year, and this time the situation has deteriorated again, so she has no intention of running this restaurant." Maybe she will sell the store later and pay for her daughter's medical bills. ”

"Huh?" It's not that Cheng Jiyun doesn't understand such a sophisticated human relationship, but it's just a little sudden.

"The days you've been in the store aren't enough to pay for you." Anna thinks he should have been more concerned about this, "but the store manager is willing to pay you a portion as an apology." ”

"No, no, no." Cheng Jiyun hurriedly replied, "I didn't mean that, if it's really such a thing, I also hope that I can get through it quickly, I'm just, I'm just a little sad, I don't know what else I can do besides doing this." ”

"We're all the same." Anna said lightly, "But for the sake of life, it's better to go back and adapt, isn't it?" ”

Cheng Jiyun stood in front of her in a daze, and suddenly lost her direction again.

"Alright, let's pack up our things." Anna reminded him and left.

Cheng Jiyun stood in place, watching everyone silently pack up their things, said a simple goodbye to the restaurant and Anna, and prepared to leave here.

This sudden change can only be forced to accept.

Cheng Jiyun just walked into the restaurant, and was about to step out, looking back at the blue façade of Jasmine Restaurant, which was still quiet on this quaint street.

……

"Why are you back?" Chen Xizhou just got up and found that Cheng Jiyun had come back.

Cheng Jiyun entered his room listlessly, lay on the bed, looked at the ceiling of Baihuahua, and was in a daze.

Chen Xizhou walked into his room curiously, looked at his decadent appearance, and guessed: "You won't be fired, right?" ”

"Nope." Cheng Jiyun replied, "I...... Unemployed. ”

"Huh?" Chen Xizhou didn't understand.

"The restaurant is closed, and I'm a vagrant again." Cheng Jiyun added.

Chen Xizhou sat down next to his bed: "It's okay, there's still time, you can find another one." ”

"Looking for what?" Cheng Jiyun sighed, "I don't think there's anything that suits me." ”

"No, it won't." Chen Xizhou laughed, "You're not stupider than me, are you?" ”

"Stupid?" Cheng Jiyun got up from the bed, "Are you stupid?" ”

"I think so, if I was smart, why would I still be here?" Chen Xizhou smirked.

Cheng Jiyun continued to lie down, looking at the light of the window: "This world is still similar to when I lived, and social security is not much better, it seems that being sick and hospitalized is still a high consumption ......"

"Huh." Chen Xizhou laughed: "As it is, GL Hospital is like a special care place for high-level people, and ordinary people like us can only enjoy the outpatient clinic of community doctors. ”

"Specialized care?"

"Well, almost one-on-one." Chen Xizhou pouted, "Even people who are dormant in the hospital are always equipped with a doctor to test them at any time." ”

"Damn." Cheng Jiyun felt a little angry when he heard this, "Do you look down on other people?" ”

"That's not either." Chen Xizhou expressed his understanding, "Without the financial support of these people, how can everything work here?" So many robots need maintenance, so many people enjoy high technology, all in one ring. ”

"Okay." Cheng Jiyun pretended to sleep for a while, "Anyway, I can't reach that level." ”

"Haha." Chen Xizhou smiled and said, "Why don't you come with me to Choose Company to be a game evaluator!" ”

"Huh?" Cheng Jiyun opened his eyes and looked at him, "Is it so easy to be?" ”

"Of course not!" Chen Xizhou stood up, "This is to be considered comprehensively, after I have experienced many games like me and have a good record, they will give priority." ”

Cheng Jiyun listened.

"You can try it out and try it out in other games first."

"Me?" Cheng Jiyun suddenly wanted to give up again, "People like me, how could they think about it, besides, I don't really want to go there......" Cheng Jiyun turned his back and remembered Sunny.

"That's up to you!" Chen Xizhou didn't care anyway, "There's still a little more than a week to spare, right?" Hopefully you can get a job. ”

After Chen Xizhou finished speaking, he walked outside the door and greeted him: "I'm going to have breakfast, you can watch it." With that, he closed the door.

Cheng Jiyun was the only one left in the room, facing the wall, engaged in an ideological struggle.

Is this city his home?

"Knock knock", suddenly someone knocked on the door.

Cheng Jiyun thought that Chen Xizhou was back again, so he lazily went down to open the door, and when he opened the door, he found that it was Sunny.

"You...... What are you here for? He was surprised.

Sunny squeezed a smile on his face, "Can I come in?" ”

"Huh." Cheng Jiyun sneered: "When did you become so polite?" Didn't you never come to this with me? ”

Sunny looked up at him, the smile on her face flickering again, and then she walked into the room and sat on the edge of the bed, of course.

"What are you doing with me?" Cheng Jiyun kept her distance from her, leaned against the wall and asked her.

"I've heard that Jasmine's is closed." Sunny said silently.

"You know everything, huh?" Cheng Jiyun asked, but obviously lost the sense of surprise. The man had lost the shock of her first discovery in front of him, and she knew that everything should be taken for granted.

"Hmm." Sunny nodded, "The company has your information tracking, and the status changed again this morning, so, I'll take a look at you." ”

"Okay." Cheng Jiyun's tone was a little indifferent, "Then you see it now, right?" ”

Sunny raised his eyes and looked at Cheng Jiyun, his eyes were a little pitiful, so Cheng Jiyun turned his head away and avoided her eyes.

"Are you blaming me?" Sunny asked, "Blame me for hiding Lin Yan's situation?" ”

"Don't dare." Cheng Jiyun turned his head and looked at her, his tone was still stiff, "Compared to him, I care more about myself now." ”

Sunny looked down at his toes, pondered in his mind for a moment, and then silently asked, "Would you like to come to Choose?" ”

"Huh?" Cheng Jiyun was a little surprised this time.

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