"This is your room." Huang Weizheng opened the door and let me see the furnishings inside. Quite simply, a bed, a small bedside table that didn't match the bed, a set of tables and chairs, and a cupboard, the room had been kept as tidy as possible, but it was still as dark as some hidden rental house.

"Then you live in ......"

"I'm staying right next to you." Huang Weizheng pointed to the shop on my right, which was another structure that divided the original layout in two.

"Don't worry, Brother Heng, we all live here." Long Hao suddenly grabbed the conversation and took the initiative to introduce, "Na, Brother Niu's home, Zhang Xiaoying's next door to him." Long Hao pointed to my next door again, "Xie Tao lives next door to you." Then Long Hao pointed to the shop opposite us with his chin, "I live opposite Wei Liqin and Ban Zhiyu, and Liang Minxuan lives with Chen Mo; Our rooms were bigger. ”

"Did you just move in?" I frowned and asked Huang Weizheng with a little questioning tone.

"A few of us are, but Brother Niu and Zhang Xiaoying are not." Long Hao told the whole thing in one breath.

Liang Minxuan felt that he was too direct, and immediately added: "Ah, that, because Chen Mo also just moved in, didn't he?" She was clamoring to stay with me, so she couldn't help it. It just so happened that there was a big location here, so we all moved here, and we all lived together and took care of each other. ”

Liang Minxuan's addition actually didn't have a comforting effect on me, in fact, it was not difficult for them to see from their expressions that this was their last resort. Maybe it was because the people who lived in the neighborhood were empty when they knew I was going to move in, or maybe it was because Liang Minxuan and they were driven here because they were ostracized because my friend was where they were staying, but in any case, I don't see that they moved here, just "taking care of each other" as they say.

The atmosphere was solemn again, Huang Weizheng hurriedly drove away the cold, and said with a smile while pushing me into the room: "Ahhhhh When he put his hand on my shoulder, I suddenly noticed that his palm was so warm, I had the impression that he was a cold person, and now his body temperature is much higher than mine, "We will try to prepare your things for you." Huang Weizheng pointed to the small bedside table next to the bed as if he was about to show a gift, it was a few folded clothes and an old black hiking bag, but the one that caught my eye the most was the familiar black rifle.

I walked into the room and thoughtfully picked up the cold rifle, the exciting smell of gunpowder in the chamber of the rifle pouring into my nostrils, reminding me of my days on the go.

"This is your original gun, Xie Tao has been helping you keep it." Huang Weizheng leaned against the door, clasped his hands in front of his chest, he noticed the surprise and gratitude flashing on my face, and smiled, "You can go and thank Tao yourself." Let's go busy first, about an hour or so, we have a meal, in Long Hao's room. ”

Huang Weizheng was about to turn around and leave, and his friends outside just wanted to wave goodbye. I panicked and stopped him, but when he turned back, I didn't know what to say; Actually, I don't have much to ask, it's just that I'm tired of being alone in a small room, and my days in the basement seem to make me feel more alone in the space, but I have to overcome that fear.

"Anything else?"

"Uh...... No, that...... Time? I scratched my head and forced a laugh.

Huang Weizheng immediately understood what I meant, he took off the watch on his wrist and threw it to me, jokingly: "Did they snatch everything from you?" ”

"As you can see." I took his watch, put it on the pile of clothes, shrugged my shoulders and said, "But that's okay, my watch broke when it was in the Dead City Forest." ”

"Okay, then I'll go first." We laughed at each other, and he turned and closed the door gently.

In an instant, my ears felt like they were covered with a film, and the quiet air almost suffocated me. I fell headlong on the bed as if I was paralyzed, the spring bouncing me up slightly with the help of the reaction, and I turned around, facing the gray ceiling, and took a deep breath, which was not very comfortable, but at least it allowed me to breathe smoothly. Hanging on the ceiling is actually a chandelier full of literary atmosphere, you can see that this should be the original chandelier of this store, think about the past It is estimated that this is just an ordinary chandelier that can no longer be ordinary, but now it is the afterimage of the past life.

I stared at the yellowish light, my eyes blurred, and my mind was relaxing a little bit. At that moment, my door was suddenly pushed open, and I almost jumped out of bed. Like a panicked thief, Chen Mo stuck out her tongue at me while closing the door and smiled, "I'm sorry! Scares you, doesn't it? ”

", I almost didn't shoot you." I gave her a disgruntled look.

"Actually, you should lock the door, otherwise it won't be safe." Chen Mo didn't feel my blame for her at all, and preached to lock the chain lock on the door.

"If someone tries to break down the door, it's useless......" I was half-sitting on the bed and fell down like a toppled wall again, "what are you going to do?" What girl in the world would suddenly break into a man's room and lock the door herself......"

Chen Mo immediately heard my sarcasm this time, and she pursed her lips and put on that expression that wanted to twist my ears off. "I thought you had changed just now, but now it seems that you still can't spit out ivory!"

"It can't be helped, it's still like ......this when you become dead," I laughed at myself, still looking at the sad chandelier.

Suddenly, I felt that someone was pulling my feet, and when I looked down, Chen Mo pulled me to the side of the bed with all my strength. I quickly shouted, "Hey! What do you want! ”

As soon as Chen Mo raised her head, her face was swollen a little pink because of the force being too strong, but she didn't seem to know what I was expressing. "Huh? Pull you up. ”

"Oh...... I'm not a toy, and I'll get up if you pull my legs......"

I stood up and was about to sit up and taunt her, but she put her index finger against my nose and said triumphantly, "Look, aren't you going to get up now?" ”

It's been a long time since I've seen Chen Mo's stupid face, and it seems to be the first time I've seen her face so closely. The twinkling eyes were as clear as the water of a lake on the Tianshan Mountains, but the light voice was as gentle as a harp. I stared at her blankly, my lips trembling, and I could feel my cheeks burning. She kept staring into my eyes, as if she could see through my mind and see why I enjoyed the time with her so much.

I was speechless for a moment, trying to relax my tight vocal cords, and when I just wanted to speak, Chen Mo returned to her original nasty expression. "Ah...... Your makeup skills aren't average......"

"Huh?" This sentence is completely out of tune with the rhythm just now! Could it be that I'm making a fool of myself?

Before I could react, Chen Mo took out a packet of makeup remover paper and makeup remover from the small satchel she brought in, and swiped it skillfully on my face. I pushed back in a panic, flicked away her hand holding the makeup remover, and exclaimed, "Hey! What are you doing? ”

"Help you put on makeup, what are you nervous about?" Chen Mo was inexplicable by my excited reaction, she changed another piece of makeup remover paper, shook her hand in front of me when she was ready, and smiled at me like a child, "Come on, come on, little brother is obedient, sister will help you put on makeup." ”

"Sick." I crooked my mouth in disdain, and my body surged backwards, trying to avoid the creature that got nervous at the slightest touch of makeup. In fact, I was more scared in my heart, afraid that she would see me now...... The look of a dead man was really chilling, and maybe even scared them.

"Oops, it's okay, it's okay! You're not handsome in the first place, and now it's just a matter of getting you back to human shape. Chen Mo sarcastically mocked me with a pun, and leaned towards me vigorously, "Don't be nervous!" ”

"I'm afraid I'll scare you......" I begged to tell my true thoughts, but it seemed to have been ignored by her as an excuse for weakness.

"You've scared me for so many years, and I don't think you'll be so scary." Chen Mo saw the opportunity and successfully wiped off a piece of foundation on my face with makeup remover paper. As if a layer of skin had been torn off of me, Chen Mo saw the real skin under my disguise, which was white and sad. The playful smile on Chen Mo's face suddenly disappeared, and she stared at my face without saying a word.

"Look, I said it would scare you......" I lowered my head in frustration, and although I understood that she would react this way, I was still sorry, sorry for letting her see me like this.

I thought that Chen Mo would immediately stop and leave, but she didn't, but wiped the foundation off my face little by little. This time I didn't stop her, watching her face go from smiling to calm to moist eyes, I couldn't bear to know how to break the atmosphere.

"Du Yuheng......" I didn't react to answer her, but she didn't care, and continued to choke up while wiping off my foundation, "Are you really stupid?" Now it's like this...... What are you going to do with us......"

"I ......"

"What if you die? Are you going to leave us behind...... Leave me alone? Chen Mo cried and raised his head suddenly, glaring at me angrily with those stubborn eyes.

I really haven't thought about this question...... Maybe I have never had this thought, after all, Chen Mo is not the person she likes. I didn't answer Chen Mo's question directly, I just gently wiped away the two tear stains on her face that were shining in the light, and smiled softly: "I'm not okay now, don't be stupid, okay?" Don't rely too much on me, you see me as I am, it's not reliable at all, is it? ”

Chen Mo looked at me solemnly, she didn't continue to raise her hand to wipe my face, maybe now my true face has been seen in front of her. My heart is uneasy, will she accept me like this?

"Unreliable, unreliable indeed." Chen Mo's words were like a slap in my face, and I looked nervously at her, who had never been so serious, but she suddenly showed a smile like the first snow, "But aren't you the guy who has always been unreliable?" Unreliable Du Yuheng, this is you! ”

Our conversation seemed to affect the time it took for Chen Mo to put on my makeup, but it seemed to have narrowed the distance between me and her to some extent. Girls are definitely creatures born for makeup, and the makeup that Chen Mo gave me is really meticulous. After the conversation, we fell into a brief silence, but this silence was not uncomfortable, on the contrary, I felt the small warmth. After setting the makeup, Chen Mo confidently took out a mirror from her bag. I actually saw in the mirror that my complexion was so normal that my skin couldn't have been more normal, and my skin even felt much better than before.

"Oh my God, your level is really not covered...... I was amazed by Chen Mo's skills, and I tried to find a flaw from different angles in front of the mirror, but there was no flaw, it can be said that if it weren't for my yellow and clear eyes, no one would have noticed my difference.

"yes." Chen Mo was content to enjoy my praise for her work.

But I'm not going to get a good deal about making her comfortable like that. "It's no wonder that your makeup level is so good, and ugliness depends on makeup."

Chen Mo glared at me, but she didn't refute, which made me a little uncomfortable. After packing her things, she turned around and prepared to leave, and did not forget to tell her in front of the door, "Hey, be careful when you change your clothes later." ”

"Damn, then why don't you wait for me to change my clothes before you come back." I complained and gave her a good look, "Okay, it's not going to be so easy to mess up your work, and if that's the case, what's the use of doing this?" I can't just walk around like this all the time and do nothing, can I? ”

"Come on, don't pay me, there should still be some time, you can take a break."

Chen Mo threw a wink at me and then closed the door triumphantly, and I quickly locked the door. Of course, this is not to prevent her from breaking into the house again. I don't know why, I suddenly felt extraordinarily comfortable, even the light that looked lazy just now became bright, and the mixed flavors in my chest were suddenly covered with sweetness. There was a square mirror on the table, and I happily sat down at the table, trying to smile again in front of the mirror, but unfortunately it still looked a little out of place for me at this time. I comforted myself that I didn't need to be too proud, I was just a fake face in the mirror, but I really didn't have the courage to see that true self again......

It's time to eat. I changed into new clothes, and when I went out, I happened to meet Huang Weizheng, who was about to call me, and when he saw the new me, he was stunned at first, and then patted me on the shoulder happily. "Yo! Do you want to be so handsome? ”

This sentence was definitely a sarcasm on his belly, and I changed into a black open-collared long-sleeved shirt he found, and a pair of gray-blue jeans with heavily worn feet, looking like a young man who did not enter the stream.

"Come on, the clothes you found for me?"

"yes, what's wrong? Now that supplies are scarce, don't be so picky, okay? Huang Weizheng understood that I wanted to satirize his aesthetics, so he quickly changed the topic, "Look at you now, Chen Mo went to you just now?" ”

"Hmmm......"

Huang Weizheng saw that my answer was so unconfident, he said half-sarcastically and half-curiously: "Won't it?" You and her didn't happen there just now, did they? ”

"Nope!" I pushed him forward in denial.

In fact, Huang Weizheng suddenly became more cheerful than before, it must be because he wanted to cheer me up, the personality and emotions of me and him are actually more like a seesaw, when I am emotional, he will stay calm, and when I am lost, he will try every way to enliven the atmosphere to cheer me up.

As soon as I opened the door, my friends, who had been preparing for a long time, laughed when they saw me, and the large table in the center of the room was filled with food they had bought from the commercial area on the first floor. Most of them are canned and durable foods, as well as a few bottles of carbonated beverages. There were several steaming hot dishes in lunch boxes and the like, including vegetable soup, porridge, and a plate of dishes that I couldn't tell what they were made of.

Huang Weizheng told me that Wanxiang City has a vegetable garden on the upper part of the city to grow some fruits and vegetables that are easy to survive, vegetables such as tomatoes, potatoes, and water spinach are not too expensive, and as for the meat porridge, the meat is chicken, which is considered a luxury food, and of course the price of eggs is also expensive. This was the second time they had eaten chicken in Wanxiang City. Either way, it's a great feeling to be able to eat fresh meat dishes; I'm glad my stomach didn't rot.

Due to the insufficient number of stools, everyone stood around the table and helped each other distribute drinks, and at this time, Long Hao, who rushed back, pulled Wei Liqin, who was reluctant, into the room. When the others saw Wei Liqin, their smiles seemed to stiffen, and I could feel that something was wrong.

"Oh, I've given you a place to celebrate, why are you pulling me in." Wei Liqin was like a child who did not want to be pulled into the infirmary to give the doctor an injection, struggling in front of the door, a little surprised when he saw me, but panicked and immediately urged him to retreat outside the door.

Long Hao also kept pulling Wei Liqin, and persuaded him bitterly: "It doesn't matter, don't you plan to see Brother Heng when he comes back?" ”

I understand now that Wei Liqin must be afraid of me, I heard that rumors are spreading everywhere in Wanxiang, but I was also treated the same way when I was in Qingshan, so I am not surprised. But Wei Liqin's unintentional words stung me. "Even if he is Du Yuheng, he eats people! Are you not afraid? ”

Everyone stopped talking for an instant, and even Long Hao put down his hand, glared at Wei Liqin angrily, and then secretly paid attention to my expression with the others. I stood in the midst of them and my heart was overturned, and guilt quickly took over the high ground of my morality, but I didn't know how to express it. Leaving silently? Or do you kneel down and apologize? I stood there and looked guilty at Wei Liqin, who had torn his face but didn't leave immediately. I think the reason why he's still standing here may be because he wants to get a response from other people, or maybe he is waiting for me to make a statement.

"The ......"

"Don't be afraid!" Chen Mo, who was beside me, pushed me back, just like I used to stop her back when I was in danger, and replied solemnly, "I'm not afraid and won't allow that kind of thing to happen!" ”

"Chen Mo ......"

"Because he is Du Yuheng!" Chen Mo didn't care about my grateful call, turned his head and squinted and smiled at me with a smiling face, "He's my best friend!" ”

Best friend...... Is it ......

Chen Mo's words were like a reassuring pill, which suddenly made the friends present firm their beliefs. I still think about everything she just said, and the others have already stood in support of me.

"Yuheng, you don't have to worry. I will always stand with you, just like Chen Mo. Huang Weizheng put his hand on my shoulder, and I couldn't help but feel the strength of support in my waist.

"That's right, we're all the same, we're all going through this together like we used to!" Long Hao raised his right hand agitatedly, and the others also shouted in support.

Everyone looked at Wei Liqin, he was standing outside the room, this room belonged to him, his home, but he stood on the edge of the light in the room, hiding in the darkness outside, shaking his head and looking at us, maybe how stupid we looked in his eyes.

He laughed and said, "Your current naivety hurts yourself in the end, and one day you will understand." He turned his head to me and admonished coldly, "Du Yuheng, I thank you for everything you have done for us in the past, but you have to know how dangerous you are now, if you really want to protect us, please leave." ”

Wei Liqin's frowning brow was covered with a thick cloud, and his words were an ultimatum to me and a final declaration of his position. In the warm light, surrounded by friends, I looked at the one who had belonged to one of us, and his words were not unreasonable, maybe I was the black sheep who wanted to leave this group.