Ryan pushes open the door of the District 2 club. The club was crowded and brightly lit. At 7 p.m., most of the young people in District 2 have changed their uniforms and changed into their own clothes to enjoy the short leisure time before bedtime.

Ryan weaves his way through the crowd. He noticed a girl with green eyes, a tall, curly brown boy, and a girl with very white skin and a long red dress. Every Ark person is beautiful, whether male or female, even young and old, although it is difficult to tell the genetic ratio of each person's race, they are all the products of genetic optimization.

Strangely, Ryan hadn't paid much attention to that before.

My ears are filled with Eastern or Spanish languages, two very different languages mixed together, intermingling. It is said that Oriental was born out of prehistoric Chinese, and Spanish was born out of prehistoric English, and today, they are both the official languages of the Ark, and the people of the Ark were born bilingual, which one is a matter of personal preference. Ryan usually speaks more Spanish, while Mei Li, who accounts for 83% of Oriental genes, prefers to use Eastern language. As a writer, Ryan likes the Oriental language very much, but he thinks that he can't use it well, and he thinks that this kind of ancient language with too strong imagery has now become a tree without roots, and the beautiful imagery in those words and sentences has long since disappeared with the prehistoric world.

Ryan finally found Vincent in the corner, and he laughed and strode over. The creature was dressed in a fancy dress that he had gotten out of nowhere, a neatly trimmed mustache around his chin, and a pair of dark glasses on his face.

"What is this?" Ryan asked.

"Sunglasses."

"What's the use?"

"It is said that if you wear it, you can see the sun with your naked eyes."

"Really?" Ryan took off Vincent's glasses and put them on his eyes, only to feel that his vision was dim, and then took them off and put them back on Vincent's face. "Flashy, how many times can you see the sun?"

Vincent laughed, his teeth looking snow-white against the dark skin. "No, I'll see you today. And, cool, my good baby. ”

Ryan found that the dark glasses blocked Vincent's bulging eyes, accentuating his rather angular chin, which did make him look much more pleasing to the eye.

Ryan said, "What have you been busy with lately? ”

"It's nothing, it's foolish. - Why didn't you come with Mei Lee? ”

"She said she was going to work overtime."

"I think, I'm going to pick up Yuxiang."

As he spoke, Vincent suddenly looked up and beckoned, and said, "Look, what am I talking about." ”

I saw Mei Li and Yu Xiang walking over together. Both of them are oriental looks, just a plump and a thin, Yuxiang is still that otherworldly appearance, even if he is just wearing a uniform, his quiet temperament and delicate appearance are also very eye-catching in the crowd.

Vincent smiled and said, "If this is in the preferred area, I don't know, I think these two are a couple." ”

Ryan laughed and shook his head again.

Seeing that everyone was together, Vincent put a paper-wrapped pillar on the table and said, "Today is Lane's big day, and we must celebrate." ”

Mei Li opened the paper bag with his hands and saw that it was a glass bottle inside, "Wine?" ”

Vincent said: "The reporter of the University of May is really sharp! ”

"Well, why bother with it." Ryan knew that it had to be something on the black market, and it was expensive.

"Where, Preferred Citizen, we will all have to rely on you in the future, right?" Vincent laughed.

"Shhhh Mei Li reminded.

Alcohol is not allowed in Zone 2, and the four of them look around and turn it on lightly and awkwardly, as if they were children doing bad things together. A distinct smell wafted out, and they hurriedly put their hands on the mouth of the bottle, and after each person poured a little, they followed the example of the ancients, and gently touched the cups together, "Cheers." ”

The cup was brought to his face, and the taste was really pungent, so he approached his mouth and barely took a small sip, but he wanted to spit it back immediately.

It tasted bitter.

"No way, this is already the best," Vincent said, "the technique is fine, but the raw materials and the colony environment can't be replicated." ”

"It's good to try it." Yu Xiang smiled gently.

"Seriously, how did you live the psychological test, obviously it was hung up for the first two years." Vincent said to Caien.

"Hey, Mengbei." Ryan smiled slyly.

"What is this?" Mei Li's slender eyes widened.

"I'll tell you," Ryan stretched out his finger, hooked it, motioned for a few people to come closer, and whispered: "There is no way to do genetic testing, but psychological testing, as long as they answer what they like." ”

"What do they like? What kind of do they like? Mei Li asked.

"You're like that." Ryan laughs.

"You're making fun of me!" Mei Lee's face pulled down.

Vincent waved his hand and signaled for Ryan to say the wrong thing. Everyone knows that Mei Li's biggest dream is to be a preferred person, she is also suitable to be a mother, from 14 to 20 years old, she almost treats Ryan Yuxiang Vincent of the same age as a child, if Mei Li goes to do the psychological test of the preferred person, it must be a full score, what's the matter, she didn't pass the genetic test.

Mei Li explained to himself: "Forget it, it's all fate." ”

Vincent said: "That's it, fate, Ryan is a good boy, he was born to be an honor student, come, respect the honor student!" ”

Ryan said, "Where." ”

Mei Li said: "However, there are also people who are not rare, such as our Yuxiang, who is obviously the material of the preferred person, but people don't want it." ”

No one expected that Yuxiang, who had passed the genetic test, would take the initiative to give up the psychological test.

Everyone looked at Yuxiang again.

Yu Xiang smiled embarrassedly and said in his gentle and calm voice, "I think it's good to be alone." ”

"Come, salute the new human Yuxiang!" Vincent took another cup.

As she drank and drank, Ryan found that Mei Li, who was sitting opposite, had a faint layer of pink on her face, and her dark eyelashes were hanging down, like a neat and smooth little brush, which made her face even whiter and more pink. Her face was round, her chin was slightly pointed, and a white hand was propped up on her side, and for a while, an Old Eastern phrase jumped into Ryan's mind: "Peach Blossom with a human face."

Strange to say, this is Mei Li, who has known her for so many years, and Ryan has never thought to describe her like this.

The little black brush flickered, and Mei Li glanced at him, and Ryan quickly withdrew his gaze to look at the amber liquor in the glass.

Vincent looked at Ryan and said, "I said you, do you really want to start a family so much?" ”

Ryan thought for a moment and said, "Not really, just ...... I want to change my life. ”

Everyone was silent for a while, not quite understanding what Ryan wanted to say, and it seemed that everything was silent, so Vincent raised his glass again: "Okay, it's what you want, come, then we wish Ryan!" ”

Mei Li said: "Ryan, congratulations, you will move to the preferred area in the future, and you will come back often." ”

Yuxiang said, "Ryan, everything is going well. ”

Vincent said: "Ryan, marry a big beauty and give birth to a noble son early!" ”

Vincent's voice was so loud that everyone looked at Ryan like a rare animal, and Mei Li was desperately booing again.

According to the regulations, the new selector cannot disclose his or her identity until they are matched. Today Ryan ran downstairs with the envelope and came back to be beaten by the editor-in-chief.

"This regulation is also inexplicable, why can't it be made public?" Ryan said.

"Then it is needless to say," said Vincent, "that you are now some girls to be married, how can you lift your hijab before you get into the sedan chair?" ”

Everyone laughed, and Mei Li said, "It's not just a month's preparation period, you're in such a hurry." ”

Ryan said, "It's not a hurry, I'm ......"

Vincent said, "What are you, since you came in, I have seen your eyes dishonest several times." ”

Mei Li continued: "He's now a wolf in sheep's clothing, sitting in the flock!" ”

Everyone laughed again. Ryan was speechless, what else could he say as a hormone overflow who had stopped taking the drug.

Vincent said, "But then again, the one who will match you in the future should be a beautiful woman, right?" ”

Mei Li said: "That must be a big beauty, this is our 2-E-309 Apollo, isn't it, Yuxiang?" ”

Yuxiang nodded earnestly.

Ryan couldn't help but laugh: "I don't know this. ”

The four of them laughed and laughed, as if they had returned to the old days. Ryan still remembers the appearance of everyone when they were wearing diapers, Mei Li, who is excellent but not very confident, Yuxiang who lives in his own world, and Vincent, who never plays cards according to common sense, they are so different, but they spend more than ten years from young children to 20 years old so intimately. Time has fused them into one, like a family, and yes, if the Ark has a family, then they are his family. They share a common codename: 2-E-309, which is where they once lived together. Although they have not lived together since the age of 20, that code name has become the most important mark on their lives, which is indelible.

Finally, it's time to go our separate ways.

"What's wrong with you?" The three of them leaned closer to see him.

Ryan suddenly found that the redness of his eyes did not appear in them, well, here it is again, if sentimentality can be regarded as a side effect of stopping the tranquilizer. He rubbed his eyes slightly embarrassed, "It's okay. ”

After the group dispersed, Ryan slid alone on the way back to his residence, thinking that he would have to move tomorrow, and couldn't help but speed up his pace. It was a little late, and the streets were deserted, except for the sound of the sliding wheels under Ryan's feet. The curved street scurved forward, and as Ryan moved, the light lights on the side of the road lit up, lit up, and went out, one by one.

"Hi, Zoe."

"Yes, Ryan." The bracelet said.

"I have 30 days to prepare?"

"Yes, Ryan."

"What do I have to prepare? ＂

"There's nothing special you need to do, it's just that your body needs to return to normal hormone levels, and in the process, there's a period of psychological adjustment."

"Oh...... Can you find out who your partner is before you know who your partner is? ”

"Yes, after 30 days, it will be the matching day, when the most suitable partner will be matched according to your genes and physical condition."

"Will it be a big beauty?"

"Ha, ha," the electronic voice sounded awkward, "of course." To you, she is the most beautiful. ”