In Lin Youxi's intermittent statement, Mei Fang has clearly figured out one thing-

She was the first discoverer of the scene of the death of Xia Yuan's family of three.

Considering that Lin Youxi was only a ten-year-old child at the time, watching his closest and only best friend pass away in front of him-

Mei Fang couldn't imagine how much pain the little Lin Youxi was carrying at that time, and whether that picture would always haunt her like a nightmare.

Therefore, the door of the heart that has been closed so far after that is completely understandable now.

At the moment when she put her arm on Lin Youxi's shoulder, Mei Fang also deeply felt the heavy burden on her shoulders.

It's not that she's cold by nature, it's that the world has too much malice towards her......

But at this point, there is no point in lamenting the suffering of the past.

Xia Yuan's house was not locked, and Mei Fang pushed the door open with a hard push.

The swaying solid mahogany double doors make a loud branch sound when pushed, revealing a large living room.

However, the furnishings in the living room are beyond recognition compared to what Xia Yuan saw in the mirror world.

The valuable furniture has been removed, even the chandelier has been removed; Only a coffee table with a broken foot was left in the middle of the worn carpet, and the door of the TV cabinet was rotten and drooping on one side of the living room, but it looked like it hadn't been moved in a long time;

A tall glass lamp fell to the floor and shattered into pieces, the curtains were half torn off and hung there, the windows were covered with cobwebs, the sunlight shining into the room through the broken windows, the shadows of the branches swaying gently on the ground with the breeze, and the sound of branches and branches could be heard in the whole room after the wooden door was pushed open.

Although it was noon, the strange atmosphere was already full, and with a mood of wanting to protect Lin Youxi, Mei Fang took the initiative to choose to walk in front.

"It's like exploring a haunted house......"

"Are you scared?" Lin Youxi tilted his head, "I feel like you're shaking." ”

"Haha, what are you talking about, how can I-"

The unknown creature that suddenly came out of the aisle was so frightened that Mei Fang suddenly whimpered, holding Lin Youxi's arm and trembling, and looked closely at it turned out to be a rat.

“……”

Lin Youxi looked at Mei Fang, who was sweating non-stop, with a blank face.

"I'm not afraid of rats! Didn't you feel panicked by the sudden sound that came out? ”

"No, it won't."

Lin Youxi shook his head, "If you just want to ease the atmosphere by being a clown in this way, I don't think it's necessary, I'm not as fragile as you think, and it's okay to live alone all the time." ”

After hearing Lin Youxi's words, Mei Fang was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head and smiled, "I was seen, you saw it...... Is this the strength of the gods? ”

"Stop blowing me, get down to business."

Lin Youxi put aside Mei Fang's hand, and then took the initiative to walk in front, Mei Fang felt humiliated, so he went hand in hand with Lin Youxi.

Today, they are trying to find clues related to the edge of the mirror in the house.

"Shall we search separately, it will be more efficient." Lin Youxi asked.

"Don't, still!"

Mei Fang shook his head violently and said, "Yuanyuan's family is so big, and the house is very old now, if something happens and the other person is not rescued in time, Yuanyuan will definitely blame himself and feel guilty." ”

"Well, she really is."

Lin Youxi nodded, "Let's act together." ”

Mei Fang first followed Lin Youxi to search in the living room for a while, and after finding nothing, he went to the kitchen and dining room, around the courtyard, then some empty rooms, and finally the second floor.

There are more rooms on the second floor, the study, the master bedroom of Xia Yuan's parents, the piano room, the small living room, and the two guest rooms, because they have been cleaned up before, the valuable things in the house have long been emptied, and some of the remaining furniture is not much worth noting.

So, in the end, only Xia Yuan's room was left unsearched.

Although Lin Youxi was very calm when he searched with Mei Fang, he seriously searched for things that might be clues.

But when she stood in front of her former best friend's room, it seemed that there were so many pictures of the past that came to her mind, so that when Mei Fang was about to push the door in, Lin Youxi once again grabbed the corner of Mei Fang's clothes.

Lin Youxi had also done this kind of behavior before meeting Xia Yuan for the first time, so Mei Fang also realized it for the first time.

"Do you want to wait until you take a breath of relief before you go in?"

"Hmmm......"

Lin Youxi nodded slightly, she picked up the drink bottle in her hand and was about to take a sip, when she found that the water had been drunk.

Seeing this, Mei Fang immediately subconsciously handed over the water in his hand, but after handing it over, he realized his gaffe.

"No...... Mind if I've drunk it. ”

Lin Youxi didn't entangle with Mei Fangduo, he took the water directly from Mei Fang's hand, and drank it all.

Then she stood behind Mei Fang like this for a while.

Mei Fang just watched the shadows of the trees cast from the windows on the second floor swaying gently.

……

After being silent like this for about five minutes, Lin Youxi patted Mei Fang's back.

"That's it."

So, Mei Fang gently twisted open the door of Xia Yuan's room in the real world.

——

Here, it is almost empty, not even Xia Yuan's princess bed has a skeleton left, only some yellowed cartoon stickers are vaguely left on the pink wall, and the desk has not been taken away because it was nailed to the wall.

It doesn't seem like a place to find clues.

Mei Fang finally stood in front of Lin Youxi at this time, and Lin Youxi followed behind him and still held the corner of his clothes.

……

Mei Fang and Lin Youxi were standing, with a large glass plate pressed on the desk, and under the glass were a lot of cute cartoon stickers and some old photos, all of which were photos of Xia Yuan Kindergarten and Primary School.

Of course, there are no pictures of middle school.

Lin Youxi's eyes fell on the upside-down photo frame on the desk, she slowly helped the photo frame up, the glass of the photo frame had been broken, but the photos inside were empty.

“……”

Seeing Lin Youxi's somewhat puzzled expression, Mei Fang said in surprise, "Do you know what was originally in this photo frame?" ”

"Well, I know, it's a family photo of a family of three. No one took this photo on purpose. ”

"Maybe it's the grandmother of fate?"

Mei Fang was puzzled, "She wants to take it back for a thought, which is understandable." ”

"No...... right"

Lin Youxi thought about it, "If that's the case, she can take it along with the photo frame, and there are a lot of photos of fate pressed underneath, she should also take it with her, instead of just putting it here." ”

"Hmm...... That's true. ”

But there are no more clues at the moment, so I can only write down the picture frame.

Mei Fang opened the drawer of the desk, and in addition to a few old crayons, there were only a few yellowed exercise books left.

Mei Fang and Lin Youxi took out their notebooks and looked through them, most of them were Chinese and math workbooks, and there was nothing like composition or diary.

"If only there were handy things like a diary." Mei Fang said.

"Yuanyuan's diary is written in a very beautiful locked codebook, and these books will not be used to write things."

Having said that, Lin Youxi carefully flipped through every page of the homework book.

Suddenly, something like a bookmark fell from an exercise book.

Mei Fang caught the "bookmark" that fell.

It is a pale blue origami paper crane.

Lin Youxi took the thousand paper cranes from Mei Fang's hand to observe, and then Mei Fang suddenly snorted.

"Hmm."

"What's wrong?"

Lin Youxi looked at Mei Fang, who had a puzzled look on his face.

"I always felt like I'd seen this thing somewhere...... And it's been seen recently. ”

Mei Fang scratched his head, "But I can't remember it at all." ”

"However, this paper crane ...... I remember where it came from. ”

Lin Youxi said softly, "This is the first time that Yuanyuan has taught me to do manual work. ”

"Couldn't that be a kindergarten thing? You remember. ”

Lin Youxi nodded, "I remember." ”

"That's all I have fond memories, of course I do."

Lin Youxi said softly, "However, if you have an impression of it, it means that this paper crane may be one of the clues to unlock the secret in the mirror." ”

"So put it in my bag first."

Mei Fang unzipped the satchel he was carrying, and let Lin Youxi collect all the clues into the bag, the exercise book, the broken photo frame, and the thousand paper cranes.

Lin Youxi carefully wrapped the thousand paper cranes in paper towels, and then put them into the bag together.

They searched around Xia Yuan's room again, and since then they have found no other clues that seem useful.

At sunset, Mei Fang looked at his watch, it was more than four o'clock.

"Fate should wake up at this point."

Mei Fang asked Lin Youxi, "Let's go back and see the situation of Yuanyuan, and then lead her to explore the end of the mirror world to see, so that my mother will come back from work and eat at my house at night." ”

"Let's take a look at the situation of fate before making a decision...... Ahem, ahem. ”

Probably because there is too much dust in the old house, Lin Youxi is coughing a little now.

"Then let's go back."

Mei Fang and Lin Youxi walked out of the house together.

As soon as he came out of the iron gate, Mei Fang suddenly felt a little cold in his back, and he subconsciously glanced back.

Then, Mei Fang suddenly discovered that there was a black figure standing under the curtain of the piano room on the second floor!

Mei Fang was so nervous that he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and he couldn't even speak.

At this time, Lin Youxi noticed Mei Fang's strange appearance and followed his line of sight.

She saw nothing.

"Do you see anything again?"

"Ah...... No. ”

The frightened Mei Fang rubbed his eyes, and when he looked at the piano room again, the dark shadow was gone.

"No, not much. I guess I'm dazzled......"

Lin Youxi quietly stared at Mei Fang's face, and opened his mouth slightly to say something, but finally stopped talking.

Mei Fang drove Lin Youxi home on a bicycle, and it was not so hot at dusk.

However, Lin Youxi's mental state was also very tired, and this time he directly hugged Mei Fang's waist and leaned on his back to sleep.

We've only been talking for two days, hey......

Mei Fang didn't know why he was suddenly so close to Lin Youxi.

But he didn't mind.

Because Lin Youxi's past is too sympathetic.

Compared with the happy fate of dying without knowing anything, Lin Youxi obviously has a lot more suffering.

In contrast, fate is actually almost happy.

Of course, it doesn't seem like a good way to evaluate a girl who lives alone in the mirror world......

Mei Fang and Lin Youxi arrived home, but their parents hadn't come back from work yet.

When Mei Fang put down the bag and was about to go to the refrigerator to get a drink, Lin Youxi directly picked up Mei Fang's bag at this time.

"Mei Fang."

Lin Youxi shouted Mei Fang's name.

"How...... What are you going to drink? ”

"It's not."

Lin Youxi shook his head, "I want to talk to Yuanyuan alone, can you come back later?" ”

"Huh? Okay, you tell me I'll go in again. ”

Mei Fang took out a can of Coke from the refrigerator and handed it to Lin Youxi, "Do you want to drink it?" ”

Lin Youxi thought for a while, and then took the Coke from Mei Fang's hand.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Lin Youxi held the Coke with both hands, then looked at Mei Fang and said:

"Speaking of which, you help me and fate so much, what do you want, you haven't told me yet."

Lin Youxi said, "Just like I said last night, as long as I can do it, I can satisfy you." ”

"Huh? Don't think I'm so purposeful......"

Mei Fang smiled bitterly, "It's all fate, I must have met in the hope of helping you." ”

"You're such a nice guy."

Lin Youxi smiled.

It's like a hairpin......

However, being able to enjoy the smile of the goddess of the cold campus alone can be regarded as a reward.

Mei Fang didn't think much about it, so she watched Lin Youxi walk into her bedroom with her bag.

……

After Mei Fang said goodbye to Lin Youxi, his mind was full of the eerie ghost of the piano room.

……

I guess I'm not mistaken.

But it's really scary.

The ghost...... Is it some optical illusion, or are you really suspicious?

Mei Fang is not very clear.

After all, there were three people who died in the house, and now only Yuanyuan appears in the mirror, so if the ghost is Yuanyuan's parents, maybe it can't be said.

So is his visit with Lin Youxi today an offense?

Call......

Mei Fang gasped, he really didn't dare to think about it.

But don't tell Lin Youxi about this.

Although she may not be scared at all.

In terms of Lin Youxi's character, if she really knew that the black shadow would be Yuanyuan's parents, would she be even more angry?

It feels like it will.

Yes.

Wouldn't I be angry, though?

Mei Fang couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He was still a child, and he didn't know how desperate the situation of debt was for Xia Yuan's parents at that time.

However, if fate was left alone in the first place...... Is it really better than leaving together?

After a brief hesitation, Mei Fang immediately dispelled this ridiculous thought.

In any case, the life of fate should be left to her own decision.

Instead of letting her parents do it for her.

That's right.

Mei Fang stayed in the living room for about half an hour, and Lin Youxi and Xia Yuan didn't seem to have finished talking.

……

It's been a long time.

Still, it shouldn't be a big deal.

We talked for a long time last time.

Mei Fang thought for a moment.

Why don't you cut some fruit yourself and take a look......

He went to the kitchen to get a fruit knife, but found no trace of it.

Mom's things are always messing around, and I'm really convinced.

Is it on the coffee table? Maybe it's on the side of the fruit bowl on the coffee table.

Mei Fang went to the coffee table to find the fruit knife.

But the fruit knife is not on the coffee table either.

？

A bad thought suddenly rose in Mei Fang's heart, and just as he stood up and looked at his bedroom, a heart-wrenching scream came from the bedroom—

It sounded like the sound of fate.

Mei Fang immediately rushed over in a panic when he heard the voice, and when he was about to open the door, he found that the door had been locked by Lin Youxi.

Bang! Bang bang!

Mei Fang pushed the door desperately, shouting the names of Lin Youxi and Xia Yuan loudly, and Xia Yuan's sobbing voice came from inside the door.

"Yes, don't think about it! What to do with the knife! Don't do that...... I beg you, don't do this...... Come in, Ah Fang! ”

Mei Fang immediately panicked when he heard Yuanyuan's cry, he tried to recall the place where his mother hid the bedroom door key at home, and after thinking for a long time, he still couldn't think of a specific location, then he looked at the balcony of the living room.

There is no anti-theft door lock door in his old house, and he can turn directly from the balcony to the windowsill of his bedroom, but he only thought about turning over it when he was a child, and he has never tried anything like it.

……

From Xia Yuan's crying and Lin Youxi's crazy personality, it was not difficult for Mei Fang to imagine what she planned to do.

Special meow, fight!

Mei Fang's brain was hot, he didn't think much about it, he ran directly to the balcony of the living room and climbed up, looking at the distance of more than one meter wide, he jumped into the balcony of his bedroom, and his feet were trembling all the time.

Of course, he didn't stay too long, and after jumping in, he directly opened the push window and rushed in, and now what catches Mei Fang's eyes is a very evil scene-

Lin Youxi was letting the crimson liquid continue to flow on Xia Yuan's standing mirror, her expression was indifferent and she couldn't see joy or sorrow, as if the wound on her wrist didn't belong to her at all;

And Xia Yuan was lying on the mirror in tears, crying loudly and knocking on the mirror, trying to stop Lin Youxi desperately-

Just when Lin Youxi was about to hurt herself again, the fruit knife in her hand was finally taken away by Mei Fangye.

"What are you doing? Crazy, you! ”

"A reasonable attempt."

Lin Youxi was still very calm after being taken away by Mei Fang, "You said that when you touched the mirror for the first time, you felt like you were sucking away your energy, so if you nourish it with blood, maybe you can do it, and you can also see the fate......

"Big fool! It stinks! Even if you can see me, I don't want to see you! ”

Xia Yuan shouted hoarsely at Lin Youxi:

"You are not the Lin Youxi I know at all! You're a bad girl! Why do you want to do that? ”

"You ask me why I did it......"

"Why are you doing that?"

Lin Youxi pulled the mirror and roared at the mirror.

Mei Fang and Xia Yuan couldn't understand her.

At this time, she was facing just an ordinary mirror.

In the mirror was a red liquid, and Lin Youxi's dejected expression.

Soon, her voice gradually became crying.

"Yuanyuan, why are you doing this to me?"

"I ...... What did I do? Xia Yuan was confused by Lin Youxi, she sobbed while covering her nose and said, "If you don't make it clear, how do I know?" ”

"Why ......?"

"Why can Mei Fang see you, and I am not qualified?"

Lin Youxi looked at her impotent and angry self in the mirror, and her messy bangs covered her reddened eyes.

"We ...... Isn't that the best friend? ”

"Could it be that Mei Fang is more important than me in your heart?"

"When he was in kindergarten, he obviously didn't want to deal with you......"

"In the four years of elementary school, he hasn't spoken to you—"

"I ...... I don't know......"

Xia Yuan choked up and said, "I want to see you too, you're ...... I also want you to see what I look like now, and see what kind of girl I have become...... So haven't you been trying to figure out a way? Aren't I, Fang, and you, all trying to figure it out...... Don't be in a hurry, okay-"

The two girls just cried in front of the mirror.

Lin Youxi was outside the mirror, and Xia Yuan was in the mirror.

Xia Yuan could see Lin Youxi in tears, Lin Youxi could only see herself, but she could hear Xia Yuan's crying.

Mei Fang found the medicine box at home and treated the wound on Lin Youxi's wrist for emergency treatment.

Although it was slashed at the wrist, because the fruit knife itself was not sharp at all, it did not hurt the artery at all, but only cut a wound, and the wound did not continue to flow blood.

Of course, Mei Fang was still not at ease, and after helping Lin Youxi wrap the bandages, he had to pull her up.

"Let's go, let's go to the hospital and deal with it."

"I'm not going."

Lin Youxi sat on the ground like a foolish child, holding the mirror and refusing to let go.

"Yes, you listen to Ah Fang's words and go to the hospital."

Xia Yuan also gradually stopped crying at this time, "If you don't go, I will only talk to Ah Fang, and I won't talk to you." ”

"Whatever you want."

Lin Youxi pursed his lips after finishing speaking, "Anyway, you don't want me to see you now." ”

"It's not that I don't want to see you, stupid ......"

Xia Yuan knocked on the mirror and scolded Lin Youxi, then looked up at Mei Fang, "Ah Fang, you also say a few words about her." ”

"I don't want to have kids anymore."

Mei Fang also had palpitations after this crisis, "Lin Youxi wants to spend it here, let her consume it, and when my parents come back, I will ask them to call Youxi's father, and your father will pick you up when the time comes." ”

"Okay, okay, that's it."

Xia Yuan suddenly raised his hands and made a funny gesture that looked like surrender, "I raise my hands in approval!" ”

……

In this atmosphere, the three of them didn't continue to speak, I don't know who made a puff sound first, and finally all three of them laughed, and Lin Youxi also laughed out a big snot bubble.

"Hahahaha-"

Mei Fang hurriedly took out a tissue and handed it to Lin Youxi, seeing that Lin Youxi was motionless, he had to help Lin Youxi wipe his nose.

At this time, Xia Yuan rubbed his teary eyes, "It feels like the three of us...... Really like a child. ”

"It's me and Youxi like children, you are originally a child."

"I'm not a child! I was just...... It's just that I don't have any memories of these years, and I'm already a very mature big sister! Look at my Mimi—"

"Alright, don't stress about that! It's so unhealthy. ”

Mei Fang reprimanded Xia Yuan again.

In the process of reprimanding, Mei Fang saw the bag that was unzipped.

“……”

Mei Fang rummaged through his bag and found that the light blue paper crane that had been placed in the paper towel was no longer there.

"Youxi, where are the thousand paper cranes?"

“…… This, I just took it out and showed it to Yuanyuan. ”

Obviously, Lin Youxi had tried the method of a thousand paper cranes to contact Xia Yuan, but because it didn't work, he had no choice but to choose the method of trying with blood.

"A thousand paper cranes lend me."

“……”

Lin Youxi took out the thousand paper cranes that were pressed under him and handed them to Mei Fang.

"You're hiding something from me."

Lin Youxi watched Mei Fang squat down and observe the edge of the mirror, "I knew that you wanted to monopolize the fate, so you refused to tell me how to use a thousand paper cranes." ”

"How could I be so bored! I also want you to see fate, it's also very hard for me to take care of children alone. ”

"Ah Fang, what do you mean!"

Mei Fang ignored Xia Yuan's complaint and pasted the thousand paper cranes in the corner of the mirror.

"I saw your actions, and then remembered where I saw a thousand paper cranes. This should be the location...... Well? ”

As the blue paper crane was pasted on the mirror, the mirror surface was like a lake with ripples, and the blood stains flowing on the mirror surface of Lin Youxi were slowly inhaled by something.

Oh, that's it......

Mei Fang was thinking about what the situation should be now, when he was suddenly sucked into the mirror by a huge suction, and one hand spread out his five fingers and stuck it on the mirror, at this moment, the mirror surface separated from the real world suddenly had some blurred boundaries.

At this time, Xia Yuan also seemed to realize something, and hurriedly spread out his palm, and the five fingers of his palm were opposite to Mei Fang's palm.

No more, the touch of a cold mirror.

It's like you can feel a little bit of warmth.

Looming, coming and going.

Mei Fang and Xia Yuan could both feel each other's temperature through the mirror.

The dim light burst out from the mirror, and this scene was also noticed by Lin Youxi.

She watched with concern the changes in the mirror, which became blurred and distorted from reflecting her image, and the mirrored world was gradually enveloped in a dim light.

Looking at it, it is full of a warm and nostalgic feeling.

……

Gradually, the dim light grew brighter to the point of sparkling.

Lin Youxi, who was wrapped in light, suddenly lost her mind for a moment, and when she came back to her senses, the world in the standing mirror seemed to be a different scene.

Under the dim light, Xia Yuan and Mei Fang's left hand against the mirror palm clasped together.

They obviously didn't expect that they would be able to touch each other, and they also looked at each other a little blankly for a while, their eyes full of each other's figures.

From the other side of the mirror world and the real world, the mirror surface is surging and churning like ripples on the surface of a lake.

When the ripples on the mirror surface finally calmed down, the dazzling dusk light finally slowly became gentle.

Then, an invisible gravitational force bounced Mei Fang and Xia Yuan's hands away, and in just a moment, their hands were against the mirror as they had done at the beginning.

……

"Ah Fang, do you feel it?"

"I'd love to say it's a delusion, but—"

Mei Fang also found it incredible.

"Yes, did you see that just now? I just met with Fong—"

Xia Yuan spoke to Lin Youxi.

Only then did she realize that Lin Youxi had been staring at her in a daze.

Her gaze was focused on hers, and her gaze was met.

No longer without a converging focus.

"You...... Can you see me, huh? ”

(End of chapter)