A WEEK BEFORE THE END OF THE SUMMER CAMP, LIU ZHIXI WAS ALONE IN THE DORMITORY, BORED WATCHING A MOVIE ON IPAD, WHICH WAS THE OLD FILM "TRUMAN'S WORLD" MORE THAN 20 YEARS AGO, WHICH SHE HAD WATCHED MANY TIMES, BUT SHE STILL NEVER GOT TIRED OF WATCHING IT.

She couldn't help but think that others say that life is like a play, is it because the plot is too ridiculous, or because the characters who appear are all actors? Is humanity just a pawn, and who wrote the script of fate?

SHE PUT DOWN HER IPAD, RUBBED HER TEMPLES, AND JOKED THAT SHE WAS SO IDLE, BORED, AND OVERTHINKING.

The hour hand points to 10 o'clock, Yao Yao has not returned to the dormitory, today is Yao Yao's 17th birthday, the two of them have celebrated last night, and Yao Yao's main target today is Su Huai. At 7 o'clock in the evening, Yao Yao was carefully dressed, wearing a blue long dress, her slightly curly hair elegantly scattered on her shoulders, stepping on her newly bought black high heels, and meeting Su Huai at a Soho bar in the city.

In fact, when Yao Yao told her with a look of fascination that Su Huai had agreed to go to the appointment, Liu Zhixi was very surprised, but she didn't show it. Yao Yao hummed happily, it was "Today You Are Going to Marry Me" by Taiwanese singers Tao Zhe and Jolin Tsai many years ago, Liu Zhixi washed and brushed in the bathroom, looking at the beautiful and infatuated Yao Yao as a nightingale in a friendly manner.

But at that time, she did not expect that the nightingale would dedicate her beautiful song to the most silent night.

The next morning, Liu Zhixi was still asleep, she heard someone knocking on the door, she quickly changed out of her pajamas, opened the door and saw Su Huai standing tall outside the door, wearing Nike's latest T-shirt, with a familiar and friendly smile on her face. Liu Zhixi looked behind him suspiciously, but there was no shadow of Yao Yao.

Seeing this, Su Huai asked her, "What's wrong?" ”

Liu Zhixi's heart tightened, and she asked, "Didn't Yao Yao join you yesterday?" ”

Su Huai frowned, "Last night?" How could she be with me? ”

Liu Zhixi quickly closed the door, shut the confused Su Huai out, then washed up as fast as possible, called Xu Haoran, who was exercising in the morning, and took a taxi to the city with Su Huai. The door of the bar was closed, and Liu Zhixi called Yao Yao's phone, but it was always busy. She was so anxious that she burned her eyebrows and asked Su Huai, "Yao Yao had her birthday yesterday, didn't you promise to come to Soho Bar with her?" ”

Su Huai's face sank, "She never mentioned her birthday to me." ”

"How, how?" Liu Zhixi didn't care about verifying who was telling the truth, so she had to find Yao Yao all the way down the street. After turning a few streets, in a secluded cul-de-sac, Liu Zhixi saw a person lying on the ground. She was shocked, and secretly said "Don't", praying that person was not Yao Yao.

But when her gaze swept over the girl's face, her heart thundered, and the naked girl on the ground was Yao Yao. Although Liu Zhixi refused this fact, she still helped Yao Yao up sadly, and gestured to Su Huai and Xu Haoran not to come over.

Yao Yao's face was deeply scratched, her body exuded a strong smell of wine, and her beautiful blue dress was torn beyond recognition, Liu Zhixi took out the coat in her backpack and gently draped it over her.

Yao Yao woke up, saw Liu Zhixi in her sleepy eyes, and said angrily, "Zhixi, you, you came, fortunately you came, it's really terrifying......" Then, she cried bitterly, crying with grief and heartbreak.

Yao Yao's parents rushed over from Anhui, and Yao Yao went insane because she couldn't stand the stimulation. The police have filed a case to investigate the matter, and after some search and inspection, coupled with the surveillance video testimony that night, the police quickly arrested the suspect.

Liu Zhixi recognized the perpetrator, who was the yellow hair she met last time. Huang Mao was sentenced to 7 years in prison, and he wanted to make meritorious service for his crimes, and confessed that someone instructed him to do so, but because the person behind the instigator was very hidden, he could not provide accurate identity information, and the case has been hanging there.

On the day Yao Yao left Beijing, the weather was hot, but she wore a thick coat, wrapped tightly from the inside out, and giggled from time to time. Liu Zhixi's tears fell one by one, and she gently shook Yao Yao's hand, which was as cold as an ice cube.

Yao Yao looked at her in panic, as if she was as frightened as she saw a flood beast, her eyes that used to be smart were now a pool of stagnant water, she grabbed Liu Zhixi's hand, crying, noisy, and the screams of the spikes pierced the clouds and pierced Liu Zhixi's heart.

The summer camp paid a sum of money to Yao Yao's family, and the parents of the Yao family, who were heartbroken, donated the money to the love group. Liu Zhixi knew that at this time, no amount of money could heal the wounds in Yao Yao's body and soul, only warmth and hope could comfort her soul and allow her to suffer as little discrimination, prejudice and worldly harm as possible in the future.

The car slowly drove out of the campus, and Liu Zhixi's heart felt as uncomfortable as if a piece of flesh had been ripped off alive, and tears welled up in her eyes. Xu Haoran has been standing silently aside, since he found Yao Yao in a secluded alley, he has become extremely silent, without saying a word, his heart is heavy, his dark eyes have become a little cold, and there is also a sadness and guilt that is difficult to find.

The car drove into the distance, began to accelerate, farther and farther, smaller and smaller, disappeared from sight, becoming a drop of water that was difficult to distinguish in the crowded traffic, and Yao Yao also completely became a node in her memory, looking forward, Liu Zhixi still has hope for human nature, and looking back, her yearning for beauty has cast a shadow.

She realized the danger of the world, and carefully lit a small orange lamp in the snowy world, lighting a star of fireworks for those wandering people and helpless herself, reminding herself that although this is not heaven, it should not be purgatory.

For the rest of the summer camp, without Yao Yao, Liu Zhixi felt lost, she refused Su Huai's company and went alone. The dormitory was no longer as full of laughter as before, she suddenly missed the noisy days before, although she used to be a little annoyed by Yao Yao's phone porridge, but now there is no food, Liu Zhixi feels empty in her heart.

She happened to remember that someone had said that to fill an empty soul, feed your stomach first. Liu Zhixi bought a lot of snacks and came back, and when she didn't have classes, she no longer went to the library to study on her own, but shrunk in the dormitory to watch online dramas, crying and laughing with the brain-dead heroine and heroine, although they were all old episodes that she once disdained, she always felt unreasonable when Yao Yao cried and cried when she watched it, but now she feels that this kind of life of crying when she is sad and laughing when she is happy is also a kind of happiness back to basics.

On the night before leaving, Mr. Chu summoned everyone to the stadium, and everyone had dinner under the starry sky as they had when they first arrived. After a short month together, like a white horse, everyone has established a deep friendship, Mr. Chu's voice is a little hoarse, and everyone is reluctant and choked.

In order to protect Yao Yao, Liu Zhixi and the others all claimed that Yao Yao left early due to illness, but no one told the truth. Everyone sang and laughed heartily, left each other's contact information and mailing addresses, and said goodbye with words of blessing.

Liu Zhixi always felt that she couldn't keep her spirits up, and there was no way to integrate into the sad and joyful atmosphere, but she still forced her smile and found a secluded corner to sit down, not wanting to affect other people's emotions. Xu Haoran didn't know when he sat next to her, she smiled reluctantly and asked, "Why don't you go dancing?" Xu Haoran's brows furrowed, "Why do you knowingly ask?" ”

Liu Zhixi's tears slid down her cheeks, "I know......" Xu Haoran quietly interrupted her words, he lowered his voice and said to her: "I cracked Yao Yao's email password, and after logging in, I found that she often contacted a person with the same username prefix as Su Huai, and they sent emails very frequently. They had agreed to go to a Soho bar in the city on Yao Yao's birthday night. ”

"And then?" Liu Zhixi asked closely. "I cracked the password of the man's mailbox again, and there were a lot of emails in German. I looked for translation software, and those were all thesis materials. That, Su Huai shouldn't know German, right? Liu Zhixi thought about it and nodded.

"Could it be?" A light flashed in Liu Zhixi's mind, and she covered her mouth in surprise. Xu Haoran looked at her, slowly lowered his voice and said, "We should think of going together." "But why?" Yao Yao tried to find a reason to excuse that person. "I don't know, but the truth should be revealed, it's only a matter of time."

On the high-speed train on the return trip, Liu Zhixi looked out the window and thought about her thoughts, and Su Huai sat in the seventh row of seats in the same carriage. Su Huai originally booked a first-class seat, but Liu Zhixi disagreed, insisting on taking a second-class seat by himself.

Su Huai had no choice but to refund the first-class ticket, but Liu Zhixi had to sit separately, Su Huai looked at her helplessly, but knew that she was not a petty girl between boyfriend and girlfriend, in fact, he hoped yes, but this kind of hope may be destined to be just an extravagant hope.

He was drinking coffee alone, and his tall figure could only curl up a little reluctantly in the second-class seat, which was relatively narrow in space.

When the Harmony bullet train stopped at Wuhan Station, a blonde girl came up, with a strong smell of perfume wafting from her body, and sat directly next to Su Huai. The foreign girl glanced at Su Huai, her eyes were like a pool of turquoise spring water, she smiled slightly, and the curvature of the corners of her mouth was very charming.

Su Huai politely glanced at her and smiled politely. When it was time for lunch, Su Huai got up to find Liu Zhixi, and the foreign girl also came. Liu Zhixi was looking at the flashing scenery in a daze, Su Huai gently touched her shoulder, pointed to her watch, she stood up knowingly, and walked towards the dining car together.

"My name is Andy." The foreign girl said to both of them kindly. Liu Zhixi nodded slightly, seeing that her physical condition was not ideal, and she seemed to be very thoughtful and worried.

Andy smiled generously and said, "Don't worry, be happy." Liu Zhixi glanced at her tiredly and squeezed out a smile.

Andy ordered a sandwich, Su Huai asked for a steak, and Liu Zhixi was still immersed in her own world, silently sandwiching the rice grains, but there was no mouth. Yao Yao's incident gave her a big blow, she loves to read, I remember reading "The Wanderings of a Bitter Child" when she was a child, she cried so much that her grandmother scratched her little nose.

She sobbed and said to her grandmother, "Remy is so pathetic, I am so happy, to have you and my parents, and so many uncles and aunts who care about me, so many lovely little friends." Crystal tears, drop by drop fell into the white tableware, and Liu Zhixi was still unconscious. Su Huai took out a tissue and wanted to wipe her tears, but Andy stopped her with his eyes.

Andy whispered, "Don't disturb her, let her alone." Su Huai glanced at Liu Zhixi anxiously, his eyes distressed and doting. Andy saw everything, and there was a smile in his big beautiful eyes, and he said to Liu Zhixi Nunu, "Girlfriend?" Su Huai's eyes shimmered, but they dimmed instantly, and he sighed helplessly, "I hope so." Andy comforted, "Take it easy. She’s a good girl, be good to her.”

Out of the high-speed rail station, Su Qian had already driven the car to the exit and waited for them. He vaguely felt the changes in Su Huai and Liu Zhixi, although Liu Zhixi still didn't say much, but it clearly revealed a kind of sadness, and the two bright eyes like water seemed to have lost the light of the stars, only reflecting a cold moon.

Su Huai has always been calm and steady, speaking and doing things quietly, but since Liu Zhixi moved to their house, he has also shown enthusiasm. "This kid should like her." Su Qian smiled to himself, for this aspect, he and Wenli have always been very open-minded, as long as they don't hurt morals and customs, and do not affect their study and life, they can understand the minds of young boys and girls who are just beginning to fall in love.

It's just that this time, Su Huai doesn't seem to be in a high mood, and on his young and handsome face, the two thick eyebrows are often locked, and this lock may only be unlocked by Liu Zhixi.

Wenli had already instructed the nanny and aunt to cook cordyceps soup at home, and as soon as Su Huai and Liu Zhixi entered the door, they smelled the fragrance of the house. Lin Sujin was also at Su's house, rushing out to greet Su Huai, as soon as he saw him, he held his hand affectionately, and his eyes swept over Liu Zhixi, the meaning was complicated, but it seemed to smile back unintentionally.

Liu Zhixi was still secretly sad, not paying special attention to everything around her, but she still felt the hidden content in Lin Sujin's smile.

Liu Zhixi felt exhausted, hurriedly greeted Wenli, and went back to the room to take a bath and rest. Standing in the steaming bathroom, Liu Zhixi stared at herself in the mirror, feeling familiar for a while, and strange for a while. Maybe it's because it's herself, it's herself who she can see in the mirror every day, and she feels strange, because she has experienced so many unexpected things?

Liu Zhixi looked at herself carefully, and suddenly felt a little like a person next to her. Although the temperament is different, the facial features are clearly similar, just like the moon in the sky and the moon in the water, but the moon in the sky is high, and the moon in the water is broken at the touch of a touch.

She shook her head desperately, her long loose hair flicking on her face, and there was a slight pain. For a moment, she felt so hideous, so helpless, in a trance, and fell to the ground. "I'm not like that person, it's just, it's just an illusion." Liu Zhixi snorted.

Su Huai's deceased grandmother believed in Buddhism, and every year on the birthday of Guanyin Bodhisattva, the family would go to Nanyue Hengshan to burn incense and worship the Buddha. Su Qian drove the car himself, Wenli sat in the passenger seat, and Su Huai and Liu Zhixi sat in the back seat of the commercial vehicle. This is a seven-seater Mercedes-Benz car, and the space inside is large enough for Su Huai to stretch out comfortably and lie on the seat to play with a tablet.

Liu Zhixi is wearing headphones, sitting alone in the last row, the single song in the headphones is still the song "Endless Road", Lin Junjie's unique voice can always evoke her memory. The car was full of air conditioning, Liu Zhixi put a coat on her lap, she suddenly thought, no, no, no, it should be said that she has never stopped worrying, where is Leng Jiang?

Is Yao Yao okay? Is Grandma happy in heaven? And my parents, who have been away from me for more than ten years, in another world, do you think about yourself every day?

Liu Zhixi couldn't help sobbing softly, Su Qian concentrated on driving and didn't notice it, Su Huai had closed his eyes and was asleep, Wenli glanced at Liu Zhixi from the rearview mirror, and let out an imperceptible "hum". Wenli's attitude was like a fish that slipped through the net, but fell into another, finer net, and was quickly caught by the sensitive Liu Zhixi.

Su Qian parked the car at the foot of the mountain, a group of four of them climbed the mountain on foot, raised their eyes, the scenery was excellent, the colored mountains were covered with a faint cloud, the tall and lush vegetation was like a green dress, draped in the mountain, all kinds of wild flowers bloomed charming smiles, the wind blew, there was a striking fragrance, scattered in all directions, refreshing people's hearts.

As they walked on the slightly damp stone pavement, their feet tapping softly as if they were singing a pious hymn, Liu Zhixi gradually recovered, breathed in the sweet air, and walked upward. Su Huai followed closely behind her, and when he walked through the narrow plank road, he himself leaned against the cliff and let Liu Zhixi walk against the mountain wall, reaching out to support her from time to time, and protecting her carefully and considerately.

"Thank you, Su Huai." When Liu Zhixi held Su Huai's hand, she whispered in his ear. Su Huai's handsome face showed a happy smile, full of energy, like a luminous body. Liu Zhixi knows that many girls like the sun, because the sun is gentle, comfortable and radiant, but Liu Zhixi thinks that she is a firefly with only one night lifespan, and the next day the sun comes out, which is the moment when it welcomes death.

The brilliant sunset stained the sky red, and Liu Zhixi and Su Huai stood in front of the big temple waiting for Su Qian and Wenli. "It's beautiful!" A girl in a pink lotus cake dress sighed with emotion from the same boy on the side. "Would you like to take a picture?" Su Huai playfully raised his camera.

In the glow of the sky, the mountains hidden behind the clouds and mist are illuminated into golden yellow, like endless wheat fields, and like unpredictable fairyland outside the sky, which makes people have to admire the magic of nature. The crimson glow fell on Liu Zhixi, and her smile was so elegant and decent, Su Huai was a little stunned.

"Handsome guy, don't you want to take a picture of the girl you came with? It's the golden time for photography. The boy next to him reminded Su Huai with a grin. Su Huai subconsciously glanced at Liu Zhixi, Liu Zhixi heard their conversation, and there was a rejection in her eyes.

Su Huai politely thanked the boy and pulled Liu Zhixi to the shop on the mountain. When they came back after buying drinks, there was only a tiny afterglow left in the sunset, and Liu Zhixi still didn't say a word, but there were tears surging in her eyes.

Standing on the top of the hill and looking down, there is a sea of undulating green, "Do you regret missing the golden hour of photography?" Liu Zhixi asked suddenly.

"Zhixi, do you know, I never look forward to the golden hour, because after the splendor is darkness, and after the peak is downhill. I hope that in your eyes, what I can see is always the ladder upward, giving me the motivation to climb forever. And what I cherish most is always the moment before something good happens, so that I can always keep hope and longing. Zhixi, being side by side with you is my happiest wish. Su Huai said to Liu Zhixi sincerely, his eyes were as clean as an unpolluted spring stream.

"Zhixi, let's buy a concentric lock, okay?" Su Huai saw that the bamboo frame erected high on the side was full of delicate small locks. The old grandmother who sells locks, but the old dragon clock is still in good spirits, grinning at the empty mouth hole without teeth, and saying, "This is a lover's lock, and if you lock it, it will be a lifetime." Do you want to engrave your name on the lock? ”

Liu Zhixi hurriedly shook her head, and Su Huai's expression was a little hurt. He carefully hung the lock high, and the lover's lock collided with each other in the wind, and from a distance, it was a glittering silver sea, making a pleasant bell. Liu Zhixi was idle, standing aside to carefully observe the concentric locks that had been hung, she was suddenly stunned and shocked.

She held down her beating heart, Su Huai thought she was unwell, and asked with concern, Liu Zhixi waved her hand, forcibly suppressed her heart, and showed a calm smile, but her heart was already overturned.