7:30 at night, Dingyi District.
The street lights illuminate the small trees on the street, casting mottled shadows on the road. A few cicadas were lying on the trees, vibrating their eardrums and making cicada chirps.
Mo Yuankai took a cold shower in the locker room, put on a loose shirt and sweatpants, and walked slowly to the parking lot. The weather got even hotter after August. He wiped the sweat from his head and regretted not letting the car drive automatically, which forced him to walk.
"hot……"
Mo Yuankai got into the car, and the powerful air conditioning made him feel much more comfortable. He drove out of the parking lot and stopped at the bus stop within a few steps.
Reiichi Shigure and Caldesia were sitting on a bench waiting for the bus. He rolled down the window and said with a smile, "I'll give you a ride?"
The lady in the top hat waved her hand: "Thank you, it's not easy for you to go to our house."
"Idle time is idle." Mo Yuankai looked at the young man in a suit beside her, "Shigurei bought a car when he had time. Taking the bus when going out with his girlfriend is a bit boring."
Shigure-kun smiled bitterly and said, "I've mentioned it before...but Caldesia said she wanted to enjoy her school days for a while longer, so driving seems too precocious."
"Why are you worried about premature maturity? It's true." Mo Yuankai rolled up the car window, "Then I'll go back first."
Before the car window closed, Caldesia suddenly said: "You are in a bad mood."
The car window stopped halfway, and Mo Yuankai's face was full of surprise: "Where is it? I was just joking with Ah Ce, and I'm not really hurt."
Caldesia tangled her fingers in her hair, looking a little irritated.
"I'm not talking about this, I'm talking about when I'm hunting sharks."
Mo Yuankai understood immediately. He touched his chubby face and said with a smile, "Don't worry, you all know it's just my old habit."
The tone of the hat girl softened: "Gongsun Ce is so powerful now, and everyone's relationship is much better, so there is nothing to worry about. Just feel free to fish."
"Yes, Badman will go sell popsicles. It will be great if the world is peaceful." Mo Yuankai said with a smile, "Then I'll take the first step. Bye."
The red sports car drove away. Caldesia looked at the car going away and smacked her mouth.
She hugged Mr. Shigure's shoulders and said naggingly: "Did you know that there is something wrong with Mo Yuankai? His sense of responsibility is as heavy as a mental illness. Every time something happens, he must be the first one to do it. No one can follow him. Rob."
"I see." Shigurei suddenly realized, "He was not able to participate in the shark hunt, so he was a little disappointed."
"Is it difficult to understand?"
"It's not like... I understand a lot why Gongsun has the personality he has now." Shigure Reiichi looked up at the moon in the sky and asked, "Speaking of which, my dear."
"Do you think I'm lukewarm towards him?" Caldesia answered in advance.
"Haha, you don't seem too enthusiastic about Mo Yuankai."
"This guy has been chasing me for a long time. Unfortunately, I really didn't call him. After rejecting him 50 times in a row, I finally made this guy give up completely."
Shigure Reiichi was really surprised. Not only was he surprised by someone's indomitable perseverance, but he was even more surprised by how difficult his girlfriend was to conquer.
"This is really...understandable."
"oh?"
"You are so beautiful and have a good temper. It is strange that you have not been pursued by a boy." Shigure-kun said matter-of-factly, completely ignoring that almost no one except him would think someone has a good temper. "But I didn't expect it to be him. ah……"
Caldesia smirked and tugged on her hair: "Think about his current girlfriend."
Knight Orianna also has short golden hair. She is also a foreign woman and has a good figure.
Shigurei suddenly realized: "The tendency to choose a mate is clear at a glance."
"Do you understand why Gongsun Ce is such an idiot?"
"It's so touching." Shigure-kun sighed, "Is it a personality problem that you can refuse?"
He knew that this was the case with Caldesia, that his own opinion would always outweigh all other conditions. He is very hard-working and sincere, and is a very good person, but if he doesn't like him, he just doesn't like him. There is no possibility of being impressed unless the other person becomes the type she likes.
But after all, Mo Yuankai back then was supposed to be a strong and handsome man, and being able to implement this standard must be said to be quite principled...
Caldesia asked back: "Listen to what he just said, why did he default to asking you to buy a car and drive me? Why didn't he default to me buying a car and driving the car?"
"...If I really have a car, wouldn't I drive it most of the time?"
"It's not a question of you or me, it's a question of the general premise of thinking about the problem! I hate male chauvinists so much, and I refuse to be a man like him who only devotes himself to saving the world. It's good to be friends, but it's never good to fall in love. Impossible." Caldesia waved her hands repeatedly: "Whether your boyfriend is handsome or powerful is secondary! He must be gentle, well-educated, sensible and listen to me!"
Shigure-kun, who is handsome, strong, gentle, knowledgeable, and very obedient, nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes."
The lights of the bus gradually approached, and the two people who were about to get on the bus stood up from their seats. The headlights of the car swept to the side of the road, illuminating a passerby who was looking around.
Caldesia opened her mouth in surprise and ran over dragging her boyfriend: "Hey!? You're not..."
"Ah! Good evening, Miss Caldesia, Mr. Reiichi Shigure."
The lingua franca of passers-by is the standard royal capital accent, but the speed of speaking is not fast, and the tone is not as serious as gentlemen, with a soft flavor that makes the air seem to become soft.
"I'm sorry to say...I seem to be lost."
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7:35 pm, Thorny Area.
Gongsun Ce stood at the door of his house, with three women surrounding him behind him. He turned around first, clasped his hands and begged: "Please let Mr. Gongsun sleep for the night!"
"Yes, yes," Shigure Rei said maliciously, "Which bed do you want to sleep on?"
"...Is the white matter bed good?"
"Let's discuss this issue slowly after we get home." The eldest lady opened the door first and dragged Wawu in. Gongsun Ce shrank his neck, grinned, and entered the house. He went into his room and turned over his clothes.
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"Speaking of it, Gongsun Ce." Qiluo's voice came from the living room, "I have been curious before, why does Gongsun Ce have the ability of white matter?"
"This matter dates back to three years ago..." Gongsun Ce replied habitually, with a move in his heart.
He always talks about three years ago, but now it's already early August. It was mid-August that year when I came back from the kingdom, and then there were the fierce battles recalled in clear dreams, the three years of high school, and now the summer vacation after my freshman year...
In fact, it has been four years, but he was still thinking about "three years ago" subconsciously, as if time could always be frozen in a certain period. But time never stops, time will not wait for anyone.
"...Four years ago. I will tell you about this later..." Gongsun Ce changed his words. As he was changing his clothes, he glanced at his desk and saw a letter lying on his desk.
"Because it would take a long time to talk about it..."
Gongsun Ce's voice gradually became softer. He picked up the envelope, removed the sealing wax, and took out the long-awaited reply.
The reply this time was very brief, not like her style. The few words were clear at a glance, but the information took him a few seconds to understand and respond to.
"The voice is so small, what did you just say?"
Gongsun Ce folded the letter subconsciously and stuffed it into his pocket. He didn't even have time to pick out clothes, so he just grabbed a suit and put it on, and rushed out of the house like a whirlwind. Gongsun Ce's mind went blank. He didn't even realize what he was saying, and he didn't even have time to explain to them. His voice was the only echo in the room, with obvious anxiety and haste.
"——I'm going out!"
The three ladies looked at each other with the same confusion in their eyes.
"What is this guy doing?"
"It doesn't seem like we're in crisis..." Qin Qianbai said thoughtfully, "In that case, Ace will let us go together."
At this moment, Qiluo received a message from a friend. She picked up her phone and replied: "Hey, what's wrong, Caldesia...ah? Gongsun Ce is not allowed to call?"
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7:35pm, Dingyi District.
The intelligence dealer walked into the house, and the intelligent system he designed himself automatically turned on the lights before the owner came back. Mo Yuankai sat back on the sofa, and the large screen without an image reflected him like a mirror. Looking at his obese appearance, he rarely felt a little lonely.
"...I'm fine, thank you for your concern." Mo Yuankai said to himself, "I have adapted to retirement life long ago... If there is no one around me, there will be no one. Everyone will have their own new life. I was the younger brother now. There will be no growth if you are still on the front foot and behind the wheel.”
"You're just dreaming about it every day. It's unrealistic. What's the point of everyone standing still?...Oh, you're really stubborn...I'm stubborn too? Yes, please take a rest, okay? I want to take a rest. Thank you very much."
The information dealer talked to himself for a while, as if he was communicating with an invisible friend in the air, like a psychopath. He took out a bottle of Coke from the refrigerator, opened the can and took a sip. The cold liquid passed through his throat, but he didn't feel much relief.
At this time, he had to admit that Caldesia was quite keen, but he was not that happy... Maybe it was because everyone was too happy, which made him feel a little nostalgic for the past.
"Oh, so stupid."
Mo Yuankai took out his cell phone, hesitated for a while, and then dialed her number. It was just noon at this time in the Kingdom, so she should be free to talk about other things besides work.
"Good evening, Mo!"
The call was connected immediately, and the girl's voice was full of surprise and joy, which immediately made him feel better.
"Good evening, Orianna."
"You haven't called me for a long time, sir." The girl said reproachfully, "You must be too busy with work, right?"
Mo Yuankai opened his mouth, speechless. He wiped his nose and said guiltily: "...I write letters regularly, so I'm worried about disturbing your work when I call you."
"Ah, it seems that your worries suddenly disappeared today."
Mo Yuankai chuckled twice: "I'm sorry, what should I say...it's just...I suddenly want to say a few words to you. I'm having a childish temper."
Orianna's voice suddenly became lighter, and the smell of resentment disappeared.
"Me too, sir!"
Mo Yuankai felt that this was a bit strange, not like her usual style. Normally Orianna would be a little shy when hearing this, or she would first blame him for being childish...
Something doesn't seem right. He slowly thought about the source of the sense of disobedience, and found that Orianna said good evening to him at first, but it should be noon in the kingdom now...
Orianna said something to him, but Mo Yuankai, who was deep in thought, didn't pay attention.
"Sorry, Orianna." Mo Yuankai said with a smile, "I didn't hear clearly just now. What did you say?"
"Are you home, Mo?"
"Yes." Mo Yuankai patted his head, "I'm the only one in the family."
"Oh, that's great!"
The girl on the other end of the phone said happily: "What I just told you is that because of the simultaneous occurrence of multiple events, my job has become very, very much easier.
So, I have time to come to the Capital of the Sky to see you! "
Orianna is here? That's great. That's so...
…………
………………?
...Orianna is here?
Orianna, are you here? ? ?
"——!"
Mo Yuankai jumped up from the sofa, his mind as clear as if his skull had been lifted and a pound of peppermint oil was poured into his mouth. This cold air traveled straight from his brain to his heart and penetrated his limbs and bones, causing him to break out in cold sweat. He hurriedly ran to the door to strengthen his defense, and murmured quickly on the phone: "Knight Orianna, you may not know that I have moved to a new house now, and the house is also very messy, so please wait a moment while I clean it up. I’ll pick you up at the airport right away——”
"I can't wait to see you, Mo!" The girl knight's words were full of the sweetness of reunion, "I'm at the door of your residence now!"
"——Uwaga!
"
Mo Yuankai let out a desperate cry. His hand was still in the air, but the door handle moved on its own! It was too late, just as time moved forward desperately without looking back, Mo Yuankai screamed and stretched out his hand, the door handle automatically twisted, and the door opened outward, revealing the scene outside the home under the starry sky——
And her figure standing outside the door.
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"?~~!"
Knight Orianna excitedly used a little ability to return the door to its once open state. She was very nervous and full of expectations. She could finally see that handsome, handsome and gentle man again, the hero in her heart! What would he say? What would he think? What a surprise night this must be. Will he come over with a hug, or a kiss...?
Her wild imagination made her heart beat wildly, as if she had returned to the beautiful mood of her first love, and turned back into the girl who was pregnant with spring. Orianna looked behind the wooden door, towards her sweetheart's home, and said cheerfully: "Long time no see, Mo!"
"——Uwaga!
"
She heard a strange scream.
Then, she saw the man reaching for the door.
A rustic shirt, dirty sweatpants, and big slippers on his feet. Her black hair is as messy as a bird's nest, with a few grains of sand in it; her face is as round as a pancake, and her two-layered chin is still trembling; her legs are as thick as an elephant's, and a big lump of fat on her belly is in good shape. Shaking with inertia, her thick fingers held the phone to her ear, where the words she had just spoken were placed.
"..."
The plump young man forced out a embarrassed smile and whispered.
"...Long time no see, Orianna."
Orianna rolled her eyes, her legs went weak, and she fainted on the spot.
Mo Yuankai leaped out, caught Miss Knight at the last moment, and shouted: "Orianna, wake up, Orianna!
"
Orianna unconsciously muttered: "Oh... it's a dream..."
"It's true, it's not a dream - ah, no, it's just a dream! Don't wake up!
"
At this moment, a strong wind swept through, and the gray-haired young man panted heavily and landed in front of the door. He saw his unconscious old friend and his eldest brother at a glance, and immediately covered his face and screamed: "You made Orianna mad to death!
"
"I'm asking you to shut up, please!"
"Give her artificial respiration quickly!"
"Help me find a disguise device if you have time!"
"You've already seen what's the use of pretending? It's better for me to buy you a fitness card urgently than to continue pretending and wait for death!"
Mo Yuankai's expression suddenly changed, and he said with a sinister smile: "Okay, Ace, I'm just waiting to die. As the saying goes, misfortunes never come singly. Now it seems that the ancients have not deceived me. We two brothers really have to bear the same burden. I wish you the best. You're lucky."
"Ah You--"
Gongsun Ce thought of a possibility that he didn't want to mention. He turned around quickly, trying to find some traces, trying to find some signs. But the moment he looked back, his eyes focused on the center, with a simple and straightforward expression. The fact told him that he could no longer escape.
She stood under the light of the street lamp, looking at herself calmly. She looked the same as when we first met. She was still wearing her deerstalker hat and coat. Her hair was as white as snow, her bright gray hair shone with wisdom, and there was no politeness on her beautiful face. smile.
Time seems to have left no trace on her. She is as beautiful and dazzling as before. The scene in his memory overlapped with reality for a moment, and he seemed to be back to the time when they first met, except that he was no longer wearing black clothes, he was no longer as impetuous and frivolous as before, and he could no longer say the words he said at that time.
"Good evening, Ce."
She smiled slightly and spoke flatly like he had heard her say so many times.
"Long time no see."
"Alandia..."
Gongsun Ce didn't realize what he was saying or what he was doing. He just subconsciously reached forward and touched the woman's face to determine whether it was a phantom in his dream.
Her fingertips convey real feelings. She has always been a real existence, and there is never a trace of falsehood in her body.
Gongsun Ce suddenly wanted to cry, and he said softly:
"Long time no see."
The great wheel of time began to turn again at this moment. He knew that something was going to happen and that he would definitely go to other places. But the memory in his mind began to return involuntarily, turning him into the young man who escaped from the dissolute world again, taking him back to the pure white city of glory four years ago...
Back to the summer they spent together day and night.
(Chapter between Volume 4, end)
