One day in the future in the 21st century, in an alley in Changsha Pedestrian Street, Hunan.
A girl dressed like a student stood alone in the depths of the alley. The phone in her hand kept ringing, but it did not attract her attention at all.
Because all the girl's attention is now focused on the slightly weird old pawn shop not far away.
"Five seconds before I entered this alley, this pawn shop didn't exist."
The calm voice was a little dull, but the girl's logic and thinking were very clear.
"In other words, this pawn shop suddenly appeared here less than a second after I took my sight away."
"And just after this pawn shop appeared, no one walked into this alley again, as if they couldn't see this imagination at all."
After briefly analyzing the current situation, the girl whispered with certainty.
"It seems that just like the legend, you will only appear in front of people who are obsessed with you, and then realize all the regrets in their hearts for them."
"It's just that the name is a bit too vulgar, and it's also suspected of plagiarism."
Walking towards the old pawn shop little by little, the girl took one last look at the signboard with "Pawn Shop No. 8" written on it, and then stepped into the shop without looking back.
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"Welcome, distinguished guest."
It seemed like it had been waiting for a long time, and it seemed to appear out of thin air.
I saw a handsome young man in a Tang suit standing at the door of the pawn shop, smiling at the girl with an exquisite but gentle expression.
"If you appear in the outside world, you will definitely become a big star that attracts everyone's attention."
Not being fooled by the boy's smile, the girl just slowly took out a notebook from her pocket, then opened it and turned to the last page.
"Zhao Mu was born in an unknown era. The earliest recorded appearance was in the Tang Dynasty in 903 AD."
"Since that time, I have been working as a 'doorman' in the pawn shop, and I am also responsible for guiding the 'prayers' who enter the store to understand the rules here."
After saying this, the girl looked away from the notebook again.
"I'm different from those 'trespassers'. I made all the preparations before I started looking for this place."
"As long as you can help me cure his disease, I am willing to pay any price, even if my soul is imprisoned in the painting forever."
Zhao Mu looked up and down at the girl in front of him who had taken the lead, and finally just shook his head gently.
"It seems that the information you collected is still somewhat wrong. We do not pawn souls here."
"But as you said, this is indeed the place where your wishes will come true."
After a slight pause in his tone, Zhao Mu first made a forward gesture to the girl, then turned and walked towards the pawn shop.
"It's just that the price is not the soul you imagined, but the best memory in your life."
After a while, the girl was led by Zhao Mu to the real back room of the store - a modern living room whose decoration was incompatible with the atmosphere of the entire store.
The girl even saw a PS7 game console in the corner of the living room, as well as many collectible game discs.
In the center of the living room, a woman with red hair and a long skirt was lying on the table, gently shaking the wine glass in her hand, as if she was drunk even if she was not drunk.
But the most eye-catching thing is that behind the red-haired woman in a long dress, there is a "comic book" that is so huge that it needs the entire wall as a background.
It seemed to be telling a story from the past.
A story about how a young man slayed demons and eventually grew into an enlightened monk.
"Xi, the guests have arrived."
Following Zhao Mu's reminder, the woman with red hair and long skirt opened her eyes drunkenly, exuding a lazy atmosphere in every move she made.
"Yo! This time the guest actually entered here based on pure 'rationality'?"
Facing the red-haired woman's surprise and ridicule, the girl just replied in her still slightly dull voice.
"Reason is only relative."
"Since your store is real, then as long as you are willing, you can naturally find the pattern of its appearance."
When she said this, the girl suddenly looked at the red-haired woman with firm and serious eyes, and her originally somewhat blank voice also revealed a touch of sadness.
"I heard that any wish can come true here, is it true?"
Subconsciously putting down the wine glass in her hand, Xi felt a sadness and happiness so strong that it almost enveloped her.
"I have wine and you have stories. We can sit down and talk slowly."
No longer as lazy as before, Xi finally showed her majesty as a pawnshop owner when she put down her wine glass.
"If your story can move me, I can indeed grant you a wish."
As soon as these words came out, the girl who was still a little worried finally took a reassurance, and began to recall every bit of her relationship with that person.
"We met in college..."
"I wasn't in graduate school at that time, and he was just a poor student who was repeated a grade."
As the girl gradually told the story, a youthful and beautiful scene of campus love appeared in Xi's mind.
"I know that his purpose in approaching me at the beginning was not pure. Just like all seniors who like to flirt with girls under the banner of 'helping junior girls,' he also wanted to tease me at the beginning."
"It just so happened that I also needed a temporary coolie to help me carry my luggage at that time, so I didn't refuse his help."
Immersed in past memories, the girl's slightly dull eyes became active for the first time, as if she had transformed from a delicate doll into a living person.
"Then, he appeared in my field of vision frequently..."
"He held a seat for me in the library, recited grammar with me during morning exercises, and even took me to various parties on weekends..."
"To be honest, I just thought he was annoying at first and didn't think it was the so-called 'gentleness'."
"Because in the first half of my life, I only had my parents and study. His various behaviors only interfered with my study plan, and may even affect my graduate school studies."
"Until that time, when I was going down the stairs and sleeping, he silently protected me - that was my first heartbeat."
Listening to the girl's story, the image of the boy appeared more and more clearly in Xi's mind, but the situation seemed different from what she imagined.
"Why do I feel that you have not found a boyfriend, but a caring brother?"
Facing Xi's doubts, a shy smile finally appeared on the girl's face.
"Brother will not hide from me, but he will hide from me."
"It's a pity that he only avoided me for a month and then left because of a genetic disease."
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