Invade the World

  Chapter 248 "I don't know how to be ashamed."

  The gentle evening breeze echoed gently around them.

  The young people did not go to the bustling downtown streets, but deliberately picked the quiet alleys to drill inside.

The walls on both sides of    stand tall, and the pitch-black antennas on the head are staggered and crisscross. The narrow and long road left in the middle can hardly even accommodate two people walking side by side. In this kind of cramped space, when I raised my head, I could only see the iron-gray sky.

On the other side of the wall, there are two or three-storey residential buildings. The eaves are very close together. The tiles on the top are laid out one after another. Some houses are gray and empty, while others reveal a little warmth. Bright, there are the voices of people talking and the barking dogs one after another. In order to prevent thieves from climbing over the wall, the walls are scattered with shards of glass;

  Occasionally, you can see the lush and lush trees planted in the courtyard, with branches and leaves protruding from the wall.

Sometimes, they will pass by the back door of a restaurant or bar. Dirty water runs freely around the trash can, and mice are crawling around. At this time, the squad leader will carefully wade through the stagnant water with his skirt or grab it. Live on Lin Xingjie's arm. The three hurriedly speeded up their pace and passed by a few drunk men who leaned back on their shoulders.

  Walking in the alleys with dissimilar but familiar scenery is like trekking through a maze of silent objects such as cement walls, air conditioners, and telephone poles.

  Because of the obstacles in their vision, they can't see the moon tonight, and there are only dark nights and lone stars on the edge of the sky.

  If you are walking on such a secluded road alone, you may still feel scared and worried; but now it is three friends walking together.

  Young people are talking, laughing, chatting, strolling and walking in the uninhabited alleys that seem to be separated from the noisy urban streets by a world, enjoying the breeze and the moon, just feeling full of interest.

  The vision of the place they passed by is obviously very narrow, and what they can see is just the horns that can be seen everywhere; however, as a person in it, his mood is unprecedentedly peaceful and broad.

   "I am a little worried if I will get lost."

   Halfway through, Xu Xiangyang said with a smile.

"Will not."

   Lin Xingjie tapped her temple and answered confidently.

  "Are you familiar with the surrounding environment?"

"I used to wander around here a lot. After all, sometimes I have to find a place to hide from people," the Rapunzel smiled. "Although I moved here a few years earlier than you, where are the streets and where are there? Private houses, which alley leads to which place, are more familiar to me than the locals who have lived here all my life."

   What made Xu Xiangyang pleased was that when Lin Xingjie was talking about the past, she no longer saw the gloomy feeling on her face.

   "By the way, I am actually very interested in the view of this old city where you live." The squad leader said with a smile, "The most curious one is what it looks like at night."

  "Do you still have a hobby of ancient architecture?"

   "It's not a hobby, I just haven't been here, so I naturally find it strange."

  Zhu Qingyue made a speech that fits her identity as a eldest lady.

  "In addition, this place may be invisible in a few years or more than a decade. Again, I hope you don’t miss the opportunity and leave the impression here in my memories before everything is over."

   "Huh, why?"

"Because of the demolition and reconstruction." The squad leader drew a circle in the air with his fingers, and his tone was of course. , Maybe it’s already arranged in the plan, just waiting for the schedule to come."

"That……"

  Xu Xiangyang's expression is a bit dazed.

   "The place where I live is also to be demolished? Do Xingjie and I both have to move?"

It has been less than a year since Mingming moved to this city, but he can naturally call that small house "home". Because in the final analysis, home is where people are.

  But if there is torn down...

"Don't listen to her, Qingyue just likes to guess things in bad directions." Her girlfriend complained next to her. "She was just like this when she went to the valley full of fireflies. It was clear that the atmosphere was good, but suddenly Come on, "This place may disappear at any time in the future"..."

  "My prediction is reasonable."

  The squad leader disagrees.

"If that mountain is to vigorously develop tourism in the future, the fireflies will surely run out as the population grows. As for the old city, demolition and reconstruction will happen sooner or later, and the government will definitely not allow such a small area next to the central area. The place where the calf is like cowhide moss is full of dilapidated houses and illegal renovations, which have a bad impact on public security."

   Now, Lin Xingjie also became silent. It's not that she couldn't understand what Qingyue was saying, but she just couldn't accept it for a while.

   "Don't be so sad."

  Zhu Qingyue shook her finger towards the two of them.

   "You think about it, wait until the college entrance examination is over. Once this time next year passes, the few of us will leave the city soon, and there is still one year left. No matter how the surrounding environment changes, it will not affect us."

"When we come out of the university and return to this city, we may be able to see the city that has undergone earth-shaking transformation and a brand new look. Everywhere is new, strange and familiar... Imagine that feeling. It's not the same. Is it fun?"

  Xu Xiangyang sighed.

   "You think too far."

  He thought he was a type who could plan ahead. It can be seen from the recent period that Xingjie is not much more convincing in this respect; but maybe. The squad leader is the one who always has a broad blueprint for the future hidden in his heart.

  After strolling around, they returned to the original point and stood at the entrance away from the downtown street again.

  This is the busiest time in the evening, and roaring voices came from a very close place, and the noisy sound flowed over the shoes like a chanting tide.

   "You don't plan to go back like this, do you?"

   asked Xu Xiangyang.

He has a good understanding of the squad leader’s behavior. She said "Just go out and walk" and "Today you will lead the way", but she can take the two of them out like this, she must have other ideas. .

   "I have been to the place you mentioned."

  Zhu Qingyue did not speak, but grabbed the slender hand of a close friend, and said something that sounded headless.

"……what?"

  "It's the old couple who helped you."

   "Oh, really?!" Lin Xingjie's eyes widened in surprise, "Is that place still there now?"

   "It's here. When I visited, they also said that you are welcome to go there. Anyway, the place is always empty, no one will rent, and they can help you prepare a set of bedding."

"This……"

   Lin Xingjie was a little embarrassed and grabbed the hair drop near her shoulder.

   "I don't need it anymore. But I still have to find a chance to thank them."

  For a period of time, the girl could not sleep peacefully in her room, and sometimes she tossed and turned because of fear, so she simply chose to run away from home.

  She usually wanders in the busy and crowded streets as much as possible until late, waiting for the adults to fall asleep and then come back. But only once, not long after Lin Xingjie went out, there was a sudden heavy rain in the sky. She went out without an umbrella, so she had to find a nearby residential building to hide from the rain.

  On the roof of the residential building, she accidentally found a deserted hut, so she simply rested in that place for the whole night.

  The "old couple" in the squad grew up, Lin Xingjie knew at that time, and they were the managers of the apartment building.

  When the old couple found the girl in the room on the roof, they didn't chase her away. Instead, they kindly helped clean the room and gave a thermos and a blanket. Later, she went to live in that place several times, but the time was not long.

  Xu Xiangyang had heard about this experience from Lin Xingjie before, but when he heard it again, he still felt dull and uncomfortable in his heart. He couldn't help reaching out and gently grabbing her palm.

   "Hehe, it's okay. When I think of this experience before, I do feel sad and pitiful..."

  The long-haired girl sensed Xu Xiangyang's worry, turned her face to show him a big smile, and there was no haze in the bright pupils.

   "When I think about it now, I think it's a very interesting adventure."

   "Where is it interesting?" He, who subconsciously wanted to complain, couldn't speak for a moment when he saw the beautiful smile on the girl's face.

   "In this way, they are really good-hearted people."

"Yes. I still remember that when they asked me, I told them that I had a quarrel with my mother, so I went out alone without giving a specific reason. The old couple really didn't ask anything. Let me live."

  "Then, are you going to visit and see? By the way, I would like to express my gratitude."

  Zhu Qingyue suddenly stopped, turned around with her hands on her back, stood in front of the two, and asked with a smile.

   "Hey? This point now?"

   Faced with this abrupt proposal, Lin Xingjie couldn't help being surprised.

   "They are getting older, they may have gone to bed early to rest."

   "It's okay." The short-haired girl waved her hand, "I asked it a long time ago. And I also asked, "May Xingjie visit again?" They all said they were very welcome, and they planned to serve us for dinner!"

   Lin Xingjie and her boyfriend looked at each other.

  As soon as this sentence comes out, don’t things become a “have to go” situation?

   "You belong to cut first and play later..."

  Xu Xiangyang was a little helpless.

  He should have expected things to turn into this way.

  What "go out together at night without a destination to wander around" is a lie at all, the squad leader arranged it for you clearly.

  When dealing with Miss Qingyue, the No. 1 troublesome figure of Tianzi he has ever seen in his life, he must be prepared to never rest in peace.

   "Just say you are going or not."

  Zhu Qingyue pouted her lips.

  "They helped your girlfriend a little, which is equivalent to helping you, you can't—"

   "Everything, you're right, don't tag me as'I don't know how to report'."

  Xu Xiangyang quickly raised his hand to surrender.

  At this time, it is impossible for even his girlfriend to help him. Seeing Xingjie's expression, she still wanted to meet her.

  The squad leader has always acted like this. This kind of advocacy attitude should be very annoying, but the methods she resorted to can only pierce the weakness in people's hearts, making people unable to toughen their attitude, let alone refuse.

  According to the rule of "the minority obeys the majority" in the three-person room, he can only let the two girls go crazy.

  ……

  After setting the goal, the next thing is clear.

  Under the leadership of Lin Xingjie, they marched in the direction of their destination, and stopped for a while near a supermarket on the way.

  "Shall I go buy some gifts? It's always a bit embarrassing to see the elders with nothing."

   Lin Xingjie’s consideration is very thoughtful.

"Uh……"

  Xu Xiangyang flipped through his pockets and found that he had not brought out any money. At this moment, a small white hand stretched out from the side, with a cute purse in his palm.

  It is really prepared.

   Lin Xingjie neatly took the squad leader’s small wallet, turned and walked towards the supermarket across the road, while the remaining two stood at the alley waiting for her.

   "I'm here today, did you bother you?"

  After a long silence, Zhu Qingyue spoke suddenly.

  Xu Xiangyang was surprised and looked in her direction.

  The street lights are dim and dim. The girl puts her hands around her chest, quietly leaning against the wall behind her. Most of her face is shrouded in shadow, with an unpredictable smell.

   "You don't think I didn't notice it, did you?"

Seeing that Xu Xiangyang didn't answer immediately, the other party put down his arm and pointed at the corner of his lips.

   "Your lips are both frayed, it looks obvious. Let me tell you the truth, have you been pestering Xingjie every day and wanting her to kiss you?"

"certainly not."

  Xu Xiangyang decisively denied it.

  "She and I were only this afternoon..."

   "Did you give your first kiss to each other?"

Zhu Qingyue blinked. Her tone was so calm that Xu Xiangyang couldn't figure out if she was surprised.

"Then you can kiss like this, either by kissing very hard, or by...Although you don't think you are a kind of pity, but you still don't want to force Xingjie to do things that will hurt her. You tried how long?"

   "...Basically," Xu Xiangyang answered honestly, "it was a whole afternoon."

   "I don't know how to be ashamed."

  The squad leader gave a brief evaluation.

  Perhaps it is. In the past, Xu Xiangyang could not imagine that he would become such a virtue one day.

But--

  It’s really comfortable to kiss the girl you like!

   "Don't be too happy too early." As if seeing through his thoughts, Zhu Qingyue sneered and said, "You still have my trouble to solve."

   "...Where can you talk about yourself like this?"

   "Isn't it just what you are thinking about?"

  Xu Xiangyang shook his head.

   "Although you are a troublesome friend, you always like to trouble me and Xingjie... But I never think that the relationship problem with you is a trouble."

  What he said after serious thinking was a bit like a tongue twister, but he believed that the girl could understand it.

"Humph."

  In the darkness, Xu Xiangyang heard the squad leader snorting, then turned his head away from him.

  (End of this chapter)