Invade the World

  Chapter 61 I remember more than one person

  Until Xu Xiangyang approached, he realized that he was still taking it for granted.

  The residential area covers a large area, and it does give people a tomb-like cold and dark feeling from a distance; in fact, the decoration inside can be called radiant.

  Most of the windows in each apartment building are dark, and only a small number of people have lights on. But this does not prevent the entire community from shining brightly, like a city that never sleeps standing on the bank of the river.

The street lamppost next to    is different from the one seen elsewhere. Not only is it hung a glass lampshade imitating a lantern, but it is also decorated with dark copper products.

  After stepping into the gate of the community, you can see rows of Roman columns and arches, and the cobblestone pavement under your feet extends to different forks.

They passed by a lawn flower bed that was regularly and meticulously taken care of, and heard the "sound of water"; when they came closer, they found a fountain pond that was continuously running, located in a garden for viewing. It is several times bigger than the one in school.

  Xu Xiangyang stepped into the garden out of curiosity to take a look, and found that he was like walking into an ancient Greek temple. There were classical-style marble sculptures everywhere, dazzling people.

  And as Zhu Qingyue said, there are security patrols in the community 24 hours a day, and they have met on the road. And it's still a group of two, which gives people a sense of professionalism.

  In fact, when several young people entered Qingjiang Garden, they were stopped by a serious-faced guard. Even with the resident Zhu Qingyue, Xu Xiangyang and Lin Xingjie still need to register to enter.

In this era, motorcycles and bicycles are more common on urban roads, but there is a parking lot that can be parked in full in Qingjiang Garden; Xu Xiangyang even doubts whether the entire city's private cars are parked here. .

   "Oh, this place is really amazing."

  Xu Xiangyang looked around curiously like Grandma Liu walked into the Grand View Garden. He heard Lin Xingjie’s rattle behind him, wondering if she was marveling or laughing.

   "Well, indeed, it is better to see once."

  He nodded involuntarily.

  "This is the first time I have come to this kind of place."

  Lin Xingjie quickened her pace, walked to Xu Xiangyang's side, and whispered in a voice that the girl walking in front could not hear.

  "...Xiangyang, as expected, people are different from people. This can be seen from where you live."

Yes.

  Xu Xiangyang thought.

  The Qingjiang Garden in front of them was like two worlds when compared with the run-down alleys of the old city where they lived.

"but……"

  Xu Xiangyang folded his arms and looked at the building that had been shrouded in the darkness for a while.

   "I think our house is better."

"Yes?"

  "Well. Although this place looks magnificent, no matter how beautiful the landscape is, it will still get greasy after a long time. The most important thing is that people here are too scarce."

   Lin Xingjie nodded in agreement when she heard this.

   "Even if the lights are lit enough, the whole place still looks deserted at first glance. It feels like even in the daytime, walking alone in such an empty place would still be scary."

   alleys are different.

  There are dark corners in the alleys, and there are narrow lanes where rats and cockroaches crawl around; the roads are narrow, and the slate floors are full of pits and pits. Whenever it rains, a lot of water will accumulate, and you will step on dirty feet if you accidentally step on it;

The antennas on the eaves, the wires above the head and the clothesline below cut the sky above the alleys to pieces. Pieces of clothes hanging out make the already cramped walking space backlog smaller, forcing people to lower down. Only the head can walk over...

  Living in such an alley that can be seen everywhere, there are always all kinds of inconveniences, but Xu Xiangyang sees more than that.

He can also see children running in the alley with runny noses, and primary and middle school students carrying a big schoolbag, and quiet women who come out with umbrellas to water the flowers, and pull out the recliner in the afternoon. , An old man who is soaking in the sun while making tea, a man wearing a vest and flip-flops holding a washbasin to fetch water, and a woman holding a washtub to dry clothes...

  He has become accustomed to this world surrounded by the atmosphere of life—or the breath of people.

   "Although I didn't have a good impression of that alley before, I would definitely be reluctant to live here." Lin Xingjie said, "I think so now."

   "...Speaking of which, is this what we call the so-called ‘you can’t eat grapes and say grape sour’?"

  Xu Xiangyang suddenly remembered this sentence and couldn't help but laugh.

   "No." Lin Xingjie snorted softly. She straightened her chest, her expression proudly like a swan, "Only grapes grown by her own family are the sweetest in this world."

   "Hey, you two, but are you here?"

  Zhu Qingyue found that the two behind him had been lost at some point, so she had to turn around and waved at them from a distance.

   "Or, are you ready to go back?"

"I will be right over."

  Xu Xiangyang and Lin Xingjie looked at each other and smiled, and stepped forward again.

  *

  They walked under one of the apartment buildings and watched Zhu Qingyue unlock the electronic lock and stepped onto the elevator.

Xu Xiangyang even feels that even the decoration conditions in this elevator are better than his own bedroom. It is covered with a soft big red carpet and comfortable wooden walls... After all, where I live now, I used to put sundries. The cubicle was changed.

  They walked on the wide marble corridor.

  The footsteps of the three people quietly echoed in the empty night.

  There is no one else here, every door on this floor is so closed, only Xu Xiangyang and others pass by.

  Walking on the upper floors of this apartment building, the night breeze outside the window is even stronger, and it blows violently from time to time, and the whole glass is trembling.

  Although the crystal chandeliers above their heads are emitting a soft brilliance, the deserted and lonely atmosphere that can be felt from the moment they step into the community, has always been lingering, but it has become more intense.

   "Okay, let's stop here."

  Zhu Qingyue stopped in front of one of the anti-theft doors.

   "Oh, good."

  Xu Xiangyang nodded. He glanced back and found that Lin Xingjie was standing in front of the large blue and white porcelain jar used as an ornament by the elevator, and curiously stretched his head to look inside.

  "Would you like to see at my house?"

  Zhu Qingyue took out the key from her schoolbag, turned her head and smiled at him slightly.

   "...No, that's it."

  Xu Xiangyang hesitated for a moment, but shook his head and refused.

   "You come in with Classmate Lin and have a glass of water before leaving. Please send it all the way, I'm sorry."

   "No, I think..."

   "Besides, I want to get closer to Lin Xingjie and you," the girl said with a chuckle while inserting the key into the door, "I don't know if there is any chance in the future?"

  "A good person like Zhu, everyone is willing to be your friend, right."

  Of course, Xingjie has never belonged to the “everyone” group. How she would treat the class leader and classmates is completely unknown... Xu Xiangyang was thinking, but for some reason, Zhu Qingyue stopped.

   "That's not necessarily. Not to mention Xu Xiangyang, what kind of person am I in your eyes?"

  She suddenly raised such a question abruptly, making him stunned.

  Smart, hardworking, friendly...

  It seems that the common beautiful words used to praise the advantages can be used to describe this girl.

  Xu Xiangyang didn’t spend a long time with her. The pictures in the memory pass by one by one, and finally pause at a certain point in time tonight:

  When people of the same age flinched, it was Zhu Qingyue who offered to go back to rescue Guo Zixuan who was left in the classroom.

  After that, he and she ran on the stairs together, the bright lights and the darkness in the corridor intertwined with each other, the light and shadow gradually became like fences and flowing water, flowing past the girl.

  And he could clearly see that the face of the girl beside him was smiling without fear.

   "...I think you are a brave person."

  Finally, Xu Xiangyang said so.

  The first person to stand up decisively when everyone is in a dilemma, the person who can still laugh in the face of life and death crisis, apart from "brave", he can't think of a second more suitable adjective.

"what."

  Because Zhu Qingyue was lowering her head and couldn't see her expression clearly, Xu Xiangyang could only hear her chuckle.

  The girl’s tone contains quite complex emotions, but Xu Xiangyang can at least hear it. It is by no means a tone that is happy or shy because of being praised.

   Facing Xu Xiangyang with a confused look, she finally turned her head and spoke slowly:

   "Xu Xiangyang, do you remember who suggested that Guo Zixuan was left behind by us?"

  "Uh, I remember it seems to be the one with braided braids. It seems to be called Sun...what is going on with Sun?"

  "Do you think that among those people at the time, she was really the only one who remembered this incident?"

  Zhu Qingyue still has a smile on her face. In her pupils that were shining brightly by the light in front of the door, there was something inexplicable and unclear.

"This--"

  Xu Xiangyang opened his eyes wide, and realized that he had indeed overlooked this point.

After all, they ran for a long time in school to avoid the possessor. A few people except him and Zhu Qingyue even ran back and forth. If anyone remembered this thing in the process, it would be out of self. It's not surprising that Bao's thoughts were not spoken.

   "As long as you are not honest, no one will know the answer to this kind of thing."

  Zhu Qingyue's voice was soft and soft, but it was surprisingly firm.

   "However, I know at least one thing: that is, before that, there is more than Sun Xiaofang who still remember Guo Zixuan in the classroom."

  She pointed to her chest and said every word:

"--And I."

  Xu Xiangyang didn’t know how to respond for a while, so he could only close his mouth and remain silent.

   "Student Xu, did you remember him at that time?"

  "……"

  Xu Xiangyang shook his head.

   "No wonder, after all, you only met Guo Zixuan for the first time today."

  Even though she was speaking heavy words, the expression on Zhu Qingyue's face remained unchanged.

"But my words are different. Because he is a classmate of mine, and as a girl, he may be more careful in certain things, so I actually remembered it a long time ago, and before I ran away with you, Aware of the existence of this problem."

  "I just didn’t say anything. I even hope that everyone will not find out about this. They can escape the school gate together smoothly and safely, and then ask for help immediately. This might be able to save Guo Zixuan’s life in time..."

   "There is nothing wrong with this kind of thinking."

  Xu Xiangyang interrupted.

   "But it's really not ‘brave’ enough, is it?"

  Zhu Qingyue tilted her head and returned her attention to the door.

   "Click."

  The door of the room was opened by her.

   "Have you two finished talking?"

   Lin Xingjie, who was not far away, yelled at the two of them.

   "Well, I'll be here soon."

   Xu Xiangyang responded, but did not look away from Zhu Qingyue.

  He watched the other party put down his schoolbag, took off his sneakers, revealing his feet wrapped in black cotton socks, and put on indoor slippers. In the process, he racked his brains to think hard, but couldn't even say a word of the scene.

  Wait until Zhu Qingyue walked into the dark room, turned around and closed the door halfway, showing only one face, she also apologized to herself.

   "Sorry, I obviously wanted to thank you, but I ended up talking about this strange topic in the end."

   "No, nothing."

  Xu Xiangyang sighed deeply. Regarding the topic just now, he really has nothing to say, feeling that no matter how he responds, he will be left behind...In the end, he decided to leave like this.

   "Then, I'm leaving. Goodbye."

  "Goodbye, I hope you and Lin Xingjie can have a good dream."

  Zhu Qingyue's tone is still brisk.

  ……

  When he returned to the elevator, Xu Xiangyang pressed the button and couldn't help turning his head to find that Zhu Qingyue had not closed the door.

  She poked her head out of the door and waved at both of them.

  Although she couldn't see clearly after a certain distance, Xu Xiangyang knew that the girl's face must still have that soft smile that made people feel at ease.

  (End of this chapter)