MTMIO Chapter 89

Chapter 89: Yue’s Perspective, Combined with Chapter 44 After Lu You Appears

“My parents said that your dad is a swindler, your mom is a murderer, and you are a little murderer! Your whole family is bad news!”

In the classroom, the boy’s sharp voice pierced the air like a loudspeaker.

“My mom isn’t… neither am I…”

Yue Yunxi heard her own voice, ethereal as if echoing in her mind after traveling through time from another dimension.

Thus, she knew this was another dream where she lost control of her consciousness and fell into the past.

She was standing against the wall in the teachers’ office as punishment.

She heard Loudmouth Mom saying to the teacher, “My son is very honest; how could he possibly go into the girls’ restroom! Teacher, you also know that that little girl’s father is a swindler! He and his accomplice swindled so much money from our neighbors. And her father’s death is definitely connected to her and her mother! You can’t believe her; with parents like that, how could she be a good person?”

Loudmouth Mom glared at her fiercely, and she couldn’t help but shiver.

She couldn’t tell if it was because of the glare or the last sentence.

The teacher said to her, “It’s not that I don’t believe you, but you’re the only one who said Li Rui went into the girls’ restroom to peek. No other students saw it. The veracity of this still needs to be verified. Without factual evidence, you can’t go around making accusations. First, apologize to Li Rui for pushing him over.”

“Then why, for things without evidence, can they go around saying whatever they want?”

At the stairwell, Loudmouth stopped her. “Let me tell you, I will never forgive you!”

“Hey, don’t go! The teacher told you to apologize to me. Are you deaf?”

“You won’t forgive me anyway, so why should I apologize?”

–“Does your apology require me to forgive you?”

As if the channel had changed, this sentence suddenly intruded amidst the weak static.

She was momentarily stunned.

Then she heard Loudmouth fall down the stairs, turning into a screaming chicken.

“Li Rui was walking backward and fell down the stairs. You were there, and you saw it. Why didn’t you remind him?”

The teacher asked her, and her mother asked her the same question.

“Why, when he says I was there, do you believe him, but when I say he really did go into the girls’ restroom to peek, you don’t believe me?”

Besides, everyone says I’m not a good person, so why should I remind him?

“Jiaojiao, I don’t care if you saw it or not. I just want to tell you, never become like your father. Don’t become someone like him.”

Then Mom, what kind of person should I become?

She might have asked, or she might not have.

In any case, Yue Shao didn’t give her an answer and took her out again to apologize to the neighbors who had been swindled by her father.

She said “I’m sorry” a thousand times and heard unforgiving words a thousand times.

But what was she sorry for?

They were also victims. They had never even seen a shadow of that money.

They hadn’t enjoyed the benefits, only suffered hardship.

Why not stand in their shoes and understand them?

“Instead of bringing your daughter to our door every day to say these useless words, you should pay us back the money your man owes us as soon as possible.”

You see, apologies are the most useless words.

“Grandpas and grandmas, this is all the pocket money I’ve saved. It’s all for you.”

She took out all her money from her pocket and “bought” a little bit of understanding.

“We know it’s not easy for you either. It’s not easy for anyone, but we can’t just let it go like this. You should still think of a way to pay back the money.”

“To have such a father… a bad bamboo produces good shoots!”

So, going along with what they want is good. Not going along is bad.

After going back, her mother discussed with her, “Jiaojiao, your cello lessons… can we pause them for a while?”

“…Okay.”

Not going along is bad.

Many, many days later, she “inadvertently” let her mother discover the injuries on her body.

“Why didn’t you tell Mom you were being bullied at school? Why didn’t you tell Mom?”

“Because I didn’t want Mom to worry. Because I didn’t want to become someone like Dad.”

Because I knew you wouldn’t believe me.

“I told you not to become like your father, but I didn’t tell you not to retaliate when insulted or fight back when hit. If something happens to you, what will Mom do?”

“Mom, don’t cry. I’m fine, aren’t I? It doesn’t matter, Mom. They’re just small injuries. It’s not a big deal.”

She was so sensible that it was unbelievable. She was held in her mother’s arms, but she couldn’t feel any warmth. She only knew that the time was ripe.

“Mom, I want to continue learning the cello. I can practice on my own. Don’t make me give up the cello. Don’t sell my cello, okay?”

I still want to step onto the world stage.

Perhaps many things will explode one day in the future, and I must make sufficient preparations for that day.

So, it doesn’t matter, Mom. These are not a big deal.

“Okay, okay. We won’t sell it. Mom will first handle the transfer for you. Once everything gets better, we’ll sign you up for lessons.”

“Okay.”

She was very patient.

And she harbored a little hope.

But the new school, the new environment, was filled with the same old malice, suffocating her hope by drawing out the oxygen needed for survival, turning it into despair.

“Did you hear? That one in Class Two is the daughter of a murderer and a swindler.”

“That one in Class Two is a liar!”

“That one in Class Two is a little murderer!”

“Teacher, I don’t want to be classmates with a bad person!”

“The teacher believes you, but when the class fees went missing, you were indeed the only one in the classroom. How should we explain this? This time, the teacher will cover it. Let’s just let it go. I’ve also heard some things about your family. As your teacher, besides teaching you knowledge, I also need to teach you how to be a person. Don’t become someone like your father. Be a good person, understand?”

I never thought of becoming someone like Dad.

He’s bad in too basic a way.

I know I should be a good person.

But what is a good person like?

The words you emphasize, the things you do, are clearly not good.

Yet you demand that I be a good person.

You’re pushing me to become a bad person.

Yet you hope that I’ll be a good person.

Isn’t that ridiculous?

“Jiaojiao, these notes in your backpack… what’s going on?”

It was the pure malice of human nature.

One or two sheets weren’t enough to have sufficient effect.

It was what I had saved for a long time, a presence suitable to be discovered by you today.

It was a chance that could take me away from this school.

She saw that Yue Shao, in her silence, was shocked by the purest evil of human nature displayed on the notes, and tears rolled down in large drops.

She reached out to wipe away Yue Shao’s tears, recalling how she felt the first time she saw these.

However, after experiencing too much, she was numb to the point of not being able to remember.

“Where’s your workbook? Why is it all damp? Who did it?”

What’s the use of knowing who did it?

In the end, I’ll still be told to apologize.

“Many people.”

I can’t apologize to them all.

“Many people… You’ve been bullied again… Right?”

Mom hugged her and cried, her tears soaking into her neck, from scalding to slightly cool. “I’m sorry, Jiaojiao. I’m sorry. Mom is useless… We won’t stay in Xicheng. We’ll move to another city, live in another city. Everything will be better.”

“Okay.”

Will things get better?

Humans are truly laughable creatures. After experiencing countless hopes and disappointments, after being hurt so many times,

they forget the pain once the scars have healed.

She actually began to harbor a little hope again.

Hoping that everything would really get better.

Anticipatingly thinking, what kind of city would Nanquan be?

“You’re so young, and you’ve already started perming your hair. Students don’t act like students. You’re not focusing on studying. What do you think the school is? Call your parents here. Today, you either fix your hair or cut it off. Otherwise, don’t come to school.”

So it was similar to Xicheng, with the same self-righteous, ignorant people.

Actually, the whole world is probably similar.

Different skins, filled with the same vile, disgusting, cold, and loathsome souls.

“This new intern teacher, don’t you know there’s such a thing as naturally curly hair!”

Huh?

Lu You…

The Lu You from when she was little.

As cute as a doll.

After the solemn national anthem, was the teacher’s apology.

This seemed to be the first time, other than her mother, that someone who had hurt her had apologized to her.

She looked around for little Lu You’s figure.

She saw the slender figure under the wisteria flower pergola, sharing Wahaha milk with the people around her.

“Grandma Principal gave it to me. Here, everyone gets a bottle.”

“Lu You, do you know that curly-haired sister who was stopped?”

“Ah? No, I don’t know her.”

“You don’t know her, and you still argued with the teacher for her?”

“You don’t know her, and you still went to the principal for her?”

“Can’t I help her even if I don’t know her? Does helping someone need a reason? If you really need a reason… it’s because that sister gives me a very gentle feeling! Gentle people always make people defenseless. What’s that saying? — I will always submit to gentleness!”

Is that so? A gentle person can make someone like you defenseless?

As long as you’re a little gentle, you can make someone like you submit?

Then I want to become a gentle person.

Perhaps then I can have a little more of this unconditional tolerance and care.

“Mom is really happy today. All the money your dad owed has been paid off. We’re going to have a new home, too. Are you happy?”

“Yes, if Mom is happy, then I’m happy.”

Going along is the only way to be a good person.

And I want to be a gentle, good person.

The new home had an uncle and a younger sister.

The younger sister didn’t like her and told her to get out.

“She’s spoiled. Don’t mind her,” Uncle Tao said.

I don’t mind. Many people don’t like her. One more doesn’t make a difference.

It’s a rarity to be liked.

She didn’t expect to see a rarity that very night.

Not only a rarity but also something new and unique, so coincidental it was unique.

She met little Lu You again.

“Yunxi, come over. Take the neighbor’s sister and Tao Tao to play.”

“Yunxi-jie, hello. Your name is so nice. My name isn’t bad either. I’m Lu You, the ‘you you lu ming’ from *Shiye* (Book of Songs), not ‘yo oh’. The auntie who registered the household registration misspelled my name when I was little.”

“I’ll remember, Lu You.”

Too bad you can’t remember me.

A deer with a terrible memory.

“Yunxi-jie, do you want an orange? Here, I really like the smell of oranges. It’s so fragrant.”

I smelled it. You also have that citrusy fragrance.

“I like it too.”

I really like you, my neighbor’s sister.

I like you calling me jie-jie.

“Yunxi-jie, you play the cello so well. Unlike Tao Xin, who sounds like she’s sawing wood. But I’m not much better. I play the piano like I’m swinging a sledgehammer. They say we’re a perfect match.”

Don’t you know that one who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black? If you’re always playing with someone who saws wood, how can you not swing a sledgehammer?

Never mind. I’ll send some fruit to the neighbors for you, too. Practice hard, silly deer.

I met you first.

You have to match me.

“Yunxi-jie, take my New Year’s money to get the phone fixed. My mom says eating something sweet will make you happy and won’t make you gain weight.”

The way you smile is like good weather.

I really like you, my neighbor’s sister.

I like the sound of your laughter, like a swaying wind chime.

“I’m not waiting any longer. No matter how long I wait, she won’t come back. Any kind of relationship is just a decoration in life, not everything. I have to continue living. I’m not waiting anymore.”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“I thought Yunxi-jie would scold me, saying, ‘You’re so young, where did you learn so many messy principles?'”

My age is small, but the principles aren’t messy.

I always feel that I’m completely different from you.

People of different kinds are like they’re in two different worlds.

If I use the moon in the sky as a metaphor, you’re the moon seen from afar, possessing a soft, warm moonlight, while I’m the moon seen up close, uneven, dark, and unclear.

But at this moment, I think we’re not without similarities.

Maybe we can be called the same kind.

We can exist in the same world.

“Yunxi-jie, you don’t need to tilt the umbrella towards me. Let’s just get closer.”

“Have you seen a sentence online that says, ‘Love is a tilted umbrella’? Actually, I don’t think so. I think it can also be manners.”

“For example, Yunxi-jie, you’re a typical example. Gentle and well-mannered.”

I really like you, my neighbor’s sister.

I like you praising me, sincerely and authentically.

“Yunxi-jie, thank you for playing the dance machine with me.”

“You’re welcome.”

I really like you, my neighbor’s sister.

I like you holding my hand when you dance. It’s a very warm touch.

“Auntie Yue is so beautiful and kind. Just agree to let Yunxi-jie live at school. I know why Yunxi-jie wants to live there. It’s uncomfortable to stay in a home where you don’t feel a sense of belonging. That’s how I feel…”

Sure enough, we are the same kind.

Why do you always play with Tao Tao?

Why don’t you look back at me? Why don’t you become very good friends with me, too?

“Auntie Yue, this is the money I’ve saved for a long time. Can you not let Tao Tao give up the cello, and not let Yunxi-jie give up the cello… Being forced to give up something you like is a very painful thing.”

“Yunxi-jie, good morning. I’m sending you to the airport. This is for you. I went to ask for a good luck charm yesterday. A little deer to bring you peace. I wish you a safe trip.”

“Yunxi-jie, how does it feel to be abroad? Are you used to it? I’m going to send something to my childhood friend. Do you need anything? I’ll prepare it together. Don’t be afraid to trouble me. It’s a ‘deer’-lightful task.”

“Yunxi-jie, help me cut it down. Don’t be too lazy to click. Cut it, cut it. It’s all bought for you.”

“Hi, Yunxi-jie, long time no see. Congratulations on winning the award… Is it very hard to be abroad? I feel like you’ve lost a lot of weight.”

“Yunxi-jie, hello. I’m not here to find Tao Tao this time. This is for you. Tao Tao said you didn’t celebrate your twentieth birthday, but I think it’s still necessary to do something, so I made you a birthday cake. I originally wanted to buy one, but I couldn’t find this curved moon shape, so I made it myself. Emmm, it’s not very well made. Don’t dislike it.”

“Hi, Yunxi-jie, sorry to bother you. Is it convenient to tell me your address? I’m in the same country as you now. I brought over a lot of delicious food. Half is for my childhood friend, and half is for you. Don’t be shy. It’s a ‘deer’-lightful task.”

[Da-da-da~ By the time you find this note, I’m sure I’ve already run far away. These days, America is so cold. I saw you have so few clothes, so I took the liberty of leaving you a down jacket and thermal underwear. I originally bought them for my childhood friend, but luckily I bought an extra set. They’re all brand new. Don’t dislike them, and don’t even think about returning them to me. I’ve already run away — A running deer left behind]

“Yunxi-jie, if you don’t want to drink, just reject them directly! Don’t be shy. If you’re really too embarrassed to refuse, give it to me. I’ll drink it for you. Don’t be afraid to trouble me. It’s a ‘deer’-lightful task.”

“It’s raining, Yunxi-jie. Do you have an umbrella?”

“Yunxi-jie, be selfish sometimes. Don’t always be so well-mannered, tilting the umbrella all the way to my side. Your side is getting completely wet. You’ll catch a cold.”

I’m really tilting towards you from the bottom of my heart.

Not out of manners.

I really like you.

What should I do? It seems like it’s more than just the kind of liking you have for your neighbor’s sister.

I’m very clear that my feelings have changed.

“Yunxi-jie, I heard from Tao Tao that you have a cold. I just happen to have medicine. Is there anything else you want? I’ll go down the mountain to buy it for you later.”

“I boiled hot water for you. Don’t drink cold things.”

“I see you seem to like eating this. I saved a portion for you. Is your appetite better today?”

“Camping is for having fun, not for suffering. You have a fever right now. I’m taking you to the hospital. Don’t think it will affect me. I was going to visit my piano tuner anyway. Let’s go. It’s a ‘deer’-lightful task.”

“I’ve always been curious about something. Why did you agree to Tao Xin’s pursuit?”

“Hmm… Because of the lyrics to *Shiye*? I don’t know. I just heard that song and felt so sad that someone was secretly in love. I thought maybe I could try it.”

“…How does it feel to be in love?”

“Emmm, the same as before. Pretty happy.”

As long as you’re happy.

It’s the inhibitor that keeps me from snatching you back.

But it’s failing.

Since it’s failing,

since I’ll always, time and time again, be moved by you,

since you’re willing to give a thief a chance,

then give me a chance, too. Be with me, okay?

–“I’ll give you proof that it’s not a dream.”

–“Dream of me, girlfriend.”

–“And I, am a deer heading towards the stream (Xi).”

–“I like you, I really like you, I like you the most, I really, really like you.”

–“How many times is that? Is it enough to pay you back for all those things you gave me before?”

–“It’s the ending you expected.”

–“Tonight, I really hate you.”

Is it still a dream?

It’s not a dream… She has proof that it’s not a dream.

The pinky ring, broken in two, still lay on the floor.

The ringtone rang in her ears. She didn’t even have time to put on her slippers. She went downstairs, opened the door, and the person outside made her heart tremble, filled with surprise.

“Youyou…”

“Yunxi-jie, hello. I’m here to find Tao Tao.”

“Yunxi-jie, Tao Tao and I are together.”

Time was moving in reverse, the world turned upside down into an ocean.

She was floating in the tide, suffocating.

The feeling of drowning.

It was a dream.

…

Yue Yunxi suddenly woke up, opening her eyes. The ceiling in her vision was a vast expanse of white.

The sound she had mistaken for the doorbell in her dream was the sound of her phone’s battery running low.

After plugging in her phone, Yue Yunxi got out of bed, her bare feet stepping onto the carpet, and she couldn’t help but stagger slightly.

“Lu You sitting cross-legged on the carpet, carefully placed the toy ice-knocking set on the coffee table, and grabbed her as she passed by.

“I’ve set it up, Great Princess.”

She sat down on the other side, knocking off a white “ice cube” with a small plastic hammer, feeling curious, “Why are you suddenly calling me Great Princess?”

“You’re older than me.” Lu You supported her cheek with her hand, her left hand taking the hammer from her.

Hammering with her left hand, clearly she was indulging her.

“You only explained the ‘Great’ part.” She knocked off another one, handing over the hammer. “What about the ‘Princess’ part?”

Lu You’s movement of knocking the “ice cube” paused, her expression particularly unnatural, hesitant for a moment, then suddenly turning her eyes nimbly, touching her nose, and saying, “Because… the contrast is very strong, that you actually like playing with this childish little toy.”

“Pinocchio, your nose is getting longer.”

“…”

“Why is it really?” she deliberately teased. “Is there someone else outside?”

“Of course not. Don’t slander me.” Lu You didn’t knock it well, and a large piece of “ice cube” came off, and the little penguin in the middle fell down, rolling from the coffee table onto the carpet.

She reached out to pick it up, hearing Lu You say, “Because you’re a Pillow Princess!”

Stunned for a moment, she looked up.

A running “deer” ran away.”

Passing the coffee table, passing the single sofa, Yue Yunxi’s steps faltered again.

“What’s your glasses prescription?”

She remembered their first hug here.

Involuntarily, she sat down, curling up her body like an insecure animal.

Her thoughts traveled absurdly in reverse through the world that was regressing.

“Lu You, kneeling on the carpet, her hand supporting on her knees, was cool and soft.

Contrary to the sensation of her tongue.

And she, in the sensation that was completely opposite, was boiling to the point of trembling all over, wet to the point of being like a fish in water.

She couldn’t help but take Lu You’s hand, wanting to find a little bit of reality in the interlacing of their fingers.

The moment they intertwined, Lu You suddenly looked up, looking at her, her moist, slightly red lips moving.

Calling her, “Great Princess, Great Princess of the Mermaid Kingdom.”

Her gaze was hazy, and she was also confused, “Why the Mermaid Kingdom?”

What answered her was a wet kiss, still lingering with her very faint scent.”

Look, it seemed like everything had a premonition.

The ending of the Little Mermaid was that she turned into foam.

She walked into the bathroom.

Yue Yunxi was stunned for a moment.

A smiley face was drawn on the corner of the mirror with lipstick, and a note in the shape of a deer was written: [When I’m not here, you can’t not dry your hair. When I’m here, please order me around as much as you like.]

“…”

New body wash and shampoo had been placed on the shelf in the shower.

She was rarely at home and always forgot to replenish these. Lu You had replenished them.

The same sticky note was posted: [I’ve prepared an extra one for you, in case you forget to replenish it again. It’s in the cabinet under the sink. Don’t forget. It doesn’t matter if you forget, anyway, you still have me.]

“…”

After showering, she obediently dried her troublesome curly hair.

She wrapped herself in a bath towel and went to the walk-in closet.

Memories on the island table filled the entire process of her changing clothes.

When she went out, her phone was already fully charged.

Yue Yunxi unplugged the charger. Her blood sugar was low, so she opened the drawer.

There was a very beautiful aluminum box inside, filled with candy.

There was the familiar sticky note on the box again: [There are only two Wangzai left. I seriously suspect that these two were the ones I gave you on Yunzhu’s yacht; otherwise, why do you never eat them?

I’ve replenished a whole box for you. Eat them whenever your blood sugar is low. Your girlfriend will replenish them when you’re done.]

“…”

The sound of the candy wrapper breaking echoed in the silence.

It should have been sweet.

Why couldn’t she taste any sweetness?

She picked up her phone and went downstairs, walking straight to the refrigerator.

A list of what was inside the refrigerator was written on the magnetic board on the refrigerator door.

The words written in thick black marker on the sticky note in the shape of a deer were big and bold: [No cold drinks allowed!]

A curved moon was drawn in the lower right corner: [There are room-temperature ones in the kitchen cabinet.]

It was written for Grandma and also for her.

“She opened the refrigerator door, took out a can of ice-cold cola from inside using the light from her phone.

They had just finished making love twice, and she was hot, thirsty, and exhausted all over. She wanted something cold and something sweet.

Lu You reached out from behind her and slammed the refrigerator door shut.

Late at night, going downstairs to find food, Lu You’s voice was very low: “It’s autumn. No cold drinks allowed.”

“…”

“Be good.”

She couldn’t help but smile: “I should call you jie-jie.”

“I don’t mind. Say it and let me hear it.”

Lu You walked into the kitchen.”

She walked into the kitchen, opened the cabinet, took out a bottle of red wine, and poured a glass.

Completely overlapping with the one Lu You had given her in her memory.

“She was hugged and seated on the island table, holding the cup, drinking in small sips.

After another sip, she hugged Lu You, who had prepared a bowl of suan la fen, pressed her close, and passed the red wine over.

In the increasingly ambiguous atmosphere, it became more and more excessive.

She used Lu You’s hand to “accidentally” spill the red wine all over herself.

Then she hooked a lost deer, licking it clean little by little.

“Aren’t you afraid Grandma and them will suddenly come down?”

“Your hearing is so good. Can’t you hear them coming downstairs?” she said softly in Lu You’s ear, “Or even if I didn’t make a sound, would your hearing be occupied by my panting?”

Her fingertips touched Lu You’s cheeks, which were burning hot.

In her vision, Lu You’s face was also red.

The blush that spread from her ears was better than any answer.

“Yue Yunxi… I have a question.”

“Hmm?”

“Are you… addicted?”

She was stunned for a long time before she realized, touching Lu You’s forehead with hers, and said with a light laugh, “No, it’s that I love you.”

What is love?

It’s the antidote to emotions, the addictive nicotine.

It’s the fire in the scented candle, burning out a spring of infatuation.

Or it’s a wine glass filled with unsatisfied desire, touching the moonlit night that’s too seductive.

The cabinet was filled with instant noodles, suan la fen, biscuits, bread, and even teething snacks…

Because she had once unintentionally said that when she was stressed, she liked to eat dried jerky to grind her teeth.

She only said it casually, and she herself had forgotten.

A moon-shaped sticky note was pasted inside the cabinet door, carefully writing down what convenient foods there were and what the expiration date of each one was.

A deer-shaped sticky note said: “Tell me if there’s anything you don’t like to eat, and I won’t buy it next time.

Your alcohol tolerance is really worrying. Drink less.”

“…”

She made herself a bowl of seafood instant noodles.

The time was just right, and the amount of water was just right.

But the taste couldn’t compare to the suan la fen she had made that day.

The phone on the island table vibrated.

An unread message came from Yunzhu: [Are you there?]

[Full Moon]: [Not here.]

Her eyes landed on the nickname symbol. The bright moon was a bit glaring.

She changed her nickname to a New Moon, which was very much in line with her current state.

Yunzhu sent a screenshot.

Yue Yunxi glanced at it, caught Lu You’s name, and clicked to take a closer look.

At the same time, Yunzhu sent another message: [Your girlfriend is worried about you and asked me to find you and keep you company. Are you sure you’re not here?]

[New Moon]: [I’m here.]

Yunzhu: [.]

Yunzhu: [At home or where?]

[New Moon]: [Home.]

Yunzhu: [OK, I’m coming to find you.]

After cleaning up the unfinished seafood instant noodles, Yunzhu arrived in no time.

She brought a lot of food and even brought wine, which was very thoughtful.

“I’m not drinking,” Yue Yunxi said in a hoarse voice. “I can’t hold my liquor.”

“…Stop kidding. I hired someone to accompany me in business negotiations and block drinks for me. You came to apply for my bizarre job offer. We had just met. You can’t hold your liquor.” Yunzhu’s scoffing voice paused, and she said seriously, “Do you have a fever?”

“No,” Yue Yunxi said, “But I might be catching a cold.”

“Did you take medicine?” Yunzhu asked.

Yue Yunxi shook her head.

“Where’s the medicine cabinet?”

“In that cabinet over there.” Yue Yunxi pointed, feeling a little cold, she snuggled into the sofa, pulled out a blanket, and watched Yunzhu take it out of the cabinet, reacting sluggishly, “I forgot. There’s no medicine inside. I cleaned it up last time before going abroad. It was all expired, so I threw it all away. I just didn’t remember to replenish it.”

“Lu You replenished it all for you. I’m really here to eat dog food.” Yunzhu was about to stick the peeled-off sticky note back on.

Yue Yunxi reached out and said, “Let me see.”

[You know how to buy medicine for me, but you don’t know how to prepare it for yourself. How can I have such a silly girlfriend? Fortunately, the girlfriend of my silly girlfriend is smart~]

“Here, let me measure your temperature,” Yunzhu handed over the thermometer.

Yue Yunxi moved over and stuck the sticky note back on herself.

She measured her temperature.

No fever.

Yunzhu wanted to make her a cup of cold medicine to prevent a cold.

She said she wouldn’t take medicine.

Because she knew that her illness was incurable.

“Okay,” Yunzhu asked, “Want to go to your study and chat?”

That place was very suitable for chatting. Every time Yunzhu or other friends came, they would gather in the study.

“…My study is closed.”

“What’s wrong with you? And also, Little Deer, why did you suddenly go to Feifei’s place?” Yunzhu sat down on the other side of the sofa.

It was very boring to sit there doing nothing, especially when it was silent. Yue Yunxi turned on the TV, randomly picked a channel, and Animal World was playing.

What was playing didn’t matter; what mattered was that there was sound to fill the silent gap.

Yue Yunxi slowly explained.

Yunzhu didn’t make any comments or personal remarks about her affairs.

This was a very comfortable way for them to get along all along.

Because she knew that at this time, what she needed was no longer for the other person to teach her what to do.

She just needed an outlet to vent.

So, listening was enough.

When she had finished speaking everything, the phone she had placed on the coffee table vibrated, and the screen lit up.

Yue Yunxi leaned forward, pressed the screen, saw the message Chen Feifei had sent, and quickly picked up her phone to reply.

Seeing this, Yunzhu asked, “Is it Lu You?”

“It’s Chen Feifei,” Yue Yunxi said. “She’s asking me where Youyou’s sanitary pads are in the luggage.”

When Yunzhu heard Chen Feifei’s name, her expression was blank for a moment, and then she asked her, “Do you know the address of Chen Feifei’s hometown?”

“I know that I know, but what do you plan to say to her? You two are already like this.” Yue Yunxi picked up her cup and lowered her head to drink water.

“Say what needs to be said. I’m not like you, a silent gourd.” Yunzhu received her glare. “Okay, okay, I know, you have your troubles, your position is not sure how to say. I’ll help you say it, okay?”

“I sent it to you.”

Yue Yunxi thought that she and Lu You weren’t exactly the same kind. They should be considered similar in some ways and different in others.

Therefore, she always had some concerns about many things and didn’t know how to say them.

But she and Yunzhu were completely the same kind. To some extent, their childhood experiences were similar.

So they could become friends who could talk about anything.

Because there was no empathy in the world, only putting yourself in someone else’s shoes could empathize and understand some biased thinking.

Yunzhu knew all about her past experiences.

Putting down her phone, Yue Yunxi looked up and looked at the wolves and ravens traveling together on TV.

Wolves and ravens have a unique relationship. Ravens follow wolves to find prey, and wolves also use the ravens’ help to find their food.

This analogy wasn’t appropriate, but it was a bit like her and Yunzhu.

A third person shouldn’t interfere in matters of the heart, but sometimes it was necessary to use a third person.

Either to get an address and have an opportunity to explain and communicate.

Or to get a mouth to explain what she didn’t know how to open her mouth to say.

“When are you planning to go find Chen Feifei?” Yue Yunxi asked.

Yunzhu shook her head, meaning she hadn’t thought about it yet, and then asked, “Are you in a hurry?”

“I’m pretty anxious, but I can’t be hasty,” Yue