The older people grew, the more they understood the world. The longing and fantasies they once had would be shattered by reality one by one.
What we used to worship, what we used to be infatuated with, and what we used to yearn for seemed to gradually dissipate, but it could never be erased. It was just hidden in the bottom of our hearts, protected by stubborn walls, not wanting to be invaded by reality. That was our illusion garden, magnificent, strange, absurd, but full of joy and vitality.
— — Wandering Toad
A group of young people worked hard to carry things to a van. They were wearing very exaggerated costumes, and everyone was beaming with joy.
Anyone who was slightly familiar with the elements of fashion could see that this group of young people was a group of cosplayers. Those who had a deep understanding of popular culture could also see that they were playing characters from a popular novel.
The girl in Xiaolian's costume had a round face. She didn't have the style of a queen in the original novel, but was cute. She was the most lively among this group of young people, and anyone who saw her would say she was cute. On the contrary, the second female lead, Huang 'er, was originally a fairy from a famous family. She had a gentle temperament, but there was a hint of coldness in her beautiful face.
A handsome young man clapped his hands and shouted with a smile, "Our performance this time was very good. Let's go to Wanghai Restaurant later. It's my treat. No one is allowed to find an excuse to leave first."
The group of young people cheered, and the atmosphere was extremely lively. They surrounded the handsome man who was going to treat them like stars around the moon. They shouted compliments, and there were also foodies who kept calling out the names of the dishes, determined to eat to their heart's content.
Xu Liao smiled honestly, and tried hard to carry the last box of props into the van. When he was about to get in the car to find a seat, the handsome man who was going to treat him saw him. The corner of his mouth slightly raised, and he separated the crowd, walked over and stopped him, and said gently, "Xu Liao! Thank you for helping our club. I should have invited you to dinner tonight, but there are too many things in the car, and there are too many people. There is no space. You should go first, so you don't have to squeeze with us. "
The smile on Xu Liuyuan's chubby face froze. He glanced at the expressionless actress who was playing Huang Er, who was still far away from the crowd. Qu Lei, who was pretending to be Huang Er, didn't seem to be paying attention to them at all. She closed her eyes and leaned against a tree, as if she was resting.
Xu Liao quickly turned his head back and a simple and honest smile appeared on his face. He chuckled and said, "I have to go home early today. I can't eat with you guys anyway, so I'll be leaving first."
Xu Liao waved at everyone, but he soon realized that no one was looking at him at all. His effort was in vain, so he could only put down his hand in embarrassment and reluctantly leave this group of people.
When Xu Liao walked far away, the group of young people suddenly burst into laughter. Someone shouted, "That little fatty actually took a fancy to Qu Lei. He even chased after her and came to hang out with us. I'm afraid he doesn't even know what role we are playing today, right?"
Someone else immediately followed up with a laugh. "Look at him, he's as fat as Zhu Bajie. Why would Qu Lei take a fancy to him? Qu Lei and our leader are a match! "
Qu Lei, who was pretending to be Huang Er, heard this and frowned slightly. She said unhappily, "I have nothing to do with Gao Wenhu. Please don't make me a CP. I also have something to do, so I have to leave first. I can't eat with you guys. "
Qu Lei didn't explain anything to everyone and left in a hurry. She didn't even have time to change her clothes.
The handsome guy who was going to treat everyone to a meal, the leader of the cosplay club, Gao Wenhu, immediately had an ugly expression on his face. He didn't say a word and just got into the car. For a moment, the atmosphere was somewhat stifling. Very quickly, someone blamed this matter on Xu Liao and cursed him in a low voice. His words were extremely unpleasant to hear.
Xu Liao wiped his hands and felt a little depressed. He and Qu Lei were middle school classmates. When he first entered the school, he couldn't help but be attracted to this girl's temperament. However, his personality was too different from Qu Lei's, and because he was too fat, it was hard for him to enter the eyes of Qu Lei, who loved cosplaying and had a bit of a face complex. Even though he tried a lot, he still couldn't attract the attention of the goddess.
This time, he also came to join in the fun. He had been busy for a few days and put in a lot of effort, but he was still ostracized by the members of Qu Lei's club.
The venue for the event was the exhibition center, which was very far from Xu Liao's home. When he was thinking about how to go to the subway first and then how to transfer to the bus, he reached into his pocket and his face suddenly changed. His whole face became bitter.
"Oh no! I forgot to bring money when I went out. I can't take the subway now! "
Xu Liao originally wanted to force himself to go back and beg the club to give him a ride, but he saw the van speeding past in front of him. He didn't remember to say hello and only left a dust trail for him. This made Xu Liao's face even more bitter.
"Looks like I can only walk back. It seems to be more than 20 kilometers from here to home. I don't know if I can walk back tonight."
Xu Liao rubbed his hands. He had no choice but to step on the long road back home.
More than four hours later, the sky was completely dark. Xu Liao was still on his way home. Fortunately, his physical strength was not bad, thanks to his usual exercise.
When he was in the first year of middle school, he pursued Qu Lei. Qu Lei said, "I don't like fat people. If you can lose 60 kilograms, I'll consider it." He worked hard and started a three-year weight loss plan.
He ran every morning and night, did push-ups and horizontal bars between classes, and even jumped up all the stairs. Even when he was laughed at by his classmates, he didn't waver.
Unfortunately, a lot of exercise and puberty caused his height to grow crazily. When he was in the second year of middle school, his height grew from 156 centimeters to 175 centimeters. Naturally, he couldn't lose weight, and he still weighed 90 kilograms. Xu Liao found that basketball players were particularly "thin and weak." He even foolishly joined the school basketball team in the second year of middle school. Of course … it didn't make any difference. It only made his height grow to 183 centimeters by the time he was in the third year of middle school. Although he lost more than 30 kilograms, he still weighed 160 kilograms, which was still far from Qu Lei's requirements. Even though Xu Liao had already developed an eight-pack under his clothes, he still looked like a chubby little guy because of his naturally round face and thick bones.
Xu Liao was already exhausted. He looked at the stars in the sky. The bright starlight made him feel better. He liked to look up at the stars since he was a child. Every time he saw the stars in the sky, he would feel much better. However, with the urbanization, it was rare to see such a night sky.
He looked for a while and lowered his head slightly. But the next second, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. He hurriedly looked up at the night sky again. He saw the stars, like brilliant fireworks in a festival, the Milky Way in the sky, and the constellations …
But … how could he see such a prosperous starry sky in the city sky with heavy air pollution?
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