Ruan Qiuqiu was still picking up the medicine when she was suddenly stunned.
The light that suddenly lit up was the bright sunlight. If the electricity coming from the stairs could be explained, then what was the matter with the sun above her head???
She opened her eyes wide in shock and stood up straight.
There were passersby hurriedly passing by. Occasionally, someone would cast a surprised look in Ruan Qiuqiu's direction. It was noon in the summer. The sun was shining brightly and the hot air was burning every cell in her body. In just a short while, she felt as if she was on fire.
Ruan Qiuqiu was wearing casual sportswear, which was obviously different from the exposed thighs and arms around her.
She was sweating from the heat and walked to the shade of a big tree. At the bus stop next to her, pedestrians stood in twos and threes. A few boys who were preparing to go to school looked at Ruan Qiuqiu and couldn't look away. Their cheeks were red as they pointed at Ruan Qiuqiu and whispered.
Ruan Qiuqiu was still in a trance.
The billboard reflected her silhouette. It was still the same face and the same clothes she wore before she parted with Cheng Jun. How did she come to another world in the blink of an eye?
Where was Cheng Jun now?
A bus drove to the bus stop and stopped. This familiar scene gradually stirred up Ruan Qiuqiu's memories. Her mind went blank for a moment as she stared blankly at the bus slowly moving. That was the bus that she often took to the nearby shopping mall to watch movies. However, wasn't this a memory of her previous life?!
So …
She … had returned to her original world?!
Ruan Qiuqiu couldn't believe it. If she had returned to her original world, would her body still exist? Or would it be used by another person?
She staggered and walked quickly to the building where she had lived for several years. Her face was pale, and her steps were unsteady. The passers-by who passed by looked at this beautiful yet soulless woman in surprise. Someone kindly approached Ruan Qiuqiu and asked if she needed help, but she rejected them all.
Her mind was in a mess at the moment. She just wanted to know what was going on. Was it a dream or some uncontrollable change?
No matter which possibility it was, her heart gradually sank, sinking into a bottomless lake.
Ruan Qiuqiu lived in a bachelor apartment, and the first floor required a password to enter. She keyed in her birthday with absolute certainty, but the password was wrong. She tried again in disbelief, but the password was wrong again.
The cold voice was mocking Ruan Qiuqiu for overestimating herself.
She stood where she was, staring blankly at the strange yet familiar building.
When she had transmigrated to another world, she had missed her own house countless times. Now that she was standing here, she felt like a foreigner returning to a foreign land. There were no familiar old friends around. To her, it was still a foreign land.
Could this still be considered home?
When she thought of how Cheng Jun was thrown into another world alone and how panicked and desperate he must be when he found out that she had disappeared from the stairs, Ruan Qiuqiu's heart couldn't help but clench in pain. It was so painful that she couldn't breathe.
She grabbed the collar on her chest and slowly squatted on the ground so that she could take deep breaths. Her windpipe was constricted to the point that it was difficult for her to breathe. She felt dizzy and her vision blurred. It was as if she had been hit by a heavy hammer. Her entire body was in a daze. When she regained consciousness, she was knocked down by the immense pain. She just wanted to fall to the ground.
Drip, drip.
Tears slid down her cheeks and dripped onto the tiles. They quickly seeped into the cracks and disappeared.
"Madam? Are you okay? "
A gentle voice came from behind her. It sounded very much like Gu You's. Ruan Qiuqiu looked up as if she had grabbed onto a life-saving straw. However, she bumped into an unfamiliar young face.
The man was in his early twenties. He was clean and had dimples when he smiled. When he looked at Ruan Qiuqiu, he was first shocked by her tear-streaked face. Then, he hurriedly took out a tissue from his pocket and handed it to Ruan Qiuqiu.
"Don't cry, don't cry. Did something happen?"
Ruan Qiuqiu took the tissue and wiped her tears. She pursed her lips tightly and shook her head silently.
"I'm fine. Thank you."
"You … really don't need help? I'm sorry. I'm just sad to see you. " The man was at a loss. He placed his hands on his knees and looked down at Ruan Qiuqiu, who was squatting on the ground and unable to move. He didn't know what to do to stop her sad expression.
He had never seen a person cry like this. It was as if she had fallen into a kind of unreasonable despair. She reached out her hand but couldn't grab anything.
"Are you a resident here?" The young man asked patiently. "I live here. If there's anything I can do, I …"
"Wait. You live upstairs?"
Ruan Qiuqiu suddenly looked at him.
"Uh … Yes."
"You live in this unit?" Ruan Qiuqiu pointed at the unit door.
"Yes. May I ask … "
"Then do you know if the resident of 401 is here?"
The man was stunned at first. Then, he scratched his head and said, "I'm sorry. I'm a little confused. Are you here to look for me? I live in 401. "
"…"
Ruan Qiuqiu looked at him in disbelief. Then, she looked up at the familiar building. She was sure that she didn't go to the wrong place. She had lived in a place for a few years. She could even recite the address backwards. How could she get it wrong? But why did he live here?
Ruan Qiuqiu tugged at his sleeve and asked anxiously, "Did anyone live in 401 before? I mean, a girl. A girl who knows how to draw. "
"Eh?"
The man blinked and said, "So you're looking for her. But … this girl passed away a few months ago due to sudden death. The landlord found something strange when he collected the rent the next day. Unfortunately, it was too late. At that time, it was on the news. No one dared to live in this unit. I saw that the price was quite cheap, so … Sorry … "Realizing that Ruan Qiuqiu knew him, the man apologized guiltily.
Ruan Qiuqiu was still in a daze.
She was dead?
Bah, no. Did he mean that the original her might have turned into a pile of soil?
"Then where's her body?" Ruan Qiuqiu asked.
"Maybe she was cremated."
"Is that so?" She muttered to herself.
Ruan Qiuqiu only thought that she was still in this world. She was all alone. She didn't even have an identity card. Her only phone signal was a dead number. So, what should she do next to go back?
… Yes, go back.
At this moment, Ruan Qiuqiu realized that she actually regarded the world written by someone else as her true home.
She laughed at herself. As she laughed, she felt so sad that she wanted to cry. At this time, if Cheng Jun was by her side, he would definitely hold her in his arms and ask her in a very low voice why she was crying.
"Are you okay?" The man asked carefully.
"I'm fine. Thank you."
Ruan Qiuqiu waved her hand as if she had lost all her strength. She stood up and slowly walked out of the neighborhood.
She also didn't know what she should do. Who could tell her how to transmigrate to the original world?
She continued to walk along the street. Ruan Qiuqiu didn't know how long she had been walking. The hot sunlight absorbed the last trace of moisture and coolness from her body. In a trance, a young figure bumped into her. She staggered and heard someone hurriedly apologize behind her.
"Sorry, the child didn't walk properly. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, I'm fine …"
Ruan Qiuqiu supported the child. The chubby little face and round eyes were cute no matter how you looked at it. She touched the child's head. When she looked up, she actually saw a familiar face. In front of her was a well-maintained middle-aged woman. She had a good foundation. Her face was white and clean. When she smiled, she was 70% similar to a child.
"…"
The woman pulled her child and continued to walk forward. She had risked giving birth to a child at an advanced age. Naturally, she couldn't love the child enough. She just wanted to personally take care of the child.
Ruan Qiuqiu, who was behind her, watched her mother leave.
Her smile was Yanyan. When she held the child's hand, her eyes were full of love. There wasn't the slightest bit of gloominess of losing a daughter.
In fact, they were indeed strangers now. In the past, there was still a bit of blood relationship between them that supported the cold distance between them. But now, her blood relationship had turned into ashes and was buried under the soil.
Ruan Qiuqiu stared blankly at the gradually blurring figure until the other party disappeared around the corner of the street.
She suddenly realized a fact that she couldn't deny.
The fetters of this world had nothing to do with her.
At the same time.
Jiacheng Company.
Tu Nan and the others were sitting in the office in silence. They were facing an empty seat. Cheng Jun should have been there, but since a few months ago, everything had changed.
Sister-in-law had disappeared from the world.
Recalling their boss's blank expression, it was as if he had lost his soul. The men suddenly felt so sad that they couldn't speak.
"Boss, he …" Tu Nan sighed and couldn't continue.
The Jiao Fan's eyes were red. "What if he can't take it and dies in the house?"
It would have been better if she didn't say it. Now that she mentioned it, Tu Nan almost jumped up.
Tu Nan still remembered that when Sister-in-law left, the boss was so dispirited that he almost gave up on himself. Now, there wasn't even a trace of Sister-in-law. It was as if she didn't appear in this world. They couldn't find her no matter how hard they tried. Even they felt like they had seen a ghost.
In the past, if others said that Cheng Jun couldn't live without someone, not only would he scoff, but he would also laugh at them.
Now, Tu Nan really couldn't be sure.
"…"
Tu Nan gritted his teeth. "I'll go and take a look."
"Let's go too."
"Okay, there are a lot of things to do in the company. I'll go and see if he's still breathing. "
"Tu Nan, don't talk nonsense!"
Tu Nan was really afraid that Cheng Jun was only half alive.
They arrived at Cheng Jun's residence. Recently, the entire neighborhood had been renovated, especially the old electrical circuits. The residents in the neighborhood were overjoyed. The renovation was a big project. Not only did it cost money, but there was also no return. It was said that a company's boss had invested money to make the neighborhood brand-new.
Tu Nan went upstairs and stood in front of Cheng Jun's door. He hesitated for a moment before knocking on the door.
There was no response for a long time.
He knocked on the door again with so much force that he almost broke the door. When he called, the phone was turned off. This time, Tu Nan really panicked. "Boss, if you don't open the door, I'll call the police! Boss! Cheng Jun! Say something! "
There was the sound of the door opening upstairs. A middle-aged woman's sharp and angry rebuke came from upstairs. "Can you be quiet? My child is still preparing for the middle school exams!"
"Sorry, sorry …"
Tu Nan apologized dejectedly. Before he could call the police, the door of the house was opened. Cheng Jun stood at the door without saying a word.
He stared at Tu Nan expressionlessly.
Cheng Jun was wearing a loose hoodie. His fluffy short hair was a little messy, but he looked fine. He was not as haggard as Tu Nan said and had lost a lot of weight.
"What are you doing?" Cheng Jun asked.
"Nothing. I just came to see if you're okay."
"Go back."
"Boss!"
Tu Nan supported himself with one hand on the door frame. He gritted his teeth and said, "If you're really sad, I can lend you my shoulder … Wait, don't close the door. It's pinching my hand!"
His hand on the door frame was almost pinched in half by the sound of the door closing. Tu Nan reacted quickly and retracted his hand. He breathed a sigh of relief with lingering fear. He cautiously knocked on the door and asked, "Boss, are you still there?"
"Boss?"
"Boss, listen to me. As long as we haven't found her, there's still hope. Don't worry, I've already contacted a buddy. His relative is an investigation expert. He can definitely … "
"There's no need."
"Wh-what?"
"There's no need to investigate."
Cheng Jun's voice was muffled through the thick security door. "Go back."
Cheng Jun leaned against the cold door and stared at the ceiling in silence. Ruan Qiuqiu had suddenly disappeared. Until now, there had been no news of her. Perhaps he really was Orpheus who had been punished. Just because he had turned his head, he had caused Ruan Qiuqiu to be forever separated from him in another world.
Some of the food stuffed in the fridge had become moldy and spoiled.
After such a long time, he couldn't tell how many meals he had eaten or how many times he had fallen asleep. His body was reminding him that his stomach was empty and in urgent need of new energy, but he was mentally resisting any kind of food.
He leaned against the cold door for a long time.
He stood up straight, walked to the kitchen, and took out the long-awaited instant noodles. Except for some fast food that Tu Nan had forcibly stuffed in, the rest of the furnishings were still in their original positions. The two bowls of ginger sugar water were placed in the cupboard, and he could still vaguely recall that rainy night.
He poured the water on the flatbread and was stunned for a moment. Suddenly, he realized that it was cold water and couldn't be soaked.
He silently poured cold water and replaced it with hot water. The instant noodles were soon soaked. The smell of braised beef was tempting, but it also made him faintly nauseous. He frowned and took a bite. However, he couldn't stuff the second bite in.
The soup gradually cooled down. The noodles were badly lumped and solidified into a terrible shape. It made him lose his appetite.
Cheng Jun was expressionless.
He stood in place and suddenly began to think seriously. Was living alone the most difficult thing?
The first snow fell all over the city.
Overnight, the steel jungle also turned white.
The Jiacheng business was thriving. Although it was a pity to lose an outstanding original artist, there were still many outstanding talents. When the trailer of the new game was released, the players excitedly watched the short video many times. The graphics were as beautiful as ever, the structure was exquisite, and the characters were rich and unique.
However … some people couldn't help but ask, "Why do I feel like something is missing?"
They flooded the Weibo page of Clumsy Bird First.
The last Weibo post was from half a year ago, asking people whether they wanted to eat rice or noodles for lunch.
They didn't know what had happened. The Jiacheng officials didn't give a clear answer. Everyone could only leave comments below, hoping that Clumsy Bird First would come back soon. Following the release of Jiacheng's new game, "Clumsy Bird First, Come Back" also rushed to the top of the search list.
Seeing this scene, the secretary covered her mouth. Her eyes were red and she almost cried.
Tu Nan, who was beside her, hugged her and gently comforted her. "Don't cry. Everything will be fine. "
The next day.
Cheng Juan came to the company as usual, and everyone was taken aback by his arrival. They were dumbfounded as they watched Cheng Jun enter the office and sit in his exclusive seat.
Cheng Jun returned to normal and continued to work!
This good news made everyone breathe a sigh of relief. They could finally have a good night's sleep. However, at the same time, they felt that Cheng Jun was different from before.
As for what was different, they couldn't tell.
Ruan Qiuqiu didn't feel good wandering in another world.
She was dizzy from hunger and began to regret not having some cash in her pocket. Like a stray dog, she walked around the roadside dejectedly. She was at a loss as to how she was going to survive the next day.
She didn't even have an ID card. If she continued to wander around, she might be arrested by the police. It would be even worse if they found out that she didn't even have an ID record.
Thinking of this, Ruan Qiuqiu subconsciously avoided the patrol officers. She sneaked around as if she had committed a crime.
Wandering aimlessly on the street, Ruan Qiuqiu was out of her wits and had no direction.
"Sigh …"
She was hungry and tired. She really wanted to squat on the roadside like a beggar.
She passed by an Internet cafe that was having an event. Her eyes lit up and she stopped in her tracks. She suddenly remembered that she might have a slim chance.
… That's right!
That book!
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
