Invade the World

  Chapter 124 "You like her."

  "What do I mean?"

  Zhu Qingyue repeated this question again, and the smile on her pretty face became more intense.

  She looked closely at the boy's eyes and his panicked expression at close range, and found that he was not pretending to be stupid, but really did not notice...or rather, he was unwilling to think deeply.

  Of course, Zhu Qingyue had already guessed that this was the case. After all, with the current relationship between the two of them, she knew Xu Xiangyang's character well.

  "Don’t you realize it? Come, Xiangyang, turn your face around and look at me."

The squad leader’s voice was like a gurgling spring, soft and soft. She touched the boy’s side face with her hand, and put Xu Xiangyang’s face to the front. Look at yourself.

"this is not good…"

  The cold and soft touch from the finger pads against his cheeks made Xu Xiangyang's breathing unconsciously rush, the heart in his chest was pounding, and the rushing blood flowed to his face.

  He blushed and couldn't help but want to see the surroundings, but couldn't turn his head, so he could only whisper.

   "We will be seen like this."

  "What does it mean to be seen?"

  Zhu Qingyue's eyes were firmly locked on the boy's face, and she said without blinking.

  "The most important thing now is the matter between you and me. Answer my question, Xiangyang, have you thought about it?"

"I-"

Aside from the "scare" caused by the sudden attack by the squad leader and the unnaturalness of being forced to desperate, the answer to this question raised by Zhu Qingyue is actually not only that she wants to know, but also Xu Xiangyang herself. Figure it out.

why?

  Why are you reluctant?

  When Jiang Lei spoke just now, he wanted to refuse the other party's request for the first time. Lin Xingjie was just a step ahead of him and said what he wanted to say.

But his reason is not based on any rational considerations—for example, this Jiang Lei will act recklessly with his own ability, and he does not seem to be a good candidate to be a partner; for example, he was taught by Lin Xingjie and took the initiative. I came to the door and showed such a humble attitude, it is probably because of bad intentions...

  These ideas sound very reasonable, but they are Xu Xiangyang's afterthoughts, rather than the first thoughts that came to mind at the time.

  At that moment, his rejection was just a simple sense of rejection that emerged from his heart.

  This contradicts his previous ideas.

  As the saying goes, "go out and rely on friends", the more friends the better. As a small group becomes stronger, every member can be better protected.

  If they refuse just because Jiang Lei is their defeat, then it’s even more unreasonable. Neither he nor the two girls are such powerful people; in addition, everyone will have their own good or bad areas...

"I-"

  Xu Xiangyang repeated the word again, but did not utter the complete words.

  He heard Zhu Qingyue sigh and whispered.

   "Let me tell you the answer, Xiang Yang."

  "..."

  He closed his mouth obediently.

  The sunlight falling on the head became more and more dazzling, more and more vigorous, and the whole person seemed to be thrown into a pot of fish, his whole body was hot, and his heart became more anxious.

  He felt as if he was standing on a trial bench, anxiously waiting for the result to come.

  "—This is your possessiveness at work."

  The voice of the judge seemed to be coming from a very high and far place, she said every word.

   "You don't want Xingjie to get closer to other boys; the people you want to be treated like her and the boys standing next to her are always only you."

   "I... my possessiveness?"

  Xu Xiangyang muttered to himself.

   "Yes, if Xingjie has other friends of the opposite sex, you will definitely be jealous. You are worried and worried about this possibility."

  As the saying goes, "the authorities are obsessed, and the bystanders are clear." When this term was uttered by the squad leader, everything was like seeing the sun.

  The sense of rejection for no reason, he just wanted to reject Jiang Lei’s reason for approaching, and it all made sense.

  He suddenly realized.

  Yes, there is no doubt that this is what I really think.

   "I think you are right. I had this idea deep in my heart, but..."

   However, Xu Xiangyang, who got the answer, was not happy at all, let alone the sense of relief that he felt when he was confused and got the answer under ordinary circumstances.

He always thinks that he and Lin Xingjie are very good friends; but when a boy is so resistant to the appearance of other opposite sexes next to a girl, his possessiveness is so strong that he does not want him to have other male friends, even Xu Xiangyang has almost never had one. People who have experience in interpersonal communication among people of the same age know that this kind of friendship is obviously very unhealthy...

  In other words, there is another possibility.

  Xu Xiangyang almost wanted to grab his neckline, only felt that his heart was beating more and more fiercely, and there was a feeling of breathlessness.

  ...Perhaps, his feelings for her can no longer be summed up in simple friendship—

   "It seems that you are fairly honest."

Zhu Qingyue said with a smile.

"Then let me ask you the second and last question: how do you think of Xingjie? Or let me ask you more clearly, who is she to you? You really Are you just treating her as a friend?"

  Xu Xiangyang's thoughts trying hard to condense and tidy up, faced the pressing problem of the girl in front of him, once again defeated.

  ...Sir, the squad leader really didn’t have a chance to breathe.

  *

  Will this world change in the near future?

  Because of the existence of superpowers, haunted houses and evil spirits, will unprecedented and earth-shaking changes occur?

  From the current point of view, this change is still in a state of undercurrent surging. It is hidden under the ice. Governments of various countries still have enough power to conceal the truth, so that the "other world" will not be known to the public.

  But Xu Xiangyang has always believed that the day when the existence of supernatural power is made public will come sooner or later.

  According to Meng Zheng, the scope of most evil spirits will be limited to the "haunted house", and only a small number of special types can go out.

   Therefore, in response to supernatural threats, rather than targeted elimination, the relevant departments need to do more control. This may be the main reason why the government can barely use public opinion to conceal the truth from the public.

  However, the possessed by the evil spirits to escape from the haunted house by possessing human flesh, as well as the psychics and psychics who have acquired "superpowers" from that world, all exist in reality.

The "haunted house phenomenon", an unprecedented event in human history, has the potential to overturn all human knowledge systems. If this secret is made public, its impact will exceed any cognitive revolution in history, and its value is immeasurable. .

The hegemonic world power Congress can set off large-scale wars in several regions around the world for resources such as oil and natural gas; the existence of a brand new world cannot not bring about drastic changes to the world structure. Things that high school students like him can think of.

  Only now, people have not been able to get a corroborated answer, but he believes it is just a matter of time.

   What Xu Xiangyang did not expect was that the real world had not had time to usher in change, but the "world" he lived in was about to collapse.

  He and his friends had a peaceful and stable high school life. He thought that this kind of happy and warm relationship would continue in the coming year...

  It turned out that it was all my own fantasy.

  Adolescent boys and girls, can there really be pure friendships that will not deteriorate?

  He should have thought of it long ago, as long as some of them are more than satisfied with this, his life will be fragmented in an instant.

   "Oh, let me speak more clearly."

  The "demon" that destroyed Xu Xiangyang's desire for calm and daily life, but was not satisfied at all by Xu Xiangyang's vacillation, and there was no intention to let him go in the words.

  "—Xu Xiangyang, do you like Xingjie?"

  As if impatiently waiting, Zhu Qingyue directly raised her voice.

  "Wait, wait! Qingyue, I know what you mean, please wait!"

  Faced with such a sharp problem, Xu Xiangyang was not her opponent at all—or he had never been. In this case, the only thing he could do was raise his hands and surrender.

  The teenager's brain has completely turned into a pot of boiled paste.

  What are the problems, what emotions, what doubts... It's all a mess, with a lot of clues, and it's unreasonable.

  Even he himself was a little bit dumbfounded that the only thing he could clearly feel at this time was the faint temperature and smell from the girl's body.

  Qingyue did not seem to notice, this distance from face to face is really shocking.

  He couldn't help reaching out, grabbing the girl's shoulders, and gently pushing her away.

  Zhu Qingyue did not resist. She took two steps backwards, putting her hands behind her, her eyes still never leaving his face for a moment.

  "Then can you answer my question?"

"…I have no idea."

After a moment of silence, Xu Xiangyang could only shook his head.

  This is probably the most timid answer he can think of, even Xu Xiangyang himself feels very embarrassed.

  However, Zhu Qingyue, who was still verbally "killing him" just now, and almost forced him to the cliff, behaved very much at this moment.

  She did not express anger or disappointment, but said with a chuckle.

  "It’s okay, I’m not persecuting you. We have a long time to get along with each other. You and Xingjie know each other earlier and understand each other more deeply...sooner or later you will be able to figure it out."

  What else can Xu Xiangyang say? He can only nod his head silently, showing that he can understand.

  At this moment, both of them heard the sound of a car engine starting not far away.

  Zhu Qingyue glanced at the school bus that was about to start, her expression relaxed a little, and it seemed that she finally wanted to end this shocking conversation with Xu Xiangyang.

The squad leader turned his eyes back again and said to him seriously.

   "Sorry, Xiangyang."

"what?"

  Xu Xiangyang was taken aback.

   "Why do you want to apologize?"

   "Did those things I just said made you nervous? I guess you might already hate me."

  ...Really, I can't hide anything from her.

  Xu Xiangyang grabbed his hair and couldn't help letting out a long sigh. But he answered honestly.

"Will not."

"That's great."

  Zhu Qingyue put her hands together, seeming to be relieved.

"It’s just because I’ve never thought about this problem before, so...it’s a bit unresponsive. It’s not a bad thing to be able to notice as soon as possible, confirm our relationship as soon as possible, and handle my relationship with her better. ."

   "If you can think like this, I will feel at ease."

  Zhu Qingyue smiled and patted her chest.

  "As a friend of you and Xingjie, this is what I should do."

  Then I really thank you, dear sir.

  *

After Xu Xiangyang and Zhu Qingyue bid farewell, they returned to the car.

  He saw Lin Xingjie resting her chin with her hand, looking at the scenery outside the car window, like a beautiful picture.

  A scene that looks familiar.

  The morning when the sports meeting started, Xu Xiangyang's eyes reflected her like this.

   But compared to him at that time, his mood at this moment is quite different.

"What's wrong?"

   Lin Xingjie turned around and asked curiously.

"…nothing."

  Xu Xiangyang shook his head and sat down in the seat beside the girl.

  Before he got into the car, he had already tried to adjust his expression, so his attitude was fairly calm at the moment.

  ...

  Waiting for everyone to arrive, the bus swayed forward.

  Since he got acquainted with Xingjie, he has become accustomed to the sights he has received from others, full of curiosity, or envy and hatred; and all kinds of rumors on campus, he is also accustomed to listening to the rumors on his ears.

  —But what if the rumor is no longer a rumor one day?

  On the way, the long-haired girl once again put her head over, grabbed his arm, and fell asleep happily, she seemed to be used to sleeping like this.

   Although Xu Xiangyang's mind was full of chaotic thoughts, he did not stop her from this matter.

  Although the shoulders are quite heavy, at first he felt sore and numb because Xingjie had been lying down for a long time, but now he gradually became indifferent.

  Because of this feeling of being relied on by girls, it’s really good.

  ... Is this proof that he likes Lin Xingjie?

  Xu Xiangyang didn't have the mind to take out the vocabulary book to study. He stared at the back of the chair in the front row, his vision was nothing.

   "I have always wanted to study hard and be a good student."

  He suddenly said something softly as if talking to himself.

"Ok…?"

  The eyelids droop beside her, and Lin Xingjie, who was half-dreaming and half-awake, responded vaguely.

  "A good student shouldn't fall in love early, right?"

"…Ok."

   "If this is the case, I..."

  Xu Xiangyang looked at the scenery outside the car window like water flowing past. In a world shrouded in bleak and faint yellow at sunset, the projections of traffic pillars and roadside trees fell on them in the car from time to time, like a fence separating light and dark.

  He fell into silent silence again.

  "Xingjie, what are you—"

  After a while, it seemed that Xu Xiangyang had finally made up his mind and wanted to ask that question.

  But when he lowered his head, he found that the black long straight girl who was shrouded by the sunset light beside him had completely fallen asleep. She has a peaceful face, which makes people unbearable to disturb.

  He smiled bitterly, and in the end he didn't say anything, but carefully adjusted his posture so that she could sleep more peacefully, holding her arms tightly.

  (End of this chapter)