Invade the World

  Chapter 127 "...incurable."

The high-rise garden standing on the bank of the river, the long wind roars, and the night is dark; while in the huge apartment building, a crystal chandelier will hang from the ceiling every some distance, and the soft halo will cover the entire long corridor. The gloom disperses cleanly.

  The snow-white walls, the red carpets under the feet, and the huge blue and white porcelain jars placed on the walls as decorations are clearly visible in the brightly lit world, and they are displayed unevenly.

  In case someone who doesn’t understand breaks in here, you might think that you are in the most luxurious hotel in the city.

  It seems to make people imagine the elegant scenes of men and women in the upper class at the banquet...but that is just an illusion.

  In fact, on the empty promenade, at this time, there was only Zhu Qingyue walking alone with his schoolbag on his back.

  She goes to school on time every day, but in a whole week, she can actually see people no more than three or two times. The other party is often a security and cleaner.

  Zhu Qingyue sometimes wonders if she and her mother are the only households in the entire corridor, and the rest are empty houses without people.

  True loneliness will not be different because of whether you are in a dark and cold closed room or a high-end apartment shrouded by lights day and night.

  A place that is not a bit human, no matter how bright and spacious it is, it will only make people feel depressed; those halls that are too tall and empty can even be daunting.

  For Zhu Qingyue, this is a common sight, and it is hard to say that it will be happy or disappointed.

  But only today, the girl's pace is lighter than in the past.

   "Mom, I'm back."

  She pushed open the heavy security door and shouted inside.

  ...Sure enough, no response was received.

  Zhu Qingyue didn't think there was anything wrong. After all, if it were in the past, she would not open this mouth.

  At that time, the mother who shut herself in the dark room could not hear any sound.

  Like a child in an ordinary family, greeting her parents at home the first thing after returning from school has always been a luxury for her.

  But now, when my mother comes out of the ward, everything looks promising.

  Since I met two good friends, Zhu Qingyue’s life is getting better, there is no doubt.

  Zhu Qingyue closed the door chain, walked gently to the sofa, and saw her mother sitting there quietly.

  This skinny woman is almost sinking into the sofa. She looked at the TV in front of her with a preoccupied look, bursting into laughter from time to time.

  The squad leader was in a daze.

  She remembered a long and nostalgic memory—

  This is a common sight Zhu Qingyue saw when she was a child. Every late at night, my mother lay alone on the sofa, silently watching the programs on TV.

  The shining light hits the woman's pale face, and the undulating colorful light shines on the expressionless face, like a sculpture.

A mother like    always seems very lonely, but to the young Qingyue, it is sending a signal of peace of mind.

  When Xiao Qingyue sleeps alone in her bedroom at night, she always dare not turn off the light. In the children's imaginative sight, there seemed to be various evil monsters hidden in the dark corners: the dark room, the corridor outside the door...all were the source of fear.

But at such times, when she heard the faint noise of the TV from downstairs, Xiao Qingyue knew that her mother was still awake, as if she was accompanying herself, so she could feel at ease Sleep.

  Since her mother was sick and locked herself in a dark room without leaving the house, she has never seen a similar scene again, so the girl will miss it.

only…

   is a bit strange.

  In order not to disturb her mother, Zhu Qingyue stopped and watched for a while, but did not hear anything other than the laughter she made from time to time.

  The girl took a few steps closer and glanced at the TV screen on the opposite side of the sofa. It turned out to be dark and the power button was not pressed.

  This, this...

  She couldn't help but smiled bitterly.

  It’s good for mom to be happy.

  It was not until Zhu Qingyue approached that the girl found her mother was talking to herself—of course, in the eyes of the woman, she was not talking alone, but chatting with someone in a sweet atmosphere.

  Listening to her mother’s repeated chanting of the name "Kang Wen", the girl knew who the person was who actually did not exist.

   Seeing her daughter approaching, the mother just raised her head and glanced at her, without intending to sit up.

   "It seems to be a little late to come back today?"

  The woman's voice is hoarse, her eyes are staring straight at the TV screen.

   "Well, because it's a sports meeting."

  "You have to study hard to have a good future in the future. Don't associate with people who are inconsistent."

   "Don't worry, I won't."

  Zhu Qingyue smiled and shook her head, and then asked:

   "Mom, have you eaten?"

   "I ate, I went out to eat with him."

  A rare smile appeared on the woman’s skinny face, and a gap was opened in her dry lips.

  "Today is the wedding anniversary, it’s really a shame that he still remembers it."

   "Really, that's great."

  Zhu Qingyue certainly does not take her mother's words seriously. Although her physical condition has improved, she is still far from going out to meet people.

  She put down her schoolbag, rolled up her sleeves, and prepared to cook.

   "I'll make some supper."

  Mom did not answer. She continued to be full of enthusiasm for the empty, but regarded the girl as air.

  Zhu Qingyue put on her apron and walked to the kitchen.

  Wait until the girl turned on the faucet and picked up the chopping board to prepare to cut vegetables, she seemed to have remembered something, and asked the woman in the living room:

   "By the way, what do you want to eat tonight? Well, how about tomato egg noodles?"

  As always, no response was received.

  The girl didn't care. She hummed a familiar tune, and happily prepared a dinner for the mother and daughter.

  *

  A few hours later.

  After washing and taking care of the housework, Zhu Qingyue returned to her bedroom again.

  The class leader changed into the cute pink bunny pajamas and sat at the desk for a while and did his homework. Soon, the pointer on the alarm clock reached twelve o'clock.

  Zhu Qingyue looked at herself in the mirror, the corners of her rosy lips slightly curled up, admiring her appearance for a while, and the almost perfect smile on her lips.

  Since returning from the sports meeting, the squad leader has always been very cheerful.

There is no other reason. Today is a very important day for Zhu Qingyue.

  She did a very good thing... Simply put, it was a rare opportunity to help two friends to a new level on the road of life. Zhu Qingyue felt satisfied.

  Actually, according to Xu Xiangyang and Lin Xingjie's sense of intimacy, they should have become lovers long ago when others saw them.

  But as a friend, she knew very well that there was still a gap as thin as a piece of paper between the two.

  It only takes a few words and a little bit of fuel to pierce it easily; but on the other hand, if there is no help from outsiders, it may be maintained for a long time without understanding.

  Although it might be quite interesting from the onlooker's point of view...

  But Zhu Qingyue was a little impatient. She is not only the witness of this young love affair, but also the best friend of the two, how could she not be in a hurry!

  If two people really like each other, they should stay together. It is human nature to want to make all of this by hand.

  Zhu Qingyue's eyes fell on the table.

  A group photo is placed there, carefully decorated in a frame.

   is the weekend where the three people go shopping together in the newly opened mall. When they were about to part, they took the photos in a nearby photo studio, which was regarded as a memento of the first gathering of friends.

  The three people on the photo all smiled happily.

  The girl's fingers slowly rubbed the face of the long-haired girl.

  For Zhu Qingyue, Lin Xingjie is the same kind who can sympathize with each other, so she cared about her from the beginning.

  After the real acquaintance with each other, when the girl realizes that Xingjie is a better girl than she thought, she naturally feels very happy; but on the other hand, she still feels quite regretful.

  If you can take the initiative to reach out, the other person’s situation may get better sooner.

  She heard from those two people that Xingjie had lived a life where she could not go back when she had a home, and she would still be frightened by hiding in her room, and felt very distressed.

   However, if she really helped Xingjie ahead of time, would it cause her to lack opportunities for her relationship with Xiangyang to get better? If that's the case, it's not beautiful...

  Zhu Qingyue's fingers lightly stroked the boy's face again.

  It was the first time she was rescued, and it was the first time she met someone who made her feel respected from the bottom of her heart.

  He said that he regarded her as a goal to be surpassed someday, but in Zhu Qingyue's heart, he was the truly yearning object. What he did was something that he couldn't do when he was regarded as a "perfect girl" by others.

  Of course, this boy is not without flaws, at least in interpersonal communication, because he always cares about the eyes of others, so he often seems to shrink back. This kind of contrast made her find it very interesting, and she couldn't help but want to tease him.

  For example, what happened today, compared with the boy who was forced to speak, she seemed like a **** of war. In terms of emotion, Xu Xiangyang, who is too serious, is not his opponent at all.

  Because of this, maybe Xiangyang is blaming himself in his heart right now?

  But this is just a pain, as long as you muster up the courage to step over, you can live a truly stable and warm life with Xingjie.

  Zhu Qingyue even had a prediction. Xu Xiangyang, who felt that he could not make a decision, would probably come to her and ask her. At that time, she only needs to add another fire.

  After officially confirming the relationship between each other, the connection will become closer, and Xingjie will feel at ease. This is Zhu Qingyue's promise to her.

  ...Of course, Zhu Qingyue also thought about it, if this happens, her status will inevitably become embarrassing.

  Two of the three friends have become lovers and have the opportunity to go out together like last time. It will be difficult to have them in the future. After all, what young couples need most is the time for each other.

  Sir squad leader imagined such a scene, there is always a feeling of loneliness being left behind.

  Even so, she still hopes that those two people can be happy and have normal people...no, it is a better life than normal people.

  For a long time, Zhu Qingyue has lived in an "abnormal" world, and the girl knows this well.

  This kind of woman, although she is good at ordinary people's lifestyle and interpersonal communication, but deep in her heart, she inevitably has a sense of alienation;

  Conversely, if she can witness with her own eyes that her unhappy peers in the same family are free from the unhappy fate, then the girl will feel that even she herself has been saved—

  Zhu Qingyue quietly raised her head and looked at herself in the mirror.

  The girl in the mirror has snow-white skin, beautiful facial features, eyebrows, eyelashes and hair tips that need to be carefully trimmed every day, creating an artificial exquisiteness.

  The cold eyebrows are like a utility knife; the expressionless face is like a doll.

  It's perfect everywhere, but it's not like people.

  Under the light of the light, the pupils of the short-haired girl are as deep as an ancient well in the deep mountains, as if something evil will climb up from there.

  But the most terrifying thing was the smile that appeared at the corner of her mouth in the mirror at this moment.

  A false, impersonal smile.

  —Do I really think so?

  When this thought came to mind, Zhu Qingyue's face suddenly changed.

   However, once this taboo-like idea was born, the subsequent thinking would surge like a spring tide, and she couldn't stop it at all.

  —Stop being narcissistic, are you so noble?

  —You ask Xiang Yang to face his emotions honestly, but you keep running away, aren't you?

  —Let’s talk about it, let’s talk about it, what do you really think about your so-called ‘good friends’?

"I like them…"

   Zhu Qingyue's murmur alone echoed in the room.

  She stubbornly held the pen in her hand, cold sweat oozes from her forehead, but the girl in the mirror gave her a soft smile as always.

  —Yes, you like them. But what kind of like is that? Is it the kind of liking for friends or family? Or is it the children's love for toys and the owner's love for pets?

"I…"

  The nails were deeply pinched into the flesh, and the pen in his hand made a "quack".

  —After all, Zhu Qingyue, have you ever experienced true friendship? Do you know what it feels like? Even if it is the affection between you and your family, you should almost forget it, right?

  —Yes, of course you are not afraid that the two will leave you behind when they become a couple. Because you don’t think those two people can escape your palm, so you don’t care about it, right?

   "I... can't do that kind of thing..."

  —No, no, you can do it.

  Of course you can.

  Xiao'an is a bit troublesome, but Xingjie won't do it to you.

  As long as they are not paying attention, use the "thread" in your hand to tie them all up, just like a doll, forever and forever tied to your side...

Isn't    all right?

  The girl in the mirror, for a moment, completely lost her smile.

"Shut up!"

  Zhu Qingyue suppressed the angry scolding reverberating in the empty bedroom.

"boom!"

  She hit the glass in front of her with a punch.

  The short-haired girl who was facing her suddenly split, and split into several petals with twisted and weird faces.

  But Zhu Qingyue still felt puzzled, punching, punching and punching, and the broken lines covered the whole mirror little by little, leaving only the concave part in it.

  When the girl withdrew her hand again, the mirror had long since turned into a mess, and it was no longer able to reflect the human face.

  However, the back of her white hand was cut open by the falling glass shards, and the blood was gurgling.

  Zhu Qingyue watched as the bright red liquid stayed from her hand and merged into a small pool on the table, but she was sitting on the chair and did not move.

  As if the only way to calm yourself down.

  After a while, Zhu Qingyue, with a pale face, silently stood up from her seat.

  She went to the bathroom, treated the wound briefly for herself, took out the bandage from the drawer, tied it to the surface of the wound, and tied a small bow on it.

  After doing all this, Zhu Qingyue returned to the room.

  She cleaned the table top, threw the broken mirror into the trash can, and found a few pieces that had fallen on the ground.

  Zhu Qingyue lowered her head and looked at the surrounding scenery faintly reflected on the fragments.

  There is more than one fragment, just like there is more than one self.

  But the girl knows very well that there is only one Zhu Qingyue in this world, and she is not a split personality.

   is just a good girl who has been pretending to be in front of people for too long, and even she herself almost believes...Only in the dead of night, she can't help but reveal her true colors.

   "Incurable."

  The girl chuckled softly, uttering disgusting words between her lips and teeth.

   "...really, hopeless."

  (End of this chapter)