Invade the World

  Chapter 159 Please don't overdo it

  Zhu Qingyue opened her arms and walked slowly on the dim promenade.

  The electric lights along the way disappeared without a trace, but the corridor was not completely dark. An aperture made up of faint blue light reflected by sunlight through the sea surface dangling on the wall, flashing and passing away.

The wooden promenade at the foot has been baptized by years of wind and frost. The annual rings on the wooden planks grow in circles, dark and light in color, and there are signs of decay. In some places, they simply break. Collapse underneath.

  Like a naive child, she set herself a rule that she must jump over the darker wooden boards. Sometimes she needs to step forward in large strides, and sometimes she needs to jump lightly.

  The girl swayed forward like this, humming a tuneless tune.

  ——It was a lullaby that my mother sang by her bed a long time ago.

  I have forgotten all the words, and there is only one melody that lingers in my mind all the time, so girls will always hum unconsciously, especially when they are in a good mood.

  ...Yes, she is really happy now.

  Zhu Qingyue knows that her relationship with Xiangyang is gradually becoming closer; and one of the changes brought about by this relationship is that she has become more aware of things about Xiangyang.

  This is the advantage of two people being alone like this, right? There was nothing wrong with her idea. Although entering a haunted house is a dangerous thing, it can deepen the relationship between each other. If you think about it carefully, you will not lose it at all...

  No, no, no, it should be said that it is a big profit.

  It would be better to come here with Xingjie, she thought.

  I had said that I had to keep my distance before, but I couldn’t help but like to molest the other party, because the other party’s reaction was so interesting.

  In Zhu Qingyue's eyes, Xu Xiangyang is a respectable person, but the time spent together has proved one thing: he is not actually a boy who can be brave anytime and anywhere.

  In front of a frightening object, he will feel as scared as other ordinary people, and sometimes even feel weak.

  However, Xiangyang’s image in her mind has not been affected in any way.

  It's better to say that it is because of this...because he is such a person, when she recalls the picture of this young man who stood up for herself without hesitation, that memory will become more precious.

   is not a genius who is born with a lack of fear, not a warrior who has experienced many battles and has a strong will than steel, but as an ordinary male high school student, even if his hands and feet are trembling, he will still fight for others.

  Zhu Qingyue is very clear about her personality that is different from ordinary people, so she likes Xu Xiangyang. He is completely different from herself, as a teenager of her age, more ordinary and more remarkable.

Of course, in addition to this, there is another interesting thing... or knowledge: that is that boys who behave calmly and strong on weekdays sometimes expose their own fragility, but it will arouse the motherhood of girls and make it easier to improve. Good impression.

  At the very least, Zhu Qingyue feels like she has been a little bit tricked. She found that she had become more fond of Xiangyang.

  ...What a cunning boy.

  As soon as Zhu Qingyue thought of this, those beautiful pupils became shining, shining with pleasant light.

  In this haunted house, she really saw a side that she had never seen in Xu Xiangyang before.

  This is a matter of course. This is the case for everyone of the same age. The school looks the same, and the home looks like the same. The attitude towards teachers and classmates, the attitude towards friends, and the attitude towards brothers, sisters and parents will be different.

  When the students grow up and enter the society to participate in work, they will become a face when they go to work and another face when they come home from get off work.

   is normal, everyone wears a mask. In this world, only by wearing a mask can you live better. If you want to avoid injury, you need to pretend, even in front of your relatives and friends.

  Zhu Qingyue learned to wear a mask earlier than most of her peers, and her skills in disguising herself were more exquisite; but in front of two good friends, she still hoped to take it off slowly.

  So... Although this is a bit self-centered, she certainly hopes that Xu Xiangyang and Lin Xingjie will open up to herself.

  In fact, she has already done it.

  Xingjie will discuss with her the worries caused by not going further with Xiangyang for a long time. The worries about the future and the urge to change herself come from this - although Xingjie may not even notice this;

  And Xiangyang needless to say. Regarding his preparation to seriously think about his feelings for Xingjie, and... he is even willing to say things like "he is thinking about whether he is jealous".

Although Zhu Qingyue denied this in the first place, she felt very happy when she heard this sentence.

  However, this kind of result is due to the environment where the two are alone. In the future, if you want to have the opportunity to see his undisguised side like you do now, you can only take the relationship one step further and become a relationship of the kind of "a childhood sweetheart who can often visit his house", right?

  It's not that there is no chance.

  She feels that she has become more fond of Xiangyang; what about the other party? It is impossible for him not to be affected by this atmosphere.

  At this time, Zhu Qingyue thought of another knowledge.

  In the psychological theory of love, there is a well-known term called "suspension bridge effect".

This means that when a person is in danger—for example, when passing a suspension bridge on a cliff with trepidation, he will involuntarily speed up his heart because of fear; and if at this time, the person happens to be with another person of the opposite sex. , Then it is very possible to mistake the acceleration of the heartbeat caused by this situation, to understand it as the physiological reaction of the other party's heartbeat, which is essentially a psychological error attribution.

  This trick is not particularly useful for herself. She can treat terrible evil spirits or sinister enemies with a calm mind; but it is different for Xiangyang.

  Zhu Qingyue thought: The more reliable she is, will Xiang Yang become more like herself?

  唔... Although the character seems to be a bit reversed.

   Sometimes she dreams at night, and she also thinks of the scene where the possessed invaded the school and Xingjie broke into the classroom in Xiaoan in order to save them:

  The classroom seemed to be bumped into an earthquake. The windows in the corridor shattered all together, and a shining waterfall ran across the sky; the desks and chairs were all knocked off, and stationery books were scattered all over the place. Under the shower of moonlight, the long-haired girl smiled and stretched out her hand to the two people hiding in the corner.

  The heroic beauty gives people an extremely deep impression.

  Xingjie's chic posture, she still remembers still fresh, and now she still has a heart pounding feeling in retrospect.

In addition, she had heard from the two people, when Xingjie encountered a crisis in a haunted house and was caught by Xiang Yang and escaped; also, she saw Xiang Yang rushing up and preparing to attack herself. When the possessor fell...

  Up to now, only the two of them can have a way to make people's heart beat, which is a bit too silly. Of course she would like to try it if she has the opportunity!

  Zhu Qingyue fell into infinite reveries about the past and the future for a while, and she was a little lost in her thoughts.

  After a while, the smile on the face of the short-haired girl slowly receded.

  ...Something is wrong.

  Even when she is meditating, she still pays attention to the movement of the young man behind her.

   But now, Zhu Qingyue can't hear the footsteps coming from behind.

  The more important difference is the atmosphere:

  The feeling of two people walking and one person acting are completely different. Even if there is no dialogue between each other, just silently thinking about the destination, the sense of peace of mind of being in the same atmosphere with your companions is irreplaceable.

  Zhu Qingyue turned her face to look, and found that the boy was indeed gone.

  The temperature in the air seemed to drop a little, and the gloomy chill permeated through the clothes.

  -again!

  Zhu Qingyue sighed softly.

  I knew I should go hand in hand with Xiangyang!

  Because Xiangyang said before, if he acts too intimately, he will easily misunderstand him, and sometimes he doesn’t know how to face it. After hearing it, she thought it made sense, and felt that she should pay attention to it in the future, so...

  But, but! There is no problem with this degree of holding hands! This is so that the two will not be separated, even if Xingjie knows it, she will definitely understand it.

  Zhu Qingyue's thoughts turned around, and then thought of other questions.

   However, if this is caused by evil spirits, would Xiang Yang really not notice it?

   Before the doubt that emerged in her heart lasted too long, the sound of footsteps sounded again.

  Xu Xiangyang's figure appeared from the corner of the corridor.

  He waved to himself, and said with some embarrassment:

   "I thought there was a door that could be opened here, but it didn't work."

  Zhu Qingyue’s tight expression slowly relaxed, she smiled and said:

  "Really, next time I go to another place, remember to tell me first?"

  *

  When they were halfway through, Xu Xiangyang suddenly suggested to her:

   "I'm tired. Can I sit here and take a break?"

"sure."

  Zhu Qingyue nodded. She looked around, there was silence in the corridor, and said strangely.

   "Speaking of which, we really haven't encountered the evil spirits sent by Song Deshou. Where are they? Shouldn't we get lost?"

  The old man in the haunted house is too calm, which is not a good thing. She thought that it was time to use Song Yao's life to threaten him.

  Xu Xiangyang did not answer this question. He didn't care whether the ground was clean, he just sat down, lowered his head, his hands wrapped around his knees.

  Zhu Qingyue keenly noticed that the atmosphere surrounding him was a little gloomy, so she asked:

   "Xiangyang, what's the matter? Are you in a bad mood? Or are you hungry, I have something to eat here..."

   "Qingyue, do you really like me?"

  Xu Xiangyang did not raise his head, his voice was dull, but the questions he asked were as if shocking.

  Zhu Qingyue was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help but shook her head.

   "You still talk about this up to now."

  I like you very much, but it has nothing to do with the relationship between men and women——

   "I think you should say this to Xingjie."

  Her tone seemed to be joking, but she also brought a bit of seriousness.

  For Zhu Qingyue, as it is now, it is best to maintain a life of three people together.

  Xingjie wants to go further, of course she will choose to support. This is the duty of being a friend.

   "...Xingjie."

  Xu Xiangyang lowered his head to be silent for a while, then said again.

   "But if I really have a girlfriend, I can't be with you."

   "Is there a relationship between the two?"

  Zhu Qingyue stared in surprise.

   "Of course there is."

  The boy sitting on the ground seemed to frown.

   "If I have a girlfriend, I definitely can't keep in touch with other girls too close? Otherwise, what would others think?"

  "Why should I care about other people's opinions?"

The squad leader sighed and covered his forehead with his hand.

  "I think your biggest shortcoming is this. You really care about other people's eyes. What do they think and say has any effect on us? Let them yell, what does it have to do with us?"

  "This, how does this work..."

   "Why not?"

  This kind of thing is not good to mention again and again, Zhu Qingyue asked the other party back and forth, thinking that he needed a final word and let Xiangyang make up his mind.

  So, her tone became intense and high without knowing it.

  "Have you forgotten? I said, ‘I can’t guarantee I won’t fall in love early’ in front of all the teachers in the office?"

  Zhu Qingyue looked down at the opponent condescendingly, with sharp eyes like a sword, and once again tried to force him to make a decision.

"There are other boys. They will definitely feel jealous when they see you and me and Xingjie have such a good relationship, but this can’t change anything. I still don’t want to look at the other boys, even close to me and Xingjie didn't have a chance...No matter how jealous others are, what would you do? Is it really necessary to consider the views of this group of people?"

  Appearing to be overwhelmed by her aura, Xu Xiangyang opened his mouth wide, and was unable to speak for a while.

  "...This, this is not just how the teachers and students in the school think about us, this is a matter of common sense, even if we enter the society in the future..."

   "We are different from others."

  Zhu Qingyue's answer is still decisive.

   "Is it really different?"

  Unexpectedly, Xu Xiangyang interrupted her resolutely with the same attitude.

  He raised his head and said to her very seriously.

   "——It is different for you."

   "And Xingjie and I... I am afraid neither would think so."

  The smile on Zhu Qingyue's face disappeared the moment she heard this sentence.

  She rarely has such a time, especially in front of people and still in front of her best friends.

   "...Xiang Yang, what do you want to say to me?"

  Zhu Qingyue stared at him, but saw the other party avert his face, as if he did not want to look at him.

  This is no wonder.

  When she is not smiling, her beautiful and upright face will only make people feel scared. This is the experience she has before.

  At the same time, the girl was surprised to find that her heart started beating.

   Comes faster than when you meet any evil spirit or monster. Even the two nights when you sleep with the monster across the bed, I have never been so nervous.

  Experiencing the so-called "heartbeat" feeling in this situation is really uncomfortable...

  Xu Xiangyang fell silent again.

  After a long pause, like a century, he replied softly.

   "Just like you said, I like Xingjie, so I should confess to her."

   "This is not wrong, I support you."

   "In the final analysis, the girl I fall in love with is her, not someone else; and as a lover, the most important quality is loyalty."

  "……"

   "So, we won't be together as before. Of course, we can continue to be friends in the future, but..."

  Half of what he said, he shook his head again.

   "No, it's not right. I'll tell the truth, Qingyue, after we get out of here, don't meet in private. I don't hate you, but only by doing this can we maintain the relationship with ordinary friends..."

  Zhu Qingyue subconsciously licked her dry lips.

  She only heard half of the words, and did not continue listening.

  Fell in love? What to fall in love with?

  Like, who do you like?

  ——Don’t want to see me in the future?

  Please, please don't be so excessive.

  It's really a series of nonsense.

  The girl took a deep breath, and the full outline under her dress undulated fiercely for a while.

   "I said you..."

  In those clear and bright light-colored pupils, there seemed to be flames burning.

   "——Even if it is fake, saying this to me against Xiangyang's face is too irritating?"

While    spoke, she jerked her hand forward.

  Along with the girl's movements, a vague and huge outline of a monster suddenly appeared in the air in front, and there was also a scream that resounded through the entire haunted house, so terrible that it did not resemble humans——

  It was a huge monster with a look similar to a moth. It was flapping its furry wings and struggling, and its bloated body almost filled the entire corridor;

  In its abdomen, a distorted human face grows.

  (End of this chapter)