The Utopia of the Wastewood Prince

Chapter 25

25

A hangover can make a day disappear, like Christmas this year.

Shen Yi took Li Jiaoyang's phone and looked at it for a while, and felt terribly uncomfortable, and then disconnected and fell asleep in a second.It was already dark when the three of them woke up again.Zhang Chunqiang was the first to open her eyes. She went to find water to drink, and the liquid flowed into her throat, feeling like it was about to burst.She took a quick breath, which made her feel better.

Zhang Chunqiang called Li Jiaoyang and Shen Yi up, and the three of them were lying or sitting on the sofa in the living room. Zhang Chunqiang lit a cigarette, and his hair was messed up, and Shen Yi and Li Jiaoyang were the same. so-so.This scene is silent, only the smoke from Zhang Chunqiang's fingertips reminds that this is not a freeze frame.

It was too decadent and depressing, and the three people who woke up from a hangover couldn't tell what time and place it was.

With a "grunt", Li Jiaoyang's stomach groaned.

"I'm hungry." Li Jiaoyang opened his mouth to speak, his voice was a little hoarse, "Want to eat?"

Shen Yi asked: "What to eat?"

Li Jiaoyang looked at him, then at Zhang Chunqiang, and said, "Brother Qiang, tell me, why don't you order takeaway?"

Zhang Chunqiang took a puff of cigarette: "Let's go downstairs and have a look. It's just for a stroll. I'm going home after eating."

Shen Yi agreed: "Well, let's go. There are many places to eat downstairs in my house, you can choose according to your choice."

The entire street below his house is full of restaurants of all sizes. When the night falls and the neon lights are on, the street glows with its charm, and each restaurant exudes the aroma of attracting customers.Those pedestrians who have just got off work really need some concentration if they want to walk through this street safely.

Li Jiaoyang had been hungry for a whole day, and his mind was full of hard dishes like a full banquet of Chinese and Han people. He didn't realize that he couldn't eat anything until he opened the menu when it was really served.The three sighed sadly together, ordered a pot of porridge with pickles, and survived.

When I went to work the next day, the situation didn't get any better, but everyone who participated in the horrific Christmas Eve event that night was all disheveled.Seeing this, the aunt silently cooked white porridge for everyone.

Fu Ming and Guo Zhiyuan protested, how can we eat without meat and vegetables?The rest of the people were holding a bowl of porridge without a drop of oil in their hands. Guo Zhiyuan asked Tong Yu: "How old are you? Shouldn't you be resurrected in place the next day? Why do you still look dead now?"

Tong Yu said: "How do I know, maybe I haven't drunk much before."

"Wow, what's the matter with you?" Li Jiaoyang said, "Are you a man? Why don't you even drink alcohol? Could it be the first time on Christmas Eve?"

Tong Yu said: "No! I don't smoke or drink. If I become addicted, it will affect the body, especially the ability to respond and the coordination of the body. Especially alcohol, which is okay occasionally, but the whole person is unstable if he drinks too much , I can't do that."

"Can't you do it before?" Li Jiaoyang didn't understand, "Don't tell me that you have a dream of becoming a doctor, and you have to hold a scalpel in the future so you can't drink too much."

"No." Tong Yu's expression was a little evasive, "Don't ask me."

Hu Yunfang said: "This kind of activity can no longer be stopped in the future. A group of middle-aged and elderly people can still do it. In the future, we will do some foot massage and other health care for team building. Healthy."

"Manga exhibitions are fine." Zhang Chunqiang suddenly said, "Isn't there a comic exhibition on New Year's Day? Yunfang, can you book three tickets for me?"

Before Hu Yunfang could speak, Li Jiaoyang rushed to ask, "Three? Who do you want to invite?"

Zhang Chunqiang smiled and said, "Of course it's you and Shen Yi."

Shen Yi asked, "Why should I go?"

"Don't we think each other is very oldschool?" Zhang Chunqiang said, "As I said before, since everyone is very old-fashioned, why don't we go to comic exhibitions more, just to see what the children are watching and what they like, how close they are There’s nothing wrong with being close to the user group, right? I’m living in a self-righteous dream every day, always thinking of ‘remembering the original’, and always feel that this year’s kids can’t do it.”

"Is the comic exhibition fun?" Li Jiaoyang was completely attracted by Zhang Chunqiang's suggestion, "What's the difference with the auto show? Isn't it also like a lot of big girls? Oh no, what can the comic exhibition show? Put a lot of comics on it. Where to visit the exhibition?"

"..." Zhang Chunqiang didn't know how to answer Li Jiaoyang's question, so he could only say, "You will know when the time comes."

Li Jiaoyang said: "Just tell me if there are any beautiful young ladies!"

"Yes, of course!" Zhang Chunqiang said, "But if you see it, don't strike up a conversation casually, okay?"

"Why?" The curious baby Li Jiaoyang asked.

"Because..." Zhang Chunqiang whispered mysteriously, "Some girls hide guns under their skirts!"

Li Jiaoyang was startled, a lot of weird thoughts flashed through his mind quickly, and then he leaned close to Zhang Chunqiang and asked in a low voice, "Well...the controls at all major exhibitions in Beijing are very strict, Brother Qiang, you Comic show...is it safe?"

Shen Yi, who was next to him, couldn't listen anymore, so he flicked Li Jiaoyang's head and said, "Hurry up and eat your food!"

"That's fine." Hu Yunfang said, "I'll book three tickets for you, for January [-]st, right?"

Zhang Chunqiang nodded and compared his heart to Hu Yunfang.

It was quiet in the office in the afternoon. As the end of the year approached, the students were busy preparing for the final exam, which caused the number of daily activities in Moe Circle to drop somewhat during this time period.But this is irresistible, and there is no way to rush it.

Shen Yi squatted silently in front of the computer, and took a little time to check that blue night after finishing his work.However, according to his judgment, Lan Ye should be a very three-dimensional person, and the traces of using the Internet are not serious, so there may not be any clues.

"Li Jiaoyang." Shen Yi raised his head and called out, "Did you say you lost some clothes?"

"That's right." Li Jiaoyang said, "On Christmas Eve, I took it off in the nightclub and it disappeared. I'm so angry, my clothes cost more than 3000..."

Zhang Chunqiang interrupted suddenly: "Huh? It's just your rags that cost more than 3000? Are you making me laugh?"

"It's more than 3000!" Li Jiaoyang said, "If you can't appreciate fashion brands, don't force them."

"Okay, okay." Shen Yi quickly interrupted him, not flattering his taste in clothes, "I see."

He casually picked up the cup and took a sip of water. The number of V5, which no one had looked for for a long time, suddenly lit up. He came back to his senses and swiped over with the mouse, and it turned out to be Mu.

"Pfft—" Shen Yi sprayed all over the screen.

"What's wrong with you?" Li Jiaoyang ran over in surprise, and quickly wiped Shen Yi's computer with a tissue, muttering, "Oh, are you really old? You've aged prematurely since you drank too much last time? Old bird, you have to pay attention to your body in the future, our revolution has not succeeded yet." No, the little bird has become an old bird before people have done anything.Shen Yi coughed for a long time, managed to smooth out his breath, pushed Li Jiaoyang aside, then wiped the computer with a paper towel, made sure there was nothing wrong, and hurriedly clicked on Mu's dialog box.

"Master V5, are you busy?" Mu asked.

"Not busy." Shen Yi typed quickly, "Is there anything wrong?"

Waiting for someone to reply to a message is a very torturous thing, especially when the words "the other party is typing" flash back and forth but no message comes.

"I have something to do." Mu sent over line by line, "I have gone back to school."

Shen Yi said, "Really? Congratulations."

"..." Mu said, "Our school NO.30 has a New Year's Day party in the afternoon. You can invite family and friends. May I invite you? Do you have time?"

"Yes." Shen Yi replied without thinking.

Mu sent a happy emoji and said, "No. 30 04:30 pm, in our school's gymnasium, I'll wait for you."

"Okay." Shen Yi just dropped the word, and asked again, "Can I take someone with me?"

"Is it your friend?"

"Well, but I think you should know him too."

After a while, Mu sent a message: "Just be your friend."

Shen Yi originally wanted to ask about Mu's recent situation, but he quickly dismissed the idea. If Mu can calmly tell him that he has gone back to school and invite him to the school party, it means everything is normal.He doesn't expect the situation to change for the better.A peaceful and normal life is the most important thing.Besides, on the day of NO.30, you will be able to see Mu himself. Isn't it good or bad?

"Are you busy on NO.30?" Shen Yi asked Li Jiaoyang.

"It's okay." Li Jiaoyang said, "I'll go home for dinner on the night of the 31st, and the rest of the time is fine. What's wrong?"

Shen Yi said, "Come out with me."

"here?"

"here."

Li Jiaoyang parked the car on the side of the road, and when he got out of the car, he looked at the huge school gate with a somewhat speechless expression.He asked Shen Yi: "Are you going to be an undercover agent again? That little bitch Xi Jiujiu provoked you again?"

"I don't even bother to talk to her." Shen Yi said, "Just follow me, and I won't sell you." He stepped forward, and Li Jiaoyang followed behind Shen Yi unsteadily.Walk into the campus and grab a lucky student to ask the location of the gymnasium, and then move on.After walking for about 5 minutes, I finally saw the building.

There is a banner of the party at the gate of the gymnasium. There are many students gathered at the gate. Some are wearing uniforms, and some are holding various musical instruments. They should be students participating in performances, so the school-level activities are different.

Shen Yi found Mu in the crowd. He was wearing a thick down jacket, standing silently in the corner looking around.He soon saw Shen Yi, smiled and waved to him.

"It's you?" Zhang Muqing saw Li Jiaoyang next to Shen Yi clearly and exclaimed.Li Jiaoyang said: "That's right, it's me, don't you know me?"

Zhang Muqing said: "No, no, it's just a little unexpected that Master V5 will bring you here."

"Ah? Didn't you invite me?" Li Jiaoyang was a little unconvinced, "Let me tell you, I'm the boss of your V5, please ask him not to invite me, be careful when I go back and put on shoes for him!"

Zhang Muqing was a little flustered, she took Li Jiaoyang's words seriously.Shen Yi slapped Li Jiaoyang to tell him to shut up, and said to Zhang Muqing, "Don't listen to his nonsense."

Only then did Zhang Muqing relax, and said, "It's getting late, let me take you inside."

The gymnasium was very large, and the students were seated near the front. Zhang Muqing gave Shen Yi and Li Jiaoyang a good view of the back, where they could see the entire stage clearly.

"Oh my god, are the students' get-togethers so big now?" Li Jiaoyang sighed, "I thought it was just a random thing in the class."

Shen Yi said: "What age is it, do you think you are still the same as when you were a child?"

Li Jiaoyang said: "I think I was pretty good when I was young. Hey, isn't Mu sitting with us? Where did he go?"

Shen Yi said: "He may have to sit with the people in his class."

"Oh."

The venue gradually darkened, and the lights were all concentrated on the stage. Everyone knew that the show was about to start, and the noisy human voices gradually subsided.Amid the brilliant lights and passionate music, the two hosts stepped onto the stage, and some clichés led to the opening show, and the audience gave them warm applause.

There are specialized performance groups in the school, such as choirs, orchestras, dance groups, etc., and there are countless other student societies.Part of the program of this party is selected according to the class and department, and the other part is selected by the association.The rather professional talent show raised the whole show to a higher level.

"Ah, that's great." Li Jiaoyang watched with relish.

"You think it looks good?" Shen Yi asked.He thinks that Li Jiaoyang is the kind of person who is always big fish and big meat. It is not a problem to watch a concert or a particularly powerful New Year's Eve scene. He didn't expect that although he watched this kind of level, it was still a little bit in the crowd of adults. The childish performances of students will also be so engrossed.

"It's very good." Li Jiaoyang commented, "Although it's not a particularly powerful program, but the student party, the most important thing is to experience the feeling. This youthful atmosphere will never be found after leaving the school. , people have many opportunities to choose maturity and sophistication. But this kind of vigor and enthusiasm can only be had in the student days. I see them can think of the good things they used to do in school. The time in school is my favorite When they are happy, so I think they look good too."

"Yes." Shen Yi sighed, "Being an ordinary student is the happiest, and the biggest problem you can face is failing the exam. Compared with many problems in the future, this is really nothing. Being a social animal is really There is no choice."

Li Jiaoyang asked: "What is a social animal?"

Shen Yi rarely explained kindly: "It's those people who are running around for life and work, can only think about these things all day long, and don't have the time and money to develop their own hobbies at all."

"Then you are definitely not." Li Jiaoyang smiled, "I think your spare time life is quite colorful."

Shen Yi smiled and said nothing, he couldn't explain this term to Li Jiaoyang in a more comprehensive way.He always feels that everyone will become a social animal after entering the society, some are active and some are passive.This is a helpless word, so helpless that there are wry smiles and sadness in every stroke.

In every stroke, there are also many voices of broken dreams.

How painful it is to spend your life and not be able to do what you really love.Shen Yi twitched the corner of his mouth, he was suddenly speechless because Li Jiaoyang stopped him from asking.Is he?He hesitated, so he could only look at Li Jiaoyang beside him in silence. For a moment, he wanted to ask Li Jiaoyang, do you think we can accomplish our business?

If it does, then he is not a social animal, because this is something he really likes and loves.

A show on the stage ended, the host came to the stage, praised the wonderful performance, and then asked the audience: "Do you usually have a hobby of watching anime?"

Someone shouted "yes" below, and someone shouted "no".

"Then how much do you know about Two-dimensional?" the host asked again.

There are all kinds of shouting below, some are talking about cartoons, some are talking about cute girls, some are talking about homestead rot, and some are shouting classic lines from migrant workers.

"The next program will lead everyone into the Two-dimensional world and experience the excitement of a unique style!" The host said his formulas, "Let us invite Zhang Muqing from Sky Animation Club to bring you a house dance Performing Minecraft Has Fallen in Love!"

There was an uproar in the audience, and before the curtain was drawn, there were already discussions.

"Is that Zhang Muqing?"

"The one who was suspended because of personal style?"

"Oh my God! That pervert! I don't want to look at him!"

"I rely on me, rely on me, rely on me!" Li Jiaoyang sat up straight, grabbed Shen Yi's arm and exclaimed in surprise, "Mu? Is it Mu? Did I hear you right? He went up to perform? He, he, he was not ghosted." Should I wear it? Or the same name? Also, what is a house dance?"

Shen Yi was also very surprised, but it wasn't particularly obvious.He brushed Li Jiaoyang's hand away, and said, "Shut up and take a look."

The curtain opened, the brisk music played, the bright lights hit the stage, and everyone's eyes were focused on the person in the middle of the stage.

It was Zhang Muqing.

He was wearing a pink-toned Japanese-style Lolita skirt with delicate lace and silk, a bow tied around his waist, and a long pale gold curly wig draped over his shoulders, with only a delicate bow pinned behind his head issue card.This suit matches the cute and dreamy makeup on the face, as beautiful as a doll walking out of the photo.

My world fell in love,

Like a photochemical arrow piercing the heart,

I really want to know everything about you.

Zhang Muqing danced her body to the music. There were no particularly complicated movements, but she worked very hard every time, her beat was accurate, and she tried her best to keep a smile on her face.

The audience is quiet.

"I said..." Li Jiaoyang froze, this was the first time he saw Mu's so-called "wearing women's clothing", it was completely different from the photo.The large screen above can zoom in on Mu's face, but still no flaws can be seen. "Is this really... Mu? Are you kidding me?"

Shen Yi pretended to be calm and said, "That's right, it's him."

"This is also..." Li Jiaoyang stammered, and suddenly said, "It's too cute!" It was completely different from what he imagined. He always thought that Mu was the kind of ugly image, and he never tried to think about it. Another possibility, a positive and beautiful possibility.He turned his head to look at Shen Yi, and suddenly thought of how he saw Shen Yi in women's clothing that night.

It is also very good-looking and very good-looking.

Before he could fully recover, he saw figures swaying at the bottom of the stage, men and women, all wearing uniform clothes, holding light sticks in their hands.They stood in a row under the stage, waving their light sticks and dancing to the music.It's just that they danced more passionately, their movements were different from Zhang Muqing's, but they could perfectly match Zhang Muqing's dance steps.They not only danced, but also chanted slogans.

So loud, so standard, shouting "Mu Mu come on".

Exclamations also came from the auditorium, and the dead silence just now was mobilized, with voices, waves, applause and screams.

"What is that!" Li Jiaoyang had never seen this in his life, and regardless of Shen Yile's dislike, he asked immediately.

"It's wota art." When Shen Yi said it, he felt that Li Jiaoyang couldn't understand it, so he explained it in another way, "Calling, have you heard? It's for support."

"Oh! I know!" Li Jiaoyang said, "Is it the same as the concert?"

"This..." Shen Yi smiled, "It's almost the same, but it's not the same."

"It's amazing!" Li Jiaoyang was dumbfounded.

"Those should all belong to the anime club. It seems to be written on the back of their clothes." Shen Yi pointed slightly to the front and said, "Isn't that little girl in the middle Hanagemaru?"

Li Jiaoyang carefully identified it for a long time before he could see clearly: "It's her, it's her!"

"En." Shen Yi nodded.

The time for a song is not long, but it seems like 1 years have passed.When the last note fell, Zhang Muqing made the final movement on the stage. He didn't move, panted and looked at the audience, and tried his best to smile, but everyone could see that he was very nervous and disturbed.

After a long time, applause broke out in the auditorium.Someone called his name, someone whistled, girls whispered about how beautiful his dress was, how delicate his makeup was, how sweet he was, and wanted to be friends with him.The boys howled, as if they couldn't wait to get to know him.

At this moment, no one thought he was a monster.

Only the unknown will bring fear, but when you really get close to it and see its whole picture, what will be revealed will be the scene of another world, breaking through all misunderstandings and criticisms.

Zhang Muqing walked to the edge of the stage and picked up the microphone. He was still a little nervous and dared not speak loudly.For the first time in his life, he stood in front of so many people and exhausted all his courage and strength.

"Thank you everyone." His thank you was very simple, with thousands of words in it. He smiled and waved to the friends in the audience, then looked further away, and said solemnly: "Thank you!" Then he gave a deep sigh bow.

Another round of applause.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu." Li Jiaoyang stood up and bit his sleeve and said, "I'm about to cry! Is this youth!"

Shen Yi also stood up excitedly and clapped his hands. He felt the blood flow rapidly in his body, and even his breathing became short, which made him unable to speak, but there was a bright and joyful smile on his face.

Compassion, sympathy, justice, punishment... These bystanders' emotions belong to the bystanders themselves after all. For the protagonist in the center of the storm, only by building a strong heart can he obtain real self-salvation.Shen Yi once angrily exercised the right to punish Xi Jiujiu for Zhang Muqing. He had the ability to torture a little girl to death in the same way in real life. However, in the end, Shen Yi felt that these actions were all to satisfy his desire to be a justice envoy. Just happy.

What about Zhang Muqing?No one considered whether he was willing or not, and no one considered what he would do in the future.

That time when he went to Zhang Muqing late at night, he hoped that Zhang Muqing could face up to himself. He was still young and could live a long life. He needed to understand that no one could help him in a difficult situation, and he could only save himself.

To face your own heart, to face everyone who has hurt you, to be a confident, optimistic and brave person, this is the real strength, and it is also a compulsory lesson for growth.

Zhang Muqing did it.

From now on, even if he still suffers criticism, he doesn't need to live in the eyes of others, in a dark corner.

He can live in the sunshine, in the world of love and hope.

Zhang Muqing is alone on stage, but he will never be lonely again.

The music just now had stopped, but Shen Yi felt that it was still reverberating in his mind.

Now, listen to me.

Pulling you hard to zero distance,

Chasing those days of youth,

Don't want to forget and can't forget,

Those pages that shine.

Shen Yi clapped his hands numb, and felt his eyes were wet. He sucked his nose, and said to Li Jiaoyang in the dark, "I'm going to the bathroom."

"Oh." Li Jiaoyang didn't look at him.

Shen Yi walked quickly to the bathroom, rinsed his face with cold water, and slowly wiped off the drops of water on his face, taking advantage of this time to calm down his mood.He looked at himself in the mirror, everything was as usual, and then he walked out of the bathroom.But instead of rushing back inside, he walked out of the gymnasium.It was too stuffy inside, so he wanted to come out to get some air and buy some drinks to go back.

On the way here, he saw a convenience store, walked over there looking for his memory, grabbed two bottles of water and planned to pay the bill, but ran into the person he least wanted to meet at the cash register.

Xi Jiujiu, also known as Chen Xi.

She couldn't hear other voices with the earphones plugged in, and naturally she didn't notice Shen Yi behind her.This made Shen Yi feel relieved, and stood safely not far from her.Chen Xi lowered her head and picked up the phone to pay the bill. When the phone was unlocked, the photo album of the phone was displayed. She was startled, as if she saw something annoying, and quickly deleted the picture.Shen Yi's eyes were excellent, and he quickly captured the contents of the photo.

It was a boy who looked familiar, but couldn't remember where he had seen it before.

Shen Yi didn't want to go forward to make trouble. In his opinion, Mu's affairs had ended perfectly. These low-level villains should disappear and return the stage to the protagonist.He silently waited for Chen Xi to finish paying and leave the convenience store, and then went to check out by himself after a while.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning struck in his mind, and he seemed to remember something, and ran out quickly without even taking the two bottles of water that were placed on the cash register.