The Three-Life Stone

Chapter 107 Deer Creek

Inside a bar, Xixi sat on a high stool, wearing a pure white V-neck chiffon top. A burgundy hip skirt outlined her graceful curves. Her sexy ankles were exposed in her red high heels, and her long legs were casually put together.

Yu Zhaozhao came closer: "Xixi, here I come."

Xixi turned around. The woman, who was as cold and beautiful as the moon, wore bright red lipstick, which added a bit of enchantment and charm. She brought two glasses of orange juice and took Yu Zhaozhao to the empty seat at the door: "Just sit here."

Yu Zhaozhao couldn't help but sigh: "Wow, you dress differently every day. I took a long time to get closer before I could confirm it."

“Hahahaha, it looks good, doesn’t it? Lao Qin didn’t let me wear it just now.” Xixi took a look at her outfit and said, “Next time, just call me Luxi.”

"You're not calling me by my nickname anymore?"

Luxi's thoughts flew back to a long time ago. It was the summer of 2014, the second month after she came here. She saw a woman pushing a stroller on a hot day. Except for meal times, she basically walked outside every day. The stroller was covered, but the woman did not take any measures and wandered aimlessly under the scorching sun.

In the afternoon, she went to the square and the supermarket. After dinner, she went to the roadside and the park. She looked at the woman and asked Qin Yunhuai, "Is this her reincarnation? What's the point of being unwilling to be so miserable? Is the object him?"

Qin Yunhuai stood behind Lu Xi and watched the woman pushing the stroller for more than a day. Sometimes the woman would cry while walking, wipe her tears and then continue crying. After crying for a while, she would let the wind dry her red eyes. When the baby was crying, Qin Yunhuai would pick up the child, holding the child in one hand and pushing the stroller with the other hand.

Sometimes when a woman comes out of the supermarket carrying a big bag of things, she sees a sale and buys more without realizing it. She can hang part of it on the stroller, and she will switch hands when the rest becomes a mark on her arm.

It's so humble. When I called the man for help, all I got in return were a few words: come back on your own. No one asked you to buy it. If you don't learn your lesson, you'll have to bear the consequences.

Lu Xi wanted to go up and help, and wanted to beat up the man who played games all day. Qin Yunhuai held Lu Xi back and said, "Everything has its own cause and effect. Let her go. If you want to be friends with her, that's fine. If it weren't for her obsession, there wouldn't be so many connections between them and me, and you wouldn't necessarily be able to come back. Remember not to interfere too much."

One afternoon, Yu Zhaozhao pushed the stroller into the square and felt the cool breeze from the air conditioner. Feeling thirsty, he went to buy a glass of lemonade. A message popped up on his phone: [Transaction successful "4 yuan", transaction account: credit card ending in 0808 (personal consumption), transaction type...].

This is her squandered youth, the "balance" that can be squandered.

That afternoon, Lu Xi came to the stroller and said, "Wow, the child is so cute and handsome. I wonder how many girls he will charm when he grows up."

Yu Zhaozhao was in a good mood after drinking the cold lemon water. Hearing someone praising his child, he felt so proud that the little boy uttered a few repetitive words from time to time.

She thought this was just a passer-by who had only met once. The girl in front of her was beyond the ordinary world. She just greeted the child when she saw him. Seeing that there was no follow-up, Yu Zhaozhao was about to push the stroller to leave. Lu Xi came over and walked with her: "You are not that old, and you already have a child. It must be very hard."

brush--

Yu Zhaozhao's tears fell. The grievances buried deep in her heart could not stand any care, even if it was just a greeting. "I'm sorry, I couldn't help it."

"Hahaha, it's okay. We are almost the same age and can go out and play. But it's really hard for you to take care of the child every day. Did it hurt to give birth?" Every word of Lu Xi prepared for the next conversation, all centered around the grievances in Yu Zhaozhao's heart. Unconsciously, their communication increased.

"Yes, I went to dig it because I couldn't get it to flow smoothly. I didn't understand at all and thought I was going to die."

"Does the child's father usually help take care of the child?"

......

At that time, Yu Zhaozhao felt that strangers might be much better than that person. Even if he was lying to her, she would admit it. They talked for a long time. When they added each other on WeChat and parted, Yu Zhaozhao asked, "What's your name?"

Luxi was stunned. It seemed that a name with two reduplicated words would be more intimate, so she blurted out: "Xixi."

"What?"

"East, south, west, north, and south, I am the red center."

"Mahjong, the "Western" one, right?"

Lu Xi was confused. She didn't know how to explain it. How could a mortal know about predicting the future? She couldn't say that she had only been in this world for two or three months, and that she had first explored the interesting things in this world and then been amused by the popular Internet memes, so she insisted that Qin Yunhuai keep predicting and then knew the future memes.

She had no choice but to scratch her head. This was a secret. She dared not forget how Qin Yunhuai was chased by Lei because he deduced too much. If it was leaked in advance, she didn't know how badly Qin Yunhuai would be tricked by her. She had no choice but to agree. Later, she told Yu Zhaozhao her real name, but Yu Zhaozhao might have gotten used to the nickname.

She really couldn't stand it. Although Xixi and Xixi sounded the same, she almost couldn't remember her own name after seeing Xixi so many times while typing. So she instinctively confessed: "Yes, I think the full name sounds better. I like it better."

“Luxi, it’s been almost twenty years.”

"OK."

"Why haven't you changed at all? Do you take care of yourself?" Yu Zhaozhao was really curious. No matter if she looked younger or not, people would always change after decades. Lu Xi was really God's favorite.

The juice in Luxi's mouth almost spurted out. She stared with her big deer eyes: "Zhao Zhao, let me share an interesting story with you."

Yu Zhaozhao's curiosity was successfully diverted: "Okay, my princess."

"I joined an author retirement group a while ago and found that there are many authors who have failed like me, hahahahahahaha."

"Let me do the math. You were planning to write the novel in 2018, and it's been three or four years now. How many people have written a novel spanning so many years like you? Even if there are people catching up, they can't catch up." Yu Zhaozhao said to Lu Xi while counting on his fingers.

Lu Xi interrupted irritably: "Stop, stop, stop, baby, listen to me."

She took out her phone and opened the group chat: "Hey, I didn't know there was such a group before. Everyone can complain together, share their experiences and chat together."

"This is Brother Ming. He wants to be a security guard the most, spend his days writing books and spending time with his wife and children. This is Lin Yi. I usually call him Brother Jian. His online name is related to his dream. When he was a child, he dreamed of traveling the world with a sword. He has not forgotten it even when he grew up. His first novel fulfilled his dream. He is a peony flower. He imagined the type of girl he likes and wrote it into his second novel."

"This is Brother Yu. When he first joined the group, he would occasionally ask questions about the two writing software. At that time, Brother Ming, Brother Jian, and I came in at about the same time, and together with the management of Niao Niao, most of the messages were occupied by us. One day, Brother Yu suddenly popped up, and we realized that this guy had been lurking all the time. He was on business trips almost every day, and he had seen a lot of things."

"This is Niao Niao. I heard that she ended a long-term relationship. I don't know if it has anything to do with her poor health. Later, she wrote the novel to commemorate something and give herself an explanation. We don't ask too much."

Lu Xi kept talking to the group list, and Yu Zhaozhao listened silently and added: "Now that you say that, is it possible that she wants to fly freely like a bird, so her online name is Bird Bird?"

"Yes, it's possible. This is Tomato. She has changed her online name to several different ones, but they all have the same name. We spent a lot of time trying to guess her name. We judged from her behavior that she might be young, and confused the topic and thought she was over 20. Who knew that she would say something wrong later, and then we knew she was a high school student."

"Later, more chatterboxes joined the group, and I often couldn't get a word in and they would just leave. Lazy Sheep is also a cute little sister. Although she is young, she can chat with everyone. This is probably the magical power of the Internet. The novel she wrote is full of discussions about junior high school knowledge. It is quite interesting. Every time I dare not open it to read it because I easily feel drowsy. She also likes to talk about constellations and Capricorns. I don't have much interest in it, so I didn't pay attention."

Yu Zhaozhao perked up: "Capricorn? Me too, what's your zodiac sign?"

Lu Xi suddenly felt something was wrong. How could she know this thing? She didn't even know the month of a few thousand years. She cleared her throat and said, "I'm Andromeda."

"Hahahahahaha, you don't know your zodiac sign, let me help you figure out what month it is."

"I am a fairy, so I don't need to talk about constellations. Look, this is Tangtang. The campus articles she wrote are really enviable. This is the indispensable experience I'm missing. I'll drag Lao Qin to the university someday to see how the young handsome guys are working hard."

Yu Zhaozhao glanced at Lu Xi and sneered: "Lu Bao, wipe your saliva before you say that."

"Ah~~ You dare to mock me. If we weren't outside, I would have told you to experience the harm of the Nine Yin Bone Claw."

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything. So where are you in there?"

Lu Xi frowned: "God of Cars?"

"Ah? Why?"

"For example, I am typing this sentence right now, [Luxi brushed Zhaozhao's hair and whispered in her ear like orchid...]"

Words are indeed magical things. They can incorporate many of our expectations into the story. Between the lines is another parallel world, carrying our other hope.

Maybe you choose to write just to write a novel you want to read, maybe it is because of a hobby, or maybe it is to write in a position that is beyond your ability... No matter which one it is, the created story has its own meaning of existence.

"I didn't expect you to be like this online." Yu Zhaozhao joked with a look of disdain. "By the way, baby, it seems like I didn't notice when your birthday is?"

Lu Xi felt something was wrong and continued to drop a bombshell: "Baby, my novel is finished and will be made into a TV show. The book [The Devil's Little Wife] will be starred by Qin Yunhuai and I. The director didn't think we were good at first, but we passed the audition. Your bestie will be promoted to an actor."