Chapter 23 He Remembers
Xu Jiayu seemed to have exhausted all his strength that night. After entering the room, he leaned against the door and was lost in thought.
On the day of Ms. Meng's death, H City experienced unprecedented high temperatures. The entire city was like a huge microwave oven. The outdoor heat wrapped people tightly around them without mercy. Even an occasional gust of wind was like a ball of fire blown by the scorching sun. , so hot that people’s faces hurt. The asphalt pavement has been deformed by the sun, and it feels like if it stays in the sun for a while, the entire city will melt away.
On this day, Xu Jiayu received a call asking her to go back to school to get the admission notice. But when she told Ms. Meng the good news, Ms. Meng, who never disappointed, asked her to go to school alone on the excuse that it was too hot.
Looking back now, she was so overwhelmed with joy that she didn't notice anything unusual about Ms. Meng. When she hurriedly ran home to be the first to share it with Ms. Meng, what awaited her was an empty home.
Ms. Meng disappeared.
It was a strange day to say that it was almost time to get off work. The property management aunt was cleaning at the gate with a bucket and mop. The grandmother next door seemed to be waiting for her. When she saw her, she took her to the house to eat until Xu Boyuan came back. The family took her to see Ms. Meng.
Not a hospital, but a funeral home.
The morgue of the funeral home was so cold. Ms. Meng was lying alone in the cold drawer, still wearing the same blue dress she wore when she left home, except that a piece of her head was inexplicably deflated.
The memory of Ms. Meng ended abruptly here. She could no longer remember how she left the funeral home that day. She just suffered from haemorrhage from that day on.
The staff said that Ms. Meng fell to her death. The investigation showed that it was an accident. Ms. Meng passed away and became the eternally young beauty on the tombstone.
Ms. Meng loves beauty, and now she will never grow old. It really goes with her wish.
Good.
Xu Jiayu slowly opened the palm of her hand. Ms. Meng took her to the department store to buy the snowflake diamond necklace. The diamond was surrounded by a circle of aquamarine in the middle. It was expensive in that era.
The chain can be repaired if it breaks, but fortunately the pendant is fine. Turning around, she pulled the tote bag and put the snowflake diamond necklace back into the jewelry box. She lowered her head and was stunned for a moment.
Her eyes fell on the notebook in the tote bag. She found the notebook in Ms. Meng's relic box, but the name on the notebook was three words she was very familiar with - Xu Boyuan.
[Life is limited, but the pursuit of dreams is infinite. 】
[Thursday, September 17, 1987, the weather was sunny and the mood was exciting.
Today, the head of the department, Mr. Su, and the deputy head of the department, Mr. Yan, came to visit us in the freshman dormitory. The two teachers were gentle, friendly and modest, consistent with the image of a university scholar I imagined. Their presence helped me form a first impression of archeology. An impression.
Speaking of which, Mr. Su presided over the excavation of the Song Dynasty tomb that made me interested in archeology. I felt very excited when I saw the idol.
Teacher Su is from Shenyang, Liaoning Province. He speaks with a strong Northeastern accent. He is 65 years old and is still active in teaching. It is really admirable. He has a hook nose, slightly downward corners of his lips, a habitual frown, and that The twinkling eyes when mentioning archeology are unforgettable. When talking with Teacher Su, I always feel that Teacher Su’s personality is very similar to that of a vigorous young man, and even has the innocence of a child...]
Xu Jiayu closed the notebook with a bang and threw it aside like a madman.
This turned out to be Xu Boyuan’s diary!
Why is Xu Boyuan's diary among Ms. Meng's belongings?
"Ding——"
The WeChat reminder interrupted Xu Jiayu's thoughts. Lin Mochen: There is no direct train from the community to the museum. You need to transfer two trains. The train numbers and times are as follows.
Dr. Lin, a busy person, sent a photo with the specific train number and interval written on it, and even calculated the time for her to go out.
The man's handwriting is steady and powerful, with a long and slender stroke when he starts writing. It doesn't look like the ghostly symbols of a doctor's prescription in his impression. Lin Mochen's handwriting has been good since he was a child, but the little boy's handwriting in his memory is far from as capable and chic as it is now, showing confidence in every aspect.
Xu Jiayu lost his mind for a moment.
So, Lin Mochen sent her the route map because he was afraid that she would get lost?
Xu Jiayu really couldn't understand what Lin Mochen meant, so he sent a message to Ding Dang.
Ding Dang: Tsk, tsk, tsk! Xu Jiayu, now I completely suspect that you are showing off your affection! Have you forgotten that you used to be a road fool? The one who can get lost even if he walks down an alley?
Xu Jiayu: I see, I really forgot if you didn’t mention it! Then I have to thank Dr. Xia Lin for taking time out of his busy schedule to plan a road map for me?
Ding Dang: Xu Jiayu, just play the lute! Have you forgotten that one year Director Lin broke your leg while playing nonsense with you? Just that time you were crying to find Uncle Xu! I even went to the hospital to see you! oops! Anyway, the pain is not on your body, I guess you have forgotten it! I won’t tell you anymore, it’s rare to have some free time and sleep!
After working as a live map player in City S for ten years, Xu Jiayu had long forgotten that he had "spotted" the talent of the road-crazy attribute. As for Lin Mochen breaking his leg, how could she forget?
Xu Jiayu subconsciously touched his forehead.
Speaking of which, she was really willful when she was a child. During the summer vacation of her first year of junior high school, Xu Boyuan was working in the field and Ms. Meng had not returned home from group training. She was really bored and wanted to drag Lin Mochen to find Xu Boyuan, but the two of them fell into each other. There was a huge pit, a big gash on her forehead from the bicycle, and Lin Mochen's leg was directly broken.
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She cried for a long time that night, and even thought she would die from the pain and never see her parents again. However, Lin Mochen, who was only one year older than her, was surprisingly calm and even kept comforting her and letting her go. Look at the stars in the sky to distract yourself.
Only then did she realize that the sky in the countryside was completely different from the sky in the city. The blue night was dotted with stars as bright as gems.
He told her that the entire sky was divided into eighty-eight constellations, forty-eight in the northern hemisphere and forty in the southern hemisphere.
He told her that there was a bright orange star at an elevation of about 40 degrees, with a small star on its left and right, forming an arc. It was the α star that represented the heart of the Scorpio constellation, which is in summer. The most beautiful constellation.
She gradually fell asleep under Lin Mochen's careful comfort, and it was only when she was woken up by her uncle the next day that she discovered that Lin Mochen's leg was broken, with the bones poking out of the flesh.
Thinking back on that scene now, it still makes my heart tremble.
When Xu Boyuan came to the hospital, Lin Mochen was lying calmly on the hospital bed reading a book, while she hugged Xu Boyuan and cried loudly, as if she was the one whose leg was broken.
Xu Jiayu frowned and shook his head, everything that just happened suddenly flashed through his mind.
When she was in the stairwell, she was only thinking about how to confront Lin Mochen, forgetting that she didn't cry at all.
Therefore, Lin Mochen simply guessed that she was in the "secret base".
He actually still remembers?
(End of chapter)