Chapter 2 Chapter two

She understood in an instant, where the morning light came from and where it was going back. Rilang was very calm, looked at the clock, took a shower and changed clothes, and went out with the car keys. Chenxi lives in a building nearby. Because this area is on a mountain, you can see the sea view, so the high-rise residential buildings stand up like pencils stuck together, without character at all. No matter which genius lives in it, he will automatically become one of the crowd. Chen Xi was waiting for her downstairs. I only carry a small hand luggage and wear a thin long coat. I don’t know what kind of material it is. , like a fairy concubine.

Rilang opens the door to let her get in. Chen Xi thanked her. Ri Lang asked, "Where are you going?" Chen Xi glanced at her and smiled, "You understand?" "Yes, the place you are going to is not our airport, is it? Also, the aircraft you are taking is not our aircraft either, 80MB?" Chen Xi shyly said, "I'm sorry I kept it from you for so long." "No, no, you didn't hide it from me, it was me who was slow." Chen Xi smiled, "Please drive to the western suburbs." "As ordered." In the early morning, when the sky was still dark and the traffic was smooth, Rilang drove the small car very fast and easily.

"Over 300 days and nights at our place, collecting information, what experience do you have?" "The scope of my research is very narrow." "Let me guess, your qualifications are equivalent to a doctoral student in our department." "Yes, I'm here to do my doctoral thesis." "What's the topic?" "The love lives of men and women on Earth." Ri Lang shook his head, "Tsk tsk tsk, you chose a very bad subject." Chen Xi lowered her head, "No, I have a classmate who is smarter, and his topic is the relationship between human mother and child."

"Oh, that's much more impressive. Human beings love their descendants very much." "Ri Lang," Chen Xi was surprised, "you know a lot about human beings." Ri Lang couldn't help laughing, "That's because I'm alone." Chen Xi looked at Prison Rilang with her clear eyes, "It is human beings who don't understand the most, and they can't see themselves clearly among the crowd." "Hey, can you be more polite?" "Human women are actually quite great, hardworking and caring for their families." "But we have many weaknesses in character."

"It's much more noble than men," Chen Xi commented, "It's strange. Except for a few outstanding men on this earth, ordinary men seem to do nothing. Just do an insignificant job to support themselves, and they are already full. Grumble." Thinking of Cen Jieren, Ri Lang couldn't help but bend over with laughter, and then sighed. "Earth women are very hard-working." The car drove to the suburbs, and the roads began to become deserted. "Please turn right." "yes." "There are two identical forks ahead, still turn right."

Ri Lang asked: "Your experience on Earth, isn't it pleasant?" "He asked me to give him some more time, but I had to leave. My tutor urged me to hand in the papers. My family misses me." "Your choice is correct." "But I miss the beauty of the good times I spent with him." Rilang let out a laugh, "With all due respect, the earthlings still have some new tricks, but drinking champagne and dancing at dawn or dusk." Chen Xi opened her eyes wide, then sighed. "Yes, but I think it's delicious." "You can take that set home and carry it forward."

"Different people, different feelings." Ri Lang asked, "Turn left or right?" "Seven turns in a row, all turn right." "Where is your home?" "Not far away." "Can you tell me?" "Have you ever heard of Libra?" Rilang took a breath, maybe Chenxi was right, it’s not too far away, in the evening of spring, the four big stars of Libra can be seen with the naked eye, Virgo is on the right and Scorpio is on the left, every year when the autumnal equinox comes, the sun Entering Libra, the day and night are even, hence the name Libra.

It was only at this time that Rilang began to feel extremely confused: "How many days have you been coming and going on the earth without any taboo?" Chen Xi spoke more implicitly: "All kinds of phenomena on the earth have always been the targets of everyone's research." "Why, because we are behind?" Chen Xi smiled, "You guys don't care about technological development, so your grades are a bit poor. But there are many things we can learn from, for example, how well you know how to enjoy life." The car turned to the seventh turn, and under the illumination of the headlights, a small lawn suddenly appeared in front of it.

"Here we are." Chen Xi said. "What about the spacecraft?" Chen Xi looked at the hour hand, "The aircraft will arrive in ten minutes after receiving it." "Where is the spaceship parked?" "On the cloud." Rilang wondered, "Do the space organizations on Earth know your whereabouts?" "The two sides absolutely have a tacit understanding." "But countries never announce it to the people." "So as not to cause unnecessary panic." "Panic?" Ri Lang spread out his hands, "Will I scream and run to kill you?"

Chen Xi stared at Ri Lang, "If I inadvertently revealed my true nature, you might get scared and run away." Ri Lang smiled wryly, "Believe it or not, I have seen more terrifying people and things." "Really," Chen Xi said, "some people on Earth have revealed their true colors, they are extremely ugly." "Everyone is just relying on skin and superficial skills to cover up." Ri Lang laughed. "Ri Lang, listen." Chen Xi suddenly became serious. "Yes, please tell me." "Ri Lang, I can't do anything else, but I can give you the ability to go in and out of the time tunnel at any time."

Ri Lang was stunned, "What good is that?" Chen Xi smiled, "Why is there no benefit? You can go back to the happiest day of your life and relive your old dreams." Ri Lang asked, "Just like that?" Chen Xi was not surprised to see her at all, and couldn't help laughing, "With human technology, it won't be possible in another two centuries." Ri Lang was very puzzled, "What's the point of going in and out in my past life?" Chen Xi kicked her feet, "It will last for three months. Within three months, you can go back to any day in the past, and come in and out as you like." She suddenly stretched out her hand and clasped a bracelet on Rilang's wrist, "But, you can't run into someone else's life, and you can't change everything that has happened." Ri Lang laughed loudly, "Hey, what am I going to do when I go back?" Chen Xi looked at her, "You will have a happier day, live again, what's wrong?" "Thank you, Chen Xi, but I may not need this magic weapon." "And—" Chen Xi wanted to say something else. At this time, Rilang had already heard a slight "humming" sound. "Goodbye, Rilang." Ri Lang asked, "Is it possible for us to meet again?" "Probably never." "It's a pleasure to know you." Chen Xi hugged her. Ri Lang turned around and left quickly. She heard the sound of the aircraft approaching and the heat of the engine spraying to the ground, and finally couldn't help it. She looked back, but she only saw the flattened part of the grass forming a circular pattern, and Chen Xi and her aircraft were in a short distance. It disappeared within ten seconds. She was the only one who saw her off. I really didn't expect Jiao Rilang to befriend a foreigner. Rilang returned to the car and drove into the urban area. When we arrived at the office, dawn was just beginning to appear, and the sky was fish-belly white. Rilang rubbed his eyes, suspected it was a dream. But a day's work has started, she also started jogging, jumping around in the office building, sometimes dizzy with anxiety, so she always has a small piece of chocolate candy in her mouth to increase her physical strength. Occasionally, when she had a minute to spare, she would think: How boring, repeating the same trivial things every day, doing it over and over again, but it’s impossible not to do it, and I haven’t seen any results after years of doing it.After washing my hair today, it will be dirty tomorrow, and I have to buy it again when I run out of shampoo. If it is not for the old and the young, it will make no difference if I live 30 years longer or 30 years less. Cen Jieren's mother passed away, and Rilang also went to Cen's house to help. The old man was so upbeat, he was still doing housework on Wednesday, and passed away on Friday, only spending more than 30 hours in the hospital. There was still a change of clothes she washed two days ago on the bed, and there were unfinished newspapers on the table. After finishing the work, she was hungry, and she ate the salted eggs cooked by Cen's mother. Strange to say, Jiao Cen and Jiao Cen had different reactions to the same thing. After this incident, Ri Lang became even more pessimistic about the world. He only felt that everything didn't matter, and he didn't want to fight. But Cen Jieren said: "Of course you have to earn more while you're alive, eat more, enjoy yourself, it's worthwhile to come to this world." So Rilang felt that the two of them had completely lost communication. The sun loomed for a while at noon, and then it began to rain again. Rilang thought: I wonder if Chenxi is home yet? She raised her hand to look at her watch, and then saw the strange timepiece on her wrist again. The more advanced the science, the simpler the instrument.This timepiece looks no different from a wristwatch, but it can already control the entrance and exit of the time tunnel. Rilang smiled wryly. According to Chen Xi, within three months, she can enter and exit the past half of her life at any time and relive her old dreams. Why the time limit of three months? Probably because after ninety days and nights, the energy of the timepiece will be exhausted. Rilang is ready to move. This is really a rare miracle for a person, but it is a pity that she can only go back to her own past years; otherwise, she is willing to browse and visit other people's lives. What stage should I go back to? Rilang pondered, what days are worth living again? At this moment, with a bang, someone pushed the door open. Rilang took a closer look and saw that it was her friend Fan Lixuan. "Hey, why are you here?" Li Xuan sat down and covered his face with his hands, "Passing by." "You look like you need a cup of coffee." "It's better to have a glass of revival wine." She sighed. "What happened?" "The promotion list has been published, but I'm not on it." "Should there be you?" "Working hard and loving, doing everything well, waiting and waiting, it ended up like this." "Life is unsatisfactory, and things often happen, haven't you heard it?" “Others always seem to be at their fingertips.” "Lixuan, everyone has their own reasons. Don't envy anyone." Fan Lixuan held Rilang's hand tightly, "I really want to tell myself that this is a nightmare. After waking up, I am only twenty-two years old. I am young and have a bright future. My parents love me and I have no anxiety." Ri Lang's heart skipped a beat, "You did have a happy youth." Li Xuan bowed his head and remained silent. "Lixuan, come to my house tonight, let's talk by candlelight." "What's there to talk about? It's just bitter water." Ri Lang glared at her, "What do you want to do, go out at night holding candles?" Fan Lixuan had already stood up, "Thank you for the coffee." "what do you think?" "There are only two approaches, one: find another job; two: act as if nothing happened." "Lixuan, I wish you luck." "Life is really boring," she lamented. "Come to my house tonight and I'll make real curry." Li Xuan left. Suddenly, Ri Lang noticed that there were many fine lines around her eyes, her shoulders slumped, and her steps faltered. Ri Lang looks at her like looking in a mirror, he is also a fallen person in the world. Moreover, Rilang did not want to go back to the year when she was twenty-two years old. That year, she hadn't even found a serious job yet.Every morning I went to see the job, and in the afternoon I looked for a house to live in, temporarily living in my cousin's house. Two weeks later, the relatives looked more and more lonely, as if they were afraid that she would stick around for the rest of their lives. Ri Lang, who was living under the fence, suddenly became frightened, and began to do some odd jobs for the family, helping his children with tutoring, and buying canned soda candies for them... She was afraid of losing this only support. In the end, she still moved out after ten days or so. She really couldn't stand the look on her face. She took her luggage and stood by the side of the road waiting for the streetcar.I can't help laughing, if I can get down to this, I've seen the bottom, it can't be worse than this, after the darkness, there must be dawn. She moved to the YMCA. Within a month, an apartment was found and a job was also found. Go back to that year?Just kidding, the wound has just scabbed, and you are going to expose it?Think the last time wasn't painful enough? That kind of twenty-two-year-old, it doesn't matter if you don't do it. Until now, whenever he was depressed, Jiao Rilang encouraged himself: "What is this? It was a thousand times harder than this and I survived. Now I am lying on such a comfortable bed. This bed is in such a spacious room. The bedrooms are in the upper-middle-class apartment, and the apartment is in a very good area; and this area is located in a bustling and free city, so what is there to complain about? Come on, muster up your courage, and deal with life.” At this moment, a colleague poked her head in to interrupt her thoughts, "Aren't you off work yet? See you, Libra." Rilang stretched his tired legs. Later, after a long time, she heard that her cousin's child was not successful, unwilling to go to school, and unwilling to work, and she felt emotional in her heart.That year she tutored him, but he actually took out an alarm clock, and when the hour came, the bell rang, and he immediately closed the book, trying to drive Rilang away, no wonder he ended up like this. What is even more emotional is that if they had treated her better, she, Jiao Rilang, might never have been as independent as she is today.People are always lazy and have something to rely on. Who is willing to run out and fight the world alone. Just as I was about to leave, the phone rang. Rilang had to listen. "Rilang?" It was her mother. Yes, of course Jiao Rilang also has a mother. She only wanted her for one thing. "I need an extra expense." She overspends every month. "I'll bring it over tonight." "This time it costs 30,000 yuan." Rilang was silent for a while, "No, at most once a month, no more than 10,000 each time, if you want, don't let it go." "I'm not enough." "I don't have enough money," Ri Lang said humorously, "The money is still mine." Her mother said, "Twenty thousand." "Stop talking." Ri Lang put down the phone and went out. First go to Libra to drink a glass of dark beer, complain and chat with colleagues in other departments, and then go home. Mother arrived shortly after. Reach out as soon as you walk in the door. Rilang took out his checkbook. Her mother said impatiently: "Sesame mung bean, just pay in cash." Ri Lang had no choice but to count the cash to her. But she still said sourly, "You earn even more." Ri Lang went over, opened the door, and beckoned her to go. Mrs. Jiao, oh, no, they have already divorced. Her name is not Mrs. Jiao, she is Miss Yao. Ms. Yao was dressed more stylishly than Jiao Rilang, her skirt was above her knees, and the buttons on her coat took a breath to button. "Ri Lang and I are like two sisters," she always said that way. But regardless of his mood and appearance, Ri Lang feels older than her. After she left, Rilang kept his promise and cooked a pot of Chinese chicken curry for Lixuan to eat. Sitting in the kitchen, she took off the watch Chen Xi gave her, looked at it carefully, and listened to it by her ear. She saw a few handles on the watch, which were probably used to adjust the time. Rilang pressed down lightly. Twenty-two years old should have been seven and a half years ago, and summer was June. He was playing and researching when the doorbell rang. She goes to open the door. The person who came was Fan Lixuan, who kicked off his shoes and poured himself a drink. "I'm going to prepare food for you, and I promise it will make you cry." When he came out of the kitchen, he found that Lixuan had put on the mysterious timepiece. Rilang was startled, and immediately pulled up her wrist to look, only to see that the red numbers on the surface had started to jump, indicating that the timepiece was in operation. Ri Lang was startled and didn't know what to do. On the other side, Fan Lixuan suddenly yawned, "Your jumping watch is really new." Rilang didn't dare to take it off for her, she kicked her feet, "Lixuan, you don't ask for it." "I'll pay you back right away, I think it's fun—" She yawned again, "Hey, I'm so tired." Ri Lang hurriedly helped her to lie down. "Ri Lang, I'm going to sleep here." "Don't be afraid, don't worry, I'm here." I saw Fan Lixuan chose a comfortable posture, with a smile on his face, and fell into a dream. Rilang was stunned. She didn't expect Lixuan to be an experimental product. She was affected by the instrument and fell asleep. Will her soul go back to a summer seven and a half years ago? Ask her nicely when you wake up. Fan Lixuan breathed evenly, and it seemed that he would never wake up for an hour or two. Rilang had to take out a novel and read it at night with the lamp on. Every once in a while, he went to visit Lixuan. After midnight, Ri Lang covered her with a thin quilt before going to bed. That night, nothing happened, and the two women slept until dawn. It was Fan Lixuan who got up first. Rilang lifted the quilt when he heard the noise, "Lixuan, Lixuan!" Lixuan was eating chicken curry in the kitchen. Ri Lang saw at a glance that the timepiece had been removed and placed on the coffee table, she quickly put it away. Seeing Ri Lang, Li Xuan immediately said, "Ri Lang, what brand is your sofa? It's very comfortable to sleep on." Riming looked at her, "Did you have a good dream?" "Yes, you guessed it. Rilang, I dreamed clearly and went back to the day of my 22nd birthday. My parents held a celebration party for me at home. Every face and every detail seemed real. In the hearts of my parents, I am a unique treasure, and they really love me." "you're very lucky." "Yes, Rilang, what are some setbacks in life as an adult? Today I will go back to the company for a big vacation. I will rest for a week or two, travel abroad, and start all over again." "What a good plan." "Also, the curry is really good, but unfortunately it's not spicy enough." "Wait a minute, Lixuan, tell me, how did the dream begin?" "This dream is no better than other dreams. I still remember everything after waking up. At the beginning, I walked slowly in a very long and dark corridor; then I saw a door, pushed it open, and it turned out to be the living room of my house , I saw my young self, wearing a gauze dress, blowing out the twenty-two candles on the birthday cake." "You see yourself?" "Yes, like a bystander." "Did everyone at the scene see you?" "No." "Heh, it's like watching a movie, a movie about your past life." "No, it's much more real than the movie. I was deeply moved. The look in my mother's eyes and the care of my relatives and friends made me understand that I should not feel sorry for myself." "Lixuan, dreams are so beneficial and constructive to you?" Lixuan's eyes suddenly turned red, and tears welled up in his eyelashes, "I really didn't expect my mother to love me like that." Rilang said nothing, she didn't resonate. "Go, go wash up." "I haven't seen her for a year," Lixuan said, "I decided to visit her in Vancouver." On that day, Rilang and Lixuan went out together. Throughout the day, Rilang was still hesitating, whether to use the time plan to go back to the past?Lixuan seems to have benefited a lot. However, Lixuan is another story. She is the jewel in the palm of her parents, as precious as a jade.What is Jiao Rilang, who has struggled until today, left all the past behind, and went back?Not that stupid. At the beginning of every day, Rilang would drink strong tea, and then holding up the teacup, the secretary said, "Miss Jiao, Mr. Liang Zhaoping is looking for you." Ri Lang was taken aback, he? "Come in." Siu Ping was her boyfriend before Shun Jieren, he was not practical, he loved photography, he was very talented, he already understood the joys of life, his personality and Shun Jieren were two extremes. Mr. Zhaoping got married a year ago to a rich girl. After marriage, it is said that they lead a happy life.The two don't care about world affairs, they travel around the world, and all expenses are supported by their father-in-law. Afterwards, Zhaoping published several photobooks, which were well received. Strange to say, not only was Ri Lang not angry with this man, but he was also thankful for him. Although we haven't seen each other for a long time, we are still friends. "Zhaoping, are you safe?" "Hello, Rilang, why did you switch the phone again? Work jumps around, isn't it hard?" Ri Lang couldn't help laughing, "Brother, we endured the humiliation and burdened our lives for the sake of our lives. By the way, it's rare for you to get up early, isn't it?" "Get up early? No, I haven't slept yet. I stayed in the drying room all night." Ri Lang could only smile wryly, "What's the matter?" "I found the negatives I took for you in the past, rushed them out, and wanted to send them to you." He is such a simple and kind person. "Thank you, how are you ma'am?" "Very good. Now I'm teaching her to print and enlarge. We have a full set of equipment. When we have free time, we can go into the dark room and have a lot of fun." Apart from being happy for him, Ri Lang didn't know what to say. "We're going to Russia next month, Rilang, do you remember when you said you wanted to accompany me to the Red Square?" Rilang said dryly, "I don't remember. Zhaoping, I'm going to get busy." "Okay, I'll wake up and look for you." There are such lucky people in the world. It's rare that he gets along so well with his wife. A bear’s paw, B’s arsenic. When Rilang got along with him, he was often extremely confused. This person had no financial acumen, and his income was not bad, but he didn't have a penny left. Rilang appreciates his talent very much, but she also hopes to start a family in the future. Obviously, Liang Zhaoping is not that material at all. In order to avoid further suffering, she resolutely broke up with him. But you see, now Liang Zhaoping lives in the Yue family's villa with the mountains behind and the sea facing the sea. He doesn't care about world affairs, doesn't look at bills, and just concentrates on entertainment. How happy he is. He was born to be useful. The Yue family respects him very much. They organize photography exhibitions for him every year and try to win international awards for him. Liang Zhaoping is like a fish in water. Remembering the old man is really precious. Jiao Rilang is still stuck working in a small office, because he is in awe of his ex-boyfriend's inhumanity, so he finds an affordable Cen Jieren, and gradually he feels that he is worldly. It seemed that the fault was not theirs, but hers. Rilang sighed deeply. You have to practice your skills well. At that time, you can marry whoever you like. angry words?No and no. Waiting for someone to come and give her a home is a very vague thing. It is best to buy a home before finding a partner. When I came back from a meeting in the afternoon, there was a big envelope on the desk. The secretary said: "Mr. Liang Zhaoping left behind." "He came up in person?" "Yes, there is still a bunch of forget-me-nots in the bottle." Opening the envelope, I saw a stack of photos, all of which were young Jiao Rilang. Rilang was stunned. She was not a beautiful girl when she was a teenager, but being young has its advantages, pure eyes, sweet smile, smooth skin, all make people think she is cute, this appearance moved Jiao Rilang himself. Mr. Zhaoping has the meticulous nature of an artist, and marked the year, month, date, and location on the back of the photo, such as "Shooting in the afternoon by the shore of the refreshing Repulse Bay". The rare thing is that his wife treats all the photos as works of art, and she is not jealous at all. She is full of confidence and allows Zhaoping to enlarge the photos of his ex-girlfriend as a gift. Liang Zhaoping is really lucky. Rilang's heart skipped a beat, do you want to go back to Repulse Bay? That day, Jiao Rilang was not unhappy. She bought a cheap red, white and blue three-color swimsuit with the salary she earned from tutoring, but it looked very beautiful on the girl's tall and slender figure. Take a road car with Liang Zhaoping to play in Repulse Bay. Repulse Bay at that time was different from what it is now. At that time, there were shaded trees, and there were sparse mahjong tables under the trees for people to play. Rilang let out a breath. She immediately remembered that returning home that evening was the embarrassing day when her parents officially broke up. No, no, she doesn't want to go back and watch the quarrel. What an ugly scene that was. Both men and women are arguing endlessly, and everyone feels that they are at a disadvantage. You say what you say, try to vilify each other, and expose the most trivial details, leaving no room for it. When it came to the excitement, he rushed forward and beat him. The man relied on his strength and was merciless, so he just slapped him twice... In Rilang's eyes, he felt ashamed. How can there be such a man who uses his strength not to do things but to beat people.How can there be such a woman who quarrels endlessly every day and is always unwilling to leave. Every time there was a quarrel, Rilang took his coat and went for a walk in a nearby shopping mall, or talked to Liang Zhaoping about his concerns. Wandering on the street until late at night, unwilling to return home. She held the door key very early, and she came in and out. As soon as I got home that day, I saw my father leaving with a suitcase. He didn't look directly at his daughter. Rilang saw his mother crying. Cry for lost time and affection. Her investment failed, and her trust was not human. It wasn't until recently that Rilang realized that it was purely a matter of luck, and that every marriage was a gamble. Like Liang Zhaoping, she will lose if she bets on it. The secretary came in with the documents and saw the photo, "Who is this, so beautiful." Rilang said nothing. Before taking advantage of the timepiece from Libra, Jiao Rilang has gone back in time. She thought she had forgotten her humble past. No, I want to forget more because I will never forget it. Rilang will always remember the sound of his mother's cries: despair, pain, fear, like the dying wail of a fatally wounded animal.