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Chapter 199: Polygonum ()

The meal was eaten for a long time with words to accompany the dishes. When everyone's glasses of wine were drained and Xiaojiu was already drunk in He Si's wine glass, the dinner party finally came to an end. Deng Yizhi looked at the splattered night outside the window, stood up and said, "Although the reason for gathering today is to see Qi Jiang off, we can also celebrate the New Year at this moment."

"New Year?" Fan Yu blurted out, his face full of surprise that didn't look like he was faking it.

He Si also took out her mobile phone, and the current time was clearly displayed on the screen - Tuesday, December 2024, 12, 31:10.

"It's really the New Year?" He Si murmured in disbelief, and glanced at Qin Jian. His expression was as dull as ever - he had experienced the New Year too many times.

But He Si was different. She recalled her itinerary. She left the dance on Christmas Eve, arrived at Longxing Temple on Christmas Day, and then was trapped in Yanyan's book for a few days. After finally returning to the three-dimensional world, before I had time to sort out my time, I started running between the hospital ward and Yanyan's study. After half a day in reality at most, I fell into Xiao Shitou's dream without stopping. When today's dream came out, before she could regain her sense of reality, her mind was immediately attracted by Xiao Shitou's earth-shattering decision. It wasn't until this moment that she realized that time in this world had passed without her knowing it. A whole week. Her sense of time and space were disrupted, and when she looked at the dark night outside the window, she even felt a little dizzy.

"It's time to give little He Si a holiday," Liu Rui said distressedly, looking at He Si's slightly pale face, "Since I met you, the work intensity has been too high."

"It's hard to say who met whom. After all, before I met Xiao He, my work intensity was not that intense." Fan Yu said, turning his target back to Deng Yizhi, "Director Deng, it really takes more We have recruited two new people, and I think both Xiao He and Jiang Huai have potential.”

"That's true," Liu Rui rarely agreed with Fan Yu's statement. He looked at the Duke of Argyle and then said, "You see, even foreign aid is used. Doctor Guan won't introduce it to us. ?"

"A former patient of mine." Guan Zihe said very quickly, but his eyes avoided everyone. He snatched the chopsticks from the little hand that had been helping with the dishes, picked up a piece of after-dinner snack, put it in his mouth, and chewed it thoroughly. On the other hand, the Duke of Argyll, who had been silent beside her, smiled slightly and nodded towards Liu Rui, still looking condescending. Liu Rui didn't care, Rusi's charming eyes were full of gossip.

He Si vaguely felt that something was unusual. Guan Zihe didn't talk much when they first met, and she was a standard cold beauty. But after getting along with her for a long time, she realized that she was unconventional and very chatty by nature. Moreover, she had a good relationship with Liu Rui, so she did not answer in such a concise and concise manner, and there seemed to be a sense of evasion in her words.

Of course, she had also heard about the past between Guan Zihe and the Duke of Argyle, but in her mind, Guan Zihe was a pure and sincere girl. Although she did not dare to touch the love of the world because of her status as an acquaintance, she still When faced with the entanglement of love and hate, he is open-minded and will not show such an expression. What's more, the way Guan Zihe lowered his head and stuffed food into his mouth didn't look like he was shy because of Liu Rui's question, but like... he was hiding something and wanted to use food to stop his mouth.

He Si recalled along this line of thought, only to realize that Guan Zihe had been unusually quiet throughout the meal, as if he had been immersed in eating, while the Duke of Argyle was helping her entertain, as if the order of the host's questions had been reversed. Thinking of this, He Si's eyes shifted from Guan Zihe's lowered head to the man beside her. The Duke of Argyle's smile had not yet faded away, and a pair of eyes happened to be looking at her at this moment. There was no emotion, but He Si couldn't feel any malice either.

"In the new year, I hope everything goes well and everyone can be more relaxed." Deng Yizhi moved a thousand pounds in four strokes to relieve Fan Yu and Liu Rui's complaints, and finally ended tonight's dinner party. He Si was thinking about the thoughts in his heart. And therefore stopped.

After saying goodbye several times, the crowd dispersed, Xiao Shitou bowed solemnly, Liu Rui held Guan Zihe's arm, Fan Yu and Jiang Huai put their arms around each other, and He Si found Deng Yizhi walking towards herself and Qin Jian.

"Thank you for your hard work, Miss He." After the polite opening remarks, Deng Yizhi turned to Qin Jian and continued, "What are the plans next?"

"Director Deng, do you have something to do with me?"

"I'm just afraid of disturbing the two of you during the New Year's Eve."

"Ah Si..." "You just have to be busy," He Si said quickly before Qin Jian finished speaking, "I'm still used to celebrating the Lunar New Year."

"Okay," Qin Jian was very satisfied with this answer, "I will accompany you on the New Year's Eve that day."

"I won't disturb you that day." Deng Yizhi smiled and motioned for Qin Jian to leave with him, but He Si suddenly thought of something and stopped the two of them from leaving.

"Wait," she ran forward and asked, "have you fully regained control of the Mirror Gallery?"

Qin Jian didn't know the meaning of He Si's question. He subconsciously looked at the palm of his hand and said, "It seems so. The connection with the Mirror Gallery is the same as before."

"Then can I use the Mirror Gallery?"

"Now? You want to go back to school?"

Deng Yizhi felt guilty for interrupting the two of them on their way home together, and quickly said: "I can send someone to take Miss He back."

"Instead of going back to school, I want to... go home."

"So late? Going home?"

"Yes." He Si pursed her lips and nodded, then asked again, "Is that okay?"

Knowing that He Si also experienced the dream of Sitting Avalokitesvara upside down, Qin Jian was actually very curious about the reason why He Si suddenly wanted to return home, but he didn't ask anything, just nodded and said: "Since I told you how to use the Mirror Gallery, you Just use it, don’t ask me again.”

"That's great, little brother Jiang Huai and I have a second show," Fan Yu appeared out of nowhere and took over the conversation, "With the Mirror Gallery, I feel like I can still have three more shows."

Qin Jian was too lazy to pay attention to him. After watching He Si's back disappear in the mirror, he turned around and left with Deng Yizhi, who was also silent.

Stepping into the Mirror Corridor again, He Si walked very smoothly without Qin Jian. After all, the place she was going to was the home that held most of her memories. In her mind, she constructed a living room with yellowed walls, a kitchen full of clutter, a clean and tidy bedroom, and a small but always sunny yard. The mirror corridor gradually collapsed and was rebuilt along with the pictures in her mind. . He Si stepped on the rising and falling bricks in the void and moved forward quickly. Soon, she stood in front of the end of the journey.

She took a deep breath, and in front of the mirrors with various colors flowing, she remembered Qin Jian's hesitant expression when they parted. Although she was alone, her heart felt warm and warm - Qin Jian was worried about her coming back. The reason is that I'm afraid that after experiencing all this, I still can't get out of that false dream and untie my knot. But she knew that she had given up long ago. This time she came back, not for her mother or her childhood that she could never reconcile, but for Qin Jian.

She was looking for a kind of grass that her grandmother kept in the kitchen - Polygonum japonica.