Longmen Memoirs

She paused for a few seconds before saying the last name. If Chen Mo guessed correctly, she might have made it up, or she was considering whether to tell her real name.

"Isn't this the same as me?"

There are secrets between them, perhaps more of Chen Mo's secrets, and the reason why secrets are called secrets is because they are hidden deep in their hearts and don't want others to know, at least not yet.

"Go home, Miss Vina."

Chen Mo stood up and opened his palms to her.

The term home is unfamiliar to both her and Chen Mo. It only remains in their memory, but they can no longer find what warmth is. Only when there are people worth returning to can it be called home, and an empty place like a wilderness, It can only be called a house.

No matter how beautiful the house or castle is, it cannot be called home. On the contrary, no matter how simple the house is, it can be called home. It refers to people, not objects or empty words.

Chen Mo didn't, and she didn't seem to have either.

"Go home?"

The smile on her lips was filled with indescribable self-deprecation and low sarcasm.

"Yes, I don't seem to have a better choice. I can't sit here forever. I don't think anything can be worse than now."

Her hand spanned the other half of the distance, and finally she held Chen Mo's hand under the last ray of sunset on the horizon and before nightfall.

Many years later, Seria talked to me about Vina. She commented that he was a cold but strong-minded person. It was precisely because of this that his face was always frightened and hard to find. No unnecessary expressions.

She believes that the reason for her current attitude is most likely due to the changes that year. It was all that changed her and made her indifferent.

But whether it was me, Ceria, or her, if something hadn't happened to change us, we wouldn't have been able to get together.

It's hard to tell whether it's good or bad. The light of dawn always comes slowly before the darkness of the road ahead can't be seen clearly.

And when she was sitting alone in front of the park, she looked up at the setting sun on the horizon. The afterglow of the setting sun reflected on the side of her face. Her long golden hair was dyed yellow. Her figure looked like a twilight old man or a dying giant.

Chen Mo would remember the look in her eyes when she looked at him, the sadness and twilight, and the feeling of being confused and helpless. She no longer had anyone trustworthy. The only one she could trust at that time was herself, and the only one she could rely on was herself. Own.

You can imagine the self-deprecation and sarcasm in her smile, as if she had committed some unforgivable sin and ended up in a situation that she had brought upon herself.

She didn't really believe Chen Mo, but because she no longer had anyone worth trusting, she said those words to him with an indifferent attitude.

[I think, nothing can be worse than now, right? 】

Chen Mo's purpose in approaching her in the first place was not simple. She had already seen through Chen Mo's purpose, but she never said it to him.

She was alone, waiting for the darkness to come, but someone reached out to her, so she pretended not to know anything and took the hand.

In her eyes, Chen Mo had nothing worthy of her trust, but she had no choice but to let it develop, because in her heart, this was nothing more than the worst outcome.

Chapter 37 Cutting Hu

Wei Na is a very quiet person, and occasionally asks some questions, which are very common questions, but they feel strange in her eyes.

It was a small house. After giving her the bedroom, Chen Mo slept in the living room.

Time seemed to go on slowly like this, and sometimes she could be seen sitting on the sofa and jumping up and down with Wangcai. What puzzled Chen Mo was that this stupid dog listened to her words and was even a little afraid.

Chen Mo could often see her sitting lazily on the armchair of the sofa, with her long golden hair hanging loose, wearing a cool white T-shirt in the summer. When Chen Mo leaned over, he realized that she had actually fallen asleep. .

She would stare at the sky outside the window in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking. Chen Mo didn't ask her, maybe she would tell herself, maybe not.

She feels like a big cat, a big cat sleeping peacefully at home.

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Chen Mo asked her tentatively, if she left, would she go with her?

She was silent for a long time, saying that she might not be able to leave here so easily.Chen Mo saw nostalgia in her eyes. She was nostalgic for this city and her hometown. She knew very well that after leaving, she might never come back.

Chen Mo said I would find a way.

She didn't say anything more.

If you don't leave, staying here will have no effect. Living is always better than dying.

But even so, Chen Mo has no choice now. He just wants to ask her what she thinks in advance. Chen Mo has been waiting for Seria's response. The Tower of Babel is temporarily unable to send reinforcements to Victoria. According to Seria's last dragon gate In the reply after the separation, she should have arrived in Colombia by now, but I don’t know what her current progress is after getting the materials and commercial channels promised by Longmen. Has the cooperation with Rheinland Life, led by the company Longmen Shencheng Pharmaceutical, met? What trouble.

Chen Mo was looking forward to seeing Hermer after returning to World Tree. He had met Hermer many years ago, and he had a chance encounter with her until they were in Cartagena. It was just a brief meeting with her. The impression you have on yourself probably won't be very good.

Who would have a good impression of someone who grabs your neck and threatens you? Chen Mo thought maliciously. After returning home, Hemo's expression would probably be very exciting when he saw him.

Yes, in the plan, Chen Mo is not planning to take Vina back to Kazdaele for the time being. Going to Colombia is much easier than returning to Kazdaele through Letania and the Western Front.

Chen Mo has many things she wants to ask Hemo. In fact, she may also have many things she wants to ask herself, such as the experiment many years ago, how I survived, and how far Kazdale's experiment has progressed. , whether Kelsey needs Hemer's help.

Homer is a very important person, not only because of everything she has participated in, but also because as the main person in charge of the Ifrit experiment, some of the things she knows are very important to Chen Mo and Kelsey of Babel. are of great value.

Rhine Life will not let people go so easily. It is more likely to agree to cooperate and provide a dispatch agreement. The information in Ceria's hands will become the most important bargaining chip. Rhine Life can see their value. After all, from the beginning, Those are the things they pursue.

Although it was a failure, at least it had the prerequisites for success, but Chen Mo didn't know whether Ceria could safely complete all of this.

Their strength is still too weak, and every step they take must be cautious but they must also take big steps urgently, because time is not on our side.

Whether it was the Tower of Babel or Theresa, if possible, Hemo might have to go to Kazdaele.

The weather that day was not very good. At three o'clock in the afternoon, after the sun was blocked by clouds in the sky, Chen Mo came up with the idea of ​​going out for a walk.

"Want to go out for a walk?"

He came out of the kitchen and wiped the water stains on his hands with a paper towel. Although Wei Na lived here, she was not responsible for washing dishes or cooking. Occasionally she would pick up a broom and sweep the floor, but her movements were too unfamiliar.

She once suggested cooking because she wanted to give it a try. She really didn't have any talent in that area. Chen Mo didn't expect that potatoes could be cut into small pieces. She held the kitchen knife more like she was holding a sword. That movement gave people the illusion of being on the battlefield.

In a sense, the kitchen can be considered a battlefield, but her battlefield is not there.This is the conclusion Chen Mo came to after trying a meal of fried potato cubes.

Then she suggested washing the dishes. Looking at her firm gaze, Chen Mo was embarrassed to refuse. She said that she had seen others do the same thing before, so it shouldn't be difficult.

Chen Mo felt that she was just out of curiosity, just like people living in the city yearning for the pastoral scenery in the countryside. When they actually go to the fields, they will soon find that things that can be figured out with the brain may not be able to be understood with the hands. persuade.

"Feel sorry……"

She walked out of the kitchen soaked all over. The sound of rushing water resounded in the kitchen, and the water splashing out from the sink made the kitchen a mess.

She has a good figure, this was Chen Mo's first impression.

It was hard for him to imagine how a person washing dishes could create such a big battle. Was he fighting?

Her golden hair hung awkwardly on her forehead. She lowered her hands, and the ears on her head were stained with some crystal water drops. She walked out of the kitchen with Chen Mo's stunned expression. Chen Mo was stunned, and then laughed subconsciously.

She looked like a cat that got wet in the heavy rain. If she added the movement of shaking her head, it would look even more like it.

Wei Na looked at Chen Mo with a slightly embarrassed look, turned her head and pursed her lips without making a sound, but that kind of momentum made people's laughter stop abruptly.

She lacks common sense in life, but it will be fine after a while, Chen Mo thought, but while waiting for a response, she never entered the kitchen again.

And she herself seems to have accepted this reality. She only needs to sit on the sofa in a daze, occasionally holding a pillow and watching programs on TV, her eyes wandering, and she often looks across the TV curiously at the figure standing in the kitchen.

The decadence and sadness I saw in her at the beginning gradually disappeared with the passage of time, and now she was more lazy and undisciplined.

Just like a cat that was kept at home, or maybe it was just buried deep in her heart, never really forgotten, just hard to reach, building a high wall in the heart.

Chen Mo prefers the latter, because forgetting is never an easy thing, let alone the changes in life, which he deeply understands.

Clouds gathered in the sky in the afternoon. Thick clouds blocked the sun. The wind was slightly moist. It was probably going to rain. Chen Mo thought and took an umbrella when he closed the door.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, they took the tram to the center of the city.

The purpose of this trip was to buy her a few changes of clothes. When Chen Mo left, he told her that she had been here for about a week. At this time, Chen Mo suddenly understood that she seemed to have been wearing this outfit all the time. clothing.

Well, it wasn't actually a sudden realization. It was just that Chen Mo's salary had not been paid during that time, so he pretended not to know anything.And it was this morning that Chen Mo finally received a salary text message from SWIRE Group. Fortunately, they did not forget that there was such a warehouse in the suburbs of the city.

Although there are not many people in this identity assigned by Babel Tower, they have been carefully selected and have excellent resumes from the professional field of purchasing. This is how an experienced warehouse manager from Colombia was born.

Chen Mo didn't even understand what role the resume, which once served in the Colombian Special Forces and retired, had fighting, driving, proficiency in multiple languages, shooting, rich management experience, and multiple unsuccessful marriages, had on warehouse management.

I don’t know where Babel bought it as a second-hand product, or whether the doctor deliberately disgusted people. Even Chen Mo himself didn’t know that his life had been so colorful. Even when I was applying for the job, the manager asked me if I wanted to apply for other positions. I politely declined. When the other party mentioned emotional problems, Chen Mo had to bite the bullet and say that he was extremely disappointed in life because of emotional trauma.

He had a new understanding of the doctor's bad taste. This seemingly calm and reliable person could actually have such mischievous moments.

Victoria's buildings with rich historical charm attract its visitors. Trends and fashions have not been separated in this traditional city. On the contrary, it combines with history to give people a different feeling, fashion and retro, modern and classic. high degree of integration.

Different from new cities like Longmen, many buildings in Victoria were once moved from the surface, maintaining a rich historical legacy.

They walked on the curved streets. The grid of stone roads stretched out. The retro streets were neither wide nor narrow. They were lined with old-style stone buildings, tall spiers, Victorian flags flying on both sides, and brown tiles. On the top, numerous white stone pillars and large and small sculptures stand among the busy streets and bustling crowds. There are lush ginkgo trees on both sides, and the wooden display windows emit warm yellow bright lights.

This was not the first time that Chen Mo walked on the streets of Victoria. However, after walking for a long time, he was more easily attracted by this unfamiliar landscape. This may be one of the reasons why Mostima likes to travel.

Chen Mo did have the same idea, but as he said, he never had the chance to realize it. Maybe when he has the opportunity in the future, he can invite Mostima to go on a journey with him.

They spent a short time in front of the street singers, dropped a few banknotes, and fed the pigeons in front of the sculpture in the central square of the fountain pool for a few minutes, walking around aimlessly.

Chen Mo was sitting in a booth in the clothing store, looking out the window at the streets with people coming and going. Not long after, a light rain started to fall from the sky, and the rain became heavier and heavier. The pattering raindrops hit the stone slabs of the street, and water splashed on the transparent windows. On the glass, the rainwater falling from the eaves formed water lines like bead curtains.

There was a soft singing voice playing in the store, and the owner of the singing voice was a woman. She sang about a parting with a clear female voice——The parting Glass

The melody is sad and long, seeming to sing about the melancholy and reluctance of running for life before leaving. Mixed with the vague sound of rain, it is sad and panicked.

'Of all the money that ere i spent,i've spent it in good company(Everything I have in the past has been shared with friends)'

'And of all the harm that ere i've done,alas was done to none but me(And of all the harm that I've done, only myself was hurt)'

'And all i've done for want of wit,to memory now i cannot recall(Everything I've done for want of wisdom has become a memory that cannot be recalled)'

'So fill me the parting glass, goodnight and joy be with you all (Just fill me the parting glass, good night and joy be with you all)'

'Fill to me the parting glass,And drink a he alth whate'er be falls(Fill to me the parting glass,And drink a he alth whate'er be falls)'

'...'

Wei Na walked into the store under the guidance of the shopping guide. The place they went to was not easy for Mr. Chen, a male, to get close to, and he had no intention of buying clothes.

After all, until Seria and Babel are ready to contact each other, they still have to live.

He looked at his face reflected in the window. He didn't know when that face became unfamiliar in his memory. Chen Mo couldn't clearly see the figure on the window, nor could he clearly see the stumbling and ups and downs he had experienced in the past 20 years. A rough life.

At this moment, two figures walked in front of Chen Mo. Through a window, he could only see her side face, under the umbrella, with blue hair hanging behind her.

Chen Mo couldn't see her face clearly, but he just felt that the figure was familiar.

People should not step into the same river twice, nor should they make the same mistake twice. It is impossible to be so lucky every time.

Thinking about it later, if they had not met Chen that day, there would not have been more right and wrong in the future, and their lives would have taken a completely different direction.

Chen's appearance is like a sudden turning point in the story, messing up the original ending.

He and Wei Na had met not long ago, and Chen seemed to be taking revenge on her former self. Regardless, she broke into his world again. Only she could do such a willful and unreasonable thing.

ps: So in summary, Wildcat was cheated by Chen, and she and Tallulah had a good hand of cards but Chen flipped the table and took the bottom.The love and hatred between childhood sweethearts and sisters.

Chapter 38 Re-acquaintance is also a disappointment

One cannot start over, not ever.

The word "reunited after a long absence" usually has two sides, good and bad. The good thing is that after more than ten years, you may still have the opportunity to see your old friends. The bad thing is that maybe both you and she have become They looked like strangers to each other.

It's better not to see each other.

It is sad to think that there is still a little thought left before we meet, but after we meet, even the little thought left is gone.

Chen Mo stared at the figure holding an umbrella outside through the window.

She seemed to feel something, stopped, slowly raised her umbrella, and turned around.

Behind her was a sky full of rain, with dim and warm lights in the rain, colorful colors outside the shop window, and their eyes facing each other under the gray sky. After ten years, Chen Mo suddenly remembered the scene that night, and she suddenly appeared in his mind. Beside her, Ms. Kamiya's breathing slowly froze as she heard her footsteps getting closer and closer.

That night there was the excitement of the Longmen New Year, the bright fireworks on both sides of the river, the footprints spreading all the way on the snowy road and the warmth of each other's hands.

Time flies by like a white horse, and it seems like days pass by like years.

There are too many stories that happened in the days when we were apart.

Chen Mo's breathing slowly froze, his mind went blank, and he even lost his voice.

The music in the store was exciting and long-lasting, and Chen Mo saw her face clearly in the singing.

Their faces seemed to overlap on the transparent display window. That face was no longer childish, nor did it have that silly smile. Chen had grown up, but still retained a look similar to that of his childhood, only more mature and more say no. It's... strange.

Ten years later, Chen Mo and Chen met on the streets of Londinium. He was inside and Chen was outside.

They looked at each other from a distance.

Chen paused in his movements, looked at Chen Mo, opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but finally closed his mouth tightly, biting his lips, his eyes flickering.

She had many things she wanted to ask, and what she most wanted to do was probably question them.

Asking him where he went and why he left without saying goodbye, she felt aggrieved and dissatisfied and even complained that after all these years, after Tallulah left, she was left alone in Longmen.