After a while, the sound of even breathing sounded, and Shen Miaomiao, who was sleeping in her clothes, fell asleep on the sofa.

But Gu Sheng opened his eyes at this moment.

In the dark bedroom, the small bedside lamp gave off a dim light.

Feeling extremely thirsty, Gu Sheng picked up the water glass on the side and took a sip.

Then I grabbed my phone and looked at the time——

【September 1, 2023-23:50】

In the push bar of the mobile phone screen, there are several messages:

[Vagabond Starry Sky: "Starry Sky" released, IGN score 7 points]

[Little Black Box: "Baldur's Gate" and "Tears of the Kingdom" are equally matched, this year's best is still confusing]

[Glory of Kings: Your "Nakolulu Pentakill Wonderful Video" has been generated, come and take a look! 】

【……】

Um?

For a moment, Gu Sheng's mind fell into a brief blank.

Starry Sky? Baldur's Gate? Tears of the Kingdom? Glory of Kings?

etc!

Next second!

Gu Sheng suddenly jumped up from the bed with alertness!

He jumped out of bed in three steps and turned on the light with a snap!

But at this moment, he was wearing gray ice silk pajamas, standing barefoot on the ground.

The simple bed is covered with a blanket printed with the WOW Alliance logo.

Turn around and push out the door!

The living room was deserted, as cold as a cellar.

The cold light is turned on.

There are several photos displayed on the TV cabinet.

There are selfies of him in front of Ubisoft's Chengdu studio, and photos of him and Hidetaka Miyazaki in the FS club...

Take out your phone again!

The Assassin's Creed logo on the mobile phone desktop is so eye-catching.

I am...

Gu Sheng moved his steps in disbelief.

The cold ground seemed lifeless.

The hollow sound in the dead silence filled his eardrums.

The huge feeling of loneliness was like a huge hand, tightly grasping his heart.

Open WeChat again and search for Lao Lu’s name by name:

June 4, 2018

[Lu Bian: My buddy is getting married. It’s the 5th of next month. Are you free? 】

[Me: I'm sorry, Lao Lu, I'm in Neon. I'll go and congratulate you in person when I return to China. You can keep the gift first. Happy wedding]

[Lao Lu: Be sure to contact me when you come back, thank you brother]

Find out Dajiang's name while searching:

June 7, 2018

[Dajiang: Brother Sheng, you can’t come back after Lao Lu gets married]

[Me: Well, I’m abroad and I probably won’t be able to go back. How about you]

[Ojiang: I can’t go either. It’s hard for me to ask for leave from my job]

Open your browser and search for "Golden Wind":

[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (david prod-Baidu Encyclopedia]

[JOJO's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind-Watch high-definition video online]

[Golden Wind-Video Collection-HD Online Viewing]

Under the dark moonlight, Gu Sheng sat alone on the sofa, his eyes full of confusion and even fear.

A lifeless house is like a ferocious beast that feeds on human loneliness.

At this moment, he is the food in the mouth of this ferocious beast.

Hesitation mixed with indescribable feelings rolled over him like a tidal wave.

Walking alone, he was in despair like drowning, unable to grasp even half a life-saving straw.

At this moment, the "home" that he was so familiar with was like a cage that imprisoned loneliness, making him unable to breathe at all.

Adam's apple throbbed.

Gu Sheng pinned his last hope on the string of numbers that were already familiar to him and engraved in his memory.

But after dialing the number, the voice coming from the receiver was colder than this lonely and hesitant night:

[Sorry, the number you dialed is unavailable, please check before dialing...Sorry...]

Unspeakable huge fear, like a huge wave!

It surges up and hits your face!

Gu Sheng had never been so frightened. He only felt a buzzing tinnitus in his ears.

And on the screen of the mobile phone in his hand, a pair of dark claws slowly approached his throat——!

"...Lao Gu! Lao Gu?!"

Hiss—hoo—hoo—!

Suddenly open your eyes!

Gu Sheng's frightened pupils reflected Shen Miaomiao's concerned face.

Soaked all over!

"What's wrong with you? Are you having a nightmare?"

Shen Miaomiao looked at Gu Sheng's completely frightened look and worriedly wiped away the fine cold sweat on his forehead.

The dim light dimmed the face of the person in front of him.

A pair of star-like eyes are shining, full of worry, and the beautiful eyebrows are slightly furrowed, showing concern.

Gu Sheng's Adam's apple twitched.

Slowly he stretched out his hand and caressed Shen Miaomiao's face.

The delicate and smooth warmth spread along the fingertips, like a pair of gentle hands, soothing Gu Sheng's violently beating fearful heart.

Shen Miaomiao was a little embarrassed by Gu Sheng: "Why are you..."

sieve--

The words have not yet fallen.

Shen Miaomiao felt her body light up and her entire body was pulled into Gu Sheng's arms.

A blush crept onto her cheeks, but it didn't stop her from wrapping her arms around Gu Sheng's waist.

Shen Miaomiao buried her face into Gu Sheng's shoulder and patted his back slowly:

"Oh...oh...Okay, it's okay..."

"I am here……"

"Yeah." Gu Sheng just responded in a low voice and was speechless.

Emily Dickinson once wrote in her short poem "If I Never Saw the Sun" -

[I could have endured the darkness if I had never seen the sun, but the sunshine has made my desolation a newer desolation]

Two lives are human beings.

Walking alone.

Originally I thought I had adapted to this loneliness.

In fact, I have indeed adapted to this loneliness.

I am free, I am free and easy, I have no restraints, I have no worries.
To be continued...