The sacred tree is about to pass, and the cannon fodder's wish countdown is coming

It's New Year's Eve again. I don't know when it started, but it started snowing lightly.

Snowflakes fluttered down, and tiny crystals floated down to the ground and disappeared.

The snow suddenly started falling, and pedestrians on the street quickened their pace.

Among a group of people in a hurry, a leisurely figure stood out.

The young man's short, jet-black hair was covered with crystal clear frost flowers. The snowflakes seemed to be particularly fond of his delicate face, kissing it from time to time.

Finally, even her long crow-feather eyelashes were affected by the love she had for you, and snowflakes fell on them, then quietly merged into a small drop of water, hanging above her eyes, about to fall.

He was wearing a clean white scarf, half of his face hidden in it. One hand was in his pocket, and the other was holding a large bag of food, as if he had just come out of the supermarket.

The exposed knuckles of his fingers were slightly red from the cold, and he retracted his hand uncomfortably.

Finally reaching his destination, he knocked on the door and walked in.

"Mom and Dad, I'm back."

"Yueyue is back, put your things down quickly, we can have the New Year's Eve dinner soon."

The middle-aged man sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper looked up and said, "It's snowing outside? Why don't you bring an umbrella?"

Xie Yue casually wiped his coat with a piece of paper and said, "It fell when I was walking on the road."

"Your apartment isn't that far away, how come it's so wet?"

Xie Yue didn't say anything.

"It's time to eat!" Xie's mother walked out of the kitchen carrying dishes, announcing the end of this topic.

Today is New Year's Eve, so the food on the table is particularly rich.

While eating, I turned on the TV and watched the Spring Festival Gala, which I watch every New Year’s Eve.

The current Spring Festival Gala is not as interesting as before, but watching a show occasionally can still make people laugh.

Mr. and Mrs. Xie were eating the New Year's Eve dinner while watching TV, and the atmosphere was obviously happy.

Only Xie Yue looked at them silently, occasionally giving them a faint smile when they looked at each other.

After dinner, Xie Yue prepared to leave.

"Wouldn't Yueyue stay at home for a while?"

Xie's mother looked at him reluctantly and tried to persuade him to stay.

Xie's father said, "Just let him go out during the New Year. Young people like to go out and party during the New Year. If you stop him, how can he bring you a daughter-in-law?"

"Oh oh oh."

Xie's mother hurriedly drove the man out, "Come on, Yueyue, mom is rooting for you."

The door closed mercilessly in front of him, and Xie Yue pulled the corner of his mouth helplessly.

The message ringtone on his phone kept ringing, no wonder his parents thought he was in love.

He opened the screen and took a look. It was a message from a good friend asking him out for a drink.

drink wine?

As a teacher, he rarely drinks, and he has never touched alcohol even in that world.

No, he drank it once. It was on their wedding night, when he and she drank the wedding wine...

……

"Tonight is New Year's Eve, I won't go home until I'm drunk!"

Xie Yue's friend put his arm around his shoulders and teased, "Is our Professor Xie just going to sit in the bar doing nothing today?"

"At least have a drink with us."

"Okay." Xie Yue agreed.

The friend's eyes widened. "What's going on? Are you getting it?"

Xie Yue chuckled, "You're not welcome, then I'll go back."

He was about to leave when his friend stopped him. "Welcome, welcome. Come on, I'll fill your glass now!"

It was obviously his friend who asked Xie Yue to come for a drink, but he fell in love with the young lady on the stage before he had even had much to drink, and ran up to dance with her happily.

Xie Yue shook his head in amusement, and then just drank his wine.

The wine didn't taste good, at least he didn't like it. It tasted completely different from the wedding wine.

He put down his wine glass out of boredom and sat in the booth in a daze. Even the deafening music could not stop his thoughts from wandering.

"Handsome guy, is there anyone next to you?"

Xie Yue subconsciously looked towards the person, and an enchanting figure immediately came into his sight. When the beauty saw him looking at her, she smiled and bent down, revealing the fullness of her breasts, which was very tempting.

He looked away with disinterest, his expression cold.

Seeing this, the beauty's desire to conquer became even stronger.

She looked around the entire bar and the person in front of her had the best looks and the best temperament.

Sitting in the booth in a cool and decadent manner, she attracted a lot of attention in the bar. Many people around her were eager to make moves on this top man, but she was the only one who dared to take action.

Ignoring the man's increasingly cold gaze, she sat down next to him, her body moving slightly closer to him.

"The name of this wine is Shixun. It's silver-grey in color, sometimes dark, sometimes light, sometimes cold, sometimes hot. It has a refreshing taste with a hint of fruity sweetness. It seems very suitable for a handsome man like you. Would you like to try it? I'll treat you."

Time drunk...

Xie Yue tilted his head slightly when he heard her description.

Seeing this, the woman pressed the wine glass against his lips, but he dodged it easily.

"You're wrong. This wine doesn't suit me."

It's more suitable for another person.

"Also, stay away from me."

Xie Yue moved to the seat next to him.

The woman didn't give up either. When Xie Yue moved, she followed him, her voice deliberately soft and tender: "Handsome boy, give me a chance."

Xie Yue looked up irritably, wanting to use the power of the regent to drive the man away.

However, the moment he looked up, a very familiar face suddenly appeared in his sight.

At that moment, his pupils contracted sharply as if they were stabbed by a sharp blade, and his brain seemed to lose control for a moment under this sudden impact.

The thighs seemed to have their own consciousness, striding towards the familiar figure at an extraordinary speed.

But when he walked over, the figure disappeared as if it was an illusion.

Where, where are you?

In the bustling and crowded bar, Xie Yue was like a headless fly, unable to find his direction no matter what.

Just when he was about to give up, he discovered that the figure that had been haunting his dreams was now looming in the dim doorway of the bar.

It seemed as if fate was playing a cruel joke on him. When he chased the man out of the bar, the man seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, leaving no trace at all, as if he had never appeared in this world.

Only Xie Yue was left standing there alone.

At this time, everyone is gathered together happily, counting down the exciting countdown to the New Year with great anticipation.

Everyone was in pairs, either couples, brothers and sisters, or adults and children, and everyone had a bright smile on their face.

“5、4、3、2、1！”

As the final number was read out, the whole audience erupted in enthusiastic cheers: "Happy New Year!"

In an instant, the sky seemed to be cast with magic, and colorful fireworks bloomed. The colorful colors intertwined together, like a dreamlike painting unfolding before everyone's eyes.

Everyone seemed to have their passion ignited, and they cheered and enjoyed the joy of the New Year to the fullest.

However, in this joyful atmosphere, there is a corner that has been quietly forgotten by the whole world.

The young man stood there alone, seemingly out of tune with the hustle and bustle around him.

No one noticed this young man who seemed to have been abandoned by the whole world and was extremely confused and helpless.

nobody……

He was like a fallen leaf, blown by the wind and landed on an unknown piece of land, finally rotting in the mud.

……

Back in his apartment, Xie Yue sat quietly on the sofa with a cup of long-cooled tea in front of him.

Perhaps it was because he ran too fast just now, or perhaps it was for other reasons, Xie Yue covered his lips and couldn't help coughing.

After a long time, he slowly put down his hand, picked up the tea on the table and took a sip.

The cold tea pricked his throat, and he closed his eyes nonchalantly, sinking powerlessly into the sofa, his brows and eyes showing an indelible fatigue.

He now looks bright and handsome on the outside, but inside he is like an old man in his twilight years, with a hint of death.

Maybe one day, he might fall asleep and never open his eyes again.

Lu Shi, I've persisted for three years, can I relax now?

He picked up the book on the table again. There were very few passages describing her in the book, but every word and sentence was marked by him, so he could see it as soon as he opened the book.

This book has been read countless times, but it is still as clean as new, which shows the owner's love for it.

The sleeve slipped slightly, revealing a bright red rope on the wrist. Xie Yue stared at it blankly.

He tried various methods to repair the red rope, but to no avail.

Just when he was about to despair, he heard from his students about a Yue Lao Temple that was particularly effective.

He went to rescue the monks in the temple, but he only got the expected answer several times.

"The red string has broken, and the fate has ended."

But he was unwilling to give up. He had a premonition that his only chance of survival lay here.

As long as he persists, he will definitely see her again.

The time of the meeting depends on when he repairs the red rope.

He stubbornly believed that the words she said before she left and the red rope she left behind were the last chance left for him, and he could not give up.

So he went there once a week, rain or shine.

After three consecutive years, I finally got the answer to my dream last week.

The monk gave him a thin golden thread and asked him to sew up the crack.

The red rope now has an extra gold thread, but it feels stronger than ever.

So, is she going to show up?

He was looking forward to it deeply.

Today in the bar, he thought his dream had come true, but he didn't expect it to be all in vain in the end.

If he hadn't had hope, he wouldn't have felt so bad when his hope was dashed.

It was so hard that I almost gave up...

Lu Shi, I hope it will really be you next time.

But, please don't make me wait too long...

Otherwise, I don’t know if I can hold on until then.

……

Time flies, and an unintentional glance back makes the whole winter leave quietly.

The earth, once shrouded in severe cold, is now like an old man who has regained his youth after the baptism of time. With endless vicissitudes and tenacity, he silently witnesses the changing of seasons.

Xie Yue walked silently around the campus with a book in his arms. When he met students, they would greet him excitedly and he would nod in response.

The response was lukewarm, but the students were used to it.

After passing by them, he could vaguely hear their chattering discussion.

"Wow, did you see that girl just now? She's so handsome! This is the first time I've used the word handsome to describe a girl!"

The other one poured cold water on him without any hesitation, "Don't even think about it, you have no chance, you are not worthy of her."

"Screw you!"

The two of them walked away, playing and laughing, and Xie Yue gradually could no longer hear their voices.

He half-closed his eyes helplessly, hiding the envy in his eyes.

He is no longer young. He entered that world at the age of 25 and stayed there for six years. Although the flow speed on both sides is different, he just disappeared in his room for one night, but his mind is no longer young.

In addition, he had trouble sleeping day and night in the past three years, and he actually had a few white hairs even though he was only 28 years old.

He had protected himself very well, trying to perfectly maintain the face that attracted her, but the few white hairs that appeared out of nowhere made him even more anxious.

He is already 28, but in his impression, his Lu Shi is only 20 years old.

If we meet again one day, she will still be 20 years old, and I will be half buried in the ground...

Just thinking about it, Xie Yue felt suffocated.

But there was nothing he could do except wait.

……

On the other side, a girl was walking carelessly on the campus with a lollipop in her mouth, her youthful smile full of arrogance.

"System, what is this mission?"

The system swiped the panel in space.

"Didn't you say you wanted a vacation? This world is your little vacation world. The tasks in a vacation world are simple and optional, so naturally you can't occupy someone else's body."

'You can choose your own look or adjust your body data yourself.'

"But after the last world, you fell asleep, and I took the liberty of using the data from that world."

"So your face now is the same as the face of the little emperor in the last world."

"Oh, I see." It doesn't matter if I use that face.

The system said again, "The identity assigned to you by the system is that of a freshman, who has only been in college for half a year."

"Anyway, you can play with this world however you want, just don't break the law."

"Boring," Lu Shi frowned, "What's so fun about this world? I have to study and make money to support myself. Why don't you send me to the world of immortal cultivation?"

"Huh?" the system asked inquiringly. "Other taskers choose this kind of world for their vacation. As for the immortal cultivation world you mentioned, that world is too dangerous. It's full of talented people who can be killed in seconds if you're not careful. How can it be used as a vacation world?"

Lu Shi raised his eyebrows arrogantly, "So do you think I am the one who kills in seconds, or the one who is killed in seconds?"

'...'

The system was silent for a while, and finally surrendered, "I was wrong."

"Okay, since you're bored, tell me about the mission in this world."

'Then listen.'

Task 1: Play a trick on a classmate by gluing the split pecans together and having them help you open them.

'Task 2: Prank the teacher and ask the most handsome teacher in the school if he would accept a teacher-student relationship.'

Lu Shi's mouth twitched. "It's really a task that you can do or not do. It's really weird."

The system proudly put its hands on its hips and said, "Otherwise, how can it be called a vacation!"

"What do you mean, host, will you do it?" the system asked.

"I'm bored, so I'll just have some fun."

"I don't have any pecans right now, so let's do the second task first."

"Tell me which teacher in the school is the most handsome."

"Okay! I heard the most handsome one seems to be an economics professor. I'll scan where he is for you."

The system turned on the scanning system and found that the target red dot was approaching.

"Host, host, be prepared. He's 15 meters around the corner, 10 more... Here he comes!"

Xie Yue felt dizzy and was pulled against the wall. Before he could recover, a figure approached and pressed his fair left hand firmly against the wall, pushing him against it.

The girl lowered her voice, and with a hint of charm, it entered Xie Yue's ears like an enchanting sound from nature.

"Hello, professor, do you accept teacher-student relationships?"

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