They had made an agreement to grow up together, go to see the sea together, and visit various cities together.
They fell asleep with beautiful dreams in their hearts.
However, dreams always come to an end. The two girls, who had fallen asleep sweetly, were woken up by the rough knocking on the door by the school teacher.
It turned out that Liu Qiaozǐ's mother had found Liu Yun'er's dropped schoolbag in the wardrobe at home and traced it to the school.
She claimed that Liu Qiaozǐ had been abducted by the senior student Liu Yun'er. And Liu Yun'er, who was just in junior high school, was surrounded by a group of parents and teachers. She was unable to protect Liu Qiaozǐ.
Liu Yun'er could only watch helplessly as she returned to the abyss.
They were both powerless in the face of life.
At first, Liu Yun'er would secretly come to see Liu Qiaozǐ every day when her mother was out, because her mother had forbidden her to go to school. But Liu Qiaozǐ really yearned for the outside world.
Liu Qiaozǐ could only listen to Liu Yun'er's stories about the interesting things at school every day.
Liu Yun'er taught Liu Qiaozǐ to distinguish right from wrong.
What Liu Qiaozǐ didn't know was that Liu Yun'er's school life was not pleasant.
She had transferred to another class, but she was still troubled by Liao Ruochun and her gang. However, she never talked about these things in front of Liu Qiaozǐ, only telling her the good side.
They communicated carefully, but they were still discovered. Liu Qiaozǐ's mother forced her to transfer to another school, completely separating her from Liu Yun'er.
The connection between the two was completely broken.
Liu Yun'er saw Liu Qiaozǐ again half a year later, on a black - and - white newspaper.
The title with Liu Qiaozǐ's photo on it read prominently:
"A Naked Girl's Unclaimed Corpse Found in XX Street"
Liu Yun'er, who was having morning self - study, had dug her nails into the newspaper, but she didn't notice. She just stared fixedly at the smiling Liu Qiaozǐ on the newspaper.
One drop, two drops. Her tears soaked the newspaper.
She couldn't believe it.
But this friendship did come to an end in this way.
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The illusion ended. Liu Qiaozǐ was still smiling happily, as if the one who had died in the illusion just now wasn't her.
Ning Yitao had an answer in her heart.
Liao Ruochun, whom the program team had been looking for, must be here too. It was just that she was hidden by Liu Qiaozǐ.
Liu Qiaozǐ took Ning Yitao's hand and said,
"I've shared my favorite memory with you. Now you must stay and accompany me. The teacher said that good friends should share with each other. We're good friends now."
Ning Yitao didn't care much about her words. The only thing she wanted to know was whether Liu Qiaozǐ knew that Liao Ruochun had also fallen into her illusion.
Ning Yitao asked tentatively,
"Why do you only want me to accompany you? Aren't there any other people to accompany you?"
Liu Qiaozǐ had no defense against Ning Yitao. She thought seriously, even counting on her fingers, but still couldn't figure it out. Finally, she replied to Ning Yitao,
"It's been a very, very long time. You're the first person to come to me. You've seen that I have a lot of toys. If you be my friend, you can have whatever you want."
Every word of Liu Qiaozǐ was centered around the idea of wanting Ning Yitao to accompany her.
Ning Yitao naturally didn't believe her. If she could really weave illusions, she wouldn't have been trapped in this place all the time, only guarding her memories and living a repetitive life day after day.
In the final analysis, it was either that her ability was insufficient, or that she had talent but no one to guide her.
Some people are born to be spiritual mediums, and Liu Qiaozǐ was such a child. Even without anyone's teaching, she could still create something valuable for herself according to her talent after death.
Before her death, Liu Qiaozǐ was reluctant to part with everything in this school. After her death, her soul returned to this school according to her will.
Now Ning Yitao was the only one who had fallen in front of Liu Qiaozǐ. This made Liu Qiaozǐ, who yearned for companionship, want to hold on to Ning Yitao tightly.
Ning Yitao needed to find Liao Ruochun and other students hiding in these memories. She also needed to let Liu Qiaozǐ lead her to the correct illusion to find the location of the door.
Liao Ruochun should be hiding in the illusion about this school. Those missing children might have accidentally got lost in the illusions. It's just that the illusions they were in were different.
Because of Liu Qiaozǐ's ability, she could turn the past events into illusions and trap souls.
Many souls were trapped in the memories because of Liu Qiaozǐ's ability. After being trapped, many malicious souls became like bandits and deliberately picked on the students who accidentally fell in.
Liu Qiaozǐ had no idea that there were other illusions. She had the ability but didn't know how to use it.
Ning Yitao thought for a while and said to Liu Qiaozǐ,
"Can you show me the illusion about this school?"
Ning Yitao could only solve Mu Mu's problem first. Mu Mu was in a critical situation.
Ning Yitao was sure that there must be a correct exit in Liu Qiaozǐ's memories.
Ning Yitao coaxed Liu Qiaozǐ to show her almost all the illusions. But the more she saw, the more her heart sank.
Liu Qiaozǐ showed Ning Yitao her memories completely. Even Ning Yitao didn't know when her eyes had been wet with tears.
When she really saw those scenes, the impact was so strong that Ning Yitao could hardly bear it.
She felt the malice of human nature for the first time.
She didn't understand why that woman who claimed to be Liu Qiaozǐ's mother could do anything for money.
Ning Yitao also learned that Liu Qiaozǐ's death was not an accident.
The sufferings she endured couldn't be summarized by just a few words in the newspaper.
Her mother said on the surface that she was taking her to transfer to another school, but secretly, she imprisoned the originally free Liu Qiaozǐ in the room and made her a tool for making money.
Ning Yitao felt anger welling up in her heart for the first time.
Ning Yitao's tone was calm, but there seemed to be an undercurrent carrying a storm slowly surging beneath her words.
For a moment, she forgot her original purpose. She slowly squatted down, looked into Liu Qiaozǐ's eyes, and asked,
"Do you hate her?"
Liu Qiaozǐ, who had always been enthusiastic, fell silent. She thought for a moment and said,
"I don't hate her. She's my only mother. She said that everything she did was for the sake of being with me."
Looking at Liu Qiaozǐ's stubborn look, Ning Yitao had nowhere to vent her anger. She sighed, stroked Liu Qiaozǐ's hair, and said,
"I won't lie to you. I know you've been leading me in circles and avoiding the correct door."
Ning Yitao felt Liu Qiaozǐ tremble. She lowered her head. Being exposed for doing something wrong made her a little guilty. She murmured,
"You want to leave too, don't you? Because I lied, right? The teacher said that no one will like a lying child. But I just want you to stay with me."
"Sure enough, no one is willing to be my friend."
Liu Qiaozǐ had guarded these painful memories for year after year. At this moment, facing the only person who could break the deadlock, Ning Yitao, who also wanted to leave her, her tears couldn't stop falling on the floor.
When Liu Qiaozǐ was in despair, Ning Yitao gently lifted her head, wiped away her tears, looked into her eyes seriously, and said,
"Liu Qiaozǐ, I promise you that I'll be your friend and accompany you. But I have to solve a problem now. Can you wait for me to come back?"
Liu Qiaozǐ had countless reasons not to believe Ning Yitao, but when she saw Ning Yitao's eyes, she unconsciously nodded. A sense of trust welled up from the bottom of her heart.
At this moment, a white light surrounded the two of them.
[The contract is now established. From now on, if you call me, I'll be here.]