harleyscars Chapter 14 Only You
Chapter 14 Only You
on Monday.
Lu Siye sat in the last row of the lecture hall, with a copy of "Advanced Mathematics" open in front of him, but his gaze was fixed on the view outside the window.
The sky outside the window was overcast and the clouds hung low.
A few boys were playing soccer on the playground. Their shouts came through the glass, but they were muffled and hard to hear.
The teacher was lecturing on derivatives and calculus on the platform, while the chalk scribbled and drew on the blackboard, making a squeaking sound.
Lu Siye didn't hear a single word.
My phone suddenly vibrated.
He ignored it.
It shook again.
Then it shook several times in succession.
He glanced down at the screen.
Tang Yuan.
He froze for a moment.
I haven't sent any messages for almost a week.
He originally wanted to set it to Do Not Disturb.
It's not that I don't want to watch, it's that I'm afraid to watch.
Every time I see her couple profile picture, I feel a tightness in my chest.
But in the end, he didn't dare.
Tap the chat box with your finger, and messages pop up one after another.
"Lu Siye, why haven't you been replying to my messages lately?"
"Are you tired from classes? Did you get sunburned during military training?"
"Have you eaten yet? Stop eating instant noodles all the time."
"I heard that the teaching assistant during your military training was really fierce. Did you get yelled at?"
A series of expressions of concern, just like before.
Lu Siye looked at the screen and suddenly felt a little nauseous.
Not to her.
That's the situation.
Once you have a partner, you should honestly maintain a proper sense of boundaries.
Why do it this way?
What does she really think of herself?
younger brother?
still is……
He scrolled to the last message.
"By the way, it's my birthday in a few days, you'll come, right?"
Birthday.
He froze for a moment.
That's right.
Tang Yuan's birthday.
September 18th.
He remembered it from childhood to adulthood.
I give her a gift every year.
When I was little, it was wildflowers I picked from the roadside; when I was a little older, it was hair clips I bought with my pocket money; and when I was even older, it was bracelets I bought after saving up for a long time.
It wasn't expensive, but she would always smile and say she liked it.
As my childhood friend, I still have to go to her birthday party.
He thought for a moment and sent an emoji first.
An animated GIF of a rabbit nodding.
Then I typed another line.
"Of course, when have I ever missed your birthday?"
After sending it, he stared at the screen for a few seconds.
She replied with a smiley face.
Then I stopped posting.
Lu Siye placed his phone face down on the table and looked out the window again.
The sky was still overcast.
I have no classes this afternoon.
Lu Siye returned to the dormitory, pushed open the door, and found that only Liu Chuang was there.
Zhang Lei and Zhou Mingyuan went to the library, saying they wanted to reserve seats to do their homework.
Liu Chuang was lying in bed scrolling through his phone when he saw him come in, and suddenly sat up.
"Hey, Lu Siye, someone's looking for you."
Lu Siye was taken aback: "Who?"
"I don't know him, he's a guy," Liu Chuang said. "Since you weren't here, I left him my phone number so you can call him."
He handed me the phone; a number was displayed on the screen.
Lu Siye stared at the string of numbers, somewhat bewildered.
find him?
Who is it?
He dialed the number using his own phone.
It rang three or four times before they answered.
"Lu Siye?"
The voice sounded very young, like he was about the same age as him.
"I am. And you are?"
"My name is Xu Mo. Can we meet? To the grove behind the playground, at six o'clock."
Lu Siye frowned.
The grove of trees behind the playground?
Not many people go there usually; only some couples occasionally go there to sit.
There's something wrong with arranging the meeting at that time.
"What is it?"
"Let's talk in person," the other person said and then hung up.
Lu Siye stared at his phone screen, somewhat bewildered.
Liu Chuang, standing nearby, asked, "Who is it?"
"I don't know," Lu Siye said. "He asked me to meet him in the grove at six o'clock."
"The grove?" Liu Chuang's expression turned subtle. "Could it be that they're challenging you to a fight?"
Lu Siye thought for a moment, then shook his head: "Probably not. I don't have any enemies."
Are you going or not?
"Go."
"Should we call Zhang Lei and the others?"
Lu Siye hesitated for a moment, then said, "No need. In a society governed by law, what else can we do?"
Liu Chuang glanced at him but said nothing more.
At 10:50, Lu Siye strolled leisurely toward the playground.
The sun had already set, leaving only a touch of orange-red on the horizon, as if it had been haphazardly smeared on with a brush.
There weren't many people on the playground. A few were running, and a few couples were sitting close together in the stands, whispering to each other.
He crossed the playground and walked towards the grove of trees behind it.
The grove wasn't large, with dozens of trees of unknown species. They weren't very dense, but as evening fell and the light dimmed, it did become somewhat eerie.
When he went inside, there was no one there.
The shadows of the trees were dappled, and the ground was covered with fallen leaves that rustled underfoot.
He took out his phone, ready to dial that number.
Suddenly, there was a gust of wind behind me.
He instinctively turned to the side, and a hand reached out from above his shoulder, only to miss.
But the other person reacted quickly, immediately grabbing his wrist with their other hand and pressing it down.
catch.
Lu Siye felt a force coming from his wrist. It wasn't strong, but the angle was tricky, twisting along the direction of the joint.
If it were an ordinary person, they would probably be subdued in one fell swoop.
But Lu Siye is no ordinary person.
Yi Songjin taught him some basic power generation techniques.
Without thinking much, he lowered his waist, twisted his shoulders, and struggled violently in the direction of the other person's force.
The other party was clearly not expected to react this way, and the pressure on his hand loosened for a moment.
In that instant, Lu Siye pulled his arm out.
He took two steps back, looked up, and saw the person in front of him clearly.
A boy, who looked about the same age as him, about 1.7 meters tall, was wearing a black hoodie without a hood, revealing a buzz cut.
She has a very ordinary appearance; the kind of person you wouldn't notice if you threw her into a crowd.
But his right hand remained in the same position as when he made the move.
There is a pattern on the palm of my left hand.
Lu Siye's gaze was fixed on the pattern.
Xia Lan Seal.
The boy pulled his hand back and put it in his pocket.
He looked at Lu Siye, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, which could be considered a smile.
"The response has been good," he said.
Lu Siye ignored his assessment and asked directly, "Who are you?"
"Xu Mo," the boy said, "we already talked about it on the phone."
"Xia Lan?"
Xu Mo nodded, took his hand out of his pocket, and opened it.
The Xia Lan imprint on my palm was faintly visible in the twilight.
"Yes. I am Xia Lan."
Lu Siye stared at the pattern for a few seconds, then looked up at his face.
"Are you here to join us?"
He thought that if this person was also a Xia Lan, then Uncle Yi would have another person on his side.
There are only six in Jiugongling now, but with Xu Mo, there will be seven.
Uncle Yi should be very happy.
But Xu Mo's expression changed.
The smile on his lips vanished, replaced by indifference.
"no."
Lu Siye was stunned for a moment.
"I'm just here to warn you," Xu Mo said, "you're being watched."
"Being targeted?" Lu Siye frowned. "What do you mean?"
"Someone is watching you."
"Who?"
Xu Mo did not answer.
Lu Siye waited for him to continue.
But Xu Mo just stood there, looking at him with a cold expression, as if he were examining something.
After a few seconds, he spoke again.
"It's not 'them'," he said. "It's you. You're the only one being watched."
Lu Siye was stunned.
He originally thought Xu Mo meant zero.
Or perhaps someone connected to Jiugongling.
But Xu Mo said, "It's not them, it's just you."
What does that mean?
"Why?" he asked.
Xu Mo did not answer.
He simply turned around and walked out of the woods.
"Xu Mo!" Lu Siye called out.
Xu Mo paused for a moment, but did not turn around.
"Be careful," he said.
Then he left.
They disappeared into the twilight.
Lu Siye stood still, staring at the direction Xu Mo had disappeared in.
A cool breeze blew through the woods and brushed against his back, making him suddenly feel a chill.
Are we being watched?
By whom?
He stood there, his mind racing.
I am a Xia Lan.
The guardians of the world.
wrong……
The only Xia Lan members on the surface are Yi Songjin, Su Nian, Zhou Che, Xiaoman, and Baozi.
The government was unaware that he had become a Xia Lan.
He remembered that Yi Songjin had said that he had not reported Lu Siye's matter.
"You're so special," Yi Songjin said at the time. "The Xia Lan Seal has appeared on my right hand before."
"There has never been a case where zero force was injected but did not become zero."
"If the higher-ups find out, you might be used as a guinea pig for research."
Therefore, only a few people from Jiugongling knew that he was a Xia Lan.
Was anything that happened that night witnessed by anyone else?
Tourists at Jiugongling?
impossible.
It was midnight that night, and Jiugongling had already closed, so there were no tourists.
People from a martial arts club?
Nor is it possible.
They had never seen a real Xia Lan before, so even if Su Nian performed Xia Lan magic in front of them, they would only think it was a magic show.
That leaves only one possibility.
internal.
Someone learned of his existence from within.
Who?
Su Nian? Impossible.
Yi Songjin? Even less likely.
That is……
He took out his phone, his fingers trembling slightly.
He scrolled to Su Nian's chat box and typed a line of text.
"Someone contacted me. It was Xu Mo, also a Xia Lan. He said I'm being watched."
Send it out.
One minute.
Two minutes.
five minutes.
No reply.
He posted another message.
Do you know this person?
There has still been no reply.
He stared at the screen, at the grayed-out words "Sent," and his heart sank deeper and deeper.
In the past, Su Nian's replies were slow, but never this slow.
Just as he was about to send another message, his phone suddenly vibrated.
Su Nian's reply.
He quickly clicked on it.
But there was only one message.
"Xiaoman has already processed your visa. She'll come to pick you up tomorrow."
Lu Siye was stunned.
visa?
pick me up?
where to?
Before he could ask, Su Nian sent another message.
"Don't ask anything. Just wait until tomorrow."
Then her profile picture went gray.
It's offline.
Lu Siye stood in the grove, holding his phone, looking at the two messages. A chill rose from the soles of his feet and went straight to the top of his head.
What exactly happened?
He looked up at the gray sky.
It was completely dark when the lights on the playground came on, casting a dim yellow light that pierced through the shadows of the trees and fell at his feet.
In the distance, people are laughing, talking, and couples are walking hand in hand.
Everything was normal.
But he knew that something was no longer normal.
My phone vibrated again.
He looked down.
It's Tang Yuan.
"Remember to prepare a gift for me, something expensive!"
This was followed by an emoji of someone sticking out their tongue.
Looking at the message, Lu Siye suddenly felt a little dazed.
Two worlds.
One is Tang Yuan's world, filled with birthdays, gifts, and laughter in her daily life.
One is his world, with Xia Lan, Zero, and the danger of being targeted.
The two worlds were separated by a thin sheet of paper, but now, that sheet seems to be about to break.
He did not reply to Tang Yuan's message.
I put my phone in my pocket and turned to walk back to my dorm.
He didn't turn around.