Qimen Dunjia

Chapter 39: Broken Shoes
After failing to leave a message on the blog, Lou Xiaolou was at a loss.

He sat depressed for a long time, and finally left the office.He took the elevator to the first floor, walked out of the office building, and when he was going down the steps, two security guards came up carrying a roll of carpet. He hurriedly dodged to the side, stepped on the ground, and fell down.

The two security guards stopped when they heard a "plop", looked back, and one of them said, "What's the sound?"
"Looks like someone fell over," said another.
The two of them watched from far and near for a long time, and finally walked into the office building.

Lou Xiaolou sat on the ground and rubbed his ankle vigorously. He found that the upper of his right foot was separated from the sole, exposing his toes.This pair of leather shoes has been worn for almost two months and has never been replaced.Now, it's retiring.

He took off the pair of leather shoes and planned to throw them into the trash can, but after thinking about it, he changed his mind, carried them, and went back to the hotel barefoot.

He has been living in the small hotel next to Sangya's house.Every time he chooses a room, he can see the Miyun community.Every day when Sangya goes to school and returns home, she is under his surveillance.

Without his shoes, he couldn't always walk barefoot.

This is not a big deal, he can easily get a pair of shoes.However, he thought of a problem - nothing in this time and space will disappear with him.Well, if he puts on a new pair of shoes, and what everyone sees is a pair of shoes running on the street, it won't blow the pot!

That night, he was resting in the hotel when someone opened the door suddenly.Startled, he stood up instinctively.

A balding middle-aged man walked in, followed by a coquettish woman.The bald man seemed to be drunk, and as soon as he entered the room, he hugged the woman and kissed him frantically, making a "xiu xiu xiu liu" sound, as if he was devouring ice cream.The woman pushed him away and said softly, "Boss, you have to pay first."
The bald man said dissatisfiedly: "Do I still renege on my debts? Disappointing."
As he spoke, he took the purse, pulled out a few banknotes, stuffed them into the woman's bra, then picked her up and threw her on the bed, lowered his head and began to take off his pants.

The woman said: "Don't worry, you take a bath first."
The bald man said: "You wait for me patiently. If you can't wait, use your hands first."
The woman said, "I hate it."
After the bald head staggered into the bathroom, the woman got up from the bed——Lou Xiaolou thought that she had already got the money and would definitely run away. In that case, he could also take the opportunity to leave, but he underestimated this woman ——she took out a pack of green chewing gum, took out a piece, put it in her mouth, then stuffed the rest into her satchel, took out another pack of yellow chewing gum, tore it open, took out a piece, put it in her satchel, and put the rest in her satchel. On the coffee table...

Lou Xiaolou immediately realized that this bald man was going to be in trouble.

The woman took off her clothes one by one, and when the last pair of underwear was left, Lou Xiaolou gently reached out and turned off the light.The room was suddenly dark.

The woman called out: "Boss, why is the power cut off?"
The bald man came out, and the light in the bathroom was on. He said, "Maybe the light bulb is broken. It's better to do it in the dark."
He said while throwing himself on the bed.The woman blocked his mouth and said, "Eat a piece of gum, and I'll take a shower."
The bald man said, "Where is the chewing gum?"
The woman said, "On the coffee table."
After finishing speaking, the woman got up and ran into the bathroom.

The bald man took a piece of gum and stuffed it into his mouth, then lay down, patted his stomach and waited patiently.Soon, his hands lay limply on his limp stomach, and he fell asleep.

The woman slipped out, came to the bedside and pushed him, making sure that he was unconscious, put on her clothes immediately, picked up the pack of yellow chewing gum, picked up the bald leather bag, and walked towards the door lightly...

Lou Xiaolou thought for a while, then hurried to catch up, pulled off the leather bag at once, and threw it on the bald belly.The woman suddenly turned her head, looked at the bald man sleeping on the bed, then at the leather bag on his stomach, screamed, opened the door and ran out...

Lou Xiaolou turned on the light, sat on the chair for a while, and his eyes fell on the pair of leather shoes under the bed.It was a pair of new leather shoes, black and shiny.

Lou Xiaolou stood up, went over to try it on, and it was just the right size.

He put his "broken shoes" under the bed, and then walked away wearing bald shoes.

When he reached the door, he stopped again, thinking of a difficult problem—it was dark outside, but the hotel was brightly lit.He couldn't go out wearing these leather shoes, otherwise, the security guards in the lobby would see a pair of leather shoes walking.

He went to the window and threw the shoes out.Then he went out barefoot.

As soon as he walked out the door, he saw the old man delivering tea appear again.He came earlier today.

Lou Xiaolou leaned against the wall, observing him quietly.

He still knocked on the door one after another until he reached the door that Lou Xiaolou had just walked out of. Just like in the past, he walked over without knocking, but after he walked over, his steps became slower and slower. , finally came back, stopped in front of this door again, and knocked lightly three times: "Boom boom boom."
This was the first time he knocked on Lou Xiaolou's door.

And Lou Xiaolou has already walked out.The bald man inside was asleep, and there was no way he could hear.

The old man knocked again and said friendly: "Master, I'll bring you some tea..."
It was still silent inside.

The old man seemed to feel that there was no one inside, so he shook his head, left, went to the next door, and knocked lightly three times.

His enthusiasm made Lou Xiaolou feel chills in his bone marrow.

He stopped observing him, walked lightly to the stairs, and went downstairs.

He picked up the pair of leather shoes under the window and put them on. Just as he walked over, he saw Sang Ya sitting on a stone bench at the entrance of the alley in a daze.

He stopped under the wall and watched her quietly.

After sitting for a while, Sangya got up and went home.She lowered her head and walked forward slowly, her expression was very quiet.

Every time Lou Xiaolou saw her, he felt very sad.

He followed her lightly, considering what else he could do to convey the future message to her.

As he walked, there was chatter and laughter coming from behind him. He looked back and saw a group of middle school girls in white school uniforms. They seemed to have just returned from a performance, and they all had stage makeup on their faces.

This group of girls walked past Lou Xiaolou, and he saw that they all had short hair.They walked hand in hand in a row, blocking the road tightly.

Lou Xiaolou felt that they were students of a certain school, and they had just come back from some performance.They are not hostile, nor are they deliberately against Lou Xiaolou...

However, their existence did form an obstacle to Lou Xiaolou.

Lou Xiaolou believed that this was arranged by some kind of force.

Sangya also heard the noise behind her, and she also stopped.

After the group of girls walked past her, she stared at Lou Xiaolou's shoes.

Only then did Lou Xiaolou realize that she was wearing another person's shoes, and she could see them!

At that time, he wanted to take off his shoes, leave them where they were, and leave barefoot, but the shoelaces were tied too tightly, and before he could untie them, Sang Ya had already walked in front of him.

In desperation, Lou Xiaolou retreated instinctively, and finally climbed up the courtyard wall and jumped in.In the yard of a stranger's house, he untied his shoelaces and took off the hateful leather shoes. He waited until Sangya left before gently opening the door and walking out...

He knew that Sangya must be terrified.

The next day, Lou Xiaolou wanted to go to Sangya's house to visit her.

At the same time, he wanted to write a paper letter to her in the study, tell her everything, and try to see if he could succeed.

On this day, he came to Miyun community before school was over, and stood guard at the door of Sangya's house, waiting for the opportunity to walk in.

Sang Ya came back, her face was ugly, and her steps were very tired.

Lou Xiaolou subconsciously looked at his feet, they were bare, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't expect that when he entered Sangya's house this time, he was repelled by Tiaotiao. It kept barking at him, and it followed him wherever he went, and its voice became hoarse.It's calling the police.

That night, when he showed up, Sangya's mother happened to get up to go to the bathroom.At that time, Lou Xiaolou was lying on the table, writing letters to Sang Ya in the dark.

He wrote:

April 2007, 4!thunder!
On that day, you will be struck by lightning in a "dead end" in Beijing!

Please don't go to Beijing.

If you pass the exam in Beijing, don't live in Lou Xiaolou's house in Shaoyaodi.

If you live in that house, don't go out to buy vegetables on Lou Xiaolou's birthday.

If you have to go out to buy vegetables, you must go to the non-staple food market outside the north gate of the community, instead of going through that dead end!

Remember!

After writing this, he heard Sangya's mother's footsteps, and suddenly became a mess.Only at this moment did he realize how amazing it is to be able to be invisible!

He took out his mobile phone and stared at the time on it. When Sangya's mother walked out of the toilet, it happened to be [-]:[-], and he let out a long breath—he should be invisible at this time.

Sangya's mother seemed to have heard movement in the study and came over.She opened the door, Lou Xiaolou looked at her quietly, unexpectedly, she screamed and rushed into Sangya's bedroom within a few steps.Lou Xiaolou immediately thought - this phone is 3 minutes faster!
Fortunately, when the police arrived, it was already 10 minutes later, and Lou Xiaolou disappeared completely.When they checked each room, Lou Xiaolou stood against the bookshelf, smiling quietly at them.

At this moment, he suddenly felt——that he was indeed terrifying.

He suddenly thought of a question: Is he really dead?
Thinking of this, he shuddered all over.

(End of this chapter)