"Heave-ho!"

"Tsk, lend me a hand."

Another day, after Xiao Ye Zhiyu climbed up to the second floor from Lin Zhou's water pipe, she was still carrying a backpack that was not much smaller than herself.

"Are you alright?" Lin Zhou couldn't help but worry; this action was still too dangerous.

"It's nothing! Are you underestimating me?" Ye Zhiyu said, then looked around and asked in a low voice, revealing her little tiger teeth, "That old woman isn't here, is she?"

"Yes, I told them to try not to come into my room."

"That's good." Ye Zhiyu plopped down on Lin Zhou's bed, her two slender legs, no thicker than a radish, swinging back and forth. She took a large pile of things out of her backpack—

Game consoles, mobile phones, magazines, comics...

"Wow, that's amazing..." Lin Zhou couldn't help but exclaim after seeing it.

"Here, this game console is for you later, it's called GBA." Ye Zhiyu stuffed a game console into Lin Zhou's arms.

What does GBA mean?

"It's...it's..." Ye Zhiyu muttered, holding back for a while before finally saying, "It's the English word for game console!"

"Oh, you mean the English for 'game console'? I didn't learn that in kindergarten." Lin Zhou scratched his head. "Wow, you're amazing! You even know that."

Ye Zhiyu said confidently, "Hmph, I'm the boss, of course I'm awesome. You have to learn from me."

"Um!"

"And this is a cartridge." Ye Zhiyu stuffed a cartridge into Lin Zhou's hand. "This is Ruby, and this is Sapphire. These are two versions. We can trade Pokémon together in the future."

"Wow, that's amazing..." Lin Zhou looked at Ye Zhiyu with admiration, but after playing for a while, he said, "But it's all in English... I can only understand part of it..."

"Then I'll study it! I even have a strategy guide!"

"Alright then..."

Then Ye Zhiyu opened another phone and threatened in a childish voice, "Hey, we can contact each other via text message from now on. You can't suddenly disappear; you have to report to the boss!"

"Okay." Lin Zhou couldn't help but laugh. "I understand... but I also have a cell phone."

"My phone can access the internet, yours is too crappy, use mine."

"Um."

For a long time afterward, Ye Zhiyu would climb over to Lin Zhou's house, and the two of them would read comics, watch anime, and play games together.

That period was one of the happiest times for Lin Zhou.

However, Lin Zhou's health did not improve; on the contrary, it became more and more serious. He coughed and often could not even finish a sentence.

"It looks so serious... You're not going to die, are you?" Another day passed, and Ye Zhiyu, lying by the bedside, couldn't help but frown when she saw Lin Zhou's pale face.

"If you die, I will never forgive you for the rest of my life."

"Cough cough... I'm sorry cough cough... I'm sorry." Lin Zhou could only smile apologetically.

"What...what are your last wishes?"

"Huh?" Lin Zhou was taken aback. Was it his last wish?

"People should say their last wishes before they die," Ye Zhiyu said earnestly.

"Oh right, I... cough cough... haven't left any last wishes yet." Lin Zhou picked up a pen and paper and began to write. He knew quite a few words, but he could only express his gratitude to his parents and his regret for his friends.

After doing all this, he stuffed the paper under his pillow.

Then Lin Zhou lay down quietly and stared at the ceiling.

"What are you doing?"

"Cough cough, I'm just waiting to die. Isn't it supposed to end when I finish writing this?"

"Oh." Ye Zhiyu propped up her chubby cheeks, seemingly unhappy. "Please don't die, okay? If you die, I'll have no one to bully."

"I don't want to either..."

"Is there anything else you'd like to do?"

"..." Lin Zhou thought for a moment, "The sea... I want to see the sea..."

This city is a coastal city, but because of his poor health, Lin Zhou rarely sees the sea. He usually just glances at it from afar while sitting in his car. If he could, he would like to see the sea before he dies.

"Then let's go!" Ye Zhiyu said immediately.

"Depart...depart?"

"Yes." Ye Zhiyu has always been a woman of action.

"But I can't get out," Lin Zhou said softly.

"I'll take you out of here..."

"Ahem, I can't climb water pipes."

"It's alright, your housekeeper goes out to buy groceries every now and then, and the housekeeper also needs to go to the bathroom..." Ye Zhiyu smiled smugly, as if she had everything under control. "Just take advantage of this time, since your mother isn't home today either."

"what?"

"What? Didn't you say you wanted to see the sea?"

"Although it is..."

"Let's go then!"

"etc?"

An hour later, Lin Zhou was indeed taken out of the house by Ye Zhiyu, perfectly catching the housekeeper and housekeeper off guard.

"Are you sure it's okay?" Lin Zhou was pulled forward by Ye Zhiyu's small hand. After staying at home for a month, he looked around and seemed particularly happy.

"With the boss protecting you, what are you afraid of!" Ye Zhiyu said.

Two children, around five or six years old, walked hand in hand, one in front of the other, attracting a lot of attention.

Then Ye Zhiyu unlocked a children's bicycle by the roadside, patted the spot behind her, and said, "Get on!"

"Huh? Riding a bike?"

"Yes, I ride my bike here every day."

Where do you live?

"It's about ten kilometers away. I ride here for more than an hour every day," Ye Zhiyu said.

"That's amazing..." Lin Zhou hadn't expected Ye Zhiyu to ride her bike for over an hour every day to visit him. "Why don't you take a car?"

"No, I like driving myself," Ye Zhiyu said. "I'm an adult now, and adults drive themselves... When I grow up, I want to drive a cool motorcycle and a cool sports car."

"Eh—"

Lin Zhou sat on Ye Zhiyu's children's bicycle. Ye Zhiyu pedaled hard, but led Lin Zhou into a side road.

"Cough cough, why are you walking this way?"

"Faster! We're only six years old. If we ride our bikes on the road, the uncle will catch us." Ye Zhiyu looked at him as if he didn't know anything.

"Oh, I see. You're so skilled."

"That's right!"

Ye Zhiyu rode along the path with Lin Zhou for over an hour. It was quite strenuous for a six-year-old girl to carry someone; Lin Zhou could see that her back was soaked with sweat. "Xiaoyu, are you alright? Are you tired?"

"I'm not tired, we're almost there. Hang in there, don't die!"

"Yes, I'm not dead yet."

"Then don't die yet."

"it is good."

Finally, after climbing a small hill, a salty sea breeze blew by, the bicycles stopped, and Lin Zhou and Ye Zhiyu looked outside—

Blue sky, white clouds, islands, and in the distance, the water and sky blend into one, resembling a large sapphire.

"The sea!" Ye Zhiyu shouted.

"The sea..." Lin Zhou couldn't help but look at it for a while longer, and his heart calmed down.

"What is that statue?"

"The Fisherwoman."

"Oh……"

"Let's go, let's go play in the sand." Ye Zhiyu led Lin Zhou downhill on their bikes.

"Slow down!" The wind was blowing from both sides, and Lin Zhou felt that the speed was very fast. He was a little scared, so he immediately hugged Ye Zhiyu tightly.

"..."

"What's wrong?"

"The brakes are broken!" Ye Zhiyu's voice came through. "We're doomed... It's okay, I'll die with you."

"I forgot to write a will for my parents, what a pity."

"ah?!!!!!"

Finally, the bicycle crashed solidly into a big tree with a loud bang. The two of them tumbled onto the grass beside them, the bicycle's rear wheel still spinning.

Fortunately, there was a buffer; the two children weren't really hurt. They looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh, "Hahaha..."

At that moment, the bodyguards who had been secretly following them finally jogged over, "Young Miss!!!"

"Huh? What are you doing here?"

"Forehead……"

"Don't bother us! Lin Zhou is about to die, and I want to play with him before he dies."

The bodyguards: "?"

……

That day, Lin Zhou and Ye Zhiyu returned home.

Perhaps they were too tired from going out today. The two originally planned to play games for a while after returning home, but they suddenly lost consciousness and fell asleep. Even Ye Zhiyu forgot to go home.

Soon the door next to them opened, and a beam of light shone through the crack into the dimly lit room.

Faint whispers could be heard, "Is this the little girl who plays with Lin Zhou every day?"

"Yeah, she thought we hadn't noticed she's been climbing over the wall every day..."

"How can a little girl be as powerful as a monkey? It's still too dangerous..."

"There's nothing I can do. I can't find her even if I want her to come in through the front door. She always sneaks in by hiding."

"But I haven't seen Lin Zhou this happy in a long time."

……

Lin Zhou's health did not deteriorate; on the contrary, it got better and better with Ye Zhiyu's company. From childhood to adulthood, Ye Zhiyu was always the first to appear when Lin Zhou had low blood sugar, whether it was climbing over walls or climbing through windows.

The Demon King protects.

Lin Zhou always believed that having Ye Zhiyu around was the safest thing for him when he was in danger; on the contrary—

And it will always be like this, my best friend.

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