Love Apartment: Yifei is my junior aunt

Chapter 534 Like yesterday's death, like today's birth (10,000 words, End of this chapter)

"It's either a fall to your death or an explosion; it feels strange to choose either one."

Zeng Xiaoxian protested, "Can't we have a more creative way to die, like... dying cool?"

Everyone stared blankly at Zeng Xiaoxian, their faces expressionless.

What time is it? This guy is still acting silly here.

Seeing this, Xiaoxian shrank back and gave an awkward laugh: "Pretend I didn't say anything, pretend I didn't say anything."

"Alright, let's not waste any more time."

Yifei, hands on her hips, urged, "Hurry up and choose, or I'll choose directly."

Youyou raised her hand and suggested, "How about we choose the giant explosion?"

Wanyu asked curiously, "Why?"

Youyou replied matter-of-factly, "Because I've filmed scenes of jumping off buildings, but I haven't done any explosion scenes yet."

"Forehead."

Everyone exchanged glances, all thinking Youyou's reasoning was rather absurd. Only Guan Gu put his arm around Youyou's shoulder in support: "Darling, your acting career is about to reach its culmination. Congratulations!"

"Guan Guan~, you're so thoughtful."

Youyou sweetly threw herself into Guan Gu's arms, and the two of them hugged each other happily and swayed back and forth, making everyone dizzy.

The group of single people in the living room couldn't help but touch their cheeks. They were so disgusted by the two of them being so affectionate that even their back teeth started to hurt.

Xiao Xian raised an eyebrow and repeated in a high-pitched, affected voice, "Guan Guan?"

This is the first time everyone has heard of this nickname. It's true that couples in the throes of new love love to give each other nicknames.

Guan Gu glanced back at him expressionlessly: "How dare you call me Guan Guan?"

Xiao Xian scoffed at this, saying, "Who cares if you call me that?"

"Hey guys, it's not good to keep running around like this," Xiao Xian, who always prioritizes efficiency, urged.

He turned to look at Nanfeng and said directly, "Since no one has any ideas, let's do as Youyou says."

"Alright, let's have a massive explosion then."

Nanfeng nodded, signaling everyone to get ready.

The group exchanged glances and instinctively held hands, forming a circle.

Wanyu and Mario patted the young couple who were still hugging and being affectionate, signaling them to join in.

Yifei and Zeng Xiaoxian reached out to pull Da Nanfeng and Xiao Nanfeng in as well, but the two Nanfeng silently backed away.

Nanfeng explained, "We still have some things to take care of here, so we won't be returning to reality with you yet."

Everyone was filled with worry when they heard that Nanfeng didn't want to go back with them.

If they return to reality because of the explosion, then the Dream Machine can function normally again.

What if Nanfeng changes her mind and chooses to stay in the deep dream realm?

They can't possibly venture into the dream world again, can they?

Nanfeng saw what everyone was thinking, and he said seriously, "Don't worry, since I have already told you that I am willing to listen to Xiao Nanfeng and return to reality, I will not go back on my word."

"Trust me, I won't lie to you."

Xiao Nanfeng also said, "Don't worry, everyone, I'm watching over him. We'll be back soon."

After hearing Nanfeng's words, although they were still somewhat hesitant, they finally just spoke to Nanfeng.

"Nanfeng, we're waiting for you to come back."

Nanfeng laughed and said, "Don't be so serious. The time difference between the four dream realms and the real world is huge. You might just return to reality and I'll wake up right after.

"it is good."

Yifei and Xiaoxian reached out and clasped hands. Everyone held hands and huddled into a small circle, both afraid and excited as they awaited the massive explosion.

Fear stems from human instinct, while excitement arises from the knowledge that they won't die, thus craving the thrill of experiencing a high-stakes, death-defying spectacle.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

Half a minute later, everything in the living room was normal, and nothing had happened.

Sensing something was wrong, everyone turned to look at Nanfeng, their eyes wide, as if they were all asking a question.

Where's the promised explosion?

Nanfeng coughed awkwardly, "I don't really have a concept of explosions, so I've been thinking about what kind of explosion qualifies as a huge explosion."

Xiao Xian in the suit retorted, "What, are you afraid of blowing us up?"

"No, I was afraid I might blow you all up."

Nanfeng frowned and said something chilling: "What if you get blown up but don't die? And then you all lie on the ground, charred black on the outside and tender on the inside, struggling and howling at me?"

As he spoke, he even clutched his chest, feigning a struggle and pain: "Then you'll all be yelling: Ah! Nanfeng! It hurts! It hurts so much! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts..."

"stop!"

Yifei quickly spoke up to stop him; she wished she could take off her socks right now and stuff them into Nanfeng's crow's beak.

What was supposed to be a proper explosion was turned into a live barbecue by his story.

This is absolutely outrageous!

As everyone listened to Nanfeng's account, they couldn't help but shudder. Their initial anticipation and excitement turned into a heart-pounding fear and unease.

They weren't afraid of being blown up; as long as the explosion was big enough, the pain wouldn't keep up with the speed of their death.

But if it really explodes like Nanfeng said, but doesn't kill them, and they all lie on the ground in excruciating pain, that would be real suffering!

The pain in deep dreams is almost indistinguishable from that in reality, and nobody wants to suffer like that.

Seeing that everyone was scared, Nanfeng awkwardly added, "Actually... you shouldn't be as badly off as I just thought."

"After all, writhing on the ground in pain is a kind of huge shock. Maybe you'll wake up from the pain after a while."

Woke up in pain?

Was I woken up by excruciating pain?

Guan Gu swallowed nervously: "Then... how about we choose to fall from a great height?"

Youyou asked worriedly, "What if someone falls from a great height and survives?"

Nanfeng felt that Youyou didn't need to worry about this at all: "I understand what falling from a height is like. This is the sixteenth floor. Unless there are crooked trees below, jumping down will definitely kill you."

The expressions on everyone's faces instantly turned strange.

Xiaoxian asked timidly, "So we...jump off the building?"

"please."

Nanfeng snapped his fingers, and the railing directly in front of the balcony vanished without a trace.

Mario exclaimed, "Wow, Southwind, you're so skilled!"

"After all, we just tried it once."

Nanfeng chuckled softly and walked straight to the balcony.

The others quickly followed, and Youyou muttered to herself as she walked, "But I've already filmed a scene where I jump off a building."

Wan Yu, standing to the side, asked with a hint of excitement and eagerness, "Youyou, have you ever filmed a scene where a group of people jump off a building?"

"what?"

Youyou got excited immediately and pulled Guan Gu to the front. The two of them almost fell off the road because they couldn't brake in time.

The remaining few people went to the balcony without railings and looked down. For a moment, they felt as if the entire city was lying prostrate at their feet.

The crisscrossing streets are the city's veins, and the endless stream of vehicles is like flowing blood, providing nourishment to the city day and night as always.

As for the people hurrying by below, they are as insignificant as dust.

Looking down from the sixteenth floor, the familiar scenery on the ground seemed to have been shrunk to a level that was subconsciously unacceptable to everyone. This sense of absurdity triggered everyone's fear, causing them to stand on the edge of the balcony and hesitate to move forward.

"The balcony is too small; the seven of you probably can't jump down as a group."

Nanfeng laughed and said, "Let's take turns. Just think of it as experiencing bungee jumping without a rope in a dream."

Xiao Xian chuckled nervously, "Well, well, well, actually I'm not really interested in bungee jumping. Think about it, if I bump into something while bungee jumping, what if it damages my brilliant brain? That would be terrible!"

"If you're scared, you're scared! Stop being so stubborn!" Yifei rolled her eyes at the trembling Xiaoxian. "Look how frightened you are, how about I..."

"Me first! Me first!"

Wan Yu looked eager to try. She clasped her hands together and pleaded, "Nan Feng, can I fly around in the sky with my wings like you did before, and then fall down?"

"no problem."

Nanfeng snapped her fingers, and a pair of white wings instantly sprouted from her back.

"Wow, it feels so nice to touch."

Curious Wanyu excitedly touched her wings, and Zeng Xiaoxian also wanted to reach out and touch them, but unfortunately, his little hand was knocked away by Yifei as soon as he stretched it out.

Seeing that Wan Yu was examining her wings as if she were playing with her new toy, everyone knew that she probably wouldn't take off so soon.

Yu-Yu, who also enjoys trying new things and has a strong desire to perform, decisively pulled Guan-Gu, whose legs were weak, to the edge of the balcony.

"Guan Guan, have you seen Titanic?"

"Of course." Guan Gu was so frightened that he closed his eyes tightly, his limbs stiffened, and he was completely at a loss. He didn't even dare to look down.

"That's good."

As Youyou spoke, she pulled Guan Gu behind her, placed his hands on her waist, and then turned around, opening her arms like Ruth.

Nanfeng tactfully snapped his fingers, and the old-fashioned record player in the living room immediately began playing the melodious tune of "My Heart Will Go On".

At this moment, Guan Gu and Youyou are like Jack and Rose standing on the bow of the Titanic, embracing each other tightly with open arms.

Youyou stood on the balcony, swaying back and forth happily and sweetly.

Poor Guan Gu, he shrank his neck in fear and closed his eyes tightly, worried that Youyou would drag him down with him.

With each sway and rocking motion of Youyou, his stiff hands, which were resting on Youyou's waist, couldn't help but tremble slightly.

He suddenly realized that Teacher Zeng was incredibly wise; compared to a massive explosion or a fall from a great height, perhaps dying in style was the best way to die.

"Guan Guan!"

Youyou was completely oblivious to the fact that Guan Gu had turned pale with fright; she continued to shout happily.

Guan Gu almost burst into tears: "You, Youyou..."

"Guan Guan, jump!"

"I, I jump!"

So Youyou closed her eyes, opened her arms, and fell straight forward.

Upon sensing Youyou's movement, Guan Gu instinctively released his hands, and in fright, he retreated repeatedly.

Everyone craned their necks, staring at Youyou as she plummeted from the sky.

"Aaaaaah!!!"

The entire dream world echoed with the menacing roar of Youyou, a powerless yet indignant cry echoing in mid-air.

"Guan Gu Shenqi! You bastard..."

Just as Youyou was about to land, she turned into a golden light and vanished, completely falling out of the dream world.

It's unclear whether this was a fall from a great height or a major blow to her.

Everyone frowned upon seeing this, and they withdrew their heads, looking at Guan Gu with strange expressions.

[Guan Gu, Guan Gu, you're fucking a genius!]

【If you're too scared to jump, then stop Youyou!】

Xiao Xian in a suit remarked casually, "It's a pity that if Youyou hadn't shouted 'Ah' a few less times at the beginning, she could have finished saying her 'last words'."

Nanfeng snapped her fingers, stopping the romantic but out-of-place rendition of "My Heart Will Go On".

"Guan Gu, you're doomed," Nan Feng said gleefully. "Youyou is definitely furious right now, and it'll probably take several days to appease her."

Xiao Xian patted Guangu's shoulder cheekily: "Guangu, don't say I didn't look after you, there's still a useless washboard in 3601, feel free to use it."

"Go! Go! Go!"

Guan Gu didn't dare to open his eyes until now. He slapped Zeng Xiaoxian's hand away and then slapped his forehead in frustration.

He then shakily moved toward the balcony, looking as if he wanted to look but dared not.

Yifei said, "Guan Gu, stop looking. Youyou has returned to reality. You should think about how to coax her later."

Guan Gu chuckled dryly, clinging to his last hope as he asked everyone, "For something like this, Youyou... she shouldn't be too angry, right?"

Nanfeng stroked his chin thoughtfully and asked, "In my dream, I didn't want to jump off a building with my girlfriend. Would she be angry?"

"I'll post this question on Weibo and Tieba for you when I have time, and see what people think... if you still need to know the answer then."

Everyone burst into laughter.

Actually, this is not a big deal; it's just a small matter. But if it escalates into an issue of "attitude," then it's hard to say how it will end.

Yifei advised, "Guan Gu, you'd better go out and comfort Youyou."

"If you go back to reality and coax her now, it probably won't be a big deal. But if you keep making Youyou wait, she'll get angrier and angrier and angrier she'll think about it... then you're really doomed."

"I want to get out of here quickly, but..." Guan Gu mumbled shyly in a voice barely audible, "But I don't dare, the sixteenth floor is too high."

"That's easy."

Nanfeng said, conjuring up a Japanese samurai sword and solemnly handing it to Guangu: "Guangu, haven't you been saying all along that you want to commit seppuku? Since you don't dare to jump off the building, let's use the tradition of Japanese samurai to solve all the problems."

"If Youyou knew that you chose to commit seppuku in order to come out and coax her, I guarantee she would never be angry with you."

Guan Gu stared silently at the samurai sword in front of him. He reached out, grasped the hilt, and pulled it slightly. The sharp and cold light of the blade pierced directly into Guan Gu's eyes.

With a snap, Guan Gu quickly slammed his katana shut. Without a word, he turned and rushed off the balcony.

"Youyou, I've come to find you!"

[It seems jumping off a building is more palatable than seppuku.]

Like Youyou, Guangu turned into a golden light and vanished just before landing, completely falling out of the dream world.

So it seems that to leave the dream by falling from a great height, all you need is enough height, and you don't need to crash to the ground at the end.

"oh oh……"

As Guan Gu left the dream, Mario's figure gradually became ethereal. He waved to everyone, saying, "Goodbye, everyone."

Everyone smiled and waved to Mario: "Goodbye, Mario!"

Before they finished speaking, Mario's smile had already vanished.

Nanfeng sheathed his katana, looked at everyone, and asked with a smile, "Who's next?"

Having already roughly figured out how to use her wings, Wanyu said without hesitation, "Let me do it."

Nanfeng asked with a strange look, "Wanyu, do you want to go downstairs and figure out how to use these wings?"

"Anyway, Guan Gu and Youyou have already gone back, so the overload pressure on the Dream Machine shouldn't be as high as before. We still have plenty of time for you to practice."

Wan Yu said confidently, "Not at all. I actually think I'm a once-in-a-century flying prodigy, and I'm sure I can conquer this blue sky!"

Nanfeng wanted to say something more, but Wanyu had already closed her eyes and started to adjust her state.

Seeing this, Nanfeng could only shrug helplessly, while silently wishing Wanyu good luck in his heart.

A moment later, the pair of white wings on Wanyu's back suddenly unfolded. She opened her eyes, mustered her courage, and ran to the edge of the balcony.

With a powerful push of her feet and a flap of her wings, Wan Yu soared into the air and hurtled straight toward the azure sky.

"Hooray! I really flew!"

As Wan Yu soared through the air, her face was filled with excitement and exhilaration. She looked down at the earth, as if the entire city was prostrate at her feet.

Seeing this, Yifei laughed and joked, "Looks like Wanyu flew pretty well, at least much better than that guy who relies on his looks to brake."

Nanfeng wasn't annoyed by Yifei's teasing. He just looked at Wanyu flying straight ahead in the sky and chuckled softly.

Naive, so naive.

Those who don't heed the advice of the south wind will suffer the consequences.

Wanyu continued to fly straight, and at this moment, she finally experienced the feeling she had been dreaming of.

What she wanted was this kind of unrestrained, free-spirited life.

The entire world unfolds before my eyes; I possess a pair of free wings, granting me complete and absolute control over myself, allowing me to travel in any direction I desire.

"I am ace pilot Lin Wanyu!"

Wan Yu raised her arms and shouted, loudly venting her emotions.

"Nanfeng! Feifei! Teacher Zeng! Look how well I fly!"

Overjoyed, Wan Yu wanted to turn back and share her happiness with her friends, but she found that she couldn't turn back at all.

Wanyu suddenly understood why Nanfeng had advised her to go downstairs and study how to use the wings. She had only learned how to flap her wings and flail around, but hadn't yet learned how to turn or look back.

In an instant, the joy that filled Wanyu's chest faded, and her lively emotions became lifeless.

She longed to share her joy with her friends and see those familiar faces, but her broken wings could only fly forward, unable to stop or turn back.

What kind of freedom is it if you can't choose to stay or turn back?

As Wan Yu was feeling down, she came to her senses and realized that there was a towering skyscraper in front of her, its cold glass curtain wall gleaming blindingly in the sunlight.

Wan Yu tried to change her flight path in terror, but after being a human for more than 20 years, she was a bird-woman for less than five minutes.

Faced with the wings she was using for the first time and her first time soaring through the air, she simply couldn't adjust her flight posture like Nanfeng.

Wan Yu screamed in terror. The happier she had been just moments before, the more desperate she felt now.

"Help! I have absolutely no idea how to steer!!!"

A dull thud ripped through the sky as Wan Yu's figure, like a white lightning bolt, crashed violently into the glass curtain wall of the opposite building, leaving a long scratch.

Yifei and the others watched helplessly as Wanyu slid down the glass curtain wall and fell to the ground, turning into a golden light and disappearing in mid-air.

"hiss……"

Yifei and the others gasped in shock, while Nanfeng gloated and gave a thumbs-up.

"Chinese tempered glass is truly amazing!"

The man in the suit, Xiao Xian, cut to the chase, asking, "So how many times did you crash into that building yourself?"

"Teacher Xian, please don't let my mood be affected when you're so happy."

"I was just curious."

Nanfeng, with a bewildered expression, made a six with his hand.

Xiao Xian in a suit joked, "Wow, this is really something else!"

Nanfeng coughed a few times, decisively skipping the topic: "Who's next?"

Yifei and Xiaoxian in a suit exchanged a glance and smiled knowingly at each other.

"Zeng Xiaoxian~~~"

Yifei called out in the gentlest of all.

Xiao Xian, who was standing to the side, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, and alarm bells rang in his mind.

Before he could even turn around, Yifei and Xiaoxian in a suit kicked him off the balcony.

Xiao Xian, dressed in a suit, grinned wickedly: "We know you wouldn't dare, so we're just helping you out. Don't be shy!"

"Ah~~~ Ah~~~~"

Xiaoxian's flamboyant screams echoed through the dream world.

"It's a pleasure working with you."

Yifei smiled and gave Xiaoxian in his suit a high five.

The soon-to-disappear suit-wearing Xiaoxian waved to Nanfeng and Yifei: "Next time you have another chance to beat up Zeng Xiaoxian, please be sure to leave it to me."

"And I hope we'll meet again in the next dream."

"May we meet again in the next dream."

Suddenly, only Yifei and Nanfeng were left on the balcony.

Nanfeng looked at Yifei: "You're the only one left. What tricks are you planning to pull this time?"

Yifei scoffed, "I'm different from them. My favorite thing is bungee jumping."

Nanfeng reminded her, "Bungee jumping and jumping off a building are actually different."

Yifei snorted and said, "It's just that one has a rope and the other doesn't."

She spoke with her arms outstretched towards the south wind, and the meaning she wanted to express was quite clear.

Seeing this, Nanfeng smiled and stepped forward, giving Yifei a gentle hug.

"South wind," Yifei whispered in his ear, "those who have abandoned me, the days of yesterday cannot be retained."

"We need to look ahead."

Nanfeng was taken aback upon hearing this.

Just then, Yu Mo came out of the bathroom.

She looked at Nanfeng and Yifei embracing, crossed her arms, and said with a mocking expression, "Maybe I came at the wrong time."

Nanfeng and Yifei exchanged a glance and couldn't help but laugh out loud at the same time.

"No, you've come at just the right time."

Nanfeng and Yifei simultaneously reached out to Yumo.

Yu Mo ran over and gently placed her hands on Yi Fei and Nan Feng's hands.

Yifei said angrily, "I knew you were awake! You even made us call you sister-in-law, aren't you ashamed?!"

Yu Mo said matter-of-factly, "That's why I pretended not to know you guys. It's because I'm shy."

She solemnly reminded Yifei, "Remember to keep this a secret for me."

"Keep it a secret again?!"

Yifei took a few steps back, cursing: "Honestly, do you two think I'm just a part of your play?"

"Please, I beg you, go and torment Zhanbo instead of always targeting me!"

Nanfeng and Yumo pursed their lips and chuckled to themselves.

"I really can't do anything with you two."

"Alright, I'll go back first. We can talk about it when we get back to reality."

Yifei strode forward with her head held high. When she reached the edge of the balcony, she suddenly turned around and said to Nanfeng.

"south wind."

"Um?"

"You see, it's not a big deal to jump off from here."

Nanfeng was stunned for a moment upon hearing this. His deep brown pupils reflected Yifei's fearless posture as she leaned back.

He felt his heart skip a beat for a moment.

By the time Nanfeng came to his senses, Yu Mo had been standing quietly in front of him for a long time.

"Sorry, I was a little distracted just now," Nanfeng said softly.

Yu Mo shook her head, indicating that she didn't care.

She raised her head slightly and asked, "So you've thought it through? Should we go back?"

Nanfeng hesitated for a moment, but nodded firmly: "We should go back, otherwise everyone will worry."

"Is it just because everyone will be worried?" Yu Mo continued to ask.

Nanfeng paused for a moment, then replied with a hint of confusion, "I actually know how to do many things. But the difference between knowing and doing is never as simple as I think."

"I don't know if I can learn to let go, I only know that I can no longer let the past hold me back in the present."

Yu Mo gently patted Nan Feng's hand. Perhaps because she had become Nan Feng's mother these past few days, she radiated a maternal glow that seemed to emanate from her beyond reality.

"Nanfeng, knowing what to do is already quite remarkable."

"Once you know what to do, you have a direction."

"Keep moving forward in the direction you've chosen. No matter how difficult it is, take it slow and you'll eventually get there."

Nanfeng raised an eyebrow: "Us?"

"Yes, us."

Yu Mo answered without hesitation, as if she had thought about the answer to this question countless times in her mind.

Nanfeng smiled, then suddenly asked, "But what if I told you I wanted to stay?"

"Then I'll go with you."

Yu Mo held Nan Feng's hand tightly: "If you want to go back, we'll go back together. If you want to stay, I'll stay with you a little longer."

Nanfeng felt his heart skip a beat, and he stammered, "Why?"

"Because I believe in you."

Yu Mo smiled gently, her eyes filled with tenderness like shimmering autumn water: "I believe you're just having trouble understanding right now, and I believe you'll get over it soon."

Nanfeng smiled wryly and helplessly, "I really don't know where you get your confidence from."

"Because you are inherently a person who makes people feel at ease, reassured, and confident."

Yu Mo gently cupped Nan Feng's face in her hands, their foreheads touching, their two equally gentle and bright eyes facing each other quietly, like the moon in the sky and the moon in the water, guarding each other from afar, unchanging through the ages.

She suddenly asked, "Nanfeng, do you know why I like you?"

Nanfeng blinked.

"That's because as long as I'm with you, life will take an unexpected and exciting turn."

"As long as we're with you, no matter what difficulties or obstacles we encounter, we'll feel especially at ease."

"As long as I'm with you, I will never lack the courage and strength to move towards a better future."

Yu Mo gently patted Nan Feng's head: "Do you remember those first few days when we met? You taught me a lot of things, and you also taught me how to achieve happiness and a bright future."

"Nanfeng, I believe in you, because you have never lacked the ability to live a good life, whether in the past, present, or future."

"So tell me again, seriously, what do you want to do now?"

Nanfeng remained silent for a long time, while Yumo continued to look at him gently and calmly.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

"Yu Mo, you should go back first," Nan Feng said firmly. "I'll be there soon."

"it is good."

Yu Mo silently retreated to the edge of the balcony. Suddenly, she remembered something, blushed, and threatened, "Nanfeng, let me tell you, things that happen in dreams don't count. If you dare to use things that happen in the dream world to tease me, I'll..."

She made a throat-slitting gesture, feigning ferocity.

Nanfeng looked at him strangely: "Are you sure things that happen in dreams don't count?"

"certainly."

"very good."

He took a few steps forward, leaned slightly forward, and whispered earnestly in Yu Mo's ear.

"Yu Mo, I like you. I liked you from the second time I saw you."

Yu Mo felt her head spinning after hearing Nan Feng's words. She felt dizzy and could barely stand.

Still half-asleep, Yu Mo asked, "The second time? You mean the next night?"

Nanfeng straightened his back and smiled mysteriously: "No."

"what?"

Yu Mo subconsciously wanted to step forward and ask what was going on, but she was so dizzy that her legs went weak and she leaned back.

Nanfeng stared in astonishment, her mouth agape, not even realizing what was happening before she grabbed Yumo.

"ah!!!"

As Yu Mo plummeted through the air, she was still shouting, "So which time was it?!"

Nanfeng helplessly put his hand to his forehead. He suddenly burst into laughter, seemingly lost in thought.

"Anyway, you said that things that happen in dreams don't count, so you can keep guessing."

In a great mood, Nanfeng turned around and met Xiao Nanfeng, who had been sitting quietly in the living room watching the show.

Xiao Nanfeng said disdainfully, "Laughing, laughing, all you do is laugh. Look at you laughing like such a spineless person."

"Since you say you like her, why don't you go hug her, kiss her!"

Nanfeng walked into the living room and rolled her eyes at him: "What do you know, kid? Kissing someone before even confessing your feelings is just ridiculous!"

"Tch." Xiao Nanfeng said mercilessly, "You say you're neither good at literature nor martial arts, but you've got the same kind of pedantry as a scholar and the stubbornness as a warrior."

"You can't kiss without confessing your feelings, so why don't you confess then!"

"Even if I'm not in a hurry, the readers are!"

"No rush," Nanfeng said smugly, sitting next to Xiao Nanfeng. "If two people are truly in love, what does it matter if they are together every day?"

Xiao Nanfeng succinctly revealed the truth: "Idiot!"

Nanfeng glared angrily, and Xiao Nanfeng stared back at him, refusing to back down.

The two stared at each other for a while before Nanfeng gently touched his head and said, word by word.

"I'm leaving."

"Um."

"You're coming with me too."

"it is good."

Nanfeng looked around at the home she had grown up in, her eyes filled with nostalgia and reluctance.

But he ultimately said firmly, "From now on, we will not come back."

Xiao Nanfeng blinked and silently lowered her head.

Nanfeng patted his little head: "I'm sorry, even now, even in my dreams, there are still many things I can't do."

"Perhaps... it's because I've grown up."

Nanfeng sighed: "I can't deceive myself into creating a perfect pair of parents for you in my dreams, nor can I give you a happy childhood."

Xiao Nanfeng awkwardly shook her head, her voice trembling slightly with a sob: "It's not that you've wronged me, it's that I've wronged you."

"If I hadn't thought: if I could be more sensible, more attentive, more obedient, more serious and hardworking, and cared more about the people around me, would everything have been different?"

"If I didn't think this way, you might not have to live such an awkward life."

Nanfeng chuckled softly and hugged Xiao Nanfeng into her arms.

Compared to the love-hate relationship between the two Zeng Xiaoxians, the two Nanfengs have been together for over a decade, and many things have begun to become blurred.

They couldn't even tell anymore whether it was Nanfeng's childhood regrets that shaped Little Nanfeng, or Little Nanfeng's regrets that shaped Big Nanfeng.

But that's no longer important.

"We should go."

Nanfeng said, "Yifei is right. Those who have abandoned me are like yesterday, and I cannot keep them."

"We did nothing wrong, so nothing can stop us from starting a new life and living a brand new life."

Xiao Nanfeng raised her head, her eyes slightly red: "Nanfeng, I'm a little scared."

"There's nothing to be afraid of."

Nanfeng picked up the scroll from the coffee table; it was taken by Xiao Nanfeng from Guangu, who was still lost in his dream.

In fact, Nanfeng had been paying attention to everyone's beautiful dreams, so of course he knew what was depicted in the scroll.

Nanfeng unfurled the scroll, and the background of the entire painting was the familiar sixth-floor suite: the bright blue 3601, the dark brown 3602, the black and white 3603, and the turquoise 3604.

Strictly speaking, the living rooms of the four suites are not in a straight line, but in Guan Gu's paintings, these four living rooms are laid out as a long scroll, and the walls separating the living rooms are deliberately ignored.

Guan Gu skillfully transitioned the spaces between the living rooms using his techniques and painting methods, making these four brightly colored and unrelated areas blend together seamlessly, as if they were a unified whole without any barriers.

The chibi-style anime figures in the apartment have become more three-dimensional and closer to the fantasy style of Guan Gu's new comics, evolving from the original sketches.

In the scroll, a red-skinned demon named Yifei has grown eight arms and is busy in the kitchen. However, judging from the black smoke coming out of several pots in the kitchen, the number of arms has nothing to do with the level of cooking skills.

With an angelic halo around his head, Xiaoxian leaned back in his chair, rubbing his round belly and letting out a hearty burp. On the table was a plate of half-eaten fried rice.

Zhanbo, who has a devil's tail, is holding a pointer and talking non-stop about his grand plan.

Opposite him, Wan Yu, who had a pair of elf ears, was dozing off, propping her head up with her hand. She was clearly interested in Zhan Bo's grand plan, but not really.

Not to mention Curry Sauce, who was sitting next to Wanyu and eating and drinking heartily, Zhanbo's words went into her left ear and were then drawn out by Guangu through her right ear.

Guan Gu, dressed as a ninja, was silently wiping away the bloodstains on the ground. Next to him was Tang Youyou, his girlfriend who loved to act and pretend to be dead, and whose abdomen had been pierced by a samurai sword.

Mika, dressed as a witch, was wielding a 13,500-pound magic wand, chasing Ziqiao, who was wearing bull horns, all over the living room. Yu Mo, who had nine tails, stood between the two, acting as a peacemaker.

Nanfeng and Zhang Wei, who seemed to be the most normal people, were exchanging sandwiches and instant noodles when Nanfeng secretly pricked up his ears and revealed a mischievous smile.

Nanfeng gently stroked Xiao Nanfeng's hand across the scroll, and the entire painting instantly transformed from a static artwork into an animation, accompanied by familiar background noises.

"Hiccup~~~"

"This grand plan dates back five million years..."

"ZZZ..."

"Guan Guan!"

"I'll spray you to death with a mouthful of salt soda!"

"..."

Gradually, these dissenting voices began to unite.

"south wind."

"south wind."

"south wind."

……

"Did you hear that?" Nanfeng handed the scroll to Xiao Nanfeng.

"They're waiting for us to come home, so we have nothing to be afraid of."

With red eyes, Xiao Nanfeng silently put away the scroll, clutching it tightly to his chest, just as he had when he brought it back.

"Nanfeng, let's go home."

"it is good."

The two girls, Da Nanfeng and Xiao Nanfeng, walked hand in hand towards the balcony.

Under a clear, azure sky, the gentle sunlight bathed every corner of the city. Two shadows loomed in the living room, one belonging to the south wind, and the other also to the south wind.

The shadows, one large and one small, one tall and one short, drew closer and closer in the sunlight until they merged into one.

Nanfeng walked out alone. He looked down and felt as if the entire city was crawling at his feet.

In the past, whenever Nanfeng thought of the word "jumping off a building," unpleasant memories would quietly surface in her mind.

However, now, besides those bad memories, I seem to have a few more.

For example, Guan Gu and Youyou's "You jump! I jump!", and Wan Yu's plane crashing halfway through takeoff.

For example, there's Teacher Zeng who was kicked away, Yifei who jumps off buildings as easily as eating and drinking, and Yu Mo who falls down in a daze.

Those who know them understand they are escaping a dream, but those who don't might think they're carpooling to jump off a building.

These absurd and hilarious memories flashed through Nanfeng's mind again and again, like a Great Wall of memories that separated her from those unpleasant ones.

Nanfeng smiled slightly, and suddenly remembered a sentence.

All that has gone before is dead, and all that is to come is born today.

Nanfeng opened her arms and jumped down without the slightest hesitation.

This time, there were no wings, and no surprises.

He fell in his dream.

……

In the real world, the hatch of the Dream Machine slowly opened, and Nanfeng opened her eyes with a slightly confused look, feeling as if she had been transported to another world for a moment.

"woke up?"

Xiao Hei walked over. He didn't complain or blame Nanfeng; he simply asked casually, "How are you feeling?"

"Feel?"

Nanfeng left the Dream Machine, closed his eyes, and listened quietly to the sounds around him.

The noise of machines running, the roar of vehicle engines, the low growls of stray cats and dogs, and the conversations of apartment tenants all rushed into his ears along with the sound of the wind.

As the world whispered in her ear once more, Nanfeng sensed that something had changed.

"I feel good."

He opened his eyes, hugged Xiao Hei, and laughed with relief.

"I have never felt as happy as I do right now."

Here it comes!

The "Beautiful Dream" chapter is complete.

Having written this far, Nanfeng's growth storyline is basically complete; what remains are just minor details.

People might not like this kind of plot, but actually, it was tiring for the author to write it.

In addition, due to recent health issues, I haven't been able to update regularly. This 10,000-word piece was written from morning till now.

So the pigeon's leg started hurting again, but it's not a big problem. The vet said it would be fine after two weeks of rest.

The light boat has passed the tens of thousands of mountains.

With the character development storyline finished, it's about time to move on to the romance storyline.

This volume, "Unrequited Love," is nearing its end. What should the next volume be called?

(End of this chapter)