Chapter Eighteen A Photograph

  At this time, Hong Jun was recalling what she had seen in her dream. She was standing beside herself, standing at the most intimate position of Wei Shuai's soldiers. What does this mean? This means that she should be her own closest and most reliable friend or lover. Do you still need to doubt the people closest to you? Hong Jun said to herself.

  Hong Jun himself did not know that his subconscious had already accepted the fact that "this world has ghosts", and even more so, a passage he had read in a certain book: "If there are no ghosts in this world, why am I afraid of ghost stories? If there really are ghosts in this world, then after I die, I will also become a ghost, and there is no need to be afraid of ghost stories."

  So, whether Rui Xin is human or ghost, there's nothing to be afraid of, she's just his girlfriend.

  Rui Xin didn't expect Hong Jun to have turned over so many thoughts in an instant, she emphasized: "Because at that time, I was very ugly." As she spoke, she turned around and took out a small box from the head of the bed. It was a sugar container with red characters "?帧弊帧?p>" written on it.

  Wedding candy? Hong Jun was puzzled, what's the point of taking out wedding candy at this time?

  Rui Xin gently lifted the lid of the box and her slender fingers picked out something from inside.

  It wasn't candy, but a photo. Hong Jun took the photo, which was a colored five-inch picture of him and his wife on their wedding day, taken 12 years ago. They were smiling and happy, with their arms around each other. The photo brought back memories of their happy times together.

  "That's dandruff." Rui Xin pointed to the skin and said, "Just like scalp dandruff, touch it and the skin flakes fall off in a flurry, with layer upon layer of scales behind, never-ending and forever pale."

  Hong Jun looked at it, didn't understand why Rui Xin let him see a photo of such a girl, but he knew that she showed him this photo, definitely not to disgust himself, absolutely with a purpose. So, he started thinking hard, trying to find something from this photo.

  He didn't disappoint, and in Ruixin's expectant gaze, he quickly searched his mind for some fragmented memories. These fragments became clearer and clearer, slowly forming a complete memory. Thus, he came to a conclusion.

  That's right, Hong Jun snapped his fingers, he had seen this girl before.

  He realized that his memory was too good, counting on his fingers, it had been four years since then. He could still remember the brief encounter with the girl in the photo. Although her appearance was impressive enough to leave a deep impression, it shouldn't have been memorable to the point of being unforgettable. The fact that he could still recall her should earn him an A+ for his memory.

  "I remember now, this girl, seems to be from the Economics Department too, I've seen her before." said Hong Jun.

  "Ah?" Rui Xin's interest was piqued, and her eyes sparkled with amusement. She was delighted that Hong Jun could remember this girl.

  "That should be four years ago. I remember it was like a winter afternoon, I passed by the front of the girls' dormitory building, because I was in a hurry and didn't notice the pedestrians in front of me, so I accidentally bumped into her body." Hong Jun said, at that time, the scene was like a movie unfolding before his eyes. That noon, he overslept during lunch break, missed the afternoon class, and saw that he would be late, so he decided to take a shortcut to the classroom. However, the only shortcut was to climb over the wall from the girls' dormitory area. In fact, the wall of the girls' dormitory was only one meter high, and it could be passed by just lifting his foot.

  This path is indeed closer than the zigzag road through the college, but taking this route carries a great risk. Since an incident occurred in the girls' dormitory, the school built a low wall around the girls' dormitory area and stipulated that boys are not allowed to enter or exit freely. If a boy is found entering or exiting the girls' dormitory without permission, including appearing within the wall of the girls' dormitory building, he will be publicly announced throughout the school and may even be persuaded to drop out.

  So he ran extra fast, afraid of being caught by the dorm mother, and he was also running with his head down, which added a double insurance, even if he was discovered, as long as he wasn't caught, no one would recognize him.

  As a result, because he was running with his head down and didn't see the road ahead clearly, he bumped into something soft and fluffy. With a cry of "aiyo", he was stunned to find that he had knocked a girl several steps backward from behind her.

  Unfortunately, the girl was caught off guard and was knocked to the ground.

  Hong Jun stopped in his tracks, thinking that this time he was done for. If he had injured a girl in the girls' dormitory area, he would really be in trouble. Sweat immediately began to flow from him.

  You're okay, right? He asked cautiously. His ears perked up, afraid that the girl would say something like "I'm hurt" or "It hurts a lot".

  The girl did not think that there were still boys in the girls' dormitory area, and she raised her head in surprise. Then, Hong Jun saw the appearance preserved in the photo.

  I'm fine. The girl seemed a bit self-abased, raised her head and immediately lowered it again, seeing Hong Jun ask, she shook her head and said softly. These three words were like heavenly music, and his heart that was just hanging up immediately put down.

  Sorry, I'm late for class. This lesson is very important to me. If you don't mind, I'll hurry up and go to class now. Hong Jun asked. He was in a hurry not only because he would be late for class, but also because he was afraid that if he stayed here any longer, the girl might change her mind again and say she wasn't feeling well, making it difficult for him to leave later. Since this little bean sprout said it was okay, if he didn't hurry up and leave, he would be no different from a fool. Did he have to wait until the dormitory aunt came to catch him?

  You go ahead. Don't be late for your class. I'm fine.

  Hong Jun ran away, unfortunately, he didn't have eyes in the back of his head and couldn't see the girl's face suddenly filled with a painful expression. She let go of her left hand covering her right leg, and in her palm was a spot of deep red. The knee area of her right pant leg was even more stained with fresh blood.

  After hearing Hong Jun finish speaking, Rui Xin praised: "Ha, your memory is really good."

  "It's okay, at Coastal University, I claim to have the second-best memory. As for the first? That would be the supercomputer in the computer science department." Hong Jun said shamelessly.

  Rui Xin scratched his nose: "Not embarrassed."

  "Hey, what's the point of showing me her picture? Are you saying...?" Hong Jun suddenly felt a chill run down his back, "Are you saying that I caused her to become mentally ill after bumping into her that one time?"

  Rui Xin curled up her mouth: "Your brain is full of nonsense. With your level of collision, how could it possibly leave someone with a lasting problem." As she said this, her tightly clenched left hand shook slightly, remembering the small scar on her right knee, which was why even in hot weather, she could only wear stockings.

  "What do you mean?"

  "I wanted to tell you, I'm the girl in the photo."

  "What?" Hong Jun jumped up, "This, this is impossible."

  Rui Xin's face was serious: "Why not, I am her, she is me." Hong Jun's head suddenly became big, he remembered the words of his own self in his dream. Could it be that Rui Xin also had another unclear and inexplicable self? Or should we say, a split personality?

  Hong Jun always thought that was another personality of his own.

  No, Hong Jun immediately denied this idea of his own. Double personality only indicates that there is a problem in the spiritual domain of human beings, having different spiritual thoughts at different times. However, he had never heard of people with double personalities having different bodies or appearances at different times. If the girl in the photo and Rui Xin in front of him were put together, even an idiot could see the difference between these two people, and even an idiot would not believe that these two people would be the same person.

  Rui Xin is joking with herself. Hong Jun Si thought for a while and could only tell himself this way.

  Rui Xin quietly watched the boy in front of her frowning and thinking deeply, she knew that this matter was too unbelievable, if it wasn't for her own personal experience, she wouldn't dare to believe that this thing would be true. But she was certain that this matter was something she had personally experienced, although a period of time had already passed.

  She was certain that she had neither delusions of grandeur nor mental illness, and from birth to now, she was absolutely sure that she had always been extremely normal. So normal that if she were any more normal, she would be mentally ill.

  She thought for a moment, and still decided to tell her lover about this unbelievable thing. She didn't want to hide anything from him, not just this matter, but also her origins, the left hand she had always clenched tightly, and her short life. She wanted to tell him everything, but she also knew that some things were too early to be told now, he couldn't understand or accept them yet.

  But this matter has reached a point where it needs to be told to him, because compared to other things, this is just an episode, a trivial episode.

  Then, Rui Xin reached out and pulled Hong Jun back down to sit beside him: "You just sit there quietly and listen, and you'll understand everything."

  Hong Jun swallowed his saliva, looked at the photo again, and then looked at the girl beside him: "Okay, you tell me, I'm listening. I hope things won't be too unexpected for me. Of course, I already feel very, very surprised now." Rui Xin burst into laughter: "Before I was fifteen years old, I was extremely beautiful, just like how you see me now. At that time, although I had lost my mother early on, under the loving care of my father and sister, life was still quite carefree. However, when I turned fifteen, something unexpected happened overnight, and I transformed into the ugly appearance in the photo."