Fairytale Shelf Life [MTL]

Ch 4

Chapter 04

"I hired you to play me for two months."

Facing Zhou Yichan's astonishing words, Song Zhi was so unbelievable that he thought that he had misheard and misunderstood, and asked in amazement: "What?"

Zhou Yichan became more and more determined "That's what you understand."

After a pause, she seemed to have calmed down, no longer nervous, and said calmly: "I will hire you to be Zhou Yichan this summer vacation, and I, as you suggested, temporarily Flee thousands of miles away."

This time it was Song Zhi's turn to be speechless.

She thought that it was enough for her to travel alone on the night of graduating from the college entrance examination, but unexpectedly, she heard an even crazier proposal from "another self".

Song Zhi was stunned, his heart was full of shock, and he couldn't think about it seriously at this moment.

She was silent for a long time, and Zhou Yichan thought she was unwilling, and added: "If you want, you can open the salary as you like, and I will give you a card. You can use it for travel, shopping or other pleasures during the period. You only need to act as a A 100% obedient daughter and good friend, we will switch back before the university starts! How about it, Song Zhi, are you willing?"

The girl spoke more and more urgently, and it was obvious that she was very urgent. Song Zhi even suspected that in order to convince herself, she was willing to give everything she had.

However, her eagerness calmed the astonishment in Song Zhi's heart, leaving him only curiosity and doubt.

"But, why?" Song Zhi asked, "Why didn't you just run away, and hired someone to replace you?" The girl looked directly at her, and Zhou Yichan bowed her head guiltily, suddenly not daring to look at her.

After being silent for a while, she still confessed honestly: "Because I have a weakness and have been taken advantage of, once I disappear, the things I am ashamed to say will be exposed. And my father, I can't imagine that after leaving, he will not stop Contact me and ask me to explain the scene."

Zhou Yichan looked up at her at this moment, with mist in his eyes: "I can't just walk away as gracefully as you."

Hearing this, Song Zhi also fell into deep thought.

After a while, she said very rationally: "But have you ever thought that even if I replace you, there is a risk of being exposed. If I don't play you well, your secret will be exposed, and your father will be tight What should you do at that time?"

Song Zhi was rigorous by nature, and was actually just analyzing the feasibility and risks of the exchange for her objectively, but she didn't know that her realistic and logical appearance was very much like Zhou Yichan's father "interrogating "What she looks like.

Almost at the same time as the girl's words fell, Zhou Yichan suffered from PTSD, and the tears in her eyes instantly fell silently.

She habitually lowered her head again, and timidly said like a child who did something wrong: "I'm sorry, I didn't think about it that much. It's just that life is too humiliating and depressing now. I can't break free and can't escape, so I want to find someone Take it for me first, so that I can take a breather for a while."

Even so, Zhou Yichan knew deep down in her heart: as long as Song Zhi was responsive to Jiang Shuyue like herself, as long as she could satisfy Jiang Shuyue's greed, she would I wouldn't be willing to expose everything. Even if Jiang Shuyue found out about the substitution, she probably wouldn't make the diary public, but it would only get worse.

After all, only when the handle is not disclosed can it be used as a sharp weapon for endless pursuit.

Therefore, as long as the exchange is needed, Zhou Yichan can temporarily escape and take a breather.

She knew all these cruel truths, but, in front of Song Zhi, Zhou Yichan couldn't express this despicable truth.

Facing the girl's doubts and rhetorical questions, she instinctively dodged, and she bowed her head to apologize.

But inexplicably, Zhou Yichan's depressed and troubled appearance aroused Song Zhi's heart.

There was a moment of bitterness in her throat, and she was silent for a long time before she finally suggested: "If you can't break it, you can't stand it, Zhou Yichan. Maybe you can have an open and honest talk with your father like we are doing now. And your weakness, can you expose it publicly? ?"

If it can be easily pierced, why is she in such a mess now?

Song Zhi's "aggressiveness" really resembled his father Zhou Yan. Zhou Yichan stood up immediately after hearing the words: "Then can you talk openly and honestly with your mother? Not all parents can communicate!" After she roared softly, she went from blushing

to neck, and after the anger there is only shame and timidity.

"Forget it, I'm sorry. Song Zhi, you are brave. I shouldn't have suffered by myself and tried to drag you into the water. I was too selfish and evil." Zhou Yichan turned around in a panic and wanted to leave, "Don't you forget what happened tonight?" Come on, I'm really sorry!"

"Zhou Yichan!" Song Zhi said to keep her.

Looking back, Zhou Yichan's face was full of the shame of being cowardly and exposed: "What advice do you have?"

However, the girl who was speculating and rational all the time said at this moment: "I promise you, I accept your employment."

Zhou Yichan was stunned for a moment , Forgot to wipe away the tears, stood still and asked: "But, why?"

Song Zhi shook his head: "I don't know, maybe I want to truly experience and see what grievances the 'other me' has suffered."

She said this Frankly, Zhou Yichan retreated instead: "Song Zhi...But, it will be really painful and humiliating." "

So, before I change my mind, come quickly and provide me with information about Zhou Yichan." Song Zhi smiled at her, " Otherwise, I won't be responsible for revealing the truth."

Zhou Yichan burst into tears, and suddenly turned around and hugged Song Zhi, crying and laughing, as if she had finally found someone to sue after years of grievances.

Song Zhi seemed to understand her emotions, so he stopped talking and let Zhou Yichan vent.

*

The two hot-blooded girls did what they said, and acted vigorously that night.

After all, they were "doing bad things". They first booked a hotel to settle in and hide, and then Zhou Yichan couldn't wait to bring a pen and paper to introduce everything about Zhou's family and herself to Song Zhi.

It was also at this time that Song Zhi learned that Zhou Yichan was also in a single-parent family.

That strange emotion surged again and again, and she couldn't help interrupting him, with eagerness in her eyes: "Zhou Yichan, I'm also a single-parent family!"

Zhou Yichan suddenly looked up at her, and said hastily, "My parents divorced, and my father and I have been together all the time." In Haishi, my father said that my mother has returned to the northwest, so the place I want to go most is the northwest!" "

Ah." Song Zhi seemed a little regretful, "Actually, my mother said that my father died a long time ago... Besides, me and Mom has never been to the Northwest."

The two girls looked at each other and smiled at the same time.

Song Zhi said: "Let's stop fantasizing and continue exchanging information."

Zhou Yichan began to talk eloquently, talking about the way she and her father got along, drawing the structure diagram of her villa, and talking about her nanny and aunt... No matter how big or small.

After exchanging life information, Song Zhicai reminded her of the more obvious flaw—the details of their appearance.

There are no two identical leaves in the world. Even if they look like looking in a mirror at first glance, they are still two different people after all. They have very different family backgrounds and personalities, and this will naturally affect their appearance.

The two stood side by side barefoot in front of the full-length mirror, carefully comparing each other, as if they were playing a small game of finding differences.

Song Zhi is plain-faced, but Zhou Yichan painted scheming nude makeup; the hair length is almost the same, but Zhou Yichan has curly hair; a pair of replica phoenix eyes, but Zhou Yichan has a little brown tear mole on the bottom of Zhou Yichan's eyes; the younger girl Zhou Yichan hit Her ears were pierced with earrings, and she also had a icy blue summer manicure, which was two or three centimeters taller than Song Zhi's.

So at two o'clock in the morning, the two crazy girls found a non-closing comprehensive business district and carried out a major renovation for Song Zhi.

First get long hair and then curl it, buy new shoes with higher heels, and then go to the nail salon for makeup and nails for the first time. The most troublesome thing is the ear piercing, because the newly pierced ear piercing is too abrupt and the flaws are too obvious, they got together for a long time to come up with a countermeasure - two more piercings, Zhou Yichan originally only had one ear piercing, and she will accompany Song Zhiduo to make it up tonight Two, cover the opening with new wounds.

Song Zhi has never been crazy like this night at a moment. When the ear piercer pierced the ear bone, she screamed with Zhou Yichan in pain.

However, when they looked at each other, their eyes were filled with crystal joy.

The girl talked and carnivaled all night, and when dawn broke, Song Zhi had changed into Zhou Yichan's outfit and went to Zhou's house alone.

Although one could guess from Zhou Yichan's words and deeds that she had a good family background, when Song Zhi turned in front of a small three-story bungalow in a busy alley, he still couldn't help but feel a little lost.

Just like the concretization of the plot in Song Yumo's novel, she actually changed clothes overnight to exchange with a stranger who had only seen two sides, and this person actually lived in a western-style building where every inch of land was expensive.

She was a small town girl who didn't even drink Starbucks yesterday, but today she dared to play the role of the rich lady who lives in a villa.

The bustling curtain came to an end, and the test of reality lay ahead, and the excitement in Song Zhi's heart disappeared completely.

She felt that everything was too unreal, and she suddenly felt a little bit withdrawn.

In fact, at the coffee shop last night, Song Zhi didn't know what was going on, so he blurted out his consent when Zhou Yichan turned around.

Maybe it was the despair she showed at that moment, which was very similar to the mood she felt when she refused to leave home that evening.

Song Zhi changed his mind and thought again, anyway, he is now homeless and has nowhere to go, so it won't be worse if he changes. What's more, even if flaws are revealed, Zhou Yichan will bear everything in the end.

As long as she tries her best to act for a few more days and give Zhou Yichan more time to breathe, will she be worthy of her?

And I have already frantically "changed my face", so I have come here, so I have to try it first, to experience it in this adventure, right?

Thinking of this, Song Zhi suppressed his hesitation completely, and walked into the iron gate bravely. She passed the small fountain, crossed several horizontal grasses, and stepped into the castle like Cinderella when she pushed open the thick anti-theft door.

Of course, it wasn't the prince waiting for her inside, but Zhou Yichan's father, Zhou Yan, who was about to get angry.

"Zhou Yichan, come here." 

As soon as the girl reached the entrance, a low and sullen male voice came from inside.

Song Zhi paused, and saw the pink deer slippers on the ground from the corner of his eye, subconsciously wanting to change them, but then remembered Zhou Yichan's explanation - I was very afraid of my father, and I would habitually obey him whenever he spoke.

She simply walked over with her shoes on, pretending to be in a panic.

So the first thing that catches the eye is the man's suit trousers. The dark gray linen material is slightly wrinkled, as if it has been running around for a long time and has not had time to change it.

Song Zhi lowered his head and quietly stared at the creases on his trousers, without saying a word, this is what Zhou Yichan taught her - I didn't come home all night and didn't answer the phone, my father will definitely ask you to criticize me, you just keep your head down and don't say anything, wait He finished the lesson first.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yan didn't warn her first, but said to her calmly and sternly: "Don't lower your head."

Song Zhi had no choice but to be obedient, suppressing the tension in his heart, and bravely raised his head.

Then she saw a man in a suit and leather collar in early summer, thin and tall, with sharp eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and his hair was still meticulous even after sitting all night.

Being a "stand-in" for the first time, Song Zhiben was very apprehensive, but he was startled and relaxed when he met the man's eyes.

Zhou Yan's eyes are too similar to Zhou Yichan's, the standard Danfeng with double inside and outside, of course, they are exactly the same as Song Zhi's own eyes.

Just like, what she imagined her father would look like.

In an instant, a strange emotion surged in Song Zhi's heart, exactly the same as when he first met Zhou Yichan yesterday morning, and even the tension of "pretending to be a replacement" was instantly dispelled.

This appearance fell in Zhou Yan's eyes, but it was his daughter who hesitated to speak.

The daughter stayed out for two nights. On the first day, she was emotionally unstable on the phone. On the second day, she simply stopped answering the phone. Zhou Yan almost called the police.

But when he saw his daughter again at this moment, he suppressed all his temper and asked sternly: "Zhou Yichan, what have you been up to these two nights? Tell the truth, I won't scold you." Song Zhi still looked into the man's eyes, she saw restraint, coldness and worry.

If it was her, she would explain, but Zhou Yichan would not.

Song Zhi was afraid that if he looked at it again, he would reveal his secrets, so he could only imitate Zhou Yichan, and lowered his eyes to the floor with guilt.

This reaction seemed to be expected by Zhou Yan. He frowned and sighed softly: "Okay, since you don't want to talk, I'll ask you to answer." 

His tone was sharper: "Why did you take the train to Nancheng alone after graduating the day before yesterday? I invited my classmates to the buffet again during the exam, why did you disappear alone at night? Where did you go?"

Zhou Yan knew his daughter's whereabouts like the back of his hand, and asked sharp questions one after another.

If Zhou Yichan was here in person, I'm afraid she would sue again, accusing her father of not respecting her privacy.

Song Zhi didn't know it at all.

Facing the stern Zhou Yan, she even felt a little concern that she could only dream of.

Song Zhi remembered that last night, he called his mother in the hotel in the middle of the night and told her that he had come to Haishi to do a summer job and would not go hiking.

How did Song Yumo react at that time? She was only silent for a moment, and then said coldly: "Your wings are hard and you want to fly, you can do whatever you want." 

The indifferent sarcasm was followed by a cold busy tone.

On the other hand, Zhou Yan in front of him, his daughter doesn't care about her, but he is strict but still patient.

"Xiaochan, you talk." The man followed the temptation, "You can't stay out all night without giving your parents a reasonable explanation. If you encounter any difficulties, tell them so that I can give you advice." Song Zhi's emotions surged when he heard the words , complex emotions intertwined.

Mystery and exploration, envy and sadness, trance and confusion...all the feelings emerge together, but there is no grievance.

Because she found that Zhou Yichan's aggressive father was exactly the image of her father she wanted -

he had a secular job, he might be a little cold if he was not gentle, but he really cared about his family.

Even admonishment hides cold and hard concern.

At this moment, Song Zhi even forgot that she was playing Zhou Yichan, and couldn't help raising her head, looking fixedly at Zhou Yan.

In fact, Zhou Yichan didn't always bow her head, sometimes she dared to look her father in the eyes when she was pushed to the extreme.

But at that time, she would be red-eyed and red-faced, filled with resentment, rebellion and endless grievances, not as strange as Song Zhi's at the moment-a strange stare, with an inexplicable heat in her eyes.

Zhou Yan paused slightly, seemingly aware of it.

He suddenly stared at Song Zhi with sharp eyes and said, "Xiao Chan, you are abnormal."