Chapter 9 Change

"Haven't you heard of Keke cat?"

"Never...never heard of it..."

The salesperson scratched his head, looking confused:

"Sir, did you remember the name wrong? We have a wide range of dolls in our store. How about you describe the dolls to me and I'll help you find them!"

"Hmm..."

Lin Xian thought for a while:

"Well, the cat's expression is like this."

Lin Xian winked and imitated Keke cat's expression.

"Oh~~Oh!"

The salesperson smiled instantly:

"Hahahaha I know sir! Yes, yes! The doll you want is here!"

He took Lin Xian to the most central, conspicuous and largest shelf in the store:

"Look! They're all here!"

The shelves in front of him were brightly lit, more than a dozen stories high! So gorgeous!

"Sir, you are talking about this cat, right?"

The salesperson introduced with a smile:

"This is the best-selling product in the store! This cat has been popular for hundreds of years and is still very popular! But... you did remember the name wrong. The cat's name is-"

"Yeah, I saw it."

At this time, Lin Xian felt like he was poured with a basin of ice water, as if he was in an ice cave.

On the shelf, hundreds of identical cats stared at him...

On the billboard in the middle, it was written in huge fonts:

A century-old hit! A century-old bestseller--

[Rhine Cat]

...

...

The square in the early morning was already empty.

The surrounding shops were all closed.

Only the tireless flying insects buzzed against the street lights, and the desolate cicadas added a sense of tranquility to this hot summer night.

Lin Xian sat on the bench and felt that this world did not belong to him.

It was so strange.

So out of place.

He opened his palm...

Holding inside was a Rhine Cat keychain.

He only had enough money to buy this.

This cat, every line, every embellishment, every detail, was exactly the same as the Keke Cat in his previous dream.

The only difference was...

Its name changed from Keke Cat to Rhine Cat.

"Why did it change?"

Lin Xian felt uncomfortable all over and even felt like vomiting.

He couldn't describe the feeling in his heart.

Afraid? Horror?

Not really.

But there was an inexplicable sense of loss, a sense of powerlessness that he was no longer in control of the overall situation.

He always thought that he was the god in the dream, he could do whatever he wanted, and the whole dream world revolved around him.

But now...

He remembered the plot of "The Truman Show" and felt like a captive doll.

Boom!!!!!!!!!

Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!

Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!

00:42The white light that engulfed the world arrived on time.

Burn everything.

…

…

Huh…

The night wind blew.

Lin Xian opened his eyes.

He saw the semi-transparent window screen dancing wildly in the air.

“I forgot to close the window again…”

He wrapped the quilt tighter, but he couldn’t stop the chill from his heart.

For an unchanging dream… change is the ultimate horror!

Lin Xian picked up the phone on the bedside table.

He dialed a number.

“Hello?”

“Gao Yang, something happened.”

“What’s wrong?” A smart person on the other end of the phone called.

"My dream... has changed."

"..."

"..."

"Good news!!"

On the other end of the phone, Gao Yang was overjoyed:

"This means that your condition has improved!!"

"I told you before, didn't I? I told you to watch more science fiction movies and novels, and the world in your dreams will definitely change! Did you dream of a spaceship foil?"

"Oh, it's not this kind of change..."

Lin Xian sat up and heard that the other end of the phone was very noisy and chaotic:

"Where are you?"

"Watching the game in the bar! Qatar World Cup, are you coming? It's not far from your home."

Lin Xian looked at the clock.

It was past one in the morning.

But thinking back to the chill in the dream...I was no longer sleepy.

"Okay, wait for me."

...

Lin Xian got out of the taxi.

Before entering the bar, I heard a lot of noise and cheers inside!

Looking at the bar's front...This should be a quiet bar for drinking and chatting, but the Qatar World Cup is being played, so it may be a football special.

"Here, Lin Xian! Sit over here!"

Gao Yang squeezed out of the crowd with a bulging belly and pulled Lin Xian to a small table in the corner:

"Just watch here, I'll get some more beer."

"No, I'm not looking for you to watch the game."

"Let's chat while watching!"

After that, Gao Yang twisted his fat body into the crowd...

Gao Yang.

He is Lin Xian's friend since childhood.

Their parents were co-workers in the same factory and were born in the same family compound.

Maybe it was a bad fate later.

In kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, and high school, the two were either in the same class or in the same class.

It's just that Lin Xian is much better at studying than Gao Yang.

Thanks to his excellent sketching performance in the art exam, Lin Xian, who was okay in cultural subjects, was admitted to Donghai University. Gao Yang went to a junior college in the north.

After graduation, Gao Yang also came to Donghai City to work hard and is currently working as a car salesperson in a 4S store.

Lin Xian still trusted Gao Yang. Even after having dreams that kept recurring for more than 20 years, Lin Xian only told Gao Yang about this matter.

"I'm coming!"

Gao Yang moved over with the beer in his arms, put it on the table, and opened a few bottles:

"Have a glass of beer to calm down the panic! Let's talk about it, brother! What's going on?"

Click!

After clinking glasses and downing the cold beer, Lin Xian finally felt a sense of reality.

"That's right, it's a bit long to say."

Lin Xian put down his wine glass, used his hands and mouth together, and told Gao Yang...

From encountering the big-faced cat, seeing the Koko cat mask, and then various things in the company, from the dream, I copied the Koko cat, and casually named it Rhine cat, and finally returned to the dream, only to find that overnight , everyone has forgotten the name Koko Cat, and there is no trace of the disappearance, and the name of this cat just turned into Rhine Cat without any warning.

"Uh-huh."

"Uh-huh."

Gao Yang kept nodding, drinking, looking at the air thoughtfully, with a nervous look on his face.

"I understood."

Gao Yang put down his wine glass, his eyes blurred:

"That is, you draw a cat in reality, and then it appears in your dream."

"You understand shit!"

Lin Xian banged the table:

"I've been telling you seriously for so long! That's all you understand!?"

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Gao Yang suddenly shouted and jumped up!

Ghosts cry and wolves howl!

Smash the table like a gorilla!

"Damn it, you've shown your true colors!"

Lin Xian took a step back in shock——

Only then did he discover it.

Everyone in the bar was dancing like Gao Yang:

"Incoming!! Awesome!!! Messi's awesome!!"

"Steady, steady! Argentinian beef!"

"King of briquettes! Ahhhhhhhhh!!!"

…

Lin Xian turned around.

On the big screen projected in the bar, the scene of the goal just now was being replayed.

"You didn't even listen to me!"

"Oh, listen, listen! Hahahaha, listen, listen."

Gao Yang sat down again and poured Lin Xian a full glass of wine with a smile:

"We have known each other for more than twenty years, and you have told me hundreds of times about your dream. In fact, it still remains the same thing over and over again!"

"The point is, why has this dream not changed for more than twenty years, so why did it change today?" Lin Xian emphasized.

Boom!

Gao Yang drank the beer in one gulp, put the wine glass on the table, and pointed at Lin Xian:

"It's actually very simple, let me tell you why!"