Strictly speaking, Luo Qiu is not an orphan, because he has a de jure guardian and relatives.

That's the father's continuation, to put it simply, it's the stepmother.

Sure enough, it's a stepmother......

However, similar topics did not appear in Luo Qiu's mouth or life.

Because looking at the woman who will work day and night for herself, and the woman who seems to want to give her mother's love to herself no matter what, Luo Qiu still agrees.

Of course, if it weren't for the owner of the name added to the household register, this woman with her own de jure 'mother', who was the best time in a woman's life, Luo Qiu felt that he might be more willing to call 'Mom'.

People are creatures that get used to or are used to running away from grief, and they are also used to the people around them.

Theoretically, no one should crave solitude.

"But why, would I crave?"

Luo Qiu wrote the word 'out' on the post-it note, then pasted it on the door of the refrigerator, and went out before the weather became hot.

On weekends, there are no classes at the university, he just wants to be alone and quiet, that's all.

......

......

In the morning, the streets have become lively.

Probably the reason for going out early on the weekend.

Fathers take their daughters to play, old women hold hands and take a walk on the riverbank, some people take advantage of the weekend to go to exercise to feel the vitality of life, and some people start a day's livelihood.

Shapely people appear in Luo Qiu's sight, and then disappear again, like actors on the stage of the Grand Opera House, as if they were born to be the best actors, playing their roles.

Luo Qiu is accustomed to observation but not to talking, wanting to find out what people's minds are thinking, but he is not willing to make too much contact with people.

What is it?

A belated period of youth entanglement and contradiction?

I just want to be alone...... The neighborhood began to become lively, and Luo Qiu shook his head and walked towards the pedestrian street of shops, which should not have officially opened yet.

It should be quieter at this point, maybe find a pedestrian or two and take a good look, right?

Plugging in headphones on his mobile phone and listening to songs that are not very popular, Luo Qiu has unconsciously walked into the pedestrian street.

As he expected, there were mostly unopened or half-open shops, and occasionally there were one or two that were already open, selling breakfast bread and so on.

Luo Qiu bought two buns and sat up on a bench on the edge of the street...... No one seemed to be paying attention to him, even though he seemed so eccentric on his own.

――'Trafford Buyers Club' ――

There was such a name, and all of a sudden, it came into Luo Qiu's sight.

It's not enough to say that Cheng dù can remember everything around him, but if it's a store with such a strange name, it should have some impressions, right?

The signboard is a piece of words divided and pieced together, the façade is a wooden structure as a whole, on the left is an oil lamp that looks very European-style, and on the other side, there is a relatively clear window.

I could barely look at some of the knick-knacks in the window, which attracted Luo Qiu to enter.

Dressed in ornate dolls, small pendulum clocks that seem to have stopped turning, artwork resembling grizzly bear paws, tattered but looking particularly attractive bucket hats.

"Guest, do you need to come in and have a look?"

Just as Luo Qiu stopped in the window to observe these strange decorations, a voice suddenly appeared beside him.

She was an unusually pale girl, and she seemed to be of the same grade as him.

Black and white, the timeless tones of the Gothic maid costume, the overall look is a woman with a morbid beauty. But Luo Qiu didn't have more time to pay attention to that.

Looking at the other party's royal blue eyes, it is really fascinating, it is like a gem, a gem with strange magic.

It's like a whirlpool.

By the time Luo Qiu reflected, he had already walked into this strange club. He couldn't even figure out how he had walked in.

It's like in a movie, the picture suddenly switches.

"Guest, please have tea. ”

A girl with sapphire eyes, a slender figure, and a gothic maid costume that was not uncommon in this era, presented Luo Qiu with a cup of flower tea.

"Roselle can give your guests peace of mind. Only when people are at ease can they think about what they need. ”

"Oh...... You're the only one in this shop?"

I really can't think of what to say, but since he has walked in inexplicably, Luo Qiu simply goes with the flow, just to see if it is not a particularly rare thing to not consume.

It's just that this strange shop has made Luo Qiu have a different curiosity.

Although he walked in, he still didn't know what was going on here.

"No, the master, I'll be out to talk to you soon. The girl smiled and walked into the inner hall.

Is the owner interesting?

Koko......

Shaking his head, Luo Qiu began to look at the place.

It seems to continue the style of the outside window, it is all a little weird, it should be completely out of tune, but it doesn't feel awkward to be placed like this, but it looks like a mysterious taste.

The place where the shop was used to entertain guests, like the Western divination houses that Luo Qiu had seen, was generally dull in tone, and the light was not even incandescent lamps, but long white candles well inserted on top of the candlesticks.

It seems that the boss has really put a lot of thought into it.

The waiting time was a little longer than Luo Qiu had estimated, but curiosity kept him waiting. It's just that the attention has been drawn to the things on the display cases around me.

It was two beads held up and down by a stand, crimson like some kind of gemstone, and encased in a delicate glass container.

For some reason, Luo Qiu imagined them as the moon in the night sky. But thinking about how there could be two moons in the sky, and they were still crimson, Luo Qiu couldn't help but smile.

"Do you like the Crimson Moon?"

Finally, I heard another voice other than the girl, and it seemed that it was the so-called boss who had been reluctant to come out for a long time.

Luo Qiu turned around and saw a middle-aged man who was very neatly dressed and well-dressed—to be precise, a middle-aged man from a foreign country.

Unlike the maid clerk, his eyes are cloudy gray...... And, speaking the language here, it seems to be unusually fluent. If you didn't look at me, you probably wouldn't have thought it would be a foreigner, right?

In addition, he is a very handsome uncle, which is also very eye-catching......

"I'm just looking. Luo Qiu replied subconsciously.

The boss, like the maid clerk, brought a mysterious color to Luo Qiu.

At this time, the boss smiled slightly, walked in front of the display case, and gently held out the glass container.

He looked at Luo Qiu and said, "This 'Crimson Moon' is something that only a tribe living on the ancient Latin American continent would have. The people of this tribe, when there is unbearable sadness or anger, or joy, their eyes will change into this beautiful crimson. And, under the night moon, it will also release a wonderful brilliance. Of course, this tribe is extinct...... Extinct because of these beautiful eyeballs. This may be the only 'Crimson Moon' in the world that has survived. ”

Is this an eyeball?

Luo Qiu was stunned for a moment, feeling that he was listening to a very nonsense story, and what was even more nonsense was that he actually listened to it all.

But feeling that the boss's way of appearing was a bit special, Luo Qiu asked instead: "Since it is such a precious thing, how much do you plan to sell it, boss?"

The boss chuckled, "This requires you to set the price yourself." Because this is a buyer's club...... So, if you want to get this pair of Crimson Moons, please take out what the guest thinks is appropriate. As an added note, we do not accept any form of currency. ”

So...... This is a strange shop opened by the boss of Deep Well Ice?

"Don't like it?"

The boss didn't seem to be disappointed, put things away, and enthusiastically pulled Luo Qiu back to his seat, "Then let's talk about what you want to buy, guest." ”

"What do you want to buy...... Luo Qiu said with a smile, "I don't even know what is sold here." ”

Shaking his head, Luo Qiu stood up and said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have anything I want to buy...... Of course, this shop is very special, and I should check it out again when I have time. ”

"You can buy anything, you can buy anything if you want...... Of course, you need to pay enough for the price. So...... What do you want?"

The boss just sat quietly, with extraordinary confidence and a smile, silently looking at Luo Qiu.

Today doesn't seem to be as boring as usual.

Luo Qiu looked at the boss's eyes and lost his mind for a while.

What exactly do you want?

Luo Qiu subconsciously thought about this question...... The surroundings became quiet, so quiet that Luo Qiu felt a sense of relief.

Over here...... It's like you've become another world, and you can see pedestrians outside...... But pedestrians outside never seem to notice its existence.

Just lonely looking, watching, watching......

"This place...... I want, this place. ”

Luo Qiu slowly said what he thought at this time.

Of course, just for a moment, he seemed to have come to his senses, and he felt that everything here was full of unbelievability, and he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

The boss's expression suddenly became weird, it seemed to be joy, it seemed to be expectation, but even more ...... There is no urgency.

"Dear guests, one of the rules of the 'Trafford Buyers Club', when you say what you want, then the transaction goes into the process. If you don't say what you want to pay for, then I'll do the pricing. So...... As you wish. I will sell you the 'Trafford Buyers' Club and use your freedom as a ......"

It was as if the world had been turned upside down, and darkness was engulfing it all around.

In front of Luo Qiu, an ancient parchment scroll slowly unfolded, and he couldn't even read the words on the parchment scroll clearly, but he saw that his name began to appear on it little by little.

Then, it's burning.

Burning fast.

Darkness engulfed him.