My abstract plant was exposed by my sister.

On the first night after the lawn incident, Chengdu University remained a trending topic.

The problem wasn't caused by Xiao Kui's live stream; she had already temporarily stopped broadcasting at Principal Chen's "suggestion," since it was considered a "family scandal."

But netizens have found a new source of amusement: the entire city of Sichuan is searching for that "runaway" lawn.

It all started with a short video:

A passerby took a picture of people marching in formation on the Second Ring Road outside the South Gate. The blades of grass were moving in unison, and a stray dog ​​was following them.

The caption read: "The lawn at Chengdu University has run away from home and is now doing a training exercise on the Second Ring Road." The post was shared over 500,000 times.

The comment section was instantly flooded with comments: "Where is it going?" "Maybe it's going to Tianfu Square to raise the national flag." "No, it just wants to go to Chunxi Road to see pretty girls."

By the afternoon, eyewitness reports about the lawn were pouring in like snowflakes:

Someone saw it in front of Ito-Yokado; it was resting on the lawn—well, it was the lawn itself, so it must have been talking to its kind.

Someone saw it on the banks of the Funan River, drinking water. The grass blades stretched into the water and then pulled back in, just like a puppy drinking water.

Some people also saw it at the exit of Chunxi Road subway station. It was blocked by a fence, but the grass had built a "bridge" on the fence and allowed it to climb over.

Netizens gave it a name: "Runaway Grass". Someone even created a super topic for it.

The hashtag #WhereIsTheRunawayGrassToday# has garnered over 100 million views.

Xiao Kui nestled on the sofa in the lab, scrolling through her phone, laughing so hard she slapped her thigh.

She was slumped on the cushions, one foot propped up on the sofa armrest, her slipper dangling from her toe as if it might fall off at any moment.

"Brother, look! There's a second ring road on your lawn!"

Lin Muyang sat at the workbench, with the thesis writing plan given to him by Fang Jingshan spread out in front of him. He held a pen in his hand, but did not write a single word.

His chin rested on the back of his left hand, his eyes fixed on the first line of the form, "Day 1: Write a summary," for ten minutes already.

He leaned closer and glanced at Xiao Kui's phone screen.

In the video, a lawn is waiting at a red light under the Second Ring Road overpass. The blades of grass are neatly arranged, like a row of elementary school students waiting for a bus.

The green light came on, and the lawn began to follow the pedestrians across the road, still using the zebra crossing.

"It also knows how to obey traffic rules." Lin Muyang's voice remained calm, his face expressionless.

"Nonsense, it's not some lawless outlaw."

"The outlaw is Zhang San."

Xiao Kui sat bolt upright, her slippers falling to the floor with a "thud." She stared wide-eyed at Lin Muyang: "Brother, you actually caught the joke?"

Lin Muyang ignored her and turned his gaze back to his phone screen.

The lawn had crossed the road and was moving south. He frowned slightly. "It's moving south."

"What's wrong?"

"The south side is the suburbs. There's a golf course over there."

Xiao Kui paused for a moment, then bent down to pick up the slippers, putting them on as she asked, "Is it going to the golf course? Is it going to play golf?"

"It's going to find its own kind; maybe school life is too boring."

Xiao Kui stared at the screen for three seconds, then suddenly leaned back and fell onto the sofa, letting out a series of laughs that sounded like a kettle boiling over.

"Hahaha, so boring! School really is boring after a while! Hahahaha!"

The big orange cat perched on the windowsill, its tail wagging slowly, squinting at the two of them.

Its left ear is pointing forward and its right ear is pointing backward, giving it an expression that says, "Humans are so boring."

Then it buried its face between its two front paws, leaving only its half-open eyes showing.

The next morning, the news about the lawn was even more outrageous.

It actually walked onto the golf course. But the course was fenced off, and it couldn't get onto the grass. It stood outside the fence for ten minutes.

The blades of grass drooped, as if deep in thought. Then it did something that made the whole internet burst into laughter: it rolled itself into a ball and went inside.

The video was filmed by stadium staff and posted online.

The caption reads: "Our golf course grass is all imported; we don't need yours."

The grass rolled into the sandpit, rolled around in it a few times, its blades covered in sand, then climbed out, shook itself, and sand flew everywhere.

Netizens commented: "It's here to experience life." "It just wants to lie flat in the sandpit."

At noon, Lin Muyang was eating instant noodles when he received a call from Principal Chen. He was holding chopsticks in his left hand, his phone in his right, and half a mouthful of noodles in his mouth.

"Kobayashi, what are you planning to do about the lawn?"

Lin Muyang swallowed the noodles, his Adam's apple bobbing. He put down his fork and wiped his mouth with a tissue. "I'll go get it."

Do you know where it is?

"As viewers know, I've been watching the live stream the whole time."

Principal Chen was silent for five seconds. Lin Muyang heard a fumbling sound coming from the other end of the phone, probably the principal was looking for his blood pressure medication.

"Go." Principal Chen's voice carried a calmness that said, "I have given up struggling."

"Bring it back. Otherwise, if the Education Bureau asks me, 'Why is your school's lawn on the Second Ring Road?' I won't be able to explain it."

Lin Muyang hung up the phone, stood up, and pushed his chair back, making a screeching sound.

Xiao Kui had already sprung up from the sofa, held her phone up to her eyes, and quickly swiped her thumb across the screen to skillfully open the live streaming app, enter a title, and set a cover image.

Her movements were fluid and graceful, as if she had rehearsed them a hundred times.

"I've got the title for the live stream: 'Lin Muyang's Search for Grass: Can the Poker-Faced Guy Convince the Runaway Grass to Come Home?'"

"Can't you be serious for once?" Lin Muyang took a jacket off the hook, shook it, and put it on.

"I'm very serious, but I don't know if the family members in the live stream are serious or not."

Lin Muyang was zipping up his jacket when he heard this. He looked up at Xiao Kui, his lips slightly parted, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. Then he lowered his head and continued changing his clothes.

The big orange cat jumped down from the windowsill, landing silently. It walked to the door, squatted down, and held its tail high, its meaning self-evident.

"You can't go," Lin Muyang said to Daju.

The orange cat meowed. It slowly licked itself, then used the paw it had licked to wash its face.

It was obvious that Lin Muyang's words were ignored. He sighed, turned around, walked to the windowsill, and picked up the middle finger guy.

The guy with the middle finger had his tiny fingers pointed at him, with the middle fingers standing up very straight. Lin Muyang stared at them for two seconds: "You're going too?"

The middle finger guy replaced his middle finger with a "V" sign, making a crooked V with two fingers.

"Okay. Let's go together."

Xiao Kui had already started her live stream. She held her phone up to her face, flashing a standard professional smile at the camera:

"Good morning, everyone! Today's special is the lawn-hunting program! My brother is personally going to retrieve a lawn and bring it home! Do you think he'll succeed?"

"The grass-hunting team is setting off!"

"Why is Lin Muyang still holding a cactus?"

"That's his lucky charm."

"No, that's his weapon."

"Looking for grass? Is 'grass' a verb or a noun?"

"???"

"Chengdu, oh, then it's alright."

"Hahaha"

The comments section immediately went off-topic.

Lin Muyang, carrying the middle-finger guy, walked out of the laboratory with a blank expression.

Big Orange followed at his feet, its tail held high, its steps light and quick, like a tour guide. Little Sunflower followed at the back, holding her phone and interacting with the live chat as she walked.