Two days later, Lin Yuhui spotted a new post on Liana's Twitter account concerning extraterrestrial races near Earth, with the correct English spelling of the term "Extraterrestrial" capitalised at the start of the title.
过了两天,林语晖看到莉安娜在她的推特账号发布了新内容,关于地球附近的地外生命种族,并且标题里面还首字母大写了"地外"这一英语单词的正确拼写.
Lin Yuhui was an earnest student. Even though the person who pointed out his mistake was a young girl, he did not care in the slightest and simply learned from her. Knowledge can be acquired earlier or later; there was no need to embarrass himself over it.
林语晖是个好学生,虽然指出他错误的是个小女孩,他毫不在乎,跟着学就是了,闻道有先后,哪那么多丢人给自己捡.
He could not be certain whether the other party was genuinely replying to his message or if it was merely a coincidence, so he added more content to transmit.
他也不确定是对方真的收到了他的信息的回应,还是这仅仅是巧合,于是又增加了发送内容,
"Dear Liana, I cannot tell if you are responding to me. I am truly grateful for everything you have done here. My thoughts drift to Liliya involuntarily at times. From my limited perception and understanding, she seems terribly lonely, and I mean no offence by saying this. I wish you all well. I know you are not her, and my blessings extend to every one of you."
"亲爱的莉安娜,我不知道你是不是在回应我,非常感谢你在这里的付出,有时候我就是不由自主地想到莉莉娅,以我有限的感知和理解,我觉得她很孤单,我没有冒犯之意.我祝你们都好,我知道你不是她,我说祝福你们所有人."
Lin Yuhui took special care to emphasise that he knew Liana was not Liliya, for many people failed to tell them apart, knew nothing of their family background, or had no desire to learn about it. He understood that this matter irritated Liana deeply, as she had clarified multiple times that she was not Liliya. Lin Yuhui fully comprehended the repercussions of progressive education, and exactly what kind of people would argue against a maths teacher stating that two plus two equals four.
林语晖特意强调了他知道莉安娜不是莉莉娅,因为有很多人无法区分她们,甚至根本不知道她们家族的情况,或者说没有想要去了解.他知道莉安娜对于这一点甚至有些恼火,她也多次解释过她自己不是莉莉娅.林语晖非常理解那些快乐教育的后果,以及反对数学老师教授二加二等于四的都是些什么样的人.
Still, Lin Yuhui sensed that Liana appeared to dislike Liliya and tended to avoid talking about her entirely. One of the rare occasions she mentioned her maternal grandmother was to complain about Liliya's timeline jumps, which had thrown everything into utter chaos.
只是林语晖感觉似乎莉安娜好像有点不喜欢莉莉娅,甚至有些避之不谈,在她很少的提到莉莉娅的场景之一就是有些抱怨她的这位外婆的时间线跳跃行为,把一切都搞得很乱.
The whole affair was rather complicated, and Lin Yuhui had spent a great deal of time researching their backgrounds to piece together the full story. Even so, what Liana referred to must lie beyond the publicly shared narrative—everyone is entitled to privacy, especially young women.
是有点复杂,林语晖也搜索了好多她们的信息才搞清楚来龙去脉,不过莉安娜所指应该是在公开的故事背后,毕竟人都是有隐私的,何况还是女孩们.
He appended the new text, launched the program, and let the computer run on its own without further supervision. Afterwards, he opened the mobile game Game for Peace and queued up for matches on the Vacation Island map, drawn to its short matches and fast pace with no tedious delays.
添加了新的内容,运行程序,让电脑自己跑就不用管了.林语晖又打开了和平精英手游,去度假岛匹配,时间短节奏快不墨叽.
What outfit should he dress his in-game character in today? Previously, he always used the red T-shirt from the Blazing Fury set paired with the blue denim shorts of the Glamorous Rider outfit, plus the red trainers and cap from the red sportswear set, creating a mixed look that bared the midriff, elongated the legs and exuded youthful charm.
今天给角色穿什么衣服呢?以前都是怒火燎原的红色T恤,配魅力单车的蓝色牛仔短裤,然后配红色运动套装的红色运动鞋和帽子,混搭出露腰显腿长青春俏丽装.
Yet he had recently obtained the Calorie Burner set from an in-game event. He swapped the top for the sports bralette included in this set, then pondered what to match it with next.
但是最近又从活动里得到了燃烧卡路里套装 ,上身换成这个套装里的运动文胸,然后呢?
An old saying goes that pale tones make one look elegant. He picked a pair of off-white competitive trousers, white knee-high boots from the Element Star Soul set, and a chin-length white bob hairstyle, and considered adding a sleek pair of sunglasses before changing his mind—the character's eyes were beautiful enough on their own.
俗话说,要想俏一身孝,换一条灰白色竞技裤,加元素星魂的白色长筒靴和白色齐颈波波头发型,再来一副炫酷墨镜,呃,不要墨镜了,她的眼睛挺好看的.
He controlled this character through two matches. He lay prone in the grass hiding to earn survival points, admiring her back view, and raised the chicken dinner trophy after winning the match to gaze at her slender waist. The experience was immensely satisfying.
就操纵这个角色打了两局,趴草地里狗分就看她的背影,吃鸡举杯就看她的腰线,太爽了.
When he finished playing and checked the program's running status, he cringed in embarrassment. Due to the excessive length of the message, he had accidentally inserted semicolons during line breaks, so only the first line had been sent successfully. Filled with self-reproach, Lin Yuhui chided himself for lacking carefulness, wondering if he had grown complacent after writing a few lines of code.
玩完游戏回头看了一眼程序运行情况,哎呀,丢人了,因为内容太长,换行的时候不注意加了分号,只有第一行发出去了,丢人啊,林语晖一个劲埋怨自己能不能认真点,是不是写了几行程序就有点得意忘形了.
Ever since he built the infrared laser Morse code transmission device, it had become a new channel for Lin Yuhui to expand his social connections. Every day he sent out messages containing his thoughts, waiting for vague, uncertain replies.
就这样在有了红外激光摩斯码发送设备之后,它似乎成了林语晖拓展社交的新方向,每天发送一些自己想说的话,然后期待着似有似无的回答.
On this day, he came across an old interview video Gloris had filmed with Liliya years earlier. Back then, Liliya was stationed on a space orbit around Earth and would occasionally land on the planet to buy groceries, purchasing potatoes from elderly rural peasant women.
这天他又看到了格洛瑞斯发布的她过去采访莉莉娅的视频,几年前的,那时候莉莉娅还在地球轨道执行任务,有时候她会到地面采买食物,从农村老农妇的手里买土豆.
Whether from inexperience or carelessness, she ate sprouted or green-tinged potatoes, which are toxic, and suffered food poisoning alone on a remote island. Gloris urged her to return to the mothership to seek medical treatment, but she stubbornly refused. She said she did not want anyone to see her body; she was still a virgin, merely a young girl at the time.
不知道是她没有经验,还是大意了,发芽或者转绿的土豆有毒,她一个人在海岛上吃了这些食物中毒了.当时格洛瑞斯劝她回到母舰上看医生,但是她执拗地拒绝了,她说她不想别人看到她的身体,那时候她还是处女,一个女孩的年纪.
Lin Yuhui was filled with emotion at the sight. Look at this alien woman, so pure and respectful of herself. He grieved for Liliya for refusing medical help and forcing her body to break down the toxins on its own, yet also lamented that he had not been there to help her select safe potatoes. As an Earthling, he knew far more about local produce than she ever could.
林语晖不由得心中感慨,你看看你看看,人家女外星人是多么的纯洁自爱.一边感慨着莉莉娅的纯真,一边心疼她不去看医生要自己熬过中毒的时间,只能靠自己的身体分解毒素,一边又觉得懊恼没能陪在她的身边给她帮忙做土豆,毕竟自己是地球人,怎么也比她了解这里的食物.
After sighing and pacing restlessly out of distress, he drafted another message to transmit.
一顿感慨与顿足捶胸之后,林语晖有了新的发送内容,
"This is my interstellar confession of love. I no longer believe I can find true love on Earth. Part of this stems from my personal circumstances, and part from the mounting living pressures reshaping women's values on this planet. Romantic relationships here have long become detached from genuine affection, leaving me no choice but to turn my gaze toward the stars. I could spend the rest of my life alone, yet I still yearn for a loyal companion whom I can cherish. Before I learned of her existence, my declaration of seeking an alien partner was nothing more than an attitude, a sigh directed at the current state of affairs. For beings like her, linear time holds little meaning. Only after learning about her self-disclosure, her values, and the innate shyness unique to conservative women did I realise she is my ideal partner. Naturally, whether she returns my feelings is another matter entirely, yet I sincerely hope I can stand beside her one day. I know the widely circulated portrait photos of her online may not capture her true appearance, yet one can spot resolve and determination etched between her brows. Later, I chanced upon an ancient Egyptian statue carved in her likeness; her eyes are indeed larger than those of Earth humans. When it comes to facial features, nothing outweighs a kind heart. These are the sincere feelings of an Earth man limited by narrow perception. I wish her happiness, and I will keep searching for someone like her. This is no moral coercion. I love you, all while respecting your free will completely."
"我的爱的星际表白,我觉得我在地球上已经找不到真爱了.这有我的个人原因,也有地球上生活压力的影响,而导致的女性价值观取向的因素.在这里,男女关系已经跟爱情没啥关系了,所以我只能转向星空去寻找.虽然我能孤身度过我的残年,但我依然渴望一位忠诚的伴侣让我能爱护她.实际上在我知道她的存在之前,我那找女外星人伴侣的口号更像是一个态度,对当前形势的一声叹息.不过既然时间顺序对于你们来说不太重要,直到我了解了她的自我展示的信息,她的价值观,保守女性特有的羞怯,我才意识到她就是我心中理想的伴侣.当然了,她是否愿意那是另一回事.但是我真诚地希望那时候我能陪伴在她的身边.我知道她在网上广为流传的肖像照片未必是她的真实容貌.但是可以看出她眉宇间的坚韧与决心.后来我无意中看到了她在古埃及的雕像,她的眼睛确实比地球人的大.至于说面容,没有比一颗善良的心更重要的了.这就是一个感知受限的地球男人对她的感觉.我希望她幸福,并且我会继续寻找另一个她.这不是道德胁迫,我爱你如同我尊重你的自由意志."
Lin Yuhui's message was still being transmitted when he opened Liana's Twitter page and spotted a preview for her show that night, titled Come Close to Me.
就在林语晖的信息还在发送中,打开莉安娜的推特账号,发现了她今晚的节目有预告,视频名称"靠近我".
He watched the video after it was shared domestically the next day, only to find it was a daily life vlog with no connection to himself. After several days of rainy weather, on March 5, 2025, Lin Yuhui resumed sending new transmissions.
第二天看了传到国内的视频,原来是介绍她日常生活的内容,跟自己没啥关系.熬过了几天阴雨,2025年3月5日,林语晖又开始接着发送新信息,
"Are there any benevolent extraterrestrial beings out there, humanoid or otherwise? Reach out to me if you wish to learn what life is like on Earth, and you will be most welcome. To spare both of us emotional strain and hurt, you may remain anonymous. You could claim to be a frog princess—no, a mermaid princess, no, a female reptilian being. Very well, at the very least say you are a crocodile lady. I swear I will not fall in love with you. Could this inadvertently hurt your feelings? It is truly a dilemma, yet I am still willing to lend a hand if I possess the ability. Alternatively, just tell me you are already married; I have no desire to tear apart existing couples. With fewer emotional burdens weighing us down, our communication can last far longer. I must also state clearly: I will not allow myself to be abducted or harmed in any way. I am no child, and I only welcome benevolent sentient beings. I can only send signals and cannot receive incoming ones, so please contact me via email. Once I hold no further romantic expectations toward you, my fleeting mood swings will carry no toxicity for you, and we can both stay content."
"那里有任何正向的地外生命吗,不管是人形的还是不是,如果你想知道地球上的生活是什么样的请联系我,你是受欢迎的.为了保证我们双方都不会受到感情的负担或者伤害,你可以匿名,或者告诉我你是青蛙公主,不行,美人鱼公主,不行,女蜥蜴人,不行,好吧至少是鳄鱼女士,我不会爱上你的,哦,这会不会伤害你的感情?真是个两难选择,但是我依然愿意帮助他人,如果有能力的话.好吧,就告诉我你已经结婚了,我不喜欢拆散情侣.当情感负担少了,我们能走得更远,并且我想我应该声明,我不允许任何人把我绑架走,或者对我做任何伤害我的事情,我不是婴儿,我只欢迎善良的存有.我只能发送信号不能接收,请邮件联系.当我对你没有更多的情感期待,我的小情绪也不会对你有毒,我们就都开心了."
Liana had not shared much these past few days, only mentioning she played online games with friends after work each day. She had also received an invitation to attend another man's birthday party but had been too busy to go, promising to join next time. A twinge of jealousy stirred in Lin Yuhui's heart.
这几天莉安娜没说什么,只是说她一天工作之后会和朋友玩网络游戏,也被邀请参加另一个男性的生日庆祝,但是她太忙了没有出席,说下次再去.林语晖心里有点酸溜溜的.
Then the Arcturians responded. From the channeled telepathic messages Lin Yuhui received from them, they stated they favour those who reach out to help others.
然后大角星人上钩了,在林语晖听到的大角星通灵传导信息里,它们说它们喜欢帮助帮助别人的人.
Lin Yuhui was caught between laughter and helplessness at this response. He had not actually offered any tangible assistance at all—he only harboured the intention to help Liana, as she was Liliya's descendant on this planet.
可是林语晖对此也是哭笑不得,自己还没有做出什么实质性的帮助啊?只是一个想法,有这种愿望,想要帮助莉安娜,毕竟她是莉莉娅在这里的后人.
Ah, so they truly are benevolent sentient beings. Perhaps for these lifeforms, a sincere wish counts as genuine action already. The Arcturians have no fixed genders, exactly as Lin Yuhui had hoped. He would hold no romantic expectations toward them and feel no jealousy whatsoever.
哦,好吧,果然是善良的存有,也许对于那些生命来说,你的愿望就已经有效了.大角星人没有性别,这次真的如林语晖所愿了,不会对它们有什么男女情感上的期待,也不会吃醋了.