Gu Hezhi rushed into his room in a state of extreme embarrassment.
He slammed the door, as if that would lock everything out...but even when he hid in the room, he could still hear the humming sound of the freezer in the living room.
"No…no…"
Gu Hezhi held his head in pain.
He leaned his back against the door, his body went limp, and he slid slowly to the ground in exhaustion.
Fortunately, perhaps sensing something was amiss, Qiao Liang didn't question him further after returning to his room. Gu Hezhi's room was completely silent, with only the sound of his heavy breathing and the faint sobs escaping his throat.
"Ka."
At this moment, a slight sound suddenly came from a corner of the room.
Gu Hezhi's body jolted violently, and he looked in the direction of the sound. Then he saw a very unfamiliar velvet ring box rolling on the ground before coming to a stop.
The ring box was red and looked like it had just fallen off a shelf. The impact had opened the lid, revealing a men's ring inside.
Just by looking at the appearance and packaging, it was clear that this ring was quite expensive. It was definitely not something a working man like Gu Hezhi could afford. Furthermore, Gu Hezhi didn't usually buy jewelry.
But the moment Gu Hezhi saw the ring box, he immediately guessed where this strange ring came from.
The last time I saw the man, he was standing right in front of the bookshelf.
*
"What are you doing?"
Hearing Gu Hezhi's cold inquiry, Que Bai seemed to be startled and turned his head to look at the young man in panic.
The man shrank back, but in the next second he smiled brightly at Gu Hezhi.
"I'm memorizing the details of your room," Que Bai said at the time, "so that when I'm alone, I can imagine how you usually live..."
What had he said in response? Gu Hezhi found that he couldn't remember it.
It's nothing more than words that have been repeated countless times.
[Don't bother me.]
[Just let me go, okay?]
[I'm just a normal person, not a madman. No matter what you say, you're still a person. You can't turn into a dog. I won't like you, absolutely not!]
[Please, let me go, let me go and let me live a normal life. I don't owe you anything...]
"If you still want to do the same thing as before, I will call the police. And this time I will definitely not compromise. I'm not that stupid. I won't continue to pity a lunatic like you!"
…
He knew clearly that all his warnings and threats had no deterrent effect on someone like Que Bai, but he still kept repeating them in vain.
Sad and pitiful.
It was not until now that Gu Hezhi realized that the reason why Tian Quebai insisted on entering his room was probably not just out of his morbid voyeurism and possessiveness, but also because he wanted to secretly put the ring on the bookshelf.
By the way, what did Que Bai say that day...
"Azhi, can you wish me a happy birthday?"
This is the birthday gift Que Bai gave himself.
A ring secretly hidden on the bookshelf.
Gu Hezhi suddenly stretched out his hand and covered his mouth tightly.
The blurry image that emerged in my mind was a pair of pale, bloodless hands.
There were scarlet bloodstains between the slender fingers, and the ring on one of the fingers was exactly the same as the one in the jewelry box in the corner.
Gu Hezhi took a breath.
"roll--"
Although there was no one in the room, the tortured young man, who was emaciated, started cursing at the corner like a madman.
Gu Hezhi used his hands and feet to crawl towards the ring in a panic. As if grabbing a branding iron, Gu Hezhi reached out and grabbed the ring box with trembling hands, then tore open the wardrobe and threw the ring box inside.
When we moved in, the old wooden furniture left by the landlord in the rental house was always complained by other roommates, who said it was ugly and difficult to use.
Especially the wardrobe in Gu Hezhi's room. Because the hinges were rusted, even the most basic opening was extremely difficult due to the deformation of the wood. However, after what happened in college, Gu Hezhi would never put anything in any large cabinet again.
So he calmly "claimed" the room he was living in now.
The wardrobe was deep and empty. The velvet ring box made a dull sound as it fell in, then rolled into the depths of the wardrobe.
Accompanied by the sharp screams of wood hitting wood, the wardrobe was forcibly closed by Gu Hezhi.
After doing all this, Gu Hezhi stood there and took several deep breaths, then turned around and staggered towards his messy bed.
However, just as Gu Hezhi turned around, a long and sharp friction sound came from behind him.
"Ga—"
Gu Hezhi paused and turned back in disbelief.
The wardrobe door behind him opened a crack again.
The closet was pitch black.
A few seconds later, the ring box that Gu Hezhi had just thrown into the closet fell out from the gap in the closet door with a thud.
"…"
For a moment, Gu Hezhi was completely unable to move. His breathing became heavier unconsciously. Perhaps because of this, the piece of meat he had swallowed earlier seemed to ferment in his stomach, emitting waves of fishy smell.
That aura is exactly the same as Que Bai's.
Gu Hezhi bit his lip, his body shaking silently.
His eyes were red, and he quickly grabbed the ring box and locked it in his suitcase with almost frantic momentum.
There was a combination lock on the suitcase. Gu Hezhi tried to turn the combination lock several times but failed because his hands were too wet.
After pushing the suitcase back under the bed, Gu Hezhi jumped onto the bed and rolled up the quilt to cover himself tightly. He hugged himself like a baby and curled up in the quilt.
"Stop pestering me."
He stared at the darkness before him, muttering to himself.
"Don't...don't bother me anymore!"
"don't want..."
In the darkness, Gu shed two lines of tears without realizing it.
The fishy smell in his throat became stronger and stronger, like cold fingers constantly scratching his esophagus.
Gu Hezhi felt like vomiting.
But he couldn't spit out anything.
*
Gu Hezhi knew that he was having a nightmare again.
"Azhi, give me a kiss, please."
Hearing the familiar whisper, Gu Hezhi opened his eyes.
The cold and damp air in the basement rushed towards him. Gu Hezhi looked up in a daze and met the tall man in front of him.
Although he was wearing such an expensive suit and his face was as profound as a marble statue, Que Bai, who had slender limbs and a tall stature, always unconsciously hunched his shoulders slightly when standing in front of Gu Hezhi, with an expression on his face like a stray dog that was abused by its owner.
Gu Hedu said nothing.
Que Bai was still staring at him, his voice timid and humble.
"Just take pity on me, Ah Zhi. I can't bear it any longer."
As he spoke, one could hear the slight gasping sound from Que Bai's throat.
"I've tried so hard, please, just a kiss... If that doesn't work, let me lick you, okay."
"I miss you so much..."
"Azhi is getting stronger and stronger now. This time I haven't found you for two months."
The man's face was immersed in the cold, dim light of the underground parking lot. It looked pale and greasy, not like a human face, but more like some kind of aquatic monster.
"Do you know? I'm about to collapse without you... I miss you so much..."
"Every day I think of Ah Zhi in my heart, and that's how I manage to survive."
The man's voice became softer and softer, and when he noticed, he was already kneeling in front of Gu Hezhi.
If Gu Hezhi had not suddenly pulled away, he would have almost held Gu Hezhi's calf in that position, and then pulled up the other's trouser leg and licked it.
Although he knew it was useless, Gu Hezhi still couldn't help cursing at him.
Naturally, no matter how vicious or unpleasant the insults were, Que Bai would not be touched in the slightest.
There was a beastly spirit in Que Bai's eyes.
It was the kind of beast that was so hungry that its mind had gone into a frenzy.
Gu Hezhi had to bite his lips hard to prevent himself from screaming.
"Kiss me, Ah Zhi."
The man rubbed his face.
He stared at Gu Hezhi with tears in his eyes.
"Don't drive me crazy..."
Even the voice was tinged with a faint cry.
Gu Hezhi faintly heard the sound of something breaking in his mind. It was like the wail of the nerves called reason being completely severed.
Don't--
Many years later, Gu Hezhi let out a weak cry in the nightmare that had repeated countless times.
Don't be like this—
However, in the dream, I was still the same as before, reaching out and hooking Que Bai's neck.
Gu Hezhi put his lips on hers.
Que Bai hummed softly.
The next second, that contented sigh was replaced by a cry of pain: Gu Hezhi didn't "kiss" Que Bai as he had hoped; in fact, he bit Que Bai directly. His hatred for the man had reached an uncontrollable state, perhaps like what they say, a desire to eat his flesh alive?
Gu Hezhi could feel his teeth breaking through Que Bai's skin and piercing into his flesh. The thick smell of rust, accompanied by a nauseating, slightly sweet taste, immediately filled Gu Hezhi's mouth.
"Mmm…mm…"
The sound of wet water was heard.
Blood began to flow from the gap between the two people's lips that were tightly pressed together.
Gu Hezhi could feel that Que Bai's body trembled.
Do you want to escape now? Gu Hezhi grabbed the other person and fixed him in front of him. Soon, Gu Hezhi realized that he had made a serious mistake.
Que Bai didn't hide from him because of the pain. It should be said that the man's cowardice and avoidance were completely different: when Gu Hezhi grabbed the other person, a certain part of Que Bai's body became unusually clear and hard.
Under Gu Hezhi's palm, Gu Hezhi's body began to spasm uncontrollably.
In a flash, Gu Hezhi immediately realized that Que Bai was so excited that he was almost having a seizure.
A chilling chill suddenly ran down Gu Hezhi's back.
The feeling is like when you accidentally look down and see a small circle of poisonous snake coiled around the back of your foot.
He pushed Que Bai away, and when they separated, a large amount of blood flowed out from between their lips.
Gu Hezhi staggered back two steps. He stared at Que Bai in horror. The latter's face was filled with a neurotic smile. The man's entire chin was stained red with blood, but his eyes were surprisingly bright.
The smell of blood seeped out from the pores little by little along with the man's breath, and then entangled Gu Hezhi's body.
Gu Hezhi was about to vomit.
"abnormal!"
As his lips moved, Gu Hezhi stared at Que Bai and muttered curses.
But Que Bai opened his mouth and laughed, his blood flowing even more violently. Because of the severe bite, the man's voice sounded a little unclear.
"I'm so happy."
Que Bai said vaguely
"This is the first time Ah Zhi has taken the initiative..."
A small piece of his lip fell off from Que Bai's face when he grinned, revealing the man's deep red gums and teeth that had been stained pink with blood.
*
"don't want--"
"Get out of here—"
…
Gu Hezhi let out a muffled groan on the bed and fled in panic from the dream that had repeated countless times.
Feeling dizzy and dizzy, Gu Hezhi realized that he had accidentally fallen asleep.
But he still didn't know how long he had slept.
The curtains in the room were drawn tightly, letting in a faint light. My vision seemed to be cut by something, becoming thin and narrow. After focusing for a long time, my vision was still blurry.
Gu Hezhi shuddered, and his back was covered with fine beads of sweat.
"What's wrong?" A hoarse whisper came from behind.
The moment he heard the voice, Gu Hezhi tensed up all his nerves conditionedly and restrained all his emotions.
He replied subconsciously: "Nothing, just had a nightmare-"
The young man's trembling voice suddenly stopped.
Gu Hezhi slowly turned his head from the bed and looked behind him.
There was no one else on the bed piled with bedding except him.
Only a chill remained, rising from the depths of Gu Hezhi's heart.
wrong.
No, no, no, no, no, no...
Que Bai had no way to pester him anymore.
That madman should have completely disappeared from this world.
But just now...
What was that just now?
Gu Hezhi took several deep breaths before he mustered up the courage to carefully and gently stroke the quilt behind him.
It's cool inside the quilt
Gu Hezhi had been sleeping in the quilt for such a long time, but his back still felt cold to the touch.
Then, Gu Hezhi's fingertips suddenly touched a small hard object. When he lifted the quilt, he found that it was actually a ring. It was almost identical to the one he had locked in the suitcase before.
In the dim light in the room, the ring reflected a thin golden light in Gu Hezhi's trembling palm.
In the golden light, the delicate lines on the surface of the ring were hazy, mixed with a hint of dark brown that had not been completely washed away.
*
"Fuck, this is so fucking annoying—"
As the elevator door opened, Dong Ruiming rushed out in a hurry.
There was no one in the elevator lobby.
Dong Ruiming uttered an irritated curse.
In order to threaten Gu Hezhi, Dong Ruiming was a step late when he went out, and when he chased Xiaoqi out and walked around the community, Xiaoqi had already disappeared.
Dong Ruiming's teeth were grinding. The more he thought about it, the more furious he became. He wished he could rush back immediately and shoot Gu Hezhi in the face with the nail gun and hammer.
Just think of it as treating that psychopath.
Dong Ruiming thought viciously in his mind.
Walking out of the gate of the community, the street was bustling with people. Dong Ruiming looked around but still didn't see Ruan Qi. Even Qi Wei, who had chased out with him just now, was now completely gone.
"Tsk, annoying."
Dong Ruiming took out his cell phone impatiently and was about to bite the bullet and call Ruan Qi.
As a result, before the call was fully connected, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye.
"Xiao Qi!"
Dong Ruiming subconsciously hung up the phone and hurriedly ran towards the woman.
Xiaoqi must have been really wronged this time. She just squatted beside the flower bed with her knees hugged, her head lowered, her messy hair stuck to her tear-soaked face, and her shoulders were twitching slightly.
"Xiao Qi, you, don't cry. It's all that damn pretty boy's fault. Be good, there's no need for us to get angry over such a person——"
Dong Ruiming moved closer to Xiaoqi and patiently coaxed his girlfriend.
However, an angry woman is always the hardest to coax. The faint sobbing sound continued to come out from her messy hair. Ruan Qi just buried her face and sobbed, as if she didn't hear Dong Ruiming's voice at all.
"Hey, that's enough. It's not a big deal. It's just a psychopath ruining the dinner. Stop crying..."
Dong Ruiming stretched out his hand, intending to hold Ruan Qi in his arms.
Ruan Qi suddenly twisted her body, stood up with her head down, and started walking to the other side.
"Xiao Qi?"
Dong Ruiming looked at the woman's back in confusion, and felt a little impatient in his heart.
However, thinking of the money he had spent on pursuing Ruan Qi, after hesitating for a moment, Dong Ruiming still forced himself to chase after her.
Strangely enough, Ruan Qi walked while crying, but her steps were quite fast.
Dong Ruiming followed Ruan Qi, shouting and talking, but he couldn't catch up with Ruan Qi. Instead, passers-by were startled by his appearance and cast strange glances at him.
Dong Ruiming didn't care either.
Before they knew it, they had gradually walked to a secluded street. This place was previously planned to be renovated, so basically all the shops and residential buildings were gone. Later, the project was shelved, and the bustle of the old city will never return.
But there seem to be very few people here today.
Dong Ruiming and Ruan Qi were the only ones left on the bumpy old road. Dong Ruiming had no more scruples and simply ran towards Ruan Qi, grabbing her shoulders.
"Hey, Xiaoqi, how long do you want me to follow you——"
Dong Ruiming tried to pull Ruan Qi but failed, so he had to turn in front of Ruan Qi himself.
"Oh my God, Auntie, you've been crying for so long, aren't you tired..."
Ruan Qi was still crying with her head down. Looking at the back of her head, Dong Ruiming felt upset.
And just at this moment, his cell phone rang.
Dong Ruiming took out his cell phone and took a look, and found that the person calling was Qi Wei.
Without hesitation, Dong Ruiming answered the phone, and immediately afterwards, he heard Qi Weiqiang's suppressed unhappy voice coming from the receiver.
"Damn, you finally answered the phone, is your girlfriend really not going to have it anymore?"
"Ah? Brother, I'm just coaxing—"
Dong Ruiming was confused and was about to speak when Qi Wei started shouting hurriedly on the other end of the phone.
"Ruan Qi was looking back just now, waiting for you to catch up, but where did you go? This bitch turned around and grabbed me and took me to that coffee shop. She ordered a bunch of food and ate it while crying, and even said she wanted to break up with you. Fuck, I'm almost annoyed to death. Your girlfriend is still my girlfriend, and you want me to be her companion here..."
Dong Ruiming was stunned.
"Brother, what are you talking about?"
As he spoke, he unconsciously looked at "Xiao Qi" in front of him.
That's right…
Even the clothes Xiaoqi was wearing were chosen by him personally.
Ruan Qi had originally planned to wear a suspender skirt, but Dong Ruiming asked her to change it before leaving. He said it didn't look good, but in fact it was because he didn't want the men in the rental house to see Ruan Qi looking so exposed.
By the way, Xiaoqi also has a tattoo on her shoulder.
The tattoo is a pair of small wings.
He had been displeased with it for a long time and had been asking Ruan Qi to wash it off, but she kept complaining that it hurt and was afraid of leaving scars, and the two of them had argued about this issue many times.
And now, the woman with her head lowered and motionless also had a pair of small wings tattooed on her shoulders.
Ah... that's not right...
The small wings looked bumpy, with red and swollen lines, and stuck to the woman's shoulders as if they were about to rot.
It seems different from Ruan Qi's.
"No, stop joking, brother. Xiaoqi is with me."
Dong Ruiming murmured.
His hand unconsciously dropped from the shoulder of the woman in front of him.
"Damn, are you playing dumb?"
Qi Wei yelled angrily on the other end of the phone.
He was also upset.
The things Ruan Qi ordered were not cheap. He took a look and saw that it was just a small piece of cake, more than 40 yuan, and Ruan Qi ordered two at once!
Qi Wei had heard before that Ruan Qi was a very shrewd woman, and he guessed that she had captured him just to find a scapegoat.
He was afraid that Dong Ruiming would not come and the responsibility of paying the bill would fall on him.
Thinking of this, Qi Wei's tone became more domineering.
Then I heard Dong Ruiming muttering on the phone: "...Don't lie to me, Ruan Qi, Ruan Qi is really with me."
If the person next to Qi Wei was Ruan Qi.
Then, who would this woman he had been following all the way be...
Dong Ruiming finally couldn't help but raised his hand to let Ruan Qi show her face.
However, as soon as he reached out his hand, he felt something was wrong.
So strange...
Why... why is it so heavy...
Dong Ruiming's hand trembled, and the woman's head suddenly fell down and swayed on her chest.
Only then did he realize that the angle at which "Ruan Qi" lowered his head was very strange.
The connection between the neck and the head looked particularly wrong.
"Ruan Qi" didn't look like she was lowering her head now, it was more like... her neck was broken, leaving only a piece of skin.
So, it's not that she doesn't want to raise her head, but that she simply can't raise her head.