Long-awaited freedom

  Looking at the panda eyes on my face in the mirror, I really didn't even have the energy to make a joke. Last night, I played another round of staring contest with him! Picking up the lip balm, I applied it twice. Honestly, last night was almost the most talkative night of my life. Why are all the Hos so troublesome? The living ones are a hassle, and the dead ones are even more of a hassle!

  I exhausted my mind and saliva last night, just wanting him to know that I didn't want to get involved in the chaos of the Huo family, but he seemed not to understand, saying some inexplicable things until the sky was slightly bright, and then he disappeared without even saying goodbye.

  I was so angry that I was about to throw down the comb in my hand when I heard Wang's wife's voice outside the door.

  "Older sister, madam said you can go back to school now, the car is ready, just waiting for you to go down."

  "Ah? Okay!" I barely reacted, casually tied up my hair and opened the door. Outside, Wang's sister was standing with a smile on her face, holding a beautiful lunch box in front of me.

  "This is prepared for you."

  As soon as I got it, I thanked him and ran downstairs. This is the freedom I've been longing for, and there's still a chance, yes! It won't be like what he said, as long as I can make my mom feel at ease, this kind of freedom will get closer and closer to me...

  I'm thrilled to be back in school, but now that I'm carrying the title of Mrs. Huo Xueyan, the pressure is much greater than I imagined...

  "Look! It's her! Did you see yesterday's newspaper? Huo Xiao Ran is dead, don't you think she's a jinx to her husband? They just registered their marriage a month ago and now he's dead, what a disaster!"

  "Shh! Speak softly, aren't you afraid she'll hear?"

  "What's there to be afraid of? Hmm! I really don't know whether to say she's lucky or unlucky!"

  "Let's go! Let's go!"

  Two girls walked away slowly, and my heart was like being torn apart, biting my lip, I held back the tears in my eyes.

  Actually, from the moment I entered the school gate this morning, I've heard it countless times. Even just now when I returned to my dormitory, although my roommates didn't say anything sarcastic, their facial expressions and exchanged glances were no less piercing than those words.

  "Xiao Ya! How come you're here all alone?"

  I looked up at the person beside me, forcing a smile: "Kai-senpai, it's been a while." After bowing politely, my heart ached slightly. The man in front of me was called Kai Kitagawa, from the same college as me, one year above me, and he would be graduating this semester.

  From the time I entered university, when I first saw him speaking at the student union, I fell in love with that serious face, that handsome and sunny face. When he smiled, it was like the sun, able to drive away the darkest shadows from the deepest part of my body.

  "Xiao Ya! In two more days, I'll be leaving school. The day after tomorrow, I'd like to invite you to a party, you must come!" Yanbei said, and then stuffed a card into my hand before quickly walking away.

  Looking at his back, I was stunned for several seconds, until a familiar voice came from beside me: "So, you like him?"

  Just like the last few times, I was really scared. I thought he would only appear at night, but now he's standing next to me, slightly bowing his head and looking at the card in my hand. His color is still as illusory and pale as before!

  "Who are you?" I exclaimed, but the next second, after receiving the surprised gaze from beside me, I lowered my voice: "How did you end up here?"

  Huo Xiao Ran suddenly sat up straight, slightly narrowing his eyes, raising an eyebrow, and lifting his hand. It was only then that I saw a familiar red thread tied around his ring finger, but the other end was nowhere to be seen. Until he slowly wound the red thread around in circles, finally I discovered that my own fingers seemed to be pulled by something...