Chapter 12 He's Back

  "Are you sure?" Nangong Yun'er asked, raising the corner of her mouth. I nodded nervously, and Nangong Yun'er poured another cup of water, saying: "Being my apprentice isn't easy, are you certain you've thought it through?" I recalled her previous promise to me and said: "You promised me about Ye Zikuo's matter, so you can't go back on your word either." Nangong Yun'er paused for a moment with the cup in her hand, saying: "I did promise you, so as my apprentice, your first task is..."

  I was drinking water, waiting for her response. "Solve the problem you brought yourself!" Nagu Yun'er said this sentence at the same time, I spat a mouthful of water on her face. Looking at her icy face, I awkwardly picked up a paper towel to wipe her face: "Sorry, I was just startled." Yuan Nu came out of the bathroom and happened to see this scene, foolishly staring at Nagu Yun'er, this enchanting woman, and ran back into the bathroom in a frenzy, shouting as she went: "I have OCD, okay?! Don't spray water on my face again next time!" After Nagu Yun'er came out of the bathroom, she glared at me fiercely for a while before going upstairs to her room.

  "I forgot to tell you happy birthday." Yuan Nu suddenly said this, and I came back from my wandering thoughts. "You go back to your room!" I said, Yuan Nu nodded slightly and went to the guest room on the second floor. I sat on the sofa, looking at the curtains that I had pulled up, that kid should have left already? Thinking of this, I finally picked up the pajamas that Nagu Yun'er gave me and went to take a bath.

  When the whole bathroom was steaming with hot air, I seemed to hear the sound of the window being tapped. I put on my clothes and cautiously approached the window, wiping away the mist, but there was nothing, probably just my imagination! When I was about to turn around and leave, a face suddenly appeared stuck to the window, the white eyeballs were terrifying: "Sister, it's so cold outside, can I come in?" The window slowly opened, looking at his pale face and greenish palms, I couldn't help but scream and quickly ran out of the bathroom, closing the door behind me.

  Naguyun'er's home, he can also come in, it seems that this place is not safe either. Yuan Nuo Yi rushed to my side from the second floor: "What's wrong?! What happened?!" "Follow me!" I pulled Yuan Nuo Yi towards Naguyun'er's room, Naguyun'er opened the door and saw me and Yuan Nuo Yi, with an expression as if she had already known we were coming back. "Don't come out no matter what you hear!" I pushed Yuan Nuo Yi into the room, "I'll handle this, you're in charge of protecting him!" I stared at Naguyun'er and said, Naguyun'er raised her eyebrows and said: "As long as you do it, I will also keep my promise!" Yuan Nuo Yi listened to my conversation with Naguyun'er with a confused expression, trying to interrupt when I immediately closed the door and ran downstairs.

  At this moment, the lights flashed and the entire hall was plunged into darkness and silence. My heart was racing wildly. You can do it! I shouted in my mind, this time it's my turn to save you, Ye Zikuo! The sound of "kua kua kua" was scratching inside the bathroom door, I trembled as I walked towards the bathroom door, my hand grasped the handle and I clearly felt a chill. My legs were trembling uncontrollably, and with a sudden burst of strength, I flung open the door. The little boy was lying on the ground, smiling at me: "Sister, are you here to find me?" He stretched out his hand towards me, I was stunned for half a day before grasping his hands, but was suddenly thrown to the ground by an inexplicable force. The little boy's eyes turned blood red in the darkness, "Why do you want to kill me? Didn't you say you liked Xiaoyuan the most?"

  A pair of hands were tightly grasping my neck, I tried to struggle but was powerless. I felt water droplets falling onto my cheek, "Mom, aren't you the one who loves Yuan the most? Why do you want to kill Yuan?" I opened my eyes and looked at this child crying, with a desperate and sorrowful expression on his face, somehow, my eyes stung, and I hugged him. "Sister, you're really warm."

  His hand, which had been gripping my neck, suddenly loosened, and he lay quietly in my arms, saying, "It's cold... really cold." Gradually, he disappeared into my embrace, and the dark hall also brightened up. Had he left? Before I could even catch my breath, a figure appeared before me, "Looks like you still haven't changed your habit of being controlled by emotions." A familiar voice, a familiar appearance, Ye Zikuo was standing right in front of me, looking so real. "Ye Zikuo?" I looked up at him, at a loss for what to do. He stretched out his hand, and I hesitated for a moment before he directly pulled me up, saying, "Look at your face, it's got something dirty stuck on it again."

  Just as he was about to help me wipe, I excitedly hugged him: "You're back! You really came back! It's great!" "I'll definitely do what I promised!" Nagu Yun'er's voice sounded from behind, and I let go of Ye Zikuo, looking at Nagu Yun'er: "Thank you!" Nagu Yun'er smiled and said: "I did what I promised you, but this matter is not over yet." Ye Zikuo replied: "You mean that little boy will continue to come find Ningxi?" Nagu Yun'er stared at me and said: "Ningxi, if you don't want to die, solve this matter properly. There must be a reason for everything, find the source of the incident, and everything will be revealed." After finishing speaking, she walked upstairs, and I caught a glimpse of Yuan Nuoer looking over here: "Hey! How did your family have another person?!" Yuan Nuoer asked Nagu Yun'er, "That's my housekeeper." Nagu Yun'er replied. "Hey! What nonsense is this old lady talking about?" Ye Zikuo shouted with a face full of anger, but Nagu Yun'er ignored us and went straight back to her room.

  Yuan Nuo Yi finally fell asleep on the sofa after repeatedly asking about the bloodstains on my face without getting an answer. I took out a blanket and covered Yuan Nuo Yi's body, then turned around to ask: "What happened that day?" Ye Zikuo didn't directly answer my question, but instead lowered his head and said: "Ning Lie, I am indeed standing in front of you, but I'm not alive."

  Ye Zi Ke touched his own heartbeat, "I don't have a heartbeat, I'm really dead." My heart felt like it had been torn open, and as if in a trance, I sat down beside him and said, "You're back, that's all that matters." Ye Zi Ke leaned his head gently on my shoulder and asked, "Now I'm also confused about whether I'm alive or dead. If I'm alive, why don't I have a heartbeat? And if I'm dead, why can I still appear in front of you?" I didn't answer, all I knew was that he was back, and that's all that mattered.

  After a long time, Ye Zikuo finally said: "That little boy was abandoned by his mother and died unexpectedly at that subway station. His heart knot is there, as long as the heart knot is opened, it will be fine." "Heart knot? Is it finding his mother?" I asked, Ye Zikuo knocked on my head and said: "You have a brain, think for yourself." After finishing speaking, he lay down on the sofa and closed his eyes. I sighed and still asked Na Gyun-ah if she was okay. Although many things are still unclear to me now, but I made up my mind that this time I must solve the matter well. At this moment, the phone suddenly rang, scaring me, and when I answered it, I found out it was Zheng Meimei calling. "Ning Hong, you have to help me!" Zheng Meimei said with a resentful tone, "What's wrong?" I asked, "Let's talk about it again in the dance hall at school tomorrow! It's really hard to explain for now." Zheng Meimei kept sighing and after hanging up the phone, I took a breath. But I didn't know that another event was approaching me...