Chapter Thirteen Buried Plans

  The most hurtful thing is often the people closest to you who are unexpectedly hurtful.

  The sun has sunk deep into the earth, only revealing its last part outside, and the streets are already lit up with lights everywhere.

  When the last faint ray of sunlight shone on Ruby Cafe, the deep red signboard lit up its neon lights, and the interior also brightened with a dim yellowish light.

  Li Lin was still sitting in the window seat, holding a smoking cigarette in his hand, and his eyelids blinked from time to time. On the pillar next to him, there was a sign that said "No Smoking", but so far, no one had come to stop him from lighting up.

  The coffee shop is not very crowded now. Most people have gone back or are quietly doing their own things, with only a segment of soft and quiet pure music playing on the side.

  "Tap, tap, tap." It was the sound of heels hitting the ground, a very ordinary sound that could be heard many times, but upon closer listening, it was discovered to be somewhat different. Each beat and the interval between them were identical, as if at a fixed time, the sound would ring out, like a precise calculator.

  Li Lin also heard the voice, but he didn't go to look for its owner. His eyes remained still, staring at the coffee cup in front of him, as if there was some cosmic significance in that creamy white color.

  The sound stopped, and someone sat down in the seat in front of Li Lin, a position where Lin Fang had previously sat.

  That man stared at Li Lin, the one staring didn't speak, and the one being stared at didn't move either. The two of them seemed to be competing in endurance.

  "Was that you who did it just now?" The newcomer spoke up, either having lost patience or not wanting to wait any longer for no reason.

  Li Lin finally lifted his head, and his eyes were very cold. If you were standing next to him, you would definitely feel a chill running down your spine from the back of your neck to your head. If Lin Fang hadn't left, he would have been startled when he saw this person, because he actually knew Li Lin.

  "What should I call you? Ning Zhiyuan or...?" The person in front of Li Lin was indeed Ning Zhiyuan.

  "A name is just a title, nothing more." Ning Zhiyuan's gaze was cold, and his words seemed to lower the temperature of the air around him.

  "Why are you helping him?" Li Lin once again hung up that eerie smile.

  "Why are you trying to harm him?" Ning Zhiyuan stared dead at Li Lin's eyes, trying to see something from within.

  "I didn't harm him, I just... tortured him!" Li Lin said word by word, and when he said "him", the smile on his face was no longer sinister, but that of a madman.

  "Madman!" Ning Zhiyuan furrowed his brow, he didn't like Li Lin's crazy eyes, that wasn't something you could fake, he was a madman at heart.

  "If you can't say why you want to help him, then don't intervene next time." Li Lin returned to his usual self.

  "Whatever, it's your business, I'm not interested in asking," Ning Zhiyuan said as he stood up, not intending to continue the conversation.

  "It's not meddling, but rather concern." Ning Zhiyuan walked out of the courtyard when he heard a sentence from behind. He didn't react at all, and stepped away with his standard pace, one step at a time.

  A round moon hung high in the sky, and inside the Ruby Coffee House, that light and quiet pure music was still playing, but Li Lin was no longer in his seat, leaving behind a white coffee cup. There was also a folded long paper, perhaps because the window wasn't closed tightly, a gentle breeze blew in from outside, not very strong, just enough to flip open the paper.

  This is a map of Jinghua District's geographical location, detailing roads and shops.

  Lin Fang returned to the rental house at almost 7:30, not knowing if it was because he had said too much to Li Lin today, but he felt extremely happy and his stomach growled with hunger.

  "It's been a long time since I've had such a pleasant conversation, and I didn't expect to meet someone like Li Lin." Lin Fang thought to himself as he cooked dinner.

  "I don't know if he can control the direction of his dreams and stop dreaming like I can. Why didn't I ask clearly just now."

  "It's really busy and mistakes are made, but it doesn't matter, we've already exchanged contact information, let's chat again in a few days for a long conversation."

  "My stomach is really hungry, hurry up and finish, today's mood is so good, I guess I won't have any weird dreams tonight."

  Lin Fang initially regretted not telling Li Lin about the situation at the time, but then thought that they already had a way to contact each other and it didn't matter this time. They had exchanged phone numbers when they were at the Ruby Coffee shop.

  This day Lin Fang was like the day before yesterday, his mood and fatigue had reached a level where he wouldn't even dream of it, wondering if anyone would give him face or not, who would give him face?

  After finishing all the household chores, I sat quietly at the desk, staring at the laptop in front of me. It contains many foreign movies, mostly suspense and high IQ types, which are perfect for passing time.

  For some reason, Lin Fang felt very tired after watching for a while, not physically exhausted, but mentally drained, like the kind of fatigue that comes from thinking about a problem for several hours, because Lin Fang liked to think and was somewhat familiar with this kind of fatigue.

  After quickly washing up and putting on pajamas, the fatigue suddenly intensified when I returned to the bedroom. Just after taking a bath, because the water temperature was suitable, it wasn't that sensitive.

  "Bang!" Lin Fang fell straight forward onto the bed, and when he was standing, he could still bear this fatigue, but after his nerves relaxed, his entire consciousness began to become a little fuzzy.

  Breathing is getting lighter and lighter, I want to sleep like this, consciousness is also becoming blurred, eyes without glasses are half-closed.

  Lin Fangyong stirred his body with his last consciousness, lying down to sleep was very uncomfortable for him. He had gotten used to sleeping on his back when he was adapting to having dreams. With great difficulty, he stretched out his arm and pulled the quilt over beside him. The corner of the quilt just covered his belly, and then there were no other movements. He fell asleep.

  His consciousness entered the dream this time a bit differently, at first Lin Fang saw a black and white double spiral vortex, or a black, white and gray intertwined vortex, with a five-color bright spot in the middle, like a kaleidoscope making Lin Fang feel very bright but not dazzling.

  The whirlpool grew larger and the bright spot drew closer, Lin Fang's consciousness passed through a colorful mirror and slowly saw the scene behind.

  It was a lush green grassland, surrounded by some yellow and white flowers dotting the blue sky, in the distance two snow-white peaks could be vaguely seen. The grassland was very large, like a hill, Lin Fang's consciousness was in the middle of the hill at this time. On the top of the hill there was a huge tree, the shadow on the ground was blurry with the movement of the leaves. He couldn't see the sun above his head, but sunlight shone onto the top of the tree, shining bright golden lights, and it seemed like there was something on top.

  It feels comfortable to step on this lawn, the grass underneath doesn't prick at all, it's soft and gentle. As I move forward, the big tree in my line of sight slowly gets closer, but after a while, that big tree slowly becomes bigger. During this walk, my heart feels very calm, not anxious at all because of the slow pace, on the contrary, my soul seems to have been redeemed, quiet and serene.

  After a long time, Lin Fang finally arrived at the foot of this tree. From afar, it looked very huge, but when he got closer, it was unexpectedly low. Lin Fang stretched out his hand and could touch the leaves on top. He also saw why this tree was shining, as there were some golden fruits on it. The skin of the fruit was golden in color and resembled an apple. It was obviously an apple tree, but it grew golden apples.

  Lin Fang was curious to see the golden apple, stretched out his hand to touch the golden apple on his head, this golden apple was very low, as long as he stretched his hand a little higher, he could pick that golden apple, but.

  It was just a sudden change, Lin Fang felt a hand pulling himself, grabbing his own body and pulling it back. This force was abnormally huge, or rather, Lin Fang couldn't muster the strength to resist at all. As the number of times he had this dream increased, Lin Fang became more aware of the dream. During the dream, a person's consciousness is very weak, and can't exert too much power. Lin Fang could only follow this pulling force, moving backwards.

  The line of sight also widened with the pull of this force, and that leafy tree became smaller, the surrounding grassland slowly shrinking, even the two snow-capped mountains became as short as fingers.

  Soon, Lin Fang saw the colorful bright spot again, but this time it was from behind to in front of him. A gigantic blue mirror pierced through Lin Fang's consciousness and slowly shrunk back into a kaleidoscope that existed in Lin Fang's eyes.

  The final color was the black, white and gray vortex. Lin Fang was directly pulled out from the center of the vortex, with his hands and feet forward, his back arched, and he was stretched into a straight line without any distortion. Lin Fang immediately saw the entire vortex as a whole, and it was imaginable how great this power was. Just now, it took some time to enter the vortex.

  This whirlpool is about to become a dot, surrounded by a gray mist that fills the entire space. Lin Fang doesn't know what this mist is or what will happen after he can no longer see the whirlpool.

  In a pitch-black space, there was no light around, only the moonlight outside casting in through the window could be seen. Only vaguely could it be made out that this was a room. A gentle breeze blew by, lifting up the thin curtains, and with the help of the moonlight, it could be seen that there was someone inside the room.

  This person raised his right hand, with his left hand grasping the upper arm of his right hand. His right hand was stretched out with five fingers, as if grasping something in front of him. Because it was too dark, he couldn't see who this person was, only that his arms were very slender, a pair of arms that looked like they belonged to a girl.

  Only saw that person's body slightly leaning back, but their movements became bigger and bigger, as if they were constantly using force.

  Suddenly, he seemed to feel something, his body no longer exerting force, and his gaze also shifted to his right hand.

  There was another person in front of me, but the moonlight couldn't shine on his figure, and I could only see the outline of a black shadow. As for this sudden appearance, he seemed to be indifferent and not surprised at all, without revealing any other emotions.

  "It's rare for someone like you to appear, who is as silent as you are." The man kept his arm movement and opened his mouth to speak, his voice a bit hoarse, as if his throat was very dry.

  "Li, let's play again tomorrow." The voice from the opposite side had a different flavor, it was a magnetic and low-pitched voice that revealed the owner's calmness and stability.

  "Should I say no?" The dark clouds outside that blocked the moon passed by, and more moonlight spilled into the room, illuminating that characteristic evil smile. This person was none other than Li Lin.

  "Your plan is easier to achieve." The black shadow raised its right hand, as if using its fingers to move towards its head. It was too dark, and Li Lin couldn't see clearly, but she didn't need to see clearly, knowing who it was.

  Hei Ying said this sentence and then there was no other sound, nor his breath, he left.

  Li Lin put down his hands as the dark shadow left, and looked in one direction with a gaze in his eyes, as if he was staring at someone.

  Lin Fang didn't know what happened, that pulling force suddenly disappeared, and he himself followed his own consciousness's power, rushing towards the whirlpool that could only be seen as a blurry dot.

  Soon, Lin Fang passed through the whirlpool again and saw the bright spot of the kaleidoscope once more. This time, however, what he pierced through was a white mirror.

  Behind the mirror, a vast white world unfolded. In my consciousness, snowflakes gently fell from above, but I didn't feel cold; instead, it was warm and refreshing. The snowflakes landed on the ground, forming a thin layer of white carpet.

  Lin Fang's consciousness once again felt calm and peaceful, slowly immersing himself in this white world.