Every world is full of ghosts and monsters begging for hugs

Bai Yao never waited for him to take this step, but it didn't matter. She took two steps back and held his cold hand.

"He Mian, let's leave together."

He Mian stared at Bai Yao in a daze, his dark eyes gradually filled with a mist that could be described as despair.

"Yaoyao, I...I can't..."

He couldn't utter a complete sentence. He was greedy for the warmth of her hands, but afraid of her gaze.

Bai Yao did not give him time to hesitate. She exerted force with her hands and pulled him forward one step, and then another step.

The wind by the river is still blowing, the shadows of the trees are still swaying, the white clouds in the sky, the flowers and grass on the ground, all of these are still real.

He Mian was not blocked by the invisible force, nor did he dissipate like mist.

He can also see the blue sky and green trees, red flowers and green grass, and the lover who holds his hand and lives in his heart.

Bai Yao's eyebrows are curved and his eyes are twinkling, just like the faint starlight that one looks up at in the dark night. It doesn't need to be too bright or too dazzling, it is enough for him to capture it.

"He Mian, I really can't bear to leave you."

He Mian blinked dully, and when his slow brain started to work again, he finally noticed a large blue suitcase in the trunk of the car.

He still remembered that when Bai Yao packed her things and went out today, she only took a pink medium-sized suitcase. When did this blue suitcase appear, and what was in it?

His throat began to tighten and his eyes, fixed on his lover, began to blur.

In the past, on that summer afternoon, Bai Yao took a book and sat in the backyard, leaning back in her chair and closing her eyes to rest. The sky was clear, but she suddenly heard thunder and someone crying:

"He Mian!"

Bai Yao opened her eyes and looked in the direction of the sound, all she could see was a calm and windless lake in the distance. The thunder and shouting seemed to be just her illusion.

It was not until today that she realized that it was not an illusion.

After Lan Ge drove away, Bai Yao took off her coat and shoes and jumped into the lake.

She had a strong premonition that the answers to her questions lay in this dangerous lake.

Is she scared?

Of course I'm scared.

After all, this is such a big lake, and not long ago there lived a lake dweller who was looking for a bride.

The cold lake water has swallowed up countless lives over the years.

Bai Yao could only hold on for a short while each time and had to go back to the shore to rest. After repeating this several times, she finally found the answer she was looking for in a corner of the water.

The crisscrossing algae gently float with the waves.

They are mysterious and ruthless, tightly entwining the young boy in the water, as if they have found an object to parasitize and the best nutrients. Even if time passes, they are determined to trap him here.

He seemed to be asleep, with a peaceful expression, without any pain or signs of struggle.

The cold water surrounded his body every moment, the green aquatic plants brushed against his skin, but the sunlight on the water surface could not completely penetrate the water, leaving only a ray of light faintly penetrating the deep water and just staying in his hair.

Bai Yao emerged from the water, her tears melting into the lake water. She crawled to the shore bit by bit. Unable to bear it any longer, she knelt on the ground, her uncontrollable sobs venting from the cracks of her soul as she cried out, "He Mian!"

It was as if the emotion was too strong and received a response from the lake.

She returned to that stormy night.

Bai Yao watched with her own eyes the young man's back as he stepped into the water, step by step, and then sank deeper and deeper into it, without even a bubble of struggle.

He went to die without hesitation and willingly. There was a force that overcame his instinct for survival, driving him to make such a decision.

Then he rescued his lover who was about to drown in the water and brought her to the surface.

But he stayed forever in the deep water, accompanied by the cold.

The roar of the thunderstorm, the crying of the girl, all the noises intertwined together to compose a song called "Despair".

Bai Yao suddenly realized something.

The thunder she had heard in the yard on a summer afternoon, the call she had heard, all had happened long ago.

She turned around and saw the direction of the backyard.

Before she knew it, she saw the girl resting on a bench.

The girl heard the noise, took off the book covering her face, and stood up curiously. The moment she looked over, the intersection of time and space was split again, and all the images returned to normal.

There was no thunder or heavy rain. Under the clear sky, the lake surface was still as calm as ever.

And on the bench in the backyard, the former self was gone.

She didn't know why, but the people in the manor seemed to be able to see things that would happen in the future that were related to them at some point in time or by some chance.

Since she can see her future self, what about He Mian?

Did he know what the outcome would be, but still went on regardless?

Bai Yao knew that He Mian's father was not around and his mother was not nice to him. If she pestered him for too long and delayed his return, he would have new scars on his body when he came to the manor the next day.

So every time the sun went down, she didn't dare to keep him.

Not long ago, a female corpse appeared in the water. Bai Yao could guess who the dead woman was.

He Mian couldn't leave the manor, but these days, he appeared in front of Bai Yao in the early morning every day and parted with Bai Yao at dusk. He pretended that nothing had happened, as if he was still alive.

Except that his body temperature was always cold, he actually pretended very well.

He has no family and no friends.

Bai Yao is everything to him.

This young man, who was barely over eighteen years old, poured all his emotions into her, restrained, passionate, and crazy.

Probably the most ridiculous thing Bai Yao has ever done was what she asked Lan Ge to do today.

With her strength, it was difficult for her to get the boy back to the surface, so she could only ask Blue Dove for help.

Lan Ge had just changed his wet clothes not long ago, and he was overwhelmed by shock and horror. He was just an ordinary person and it would be difficult for him to have the courage to do something like retrieve the body.

But Bai Yao said on the phone: "He died for me. I couldn't leave him in the water to be bitten by fish and insects. Brother Lan, he is the one I love."

Her voice sounded calm, but it made people feel sadder than crying.

Lan Ge couldn't help but think of Shi Li and Luo Xuan.

Everyone who comes to the manor seems to be shrouded in the word "sacrifice". They give up themselves to save the ones they love. What is there to be afraid of such people, even if they become ghosts?

Lan Ge accepted the request, he jumped into the water, and looking at the young boy trapped among the water plants, he actually felt a sense of pity.

If there is one good thing about this lake, it is that it allows the boy to keep his body intact, without swelling or decay, as if God is also pitying him.

A cruel pity.

Bai Yao held He Mian's hand and walked forward without stopping. "Don't worry, I've already found a house. Of course, you can't be lazy while I'm in school. Haven't you saved up money? You can study hard at home and try to get into a good school next year."

"By the way, the property management there said they are still short of a repairman. I think you are a good fit. You should save the money you earn. When I get a job, we can work hard together and live in a bigger house."

"Of course, our work in the future cannot be too far from home. I don't want to be separated from you." Bai Yao looked up at him and said with a smile: "He Mian, we must be together forever."

He Mian's eyes curved slightly, and a little mist slid down the red corners of his eyes, just like the misty rain that often appears in Minghu Town. He said "hmm" with difficulty, and then laughed with a strong nasal tone, "We will be together forever."

The trembling tone of his voice suggested that he was so fragile that he was almost physically powerless. He seemed to have really turned into water, and would fall apart at any time if he had nothing to rely on.

The boy's fragile appearance was the best aphrodisiac for Bai Yao.

Bai Yao pulled him into the car and closed the door.

Lan Ge closed the trunk, walked to the car, and was about to open the door and get in, but he saw the situation inside at a glance.

The girl pressed on the boy, held his face, and kissed him fiercely.

Such a tall boy just didn't know how to resist and let the female tyrant do whatever she wanted to him!

Blue Dove turned his back silently and cursed several times in his heart.

I used to think Bai Yao was an exquisite young lady, but I never thought she was so crazy that she could actually kiss and hug a ghost!

However, when Lan Ge thought about the body in the trunk, his emotions became a little subtle again.

Now, he wondered if he was crazy too.