Chu Mengmeng looked at the note in her hand. The beautiful handwriting seemed to carry a hint of chill, which made her shudder. "Nothing, maybe just a prank." She tried to look relaxed, crumpled the note into a ball, and held it in her palm. Xiao Yichen's sharp eyes swept around, but he didn't see anything unusual, so he was slightly relieved.

The days in the villa seemed peaceful, but there were undercurrents. In the first few days, Chu Mengmeng could still feel a moment of peace and enjoy the rare comfort. However, strange things happened one after another.

First, in the middle of the night, she could always hear strange noises, like someone whispering in her ear, or the rustling of leaves in the wind. Whenever Chu Mengmeng woke up, she found that everything was silent, with only the flickering candlelight illuminating the empty room, which made her suspect that she was hallucinating because she was too nervous.

Then, some small items began to disappear. Today it was the jade hairpin on the dressing table, tomorrow it was the books in the study, and even the newly bought kitchen knife disappeared. These things were not expensive, but they disappeared without a trace, which made people feel uneasy.

"Could it be haunted?" Chu Mengmeng couldn't help but say to Su Mubai who came to visit, with a hint of fear in her tone.

Su Mubai frowned, and he carefully checked every corner of the villa, but found nothing. "Don't be afraid, there are no ghosts in this world." He comforted, but he felt uneasy in his heart. These things seemed unrelated, but there was a weird atmosphere, which made him wonder if someone was secretly controlling all this.

Su Mubai used his connections to secretly investigate and finally found some clues. These strange things seemed to be related to a mysterious organization called "Shadow Alliance". This organization acted in secret and few people knew of their existence, let alone their purpose.

"Shadow Alliance..." Chu Mengmeng murmured to herself. She seemed to have heard this name somewhere before, but she couldn't remember it.

"It seems that things are more complicated than expected." Su Mubai's face was solemn, "This 'Shadow Alliance' seems to be very interested in your family."

Su Mubai's words made Chu Mengmeng's heart tighten, and an inexplicable uneasiness surged in her heart. Family? Could these things be related to the mystery of her life experience? She was about to ask, but saw Xiao Yichen hurriedly walked in.

"Brother Yi Chen, how is it? Do you have any clues?" Chu Mengmeng hurriedly went up to him, but saw that his face was pale and there were spots of blood on his clothes.

"I'm fine, just a minor injury." Xiao Yichen smiled casually, not wanting to make her worry. He knew the danger of the Shadow Alliance and didn't want to involve her. However, the more he concealed it, the more Chu Mengmeng's curiosity was aroused. She was not an innocent girl, and from the expressions of Xiao Yichen and Su Mubai, she had already realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Was it someone from the Shadow Alliance who did this?" Chu Mengmeng grabbed his sleeve tightly, her eyes full of worry, "Tell me, what happened?"

Xiao Yichen was silent for a moment, but eventually told her what happened. It turned out that he found a base of the Shadow Alliance based on the clues provided by Su Mubai, but he was ambushed by the other party. After a fierce battle, he managed to escape.

"They... they are so despicable, they actually used hidden weapons!" Chu Mengmeng was furious, but also worried about Xiao Yichen's safety, "Is your injury serious? What did the doctor say?"

"The doctor said it's just a skin injury and it will be fine after a few days of rest." Xiao Yichen comforted him, but his pale face betrayed his true condition.

Seeing Xiao Yichen struggling to hold on, Chu Mengmeng felt distressed. At that moment, she secretly made up her mind to learn medical skills so that she could better protect him and stop him from getting hurt.

"Brother Yichen, don't worry, I will definitely cure you!" Chu Mengmeng held his hand and said firmly. Xiao Yichen was stunned for a moment, then smiled with relief. He knew that this seemingly weak girl was very strong inside, and she could always bring him unexpected warmth and strength.

Chu Mengmeng did what she said. She began to read medical books and humbly asked the old Chinese medicine doctor in the mansion for advice. At first, she just wanted to learn simple bandaging and herbal medicine so that it would come in handy when Xiao Yichen was injured. However, as she learned more, she gradually developed a strong interest in medicine. The human meridians, acupuncture points, and medicinal properties of herbs seemed to open the door to a new world in her eyes, full of mystery and fun.

Xiao Yichen's injury gradually improved. He looked at Chu Mengmeng's increasingly thin face, and his heart was full of heartache. "Mengmeng, don't be too hard, my injury is fine now." He gently stroked her hair and comforted her softly.

"No, I must learn more medical skills so that I can better protect you!" Chu Mengmeng raised her head with a firm look in her eyes. She thought of Xiao Yichen's pale face and bloodstained clothes that day, and a strong sense of responsibility surged in her heart.

One day, Chu Mengmeng accidentally found a yellowed diary while sorting books. There was no mark on the cover of the diary. She curiously opened the first page and saw the beautiful handwriting:

"July 7th, sunny. Today is my first day in this strange world. Everything here is new and confusing to me..."

The content of the diary records a woman's mental journey, from the initial confusion to the gradual adaptation later, and there is a hint of sadness between the lines. Chu Mengmeng was deeply attracted by the content of the diary, and she read it all the way to the last page.

"December 25th, snow. Today I finally learned the truth. It turns out that I am not my father's biological daughter, but an abandoned orphan... I hate it, I hate the injustice of fate, and I hate those who abandoned me even more..."

The diary ended here, but Chu Mengmeng's heart was in turmoil. The content of this diary was surprisingly similar to her life experience! Could it be that the owner of this diary was her...

Just as Chu Mengmeng was about to hand the diary to Xiao Yichen, a gust of cold wind blew, the candlelight flickered, and a dark shadow appeared silently behind her.

"Who?!" Chu Mengmeng exclaimed, but before she could turn around, the diary in her hand was snatched away by the person who came.

"The game has just begun, Chu Mengmeng, you can't escape." The black shadow said coldly, and then disappeared into the night, as if he had never appeared.

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