Single spouse

1.

In front of him, there seemed to be an endless corridor.

It was dark and damp, and the tall stone walls on both sides were covered with moss.

There seems to be a faint moonlight above the head, but this light can only make people see the stone walls on both sides clearly, and the other places cannot be illuminated at all.

There was only less than half a meter below his feet, and he could barely see clearly, and everything around him seemed to be plunged into darkness.

And he knew that in the darkness, there were countless dangerous things lurking, watching him unscrupulously.

He was a little flustered and scared.

Just keep walking down the promenade.

What is it?

What's coming out?

He turned his head and looked around helplessly.

dark.

It was dark all around.

Can't see anything.

The fear in my heart became more and more intense.

Something in the darkness let out a giggling laugh, weird and piercing.

laugh……

As if teasing him, laughter suddenly rang in his ears.

Do not……

He cried out in silent terror.

run... run... run...

However, the legs did not obey the master's order.

The surrounding darkness surged closer, almost enveloping his whole body.

Hehe...

The laughter became denser and clearer into the ears.

He ran forward in a panic, but completely rushed into the darkness. No matter how wide his eyes were opened, his vision was still endless darkness.

hee... come with us...

Suddenly a voice in the darkness said so.

Come with us...

Other voices echoed one after another.

Let's go together...

let's go together...

get up...

Right ...

There was a "crash", which was obviously the sound of pulling the curtains, and the light in the room became brighter.

Chen Du frowned, blocking the glare of the sun with the back of his hand.

"Are you awake?" Someone next to him asked.

Chen Du sat up, took off the thin blanket covering his body, got up and sat on the chair facing the other party across the table.

The other party was a young man in his early thirties, surnamed Lin, who was not wearing a white doctor's uniform, dressed casually, with good facial features, and looked very gentle.

He is also a well-known psychiatrist.

Dr. Lin patiently waited for Chen Du to wake up before speaking, his tone was like treating his friend: "How do you feel?" He looked at the cold sweat that was still wet on Chen Du's forehead, "Did you have a nightmare?"

Chen Du nodded, his face pale.

"Can you tell me about the content of the dream?"

Chen Du licked his lips, his voice was a little dry at first, "It's like this..."

……

After listening to Chen Du's description of the dream, Dr. Lin let out a "huh" and lowered his head to write something in the notebook.

after awhile.

"Apart from that time, have you ever seen the puppet move?"

Chen Du's hand on his lap suddenly trembled slightly, but his voice and the expression on his face no longer had the initial panic.

"Yes, once in the studio at night, and once in the living room during the day."

He became very calm and calm.

It seems that this is not a big deal to him.

This is a person with strong self-control and calmness.

Dr. Lin silently added a note to the notebook.

"So..." Dr. Lin held the pen, hovering over the blank paper, and asked the last question: "Do you believe that is true?"

The room fell into silence.

for a long time.

"I do not know."

Chen Du closed his eyes, then opened them again, as if he had turned back into the high-spirited genius puppeteer on TV, and nothing could knock him down.

He looked at Dr. Lin and repeated what he said just now, "...I don't know. That's why I came to you, didn't I?"

Doctor Lin looked into Chen Du's eyes, and smiled after a few seconds: "You're right." Then, he waved the pen in his hand at Chen Du, "You should go. Remember to come here in three days."

……

2.

Holding the cup in his hand, Chen Du stood silently in the living room.

Where is the problem?

He raised his head to drink water, and when he was covered by the cup, his eyes turned and fell on a little straw hat exposed behind the opposite sofa.

tsk...

trouble.

He put down the water glass, and from the corner of his eye, he saw that the guy on the opposite side really moved, and the straw hat moved to the side, as if he wanted to look at Chen Du.

Chen Du pretended not to notice it.

Turned around and sat on the sofa, took out the phone and turned on the camera, adjusted the selfie mode, pretended to be playing with the phone, but Chen Du was actually looking for an angle.

Soon, a small straw hat appeared on the screen.

Seemingly watching Chen Du's concentration on playing, the other party became bolder and tried to sneak around from under the sofa to get close to Chen Du's feet.

really.

Chen Du remained calm and continued to stare at the figure on the screen.

After a while, the figure couldn't help touching Chen Du's calf, because the movement was too light, if he wasn't looking at the screen, Chen Du wouldn't feel anything at all.

The little thing on the screen gently pulled the fabric on the trousers with both hands, and rubbed its small face against Chen Du's calf, with a satisfied face...

Chen Du: "..."

Is my disease really so serious?How could there be such a human expression on the puppet's face? !

The little thing probably felt that Chen Du didn't respond no matter how he tried it, so he shook the straw hat on his head happily, and then carefully hugged Chen Du's leg with both arms.While hugging, he raised his head and secretly observed whether Chen Du had found it.

Chen Du: "..."

"Cough." He had to cough lightly, and then changed his posture, successfully getting his legs out of the "devil's claws".

Then he looked at the little thing on the screen and tried to hide in a panic.

After a while, probably because he realized that Chen Du hadn't seen him, the little thing came over eagerly again, and "baji" hugged Chen Du's other leg.

Chen Du: "..." Hehe.

The little thing has a special liking for hugging his own legs, he is stupid and cute, it doesn't seem so... dangerous?

Chen Du didn't know if this was a disguise used by the other party to confuse him.There are many things in the world, they look natural and harmless, beautiful and tempting, but when the prey is deceived by the illusion and relaxes, they often deliver a fatal blow, which is far more vicious than other companions.

But this time...

He couldn't wait, and he didn't want to be led by the nose.

Chen Du looked down at the figure hugging his calf, and then put down the phone.

He has made a decision.

"Hey."

Seeing the other party's froze instantly, Chen Du raised the corners of his lips in satisfaction.

"let's talk."

……

3.

in the kitchen.

When cooking, the sound of spatulas colliding suddenly stopped, leaving only the sound of sizzling oil.

Chen Du turned off the fire, and looked down helplessly at a puppet hanging on his right leg.

"Can't you go to another place to play first? It's very inconvenient for me."

The little thing raised his face and looked up at Chen Du. His dark brown wooden eyes could not see anything, but his head shaking from side to side told Chen Du its answer.

Chen Du was really tired.

"Forget it." He took out the plate and shoveled the vegetables in it, and then scooped up a bowl of rice and took it out together, "You can leave it as you like."

The puppet hugging Chen Du's calf tightly rubbed the fabric on his trousers with his face, grabbed it with his little hands, dangled on Chen Du's trouser legs, and was taken to the living room to eat.

Eat without speaking, eat without speaking.

Even though there were a lot of questions that he wanted to ask the little things, Chen Du still endured and ate his meal slowly.

After eating, I finished washing the dishes.Chen Du looked at the time, um...it was past eight o'clock in the evening.

Picking up the puppet that had been hanging on his lap for almost a day and putting it on the table in front of the sofa, Chen Du stared at it and asked, "Nine...Xiao Jiu, can you speak?"

When Xiao Jiu heard this, she tilted her head and seemed to be thinking, but also seemed to be hesitating.

after awhile.

A small but very clear boy's voice sounded——

"Cough... I might... Um... I will." Xiao Jiu sat on the edge of the table, her two thin legs dangling in the air, and her hands rested on the table on both sides of her body.He raised his head, the straw hat on his head slipped down to cover his face, then he raised his hand to straighten the hat, and looked at Chen Du in this posture.

It's like looking up at the stars.

Also like faith.