The Grand Mansion's Shocking Dream III: The Man Who Was Late for His Own Wedding 2

  "Xiao Ye, I..."

  "Huh?"

  The other party hesitated for a moment, let out a light sigh, "Oh, nothing. I'll take care of it myself. What I want to say is, come find me when you're free. Your situation can't be delayed any longer."

  "Alright, alright," Yue said with a soft laugh, but her heart felt a bit stuffy.

  After the call ended, Su Ye looked at herself in the glass, momentarily bewildered. But deep down, a mocking voice emerged: had she just been expecting something? Some cities, no matter how beautiful, were just places she passed through; some people, no matter how much she yearned for them, were just outsiders. As for Ding Shi Cheng, hadn't she already given him a clear position in her heart? Her most respected mentor, the standby old husband of her best friend.

  She pressed her chest with her hand and let out a gentle breath, reminding herself in the glass, "You're alone, it's fine."

  I am the dividing line little girl

  Is being alone really okay?

  When Su Ye walked out of Lianzhong for the last time, she quietly locked the door and her high heels made a crisp and desolate sound on the corridor lit by fluorescent lights like a long silver river. Her heart seemed to be pulled away from its direction by the faint echo. On weekend nights, everyone was eager to go wild or find back their abandoned selves, or mourn for their youth that had been driven away by time.

  Outside the window was a bustling night scene, but it made her even more lonely.

  Killing, has never been lonely, just loneliness. In the desolate corner, the hustle and bustle of human voices, on this summer night, even if the eyes are full of neon lights, there is only one person, no one knows who you are, nor does anyone remember who you are.

  She stretched out her hand to press the elevator, Su Ye raised her head, looking at the digital display above, like rubies being dyed red one by one, shining brightly and piercingly. Her silhouette trailed behind her in the long corridor, like a fragrant yet desolate flower shadow, about to be squeezed into the metal door's iron box along with her body.

  The elevator was about to arrive when the phone suddenly rang.

  The leaves were connected, but I didn't expect it to be Nian Boyan.

  Through the radio waves, his voice was like a distant and yet near deep valley in the night sky, originally low and pleasant to listen to, at this moment even more like a cello, softly evoking people's reverie.

  "Is it time to get off work?"

  Just as she was about to go downstairs, at the invitation of Mrs. Nian, to attend the Ye family dinner party. The elevator arrived, and she stepped in, the metal door slowly closing, for a moment, she saw her own face looking slightly pale.

  The elevator went down, and Yeon-ah's voice sounded a bit disjointed. "I know."

  "Hello?" The signal was blocked and couldn't be heard clearly. After glancing at the phone, the signal was sometimes strong and sometimes weak. Before the second "hello", the light in the elevator flickered twice, followed by a loud "creaking" sound from somewhere, and the elevator shook violently for a moment.

  The phone fell to the ground with a "crash", and the light in the elevator suddenly went out as if it had been affected.

  Everything has quieted down.

  Together with the last bit of light at the bottom of his eyes.

  It seems that the entire world, which was originally unrelated to her, has fallen into silence. The side effect of darkness is suffocation, as if she were placed in an endless deep sea, where a massive black wave would quickly engulf and devour her...

  The leaves don't scream.

  The fear of being unable to scream is the true fear.

  Her back was tightly pressed against the elevator's side, sweat seeping through the thin fabric and merging with the cold metal. The feeling was terrible. At this moment, she could only hold her breath and slowly move to the control panel, pressing the emergency button with force.

  It seems that there is a scene in her mind that matches the current situation, a dark and eerie atmosphere that swallows reason, like a ghostly creature with sharp teeth and claws, sucking her into its belly. All she can do is curl up in a corner, shivering with fear.

  Darkness allows her to examine her inner world.

  No matter how strong she appears to be, it's just a shell on the outside. Only she herself knows how much confusion and loneliness there is inside.

  She thought that the darkness in front of her had swallowed her up, leaving nothing behind.

  It didn't matter how long it had been, whether it was a long century or just a few short minutes. Anyway, when the man's low voice rose beside her ear, she felt as if she were in another world, no longer hearing the sound of the cello coming from afar through the radio waves, but rather truly and vividly surrounding her.

  Su Ye raised her head, and the pair of deep eyes like the sea that collided with hers was the man's. At a 45-degree angle as she looked up at him, he seemed to have lost his usual calmness, and added a hint of concern.

  "It's okay." Yan Bojian looked into her eyes and softly comforted her, her eyes seemed to be bewildered after fear, tugging at his heart.

  Su Ye was still in a daze, staring blankly at him.

  "Get up." Yan Bo Yuan was afraid that she had been frightened and whispered softly in her ear, then reached out to help her up.

  She clung to his sturdy arm, but her legs were weak, and she stumbled slightly before being quickly pulled back into Yan Bo's embrace, his arms wrapped around her waist. Like a boneless Teng Man, she could only rely on the solid tree trunk in front of her for support.

  The elevator's bright white light was dazzling, hurting her eyes a bit. Maybe the elevator just had a minor malfunction and would recover quickly. Was she being too sensitive?

  "Scared?" Yan Bo didn't rush to pull her out of the elevator, standing still and letting her lean against him, using one hand to gently stroke the back of her head, as if comforting a frightened pet.

  His big hands were powerful.

  At least she felt it, the chill in the air mixed with his breath, and it didn't seem so cold anymore, warming her consciousness bit by bit. At this moment, Su Ye suddenly had an impulse to tightly hug the person in front of her, not wanting to let go.

  She slightly shook her head, which was taken as an answer to the man's question.

  She is not afraid of darkness, but terrified of dying in it.

  Life is lonely, so she's even more afraid of the moment of death being lonely too.

  "Can you still walk?" Yan Bo saw her pale face and her voice was low and gentle.

  Su Ye nodded slightly, but her legs were still as if nailed to the ground, soft and weak, unable to exert any strength. Nian Boyan seemed to have noticed it too, without saying a word, he directly picked her up and walked out of the elevator.

  I am the dividing line Little Girl

  Nian Baiyan directly lifted her onto the car, didn't start the engine immediately, turned around and handed her a bottle of water. When Su Ye took it, her fingers were still slightly trembling, and when she drank more than half of the bottle, the suffocating feeling that had been lingering on her chest finally dissipated.

  "Are you feeling better?" Yan Bo Yan asked, turning sideways to look at her.

  Su Ye's voice finally squeezed out of her throat, nodding, "Much better, thank you."

  "If possible, I'd rather not hear your thanks in this situation." said Nian Boyan with a light sigh.

  She regained her composure and stared at him with wide eyes, "You? How did you end up here?"

  Nian Baiyan raised his wrist to take a glance, with a faint smile at the corner of his lips. "Actually, my car has been parked under Lianzhong Building for more than half an hour."

  "I wasn't asking you, shouldn't you be in South Africa?" she exclaimed in surprise.

  "There was a problem over there, so I turned back to Beijing." Yan Baiyan's hands rested on the steering wheel as he explained lightly, then turned his head to stare at her face, his eyes slightly teasing. "It turns out that even psychologists are not invincible."

  Su Ye, who had regained his sanity, also regained his intelligence. He could hear the teasing tone in his voice and glared at him, "I just twisted my foot a bit when the elevator was shaking."

  Nian Baiyan smiled but did not speak.

  But this shallow smile deeply stimulated Su Ye, as if she had hidden a small secret that was carelessly seen through by him. For a moment, she was flustered and angry, raised her hand and pushed his chest.

  "What's so funny?"

  Nian Baiyan didn't dodge her push, his body leaned to the side, but the smile in his eyes seemed to be ignited by her small anger, and the smile grew thicker.

  "You're still smiling? Don't smile!" Suye felt even more embarrassed and simply raised her hand to hit his chest.

  This time, Yan Bo didn't hide again, and he simply pulled her over, pinning her to his sturdy chest. Su Ye's heart suddenly skipped a beat, followed by a fierce struggle, but he never let go of her no matter how hard she tried to break free from his grasp.

  "Yan Bo Xian!" She struggled free, panting with exhaustion, and glared up at him furiously.

  Nian Baiyan stopped smiling, looked down at her in his arms, and his gentle breath swept across her forehead. His tone also became serious, "Yeye, what are you afraid of?"

  Su Ye's body suddenly stiffened, she thought, he had sensed it.

  "Tell me what you're afraid of." He repeated the sentence again, but this time it sounded a bit softer and more coaxing.

  He received a call from Ye Yu at the airport, saying she would be back at the Ye's house for dinner this weekend. This news was somewhat unexpected for him. He wasn't sure why he drove all the way to the Lianzhong Building, maybe just to pick her up and take her back to the Ye's house. But a phone call made him sense that something was off, and when he rushed into the office building, he found out that the elevator had broken down slightly, but fortunately not too seriously.

  At the moment when the elevator door opened, his heart was suddenly hurt by the figure that had been crouching in the corner.

  She was like a bird whose wings had been brutally torn off, losing the pride and freedom to soar in the sky. She huddled in the corner, her small face buried deep between her knees. She didn't scream, but only trembled with fear.

  It wasn't until he wrapped his arms around her that he finally understood, the confusion in her eyes wasn't from fear of the elevator accident, but from a fear of the unknown, and being unable to see what lay ahead.

  He didn't know what she had been through, yet he could see the weakness in her eyes.

  The man's serious face hovered in front of her, so close that their breaths intertwined like silk threads. Su Ye was momentarily at a loss for how to face the man's sharp gaze, and she lowered her eyebrows, looking down, taking a deep breath but stopping at her lips, and when she spoke again, her tone was light and casual, "Of course I'm afraid you'll take advantage of me and deduct my salary. I left work two hours early, and you've chased me all the way to Lianzhong. How can I not be afraid?"

  Today's two updates are complete, thank you for waiting.