The library hasn't changed much; the people are still the same. The orchid that once cried out that it was too precious to leave has a new life, new friends, and occasionally comes back to visit its parents and family.

Liu Jiu and her classmates are in their second year of high school. Apart from the rustling of pens, there is very little whispering or gossiping in the classroom. Everyone wants to squeeze across the single-plank bridge of the college entrance examination.

When the first heavy snow fell, there wasn't much time left before school holidays.

"Mom, guess what kind of gossip is circulating outside now?"

Sanqi was the first to leave school. He went to a classmate's house to borrow a book and heard some outrageous rumors, but they were already spreading like wildfire.

"What gossip? I haven't heard of it. Is it about our compound?"

"I haven't heard anything new either?"

Neither Bonnie nor Sister Xiang had heard any new rumors. How could they be so out of touch?

"It's not from our compound, it's from my classmate's family compound, near the food factory not far away. I went to my classmate's to borrow a book, and I heard that their compound is haunted."

Sanqi had a look on his face that said, "Ask me all you want," lacking the composure of a veteran cadre. It seems that Chinese people are born with a love for gossip!

"Haunted? Really?"

Unlike Bonnie, Sister Xiang still had some faith in her.

"They say that at night, they can see the figure of a woman floating around, and hear the cries of a baby. They say this female ghost is very powerful, and can even catch couples cheating; she has already caught several couples."

Sanqi was almost convinced by their vivid descriptions. However, upon closer examination with his clever mind, he realized it was most likely fabricated.

Sanqi and Sister Xiang were telling their dramatic story together, their teamwork was excellent. However, Baoni had a strange feeling in her heart: could this be related to the young bride who slit her own throat after the New Year?