7 Chapter 7

Gu Yue subconsciously wanted to kneel down and beg for mercy. She didn't know what to do and could only follow her subconscious reaction.

But the next second, Gu Yue found that his body seemed to be controlled and he could not move.

"Now, follow me back to the underworld."

Gu Yue hesitated for a moment. She knew that she should leave with this person. This was the best option at the moment.

The other party must be able to take her away, and being willing to tell her now is already giving her face.

only……

Thinking of Zeng Yun, Gu Yue steeled her resolve and continued her plea, "You said earlier that I could remain in this world for three days. Please give me three more days."

Xue Mingyi got a little upset when he heard this and said angrily, "Do you really not understand, or are you pretending not to understand? The three days I mentioned means that if you stay any longer, your soul will be torn apart."

After Xue Mingyi finished speaking, he saw that the other party looked quite aggrieved, so he finally relented.

"Two days."

This sudden extension of time was like a blessing to Gu Yue. She kept expressing her gratitude and then turned into a wisp of white smoke and disappeared.

Before she disappeared, she whispered thank you to Xue Mingyi.

It was not to thank him for forgiving her for that day, but to thank him for helping Zeng Yun find her lost soul.

Gong Lingyao was still confused and asked with some bewilderment, "What on earth is going on here?"

The girl just now was obviously a ghost of a dead person. Although she had obsessions, she did not have a trace of resentment.

"I've only seen evil spirits before, but now you've learned a lot."

Xue Mingyi was drinking tea by himself, which made Gong Lingyao feel a little itchy, so he hurriedly asked.

"That guy lost a soul. Logically, he would be either terrified or weak, or even go crazy in serious cases. But look at him, apart from losing some memories, he doesn't seem to have any other problems."

"really……"

Gong Lingyao felt strange just now. How could an ordinary person, without any magic to protect him, be safe and sound?

"Could it be?"

Xue Mingyi nodded, "It was the ghost that protected him."

"But……"

Gong Lingyao was somewhat incredulous when he heard this. He had never heard of such a thing.

Xue Mingyi sighed, not knowing who he was sighing for.

"Joy is joy, separation is pain, and even more so among foolish children. How can we understand the bonds between people in this world?"

Since ancient times, love has always been followed by empty regrets. Although Gong Lingyao didn't understand, he couldn't help but sigh at this moment.

After a moment of sadness, Gong Lingyao looked at Xue Mingyi and asked, "Brother, did you come here today specifically for this matter?"

"That's not the case."

The tea in Xue Mingyi's cup had cooled, so he added some fresh tea. Then he looked at his junior fellow apprentice and said, "My uncle said that you've been guarding the shop all day, and I'm afraid you haven't made much money. He wants you to help me with a little bit. You don't mind, do you?"

Gong Lingyao certainly had no objection to his grandfather's arrangement, but...

Gong Lingyao looked at the store and asked, "What about this store?"

"Just close it! You can't be so rigid. I just passed by and saw a big funeral home opened at the intersection. I guess you guys don't have much business anymore."

What's more, Master Gong didn't rely on these things to make a living, he just used them as an identity.

Gong Lingyao nodded and then went to close the shop.

Xue Mingyi was the only one left in the room, but a female voice suddenly appeared.

"Xue Mingyi, you brothers have your own seniority. You call his grandfather uncle, so shouldn't he be considered your nephew?"

When Xue Mingyi heard the voice, his face immediately darkened and the fire in his eyes flickered uncontrollably.

"Yo, you're so angry after hearing my voice?"

Xue Mingyi spilled the tea on the ground, his voice filled with anger, "You'd better not push your luck."

But the voice seemed to have disappeared and never appeared again.

Zeng Yun did not accept Ji Qiang's request to stay and immediately bought a ticket to K City in the afternoon.

Judging from the time, he would probably be home in the early morning.

He really didn't want to wait even a moment, he was eager to find the solution to the mystery surrounding him.

After returning home, Zeng Yun didn't even eat and went straight into the house. Zeng's father and mother just thought that the child was too tired and wanted to rest, so they didn't care too much.

Zeng Yun knew the reason for his anxiety. He had just fallen asleep briefly on the plane.

However, Gu Yue was not seen.

After waking up, Zeng Yun felt uneasy. He kept thinking about what Xue Mingyi said.

Three days at most, what exactly is that?

Following the southwest direction, Zeng Yun rummaged through drawers and cabinets for a long time, but found nothing except making a mess of the house.

Suddenly, Zeng Yun looked at the wardrobe beside him. As if possessed by a ghost, Zeng Yun moved the chair next to him and stood on it.

Neither Zeng Yun nor Zeng's parents have the habit of putting things on the wardrobe.

Dust easily accumulates on top of the wardrobe, making it difficult to find things. This is what his mother told him since he was a child.

But when he stood on the chair, he found a wooden box quietly placed on top of the dusty wardrobe.

Zeng Yun was sure that this thing was not his, but he had a feeling.

Open it and you will find an answer to the things you can't remember.

This box had obviously not been there for very long. Although there was dust on the surface of the box, it was obviously much thinner than the surrounding area.

However, there was indeed too much dust on it, and if he picked it up rashly, the dust would easily scatter everywhere. Zeng Yun could only use a towel to carefully wipe away some of the dust around it before picking up the box.

It was already three o'clock in the morning, and Zeng Yun felt his heart pounding as if it was about to jump out of his throat.

You could hear a pin drop in the room. Zeng Yun made up his mind and opened the box.

But I saw that most of the things inside were small things.

There are crystal balls and wishing bottles that were popular six or seven years ago, and the wishing bottles are filled with stars.

There was also a vase of preserved flowers, but the preserved flowers looked homemade and the flowers had completely faded.

There are many, many things that are hard to explain.

Zeng Yun was a little surprised. These things must be his, but he still couldn't remember anything.

But he could feel that he was very familiar with these things.

He has felt this way too much recently and he is no longer surprised.

After gently moving these small objects aside, Zeng Yun continued to look down.

Further down, there is an upside-down photo frame.

When Zeng Yun took out the photo frame, he seemed to have understood what it was.

He prepared himself mentally for a long time before slowly turning the photo frame over.

Zeng Yun looked at the photo frame and remained silent for a long time.

The photo frame shows me... and Gu Yue.

Tears suddenly fell uncontrollably onto the photo frame, creating small ripples. Both of them in the photo looked a little haggard, but their smiles were genuine. They seemed to be messing with each other. His hand formed a pair of small rabbit ears above Gu Yue's head, while Gu Yue jumped up and tried to knock his hand down.

Such a vivid scene made Zeng Yun couldn't help laughing, and then big tears fell like beads.

He looked at the background of the photo, which was a junior high school, and there were many students in casual clothes passing by behind him.

Zeng Yun recognized the time when this photo was taken.

This is the day when the high school entrance examination ends.

Zeng Yun could almost imagine what happened at that time. The two people came out of the examination room and looked for each other in the crowd. They first asked each other how they performed, and then symbolically asked each other a few uncertain questions. Finally, they walked towards the school gate together to welcome the rare happy long vacation after the high pressure.

This should be a happy memory, but why can't I stop crying?

Zeng Yun placed the photo frame on the bedside, then took a careful look at it and smiled faintly.

There was also a thick booklet under the photo frame.

Zeng Yun took out the booklet with trembling hands and then slowly opened it.

That's a photo album.

Zeng Yun seemed to understand why this thing was placed at the bottom.

He slowly opened the pages with a heavy heart. At the beginning was a photo of him when he was just born. The words on the back were his mother's handwriting, recording the time when the photo was taken.

There are photos of himself and photos with his family. Little Zeng Yun is growing up slowly.

It was almost time for their family to move to K City. Zeng Yun's hand was on the page to turn, but he didn't dare to turn it.

At this point, what else doesn’t Zeng Yun understand?

It's not that his memory has disappeared, but that he has been running away.

Zeng Yun looked up and found that the night outside the window had begun to fade.

He sat quietly on the ground, his hands still in the same state as before. He didn't know how much time had passed, nor did he know what he was thinking. He only knew that the sun was now shining on his face.

The warm winter sun melted the ice and snow into water droplets, which fell along his eyes.

It was not until lunchtime that Zeng's mother called Zeng Yun three times, but still did not see Zeng Yun come out of the room. Only then did she feel something was wrong.

Mother Zeng stood at the door and was about to knock, but then she remembered the day half a year ago, when it seemed to be the same scene.

The doorknob turned gently, Zeng's mother pushed open the door, and saw her son with his back to her and the opened box.

Mother Zeng felt a slight sourness in the tip of her nose. Although her movements were light, they were not without sound, but Zeng Yun seemed to be unaware of it.

When Zeng's mother walked up to Zeng Yun, she found that Zeng Yun's eyes were red and swollen, and there seemed to be red bloodshot in his eyes. There were dry and white tear marks on his cheeks. It was obvious that he had cried to numbness and had no tears left.

Seeing her son like this, which mother would not feel heartbroken? Zeng's mother was about to say something, but tears came out before words.

"Mom," Zeng Yun's voice was hoarse, as if it had been rubbed by stones, "How could you lie to me and say I didn't know her?"

When saying this, Zeng Yun couldn't help crying, and Zeng's mother also burst into tears when she heard it.

She hugged her son and cried, "You were so scary at that time. Mom was scared..."

Zeng's mother knew that this kind of thing would happen to anyone. But at that time, she watched her son cry heartbreakingly, having difficulty breathing, and then fell seriously ill. How could she not be anxious?

After Zeng Yun recovered from his illness, he forgot about Gu Yue. Although Zeng's mother felt uneasy, she also felt relieved in her heart.

Later, in order to prevent him from remembering it, Zeng's mother asked Zeng Yun's good friends not to mention Gu Yue in front of him again, so as not to irritate him again.

Mother Zeng felt guilty and offered a lot of things to Gu Yue in Buddhist temples and Taoist temples, just asking them not to blame her.

A few months ago, when Zeng's mother saw her son asking her if she knew Gu Yue, she felt her breath catch in her throat. She was not relieved until she was sure that he didn't remember her.

Now seeing Zeng Yun like this, Zeng's mother didn't know whether her actions at that time were right or wrong.

But Zeng Yun is not blaming anyone. If he has to blame anyone, he should only blame himself and fate.

But when he suddenly remembered these things, he really had no way to leave for a while. Zeng Yun could only ask his mother to let him calm down.

Afraid that her mother would worry, Zeng Yun gave a smile that was uglier than crying and said, "Don't worry, I just remembered it, so I haven't reacted yet. I'll be alone for a while, just a little while."

Although Zeng's mother was worried, she couldn't say the words of comfort when she saw her son like this.

Finally, Zeng's mother could only say, "There's food left in the kitchen. If you're hungry, remember to eat."

This is the only thing she can do for her child now.

Whether he can get out of this depends on Zeng Yun himself.

Zeng Yun nodded silently. Zeng's mother looked at his back, sighed, and then closed the door.

Zeng Yun turned his head to look at the photo album beside him. The page that was opened was a photo of his sixth birthday.

Two children were sitting on the sofa, a cream cake with pink flowers was placed on the coffee table in front of them. He was wearing a paper crown on his head and making a wish with his eyes closed.

Gu Yue, who was standing next to him, didn't even glance at him, completely concentrating on the cake. That's right, at that time, the two of them weren't familiar with each other, so it made sense that Gu Yue's mind and eyes were completely focused on that big cream cake.