"Xiaoya's family is an old friend of ours. We often played together when we were young."

Yang Jinxia spoke softly, her eyes wandering, as if lost in memories, "She was very beautiful, with straight black hair, bright eyes, and two dimples on her face when she smiled. Just like her mother."

"She has a very nice voice. Sometimes when I'm angry, she just pulls my clothes and calls my name softly, and somehow my anger disappears."

"When she was in the third year of junior high school, she got a boyfriend. She was afraid that her family would find out, so she would always drag me along as a cover every time she went on a date."

"She often secretly tells her boyfriend about me behind my back. I know she is afraid that I will steal her boyfriend. But I am still a little angry."

"After the second date, I went to her house with her. Her mother asked me where I went today. I pretended to be casual and said that I was traveling with a male classmate. At that time, the aunt's face changed a little."

Having said that, a smug smile appeared on her face.

"After that, Xiaoya ignored me for a month and had a sullen face the whole day. I knew she must have been scolded by her mother. Her mother is very powerful."

"Until one weekend, she wanted to use me as a cover again. I refused, so she asked me if I had secretly told her mother about her relationship. Now, her mother forced her to break up with the man. As she spoke, she cried. She said this was their last date."

"My heart softened again, so I agreed to her request."

"That time, we went hiking. Xiaoya's boyfriend took us there on a motorcycle."

"When we got to the mountain, Xiaoya started to say bad things about me and my family. I was very angry. Then, they left me alone and went away quietly. I was just about to call home and ask them to pick me up when it suddenly started to rain and my phone accidentally fell down the hillside."

"I thought they would come back to pick me up, so I wanted to find a place to hide from the rain. There was a small pavilion not far away, so I ran over there. The rain was getting heavier, and I ran a little too fast. I accidentally slipped and fell to the bottom of the hillside next to me."

"The hill was very steep and deep. I rolled all the way down and something hit my head. I didn't know anything anymore."

As she spoke, her expression became calm again, and there was no trace of fluctuation in her eyes.

"When I woke up, I felt very cold and it was pitch black everywhere. I couldn't see anything."

"I was so scared and tried to get up, but I couldn't move."

"I was shouting, hoping someone would come and rescue me."

"No one."

"In fact, I can't even hear my own voice."

“I wonder, am I really still alive?”

"I couldn't see anything, couldn't move, couldn't hear anything, and I just felt, so cold, so cold."

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Yang Jinxia's voice became lower and lower, and the figure of Xiaoya, who was wearing a white shirt beside her, became clearer and clearer.

"I don't know how long it took, but I seemed to hear grandma's voice. I wondered if I was still alive. I opened my eyes and saw grandma. Then I could move again and I didn't feel cold anymore. It was great."

When she said this, a smile appeared on her face.

"After that, if I couldn't feel someone around me, I couldn't tell if I was dead or not."

After a moment, she continued, "Let's get back to Xiaoya. After that incident, she kind of avoided me and didn't interact with me much. Until a year later, I heard from grandma that her family had a serious car accident while driving."

"Her parents died on the spot. She was the only one who survived in the car and was also seriously injured. When I found out, I went to the hospital to see her immediately."

"I know that her relatives are all out of town. It's so pitiful for her to be alone in the hospital."

"She was seriously injured and remained unconscious, on a ventilator. During that time, I went to the hospital to accompany her as soon as I got out of school. Her relatives were busy with other things. Every time I went, she was the only one in the ward."

"After a few days, she was moved from the ICU to a regular ward. The doctor said that if I told her more about the past, maybe she would wake up. So I told her about school and read her the latest gossip about her favorite stars."

"On the seventh day, when I was talking to her, her eyelids moved and she was about to wake up. But her expression suddenly became very painful, as if she couldn't breathe."

"The doctor came too late, and she died in front of me. I will never forget the pain on her face at that time. I know she didn't want to die. She was so young, she was so beautiful, and she had such a bright future..."

Her voice became softer. "Maybe I miss her too much. When no one is around, she will appear in front of me and talk to me. Look, she appears again now, but I pretend not to see her. Sometimes, she is really annoying. Shh, don't let her hear me."

"I didn't tell anyone about this, not even my grandma."

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"Oh, one more thing. I was married before. He was much more handsome than you, but he was more annoying."

"You don't have to be jealous of him. He fell ill right after I registered with him."

"Hey, he said he was sick, but in fact, he was beaten and paralyzed. Who doesn't know about this? I heard about it. He got into a fight with someone else because of jealousy over a female star. It's really shameful."

"His parents fell ill soon after the blow and died one year later. He himself had a congenital heart disease and was bedridden for two years. One day, he had a heart attack and died."

"I know that some people say I'm a jinx, a black widow. When my grandmother heard about it, she was very angry and wanted to teach those people a lesson. Every time, I would advise her not to bother with those people."

"I'm not angry because I know it's all true. After I was born, my grandfather died, and my father... also died. There are only three women left in our family."

"When I grew up, Xiaoya died, and the man I married also died, and his parents were all dead. I know that anyone who has anything to do with me will be unlucky."

"Even you, something happened."

"But you are different from them."

"They all deserve to die, but you are different. You cannot die."

"You're right. If you cut open a person's heart, you'll find it's black inside. Grandma is like this, Mom is like this, Xiaoya is like this, and so is that family. Only you, no matter how harsh you say, you protect me in your heart..."

"Only you..."

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