"You're just like me in my memory. You gave me such a hard time finding you!"

Chen Ge remembered it clearly. It was a night with heavy rain. The time on his phone was around two in the morning, and he was running wildly in the corridor of the abandoned school.

When he passed the last classroom, he saw the old principal for the first time.

The short, fat and kind old man stood on the podium. He and Chen Ge's eyes met. The glances that lasted for a few tenths of a second had planted the seeds, and the encounter at the Psychic Ghost School was the result.

I guess the old principal never thought that that unintentional glance back at that time would become an "encounter" that changed his destiny.

His scalp tingled and his back felt cold. The figure standing in front of the cherry-red desk slowly turned around. When he saw Chen Ge carrying two large backpacks, his expression became unnatural.

"Who are you……"

"Chen Ge."

Chen Ge strode towards the old man: "We met once at Muyang Middle School. If you can't remember, I can show you the video of that time. I happened to be broadcasting live that day."

"I remember, but I have other things to do now. Let's catch up after I finish." The old principal seemed to know the secret of Chen Ge. He knew very well that he was different from those students who were only obsessed. Once he got involved with Chen Ge, he would have countless troubles in the future. So he was very decisive, stretched out his hand to grab Ying Hong's arm and prepared to leave.

"I don't know what is more important than the children of Muyang Middle School?" Chen Ge took out a comic book from his backpack: "Principal, everyone misses you very much. During the time you were away, the smiles on the children's faces lost their luster. You are the backbone of Muyang Middle School. Without you, this family is not complete."

Whether it was his facial expression, voice, or the content and tone of his speech, Chen Ge perfectly interpreted the four words "sincere and heartfelt".

His students were all sitting in front of Chen Ge, and the old principal's eyes changed slightly. He opened his mouth but did not speak immediately.

Even after living for most of his life, the old man still seems to have not learned how to say no to others.

"Principal, I know you have difficulties, and I know you have your own considerations for doing this, but have you ever thought about it? You gave your students what you thought was comfort, and went into such a dangerous place as the ghost school alone. Are those children who were once rescued by you really willing to accept this comfort?"

"If they knew that their current life was exchanged for everything you have, do you think they would continue to enjoy such a life? You know your children best. If you don't want them to live in self-blame, it's best to tell everything and work together to find a solution."

Every word Chen Ge said touched the old principal's heart. He didn't care about his own safety, but he cared about his students.

Those students are the old principal's weaknesses, of course, they are also the old principal's best helpers.

Without giving the old principal more time to think, Chen Ge took out a ballpoint pen wrapped with tape. He handed the pen to the old man, and then found a piece of white paper in Yinghong's schoolbag: "I'm not lying to you, I just hope you can listen to their opinions."

The ballpoint pen wrapped with tape was held in the palm of the old principal's hand. The pen shaft was shaking slightly, and when the tip of the pen touched the white paper, the pen shaft moved by itself.

"No matter what others think, I am willing to help you."

Looking at the words on the white paper, Chen Ge was also quite emotional. When the Pen Fairy learned that he was going to enter the ghost school, he acted like he would rather die than live in disgrace, and would rather commit suicide than come in. But now after seeing the old principal, he changed his mind.

The old principal shook his head. He held the pen gently, afraid of breaking it. It felt like he was stroking his granddaughter's head.

"Not only her, there are others." Chen Ge flipped open the comic book and released all the obsessions of the students of Muyang Middle School: "They were orphans, and you gave them a home. After they died, their obsessions still returned to Muyang Middle School. Because for them, no matter how big the world is, that is their home."

Looking at the familiar figures, the old principal fell silent.

Ten seconds later, he looked at Chen Ge and said, "I'm going to do something very dangerous. You shouldn't have come, and you shouldn't have brought them with you."

"You have met my parents and know some things about them. Since you trust me with your children, it means you know me well." Chen Ge stood in front of the old principal: "That haunted house is my home. They are my family living there. How can I let my family feel sad and blame themselves every day?"

Whether it was the obsession of Muyang Middle School or Bai Qiulin with a mirror on his back, they were all moved after hearing what Chen Ge said. They already had a sense of belonging to Chen Ge's haunted house.

This feeling was not imposed on them by Chen Ge, nor was it deliberately instilled in them. Instead, it was accumulated by Chen Ge through small things in life.

"What I am about to do is very dangerous. It will harm you and implicate them." The old principal had gray hair. He stood in the abandoned classroom that had been burned by a fire, looking at those familiar figures. He thought he would never see those children again.

"I went through so much trouble and tried every possible means to get into this ghost school. One of the reasons was to help you." Chen Ge put the obsessions of the students of Muyang Middle School back into the comic book. They were just obsessions and were very fragile. Once an accident occurred, they would most likely dissipate directly and completely lose the last trace of them in this world.

The old principal looked at the students' obsessions disappearing, his face was full of complex expressions, and finally he sighed softly: "You are very similar to your father in character, you like to meddle in other people's business, you like to get into trouble, you like to make trouble, you don't consider the consequences, but you stick to your bottom line, and you have a precious kindness."

It was the first time that Chen Ge heard someone evaluate his father. The impression he had of his father was completely different from what the old man said. He was afraid of ruining the atmosphere, so he resisted the urge to interrupt.

"It seems that you are very familiar with them." Chen Ge asked casually.

"Well, it was your father who told me that Xueying was locked up in the psychic ghost school. He also helped me find a way in and out of here without asking for anything in return. He helped me so much, and now you are going to the ghost school to find me in person. I... really owe you too much." The image of Chen Ge's father in the old principal's words was very tall, but Chen Ge felt something was wrong. He knew very well that his entry into the haunted house was an accident, and he had never thought of meeting the old principal before.

He was still confused before, thinking it was too coincidental. But now that the old principal had said it himself, Chen Ge suddenly realized that the old principal seemed to have been tricked.

"It's because I'm too selfish. I only think about my own affairs and don't consider others." The old principal was reflecting on himself, and Chen Ge didn't know how to respond for a moment.