The knocking sound from behind the TV started again, three times the first time, and two times the second time.
Shen Yizhou was a little helpless. What a dilapidated house this was.
"Never mind, never mind, come inside, you left the air conditioner on."
He Tiantian opened the door and realized that she had indeed gone to the living room to watch TV without turning off the air conditioner.
"Hehehe, I forgot about it because I was watching TV."
She went into the room to feel the warmth of the air conditioner, then pulled back the covers and lay down.
Shen Yizhou shook his head, walked to the living room, picked up the remote control, turned off the TV, and then turned off the living room lights before going into the bedroom.
He Tiantian listened to the arguing upstairs, where the woman's older brother was fiercely questioning the man.
[Big Brother: I entrusted my little sister to you so you could beat her up, right? You're too shameless.]
[Man: No, brother, I was just drunk! That's why I couldn't control myself.]
[Big Brother: Hmph, I think you think my little sister's got no one to discipline her? From now on, I'll live downstairs from you. If you dare bully her again, I'll kill you!]
Man: Yes, yes, yes! Brother, I definitely won't dare to do it again.
The conversation ended there, and there was no more sound from upstairs. The older brother probably went back to the fourth floor.
But this man is really despicable. Are domestic abusers really this rampant these days?
Shen Yizhou snapped the light off, and He Tiantian put down her phone and shifted her position to try and fall asleep.
Just as I was about to fall asleep, I heard a series of footsteps coming from downstairs, as if a group of well-trained people were training downstairs.
He Tiantian sat up, wanting to draw back the curtains to see what was going on, but Shen Yizhou stopped her.
"The school playground is down there. If you go to see it, don't wake me if you can't sleep tonight."
He Tiantian paused, "The student playground? Then why are people still marching so late?"
Shen Yizhou didn't say anything, just gave her a look and let her figure it out herself, then he turned over and went to sleep.
He Tiantian bit her nails and hesitated. The footsteps below were too loud, and her curiosity was about to explode. She got out of bed and went to the window.
With a nervous heart, she reached for the curtains, ready to pull them open, when she heard the sound of marbles falling from upstairs.
Startled, she immediately ran back to bed.
The sound of marbles falling continued for a long time, and He Tiantian counted about 20 of them.
Don't those two live upstairs? I think it must be their child playing there.
Late at night, He Tiantian was half asleep when she thought she saw a woman sitting by her bedside, sobbing with her head down.
He Tiantian tried to open her eyes, but no matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't. The scene changed, and she saw that there was a blanket covering her head, and someone patted her blanket three times.
She jolted awake, sat up, and looked at the sleeping Shen Yizhou. The room was pitch black, and fear began to spread through her.
She wanted to go to the living room for a drink of water but didn't dare. After lingering in bed for fifteen minutes, she finally got out of bed, put on her slippers, and slowly walked to the door.
She gently turned the doorknob, looked at the dark living room, and didn't dare to go out. She closed the door and sat down in front of Shen Yizhou.
After hesitating for half the night, she still patted Shen Yizhou on the shoulder.
She waited a while and found that he hadn't woken up. That didn't make sense; he always woke up with just a tap. She then patted his arm again.
Shen Yizhou still didn't react, and she panicked completely, shaking his body forcefully, but his eyes remained closed.
Shen Yizhou looked at He Tiantian, who was talking in her sleep, and frowned. He patted her a few times, and when he leaned closer to listen, he heard He Tiantian calling his name.
Shen Yizhou quickly turned on the light and gently patted He Tiantian's face.
"He Tiantian, wake up."
Seeing that she didn't react, Shen Yizhou pulled her up, and He Tiantian finally regained consciousness.
She stared blankly at the room lights, feeling her head spinning.
"Are you alright? Did you have a dream?"
Shen Yizhou looked at her with some concern.
He Tiantian closed her eyes for a moment to recover, and when she opened them again, she wasn't so dizzy anymore.
“I had a very strange dream. I dreamt that a woman was sitting by our bed and sobbing, and I also dreamt that someone was patting me.”
He Tiantian paused for a moment after saying this.
"In the end, it seemed like you had fainted, and I couldn't wake you up no matter how I called you."
Listening to He Tiantian's words, Shen Yizhou wondered if she was experiencing sleep paralysis.
"It's nothing. You're probably just too tired today, and your dream was a bit chaotic. Would you like some water?"
"Yes! I've been wanting to drink water in my dreams."
Shen Yizhou opened the door and went out. He turned on the living room light, poured a glass of water, and brought it into the room.
He Tiantian finished a large glass of water, but still felt very thirsty.
"I'd like to have a little more."
Shen Yizhou didn't say anything. He went out and got another glass of water before turning off the living room light.
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