And so, Chi Chen spent the better part of a month with the beautiful female ghost Hu Miaomiao by his side.
That evening, Chi Chen washed up early and went to bed.
"Ghost sister, what exactly do you want? Humans and ghosts are different, why do you insist on following me? I'm not handsome either, go reincarnate!"
Chi Chen huddled under the covers, a wail rising in his heart, his eyes staring blankly at the blue ceiling with a sense of utter despair.
Because right next to him, Hu Miaomiao was lying on the edge of the bed, staring straight at Chi Chen.
For the past two weeks, Hu Miaomiao has been almost inseparable from Chi Chen. Although Hu Miaomiao has never done anything to Chi Chen, she has not done the thing that Chi Chen imagined—that she would absorb his yang energy.
But right now, Chi Chen is just an ordinary senior high school student. No matter how strong his heart or how brave he is, being followed by a female ghost every day—well, even if she's a very beautiful one—would be unbearable for anyone.
Alright, I'm not pretending anymore. I'm going to lay my cards on the table tonight.
Finally, Chi Chen couldn't take it anymore. With a determined heart, he suddenly turned around and stared straight at her, just like Hu Miaomiao.
Their eyes met; Hu Miaomiao's almond-shaped eyes sparkled, while Chi Chen's eyes held a hint of unease.
"Gulu, um, female ghost sister, look, aren't you tired of following me? Do you have any last wishes you want me to fulfill? Tell me, and I'll try my best to help you, so we can reincarnate sooner, okay?"
Chi Chen swallowed hard, and finally spoke first, his voice trembling slightly.
"Hehehe, female ghost sister, that's a nice title, but I thought you could keep up the act for a little longer!"
Seeing Chi Chen's somewhat frightened expression, Hu Miaomiao let out a pleasant laugh. From the third day onwards, Hu Miaomiao discovered that Chi Chen could see her.
However, seeing Chi Chen pretending not to see her, Hu Miaomiao found it amusing and didn't expose him. She wanted to see how long he could keep it up, but after only half a month, Hu Miaomiao didn't expect Chi Chen to lose his temper.
However, through her observations over this period of time, Hu Miaomiao discovered that Chi Chen did not recognize her in this world, which was something he hadn't been pretending to do.
"Uh, female ghost sister, do we know each other before? Why are you only following me?"
When Chi Chen realized he had been exposed, his face flushed slightly, and he felt a little embarrassed. Although Hu Miaomiao's smile was very beautiful, Chi Chen was not in the mood to appreciate the scenery. All he was thinking about was how to get Hu Miaomiao away as soon as possible.
Otherwise, if things continue like this, Chi Chen feels he's really going to have a nervous breakdown and end up in a mental hospital.
After all, who can sleep soundly with a female ghost watching them sleep every day?
"Yes, we know each other!"
Upon hearing this, Hu Miaomiao's expression darkened slightly before she replied.
It seems that Chi Chen has truly become completely immersed in this world, and he has probably abandoned all his memories of the outside world.
"Well!"
Chi Chen was slightly taken aback after hearing this. When he saw Hu Miaomiao's somewhat gloomy expression, he felt a sudden pang of pain in his heart for some reason.
"Could you tell me how we met? I'm sorry, ghost sister, I might have really forgotten where I've seen you before, but I do have a very familiar feeling about you!"
Chi Chen remained silent for a moment before asking.
"Do you really want to hear this? If I told you that after you hear it, everything you know now might disappear, would you still be sure you want to hear it?"
But to Chi Chen's surprise, Hu Miaomiao said something to him that made him feel inexplicably uneasy.
After Hu Miaomiao finished speaking, she quietly looked at Chi Chen, without urging him to answer, and just waited quietly for his choice.
After these two weeks, Hu Miaomiao's heart had also wavered. He had never seen Chi Chen so carefree. Here, Chi Chen's face was always filled with a happy smile. Here, he didn't have to worry about anything. But only here could Chi Chen keep that smile on his face.
Hu Miaomiao had thought more than once that since Chi Chen had chosen this place, why force him to go back? Were those things really something he was meant to bear?
Perhaps, staying here with Chi Chen, watching him live out his ordinary life, and then disappearing together into the world—wouldn't that be a better choice for Chi Chen?
Therefore, faced with what might be the best opportunity to awaken Chi Chen, Hu Miaomiao began to hesitate. If Chi Chen said he didn't want to listen, then Hu Miaomiao might really disappear along with Chi Chen.
After hearing Hu Miaomiao's words, Chi Chen lowered his head, his eyes becoming extremely complicated.
In fact, how could someone as intelligent as him not have noticed all of this?
From the very first day Chi Chen woke up in this room, that feeling of familiarity mixed with strangeness arose in his heart.
The familiar smiles of his father and mother, the joyful laughter of Lin Bai and Aunt Zhang, every blade of grass and tree on the familiar path from the dilapidated building to the school, the sun, moon, and stars hanging in the sky...
Everything should have been normal, but in Chi Chen's eyes, it all seemed so strange.
It's as if their normalcy is the biggest abnormality.
But Chi Chen was always running away, running away from that strange feeling that lingered in his heart, running away from everything that made him feel uncomfortable.
Because Chi Chen had a vague feeling that if he found out the source of that strange feeling, everything he currently possessed might vanish in an instant.
Whenever he thought of this, Chi Chen would feel an indescribable, intense pain in his heart, as if he had already lost all of this once before.
Therefore, Chi Chen was always afraid and dared not face the call that seemed to appear in his heart all the time.
When Hu Miaomiao appeared that night, Chi Chen's fear grew stronger and stronger, which was the real reason why Chi Chen pretended not to see Hu Miaomiao.
Many times, Chi Chen actually wanted to yell at Hu Miaomiao and tell her to get out of his sight.
But whenever Chi Chen tried to speak, he found that he couldn't say those words no matter what he said, as if something was blocking his throat.
And tonight, Chi Chen's initiative to speak up was perhaps a kind of compromise on his part, or rather, he had already made a psychological shift.
Chi Chen knew he couldn't escape it!
Moreover, as time went on, Chi Chen became increasingly eager to know what he had forgotten, where that inexplicable calling in his heart came from, and whether someone was still waiting for him somewhere else.
Is everything here not real?
But if this mystery is solved, won't everything disappear?
All sorts of confusion tormented Chi Chen's nerves during this time, but Chi Chen discovered that he seemed to be naturally good at hiding his true feelings.
Therefore, he did not show any abnormality on the surface.
Now, Chi Chen finally confirmed his guess from Hu Miaomiao.
After a long while, Chi Chen looked up and gave Hu Miaomiao a somewhat forced smile. For some reason, Chi Chen felt that if he refused to listen to this beautiful female ghost's story, she would probably support him, but at the same time, she would probably be quite sad.
"Wait a minute!"
Chi Chen spoke softly, and then, under Hu Miaomiao's quiet gaze, left the room and arrived at his parents' door.
Chi Chen stretched out his palm, wanting to open the door and take a look, but in the end, he trembled and pulled his hands back into his room.
Chi Chen was afraid. He was afraid that if he opened the door and saw his parents' sleeping faces, he would never have the courage to go back to his room.
"Alright, I'm ready. Let me tell you our story!"
Inside the room, Chi Chen took a deep breath, his expression suddenly becoming very calm. He smiled slightly at Hu Miaomiao and spoke.
"Um!"
Seeing this, Hu Miaomiao nodded gently, but a hint of reluctance flashed across her face. Then she began to recount everything about Chi Chen on Blue Star.
Inside the room, pale moonlight streamed through the window, casting its light upon the two figures. Tonight was destined to be a somewhat sorrowful night.
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