Seeing Yuan Qingli was like seeing a lifeline; she grabbed her hand tightly, her voice hoarse and dry.
"My parents must be so worried and desperate... I miss them so much... I want to see them so much..."
"They can't reach me...they must be so sad..."
Tears rolled down her cheeks. "I can't escape, I can't escape. What should I do, what should I do? Is there anyone who can save me... save us..."
"Conserve your energy and stay alert. I will do my best to get you out of here." Yuan Qingli patted her shoulder gently, her firm tone a silent and subtle reassurance.
After listening to Yuan Qingli's words, she slowly brushed aside the messy hair on her face and tucked it behind her ear.
She forced a smile, but it couldn't last more than a few seconds before her lips drooped and trembled, her suppressed sadness surging forth like a river about to burst its banks.
Her voice was soft and quiet, reaching Yuan Qingli's ears: "Thank...thank...you. In two months, I'll be able to get into the university I want. I...I can't give up, I want to live...Mom and Dad are still waiting for me at home..."
"Can you tell me how you got here? How long have you been here?" Yuan Qingli held the girl's trembling hand, trying to offer her some warmth.
“My name is Li Anning. How did I get here? How did I end up here? I was clearly having evening self-study at school, and then... then that day, on my way home from evening self-study, I don’t know how, I was brought here.”
"When I woke up, I found myself in room 1302, and I've been stuck here ever since, unable to go anywhere. And then..."
Li Anning was stunned.
Yuan Qingli was also stunned.
The room she's in now is 1302!
Suddenly, two more tears streamed down Li Anning's face. Unlike before, this time the tears were vivid and bright red.
"I feel like I'm already dead."
Yuan Qingli realized that Li Anning's expression was not right. She saw Li Anning clutch her head and scream in agony, "Demons! Demons! You people, you will all die a horrible death!"
The roars were like heavy hammers striking Yuan Qingli's heart.
"You beastly demons! I'll haunt you even as a ghost! Ah!"
Before Yuan Qingli could even react, Li Anning suddenly rushed to the door and kept banging his head against it.
Blood-red stains were left on the door.
Yuan Qingli's pupils contracted slightly as she was about to stop Li Anning.
Just then, the girl suddenly turned around, groping weakly at her body, trying to grab onto something important.
"Empty... My body feels so empty..."
"It's empty..."
"Where did they go? Where did they all go?"
"Li Anning!" Yuan Qingli tried to approach her, but the door suddenly opened from the outside, revealing the bodyguard's displeased expression.
His gaze swept coldly over Yuan Qingli: "What are you shouting for? Stop struggling and behave yourself."
Yuan Qingli slightly turned her gaze away; Li Anning, who should have been there, had vanished. The door was spotless, without a trace of dust or dirt.
She looked at the bodyguard, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.
Just as the bodyguard was about to close the door, Yuan Qingli rushed over and grabbed his hand: "Wasn't this room previously occupied by a girl named Li Anning? Number 02! Where is she now?"
The bodyguard didn't speak. Yuan Qingli looked up, not missing the strange look that flashed across his face.
Yuan Qingli is now certain that her guess was correct.
The bodyguard was also a little puzzled. How could the frail girl who had been crying and unable to move earlier now dare to grab his wrist with such force?
He was about to push Yuan Qingli's hand away when she acted first, pinching his wrist with her nails and then kicking him in his groin.
"Ah, oh." The security guard instantly clutched his groin, tears welling up in his eyes.
Yuan Qingli quickly opened the door and ran outside.
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