His lips parted uncontrollably, and his voice suddenly turned cold and piercing.
Xue Xunzhi's pupils suddenly contracted, but he steadily lowered the hand that was holding the knife.
With a click, the phone was abruptly disconnected.
Something even more terrible happened.
His body spontaneously rose to his feet, even leisurely whistling as he began squeezing toothpaste. His reflection in the mirror winked at him, a smirk playing on its lips: "Want to die? Go ahead. You can just give me your body."
As morning light streamed through the gauze curtains into the bathroom, Xue Xunzhi was suddenly awakened in the cold bathtub.
He subconsciously licked his lips, tasting the cool, minty toothpaste foam in his mouth.
He clearly remembered falling asleep in bed last night.
Trembling fingers swiped open the phone, revealing over twenty deleted intimate photos restored to the album: Zi Xi's profile as she dozed off in the library, and a selfie the two took under a tree.
There are even many close-up shots of sleeping faces that he has no recollection of when he secretly took them.
Even more terrifying, the lock screen wallpaper had been changed to a photo of Zi Xi sleeping soundly with her head on his arm, with a crooked heart drawn on her cheek in bright red marker.
My phone suddenly vibrated a few times, and a new message popped up on the lock screen:
[XiXi: Good morning, boyfriend~ Are you up yet? I prepared an extra set of materials for today's lab class for you (*^▽^*)]
Xue Xunzhi stared at the familiar emoticon and suddenly realized that the alternate personality had not only accessed the photo album last night, but had also likely chatted with Zi Xi using his account.
This realization sent a jolt through his stomach, but what truly horrified him was the toothpaste tubes arranged in a heart shape on the sink, and the words written on the mirror in the shape of shaving cream:
Good morning, you coward~
Xue Xunzhi felt cold all over, and his vision blurred.
After soaking in cold water for an unknown amount of time, coupled with the intense mental strain of the previous night, his body finally gave way, and his consciousness began to blur.
He tried to push himself up and climb out of the bathtub, but his limbs felt as heavy as lead. Finally, everything went black, and he collapsed completely into the icy water.
Not long after, the dormitory door was suddenly pushed open. Chen Mo, who had just returned from her morning run and brought breakfast for Xue Xunzhi, opened the bathroom door, which was slightly filled with running water. She saw Xue Xunzhi half-submerged in the bathtub, her face pale and her lips blue.
"Holy crap!!"
Chen Mo rushed over and pulled the person out of the water; the skin he touched was as cold as ice.
He quickly grabbed a bath towel and wrapped it around Xue Xunzhi's upper body, patting his face and calling his name, but the other party did not respond.
Chen Mo cursed under his breath, immediately took out his phone and dialed 120. After hesitating for a second, he heard Xue Xunzhi's phone vibrate and answered the call from the number labeled "girlfriend".
"...Hello...Xunzhi's girlfriend? Xunzhi is in an accident, I've already called 120..."
"What?! What happened to him?! Which hospital is he in?!"
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, followed by Zi Xi's panicked voice.
"It should be the emergency room at the city's central hospital. I'll contact you later. The ambulance is here..."
Before Chen Mo could finish speaking, the ambulance siren was already approaching.
He hurriedly hung up the phone, picked up Xue Xunzhi, and rushed outside.
*
The hospital corridor smelled strongly of disinfectant.
Zi Xi practically ran into the emergency room, her long hair disheveled and her eyes red.
"How is he?!"
She spotted Chen Mo waiting outside the clinic immediately, her voice trembling.
"The doctor said it's a high fever and extreme fatigue. He's on an IV drip now, and he shouldn't be in any immediate danger, but..."
"He kept muttering things like 'Don't touch her, get out...' Xunzhi's girlfriend, did you two have a fight?"
Chen Mo shook his head, his expression solemn. He paused, then lowered his voice.
Zi Xi clenched her fingers, her nails digging deep into her palms.
She certainly knew what Xue Xunzhi was talking about.
That's most likely the alternate personality fighting him for control of the body.
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