Zhao Zhouye turned his head to look at Ji Mingxia: “It’s her, isn’t it?”

Ji Mingxia frowned: “It's a bit like her.”

He had only seen Li Youzi’s Weibo pictures and had never seen her in person. It was night time, there was a distance between them and he had only seen the side face. So Ji Mingxia was a bit unsure.

“There aren’t many beautiful women with good looks, good bodies, and this kind of temperament, let alone look alike, have the same hairstyle, and dress in a similar style …… I’m 80% sure it’s her.” Zhao Zhouye judged, “She’s in box 14, do you want to go up and ask for an autograph?”

“No, no.” Ji Mingxia hurriedly waved his hand, “I’ll go find Yu Ning.”

“What’s the point of looking for Yu Ning to see Li Youzi.” Zhao Zhouye was immediately confused, “In the end, is it you or Yu Ning who is chasing stars? Every time you mention Li Youzi, you have to go to Yu Ning.”

From the time he met Ji Mingxia, Ji Mingxia said he was gay, but Zhao Zhouye had also never seen him flirting with any boy.

Everyone was having all sorts of blushing puppy love affairs on campus, but Ji Mingxia was the only one who looked like he didn’t care. He was almost asexual and as Buddhist as Yu Ning.

But Yu Ning was isolated and ostracized by everyone, and Ji Mingxia is their best friend.

He has a good personality, is generous and handsome, and also gets a lot of secret attention from girls, but he doesn’t fall in love. He acted like a monk, as if he was waiting for his ex-boyfriend, to whom Zhao Zhouye had long been uncomfortable with.

Liking the same sex was still a relatively rare thing in small counties, and Zhao Zhouye had little experience in how to help Ji Mingxia.

Besides, this was Ji Mingxia’s private matter, so he didn’t want to interfere like an old mother.

But for the first time in a long time, they had seen Ji Mingxia show interest in someone, and he had even told everyone that he was a fan of Li Youzi.

Although the other party was a girl and an internet celebrity with a lot of fans, it felt weird to pair her with Ji Mingxia.

But who cared if he was chasing stars? It was a good thing that Ji Mingxia, who was emotionally closed off, showed some interest.

“If you’re too shy to go, I’ll go ask for it for you.” Zhao Zhouye took the initiative, pulling Ji Mingxia as he stepped forward.

Ji Mingxia was persuaded by Zhao Zhouye and eventually followed him over.

It’s not that he wanted an autograph, but Li Youzu’s Weibo account clearly stated that her phone would be temporarily switched off for a few days.

In other words, only the friends who were with Li Youzi, and no one else would be able to contact her.

The hotel was so big that meeting Li Youzi was purely a matter of random luck. If he missed her this time, he might not be able to find her next time.

Since Ji Mingxia had come across her, then at least he and Yu Ning would have a target to aim for after confirming that the girl was Li Youzi.

The box that Li Youzi entered was just opposite to Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning. It did not seem far away, but because the building was on a lake, it required a detour to get around it.

The further in they went, the less people they saw around.

The calm surface of the lake reflected the lights all around. Although bright, it didn’t have the ambiance of a restaurant because it was on the lake and the surroundings just felt a little chilly.

The doors of the boxes were of an antique design, with special glass between the doors and windows instead of antique paper, so that although you cannot see inside, light is let in.

Although there were many private rooms around, not every one of them was occupied, and because of the good sound insulation, there was no sound at all.

Apart from the sound of the water flowing, only Zhao Zhouye and Ji Mingxia’s footsteps could be heard as they walked down the aisle.

As Ji Mingxia looked around, a feeling of discomfort came over him, and he unconsciously slowed down his steps.

Suddenly, he heard Zhao Zhouye say, “Box 14 is here, and the door is open.”

We’re here?!

 Ji Mingxia had just passed by a box a few seconds ago and number 9 was written on the top.

However, Ji Mingxia’s attention was quickly diverted by other things.

There was indeed an unclosed door in front of them. It was open widely so they could see what was going on inside from where they were standing.

In theory, there were lights in the aisle and the glass of the box allowed light in, so even if there were no lights on inside the box, the light from the outside should have allowed them to vaguely see the scene inside.

However, at the moment, it was as if the box could absorb light, and it was dark inside.

There was no sound, no light, no sign that anyone had come in.

“It doesn’t look like she’s in there.” Ji Mingxia said.

“What, she’s right there.” Zhao Zhouye said, pointing to a spot inside the dark box, “Look, isn't she dancing with a glass of wine?”

“Dancing?” Ji Mingxia froze for a moment, almost thinking he had been under a delusion.

He looked inside a few more times with wide eyes to make sure it was dark and he couldn’t see anything at all, “Zhouye, there are no lights on, no one in there, nothing.”

“How is it possible? Mingxia, this look is not in line with being a fan, you can’t even see your idol.” Zhao Zhouye laughed.

In Zhao Zhouye's eyes, the box was lit with dim candlelight, and a long-haired girl dressed in a black cheongsam was drinking wine while swaying slightly.

The candlelight, the wine, the beautiful woman, even the shadow beneath her, all looked flirtatious and pretty.

“It’s still our country’s cheongsam that is the most beautiful.” Zhao Zhouye sighed. Suddenly, his eyes fell on the girl’s shadow.

Why is this shadow proportion a little off?

Although the cheongsam girl was thin but curvy, the shadow beneath her was like a skeleton. Not only were the limbs thin and twisted, even the head seemed …… to have only the skull visible, with no hair at all?

Just then, the dancing female body suddenly stopped moving.

When Zhao Zhouye looked up, he saw that the girl had turned her head at some point and was standing there, staring coldly at him.

The room was dimly lit, and the girl’s hair was extremely long, hanging down in front of her and casting a heavy shadow on her face; her eyes were large, but the pupils were small, and her gaze was particularly ominous as she stared at him.

Zhao Zhouye  felt a chill run down his spine, the hairs on his body all stood up and he unconsciously took a step back.

As soon as he stepped back, the girl’s movements changed and her gaze followed Zhao Zhouye’s figure.

However, her body did not change in the slightest. It still maintained her posture with her back facing Zhao Zhouye, except for her head which surprisingly rotated 180 degrees. Her face was completely twisted to her back, and her eyes were completely locked on Zhao Zhouye.

The moment he saw her true appearance, Zhao Zhuo was so shocked that he couldn’t help but shout out in shock, pulling Ji Mingxia and turning around to run!

“F*ck! That isn’t a human, it’s a ghost!” Zhao Zhouye shouted while running, “Only half of her face is normal, the other half of her face and body are all rotten …… It’s too scary, why is there a ghost here?!”

Zhao Zhouye was so terrified, and he screamed as he pulled Ji Mingxia along.

But strangely enough, the more he ran, the darker his surroundings became. Ji Mingxia behind him had cold arms and his body felt like he was pulling dead weight.

Zhao Zhouye was so scared that his legs were weak, and he also had to drag Ji Mingxia, who was completely immobile, so he felt the strain.

He couldn’t help but turn his head to tell Ji Mingxia to run faster, but in the next moment, his whole body froze and his blood flowed to a halt.

He first saw the arm he was tugging on. It was slender, pale and stiff.

“Hehehe.” A girl’s soft laughter came from behind Zhao Zhouye.

Zhao Zhouye looked up along his arm and saw that the person he was dragging all the way was not Ji Mingxia, but the woman in cheongsam with a half decomposed face!

A huge panic instantly enveloped Zhao Zhouye. His pupils contracted, and his entire body could not move.

This level of fright had obviously completely exceeded the limits of his mental capacity.

Zhao Zhuoye’s chest rose and fell violently, and his feet eventually went weak and his entire body fell backwards.

He was standing on the walkway by the lake, and behind him was a lake of water. So when Zhao Zhouye fell back, he plunged straight down into the lake ……

“—Zhouye!” Ji Mingxia saw Zhao Zhouye fall into the lake and hurriedly reached out to pull him back.

However, Zhao Zhouye had completely lost his center of gravity, and his body had no strength at all. Although Ji Mingxia tugged on Zhao Zhouye’s arm, he was unable to stop his body’s downward trend at all.

In the end, not only did he not succeed in stopping him, but he was also dragged into the water.

Before he went down, Ji Mingxia only had time to pull on the rope on the wooden stake at the edge of the lake.

With a loud “splash”, the two adult boys fell into the lake together.

Although it was summer, the lake water was extraordinarily cold.

Zhao Zhuoye had already lost consciousness and his body was sinking uncontrollably.

Ji Mingxia was tugging at the rope with one arm and pulling Zhao Zhuoyr with the other.

He could not swim, so he relied on the rope to keep his body steady. Since he entered the water, Zhao Zhuoye was like a heavy sandbag constantly sinking to the bottom of the lake.

“Zhouye! Zhao Zhouye, wake up!” Ji Mingxia shouted as he gritted his teeth and held on.

Up to now, he didn’t understand what was going on.

In Ji Mingxia’s eyes, Box 14 was pitch black, not to mention any human figures, even the light could not penetrate into it, so he could not see the scene inside at all.

But Zhao Zhuoye was staring into the darkness and admiring the beautiful girl’s dance.

Ji Mingxia was still puzzled when, in the next instant, Zhao Zhouye looked like he had seen something horrific and he took a frightened step back.

When Ji Mingxia was about to ask him what was going on, Zhao Zhouye ran away without saying a word, pulling him along.

The direction he ran was not towards the restaurant, but towards the other side of the lake, a darker and dimmer place.

On the way, Ji Mingxia tried to pull him back several times, but Zhao Zhuoye was deaf to all his attempts.

When he finally stopped, Ji Mingxia gasped for breath, and before he could say anything, Zhao Zhuoye was again looking stunned.

They were obviously standing together, but it was as if they were facing completely different times and spaces, and each was seeing very different things.

There was no telling exactly what Zhao Zhouye had seen, and his entire being was terrified.

Without waiting for Ji Mingxia to react, his body just went limp and he plunged towards the lake.

Although Ji Mingxia was quick to pull the man at the last moment, he could not bear Zhao Zhouye’s weight at all.

“Zhao Zhouye, Zhao Zhouye!” Ji Mingxia shouted through clenched teeth.

It only took a few minutes for a drowning person to die.

If he let go at a time like this, it would be the same as giving up on Zhao Zhouye’s life.

Zhao Zhouye could swim, and as long as he came to his senses, they could quickly make it to shore and get out.

Unfortunately, no matter how much Ji Mingxia shouted, Zhao Zhuoye did not move.

The cold, bone-chilling water of the lake quickly pulled down Ji Mingxia’s body temperature, and as time passed, Ji Mingxia gradually lost his strength.

He decided to let go of Zhao Zhouye, with the intention of climbing up the shore to look for help.

However, no matter how much Ji Mingxia tried to let go, Zhao Zhouye’s body was wrapped around him, dragging him down with it.

When one is in the water, it is not easy to exert strength, let alone a *dry duck like Ji Mingxia.

*someone who doesn’t know how to swim.

He gradually lost his strength as he pulled on the rope, and he saw that he was about to be pulled into the lake.

Ever since crossing over, he had worried constantly about dying because he was living next to Yu Ning and going through the wrong plot.

Little did he know that he would end up sinking to the bottom of the lake with Zhao Zhouye.

Sure enough, it was a horror world, one careless move could trigger a death script.

Thinking like this, Ji Mingxia unconsciously used his last ounce of strength and called out for help, “Yu Ning…”

The lake quickly submerged overhead, submerging over Zhao Zhuoye and Ji Mingxia together.

When he first entered the water, Ji Mingxia was still conscious. He opened his eyes underwater, only to see various black shadows swimming in the dim black lake, resembling human beings and ghosts.

But the temperature underwater was too low, and Ji Mingxia had just pulled and dragged Zhao Zhuoye, expending too much energy. In the absence of oxygen, he soon ran out of energy and gradually lost consciousness.

After what seemed like a long time, there was a loud “splash” as something fell in the water.

When Ji Mingxia heard the sound, his fingers moved reflexively, but he no longer had the strength to react, not even his brain could think.

Yu Ning broke out of the water and fished out Zhao Zhuoye and Ji Mingxia together and brought them to the shore.

Although Zhao Zhouye was in a semi-conscious state, his condition was not too bad as he could swim, and he began to cough as soon as he reached the shore.

Yu Ning carried Ji Mingxia out of the water and placed him on the wooden bridge beside him.

After laying him flat on his back, Yu Ning looked at his pale face and hurriedly took a series of first aid measures based on the contents of his textbook.

Every second of the golden four minutes after drowning were very precious.

Although Yu Ning had never given first aid before and his movements were a little stiff and rusty, he did not hesitate in the slightest and was quick and calm.

He checked Ji Mingxia’s body first. His heartbeat was still there and his breathing, though present, was extremely weak.

He hurriedly cleared the water from Ji Mingxia’s mouth and nose and tried to press out the water that had accumulated in Ji Mingxia’s abdomen.

Seeing that Ji Mingxia still did not wake up, Yu Ning did not have time to think about it and quickly pulled Ji Mingxia’s collar away from his body to make it easier to keep his breathing open.

Although Ji Mingxia was usually active, he still looked like a teenager, with the lean body shape of an adolescent male.

With his collar pulled back at the moment, his skin, wet with lake water, shone with a delicate hazy light under the light.

Yu Ning did not dare to look more as he quickly leaned down and prepared to give Ji Mingxia artificial respiration. 

Just as Yu Ning was about to touch Ji Mingxia’s lips, the latter suddenly coughed and slowly opened his eyes.

They looked at each other’s faces, and both of them were stunned.