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"Chen Qiqi is dead."
This was not the first time I had heard those words.
The last time, I was so frightened that I believed it to be true and ran to the cemetery in the middle of the night.
But this time, I would not believe it again.
No, I wouldn’t… I couldn’t believe him.
It was just a ridiculous rumor!
Looking at Xinchuan’s grave expression, I stiffly shook my head. "Don’t lie to me. Qiqi is perfectly fine! She was just chatting with me a moment ago!"
"That can’t be her!" Xinchuan said urgently. "Anan, I don’t know who you’ve been talking to, but it absolutely cannot be Chen Qiqi! She really is gone; it’s been two months since it happened!"
"You’re talking nonsense!"
I interrupted Xinchuan’s serious claims sharply.
Not giving him a chance to speak further, I pulled out my phone and opened Qiqi’s chat window, casually playing one of her voice messages.
Qiqi's voice came through the speaker, clear and distinct in both our ears—
"Anan! Let me tell you, when I went to that hotpot place last time, their meat wasn’t fresh at all…"
Xinchuan had met Qiqi several times; he naturally recognized her voice.
Hearing the voice message, he froze for a moment, his face instantly filled with disbelief.
Perhaps it was to expose his vile lies, or maybe he was desperately trying to prove something; I shoved my phone right in Xinchuan's face.
"Look for yourself! She was still messaging me half an hour ago! She's perfectly fine!!!"
"How is that possible…"
Xinchuan took my phone, his expression serious as he scrolled through the chat history between me and Qiqi.
The more he read, the darker his expression became.
I quickly snatched the phone back and firmly said to him, "There you go! Qiqi is not in any trouble! She's doing just fine!"
"Xinchuan, I don't know if you're saying she’s dead because of those rumors outside. But please, stop cursing her from now on!"
After saying this, looking at Xinchuan's speechless expression, I should have felt relieved.
But for some reason, my right hand holding the phone trembled uncontrollably, and my heart felt tightly wound, as if I were afraid of something.
I clenched my fists, trying to calm myself down, and coldly told Xinchuan, "Enough! Stop bothering me. There's nothing left to say between us!"
I attempted to leave again.
But Xinchuan suddenly blocked my way.
He pulled out his phone and showed me a picture—
"Jiang An, Chen Qiqi is really dead."
Ever since I got together with Xinchuan, he hadn't called me by my full name like that.
His serious tone and expression at this moment truly frightened me.
I hesitated as I took the phone he handed me, looking down to see—
Black words on white paper.
An obituary.
The name "Chen Qiqi" was written in the first line, the most prominent position.
I stared in horror, reading the obituary over and over again—
"Chen Qiqi passed away due to an unfortunate accident on August 27, 2022, at the age of 28…"
I recognized every word on that page.
But when put together, those sentences made no sense to me.
Chen Qiqi is dead?
Then who was the person chatting with me just moments ago?
No!
"I've already explained this last time; someone is clearly spreading malicious rumors!" Qiqi exclaimed.
But…
The signature at the end of this obituary…
Why is it signed with my parents' names?!
Looking at the obituary on Xinchuan's phone, a wave of inexplicable fear washed over me.
The date on the obituary indicated that it had been over two months since today.
I struggled to recall what had happened during that time.
Suddenly, many chaotic fragments flashed through my mind, but I couldn't piece together a complete memory.
In an instant, it felt as if countless little bugs were burrowing into my brain, gnawing at my thoughts, causing a splitting headache!
I felt dizzy and disoriented…
I painfully hugged my head and crouched down, as more disordered images flashed before my eyes.
At that moment, I heard Xinchuan anxiously calling out to me, "Anan? What's wrong?! Are you feeling unwell?!"
"I…"
I wanted to respond to him, but the intense dizziness made it impossible for me to speak.
Seeing me suddenly in such distress, Xinchuan was filled with anxiety.
I heard him call for an ambulance, urgently describing my symptoms to the operator on the other end of the line.
I crouched on the ground, trying to take deep breaths to ease my discomfort.
This method seemed to have some effect.
After a while, I felt the headache lessen significantly, and the world around me stopped spinning.
Reflecting on the obituary I had just seen and what Xinchuan had said, I gritted my teeth and made a decision.
I had to find Qiqi!
I needed to prove that she was perfectly fine!
Although I didn’t understand why Xinchuan would go to such lengths to deceive me into believing that Qiqi was dead, I absolutely refused to believe him or that so-called obituary he held!
I only believed in what I had heard and seen myself!
Qiqi was clearly doing well.
She called me every day, sending voice messages; how could she possibly be dead?
Yes...
I had to go see her...
I clenched my fist, more determined than ever that I had to see Qiqi today.
But I knew that Xinchuan would never let me leave, no matter what.
So, I had to find a way to distract him.
As he hung up the phone, I weakly called out to him, "Xinchuan..."
"Anan! How are you feeling? Where does it hurt?! Don't worry, I've already called an ambulance; someone will be here soon! Just sit tight and rest for a moment, hold on a little longer!"
"Xinchuan, I... I feel terrible... My head hurts, it's about to explode! I don't want to wait for the ambulance; can you drive me to the hospital? It's not far from here; we can get there faster by car..."
I grasped Xinchuan's hand, pleading with him to take me to the hospital.
I knew my face must look awful right now, drenched in the cold sweat that had just dripped down. No matter how you looked at it, I must have seemed quite frightening.
Sure enough, Xinchuan agreed without hesitation.
"Okay, okay, I'm going to get the car now! You just wait here; I'll take you to the hospital right away!"
"Mm..."
I nodded.
I watched as Xinchuan turned and hurried toward where he had parked the car.
Struggling to get up from the ground, I staggered toward the nearby bus stop...
Before I drove back from Xinchuan, I jumped onto a bus.
Standing on the bus, I saw Xinchuan jump off and anxiously look around for me.
However, he never realized that I was on the very bus that passed him by.
Just like that, I successfully escaped right under his nose.
I got off at the next stop, standing by the roadside to hail a taxi while continuously calling Qiqi.
After a long while, the call finally connected.
Qiqi's loud voice came through as usual: "I just got out of the shower! What’s going on over there?!"
"Where are you right now? I’m coming to find you!"
I had lost patience to explain everything to Qiqi.
The only thought in my mind was that I wanted to see her immediately.
It seemed my anxious tone startled Qiqi; she paused for a moment before replying, "I—I’m at home. You’re coming to find me? But weren’t you just with Xinchuan? Is something really wrong?!"
"Okay, just wait for me at home! I’ll explain everything when I get there!"
As I hung up the phone, I managed to catch a taxi.
I quickly told the driver Qiqi's address and urged him to drive faster.
Nervously, I sat in the car as it sped towards Qiqi's home.
At that moment, a call from an unfamiliar number suddenly popped up on my phone.
After hesitating for a moment, I answered the call, only to hear Xinchuan's voice on the other end—
"Anan! Where have you gone?! How are you feeling right now? Please don’t be mad at me; let me take you to the hospital for a check-up! Just listen to me, trust me, I won’t…"
Before Xinchuan could finish his sentence, I hung up the phone.
I didn’t know why, but hearing his voice made me feel anxious and unsettled.
I didn’t want him to interfere with me any longer; I needed to calm down and figure things out on my own!
Just as I added that unfamiliar number to my blacklist, another call came in immediately.
I had no idea where Xinchuan had found so many phones to bombard me with calls!
Frustrated by his persistence, I decided to turn off my phone completely.
Instantly, the world became much quieter.
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