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"Ghost, ghost, ghost..." Sun Bing waved his hands frantically in the air, shouting loudly, clearly still not recovered from the nightmare.
Wei Ning stepped forward and patted Sun Bing on the back. Then he pinched him hard on the arm. Only then did Sun Bing slowly open his eyes. Upon seeing Wei Ning in front of him, he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and calmed down considerably.
At that moment, Wei Ning brought over a bowl of black "drink" and handed it to Sun Bing. Sun Bing frowned, and Wei Ning smiled, saying, "You guys probably encountered something unclean last night. This morning, I found you all passed out in the Mortuary, so I carried you all back."
Sun Bing must have been terrified last night, so Wei Ning had concocted some Dream Severing Spell and tricked Sun Bing into drinking it. Still shaken, Sun Bing didn't question what Wei Ning had given him and took it as a regular herbal remedy.
After a while, Zhang Kai and Guo Fei also woke up. Wei Ning tricked the other two into drinking Talisman Water as well. The three seemed to have an unspoken agreement not to mention what had happened the previous night and quietly began attending to their own tasks.
Time passed by in cycles of classes, self-study, and sleep. Occasionally, Wei Ning would go to the internet café with his roommates, but ever since that incident, there was an odd atmosphere in the dormitory. As for what exactly felt off, Wei Ning couldn't pinpoint it.
Not mentioning something doesn't mean forgetting it; some things become more deeply ingrained the more one tries to forget.
The first to speak up was Guo Fei. He pulled Wei Ning aside mysteriously and asked, "Have you noticed anything strange about Sun Bing lately?"
"Aside from eating less and talking less? Not really."
"Last night when I got up to use the bathroom—"
"Why do you always like getting up at night?"
"Don't interrupt me; let me finish," Guo Fei waved his hand dismissively. "Last night, I saw him standing alone by the window for a long time. It was around one or two in the morning. What was he doing out there?"
"How would I know? You're overthinking it," Wei Ning shrugged. "Maybe he was just enjoying the moonlight."
"Don't you remember? Who lives across from us? That's where Yang Luo hanged himself! You wouldn't even dare to look over there during the day, yet he..."
Since that incident, Yang Luo had become a taboo in their dormitory. The four of them tacitly agreed not to mention it again. Wei Ning said, "Maybe he was under too much psychological pressure, which is why he sleepwalks at night. It's quite normal. It can be explained medically."
"I thought the same at first," Guo Xiaofei replied. "But I checked his resume, and he has a history of mental illness, really."
Wei Ning shot Guo Xiaofei a glare and said, "Why are you being so nosy? Let me tell you, you better behave yourself and not cause any more trouble."
Guo Xiaofei forced a smile and said, "Wei Ge, others might not know who you are, but I do. I’ve known for a long time that you’re a master from the Corpse Chasing Wei Family. I sensed it when we went to Hengyang together. You're not an ordinary person, so I specifically looked into your background. I also know that it was you who saved us at the Mortuary, Wei Ge. Stop hiding things from us."
Wei Ning deliberately concealed his true identity because he feared that revealing it would lead to some shocking consequences and trouble for himself. He coldly glanced at Guo Xiaofei's hands painted with black nail polish and said, "Some things are better left between us. And you'd better behave; this is school, and there are rules here."
With that, he turned away without sparing Guo Xiaofei another glance and walked off.
Zhang Kai had been unable to sleep well for several nights. Every time he closed his eyes, all kinds of ghosts and monsters came rushing in. When he finally managed to fall asleep, nightmares followed one after another like a continuous drama, sometimes even with sequels. So generally, after class, he would go to an internet café to play games all night, intentionally exhausting himself so that he could crash into bed and sleep.
However, in his dreams, there was always a pair of eyes watching him, and each time he woke up drenched in cold sweat.
This time, Zhang Kai was jolted awake from a nightmare again, but this time there truly were eyes staring at him.
Sun Bing had somehow climbed onto his bed and was silently squatting by his head, staring intently at him.
Zhang Kai was startled into a cold sweat again and cursed loudly, "What the hell are you doing? You scared the life out of me!"
Seeing Zhang Kai wake up, Sun Bing's lips unconsciously curled into a slight smile before he silently got off the bed and lay down on his own bed without responding to anything Zhang Kai said.
"Damn it, what a weirdo." Zhang Kai cursed as his stomach growled. At that moment, both Guo Xiaofei and Wei Ning had gone to class. Zhang Kai ordered a boxed meal; after eating, he went back online.
Since that incident, Zhang Kai had become much more vigilant every time he went to sleep. Even during the day, he needed to confirm that Sun Bing and the others had left for class before he could relax enough to sleep soundly. Just thinking about it made him shiver; every time he closed his eyes, he felt as if a pair of eyes were staring at him intently from beside his pillow.
Zhang Kai had been on high alert, and after waking up several times without seeing Sun Bing, he finally let out a sigh of relief. However, exhaustion soon took over, and he fell back into a drowsy sleep. Yet in his dreams, an unsettling feeling lingered, prompting him to suddenly open his eyes—
Sun Bing was right there at his bedside, staring at him unblinkingly.
Zhang Kai couldn’t take it anymore. But Sun Bing acted as if nothing was wrong, casually walking back to his own bed, taking off his shoes, climbing in, and going to sleep. It was as if Zhang Kai’s protests were directed at a wall.
Unable to endure it any longer, Zhang Kai shared the situation with Wei Ning and Guo Fei. Guo Fei then recounted his own experience of going to the bathroom, and both agreed that Sun Bing must have been affected by that incident at the Mortuary, which had made him act so strangely. They decided to report it to the school and request a room change.
However, the school rejected their request, deeming it unreasonable and emphasizing the importance of harmony among classmates.
Zhang Kai's mental state was on the verge of collapse. He cursed under his breath and nearly got into a fight with Sun Bing several times, but nothing ever came of it. The four of them were each busy with their own affairs; even when they crossed paths in the dormitory, they rarely exchanged greetings. Especially lately, Sun Bing had become much quieter and more reclusive, always keeping to himself and never hanging out with Zhang Kai and the others. No one knew what he was up to.
If you won’t leave, then I will.
Zhang Kai resolutely prepared to move out of the dormitory. For him, even sleeping on the street would be more comfortable than staying in this room.
Meanwhile, Wei Ning hadn’t returned to the dormitory for quite some time; he had only informed Zhang Kai that he was taking leave and nothing more.
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