As she ready to board the automotive, Yun Li hesitated for a second between the passenger and the again seat.

Miss He didn’t make herself clear sufficient and solely mentioned that this driver was an worker of the corporate. Perhaps he got here to select her up simply to assist. If she sat within the again, that could be just a little bit disrespectful and would make him appear extra like a driver than an worker.

Her solely possibility was to chunk the bullet and select the previous.

The sunshine and rain interlaced as they got here from above, and the home windows have been stuffed with stars.

Yun Li fixed her seat belt, took out a bit of paper from her bag, and roughly wiped off the massive drops of water on her garments.

The experience was silent. 

Previously, she would simply sit within the again and play useless after getting in a taxi; at most she would ask for the worth when she was about to get off. It was uncommon for her to take a seat in a stranger’s passenger seat, because it all the time felt awkward to not communicate.

After she racked her mind to consider one thing to say, Yun Li spoke up, “Sorry for the difficulty to have to come back and choose me up.”

A number of seconds later, the person frivolously mentioned, “Mm.”

It fell silent once more.

Yun Li couldn’t consider what else to say, and so she started to faux to look busy. She took out her cellphone and flipped by a number of generally used apps repeatedly.

After driving for some time, the person abruptly requested, “The place to?”

“Ah?” Yun Li sat upright and mentioned hurriedly, “Yangjin Lodge.”

“Mm.”

After this, the person by no means spoke once more.

He didn’t appear to have the slightest want to speak, aside from the mandatory questions. Except for that, he was useless silent. As if he actually was only a taxi driver.

The 2 folks she met tonight have been actually two extremes in character.

One was too enthusiastic, the opposite was too chilly. It was simply that their appearances have been each fairly eye-catching

Pondering of this, Yun Li secretly glanced in his course once more.

From her angle, she might see many of the man’s aspect face, partly coated by shadows. His hat was taken off, and his jawline was clear. The hair on his brow was moist, partially overlaying his eyebrows. 

His lips have been nonetheless fairly pale.

He was sporting his jacket already, however nonetheless appeared like he was chilly.

She retracted her gaze and pretended to look again on the surroundings. However she couldn’t assist however look again at him once more.

When it got here to seems to be, he was the kind of man that she preferred.

His temperament was detached and chilly, and he appeared to haven’t any worldly wishes and weaknesses. Seemingly weak, however inexplicably revealing a touch of viciousness.

He could possibly be described as a seemingly dying wolf from the streets, who might bounce up and chunk you any second.

Once they arrived on the resort, the quiet ambiance alongside the way in which was lastly damaged.

There was a glass cover on the door. The person stopped the automotive, dropped the phrase “arrived” and obtained out of the automotive. Yun Li replied thanks and hurriedly took her issues and adopted him carefully.

The person carried the suitcase to the doorstep for her, and he lifted his chin inward, “Simply go in.”

“Okay, thanks.”

The person nodded and mentioned nothing, then turned and returned to his automotive.

It was nonetheless raining cats and canines. Trying on the man’s again, Yun Li imagined him to be washed away by the heavy rain. She took a step ahead and yelled, “Uh, um!”

The person stopped and appeared again.

Yun Li’s coronary heart was beating closely as she handed him her umbrella, “The rain doesn’t seem to be it’s going to finish quickly.”

He didn’t transfer a muscle. 

“I’ll go to EAW tomorrow,” Yun Li met his eyes for no purpose, and her voice trembled just a little, “You’ll be able to put it on the entrance desk then, and I’ll go get it.”

Afraid that the scene the place he turned down the umbrella can be repeated. She merely put the umbrella on the hood of the automotive and mentioned rapidly, “Thanks for bringing me right here in the present day.”

She didn’t await the person to reply and had already walked inside along with her suitcase.

After strolling a couple of meters into the resort, Yun Li lastly had the braveness to look again.

The place the place the umbrella was initially positioned was empty.

The automotive drove ahead because the rain continued to pour down. The taillights disappeared into the darkness, breaking the evenness of the rain. 

Yun Li set free a sigh of aid.

In her room, Yun Li fell asleep after having a shower. Due to the unfamiliar setting, she didn’t sleep very properly. 

She had a dream about tonight’s scene.

Every thing went because it did, however after getting within the man’s automotive, what had occurred went in a totally totally different course.

The person didn’t drive her to the resort, however to a wilderness.

There, Yun Li additionally noticed the person on the airport. He laughed wildly, mocking her for being silly, and declared that the person was the chief of their legal group.

The person’s eyes checked out her as if he was a hunter its prey. A chilly-blooded, merciless predator. 

She was nervous and needed to depart as quickly as potential.

As quickly as she rotated, the person used the umbrella that she gave him tonight to pierce her within the coronary heart. 

Then Yun Li awakened.

“……”

The panic within the dream continued, and he or she touched her chest unconsciously. After enjoyable in mattress for a couple of minutes, she calmed down, and he or she realized how absurd this dream was.

After some time, Yun Li picked up her cellphone to verify the time.

On WeChat, Miss He added her into a bunch and notified everybody to collect within the resort foyer at 3 o’clock within the afternoon.

Yun Li didn’t dawdle and rapidly went to scrub up.

She went out ten minutes early.

There have been two males and a lady sitting on the couch, and solely the girl was going through her. By means of the nook of her eyes, she caught a glimpse of her, and the girl instantly obtained up and greeted her, “Are you Miss Lazy Cloud?”

Yun Li nodded.

Lazy Cloud was her username on E web site.

The complete identify of E web site was Limitless Sharing, which was a video platform for content material creators. It was as soon as a small communication platform, and later, an possibility for video creation was arrange. The variety of on-line customers step by step elevated and the web site step by step expanded.

That summer time earlier than her sophomore 12 months, Yun Li had nothing higher to do and began to submit movies on E web site.

She was simply filming for enjoyable at first and by no means thought anybody would watch it. The content material was very combined, specializing in meals and different pursuits of hers. She would simply report no matter she needed.

And now, though she wasn’t too in style, she nonetheless had a great couple hundred thousand followers.

The lady on the couch was Miss He, her full identify was He Jiameng. The 2 males have been additionally well-known content material creators at E web site, one was known as Unknown, and the opposite was known as Price Water.

After they greeted one another, they obtained into the automotive.

The association was a seven-seater SUV. Yun Li and He Jiameng sat within the center row, and the opposite two sat behind them. Alongside the way in which, all of them chatted.

Her cellphone vibrated.

Yun Li opened her cellphone, and located that it was a message from her pal Deng Chuqi.

Deng Chuqi: [You’re at Nanwu?]

Yun Li  gave a non sequitur reply: [I almost died just now.]

Deng Chuqi: [?]

Yun Li: [In my dream]

A second later.

Deng Chuqi: [I almost got a job with an annual salary of one million today.]

Yun Li: [?]

Deng Chuqi: [In my dream.]

“……”

Yun Li couldn’t assist however burst out laughing.

Instantly, maybe it was simply her thoughts taking part in tips along with her, the noisy background sound turned quieter. She turned her head and appeared over, simply to fulfill He Jiameng’s smile.

“Miss Lazy Cloud, you assume it’s humorous too?”

“Huh?” Yun Li didn’t hear in any respect, and mentioned with a responsible conscience, “Um…yeah it’s.”

They could concentrate on her perfunctory prevarication, they usually didn’t maintain the subject on this. They quickly switched the dialog. 

Yun Li relaxed however felt just a little dangerous.

She felt that she was a temper killer.

……

EAW Know-how Metropolis opened in a big enterprise district known as Haitian Business Metropolis. Not too removed from the resort, it was solely a fifteen-minute drive within the automotive. 

The neighborhood was very energetic, with business streets on each side alongside the way in which, and it handed by Nanwu College of Know-how. Coincidentally, that day, it was the Qixi Festival1 and the pedestrians on the street have been in pairs, bustling and stuffed with power.

Searching the window, Yun Li might see an enormous Ferris wheel perched on the highest of the mall.

The doorway to EAW was on the primary ground.

Right now was not the official capturing day, only a day for everybody to get accustomed to the constructing and the capturing course of. It wasn’t a compulsory occasion to attend both.

Yun Li didn’t need to be left behind and was afraid to not know what to do when it was the day for the capturing, so she got here alongside. 

Along with them, a couple of extra folks arrived on the scene. Yun Li didn’t know or acknowledge them.

They mentioned good day and He Jiameng led them inside. 

After getting into, there was a entrance desk and a ticket gate. Down the escalator, EAW’s play amenities occupied a big a part of the higher three flooring, separated from different shops within the enterprise district.

As a result of it had not but opened, there have been no folks within the retailer, and the gear had not been turned on. Right here, He Jiameng solely briefly launched them to the initiatives on every ground.

Yun Li acted alone, and when she noticed an merchandise of curiosity, she wrote it down in hermemo. After she was completed, she began to consider what content material to make. On the identical time, the cellphone vibrated as soon as once more, this time notifying her of low battery.

She flipped by the bag, and failed to seek out her energy financial institution.

I forgot to convey it?

She appeared round and noticed He Jiameng sitting on the lounge chair within the hall on the identical ground. Yun Li walked over, “Jiameng, do you might have a charger right here?”

He Jiameng appeared up: “No, however there may be one within the lounge.”

“Then nevermind…”

“No it’s okay, the lounge could be very shut. I’ll take you there.” He Jiameng glanced on the time. “We could keep for one more hour or so, you’ll be able to relaxation there and recharge the battery alongside the way in which.”

As a result of having one’s cellphone useless was a really inconvenient expertise on this period, Yun Li didn’t refuse, “Okay, thanks.”

She exited from EAW, then walked out to the closest hearth exit and walked down the steps to the primary ground. She entered from the aspect door, which led to a protracted hall, and he or she might see a number of single-open glass doorways, one in all which mentioned “EAW Know-how Metropolis”.

Marked under, “Workers Solely.” 

He Jiameng swiped her card to unlock it.

There have been two doorways on the entrance and left of the constructing: the workplace and the workers lounge.

The 2 entered the lounge and turned on the lights.

There have been lockers on the complete left aspect, and there have been two small dressing rooms subsequent to it. Within the center have been two rectangular tables and a small bar.

The area was not small, so He Jiameng solely turned on the lights on their aspect. The room was nonetheless just a little dim, however one might see clearly that there have been three sofas on the innermost location. They have been put collectively right into a U form, and there have been a number of lazy chairs round them.

He Jiameng picked up the distant management of the air conditioner and muttered, “Why is the air conditioner turned on, and it’s 30 levels…?[2“

“Is it as a result of somebody’s right here?” requested Yun Li.

“Perhaps somebody has come down earlier than. A number of folks have come right here in the present day, however they’re all within the retailer now.” He Jiameng turned it down a couple of levels, turned over the charger to her, and pointed to one of many tables, “Do you need to cost it right here? Or you’ll be able to go to the couch.”

“Okay, thanks.”

He Jiameng needed to take a seat down and accompany her for some time, however when she glanced on the cellphone, she abruptly took out her basis from the bag to boost her make-up.

Yun Li blinked, “What’s the matter?”

“The boss is right here, and he’s within the retailer now!” He Jiameng mentioned excitedly, “My boss is tremendous good-looking and delicate! Miss Lazy Yun, you ought to be reapplying your lipstick too!”

Tremendous good-looking?

Listening to this key phrase, Yun Li requested, “Was it the one who got here to select me up?”

“No. Yesterday on your incident, the boss known as me, and scolded me first,” He Jiameng put her hand on her chest as if it was probably the most painful factor ever, “Then, he mentioned that he’ll prepare somebody to select you up. I don’t know who it was. I suppose it must be my colleague.”

“……”

“My boss hardly ever comes right here. He solely got here as soon as in the course of the trial interval, however I didn’t get to fulfill him that point,” added He Jiameng, “I can’t imagine he’s free in the present day on Qixi, he should nonetheless be single.” After she completed talking, she smiled as she invited, “Would you prefer to go up and meet him with me?”

Yun Li was amused by her, “No thanks, I’ll let my cellphone cost for just a little.”

He Jiameng didn’t drive it, “He ought to nonetheless be right here by the point you’re completed, I’ll go now, so long!”

“Okay.”

There was a socket on the desk, so she didn’t trouble to go to the couch. She didn’t plan to remain too lengthy both, as she needed to depart by the point her cellphone was simply half full.

After some time, Deng Chuqi despatched her a voice message, “So what dream did you might have yesterday?”

Yun Li briefly described the content material of the dream to her.

Deng Chuqi inquired: “Can an umbrella stab somebody to demise?”

Deng Chuqi:  “What a bizarre dream, the umbrella you lent out was a life-threatening knife. Be sure to keep in mind to take the umbrella again, in order that the assassin’s weapon doesn’t keep within the assassin’s arms.”

“……”

This was not unreasonable.

Yun Li was a bit superstitious.

She would nearly all the time neglect the desires she had up to now proper after she awakened, however this time, it was as if it really occurred. She might even nonetheless keep in mind the blood splattering earlier than her eyes.

I requested him to place it on the entrance desk yesterday, surprise if he’s right here in the present day.

Pondering of this, Yun Li didn’t even trouble to recharge anymore. She packed up her issues and obtained up. However at this second, she heard a slight motion from the couch.

Yun Li stopped and hesitated to stroll in that course.

When she approached, she realized that there was an individual mendacity on the couch the entire time.

This place was blocked by the again of the chair, and the sunshine was dim and a sure distance away. Since she didn’t look carefully, she didn’t discover in any respect.

The person was very tall, and this couch couldn’t match him. He was coated with a skinny blanket, and he was frowning. Furthermore, she couldn’t inform whether or not he was asleep or awake.

Yun Li acknowledged him at a look.

He was the person who had come to select her up on yesterday’s wet evening. 

“……”

She stopped respiration.

Pondering of what she had simply mentioned, Yun Li was undecided if the person heard it. 

She noticed the person open his eyes.

He didn’t appear to have simply woken up although, he most likely has been awake for a bit longer.

The encompassing space was nonetheless; even a single breath could possibly be heard. 

The following second, the person retracted his eyes and sat up. Shifting slowly, he picked up her umbrella from the aspect of the couch. He didn’t hand it to her, however as an alternative, put it on the espresso desk in entrance of her.

“Your umbrella.”

As if she was caught by the instructor for enjoying video games at school, Yun Li stayed in place for a couple of earlier than reaching to seize it.

The person calmly mentioned, “Thanks.”

Yun Li didn’t dare to have a look at him, so he simply gave an “mm”.

Seeing that he had no intention to talk anymore, Yun Li couldn’t stand the embarrassing ambiance anymore. She swallowed, and mentioned, “Then, I’ll get going now.”

However earlier than she might transfer, the person spoke. His voice was nonetheless very tender, like an informal reminder.

“It‘s a folding umbrella, it may well’t kill.”

Yun Li froze, tilted her head, and met his eyes once more. As if returning to the wet evening in her dream, the chilly, damp rain, alongside along with his subsequent phrases, drilled into her chest mercilessly.

“It’s potential although with a straight one.”

“……”