Chapter 86

  A pool of warm water, Bai Min lazily soaked in it, alone at home, can take a comfortable hot bath. These two days have been dazed with a cold, almost making mistakes at work, must get a good rest. Luckily tomorrow is Saturday, must sleep in beautifully, but first remember to turn off the phone and unplug the telephone, otherwise Dong Weiwei will definitely 'disturb' her, that energetic guy, sometimes his enthusiasm is really unbearable.

  Faintly, a cool breeze blew in from outside the window, as if the window hadn't been closed tightly. Then came a strong gust of wind, whooshing, as if it had started raining.

  Bai Min felt a wave of dizziness, a sense of turmoil, rising and falling, unable to control it, at the speed of rapid running, with wind whizzing past her ears, her hair hitting her face painfully, wanting to grab onto something but grasping nothing. Then, then - as if suddenly suspended in mid-air, plummeting down, down, for a long time, before being pushed forward by icy cold water, her body seemingly entwined with the water, involuntarily falling into a faint and fear.

  "It was a heart-wrenching voice, 'Feng Er!——'"

  Bai Min suddenly woke up, the water in the bathtub was still hot, and the bubbles were floating freely on the surface. The bathroom door and window were tightly closed, outside was a moonlit night without wind or rain. Bai Min looked around uncomfortably, wondering if it was because her body wasn't feeling well that she had such a terrible nightmare? Or was there another reason?

  She came out of the bathroom, wrapped in a soft bathrobe, and lazily picked up a drink, lying on the sofa watching TV. The sudden ringing of the phone startled her, and just as she was about to reach for it, she felt a slight pain in her neck. She touched it and found blood on her hand. White Min immediately jumped up from the sofa and ran to the mirror, discovering a shallow scratch on her neck with some bloodstains. How did she get scratched?

  She lowered her head, took a tissue to wipe away the tears, but widened her eyes as she stared at the mirror. In the mirror, a strange yet familiar woman, dressed in simple yet elegant clothing, with a beautiful and refined face, a subtle frown between her eyebrows, and a hint of worry on her lips, was also staring back at her with an equally shocked expression. The woman's neck had a similar shallow scar to hers, but she was absolutely not a modern woman - she was wearing exquisite ancient attire and adorned with an antique jade hairpin.

  Bai Min's breathing almost stopped, feeling terrified, she stiffened her scalp and turned back, but there was no one behind her, only herself, and then she stiffened her scalp again to look at the mirror.

  In the mirror, her own face was reflected, with a look of terror and unease, a silly expression on her face. She was holding a tissue, staring at the mirror, what was she doing with the tissue? --- After thinking for a long time, she vaguely remembered that there was a shallow blood stain on her neck, trying to wipe it off. The tissue was clean as new, nothing was left. Looking again, in the mirror, her own neck skin was smooth and delicate, without even a mole.

  The phone rang again, and Bai Min almost jumped to the side of the phone. The phone number was familiar, it was Dong Weiwei's. She picked up the phone and said, "Weiwei, come over and keep me company, I've been seeing ghosts for the past two days, I'm scared to death."

  "No way! I'm currently out of town, and it's a hassle for you to help me pay my mobile phone bill. My donkey friends and I are admiring the beautiful scenery. Dong Weiwei's voice was loud and cheerful, "I'm already on my way back, can't turn back now, what nonsense are you talking about? Maybe it's just your guilty conscience, haha! Remember to help me pay my mobile phone bill, and when I get back, I'll treat you to a meal!"

  Bai Mintan let out a sigh, put down the phone, rushed to each room, turned on all the lights at the fastest speed, opened all the cabinets, and once again confirmed that all the doors and windows were closed tightly, without any suspicious places. Only then did she return to the living room, sat down on the sofa, and tuned into a channel on TV that she would normally never watch, following along with the people on screen with a silly smile.

  It's all over, it's all over. Bai Min sighed in her heart. As long as she closed her eyes, she would inexplicably appear in a strange environment, looking at some unfamiliar people.

  But can't stay awake all the time.

  In my dream, it was still the man in a simple robe, in a courtyard that I couldn't tell if it was familiar or strange. He was drinking wine against the autumn wind, what a good drinker he was, cup after cup, as if he was drinking plain water, with a face full of desolation.

  She stood by his side, but he couldn't see her. She wanted to say to him, "Drinking too much hurts your body, whatever is bothering you will pass with time." But he couldn't see or hear her, so she could only stand there and watch anxiously. Although she didn't know this person, she felt a strange sense of emotion in her heart. For someone named 'Feng Er', he was so heartbroken, he must be a romantic. Nowadays, people like him are hard to find. She wondered what had happened to the one called 'Feng Er'.

  A maid-like dressed woman walked over, saying in a worried tone: "Fourth Prince, please don't do this anymore. If you keep drinking like this, it will harm your body. If the Fourth Princess were to come back and see this, she would definitely be very distressed."

  Strange, Bai Min thought, why can't they see me or hear me, but I can see and hear them?

  "If she was afraid of hurting me, she shouldn't have hidden from me." Su Yi Gongzi's tired tone revealed sadness and sorrow. "It's been several days already, and there's still no news from her. She doesn't care if I'm hurt or not anymore. Actually, she never really cared about me in the first place. Back then, she married me only because she had to, for the sake of family interests and her parents' arrangement. It was all just a necessity, and all she could do was become my wife, Sima Rui."

  Simarui, three words, like a knife, cut through Baimin's heart, don't know why, Baimin stood there, tears streaming down.

  Su Yi Gongzi let out a bitter laugh, downed the wine in his cup, and sighed to the heavens: "Alas, I, Sima Rui, loved her deeply. Now that she's gone, it's as if I've already left this world behind. What else is there for me to cherish? If only I could know where she is now... I'd gladly give up my life to accompany her. Does she feel the cold? Is she hungry? That cliff was so high, the river water so chilling... Feng'er, how can you bear it?"

  Bai Min closed her eyes, feeling a pang of sadness in her heart. When she opened them again, the room was quiet and lonely. The TV screen flickered with various images, and the bright light made her eyes uncomfortable.

  Quietly returned to his own bedroom, sat on his own bed, dazed, who was that person called Sima Rui? Why did hearing his name hurt so much?

  I snuggled into the quilt, and suddenly Bai Min burst into tears, her heart filled with melancholy.

  Close your eyes, and be bewildered with all your heart.

  Still in that environment, she stood quietly like the wind beside this plain-clothed young master, knowing his name was Sima Rui, knowing he was heartbroken and desperate for his concubine 'Feng Er', knowing that as long as she closed her eyes, she could see him.

  Someone else rushed in from outside, looking anxious, and said to Sima Rui in a low voice: "Fourth prince, the water level along the river has been rising continuously over the past few days, and it is no longer possible to investigate any news about the fourth prince's consort. We can only wait until the waters recede before continuing."