Chapter 35: Dark Clouds

Unable to catch the passage of time, Star Swirl doesn't know how long she's been locked up. Feeling her body recover slightly, she tried to get down and walk. The room was connected to a rudimentary bathroom, and the only door was unexpectedly locked. Star Swirl walked to the window and pulled back the curtains, stunned by the sight behind the curtains, no wonder there wasn't a ray of light coming through, only a white light coming from the overhead lamp. A feeling of suffocation hit her, and she sat down slowly against the bed, panicking about what was waiting for her.

Three meals a day were delivered at a fixed time, which Star Swirl used to determine whether it was day or night, and she kept moving back and forth in her confined room, growing more and more anxious. It wasn't until a few days later that she heard Lu Jingfan's voice again: "Isn't it boring to be alone here?" The door was finally opened, Lu Jingfan walked in with a smile and looked at the girl in front of him: "The face is so ugly, I really want X to see it." "When will I see him?" Hearing him mention Mr. X, Star Swirl has a glimmer of hope in her eyes. Lu Jingfan stared at Star Swirl in displeasure, "You trust him?" Star Swirl bit her lip and nodded, "After all, he's been helping me from the beginning." Lu Jingfan smiled proudly: "You expect to rely on him to return to the previous space?" It's a pity that even if you go back, it's useless. "Why?!" Star Swirl asks, wide-eyed. "Because, when you go back, you will become a wisp of unjust soul." Lu Jingfan tapped Star Swirl's forehead with her index finger, and a familiar scene suddenly appeared in front of her eyes, it was her own home, with her black and white photos on the cabinet, and a few wisps of green smoke lingering in the incense burner.

The whole heart is a little cold, it turns out that he is dead? Lu Jingfan put down his hand and continued: "For X, you are just a chess piece to balance your sister. However, compared to Li Leqi, you are still far behind. "Stop talking to yourself," Li Xingxuan looked at Lu Jingfan's eyes and said word by word: "If Mr. X didn't tell me personally, I wouldn't believe it." "Don't say I didn't give you a chance." Lu Jingfan's fingers stretched out into the air, and the surroundings suddenly fell into darkness, and I don't know who grabbed Li Xingxuan's wrist and pulled her forward. Star Swirl stumbled and didn't know how far she had gone, but she could feel the moving air, and with a snap of her fingers, her eyes grew brighter and clearer.

A black sedan was parked on the side of the road in the wilderness, and a familiar figure could be vaguely seen inside. It's him! Star Swirl was so surprised that she didn't bother to look at the woman standing next to her, and ran in the direction of the car. She had no shoes on, and the soles of her feet were pricked by stones, but it was completely inappropriate. Pulling open the door and sitting inside, Star Swirl excitedly grabbed Mr. X's hand, "I thought it was ...... I thought I'd never see you again......" A teardrop fell from her pale face, which landed on the back of his hand, causing him to feel a slight heat. Mr. X was silent and tried to withdraw his hand, but she squeezed it tighter. "How do I drive?" He spoke, his tone flat without a hint of wave. Star Swirl then let go of his hand, his expression darkened. As the car drove away, Star Swirl saw the woman standing behind her in the rearview mirror and asked, "Who is that?" "Xiao Han." Mr. X replied. Star Swirl is surprised that Mr. X actually calls the woman "Xiao Han", which almost represents the intimacy of the relationship, he has always called Lu Jingfan "Mr. Deer", and rarely calls his own name, Star Swirl is in a complicated mood at the moment.

Back at the apartment, the first thing Star Swirl thinks of is taking a bath. After being locked up for so many days, I have a smell on my body, and I don't know if I smoked Mr. X in the car just now. The moment her skin touched the hot water, Star Swirl let out a soft sigh. In fact, she didn't expect Lu Jingfan to let herself go so easily, and returning to Mr. X again made her feel unreal. However, Lu Jingfan's words lingered in her mind like a spell, and although she believed that he was sowing discord, she was still faintly worried.

When I came out of the shower, I found that the living room was empty and Mr. X's door was closed. Star Swirl walked over to the door and knocked softly, "Mr. X, are you asleep?" "There was no response from the room. Star Swirl touched her wet hair, "If you don't dry your hair, you'll have to tie it." Disappointed, he returned to his room, and saw the little black beast in the cage beside the bedside reappeared. Star Swirl crouched down and met its dark eyes, "Is Mr. X worried about my nightmares?" ”

After a dreamless night, Star Swirl slept soundly, and when she woke up, it was already three days old. She hurriedly got up and went to the hall to look for Mr. X, but she didn't see him, and he had already gone out? There was no breakfast left for her at the table, and the sense of loss in her heart was beyond words. Star Swirl's school bag sits on the couch, and she retrieves her phone from it, which turns off automatically when she finds that it is out of battery. In the days since Star Swirl's disappearance, the most likely people to contact her should be Yu Siqing and Gu Yi, and as for the part-time job in D, I'm afraid it has come to naught.

After turning on the phone, it showed a few missed calls and messages, but not as many as expected. Yu Siqing's message said: "I heard that you have resigned from the director, although he is a little unhappy, but I think your health is still important, I hope you will recover soon!" "Looking at the information time, it was the second day of my disappearance, and the resignation should be handled by Mr. X. As of yesterday, Star Swirl had been missing for four days, worrying about Zhao Lu and her daughter in her locked cabin, but most of all she wanted to know was the answers to the questions Lu Jingfan had left her.

However, from the day he returned, Mr. X seemed to be avoiding Star Swirl, and he couldn't be found at the coffee and book bar, and he couldn't wait for him to return at the apartment. Something could not have happened, and Star Swirl became worried when she saw no one. Suddenly remembering the woman who was with Lu Jingfan, she decided to take the risk to go to the school infirmary to ask her. Normally, there should be no school doctor on duty during the holidays, but Bai Xiaohan expected Star Swirl to come looking for her, and waited for her to arrive alone in the infirmary.

Seeing the girl who pushed the door in, Bai Xiaohan smiled slightly: "You are here." The woman in front of her was already very eye-catching, and the smile was simply breathtaking, but this beauty did not give people the slightest sense of distance, and the thought of Mr. X calling her "Little Han" made Star Swirl's heart awkward. "Yes...... she glanced inside the room, and when she didn't see Lu Jingfan, she was relieved. Come and sit down, and I'll check it out for you. Bai Xiaohan's tone was kind, and Star Swirl let go of her vigilance and sat down on the chair in front of her. Bai Xiaohan took out a stethoscope and stuck it on Star Swirl's skin, and the cold touch made her shudder. "Recovering well." Bai Xiaohan grabbed her wrist again, and his gaze fell on the energy lock: "Or don't show anything?" Star Swirl nodded, "Maybe it's a glitch, and I don't know how much time is left," she took a deep breath and asked, "Do you know where Mr. X is?" Bai Xiaohan patted her hand: "He won't put himself in danger, but you, really don't mess around in the future." ”