Chapter 1: The Girl Seeking Shelter.

It's like this, I just heard a sound coming from your room, knocked on the door, and you didn't answer. I thought something had happened to you, so I came in without permission. I casually pointed to the broken cup on the ground as I spoke, with water flowing everywhere.

All my dissatisfaction vanished in an instant upon seeing this girl, and even some nervousness arose.

Her long, jet-black hair falls on her shoulders, soft and delicate. Her exquisitely shaped oval face appears slightly pale, almost overly refined. Her clear and bright eyes are like a clear spring, with a hint of timidity in her expression, making people unable to resist feeling pity.

Bang Bang!

A sudden urgent knocking at the door startled me from deep sleep. In the bedroom, the orange light emitted a soft tone as usual. I sat up, listening intently, my heart pounding as if it were about to leap out of my chest.

It seems that Sisi also felt something unusual. She took the cup and hurriedly lowered her head.

It seemed to have sensed my gaze. Suddenly, the dark figure turned around and looked at me. That glance was the root of my nightmare. I still can't even describe what kind of expression it was.

Then, I saw my grandfather slowly come to the bedside, trembling as he placed his fingers under my grandmother's nose. After a while, my grandfather suddenly fell to the ground.

After being stared at by that dark shadow, I only felt the temperature around me suddenly drop significantly. Even though it was summer, I couldn't help but shiver and become completely stiff, unable to move a single finger.

Pop!

Grandfather took the tobacco pouch from the bedside, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't put the tobacco into the pipe bowl, and in the end, it was scattered all over the floor.

Wow!

That night, I was awakened by the urge to urinate in the middle of the night. Squinting my eyes and feeling drowsy, I went to the yard. Just as I was about to pull down my pants, I heard a loud noise and instinctively turned around.

Brother Liu, I'm really sorry. It's not like I have a choice. Come on, Brother Liu, let me introduce you. This is my cousin, Li Sisi. Xiao Wang said, moving aside slightly, revealing the figure behind him in front of me.

I don't know why I suddenly burst into tears, and I cried heartbreakingly as if I had lost something very important.

Ah! At this moment, Sisi let out a soft cry, hurriedly grabbed the blanket and wrapped herself up, only revealing her little face, looking timid and shy.

"Do you have a problem? Knocking on the door in the middle of the night." "I opened the door and scolded irritably."

Then I went out and poured a glass of water for her, handed it to her, and said, "Have some water."

At this moment, my vision blurred for a moment. Suddenly, I felt my eyelids becoming heavy, and it took all my strength to open them. Then, the scenery in the courtyard reappeared before my eyes. However, both the dark figure and my grandmother had already disappeared.

Could you please help me, Brother Liu? Sisi's voice is like a soft and sweet sticky rice cake.

Seeing this figure, my breath hitched. The girl in front of me looks about seventeen or eighteen years old, standing at around 1.65 meters tall. She is wearing a pink V-neck knitted sweater that covers half of her buttocks, and her slender and straight legs are accentuated by a pair of sky blue skinny jeans.

Ahem, what are you up to staying up all night, young man? I couldn't help but ask. Although this guy had promised to introduce me to someone before, he wouldn't do it in the middle of the night, would he? And he even brought the girl directly to my house.

Just when I felt like I was about to die, my grandmother suddenly stood between me and the dark figure and sternly said, "Good grandson, go back!"

Alright, then thank you, Brother Liu. I will entrust Sisi to you. Xiao Wang patted Sisi's shoulder, gave an encouraging look, and then ran upstairs in his slippers.

A black mist-like shadow could be seen slowly drifting forward, holding an iron chain in its hand, dragging it on the ground, while Grandma followed behind in a daze.

There was no sound. I knocked on the door again, but still no response. I became even more worried and turned the doorknob. The door was not locked, so I walked in and turned on the lights.

At that moment, I seemed to understand something. I tightly pursed my lips, but tears kept rolling out.

What? Grandma has left? Grandpa looked at me puzzled.

Perhaps it was seeing my relatives that made me cry even harder, while my grandfather kept comforting me. It wasn't until a long while later that I gasped for breath and said, "Grandma has passed away."

My crying soon woke up grandpa. He rushed out of the room shirtless and held me in his arms, saying "Yangyang, don't be afraid, grandpa is here."

Then I saw Sisi rubbing her eyes, sitting up drowsily, the blanket slowly slipping off, revealing her smooth upper body with nothing on, and two rosy points trembling and exposed in the air.

Brother Liu, here's the thing. Sisi, her parents, and her younger brother came to my house as guests. You know my place only has two bedrooms, and we couldn't possibly fit everyone. So, I'm asking if you could take Sisi in for the night. By the way, Sisi doesn't have a boyfriend yet.

I sat up from the bed. The sound just now seemed to come from Sisi's room. With this in mind, I came to the next room feeling a bit uneasy and knocked on the door, asking, "Sisi, are you okay?"

Bang! Bang!

"Who is it?" I asked nervously.

Brother Liu, it's me, Xiao Wang from upstairs. A familiar voice came from outside the door, relieving me as if a burden had been lifted.

Waves of smoke slowly rose, occasionally mixed with intense coughing. I sat on the ground, leaning against my grandfather, and suddenly understood many things in my little heart.

I saw my grandmother walking with a dark figure, my grandmother doesn't want me anymore.

No problem. I looked at her restrained appearance, and since it was too late, I didn't feel like talking much. I led her directly to the side bed. The sheets and blankets were all ready-made and had just been changed two days ago.

Okay, you better leave quickly. I have a spare bedroom that nobody is using, so let Sisi stay there. I glared at Xiao Wang angrily, suppressing the slight doubt that had arisen in my heart.

At this moment, I only feel parched, with a surge of heat rising from the bottom of my heart, and my eyes fixed straight ahead, unable to move away.

Grandma, Grandma. I saw Grandma again, and I shouted excitedly. However, Grandma seemed to be asleep, not moving at all.

Glancing at my phone, it's October 22nd, 1:05 am, then I closed my eyes.

Hello, Brother Liu.Sisi quickly glanced at me and then hurriedly looked away, with a look like a startled deer. However, this glance gave me a feeling of accelerated heartbeat.

To be precise, I am an enigmatic person. At least that's what the elderly in the village say. On the day I was born, my father tumbled down from the mountain, and my mother, due to complications during childbirth, didn't even cast a glance at me. As a result, I have never celebrated a birthday from childhood to adulthood.

Thank you, Brother Liu. Si Si quickly took the cup, and as her fingers touched it, she felt a cool, tingling sensation, similar to an electric shock.

From the beginning of my memory, I was always by my grandparents' side. I was seven years old that year, which was also the day my grandmother passed away.

That, it's getting late, you should rest early. After I finished speaking, I hurriedly turned around and left. Until I lay in bed, there was still a special feeling in my heart, similar to the moment when I held hands with my first love. When I thought of the term "first love," all of my good mood instantly vanished.

I am very timid. I have to sleep with the lights on at night, and all of this stems from what happened to me when I was a child.

Time seems to stand still in this moment, with those two tender clusters so close at hand, just within my reach.

Memory stops here abruptly. The knocking made me tremble. Then I got out of bed and grabbed the baseball bat behind the door to go to the living room.

Sisi, this is the Liu brother I told you about. He is absolutely reliable." Xiao Wang said, while giving a thumbs up, with great determination.

Just when I was in a daze, half-dreaming and half-awake, suddenly there came from next door a sound as if something had been broken, which was particularly harsh in this quiet midnight.

To be precise, my first impression of her was not that she was beautiful, but rather clean. She had no earrings, no necklace, and her natural beauty was not compromised. If she had any jewelry, it was probably the thin red string on her wrist.

I timidly approached, pinched the tobacco with my small hand and put it into the bowl, then helped grandpa light the tobacco with a match.

Si Si, come in quickly. Your cousin and I are considered good neighbors. Just treat this place as your own home.

No problem, let me clean it up for you first, so you won't accidentally scratch yourself tomorrow morning. I said that and went to the bathroom to get a mop and a shovel.

After I told him what I had just seen, I saw my grandfather's face turn pale. He quickly grabbed me with one hand and hurried back to the house. Then I saw my grandmother lying in bed.

Following my finger, Sisi suddenly realized that the cup had fallen on the ground at some point, and immediately felt embarrassed. "I'm really sorry, I, I don't behave well when I sleep at night."

Brother Liu, I'm sorry, let me do it. Sisi hurriedly reached out to take the mop from my hand, but forgot that she was holding onto the blanket with both hands. As she let go, the blanket fell down again.