I covered my head and ran all the way back to the dormitory.
The little bit of blood left by Du Peilin had already dried, leaving a tight feeling.
I rushed straight into the washroom, turned on the tap, and desperately scrubbed the discomfort on my forehead with water. As I washed, I looked into the mirror in front of the sink. A panicked face stared back at me.
What on earth was I afraid of?!
The water gushed noisily. My face was now completely clean. Water droplets hung on my eyelashes and slowly slid down the tip of my nose... They were as cold as Gu Fancheng's kiss.
Hadn't I once asked Gu Nian about Gu Fancheng's cause of death? So why was I now afraid of seeing how he died?!
How did he die? Of an illness? In a car accident?! Or was he murdered?!
Lost in my thoughts, I made my way back to the dormitory.
The dormitory door was ajar. A middle - aged couple was packing up Lin Li's bed.
Seeing me enter, the woman turned and greeted me, "Student, are you Lu Xiyu? I'm Lin Li's mother."
"Hello, Auntie."
I still hadn't snapped out of my daze.
"We've arranged for Lin Li to drop out of school. Auntie also advises you not to study at this school anymore!" Lin Li's mother took my hand and said, "Lin Li told me to tell you that she always felt there was something off about your dormitory. It's always so cold and creepy..."
"What are you talking nonsense about!"
Lin Li's father looked up and interrupted his wife. "Xiaoli's not in her right mind. How can you believe what she says? Don't scare the poor girl. She still has three years to go at this school!"
With that, he handed the packed luggage to his wife, picked up his own things, and turned to leave the dormitory.
"... Sigh!"
Lin Li's mother looked at me, let out a sigh, and finally fell silent. She silently slung her bag over her shoulder and left.
The dormitory returned to the quietness it had when I first arrived.
Lately, I'd seen so many ghosts... I'd actually gotten used to this cold and eerie feeling.
"Thank you," I looked up at the wooden beam and said. "If you hadn't blocked Li Shanshan for me yesterday, I would have been possessed by her."
I was truly grateful. That white hanged ghost didn't seem to bear any ill - will towards me.
There was no sound from the beam. What a well - behaved ghost...
In the evening, the dormitory supervisor came to talk to me and asked if I wanted to change dormitories and live with girls from other majors.
I naturally shook my head and refused. My major had already scared others away from being my friends. Now that someone had died in our dormitory, if I moved to a dormitory of another department, wouldn't I just end up scaring everyone there?
After seeing off the dormitory supervisor, I crawled into bed early.
Zhao Zifeng called me on WeChat for a video call. I knew she was afraid I'd be scared, so she came to chat with me about all sorts of gossips. We chatted until midnight before finally hanging up, yawning all the way.
"You seem to be having a great chat..."
The moment the screen went black, my whole body fell into a cold embrace.
Gu Fancheng always liked to appear behind me like this.
"... Didn't we agree! You're not allowed to show up at school!" I panicked.
"What are you afraid of! You're the only one in this room now." Gu Fancheng bit my earlobe and said in a low, unreasonable voice, "Besides, I'm not coming during the day! It's night now..."
With that, he turned my body around. I quickly squeezed my eyes shut.
Surprised that I didn't struggle like before, Gu Fancheng's lips lingered on my cheeks and neck as he reached for the buttons of my clothes...
His body was cold. Only when it came into contact with my skin would it pick up a slight warmth.
The dormitory bed was small. The wooden frame creaked...
Gu Fancheng seemed to like this sound. While teasing me, he deliberately made the bed creak louder. Then, he gently bit my ear and said, "Even the wood can make more noise than you!"
"Um..." I was already sent to the clouds by the waves of sensations he created. The feeling of pain and pleasure was getting more and more intense with each wave.
I desperately grabbed his cold and firm back, arching my body to relieve the pain of the impact. But this posture only made it easier for Gu Fancheng to control my body.
"Xixi, look at me!"
Gu Fancheng noticed my abnormality. I hadn't opened my eyes since he appeared.
"Don't!"
I suddenly became even more afraid. Du Peilin's words echoed in my ears.
"You're just blinded by the appearance he created!"
"Once you see what he looked like before he died, you'll know what kind of thing you've been snuggling up with at night!"
Feeling my body tremble, the hand on my waist tightened, but he didn't stop.
"What happened today?" His voice rumbled in my ear.
"... Um, Du, Du Peilin drew a talisman for me, saying that it could let me see what you looked like before you died..." I sobbed, my voice broken by his movements.
"Um... Is that all?" Gu Fancheng seemed unconcerned as he gently pecked at my trembling lips.
I wanted to nod, but his big hand held the back of my head.
"Be a good girl, Xixi... Open your eyes..." His seductive voice came from beside my ear. "Watch how your man loves you."
I shook my head desperately, but my eyes involuntarily opened slightly. Through my trembling eyelashes, a handsome face was right in front of me.
Gu Fancheng was still Gu Fancheng. There was not the slightest change!
My heart finally calmed down. I couldn't help but hug him tightly, and he responded even more passionately...
"That stinky Taoist priest dares to bully you. I'll avenge you tomorrow," I faintly heard Gu Fancheng's cold voice.
"Don't... Don't go!"
I grabbed his muscular arm. I wasn't a person who liked to cause trouble. Since Du Peilin's talisman didn't work, I'd just let it go.
At worst, I'd never take his class again and never see him!
...
The following days of classes were the normal arrangements for our major.
There were no large - scale classes taught by visiting teachers, nor any particularly exciting professional practical exercises.
Gu Fancheng seemed to have taken a fancy to this shabby dormitory, Room 004. He came to be intimate with me every night. If the bed had a life, it would probably have protested against the over - load long ago!
"Don't come tomorrow night," I whispered in his ear when Gu Fancheng kissed me on Thursday night.
I'd discovered that he also liked it when I bit his ear.
"Um...?" He was too lazy to speak, just giving a rising intonation.
"My little aunt has introduced a job for me from Friday to Sunday evenings," I replied truthfully.
"You should have less to do with Lu Ling in the future..."
Gu Fancheng frowned, saying exactly the same thing as my father!