After the military exercise ended, the principal stood on the stage and rambled on with some official words, while the new students who were undergoing military training couldn't contain their inner joy. Every one of them was eager and restless in the ranks, knowing that tomorrow would be the last day. The instructors turned a blind eye, allowing the students to fool around and not engage in serious training.

After the dismissal, the new students poured out of the playground like zombies from various exits. They rushed in waves towards the bathhouse or cafeteria. Gao Yuan pulled Lin Yu and they sneaked in through a small door. He pushed Lin Yu into an empty seat and slyly held up his meal card, taking advantage of his long legs to cut to the front of the line.

Lin Yu had no thoughts about what to eat for dinner. Sitting in his seat absentmindedly, he was thinking about tonight's adventure in the haunted house, not even noticing when Su Yi sat down next to him.

What are you thinking? Are you reluctant because tomorrow is the last day?

Lin Yu was startled and turned to look at him, shaking her head.

Gao Yuan walked over holding two plates and glanced at Su Yi who was sitting next to Lin Yu, feeling a bit awkward. "Senior, sorry about that. I didn't realize you were here, so..."

"It's fine, as long as I eat the same portion as Lin Yu," Su Yi chuckled, reaching out with one hand to lightly pinch Lin Yu's waist. The thought of Jiang Hai's hands wandering on him during the day made his body bristle with thorns. He leaned in close to Lin Yu's ear and spoke in a flirtatious tone, "We're quite a pair, aren't we?"

This scene made Gao Yuan scream for help in his heart. This handsome man openly engaged in ambiguous behavior in public, not even giving him, a single and available bachelor, a chance to have a peaceful meal.

"I... I'm not hungry... You go ahead and eat," Lin Yu awkwardly smiled and pushed the plate of food towards Su Yi.

"If you don't eat, I'll force-feed you," Su Yi's smile looked like a beast in Lin Yu's eyes. In the bustling cafeteria, fearing that Su Yi would do something here, Lin Yu had no choice but to compromise. Each of them held a spoon and picked at the food in the same plate.

After dinner, Lin Yu sat in the dormitory, staring vacantly out the window. Suddenly, the scene before her was obscured by a curtain. Only then did she turn her head and look at Jiang Yu, asking, "What's wrong?"

“You came back to the dormitory today in a restless state. Could it be that someone has already stolen your soul?"

"Jiang Yu, stop talking nonsense. Don't you have evening self-study tonight?"

"Just go." Jiang Yu exchanged her slippers and knocked on the bathroom door. "Young Master Su, hurry up, we're going to be late."

When they left the dormitory, Lin Yu also received a phone call from Gao Yuan. He said that everyone was already waiting downstairs and told Lin Yu not to dawdle. Lin Yu felt like crying but had no tears. God knows, he suffers from nyctalopia and can't see anything in dim light, let alone in a haunted house.

Walking out of the dormitory with a mournful expression on his face, Jiang Hai saw that he was standing in front of his dormitory, as if waiting specifically for him.

Jiang Hai had already seen Lin Yu looking deeply troubled at the window next door. If it hadn't been for Jiang Yu pulling the curtains and preventing him from seeing Lin Yu, he wouldn't have impatiently waited for him right at the doorstep.

"Where are you going?"

Gao Yuan and his friends are going to that abandoned building, they say it's a haunted house and want to explore it.

"Are you going too?"

Lin Yudian nodded.

Jiang Hai smirked and said, "I'll accompany you."

Gao Yuan unexpectedly watched as Lin Yu and another senior student went downstairs together. Apart from Lin Yu, everyone was full of determination, using the cover of dusk to climb over the fence and get closer and closer to the abandoned building.

"Senior, did... did a ghost really stir up trouble here?"

"Uh-huh."

Jiang Hai's response immediately made Lin Yu's heart jump to his throat. He followed the four or five people in front of him and walked into the building. As soon as he entered, he couldn't see anything at all.

Lin Yu quickly fumbled for her phone from her pocket and only felt relieved when she lit up the screen. She opened the flashlight app and indeed, this building had been abandoned for a long time. Dust and cobwebs were everywhere, and even the abandoned beds were in a mess.

Lin Yuyue became more and more afraid as she looked. She quickly grabbed onto Jiang Hai's clothes and cautiously took small steps.

"Petrified?" Jiang Hai had a nonchalant expression as he reached out and ruffled Lin Yu's hair.

"No way," Lin Yu said, pushing him away. Suddenly, something in front of them was accidentally bumped, causing Lin Yu to jump in fright. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jiang Hai pulled her into his arms, the action intimate.

"Lin Yu, what's wrong?" Gao Yuan's flashlight shone over, his face filled with shock as he looked at the two people in front of him. He couldn't understand why Lin Yu was dating this person.

"How about this, I suggest we turn off the lights and walk, it'll be more thrilling." Lin Yu was startled by whoever said this, and his whole body was covered in sweat.

"Hmm, good idea." Jiang Hai swiftly snatched the phone from Lin Yu's hand, and the entire building plunged back into darkness.

Lin Yu suffers from night blindness, and only Gao Yuan knows about it. Initially, Gao Yuan was somewhat worried, but since Jiang Hai is by Lin Yu's side, nothing should go wrong. Therefore, he followed a few people from his dormitory and slowly moved forward in the dark.

Lin Yu remained frozen in place, just like a statue. Jiang Hai, who was originally standing beside him, seemed to have disappeared. The bustling crowd around him gradually drifted further and further away, amplifying the fear in Lin Yu's heart. In a trembling voice, barely audible, he called out, "Jiang... Jiang Hai..."

'......'

Gao Yuan and the others had already gone upstairs, but there was no response at all.

Lin Yu seemed to be able to hear the sound of her own heartbeat. She swallowed, and like that day when the power went out, she slowly crouched down. In front of her, she couldn't see anything, just endless darkness.

"Jiang Hai... don't scare me... come out quickly..." Lin Yu's voice trembled. This place was a haunted house, and she was all alone, unable to see anything. The overwhelming despair made Lin Yu deeply regret her decision. If she had known, she would have simply admitted her fear instead of thinking it was something extraordinary.

The fear of being beaten in the dark house during childhood surged in Lin Yu's mind, accompanied by the unknown fear of this abandoned building. He trembled non-stop.

Suddenly, it seemed like she heard a sound. Lin Yu summoned up her courage and weakly asked, "Jiang Hai... is that you?"

No one responded as usual. Lin Yu held himself tighter, his clothes already soaked through with sweat. The suffocating heat in this place was making him feel choked.

Suddenly, her body was engulfed in a warm embrace. Lin Yu was about to cry out, but then she caught a whiff of a distinctive scent emanating from this embrace. It was the fragrance of the shower gel that Su Yi had used earlier that night before self-study in the dorm.

"Don't be afraid, it's me." Su Yi's voice was very gentle, and Lin Yu's heart immediately returned to its place as she tightly held onto Su Yi's neck, being carried horizontally by him.

Jiang Hai was unaware of Su Yi's arrival. He had intended to startle Lin Yu at the corner of the staircase, but he didn't see any movement from him for a long time. It made him feel as if Lin Yu had been standing in the same place without moving at all.

Lin Yu couldn't see in the darkness, so his sense of hearing was exceptionally sharp. Suddenly, he tightly embraced Su Yi's neck and in a trembling voice, tinged with a sob, he said, "It seems... like something... is coming..."