Beyond Mortal Concerns, Life or Death

"Xiaobai, wake up, wake up!" A voice reached my ears, filled with urgency.

I shuddered and finally came fully awake.

I was holding that candle. So it really had been an illusion.

But when I saw the person before me, I felt even worse. It wasn't Fatty. The person I had clearly seen here earlier had been Fatty—so why had they changed?

Though this was also someone I knew all too well, she shouldn't have been here.

It was Bingbing!

Her eyes were full of concern. She grabbed my other hand, stared at the candle, and said softly, "Put that candle down, quickly. It can make people hallucinate!"

I subconsciously let go of the hand holding the candle, but it remained suspended in midair.

I looked at Bingbing. Her body gave off a scent that stirred distracting thoughts, and she held my hand tightly as her eyes searched my face. "What did you see just now?"

I frowned. What had I seen just now?

Right, Princess Jinshu. She had been pulling me step by step toward the bed, looking like someone eagerly anticipating a reunion after a long wait, one sweeter than newlywed bliss.

But I couldn't say it.

"Bingbing, why are you here?"

"One of your friends asked me to come. He was afraid something might happen to you, so he asked me to take you out of here."

My friend? He was afraid something would happen to me, so he had asked her to take me away?

What was going on?

"My friend?" I asked suspiciously.

She nodded firmly. "Yes. He said his name was Xie Yi. He also said that as long as I mentioned him, you'd know who he was."

Xie Yi! How could it be him?

I couldn't help looking at Bingbing again. Was this