Safety Through a Screen

He believed that once those young people truly stepped through the gates of Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital,

and felt that bone-deep chill and eerie presence, felt the terror of death looming close at hand, so-called money and fame would become fleeting clouds.

All that would remain would be the instinct to survive, driving them to flee in a frenzy.

Just like he had back then. No matter how fearless he had seemed in ordinary times, in the end, he had run faster than anyone else.

Isabella clearly could not understand this behavior of valuing money over life.

She had grown up in the countryside and had never had much desire for material things.

In her view, even without great wealth, as long as she could stay with the person she loved, tend to a small plot of land, work at sunrise and rest at sunset, it would still be an incomparably happy life.

Especially now, curled up in Li Dan's arms, feeling his warm body and steady heartbeat, she found those people rushing into danger for money utterly foolish.

People falling deeply in love for the first time were probably all like this, their hearts and eyes filled entirely with the person beside them.

They wished they could cling to each other every second of every minute. Even if they merely sat quietly and did nothing, time still seemed to fly by in an instant.

The clamor on the screen, the agitation in the comments, and Kunichiyan's terrifying legends had all become unimportant background scenery to her. Only the warmth in her arms felt real.

After watching for several minutes, the screen still showed the team members adjusting their equipment and interacting with the comments. There had been no real progress.

Isabella gradually grew bored.

She raised her head, brushing the