The voice was clearly very far away, yet I felt as though I was being crushed, unable to breathe.
The chains around my soul tightened, digging into it and bringing me pain.
My vision kept going dark, and I couldn't help collapsing to my knees.
I saw Chen Yihan's face leaning toward me in alarm.
He seemed to catch me, but my head still drooped.
Faintly, I seemed to hear chains snapping.
The clanging rang out again and again.
My consciousness sank into darkness.
Footsteps sounded beside my ears.
They were very close. From the sound of them, it seemed someone was pacing in place.
I soon felt my body shaking.
I was walking.
Those footsteps were mine.
No, they shouldn't have been my footsteps.
As I thought this, I saw a figure.
The sight of her from behind felt familiar.
Everything around her was pitch-black. Only that figure was glowing, allowing me to make out her shape.
She stopped walking, and the light around her spread, illuminating a small area nearby.
I saw another figure.
The woman's face seemed unfamiliar. She appeared to be injured, crouching on the ground and dragging one leg, her expression uneasy.
"Are you all right?" The figure turned and asked.
Her face was veiled in light, and I couldn't make out her features.
"I'm fine. I twisted it while running just now. Um, thank you... I'm fine." The woman crouching on the ground forced an awkward smile.
"Let me help you up. When we get to the intersection, I can call you a car. Or is a friend coming to pick you up?" The figure reached out to her.
The woman hesitated for a moment, then took her hand and thanked her twice. "I'll get a car home. I think you have to call