"Something happened?" Qiao Hua froze for a moment. "What happened?"
Gu Wenze was silent for a moment. "The detention center said Chen Xingjian has gone mad."
Chen Xingjian had gone mad?
How could that be?
Qiao Hua lost all interest in the television and hurriedly asked, "What happened? How could he suddenly go mad when he was perfectly fine?"
Gu Wenze said gravely, "Apparently, when an officer brought him his meal earlier, Chen Xingjian suddenly tried to escape. He also said he wasn't the one who hurt you, that he was innocent."
Qiao Hua stiffened, her heart pounding erratically.
The Chen Xingjian from before would have had no reason to put on this act, so there was only one possibility: the original Chen Xingjian had returned.
Gu Wenze had clearly reached the same conclusion as Qiao Hua. His expression grew graver. "The Chen Xingjian we knew before is probably gone. The one here now is the real Chen Xingjian."
Qiao Hua couldn't help recalling what Chen Xingjian had told her before. He had said that once the original owner of her body returned, she would disappear completely.
Did that mean the Chen Xingjian from before was already dead?
A sudden chill crept up Qiao Hua's back. A living, breathing person had simply vanished. Even though Chen Xingjian had hurt her before, she still found it shocking.
She couldn't help wondering whether she would have met the same fate as Chen Xingjian if she had failed to complete her mission, suddenly disappearing from this world.
Noticing that Qiao Hua was trembling, Gu Wenze took her hand. His low, steady voice reached her ears. "Qiao Hua, nothing will happen to you."
Still trembling, Qiao Hua raised her head to look at Gu Wenze. Her drifting heart seemed to find somewhere to settle,