The lights in the corridor flickered without pattern or rhythm; every flicker was accompanied by the hum of electricity. Even the walls on either side seemed to tremble faintly with the lights, making the silent night especially unsettling.
Xu Kexin's figure appeared and vanished amid the flickering lights as she edged toward the end of the corridor. The wavering light cast distorted shadows, giving off an oppressive, uneasy air.
After one brief, violent flicker, Xu Kexin suddenly disappeared from the end of the corridor-her long shadow vanished from the floor. In the spot where she had disappeared, a small figure stood.
She was still wearing that ankle-length nightdress. But whether it was his imagination or not, Bo Yi felt she looked a little thinner than when he had encountered her the night before.
Before he could take a closer look, the lights flickered a few more times, and Xu Jingqi's figure vanished from the end of the corridor again.
"Tap."
"Tap."
The sound of running came from the stairs. Bo Yi sighed softly and walked over to the stairwell, looking down with an almost practiced motion.
Sure enough, Xu Jingqi's figure flashed past on the stairs again. And when he leaned out to look, those little feet appeared behind him once more.
-Exactly like yesterday.
The sight made Bo Yi want to sigh again. "Xu Jingqi..."
"Teacher..."
The little girl's eerie voice interrupted him. As though confiding in him, or perhaps talking to herself, she said, "It hurts so much..."
Bo Yi decided to take back his remark about it being "exactly like yesterday."
Unlike yesterday, today came with an "audio hint."
Bo Yi was about to turn around when he suddenly noticed the feet behind him. Beside those dark purple veins, the lumps that had only been marble-sized