After Being Watched by My Paranoid and Gloomy Deceased Wife - Chapter 7

Getting off-track, what I am seeing now is that eyesore of a “National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance” floral bedspread.

My biological mother insisted I take it. To have something to replace it, she also gave me a few sets from the same series: “Flowers Bloom for Riches,” “Auspicious Good Fortune,” and “Purple Energy Comes from the East.”

“National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance” is considered the best-looking one.

I’m starting to be unsure about my current situation.

If this is a hallucination or a dream, then pinching myself again should break it.

My hand just reached my arm when it touched something ice-cold, slick, and greasy.

The texture felt strangely like a person’s skin.

See? This hallucination is so realistic. If holographic games could achieve this technology, they wouldn’t be constantly trending and being called a scam.

I honestly withdrew my hand and continued to watch what would happen next.

Based on my recent experience, a few segments are usually the end of it.

“Lu Lu, I’ve finished washing up. You go ahead.”

A woman whose face I couldn’t clearly see lifted my big floral quilt and nudged me.

Her hair was very long. With the light hitting it, the scene was very atmospheric.

She turned to pull open the drawer of the bedside table.

I realized that I had brought this bedside table from my single apartment to my new house, and I also discovered that this drawer actually had a hidden compartment.

This hidden compartment was truly hidden; in two years of cleaning so many times, I never once noticed it.

What is She taking out?

I wanted to stretch my neck to see, but this was only a hallucination, and I had no control over it.

“How many do you want to use today?”

I didn’t open my mouth, but I heard my own voice.

“I” seemed very nervous, straining my ears to listen to the surrounding sounds. My voice carried a hint of urgency, “Only two tears allowed! Don’t tear too many!”

The woman, with her back to me, paused her hand and said with a helpless smile, “Alright, my delicate little darling.”

Ugh, delicate little darling?

What a sickeningly sweet endearment. It’s too terrifying.

Hallucinations are truly scary.

Patting my chest with lingering fear, I was finally back in Xi Rong’s hotel-style guest room.

So, what does “tear two” mean?

I was curious and decided to go home and check that hidden compartment to see what was inside.

Although the item might not be there anymore after I moved, and this hallucination is likely fake.

However, humans are characterized by a strong desire for the unknown, and I happen to be a timid person who doesn’t believe in superstition.

The hallucination was gone, and it was time to deal with reality. My gaze returned to my phone, and I saw that Xi Rong had sent me many messages.

[Xi Rong: Are you crazy?]

[Xi Rong: Are you okay?]

Perhaps two minutes passed without a reply, and she suspected I was asleep.

[Xi Rong: Are you asleep?!]

[Xi Rong: Don’t pretend to be asleep.]

I was a little touched. I didn’t expect her to have such faith in my speed of falling asleep and sleep quality.

Three minutes after that message.

[Xi Rong: What did you want to ask me earlier?]

[Xi Rong: Someone named Xin!]

Five more minutes passed, and this naturally suspicious woman sent another message.

[Xi Rong: Are you really asleep???]

It was obvious that she was starting to worry about me.

Heh, Xi Rong’s deeply hidden thoughts cannot escape my sharp eyes.

Woman, you must be very worried about me.

Just as I was checking the messages, a new one popped up from Xi Rong.

[Xi Rong: Xin Lu, are you okay?!!]

[Xi Rong: Don’t scare me!]

What could be wrong with me? Oh wait, something is wrong with me, and it’s quite embarrassing.

I was about to reply when the wind lifted my shirt, even though I was still under the covers.

A cool breeze swirled around the indecent areas, lingering and intimate.

The stimulated neurons received a signal. A strange electric current shot through my body. I bit my lip hard, terrified of making an inappropriate sound.

“Knock, knock, knock—” Someone was knocking at the door.

It felt like something was thrashing around under the quilt. Wave after wave of electric current ran up my tailbone.

I was paralyzed.

How embarrassing! How can I get up and open the door for Xi Rong like this?!

“Lu Lu? Lu Lu, are you alright?” Xi Rong’s anxious voice came from outside the door.

How could I dare to speak? Who knows what kind of sound would come out right now?

Not wanting to lose face, I tried to reach out to cover myself, but before I could succeed, the icy wind blew a breath onto my neck…

The hairs on my body stood on end. I didn’t dare move. The wind remained audacious, and my body’s reaction continued.

Ignoring Xi Rong outside the door, I bit my lip, afraid that even the slightest sound would escape, trying my best to fight against my body’s instincts.

But this hallucination… perhaps because it originates from within, it knows my weak points too well.

My only consolation was that my legs were clamped shut so tightly. Forget the wind; nothing could slip through.

Layer after layer of cold sweat seeped out. I felt like my clothes were saturated with the heat released by my pores, making them damp.

“Bang, bang, bang—”

The urgent knocking just stopped. The next moment, the door opened, and a sweating Xi Rong rushed in with a key.

I rescued my head, which was almost suffocating, from under the quilt, breathing rapidly.

Almost simultaneously with Xi Rong’s appearance, I noticed that the quilt, which I hadn’t been able to secure on my back, and the empty bulge of my clothes, which the wind had lifted, all disappeared in that instant.

Only an icy sensation slid down my spine.

Wait. With someone present, do you think this is appropriate?

There’s no reasoning with a hallucination. I felt a bit desperate.

This situation is a bit too “Western” for a young woman who hasn’t even had a first kiss.

If I absolutely must die, I hope to die with dignity, not by social death, and not by encountering such an embarrassing scene in front of my friend.

Can you be polite about everything you do, please? Ah!

“Lu Lu, what’s wrong? Did your low bl00d sugar act up? Didn’t you just eat?” Xi Rong was very anxious, even wearing her slippers backward.

I am very sorry, but I think the hallucination owes me a bigger apology.

Where are you touching?

The icy, damp wind continued downward, diligently trying to pry open my legs under the quilt, and something else swam around wildly, acting lawless because no one could see it.

I gritted my teeth, wrapped the quilt tighter, only daring to show my face.

Given Xi Rong’s timidity, I should just endure it myself. I don’t want to accidentally scare her into a coma after performing a dolphin-pitch scream.

My face must have been too red. Xi Rong walked to the bedside and reached out to touch my forehead.

“What’s the matter? Why is your face so red? Did you catch a fever from the wind on the way here?”

“With your physique, you can’t be too cold or too hot, and you still don’t take care of yourself. Now is not like before, no one can always…” She stopped herself abruptly in mid-sentence. I noticed it but didn’t have the mental capacity to think too deeply.

Because the slick, icy sensation that came with the wind was ready to explore new territory, launching an adventure toward the critical spot.

This is truly a bit too brazen. Or does this mean my mental state is so abnormal that I’m this lustful?

The more nervous I got, the more the hallucination messed with me, showing no intention of letting me off easily. I truly don’t know where I offended It.

The wind attempted to forcibly divide my stubbornness. Because of my lack of cooperation, the breeze swirling around the semi-sphere was displeased.

The soft spot on my chest felt like it was bitten, bringing a slightly sharp, but not too painful, sensation, which even carried a hint of flirtation—it was too bizarre.

I couldn’t resist reaching out to cover the spot, which, in turn, relaxed my defensive leg strength.

The wind seized the opportunity.

I could only bite my lip, trying to appear as normal as possible, but the wind gently parted the light, close-fitting fabric. I couldn’t help but shudder.

Fortunately, Xi Rong was talking and didn’t notice my abnormality.

“Now, none of us live close to you. No one can look after you in time. Given your careless attitude towards your body, what if you have an accident where you can’t even call for help?”

“If worst comes to worst, move in with me. Anyway, my family is all out of town. It’ll usually just be the two of us living here.”

Xi Rong rattled on like a little old woman.

The moment her hand touched my forehead, the wind also reached its destination.

Icy coldness rushed toward my burning hot self. At the same time, all the heat in my body seemed to retreat to my face.

I felt like I must be thoroughly cooked, or why would I be so hot?

“Lu Lu, why are you so hot?! Wait here, I’ll get a thermometer.”

With that, Xi Rong rushed out of the room.

As soon as she left, the last bit of my forced composure dissolved.

Biting my lip would be too unsightly now. I mentally apologized to Xi Rong, bit onto the guest room’s quilt, and tried to endure it alone.

Even now, I had the presence of mind to think about this quilt, wondering if I should just take it home.

It wouldn’t be proper for anyone else to use it now.

The wind attacked the covered, delicate dampness, drilling in through the narrow gap in the quilt, provoking my strong protest.

Biting the corner of the quilt, I thought to myself, My illness is really severe.

Also, when is this hallucination going to be made into a full holographic production? It’s too real.

“Bang—” The door was kicked open. The gap in the quilt was also successfully pried open.

I jumped, then realized Xi Rong had kicked open the door, which had closed again at some point.

The quilt was damply covering my body, and the wind was wreaking havoc in the confined space.

I almost wanted to get on my knees and beg. Please, at least don’t cause trouble at a time like this!

In the depths of the unvisited quilt, something was gently exploring one layer after another. The feeling was hard to describe.

I dared not show too much of a reaction in front of Xi Rong. Before she noticed, I quickly covered my face with the corner of the quilt.

My palm was damp. I frowned slightly, still having to pretend that nothing had happened.

“Lu Lu, are you okay? Should we go to the hospital?” Xi Rong’s hand was a little cold and sweaty, touching my equally sweaty forehead.

I know Xi Rong is truly worried about me.

But I couldn’t tell her what was happening to me, and I had to refuse her kindness.

“No, I’m… I’m fine, mmh… I just, phew, have a bit of a headache.” I struggled to pull my hand out of the quilt, my brows tightly furrowed, my eyes barely able to stay open.

“Don’t worry about me. I’m fine. The thermometer, give it to me.”

The cold wind invaded the quilt, bringing an icy chill.

My stomach felt bloated and cold, but I hadn’t overeaten. Why did I feel this way?

I tried hard to appear normal, but my face was probably still very red.

In this situation, Xi Rong couldn’t possibly listen to me.

“Stop messing around! How old are you, still throwing a tantrum and refusing to go to the hospital!”

The wind continued its activity, seemingly determined to meticulously explore every difference deep within. I felt the light grow hazy, and my consciousness drifted away.

“Lu Lu, why are you crying?”

I heard Xi Rong speaking. The overwhelming numbness shot up from the soles of my feet to the back of my head. I felt my entire body trembling, even my lips were shaking, and I couldn’t utter a single complete sentence.

Hot tears streamed down my face. Only then did I realize I was crying.

“You’re fine, what are you thinking about? Why are you crying like this?” In the blurry tear-filled vision, I saw Xi Rong’s anxious face.