Having devoted myself to guiding souls, I was surrounded by them after my death.

"rustle……"

The dark red dress rustled softly against the sheets. She shifted from sitting to lying down, supporting her chin with her hands, her long legs dangling behind her, her heels occasionally kicking her buttocks.

"What are you doing? Meditation?" she asked Chen Shi.

"Shh, be quiet first."

"Okay, okay." Su Yining obediently shut her mouth.

Chen Shi took a deep breath, his consciousness gradually sinking...

His inspiration grew clearer, and through Su Yining's severed hand, he inexplicably had a... very familiar feeling?

Like a childhood playmate you often bumped into downstairs, his face isn't clearly etched in your memory, and you might not even remember his name. But when you meet him again years later, your heart will tell you, "I know this person."

How could this be?

Chen Shi was puzzled, and at the same time extended his other hand:

"Senior, take my hand."

"Holding hands?"

Su Yining was taken aback for a moment. She was about to say something funny, but when she saw Chen Shi's serious expression, she decided to shut up and handed him her hand.

The next second, Chen Shi felt his hand being held.

That hand was small and soft, with supple skin that looked like it could be squeezed to release moisture.

"The senior's hands are quite small," he thought to himself.

At the same time, he exerted a little force and tightened his grip on Su Yining's hand.

This is the solution he came up with—to act as the medium himself.

Su Yining would react even if she walked through a corpse, and the reaction would definitely be even stronger if she touched it directly.

Since that's the case, all we need to do is find a way to get Su Yining to "touch" my corpse... through a medium.

So what he had to do was to touch the world for Su Yining, just as they had agreed.

however……

Chen Shi had his eyes closed, completely unaware that Su Yining's lips were trembling slightly and her ears were turning red.

"Senior, concentrate." He unconsciously reminded her, just wanting Su Yining to calm down.

"oh oh!"

However, Su Yining felt a little guilty and immediately looked away.

"Close your eyes and calm down," Chen Shi guided Su Yining to use her inspiration.

Su Yining is passionate and fiery; she can't stay still even when she's alone, let alone when the two of them are holding hands.

"Mmm..."

The more she tried to calm herself, the more...irritable she felt? No, not the kind of aversion-induced restlessness, but a kind of itchy, burning heat all over her body.

"Senior, are you constipated?" Chen Shi asked.

"You're the one who's talking nonsense! I'm just a little... restless."

She made an excuse and muttered to herself:

"You know, so much has happened, and now you suddenly want me to meditate..."

Chen Shi recalled Su Yining's cries in Corridor No. 2 and said:

"Then think about the times you've been alone for the past three years, think about the days when no one talked to you."

"Days when no one speaks..."

Following Chen Shi's words, Su Yining began to imagine the scene.

She began to recall how she had sat alone by her desk, rambling on and on to her former best friend, but the friend had not responded.

She still remembers her best friend crying while looking at her photo, and she teased her, "You crybaby, huh? I'm right next to you and you can't even see me. Do you need a new pair of glasses?"

There's also a day when someone decorates their "new home".

She buys packages on her phone and has them delivered to the school and the community delivery station. Then, when no one is around at night, she carries the big and small boxes home by herself, puts up wallpaper, assembles the new bed, and then falls asleep hugging a plush bear.

She had actually been home before; she had forgotten many things, but she still remembered where her home was.

But when she saw her parents' faces, now covered in wrinkles overnight, she couldn't stay at home any longer. She could only cross the road alone and run back to her old neighborhood, where she continued to hug her plush bear and stare blankly.

As more and more memories surfaced, her heart began to ache, then slowly calmed down.

At the same time, Chen Shineng could clearly feel a drop of warm liquid fall onto the back of his hand.

Then came the second drop, the third drop... and faint sobs.

"Should we comfort her?" He felt bad, but in order to solve the problem at its root, he still had to help Su Yining regain her memories.

"Fine, let's just say you're drooling over the delicious food."

The straight men part.

He took a deep breath, began to focus on his inspiration, held Su Yining's hand with one hand, and placed the other on the back of her severed hand, gradually building a bridge.

Su Yining's breathing gradually became steady, and her sobs gradually subsided...

"call……"

Her beautiful eyes were closed, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and her memories began to resurface, slowly piecing together pieces of the kaleidoscope of memories in her mind.

The familiar scene reappeared.

That was a school.

A desk... textbooks... a blackboard covered with math formulas... and half a piece of orange candy.

……

"Have you heard? Our school's choir is recruiting again."

……

"Su Yining, report to XXX at X o'clock sharp today..."

The sound gradually became clearer...

"Su Yining, please report to the choir room promptly at 10 PM tonight after evening self-study."

Then, the scene begins to shift, like riding a roller coaster into a tunnel.

A statue appeared in my memory—an old man holding a child's hand, the child holding a book.

As you walk further in, countless students pass by, wearing dark blue school uniforms and school badges featuring a six-pointed star with a paper boat in the center.

Her memories began to spiral out of control, yet she kept walking inside...

She walked deeper and deeper, into darkness, as if stepping into an abyss in her sleep. The difference was, this time she was falling, not waking up.

"study……"

"Senior!"

"Su Yining!"

A familiar voice came in, as if a hand was grabbing her collar and lifting her up.

"Senior? Are you alright?"

Chen Shi gently grasped her shoulders and waved two fingers in front of his eyes:

How many is this?

This time, Su Yining didn't say "Yay!" but suddenly stood up from the bed.

The movement was so sudden that the top of her head slammed into Chen Shi's chin.

"Ow!"

"No, I'm sorry! Junior, I wasn't paying attention. No, that's not the point..."

Su Yining clenched her fists and said hurriedly:

"Junior, I've remembered the specific features of that school!"

Chapter 53 Solitude

"A statue of an old man leading a child, a six-pointed star school badge, and a paper boat in the middle?"

As Chen Shi listened to Su Yining's description, he stroked his chin.

It wasn't because he was trying to be profound, but because he had just been headbutted by this hot senior.

“Yes.” Su Yining nodded frantically.

"I've never heard of this school before."

Chen Shi was puzzled. He was a native of Nanhai City, but he had no impression of this school. It should not be a public school.

"That shouldn't be the case; I really did think of it through inspiration."

Su Yining crossed her arms, making the lines and contours of her breasts appear even fuller.

"A six-pointed star school badge...with a paper boat floating on it?"

Chen Shi pondered for a moment, then said:

"It's alright, at least we have a marker now. I'll go ask Jiang Liu later."

You can ask Zhang Chengkang, he has a good friend who's an elite guy anyway. And after spending time with him, he found that the guy was a bit rigid, but actually a pretty good person.

No wonder Jiang Liu bosses him around.

"Then, senior, I'll head to the music store now." Chen Shi immediately set off.

"Hey, are we leaving now?"

Su Yining jumped off the bed, hands on her hips, and scolded:

"Junior, you're at the genius senior's house right now, all alone. This is a rare opportunity."

"Senior, what you're saying sounds like you're tacitly agreeing to me doing something to you..."

Chen Shi glanced at Su Yining and sized her up.

She wore a dark red halter dress, revealing long legs that extended from the hem. Her slender legs, encased in black stockings, were barefoot on the ground. Her long hair flowed gracefully, with a few red highlights that perfectly complemented the dress.

He admitted that it was indeed easy to lose control.

Unfortunately, the severed hand on the ground really ruined the atmosphere.

"Oh, junior, you sound like you have something on your mind?"

Su Yining smiled, leaned closer, and brought with her a faint fragrance of crape myrtle blossoms.

Although I know this senior is a bit frivolous, as a real Chu Nan, it's hard not to feel a bit restless when such a beautiful senior stands in front of me.

Chen Shi suddenly understood why the line of people pursuing Su Yining at Nanjing University could stretch from the cafeteria to the school gate back then.

"Senior, you can't be too careful. What if I have some ulterior motives?" Chen Shi smiled.

Of course, he was used to racing with the hot female senior, so it was just a casual remark.

Moreover, usually after a few words from a seasoned verbal expert, Su Yining would giggle and steer the conversation back on track.

however……

Instead of retreating, Su Yining moved closer, her beautiful crimson eyes crinkling with a smile:

"You have an idea? Then tell your senior what it is?"

"???"

No, that's not how the script goes.

Based on past experience, you should chuckle, wave your hand, and say "Then think about it more" to bring the topic back on track.