Cheng Ziliang's recent state has not been good, seemingly still busy with his livelihood from dawn till dusk, no different from usual. But in reality, his nerves are almost on the verge of collapse.

  For some time now, he has been inexplicably overcome with fear, accompanied by a strong sense of danger, and he feels that he is about to die.

  He didn't know what was going on either, anyway, this feeling was getting worse and worse with time, he was almost driven mad. Because there was no time to go to the hospital, so Cheng Ziliang could only search for his symptoms on the internet, and the opinions online were varied. Some people thought he had schizophrenia and needed to be hospitalized; some people thought he was just overworked, so resting for a few days would be fine; of course, there were also people who thought he was crazy, because no normal person would think they were going to die.

  The online appeal apparently had no effect, and Cheng Ziliang didn't want to drag it out any longer. He took three days off from work to go to the hospital for a thorough examination.

  Today is his first day of sick leave.

  Early in the morning, Cheng Ziliang, who was still asleep, vaguely heard a muffled voice. The voice was unclear, as if it was saying something to him:

  "You're... almost... going... to... die..."

  The speaker seemed to be leaning over the head of the bed, slightly stretching his neck and whispering in his ear, and this voice also gave him a very familiar feeling, he was sure that he had heard it somewhere before.

  Cheng Ziliang opened his eyes, then looked towards the head of the bed, and then swept his gaze over the entire room, everything was normal. He habitually went to find his phone, but the pillow was empty, and his phone was nowhere to be found.

  He searched the bed and under it for half a day, but ultimately had to give up in despair. His phone was really gone. He clearly remembered that he was still using it to chat with that woman last night, how could it be gone after just one sleep?

  "This is really freaking weird!"

  Cheng Ziliang muttered and opened the computer, wanting to ask his colleague to call him on QQ. He thought that his mobile phone must have fallen into some gap.

  As he brushed his teeth in the bathroom during the time the computer was booting up, a feeling of being peeped at arose, as if... someone was standing right behind him!

  Cheng Ziliang hastily turned his head back, but there was still nothing there. However, when he turned his head back again, that feeling appeared once more. He turned his head back again, but there was still nothing there.

  Cheng Ziliang's hands trembled as he held the toothbrush, trying to turn himself around so that his body was facing the small door of the bathroom. But just as he did this, he once again felt that something behind him was staring at him!

  But he knew it was impossible, the bathroom wasn't even ten square meters, and it would be cramped with two people, let alone someone who wouldn't be seen. But then again, how could this feeling of being peeped at be explained?

  Cheng Ziliang attributed everything to hallucinations, which were caused by the weakness of his nerves that led to visual and auditory illusions. He endured this feeling while brushing his teeth, then turned on the faucet and lowered his head.

  The cool water splashed on his face brought a bit of relief to his extremely panicked heart, he applied the facial cleanser to his face, but just as he was about to rinse off, the water suddenly stopped.

  "Is the water cut off?"

  Cheng Ziliang fumbled and turned the faucet again, and the sound of "gushing" water suddenly appeared again.

  "Scared me half to death! I thought the water was cut off, huh? It wasn't? The faucet was just turned off? Then... who turned it off!!!"

  At this thought, he was suddenly frightened to the point where his legs went soft, and he didn't even bother to rinse off the soap on his face before hastily wiping it away with a towel. If his previous experience wasn't just an illusion, then that meant at this moment, within this house, there was something else besides him!

  This idea made Cheng Ziliang feel a chill run down his spine, and he once again conducted a thorough search of the house, but this time the result was still nothing. The computer had already been turned on, and he logged onto QQ where a colleague with the nickname "Old Wang" sent him a message:

  "My phone is nowhere to be found at home, can you call me now and let me know if it's connected?"

  Before long, he received a reply from Old Wang. Old Wang first sent an angry expression and then replied:

  "You think you can play me? You've got a girlfriend and still want to show off in front of me?"

  Cheng Ziliang looked at him in confusion and asked inexplicably:

  "What did you say? I asked if you called me back, I need it urgently now!"

  "Stop messing with me, you little brat! Just pretend, go ahead and pretend!"

  "Old Wang, I'm not joking with you, hurry up and give me a call, let me know as soon as it goes through! I'm really anxious!"

  This time Old Wang replied a bit slowly, seemingly pondering the truth and falsehood of his words. However, Old Wang still replied to him, but that reply made his back break out in cold sweat:

  "Are you a naughty boy or what? How come as soon as you find a girlfriend, you run out and fool around?"

  "Your phone hasn't been lost, I just called and it was answered by your girlfriend. She sounds pretty sweet too. When you're free, I'll arrange for the two of you to meet."

  Cheng Ziliang was stunned for a moment, Old Wang said he wasn't at home, and also said that the phone was answered by his girlfriend, but he was clearly at home, and...he didn't even have a girlfriend!

  His mind was completely messed up, he frantically clicked on the mouse and sent a video window to Old Wang, telling him:

  "Old Wang, if you don't pick up this video call, we won't be in touch anymore! I really have an urgent matter to ask you, and I'm absolutely not joking with you!"

  The video connected, and in a somewhat blurry image, the figure of Old Wang appeared. Old Wang was rushing to meet the deadline at the company, so he looked a bit impatient.

  "What's wrong with you, kid?!"

  Cheng Ziliang didn't have the heart to chat with Old Wang, he directly asked:

  "You actually called me? And it's someone claiming to be my girlfriend who answered?"

  "What's wrong?"

  The problem is I don't even have a girlfriend! You also saw it, I just stay at home.

  "Don't ask me what's wrong with you, just make a phone call in front of me!"

  Cheng Ziliang's face looked extremely ugly as he stared at the video screen, where Lao Wang was seen taking out his mobile phone and dialing a number. Soon, someone answered Lao Wang's call, and his voice came through.

  "Hey, are you Cheng Ziliang's girlfriend?"

  "Yes, what's up?"

  "What's wrong with that kid? Never mind, let's just drop it. Are you two together?"

  "Of course."

  "Okay, okay, I haven't seen you yet, would you mind showing your face?"

  "Of course, on one condition... you have to come with me!!!"

  It was a very ordinary phone call, but to Cheng Ziliang's ears it was like the wail of hell. It wasn't just Old Wang's voice that he heard clearly, the woman's voice he also heard clearly, because that voice came from the bathroom!

  The computer screen suddenly turned into a vast expanse of white, with white snowflakes appearing on it! The woman's words "You want to come and keep me company" were infinitely amplified in this house, but they weren't directed at Old Wang, rather they were directed at him.

  At this moment, the soft footsteps came out of the bathroom, and Cheng Ziliang was shocked and stunned on the spot. In his ear, there was a very vicious voice roaring:

  "I'm here with you!!!"

  Ten minutes later, a young man with a cold gaze appeared in the apartment where Cheng Ziliang was. The young man's figure was not tall and strong, only about 1.75 meters, and what caught people's attention most was that his left eye had no pupil.

  The young man's name was Zhang Tianyi, who was exactly the Tianyi that Old Gao had mentioned.

  He came to the door of Cheng Ziliang's house, knocked heavily on it several times, but inside the door seemed very quiet, with no sound coming from within.

  "Is he dead?"

  Zhang Tianyi's eyebrows moved slightly, and he knocked twice again, but there was still no response from inside the door. He seemed a bit impatient, and with an irresistible push, the door creaked open.

  At the same time, his mobile phone suddenly rang.