After Xiao Rong came back with the water, he had met something he would never forget all his life.

Zhang Tiantian, with a pale face, was lying on the messy bed.

The blood was gushing out of her body, like the scene in his nightmare, and had stained the white bed sheet.

Her clothes were scattered on the ground.

Her hair had been yanked and some hair had dropped on the ground.

There was nothing covering her naked body.

But a big bloody hole was on her forehead, and blood was flowing out from it.

The thermos in Xiao Rong's hand had dropped on the ground all of a sudden.

It was broken.

The boiled water splashed.

The water was boiled, and it splashed on his body, but he couldn't feel the pain.

He just stared at Zhang Tiantian's face which was covered with blood.

Her eyes were big, but unfocused. She just stared at the ceilings.

Something had made a sound in the quiet room.

He turned around.

Then he looked at the place where the sound came.

The watch on the wall told him it was the last second of this year.

It was twelve o'clock at night.

The whole world was welcoming the new year.

In Gangcheng, Gui Town, and Beicheng, the bell had been ringing on the three evening celebrations in the three cities.

The new year was coming under everyone's expectations.

Gu Baisheng was watching the live show on TV in a restaurant.

She picked up a dumpling for Song Shuang and said, "Happy new year."

"Happy new year," Song Shuang also wished her to be happy.

And he also picked up a dumpling for her.

But different from Gu Baisheng, Song Shuang wanted to put it directly in her mouth.

Gu Baisheng smiled when she saw this dumpling from Song Shuang.

Song Shuang reminded her, "Eat it, or it will be cold."

Gu Baisheng opened her mouth and ate the dumpling.

After this, Song Shuang said, "We'll go back to Beicheng tomorrow."

"Morning?"

"If you can't get up early, we'll go back in the afternoon."

Song Shuang was afraid that she couldn't get up early, so he planned to go back in the afternoon.

Gu Baisheng didn't think so, "I can get up early on the first day of every year."

There was a custom in Beicheng. The more people got up early on the first day, the luckier they would be in the new year.

Some people even didn't sleep in the eve.

Gu Baisheng still remembered this custom.

She would get up early on the first day of every year, and go back home to have an unprotected sleep after visiting the relatives.

That was the custom in her hometown.

And the rich family cared more about the customs.

Gu Baisheng thought Song Shuang's family would also care about this.

Therefore, if they went back late tomorrow, Song Zhaoyang and Lin Fengya would be unhappy.

"It doesn't matter if you can't get up early."

Song Shuang didn't want to force her.

Gu Baisheng insisted, "I can. Trust me."

Song Shuang smiled when he saw her confident look, "Good. I trust you."

"If I can't get up, you should wake me up."

"It's so merciless to wake you up," Song Shuang smiled wickedly, "I will kiss you up, like what the prince does to the sleeping beauty in the fairy tale."

Gu Baisheng asked him, "Only a kiss?"

"Of course. If you think it's not enough, I can do something else."

Song Shuang gave her a meaningful smile.

He was speaking something lustful, but he still looked gentle and calm.

Gu Baisheng glared at him, "I won't do anything else with you."

Song Shuang just smiled after hearing her words.

There was the sound of firecrackers outside the restaurant.

The firecrackers bloomed in the sky.

In an instant, it had lit up the dark sky.

The beautiful firecrackers were just like the beautiful dreams that every girl would have.

Gu Baisheng followed Song Shuang's gaze to look at the sky.

In a daze, she blearily remembered that in the past, she had also watched the bright firecrackers with a man she loved.

She looked at Song Shuang.

Song Shuang had a handsome face, like a super male model.

But she thought that man she loved didn't have such a face.

It was not Song Shuang.

Song Shuang watched the firecrackers bloom and fade.

But in Gu Baisheng's eyes, there was a flash of sadness.

She was living well now.

She almost forgot why she came back to Song Shuang and why she married this man again.

But she felt such a happy life was meaningless.

She couldn't find her soul.

And she didn't know what she wanted.

Anyway, she just felt something was wrong.

...

In a different city.

Qu Xiaobo, in Beicheng, was watching the live show of the new year. When it was twelve o'clock, she was eating chips and felt bored.

She was replying to the wishing messages from her friends.

Just like every new year in the past, Qu Xiaobo regarded Hu Hui's home as her own home.

She would spend the night at Hu Hui's home when the new year came.

And she would have dinner and wait for the coming of the new year with Hu Hui.

When the new year came, they would give best wishes to each other like the real mother and daughter.

But there were three people every year in the past.

Neither of them had mentioned Gu Baisheng.

Hu Hui even didn't talk to her daughter's memorial tablet at home.

They just acted as usual as if Gu Baisheng had been still alive.

They were welcoming the new year, just like they had done every year with Gu Baisheng.

Hu Hui had a young mind, but she was actually old.

She had been tired these days, so she couldn't stay up late.

After twelve o'clock, she wanted to say good night to Qu Xiaobo and then go to bed.

Then she saw Qu Xiaobo sending messages.

She glanced at her and asked, "Why don't you call Zhang Kai?"

Hu Hui was also worried.

Qu Xiaobo was like her daughter and Zhang Kai was her son-in-law. They had an argument just a few days ago, and they had just made it clear.

Hu Hui wanted them to live happily.

In the past years, Qu Xiaobo stayed here on every New Year's Eve.

But when the new year came, she would not be in a hurry to reply to the messages.

Instead, she would call Zhang Kai after she gave Hu Hui and Gu Baisheng the best wish.

Qu Xiaobo was so strange this time.

She was sending messages, but didn't call Zhang Kai.

Qu Xiaobo knew Hu Hui was worried about her after hearing this question.

She smiled and answered, "He's on his duty now. I called him just now, but he didn't answer it. Perhaps he's busy. I'll call him later."

Qu Xiaobo said this with a smile. It shouldn't be her angry words.

Hu Hui nodded, "Well, go to bed early. I'm sleepy, so I will go first."

"Good night."

Qu Xiaobo nodded with a smile.

...

After Hu Hui went back to her room, Qu Xiaobo also felt sleepy, but she was still sending messages.

Suddenly, she received two messages.

One was from Gu Baisheng.

And the other was from a strange number.

That number was from Gui Town.

She grinned and felt it was funny, "He sends me the message with a new number?"

What was he doing?

She called the strange number back.

But after a long time, no one answered it.

One second, two, and three...

After ten seconds, the phone still couldn't be connected.

"Sorry, the number you dialed did not answer. Please redial it later." Qu Xiaobo frowned, "What is that guy doing?"

This number couldn't be connected.

She called Zhang Kai's original number.

Different from before, Zhang Kai answered the phone after five or six seconds.

"Bobo?" It was Zhang Kai's voice.

Qu Xiaobo just wanted to ask him why he didn't call her at the moment when the new year came.

But suddenly, she heard a sharp scream from the phone.

She couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman, but the voice was scary, like a scream of a ghost at midnight.

She was scared, "What's that voice?"

After hearing Qu Xiaobo's question, Zhang Kai hurriedly covered the microphone, "Sorry, I have no time to explain it. I'll call you later."

After that, he hung up the phone in a hurry.

Qu Xiaobo was still scared even after he hung up the phone.

The scream was really terrifying. She didn't know what kind of case he was busy with.

It must be a shocking case, because the scream was so scary.

She grabbed the phone and was thinking.

The more she thought, the more scared she was.

She wanted to call Zhang Kai again to ask about it.

But she was afraid it might bother him.

If she didn't ask, she would feel worried about Zhang Kai.

She was hesitant for a long time.

Then she finally made up her mind to call Zhang Kai again.

It was such a coincidence.

When she was about to call Zhang Kai, she received a message.

The text was the old-fashioned wish for the new year.

She didn't care about it when she saw the text.

Just when she wanted to reply to it casually, she saw the name of the sender, Mo Shaoyan.

"Mo Shaoyan..."

Qu Xiaobo murmured this name and then snorted. She thought it was funny.

Then she deleted the message.

She didn't want to keep it in her phone at all.

She had no good impression of Mo Shaoyan.

And she didn't want to receive his wish of the new year.

She deleted the message with no hesitation.

Then Qu Xiaobo found Zhang Kai's number and wanted to call him.

However…

Just after she deleted Mo Shaoyan's message, Mo Shaoyan called her.

Qu Xiaobo didn't want to talk to him, so she hung up the phone.

But Mo Shaoyan called her again.

Qu Xiaobo had to answer it with anger, "Hello?"

"Don't think too much. The message I sent you is a mass text. I forgot to block your number, so..."

Before Mo Shaoyan finished his words, Qu Xiaobo hung up the phone and blacklisted his number without hesitation.