FV CH 10

Ghost Baby

Tang Ning curled up on the bed, his whole body exuding the same bath fragrance as Mo Yunchu. Mo Yunchu lifted the quilt and leaned over to give him a goodnight kiss, which landed on his forehead. It was gentle and not aggressive, which was the best interpretation of Tang Ning’s initial imagination of the word goodnight kiss.

However, Tang Ning half-opened his eyes, his eyes were covered with a layer of mist, and he was dazed and dull. His lips were slightly parted, as if he had temporarily lost the ability to receive information from the outside world.

It was not until Mo Yunchu turned off the bedside light and raised his arms to embrace him that Tang Ning blinked slowly, his shoulders shrank back, and his body trembled as he tried to escape from Mo Yunchu’s arms.

“What’s wrong?” Mo Yunchu held Tang Ning tightly and asked gently.

With his white teeth biting his lower lip, he covered his face with his red fingers, and couldn’t help but vent his grievances, “…you bullied me.”

A low, muffled laugh came from the darkness, “Does this count as bullying?”

Tang Ning nodded desperately, and his tiny sobs were shaken out. The amplitude of his nod was too large, and his soft hair rubbed against Mo Yunchu’s jaw. Mo Yunchu touched his head, and his tone became particularly gentle at this moment: “I’m sorry.”

“I won’t bully you like this next time, Xiao Ning, don’t cry, okay?”

Such a sincere and gentle tone, as if it was the truth from the heart, exuded an unparalleled, bewitching attraction.

Tang Ning believed Mo Yunchu all of a sudden.

Such a good and gentle Mo Yunchu.

He wiped the tears from his face with his hands, trying to stop his body from trembling, and then sniffed, carefully leaning his face against Mo Yunchu’s chest.

“……Good night.”

Mo Yunchu hugged Tang Ning, “Good night.”

Tang Ning added in a low voice: “If you need to get up at night, remember to wake me up, don’t leave me alone, okay?”

“Okay.”

After getting Mo Yunchu’s promise, Tang Ning felt relieved. He had consumed a lot of energy throughout the day and fell asleep soon. He seemed to have a nightmare. In the dream, there was a monster that kept tightly wrapped around him. It was dark all around. He couldn’t see what the monster looked like. Maybe it was a python. It is said that pythons also wrap their prey little by little, wrap, wrap—

Until they strangle to death.

Tang Ning suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the handsome face close to him. He found that Mo Yunchu’s hand was on his waist.

“Awake?” Mo Yunchu gave Tang Ning a good morning kiss on his forehead, the kiss was tender and gentle, “Good morning.”

Tang Ning’s mind hadn’t yet come to his senses, and he heard a bolt from the blue—

[Lu Yingxing is dead.]
The system said.

What?

Tang Ning was confused and began to wonder if he was dreaming within a dream.

Lu Yingxing died?
Everything was fine when they left yesterday. He still owed Lu Yingxing two meals and hadn’t asked Lu Yingxing what was wrong with the surveillance video…

“If you feel sleepy, sleep a little longer. I have to go to work and can’t accompany Xiao Ning.” Mo Yunchu reluctantly buried his straight nose in Tang Ning’s neck and took a deep breath. His tone was full of obsession, “It smells so good.”

The tingling sensation brought Tang Ning’s thoughts back to reality. He stared blankly at Mo Yunchu leaving the room. He was stunned for a few seconds before asking:

[What happened?]

The system did not reveal any more information.

When Tang Ning rushed to the hospital, he met the Lu family, one of whom was Lu Yingxing’s brother Lu Junchi. Lu Junchi looked a bit similar to Lu Yingxing, but his temperament was much calmer, which made it easy to tell the difference between the two brothers.

Seeing Tang Ning coming, Lu Junchi stepped forward and whispered, “Long time no see.”

Tang Ning didn’t know how to address him, so he could only nod slightly. Lu Junchi seemed to know the relationship between Tang Ning and Lu Yingxing. He told Tang Ning that Lu Yingxing died of sudden death and asked Tang Ning to take care of his health. “Many people in your industry live day and night, relying on their youth and not taking care of their bodies. Yingxing has always been in good health, but he also encountered this situation.”

Lu Junchi pinched his nose and his eyes were full of bloodshot.

He looked like he hadn’t slept all night.

“Can I see Lu Yingxing again?” Tang Ning asked.

Lu Junchi nodded.

But this time they met in the morgue.

Lu Junchi was going to accompany Tang Ning, but after walking a few steps, he almost stumbled. Tang Ning quickly asked Lu Junchi to rest first. He also wanted to go alone so that he could take Lu Yingxing’s phone.

What did the surveillance camera capture last night? Was Lu Yingxing’s cause of death related to the surveillance camera? These were the questions that troubled Tang Ning. The dead couldn’t speak, so the answer could only be found from the phone.

The morgue of this hospital was on the first floor of the basement, and there was a special elevator directly to it.

When the elevator door opened, the lights outside were still dark, and an indescribable chill hit him, like the coolness coming from the well water in summer.

As he arrived, the lights in the corridor lit up one by one, and Tang Ning’s shadow was reflected on the pale wall.

Although Tang Ning’s courage had increased, he was still a little scared in this environment. He quickened his pace and walked through the corridor and into the morgue. As soon as he entered, Tang Ning smelled a faint corpse odor that could not be covered by disinfectant.

In order to prevent the body from rotting, the temperature in the morgue was very low, and the light was not the bright white light that Tang Ning imagined, but a warm light.

Warm light should make people feel warm, but because the temperature here is too low, the warm light seems to be permeated with blood.

The morgue is filled with rows of large freezers, each with a number in front of it, and there are people sleeping inside. Tang Ning walked very lightly, and he dared not make any noise in such a quiet environment, for fear of disturbing the rest of the dead.

It took Tang Ning a while to find Lu Yingxing’s morgue. He kept comforting himself that this was just a person in the game, just like an NPC, and then he mustered up the courage to open the door. Opening the door of the freezer is like opening a drawer, except that it contains a body bag.

Tang Ning slowly unzipped the body bag. The slight zipper sound was particularly clear in the silent morgue. There was a faint gust of cold wind behind him. Tang Ning carefully looked back, and there was nothing behind him. It must be that he was too nervous.

Tang Ning turned his head and saw that the zipper had been pulled up to Lu Yingxing’s neck. Lu Yingxing’s pale face appeared in front of Tang Ning. Apart from his pale face, he looked like he was asleep.

Tang Ning didn’t know if it was Tang Ning’s illusion, but there seemed to be a faint curve on Lu Yingxing’s lips.

Tang Ning didn’t dare to look closely. He held his breath and reached out to touch Lu Yingxing’s shirt pocket. Lu Yingxing’s body was stiff, and he could feel the difference between him and a living person through the fabric. Tang Ning tried to ignore the touch. He touched both pockets, but they were empty. So Tang Ning leaned forward a little, leaned down, and reached for the pocket on his pants.

The light suddenly flickered.

Tang Ning’s hand froze in mid-air. He felt the wind behind him again. It was strangely quiet all around. Tang Ning stood still. He listened to his own breathing, “Hu…Hu…Hu…Hu…”

In a trance, it seemed that someone was breathing on his neck. Tang Ning was shocked by his own thoughts. Then he overturned this conjecture. The dead don’t breathe. He can also find the living here. The most reasonable explanation should be that he has neurasthenia. After this game is over, he will go to the hospital for a physical examination.

Don’t scare yourself.

After comforting himself, Tang Ning went to Lu Yingxing’s pocket again. Soon he found a mobile phone in Lu Yingxing’s pocket.

Tang Ning happily took out the mobile phone and prepared to zip up the body bag again. When the zipper was pulled to Lu Yingxing’s neck, Tang Ning suddenly found…

Lu Yingxing’s lips, which should have been tightly closed, opened slightly at this moment and blew air at him.

The light flickered twice and went out instantly. The entire morgue was plunged into darkness. Tang Ning felt a chill down his spine, and the chill penetrated his bones. His legs went weak and he almost collapsed to the ground.

There was a rustling sound in the darkness, as if something had crawled out of the body bag. Tang Ning didn’t dare to turn on the flashlight to shine on that thing. He turned around quickly and stumbled out.

A gust of cold wind blew on the back of his neck, as if something was following him.

Tang Ning’s scalp was numb, and he wanted to run faster, but the more nervous he was, the more likely he was to make mistakes. In a panic, he stumbled and fell to the ground.

This body was too fragile, and the slightest bump would hurt him terribly. Tang Ning struggled to get up. He turned on his phone and saw the door in the faint light of the screen. Hope made Tang Ning burst out with strength at this moment. He rushed to the door and grabbed the door handle to open it, but something was stuck at the door and he couldn’t push it open.

The faint light from the screen moved downwards, Tang Ning opened his eyes wide, and he saw clearly what it was.

It was a rag doll lying on the ground, with sparse hair, eyes made of black buttons, a broken body covered with dirt, and the lower half of the body without legs revealed the white cotton inside. A few maggots could be vaguely seen crawling out of the hole.

Tang Ning’s head was buzzing, and he subconsciously took a step back. He felt a cool breath on his neck, and something was standing on him and blowing at him.

“Ahhhhhhh—!!!”

Tang Ning hugged his head and squatted down in collapse. He huddled in the corner tremblingly, his back pressed against the wall, and he closed his eyes as if to escape himself.

At this moment, the only thing he thought about was Mo Yunchu.
He needed Mo Yunchu.

He needed Mo Yunchu to hug him now and say to him, “It’s okay, don’t be afraid, Xiao Ning.” He needed to absorb Mo Yunchu’s body temperature.

He seemed to have really turned into a dodder flower, clinging to Mo Yunchu. Without Mo Yunchu, he would have died.

At this moment, footsteps approached, and a cold hand touched him. Tang Ning buried his head in his knees and screamed wildly. A dazzling light shone, penetrating the darkness of his knees into his eyes. A voice came from the overwhelming light. Although this hoarse voice was partially covered by Tang Ning’s scream, words such as “Hey” and “Don’t shout” could still be heard intermittently.

Tang Ning covered his ears and trembled as he raised his head. He saw a middle-aged man with a sallow face and dark eyes standing in front of him.

The lights in the morgue came back on, and the middle-aged man said expressionlessly, “Young man, stop yelling here.”

After saying that, he ignored Tang Ning and walked towards the freezer. Tang Ning first looked at the door with trembling eyes, but did not see the nightmare-like rag doll. He turned his head blankly and looked at the freezer. One of the cabinets was open, and Lu Yingxing’s body bag was placed on it. Lu Yingxing’s body was still placed on it, but the zipper was not completely closed, and it stopped at the neck.

The warm yellow light shone on Lu Yingxing’s pale face, which was indescribably weird.

The middle-aged man walked to Lu Yingxing’s body bag, zipped it up without changing his expression, and then did something that shocked Tang Ning—

He picked up the upright body and placed it on the cart.

“……Who are you?” Tang Ning asked in a trembling voice.

The middle-aged man looked at Tang Ning coldly, “I’m a staff member of the funeral home.”

Under the light, the middle-aged man’s shadow was projected on the white tiles.

Tang Ning suddenly regained strength and stood up with the help of the wall, “Hello, I, I…what’s your name?”

“Lao Liu.”