Strange Events in Room 202

Chapter 2

"What's wrong?"

"Stop asking, hurry up... come over here quickly, and also call Da Kai and the others to come together."

"I understand, but it seems Li Xu has gone out."

"It's okay, you three come here, and be quick." Yang Mian felt that the door might be opened at any moment.

"Okay, you wait." The person on the other end of the phone hung up as soon as they finished speaking.

The room fell silent again. Yang Mian put down the phone, sat on the bed, leaned against the wall, and stared at the door and window. After a while, he kept looking around, feeling unsafe. He kept thinking about his father, mother, sister, and himself rushing in from the living room... He dared not think any further.

"Gu Xing, please come and save me!" He dared not say it aloud, but silently hoped for Gu Xing and the others in his heart.

He saw the clock by the bedside again, and incredibly, only five minutes had passed, yet it felt like an hour. Then he felt something cold slide down his face—sweat. He realized then that not only his face was covered in sweat, but his back, head, and hands were also wet and slippery. He dared not move, dared not get out of bed to see what was happening in the living room, and could only wait in terror.

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Suddenly there was a knock on the door.

He felt his heart leap out of his mouth. He bit his lip so hard it bled. Fear made him forget the pain; he just wanted to keep his mouth from making a sound.

"Brother." His sister's voice came from outside the door.

"Brother, are you awake?"

"..." Yang Mian dared not respond.

"Brother Gu Xing, Brother Da Kai and the others are here," his sister said softly, as if afraid of waking Yang Mian.

Upon hearing this, Yang Mian immediately got out of bed, walked to the door, and whispered, "Tell them all to come in."

After he finished speaking, he pressed his ear to the door. He heard the footsteps walk away until they stopped at the front door. He then carefully opened a small door and saw that the TV in the living room was on, all the lights were on, and the dining table had been cleared. He couldn't see his parents or himself. He only saw his sister standing on one side of the living room, chatting and laughing with Gu Xing, Da Kai, Zhang Da, and a few others.

Suddenly, Yang Mian was so weak he almost knelt down; he felt like he was about to collapse. He shouted at Gu Xing and the others, "Come in quickly!"

After exchanging a few more words with Yang Yi, Gu Xing and his group came over. Yang Mian, with his weak legs, struggled to stand up, and with trembling hands, opened the door. Once Gu Xing and the others entered the room, he quickly closed the door again.

Gu Xing asked curiously, "What's wrong with you?"

Yang Mian finally couldn't hold back anymore, plopped down on the ground, and burst into tears, saying between sobs, "This is too much! You could have just killed me, but you didn't have to scare me like this... Waaah..." But Yang Mian didn't dare to cry too loudly, and since he couldn't control himself, his sobs rose and fell, leaving Gu Xing at a loss for what to do.

Da Kai helped Yang Mian up and sat him on the bed, handing him a tissue. Gu Xing knelt down in front of Yang Mian, and Zhang Da also came up and stood in front of them. Only then did Yang Mian stop crying and let out a long sigh: "Sigh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~."

She let out another long sigh: "Sigh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~."

He let out another sigh of relief: "Sigh~~~~~~~~~~~."

She paused for a moment, then started crying again.

"Are you ever going to stop?" Da Kai roared.

"I saw it... I saw it..." Yang Mian was so frightened he didn't know where to begin. Suddenly, as if remembering something, he asked Gu Xing, "Did you see my parents when you came in?"

Gu Xing found it strange: "No, have your parents come back from Hong Kong?"

Recalling what had just happened, Yang Mian's lips trembled as he said, "I...I saw them! I just saw...they, and my sister was eating! It was so scary! And...I also saw..."

"What else did you see?" Da Kai asked anxiously.

“I—myself…” Yang Mian said in a low voice.

Suddenly the room fell silent.

Gu Xing thought for a moment, then put his hand on Yang Mian's shoulder and said, "Don't think too much about it. I'll take you back to school to see Professor Wang tomorrow."

With snot running down his face, Yang Mian looked up and asked Gu Xing, "Is Professor Wang a ghost hunter?"

"He is a professor in the psychology department."

"You don't believe me?" Yang Mian was about to cry again.

“It’s not that I don’t believe you, it’s just that you’re scaring yourself, it’s your own illusion,” Gu Xing said earnestly.

Da Kai also stood up from the bed and shouted, "What the hell? That's weird! Call them out, I'll chop them up! Tell me what you just saw? I'll call your sister in and tell her. Anyone who was home just now will know what happened. It must be your hallucination." After saying that, he was about to open the door and leave.

Gu Xing grabbed him and said, "Don't scare the girl." Then he said to Yang Mian, "You should get some sleep first, we'll talk about it tomorrow."

Yang Mian said with a sob in his voice, "I'm scared~~~~~~~".

Gu Xing sighed and said, "How about this, we'll sleep here tonight, and I'll go with you to Professor Wang's place tomorrow."

Yang Mian nodded in agreement.

Gu Xing walked to the wardrobe, took out Yang Mian's usual pajamas, and said to Yang Mian, "Go take a shower, you're all sweaty."

Da Kai then realized that his hand, which was touching Yang Mian's back, was soaked through. Looking at Yang Mian, he saw that Yang Mian looked as if he had been drenched in a downpour.

Yang Mian didn't dare to open the door and go out. Gu Xing pulled him out. Zhang Da and Da Kai also followed them out of the living room and sat down to watch TV. Gu Xing pulled Yang Mian to the bathroom and then came out as well.

Yang Mian didn't dare to stay in the bathroom for too long, so he just rinsed off quickly and came out.

He felt a little more at ease when he saw that his three friends were here with him tonight, and he sat down next to the TV to watch TV.

Meanwhile, at the same time, in the school dormitory...

Li Xu was sitting on the bed meditating when Gu Xing came in. Da Kai asked Gu Xing, "What's wrong? Did you get through on the phone? What's up with Yang Mian? He seemed to have something going on this afternoon."

Gu Xing said, "The administrator said the dormitory phone has been broken all day; you can't make or receive calls at all. They'll send someone to fix it tomorrow." He then asked Zhang Da, "Where's your phone card?"

Zhang Da said, "It's long gone. I've always used the dormitory phone."

Li Xu squinted and slowly said, "It's alright, Benefactor Yang is destined for good fortune."

He jumped up and threw a pillow at her, saying, "I'll smash you to death, you fake Taoist who's spreading feudal superstitions."

Li Xu threw a pillow at Da Kai and cursed, "Smash that uneducated and uncultured old bastard to death!"

Then, another argument broke out in room 202.

Gu Xing got used to it and went back to bed to think: Yang Mian said he saw hallucinations. This kind of thing can be a big deal or a small deal. Tomorrow morning, I will still go back to school with him to find Professor Chen, the professor in the psychology department.

Chapter Two: Boys and Girls

The next day, Gu Xing groggily got out of bed and found that only he and Da Kai were in the room. Zhang Da and Li Xu had already gone to class. Gu Xing thought to himself, "Did they take the wrong medicine? Why are they going so early?"

He carefully nudged Da Kai awake, because Zhang Da had once rudely woken him up and been knocked to the ground by a punch in his sleep. He nudged Da Kai gently for a while, and Da Kai woke up politely.

"What are you doing~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ah~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~."

"I want to find Yang Mian, are you coming?" Gu Xing said, "He definitely won't be going back to school, I need to go to his apartment."

"Let's eat first, then... ah... then we'll go."

"Eat first? What time is it? Zhang Da and Li Xu just went to class." Gu Xing said curiously.

Da Kai, looking annoyed, took out the alarm clock from the bedside table and said, "It's 12 o'clock."

Gu Xingcai said "Oh": "I thought they had taken the wrong medicine, but it turns out I just woke up late."

The two of them washed up for a while and then headed to the cafeteria together.

At this moment, Li Xu and Zhang Da were already eating in the cafeteria. Li Xu was looking to his left while eating, and Zhang Da asked curiously, "What are you looking at?" Li Xu pointed to a table not far to his left, where a couple was eating affectionately.

Li Xu withdrew his finger and said, "I know that man, he's from the swimming team, his name is Fang Lei, but I don't know that woman."

Zhang Da found it boring and said, "None of your business."

Li Xu said, "Yesterday I saw another woman crying and talking to him. I thought he must be messing around. Anyway, he is a notorious playboy. His family is as rich as Yang Mian's. I get angry whenever I see him."

Zhang Da secretly picked up some meat from Li Xu's lunchbox. When Li Xu turned around, wanting to distract him, he immediately said, "I know the woman too, her name is Chen Lan."

Li Xu said "oh" and then went to pick up the meat from Zhang Da's rice. Just as the two were picking at each other's food, Gu Xing and Da Xing arrived.

Li Xu held the food high, preventing Zhang Da from getting a share, and asked Da Kai, "Usually, when Zhang Da and I arrive at the cafeteria, you're already full. Why are you so late today?"

Da Kai said, "I overslept."

Gu Xing continued, "After we finish eating, I'm going to check on Yang Mian. Are you guys coming?"

As a result, everyone said they wanted to go. More than ten minutes later, Li Xu finished eating last amidst a chorus of curses, and then everyone walked together toward the luxury apartment where Yang Mian lived.

When they arrived at the apartment, they climbed to the floor where Yang Mian lived. Li Xu sat down and complained, "They call this a luxury apartment, but there's no elevator. We had to climb five floors."

Da Kai said to him, "You can roll downstairs later, it won't be so strenuous."

Li Xu didn't bother to pay attention and sat on the ground panting.

Gu Xing was already banging on the door, calling, "Yang Mian... Yang Mian..."

"Yang Mian... Yang Mian..."

Da Kai suddenly jumped out and shouted: "Yang Mian!"

"I'm going to die!" a woman in her thirties shouted as she walked out from next door.

Gu Xing asked politely, "Auntie, I'm looking for someone here named Yang Mian."

Upon hearing this, the woman exclaimed "Oh dear!" and Gu Xing and the others looked at him, puzzled.

The woman continued, "How terrifying! This morning, when my husband went to work, I saw his door was open. Because the neighborhood hasn't been very safe lately, I kindly reminded him to close the door properly. Guess what I saw?"

The woman kept them in suspense for a moment, and when she saw that Gu Xing and the others had stopped, Da Kai and Gu Xing really wanted to slap her.

At this moment, Li Xu couldn't help but ask, "What did you see?"

Seeing that someone had finally satisfied her, the woman continued, "I saw that the living room was so dark! Only the area near the front door was a little bright. Yang Mian was sitting on the sofa, his eyes wide and round, his mouth agape, watching TV with his hands tightly clenched. I called him, but he didn't answer. Normally, he's very polite. I just noticed he was staring at the TV. It was a large rear-projection screen TV. I'm thinking of asking my husband to buy one too. His family is so rich. My husband..."

The woman got into the conversation and started talking about everyday things.

Upon hearing this, Gu Xing glanced at Da Kai and saw him glaring at the woman with bulging veins. Gu Xing immediately stepped forward and asked, "How is Yang Mian now?"

"Oh, it was taken to the First Municipal Hospital. My husband took it there."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xing and his group went downstairs to the First Municipal Hospital.

When they arrived at the hospital, they asked a nurse and found out Yang Mian's ward. When they saw Yang Mian, he was already asleep.

Gu Xing went to find a doctor, who said that he was too frightened and had lost consciousness when he was brought in. His whole body was stiff, and he fell asleep after being given a sedative.

Gu Xing returned to the ward and asked him directly, "What happened? What did the doctor say?"

Gu Xing repeated what he had just heard from the doctor. After a while, he realized that someone was missing—Yang Yi. Didn't Yang Mian say she was back? He went outside the hospital, bought a phone card, opened his phone book, and dialed his sister's number.

"Hello, this is Yang Yi. What can I do for you?"

"Hey, this is Gu Xing."