1987 My Era

Chapter 251: The carrier of lies, she herself does not admit it (Please subscribe!)
Chen Siya said frankly: "Shuheng, my family affairs are not settled yet, so I can't come back to accompany you tonight."

"Okay, you go ahead and do your work first." Yu Shuheng said.

After chatting for a while, the call ended.

After putting the receiver back, Yu Shuheng sat quietly on the sofa for a long time.

At a certain moment, she raised her head and drank the red wine in the glass in one gulp. Then she put the glass down, went to the attic outside, and started fiddling with the astronomical telescope.

After observing the planets in the solar system one by one, her attention was once again focused on the vast Milky Way as usual.

Every time she faced the vast galaxy, she could always feel the insignificance of human beings, and the depression in her heart was relieved a lot.
"boom!"

Just as she was immersed in the starry universe, a loud noise suddenly came from the room, which was suspected to be the sound of glass breaking.

Because the environment was so quiet, the sound was very sharp and it was difficult to miss it.

Yu Shuheng subconsciously turned her head to look inside the house and found that there was no one inside. After thinking for a few seconds, she put down the telescope in her hand, stood up and walked towards the living room.

After checking, the living room floor was clean and the used red wine glass was still on the coffee table. There was nothing unusual.

Could it be somewhere else?
With doubt, she slowly walked into the study, but when she reached the door, she saw broken glass all over the floor and red wine spilled on the ground.

? ?
With two big question marks in her mind, she went into the study and checked, only to find out that the bottle of red wine on the ground was the one she had just opened.

Could it be that it fell because it was not placed properly?

Yu Shuheng looked back and forth at the wine rack several times, but found nothing. She didn't find any clues. In the end, she had to pick up the broom and dustpan to clean the floor, and then mopped it repeatedly several times until it was back to its original state.

After all this, she no longer had the heart to continue traveling in space. She took a shower, hung out her clothes, and went to the bedroom.

In the past, she had the habit of reading before going to bed, and tonight was no exception. She found a book, leaned against the head of the bed, and read quietly.

It was fine at first, she could still concentrate on reading.

But as time passed, as the night fell, and as all the noise from the outside world disappeared one by one, her thoughts suddenly seemed to be controlled by an inexplicable force.

After a while, I wondered why the red wine glass fell to the ground and shattered for no reason?

For a moment, I thought about sleep paralysis.

Finally, the images in her mind flashed through last night's scenes: she was drinking with the man next door, he helped her into the bedroom, after midnight, she heard intermittent voices in a daze... She thought it was a dream, and only when she woke up did she realize that her newly bought black sweater was broken.

Li Heng!

As she recalled, all the images suddenly turned into a head of a person, and it was the little boy that her best friend asked her to take care of.

Thinking of this, she closed the book, slowly closed her eyes, and forced herself to interrupt those messy thoughts.

Don’t think, don’t imagine, slowly calm your mind and let yourself fall asleep.

Time passes by, I don't know how much time has passed
Suddenly, Yu Shuheng, who was sleeping soundly, woke up suddenly. The next moment, she stretched her hands behind her back and sat up with a dazed look in her eyes and a thin layer of sweat on her forehead.

Sleep paralysis comes again!

She tried to convince herself that it was a psychological effect, but her body couldn't control herself and she got out of bed, left the bedroom and went to the balcony.

Fortunately, the lights on the opposite side were still on.

Looking at the dim electric light that was so bright in the dark night, her heart suddenly felt at ease.

In her sight, Li Heng held a fountain pen in his right hand, turning it unconsciously from time to time, and writing and drawing on paper from time to time. His playful and focused look was particularly charming.

She realized that the little boy must be revising the manuscript.

In fact, she was no longer surprised by this scene. As long as she slept a little later in the past few months, she would be sure to see it.

Sometimes she couldn't help but sigh secretly: many people envy his talent and attribute all his achievements to the word "genius", but they don't know how much effort he has put in for it.

This effort is more than hers, much more than that of ordinary people.

This was the first time I observed him so carefully late at night. Even if I looked at him occasionally in the past, it was just a brief glance and I would not stay on him for too long.

But tonight, the more she tried not to let herself look, the more she couldn't help wanting to look, as if she was possessed by a demon.

So in the end, she somehow appeared at the door of Building No. 26 with a bottle of red wine in her left hand and two red wine glasses in her right hand.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

The knock on the door was not strong, but very loud.

Li Heng's work state was suddenly interrupted, and he subconsciously raised his left wrist to look at his watch.

2:37
It's late, who's still knocking on the door?
Is it Mr. Yu next door?

Thinking of this, he quickly put down his pen, went to the balcony with an iron rod in his hand and looked down.

It won’t work without checking it out in advance. He will be scared in the middle of the night.

really!

Just as I guessed, it was Teacher Yu at the door.

Without further ado, he turned around and ran to the first floor, trying not to keep the woman outside waiting for too long.

Although I don’t know what she has been through, but since she came to see me so late, it means that something bad must have happened to her.

Although she appears noble and aloof in front of others, and many of her male classmates call her the fairy Chang'e in Guanghan Palace behind her back, she is, after all, a woman.

He walked through the hall and pulled the bolt without any hesitation.

The door opened, and the eyes of people inside and outside the door collided. Li Heng asked with concern: "Teacher, are you dreaming again?"

Her gaze was like the full moon, resting quietly on his face. Yu Shuheng wanted to turn around and leave, but her body stepped over the threshold and entered the house. "Yeah." She responded indifferently.

Before we knew it, it is already December and it is a bit chilly outside.

Li Heng closed the door and followed her up the stairs.

He could clearly feel that since Teacher Yu stepped into Building 26, she seemed to have unloaded a huge burden and her body became much lighter.

It looked like he was quite frightened.

"drink wine?"

Going up to the second floor, Yu Shuheng looked around the layout of the room and a sense of familiarity arose spontaneously. She asked indifferently.

Thinking back to what happened last night, he really wanted to refuse and say he didn't want to drink.

But after meeting her gaze head-on, Li Heng softened his heart and nodded, "Okay."

It was still the same sofa and seat as yesterday. She poured two glasses of red wine and handed him one: "Do you believe in ghosts in the world?"

The question was so abrupt and so terrifying.

Li Heng said firmly: "I don't believe it."

Then he asked: "It's been so long, why do I still have sleep paralysis?"

Yu Shuheng was stunned, then shook her head.

After a long pause, he said, "I have a folk remedy that may be able to control it."

Yu Shuheng's eyes lit up: "What method?"

Li Heng said: "My mother used to suffer from sleep paralysis for several years. Later, an old Taoist priest taught her to put a kitchen knife on the floor beside the bed. It should be the kind that has seen blood, such as the one that has been used to kill chickens and ducks. It is said that this can suppress evil spirits. At the same time, hang a wire around the head of the bed to ward off evil spirits."

He was not making this up; this was something he had witnessed with his own eyes when he was a child. Comrade Tian Run'e relied on this folk remedy to overcome her psychological barriers, and never again had any strange experiences while sleeping.

Yu Shuheng asked expectantly, "Is it effective?"

Li Heng said affirmatively: "Yes, my mother has been completely free from trouble since then."

Yu Shuheng said, "I'll try it tomorrow night."

Staring at the little boy so close to her, there was actually a fact in her heart that she didn't want to admit: she came here tonight not entirely because she was afraid of sleep paralysis, but because she just wanted to come here and take a look for no reason.

Whether it's alcohol or sleep paralysis, they are just a carrier for the growth of lies.

However, she didn't feel like she was developing feelings for him.

Because if she developed feelings like this, she would not be able to accept it. It was too far from the ideal love she had imagined, it happened too quickly, and too cheaply.

It would have been better if he really slept last night, then he wouldn’t have been suffering.

After taking two sips of red wine in silence, she asked, "How much of your writing is left to be completed?"

This was the first time she mentioned his writing. Even if she read his books behind his back in the past, it was only behind his back and she would never mention it in front of others.

Li Heng replied: "It will be soon. There are only 4 or 5 chapters left in "Cultural Journey"."

Yu Shuheng raised her head and looked around again, then said to him, "Help me close the curtains."

"Oh, okay." Li Heng turned and looked at the small building No. 25 opposite. It was as dark as ink. He immediately understood why she asked to draw the curtains.

After moving to close the curtains, he asked, "Do you feel better?"

"Ah."

Yu Shuheng hummed calmly and changed the subject: "Will Xiao Han come over tomorrow?"

"I don't know." Li Heng really didn't know. "She never likes to play by the rules. Maybe she'll come, maybe she won't."

She asked, “Aren’t you going over?”

Li Heng waved his hand: "I won't go this weekend. I'll take a break. I promised Harvest magazine to finish my novel this month, so time is tight."

Both of them were trying to find something to talk about, trying not to make the conversation dull.

But as they chatted, the two of them finally ran out of topics to talk about. You looked at me and I looked at you, with our eyes wide open.

After staring at each other for a long time, Yu Shuheng suddenly smiled and said meaningfully: "If the method you taught me doesn't work, I will try every means to coax Runwen to come to Shanghai to accompany me."

There was something hidden in her words, as if she was saying: If I get into the habit of running to your house, I will bring Runwen over to restrain myself.

She didn't know if Li Heng would understand, or if he could understand. But she still said it, for herself.

Li Heng rolled his eyes at Teacher Yu, which was rare, and asked, "What on earth did you say to Auntie? It's like her attitude towards me has changed so much."

Yu Shuheng smiled and reminded: "My mother doesn't like to hear the word 'old'."

"Yes, yes, Auntie is always ok, Auntie is always 18 years old." Li Heng joked by borrowing Alan Tam's song.

After drinking a glass of wine, she was afraid that what happened last night would happen again, so she didn't dare drink any more. She also pretended not to hear his question and didn't answer it.

Yu Shuheng put the empty wine glass on the coffee table and leaned lazily against the back of the sofa. "You go and do your thing. I'll stay alone for a while."

"to make."

There was still some part of the manuscript that had not been revised, and it was getting late, so he didn't act pretentiously and really went into the study.

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