Chapter 373: Something is Drifting Over

Gan Hua and Kong Yueling were both completely bewildered, having no idea what she was talking about.

How could it be that Su Yan was no longer backing them up?

Could it be that Su Yan had fallen out with the Ma Chulong siblings?

But looking at the way they interacted, there seemed to be nothing unusual at all.

Kong Xiang, of course, knew what the two were muttering about in their hearts. He cut the topic short and commanded, "You two should hurry up and rest as well. Once we enter the third stage, perform well. Do not lose face for our Kong family."

Gan Hua and Kong Nian had no choice but to pull their thoughts back and find a place to sit down.

Kong Xiang then looked toward Kong Nian. "Miss, would you like to rest as well?"

Kong Nian shook her head. "I'm still trying."

By "trying," she naturally meant sensing the energy within her eye sockets.

Instead of stopping her, Kong Xiang simply allowed her to sit cross-legged like a clown, struggling to circulate her internal energy.

From this day forward, Kong Nian had become a complete cripple, with no possibility of a comeback.

However, for the sake of their former master-servant relationship, he would take her away from here alive. As for whether she would still have a place in the family in the future, that was not something he should interfere with.

Kong Nian firmly believed that she had obtained Su Yan's eyes, and she believed even more firmly that Su Yan had died in that illusion.

Once a person hypnotizes themselves, they will never again discover the terrifying reality of their own body.

***

The publishing house.

Immediately after being discharged from the hospital, Gu Yang began working. He was busy every day, even frequently attending the social engagements he usually disliked most.

Watching Gu Yang exchanging toasts and maneuvering through the crowd at the banquet table, Lu Feng truly could not bear to watch any longer.

Finding a gap when Gu Yang went to the restroom, Lu Feng blocked him directly at the door.

"I say, are you tired of living? Don't you know your own physical condition? If you keep drinking like this, I'm afraid I'll have to carry you back to the hospital in a moment!"

He didn't know what was wrong with Gu Yang. Ever since Su Yan went out to handle matters with the Zhou family, Gu Yang had first insisted on being discharged regardless of the consequences, and then returned to the publishing house to work the very next day.

Over the past few days, he had been "mistreating" himself like a madman. Was he really so eager to die?

Looking at his friend's concerned face, Gu Yang couldn't help but smile, patting him on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Because only by doing this could he forget the things that made him feel suffocated; otherwise, his life would truly be nothing but agony.

"Know what you're doing, my ass!" Lu Feng couldn't help but curse. "Did you break up with your wife?"

After pondering for several days, this seemed to be the only possibility that could cause such a drastic change in his temperament, using work to numb himself.

Gu Yang stared at him blankly for a moment, then his laughter became even more unrestrained, masking the flash of sorrow deep in his eyes.

"Why would you think that? We are doing very well."

As long as they knew they were both working hard to live in their respective places, that was already a very happy thing.

But Lu Feng absolutely would not believe him. If someone like Gu Yang was still doing "well" in this state, then there would be no such thing as a person in a bad state in this world.

"Gu Yang, we are best friends. You can tell me anything. At least I can help you brainstorm some ideas."

Lu Feng felt that lately, he was finding Gu Yang harder and harder to understand.

In fact, it wasn't just Gu Yang; he was finding the world harder and harder to understand as well.

Evil spirits, vengeful ghosts, exorcists—these days, whenever he lay in bed and closed his eyes, his dreams were filled with bizarre and strange occurrences.

And he knew that Gu Yang had surely experienced even more and even more terrifying things than he had.

"I'm really fine," Gu Yang said, specifically emphasizing the word "really."

Seeing how "tight-lipped" he was, Lu Feng knew he wouldn't be able to get any real answers.

"I'll only remind you of one thing. The doctor said that the blood in your body is less than half of what it should be. It's a miracle you're even alive. If you don't take proper care of yourself and recuperate, the consequences will be very serious."

This was definitely not an exaggeration; Gu Yang should know this himself.

Sure enough, Gu Yang's expression became much more serious. "I won't joke with my life."

He hadn't reached such a fragile state yet, and his life wasn't composed of nothing but love.

Lu Feng rarely saw such gravity on his face, knowing that what he just said was true, and his hanging heart finally settled a little.

"When we go back in a bit, don't drink anymore. Leave it all to me."

With Gu Yang's meager alcohol tolerance, he wouldn't be able to handle the people being hosted today at all, and it would eventually damage his health.

"If you drink, who will drive me back?" Gu Yang asked back as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Lu Feng replied, "Find someone else."

Gu Yang still shook his head. "One of us still needs to stay sober so we can negotiate properly with those people."

Hearing that he still prioritized work, Lu Feng could only sigh.

"Then you don't drink anymore either. If you get drunk, I'll definitely leave you here."

It was half-joking and half-threatening, but it made Gu Yang take it to heart.

By the time the two walked out of the restaurant, the sky had turned completely dark.

As the cold wind blew, Gu Yang felt exceptionally cold and pulled his cotton coat tightly around him.

He didn't know if it was due to excessive blood loss, but lately, he felt extremely sensitive to the cold.

Lu Feng walked beside him, keeping an eye on his every move.

"Chinese New Year is coming soon. Once the backlog of work at the publishing house is mostly handled, you can finally relax and take a good rest."

Gu Yang gave an non-committal response.

The two got into the car together.

The first thing Lu Feng did upon entering the car was turn on the heater.

"I'll drive you back to the dormitory."

"Okay." Gu Yang indeed felt quite exhausted, so he simply closed his eyes.

Lu Feng shook his head helplessly, knowing that Gu Yang was merely forcing himself to hold on.

With a press of the accelerator, the car drove along the wide road.

The restaurant where they had been entertaining was only three streets away from the publishing house dormitory. It would definitely take less than ten minutes to drive, so Lu Feng drove very slowly.

After only a few short minutes, the car suddenly screeched to a halt.

Gu Yang, who had been dozing off, was thrown forward by inertia, and his sleepiness vanished instantly.

After a piercing sound, the car stopped.

Lu Feng's eyes were wide with shock; his hands gripped the steering wheel so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

"What happened?"

Gu Yang asked immediately, his first reaction being whether there was someone in front of them.

However, looking through the windshield, the middle of the road was empty. Forget a person—there wasn't even anything unusual.

A layer of cold sweat broke out on Lu Feng's forehead as he stared fixedly in one direction.

"Just... just now, it seemed like something floated past..."

Just saying those words was enough to make his skin crawl.

(End of Chapter)