Her scream was piercing, and she instinctively stepped back, but there was already a wall behind her, no room to retreat. She wanted desperately to curl up, "You... don't come any closer..."
"Why do you tell me not to come over?" The man took a step closer to her, his gaze locking onto her steadily with a sarcastic smile, "Didn't you say you've been waiting for me?"
"I... you..." Sheng Miao's eyes widened, her words stuttering due to excessive terror, "You're a... ghost..."
"I'm not a ghost," the man had already approached her, extending his hand to gently caress her face, "Miaomiao, I'm Muo Huangnian. We grew up together, in Yunnan's Red Jujube Village, in the Sheng Family's Old Mansion... You said you loved me, have you forgotten?"
The real sensation of his fingers touching her face caused Sheng Miao to collapse in fear, her legs giving way as she slumped to the ground, covering her eyes and trembling, her mouth agape, "No..."
