Shen Mo had been in the rain all day, and he had a fever in the evening. He was delirious with fever, and vaguely knew that a doctor had come to his house to give him a fever-reducing injection. He kept calling Zhou Yang’s name in his sleep. He remembered that one day, he had called Zhou Yang like this, but Zhou Yang never appeared.

　　This time, someone sat beside the bed and held his hand tightly.

　　Shen Mo was weak and had been ill for several days before he recovered. When he was able to get up from bed, the house had been completely renovated. The originally messy living room was cleaned up, the refrigerator was filled with fresh fruits and vegetables, and some old furniture had been replaced. His Zhou Yang sat on the sofa condescendingly and ordered the housekeeper to cook porridge for him.

　　Shen Mo walked over and said, “Zhou Yang.”

　　The man responded vaguely, took a few bottles of medicine from the table and said, “These two bottles are for taking after meals, twice a day, two tablets each time. This bottle is for taking before going to bed every night, one tablet is enough. And this bottle is…”

　　He explained how to take each medicine, and then said, “Take the medicine on time every day. I will come over in three days and take you to the hospital for a follow-up visit.”

　　Shen Mo only remembered the last sentence and asked, “Are you leaving now?”

　　”right.”

　　”Don’t you want to stay here?”

　　The man was silent for a while and said, “I have work to do.”

　　”But before…”

　　Before Shen Mo finished speaking, the man’s phone rang. He picked it up and listened to a few words, then said calmly, “I see. I’ll go back to the company right away.”

　　After he hung up the phone, he turned around and reminded Shen Mo: “Remember to take your medicine.”

　　Shen Mo moved his lips, still wanting to say more, but in the end he didn’t say it, just watched him leave. After the housekeeper finished cooking the porridge, he also left. Shen Mo drank the porridge and took the medicine alone. After that, he had nothing to do, so he had to continue to stare out the window in a daze.

　　He didn’t understand why Zhou Yang wanted to leave.

　　But it doesn’t matter, he said he would come in three days, didn’t he?

　　In the next few days, the housekeeper came to cook for Shen Mo on time. On the third day, the man really showed up as promised. Shen Mo didn’t know how time had passed. Only when he saw him did he look a little angry.

　　The man was still cold and asked him if he had taken medicine, then drove him to the hospital. Shen Mo did not do a lot of tests this time, but just chatted with the doctor about everything, and the follow-up visit was over. Before leaving, he heard the doctor say to the man: “It is a stress reaction after psychological trauma, and it can only be treated slowly.”

　　Shen Mo felt strange because he was clearly not sick.

　　On the way back, he tried to talk about several topics, but the man just brushed them off. Shen Mo didn’t understand why Zhou Yang had changed so much. When they were just together…

　　Shen Mo was in a trance for a moment. His memory had deteriorated recently and he couldn’t remember many things from the past.

　　He hadn’t fallen asleep last night, and the sun was shining brightly, the car was driving fast and steady, and he couldn’t help but feel a little sleepy. But he didn’t dare to sleep, he kept his eyelids open and looked at the man, and then looked again, and then he fell asleep unconsciously.

　　He dreamed of endless darkness.

　　Countless hands stretched out from the ground, grabbed him tightly, pressed him to the ground, crushed his bones bit by bit, and devoured every drop of his blood and every piece of his flesh.

　　”ah–“

　　Shen Mo woke up from a nightmare and found that it was already dark. The car was parked at an unknown intersection, and the man’s face was very close, staring at him seriously.

　　Shen Mo broke out in a cold sweat.

　　Everything in the dream was too real, as if it had really happened once before, and he was torn to pieces alive.

　　The man stretched out his hand and gently wiped the sweat from his temples with his slightly cool fingers.

　　Shen Mo shuddered and said, “Sorry, I accidentally fell asleep.”

　　The man asked, “Did you have a nightmare?”

　　”yes.”

　　”Often?”

　　”……Occasionally.”

　　Shen Mo was probably not good at lying, so the man immediately exposed his lie: “You look so bad, is it because you dare not sleep at night?”

　　Shen Mo denied in vain: “No…”

　　The man said no more and started the car.

　　Shen Mo noticed that he was driving in the wrong direction. He became nervous again and said, “Zhou Yang, you are driving in the wrong direction.”

　　“That’s right.”

　　”Where are we going?”

　　”Go back to my house. You are not fit to live in that room alone.”

　　Shen Mo has always been docile, and everyone says he has a good temper, but at this moment he screamed, “No!”

　　The man asked, “Why?”

　　Shen Mo said: “No, I want to stay at home and wait…”

　　What was he waiting for? Waiting for Zhou Yang? But Zhou Yang was already beside him.

　　His mind was in a mess, and he only knew that he had to wait. He forgot how dangerous a moving car was, and almost jumped over to grab the steering wheel.

　　The man had no choice but to stop the car, turned around and stared in silence.

　　Shen Mo looked back, refusing to give in.

　　The man had no choice but to compromise and said, “Okay, let’s go home.”

　　After a lot of trouble, they finally returned to the small rental house. They rented this house after graduation, and Zhou Yang decorated it with him. Shen Mo didn’t understand why he suddenly didn’t like it?

　　They ordered takeout for dinner, and after eating, the man didn’t leave. Instead, he hugged the quilt and slept on the sofa.

　　Shen Mo became more confused. “Why don’t you sleep with me?”

　　The man ignored him and just waved his hand and said, “Come here and take medicine.”

　　Shen Mo took the medicine obediently.

　　When he went to bed at night, Shen Mo did not close the bedroom door, which was facing the sofa, so he could see Zhou Yang at a glance. After saying good night, he turned off the lights and hid under the quilt to look at the man quietly.

　　The sofa was too small, and the man was tall and had long legs, so he looked like he would fall off the sofa at any time. He tossed and turned on the sofa, and Shen Mo’s eyes followed him back and forth.

　　The man noticed his gaze and looked into the room.

　　Shen Mo quickly closed his eyes and pretended to sleep. After a while, he heard the man asking to himself, “In your eyes, do all people look like Zhou Yang? Or do you only recognize me as him?”

　　Shen Mo found it funny. Why did Zhou Yang talk so confusingly? He opened his eyes and said firmly, “Of course you are the only one who is special.”

　　The man curled up the corners of his mouth, as if smiling in the dark, but there was no trace of a smile.

　　Shen Mo was inexplicably flustered and called out, “Zhou Yang?”

　　The man answered him after a long time, his voice gentler than ever: “Go to sleep, I’m here.”