Chapter 76

That night, the moon was dim and the stars were faint.

I was curled up in bed, the light from my phone screen flickering in the darkness, scrolling through mindless short videos. My eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and the phone slipped from my hand, landing on the blanket. Just as I was about to fall asleep, “click,” came a soft sound from the door lock.

I thought it was the wind, or that the bird had bumped into something.

But then, I felt the blanket being tugged, a fragrant breeze wafted in, and then a soft object slipped in…