Xu Huan jolted awake from her dream, cold sweat soaking her silk pajamas. Outside, rain lashed against the windows like a downpour, and flashes of lightning tore through the night sky, illuminating her deathly pale face.
In the dream, the hands dragging her into the abyss seemed to still be coiled around her ankles, while the figure of Pei Cheng gradually blurred in the darkness until he vanished entirely.
"Pei Cheng..." Xu Huan whispered, her heart still hammering with lingering terror.
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