When he lifted up the quilt and laid down, there was no soft little person next to him who rolled into his arms for warmth.
He turned sideways and smelled the fragrance of Gu Nian's hair on the pillow next to him.
He really wanted to go over and take Gu Nian back.
There was no one around, and the bed felt cold.
As Chu Zhaoyang thought about it, he felt a little aggrieved.
His wife was not here and he felt cold even whenhe sleep.
***
Gu Nian closed her eyes and frowned tightly. She hadn't woken up yet, but a deep uneasiness had already spread to her brain.
She felt cold all over, but she couldn't move her limbs.
When she was half-conscious and half-awake, her reaction was not that fast.
She moved her fingers, forcing herself to wake up quickly.
Finally, panting heavily, she opened her eyes suddenly.
When she saw it, it was pitch black, and her hands and feet were cold.
She moved her hands and feet without much feeling.
Gu Nian had just woken up, and for the moment, she couldn't tell the difference very well.
Slowly, the memory came back to her mind like a trickle.
The scene of regress reminded her that she suddenly felt a stabbing pain in the back of her neck after meeting Mu Qishan.
It seemed like she was hit by an anesthesia needle or something like that.
At the same time, she also thought of Mu Qishan's face that looked exactly like hers.
Mu Qishan was as tall as her, even her figure was similar, and her face looked the same.
Standing there, even she couldn't tell the difference.
Gu Nian shuddered violently.
Even though it was very cold now, what was even colder was her heart.
She tried to push herself up. After adapting to the darkness, she still couldn't see clearly what was inside.
She touched all over her body, and her phone was not with her. There were no windows in the house, and there was only an exhaust vent on the ceiling, but it did not let in any light.
Hence, the whole interior was dark.
Gu Nian shivered and couldn't help but think of the incident when she and Jiang Xiangxue were kidnapped.
She bent her legs and touched her ankles with her fingers, her heart suddenly falling into an ice cave.
The anklets...the anklets that allowed Chu Zhaoyang to find her were no longer there!
Gu Nian's face suddenly turned pale. She touched both feet, and then touched the place where she was lying.
After touching, she found out that she had been lying on something that looked like a licorice mat, and there seemed to be several mattresses underneath, so it was quite soft when she laid down, and the dampness from the ground did not spread up.
She groped under the mat in the dark, but couldn't find the familiar anklet.
Gu Nian's heart kept sinking. Although she didn't have much hope, when she really couldn't find it, she was still very scared. In the end, there was no hope at all.
Gu Nian's eyes couldn't help but moisten, missing Chu Zhaoyang.
But after just a moment, she wiped her tears and stood up.
She couldn't see the room, so she felt her way along the wall.
There were no obstacles along the way.
So, there was nothing in the house.
In other words, she didn't even have anything to borrow.
Touching all the way to the door, unlike the wall that felt shabby to the touch, the door felt smooth, like a brand new wooden door.
Gu Nian knocked twice, but her heart became heavier.
It's a security door, she couldn't break it open.
She touched the keyhole, but at the moment, she had nothing, not hairpins, wire, anything else that could be used.
There was no light at all in the room, and she didn't even know where she was.
A strong fear gripped her heart, and she couldn't help but lean on the door and slide down, squatting on the ground.
She really regretted that she should not have been so soft-hearted and went to see Mu Qishan.
No matter what role Mu Qishan played in this incident, it was inseparable from her.
If she didn't go to see Mu Qishan, nothing will happen.
Chu Zhaoyang was not very happy when she met Mu Qishan.
She should listen to Chu Zhaoyang.
She really regreted it.
It's dark, cold, and an unknown place now.
She didn't even know what would happen if she was kidnapped. She couldn't help but lowered her head and buried her face in her hands: "Chu Zhaoyang...Chu Zhaoyang...come to me, come to me quickly..."
As she cried, Mu Qishan's face that looked exactly like hers suddenly flashed in her mind.
Fear arose in Gu Nian's heart, as if she had caught something.
Knowing what Mu Qishan wanted to do.
What did she want to do exactly like her?
It's nothing more than wanting to replace her!
Even when she looked at Mu Qishan, she felt like she was looking in a mirror. Could Chu Zhaoyang tell the difference?
What if... what if Chu Zhaoyang mistook Mu Qishan for her and didn't even know she was here?
Gu Nian shuddered and did not dare to think about it at all. Her whole body fell into an unprecedented fear.
***
Mu Qishan had a sweet dream all night. When she got up in the morning, she looked in the mirror and felt that her face was glowing red.
But when she saw the face in the mirror that did not belong to her, her expression suddenly changed and she did not want to look in the mirror again.
Mu Qishan's face was a little distorted. Even though her face was not as good-looking as Gu Nian's before, it was still hers.
Now with Gu Nian's face in front of her, she didn't even want to look in the mirror.
"Nian Nian, what's wrong? Why are you looking at the mirror?" Mu Lanshu appeared at the door of the bathroom and was stunned when she saw Mu Qishan's face was stiff and even a little sinister.
This...was Gu Nian?
In a daze, it seemed as if it was not Gu Nian.
Gu Nian would never show such a ferocious expression!
Mu Lanshu closed her eyes and told herself that she was dazzled.
When she opened her eyes again, she saw that the "Gu Nian" in front of her had returned to normal.
She was looking at her softly with the calm eyes she was familiar with.
It seemed like she was really dazzled just now.
"Mom, what's wrong?" Mu Qishan asked softly, smiling softly at Mu Lanshu.
Trying to recall Gu Nian's appearance in her memory, and put on the expression that Gu Nian would do.
Mu Qishan was in a daze, shook her head, and said, "It's nothing, l'll come out and have breakfast."
"Yeah." Mu Qishan nodded. As soon as she came out, the doorbell rang outside.
Mu Lanshu went to open the door. Before Mu Qishan saw anyone, she heard Mu Lanshu's delighted voice: "Zhaoyang, have you eaten?"
"Not yet." Mu Qishan heard Chu Zhaoyang's deep and mellow voice coming from the door.
Then, she heard Mu Lanshu said enthusiastically: "Come in, let's eat together."
Chu Zhaoyang had long been used to it, so he came in without being polite.
Mu Qishan quickly adjusted her expression to be as natural as possible. When she saw Chu Zhaoyang coming in, she smiled at him.
Chu Zhaoyang's originally cold eyebrows softened instantly, and he stepped forward to hold her hand.
Because of Mu Lanshu's presence, Chu Zhaoyang has always been very careful. Even if he liked her, he will not go overboardr in front of Mu Lanshu.
Gu Nian was thin-skinned, but he did it out of respect for his future mother-in-law.
But when he held her hand, Chu Zhaoyang frowned slightly.
Feeling that something was not quite right.
He held it and felt it was differently than usual.
He couldn't tell what's wrong specifically, but it's just a feeling.
He always held her hand, it became a habit, it was so deep into his bones that he could feel every little difference.
Like an instinct that goes deep into his bones, he could not tell what was wrong.
Chu Zhaoyang lowered his eyes, took her hand and looked at it.
Looking at it, he couldn't see any difference. He pinched it, but it felt different.
Chu Zhaoyang raised his eyes and looked at Mu Qishan's face.
Mu Qishan's eyes flickered uncontrollably, and she asked with a smile: "What's wrong?"
Chu Zhaoyang shook his head: "It's nothing."
But he let go of her hand.
Mu Lanshu put the porridge on the table and said, "Come and eat quickly."
Chu Zhaoyang went over and sat in silence.
Mu Qishan followed behind, and when Chu Zhaoyang sat down, she was walking over.
Chu Zhaoyang lowered his eyes and saw that she was barefoot and wearing slippers. Her jeans were rolled up a few times, revealing her fair and slender ankles.
The ankles were empty, with nothing on them.
Chu Zhaoyang narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Where is your anklet?"
Mu Qishan was stunned. Anklet?
She never knew that Gu Nian was still wearing an anklet.
She lowered her eyes, smiled, and said: "I was working on a case at the police station. I don't know where it was hooked when and where. It might have been dropped at that time. I didn't even notice it if you didn't tell me. I'll go back and look for it today."