Shadow In Your Mind [ARC 1- 5]

Chapter 51 - Stop looking at me like a lingering ghost

XG 51 - Stop looking at me like a lingering ghost

They did not stay up and went to sleep right after their short discussion that has no right answers to their questions. There was a long couch, so Wong Xue Guo picked it as her bed, ignoring Chen Yibo's offer to let her take the bed.

Chen Yibo does not dare carry her to the bed, so he could only reluctantly sleep on the bed where he would once in a while glance at the couch worriedly.

"Just sleep and stop looking at me like a lingering ghost!" She finally could not stand the peeping and scolded him, which then he finally stopped.

She did not know whether he continued peeping after that because she had fallen asleep quickly with the feeling of safety as there was someone in the same room with her. There were occasional dreams that scared her but were quickly forgotten once she woke up.

It was the punctual Chen Yibo that woke Wong Xue Guo up for the morning exercise. Most people were still resting or patrolling around the villa. Thus, it saved her from being caught coming out of Chen Yibo's room and being misunderstood.

One night of a decent rest allowed Wong Xue Guo's body to recover rather well, much to her surprise. Her tolerance level also increased somewhat after a day, which was proven after she successfully finished running three laps without feeling like a dying fish out of the water. After the run, she started doing a hundred swings of her sword without complaint. Feeling that she still had the energy to spare, she added sit-up exercise to her list to push her limit.

It took the whole morning to complete everything. Despite being covered with sweat and aching muscles, Wong Xue Guo felt a great sense of accomplishment. If she continues doing this every day, her days of survival would increase.

If her luck did not choose to abandon her halfway.

Today must be a good day because her mother said she will be reaching Penang Island soon, either by tonight or tomorrow morning. The road trip was quite unpredictable when it comes to accidents. Suzie Yap had announced it at the family group chat, so Wong Xue Guo does not need to search for her father to see if he got the news or not.

Under her calm smile, Wong Xue Guo was actually very excited. She had long waited for the moment of witnessing her parent's reunion for the first time since the apocalypse outbreak. She was curious how her mother would act, especially towards her.

Will her mother still call her baby or hug her as before? Or will she once again treat her daughter as a spare tire and cling to her husband dearest?

If Suzie Yap returns to her usual self, Wong Xue Guo will be hurt by it, no matter how small she keeps her expectation to be. The short time of experiencing her mother's love had healed some of her old wounds, but if her mother reverted back to her old attitude, it would reopen her old wounds, or even create new injuries on her battered heart.

Whenever she thinks about it, it would give her a sadistic thrill that stabs onto her heart like tiny needles.

Even knowing that she will continue exercising later, Wong Xue Guo could not stand her own stench and went to take a quick shower before lunch. Standing in front of the mirror while rubbing her face slowly with a towel, it was unknown what she was thinking. There was a small tremble on her shoulder, but it was gone a moment before she stopped rubbing her face.

The mirror showed her eyes that had lost most of their previous luster that creepily resembled a doll, especially when it was on her expressionless face. Only after she rubs the fogged mirror did her expression went back to normal, as if the doll was given the breath of life.