The protagonist chased the villain, and Tiandao screamed in anger

Jiang Hui rekindled hope from the ashes.

Half a month was a bit tight, but Jiang Huai didn't want to waste the opportunity that You Mu had spent money and energy to get for him.

He began to calm himself down, put aside those disturbances and distractions, and tried hard to interpret a role well. Following the image of his past roles, he tried to find the shadow of the past through comparison.

But imitating your past self and trying to go back to the past is like looking for a sword on a boat.

Jiang Huai looked in the mirror, but couldn't find the feeling he had before.

He didn't believe in evil. You Mu had clearly said that he was still himself, whether in the past or now. If that was the case, why couldn't he do it now?

He tried it again and again in front of the mirror, and time seemed to have gone back to the time when he had just finished filming the trap script.

Whenever he wanted to express himself freely, the stinging and itching pain from the ruler hitting his skin would penetrate through the flesh of his palms and fingertips and seep out from the inside out, causing his expression to freeze and he would once again be drawn into the inescapable vortex.

The face of himself in the mirror gradually distorted and turned into the appearance of the former director. It had a hideous look and kept mocking and sneering at Jiang Huai, as if laughing at his futility.

The person in the mirror was clearly silent, but it caused Jiang Huai to have a sharp tinnitus in his ears.

A sharp blind sound similar to that of a machine filled his ear canal. Jiang Huai could not bear such a sound, so he suddenly covered his ears with his hands, pressing hard, trying to block out the sound!

He felt like he was in a cold pool of black water with a whirlpool. The monsters that looked like neither human nor inhuman were surrounding him, dragging their long tongues and circling above the whirlpool. Their pairs of red eyes were staring at him intently, making him feel cold to the bone.

You Mu has been very busy recently as there are too many things to do in the company. He thought that after he was done with this busy period, he would have some free time to help Jiang Huai with his psychological problems. Unfortunately, he was tied up with mountains of documents and could not get away.

Tiandao is a person who loves to watch the fun and no matter how big the event, he just stands by and watches You Mu busy with the company's affairs, laughing happily all day long.

You Mu just listened to Tiandao's laughter calmly and did not remind the other party.

As expected, You Mu was busy until late at night.

He has been eating at the company recently and has told Sister Xu to only prepare Jiang Huai's portion. Logically speaking, Sister Xu should go home after dealing with the ingredients and other things.

At nine o'clock in the evening, when You Mu had just returned from the company, taken a shower and changed into pajamas, the door of his room was knocked by the nanny, Sister Xu.

"Sir, these past few days, I've noticed that Mr. Jiang's condition seems to be a little off. Apart from three meals a day, he has been locking himself in his room..."

Jiang Huai had only been living here for a short time. Sister Xu didn't know this gentleman's character, but she felt that something was not right about him. After thinking it over, she decided to tell the owner of the villa.

She had been planning to talk about it on WeChat, but considering that the host was too busy and had a lot of business to discuss on WeChat, Sister Xu thought it would be more convenient to talk about it in person when she was free in the evening.

"I understand, thank you"

You Mu thanked her and gave Sister Xu a red envelope. The road was difficult to walk on at night, so he called a taxi to take her home from get off work.

I quickly went to Jiang Huai's room, knocked on the door but no one answered, and the door was locked from the inside.

You Mu found the corresponding spare key from the utility room.

[It's all your fault. You're too busy. Don't you care about the protagonist's condition?] Tian Dao was very anxious when he learned that Jiang Huai had a problem. He complained that You Mu was busy with work all day long.

[Who is the reason why I am busy with work? Isn't it because Lord Tiandao doesn't want me to get close to him that he did this on purpose? ] You Mu asked in his heart.

[…Then you, then you should at least remind me!] His original momentum weakened significantly, and Tiandao’s speech slowed down.

[Okay, I get it. I won’t cause you any trouble on purpose next time! ]

[Don’t just stand there, go check on him! ] Tian Dao urged anxiously.

Rubbing his hair that had not yet dried, You Mu perked up and checked on Jiang Hui's condition.

The door was opened, and the light from outside the corridor shone through the door frame and poured onto the floor of the room, dividing the light and dark into two areas.

In the darkness, Jiang Huai hung his head, slumped beside the dressing mirror, covered his ears tightly, and muttered to himself.

Those intermittent words seemed to be talking to someone.

"Jiang Hui?"

You Mu walked over and patted the other person's shoulder, but got no response.

"Jiang Huai!" The voice of the call was a little louder, and You Mu reached out and pulled out the other person's buried cheek.

His eyes were dazed, as if he was trapped in a nightmare.

"Jiang Huai, wake up!"

Jiang Huai was still whispering something. Listening carefully, it sounded like he was saying "Stop talking... Stop talking..."

"Jiang Huai, no one said anything to you... wake up..." Reaching out and forcefully pulling off the other person's hands that were covering his ears, You Mu whispered in the other person's ear, repeating it over and over again without getting tired of it.

Amid the layers of fog, the noisy reverberation and the chattering, Jiang Huai lost his way. He didn't know how to escape from this strange place. All he could see was black water.

The scorched earth where he stood was getting smaller and smaller.

Jiang Huai was very anxious. He didn't want to be drowned by the black water, and he didn't want to stay in this deserted place.

Suddenly, a faint voice coming from a distance was caught by Jiang Huai... and it became clearer and clearer.

You Mu's voice came from the outside world, dispelling the fog, dispersing the black water, and reaching Jiang Huai's ears.

"...You Mu" his pupils gradually focused, and a glimmer of light rose.

The lights in the room were turned on, and it was a little hard to adjust to it for a while. Jiang Huai raised his eyes and saw the person in front of him, facing the light.

The other person's hair, under the light, emitted a halo around the edges, and the whole person was so beautiful that she seemed beyond mortal beauty.

"Jiang Huai, it's okay. No one is here, no one says anything, only me." Seeing that the person was awakened, You Mu breathed a sigh of relief, reached out to hug him, and continued to comfort him.

Although he had been ignoring Jiang Huai recently, part of the reason was to regulate the Heavenly Dao, but seeing Jiang Huai's current haggard state, You Mu felt sorry for him.

After all, it's your own dog, you can't just leave it alone.

"It hurts..." The phantom pain in the palm of his hand had not subsided yet. Jiang Huai shrank subconsciously when he was touched during the movement.

"Where does it hurt?" You Mu paused, moved away a little, and checked whether there were any wounds on Jiang Huai's body that he had overlooked.

Jiang Huai raised his hand and extended his palm.

"It hurts... here." He looked at the palm of his hand, where there were still faint marks left after being severely beaten with a ruler and the scabs had healed.

In fact, it's not just the palms, fingertips, and arms that hurt, but all the places that have been hurt by sharp objects.

Whenever he had an attack, the pain was like being carved into his mind with a knife, extremely clear and felt over and over again.