Shi Qi in his arms was already lifeless, his body growing colder and colder, but Gu Yu seemed oblivious to it all. He continued to speak to Shi Qi, whom he could no longer hear, one sentence after another.

His voice was extremely gentle: "Xiao Qi, you'll be alright. The ambulance will be here soon. Hang in there a little longer."

"Although this wedding was a disaster, it's okay. We'll have another one once you've recovered, alright?"

"Let's travel the world together someday, without having to think about anything, just the two of us."...

Seeing her son's vacant eyes and near-madness, Gu's mother nearly fainted from crying. Fortunately, with Gu's father's support, he was able to barely maintain his balance.

As parents, they dare not say a word now, for fear of provoking Gu Yu and driving him completely insane.

The ambulance arrived quickly. Several paramedics brought in a stretcher, and one of them shone a light on Shi Qi's pupils before shaking his head at his colleague…

They lifted Shi Qi's body onto a stretcher and covered it with a white sheet: "Sir, please accept our condolences..."

Gu Yu shook his head repeatedly, his face clearly saying, "You're lying to me!" "How could that be? He's clearly still alive. He's just injured and has lost blood. It couldn't be that serious!"

“But…” one of the paramedics was about to say something when his colleague stopped him.

Gu Yu muttered to himself, "I know, it must be that you don't want to save him... Ha, if you're unwilling, someone else will... Shi Qi, I'll take you home..."

As she spoke, she picked up the body, which was as if it were a ribbon, and walked outside, seemingly oblivious to everyone else...

The weather outside was extremely cold, and the suit offered no protection against the cold. However, Gu Yu seemed to have lost all feeling, only holding Shi Qi in his arms even tighter.

And so, braving the cold wind, he carried the body of an adult male all the way home...

Gu Yu placed Shi Qi's body on the bed, then went to the bathroom and filled the bathtub halfway with cold water. He then came out, took off Shi Qi's suit, and put it in the bathtub. He gently wiped his body, as if handling some fragile treasure.

After washing him, he carried Shiqi back to bed, took out bandages from the first-aid kit, and bandaged Shiqi's wounds that had long since stopped bleeding.

Just as he was about to lie down next to Shi Qi, he seemed to remember something and stopped: "I'm sorry, I haven't showered yet. You're probably going to be disgusted with me..." Gu Yu quickly went to take a shower before coming back to lie down again.

He traced the profile of the person beside him with greedy eyes, and after a long while, he said, "Happy wedding, my dear, I love you." Then he kissed her forehead and said, "Goodnight."

That night, Gu Yu neither turned on the heating nor touched Shi Qi's body.

The next morning, Gu Yu woke up with a start, frantically searching everywhere. Only when he saw the person next to him "asleep" did he feel relieved and go to wash up.

After washing up, he said to the body on the bed, "I'm going downstairs to cook. I'll call you when it's ready."

After finishing cooking, Gu Yu lifted himself onto the chair in front of the dining table, but his body had become stiff, and even moving his joints was difficult.

Breakfast was plentiful. After Gu Yu finished eating, he waited a while before clearing away a plate that had already been eaten, as well as a plate that hadn't been touched at all. Shi Qi always ate a little slower than him.

After tidying up, he changed into a suit jacket: "It's good to rest for a few days after the wedding. Wait for me at home, I'll be back soon." After saying that, he kissed him on the forehead.

Gu Yu remained in this state for the next few days, until the corpse began to show signs of livor mortis, and started to decompose and stink...

That day, Gu's mother knocked on Gu Yu's door and smelled a strong scent of incense as soon as she entered.

Even though she thought she was fully prepared, she still couldn't help but burst into tears when she saw Shi Qi's body.

Shi Qi's face, apart from being extremely pale, was still as it had been when he was alive. However, his exposed hands were covered with large and small livid spots, and one could even smell the stench of rotting flesh if one got close.

"Xiao Yu, let Xiao Qi rest in peace..." Mother Gu was already sobbing uncontrollably.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yu's eyes immediately reddened. Two lines of tears slid uncontrollably down her thin cheeks.

"Mom... I can still... fool myself a little longer..."

----

Holding the white jade urn, Gu Yu's hands trembled as he personally placed it into the cold grave...

After a long silence, Gu's mother patted Gu Yu on the shoulder: "Xiao Yu, it's time to go back."

Gu Yu remained motionless like a statue, only calmly saying, "I want to spend more time with him."

Mr. and Mrs. Gu had no way to deal with him and could only leave silently.

The cemetery was deathly silent. Gu Yu sat down beside Shi Qi's tombstone, gently stroking the inscription "Tomb of my deceased husband Shi Qi," before finally stopping her hand on the black and white photograph.

Gradually, he leaned his head against the tombstone and fell asleep.

When he woke up again, it was completely dark. In a daze, Gu Yu seemed to see Shi Qi walking over from the other end of the road and sitting down beside him.

His voice remained cold: "Why are you sleeping here?"

Shi Qi turned and glanced coldly at his own deep tombstone, then chuckled softly: "Don't want to leave?"

Gu Yu's expression remained blank; he didn't even dare to move.

Shi Qi ignored him and sighed before continuing, "Alright, then I'll go with you this time."

Gu Yu never touched "Shi Qi," fearing that if he did, he would never see him again.

“Since the beginning, I’ve missed you so much…” Gu Yu’s eyes reddened.

Shi Qi simply smiled at him before turning back to look at the night sky.

Gu Yu looked in the same direction; the night sky was filled with stars. He had heard since he was very young that each star represented a dead person. Would Shi Qi be one of them?

When I turned around again, Shi Qi, who had been sitting next to me, was no longer there.

Gu Yu smiled bitterly, then burst into tears. Indeed, it was all just her imagination…

----

After a period of time, Gu Yu seemed to gradually return to the state he was in before he met her, and even his parents thought he was about to let go.

However, one day they suddenly discovered that Gu Yu was missing. People at the company said he hadn't come in for two days, and he wasn't at home either. Finally, they came to the cemetery...

Mother Gu covered her mouth and burst into tears, while Father Gu also couldn't hold back his tears.

Gu Yu leaned against Shi Qi's tombstone, looking as peaceful as if he had fallen asleep. But beneath him lay a pool of dried, dark brown blood.

The blood had seeped from a deep, bone-revealing wound on his wrist. Now, no more blood was seeping from there. In his other hand, he clutched a clean sheet of paper that read, "To Parents"...

Gu Yu sat beside Shi Qi's grave and wrote this suicide note:

By the time you read this letter, I will have passed away. I am ashamed that I was unable to fulfill my obligation to support you, but this was my choice; I no longer have the will to live. Before, I never believed in ghosts or spirits, but now I'd rather believe in their existence—maybe I'll meet him sooner in my next life…

Gu Yu finished writing his signature, then stopped writing, took out a knife, and made several sharp cuts on his left wrist. He looked at the photo on the tombstone, smiled gently, and leaned against the grave.

In his final moments, Gu Yu seemed to see Shi Qi reaching out his hand to him. He raised his hand and tightly grasped Shi Qi's, saying, "This time, please take me with you..."

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