The golden hall was surrounded by fire. The flames in the fireplace burned vigorously, and the tongues of fire climbed up the Christmas tree, licking the dome of the hall happily. Beautiful music entered the ears, and people danced on the dance floor with the flames as a companion. The men kissed the women intoxicated, and the dance steps became more and more vigorous as if they were dancing to hell.
"Run, run faster, don't look back." The girl with blood on her face said.
The little boy squatted on the ground with a confused expression. He looked around, and his eyes reflected the monstrous fire.
The girl sat in the middle of the hall and covered her abdomen. Blood kept gushing out. The little boy leaned over and wanted to help her hold the wound, but he was pushed away by the girl. He sat on the ground and said angrily,"Didn't you hear me? I told you to get lost!"
The little boy was frightened. He had always listened to girls and was most afraid of girls getting angry.
When the girl saw the boy on the ground who was scared but did not move, her expression suddenly softened and she said,"Come here."
The little boy crawled over without hesitation. The girl reached out and touched his face. The blood was on his cheek. It was warm and sticky. The girl said gently,"I'm going to die, everyone here is going to die, but you're different. You can escape from here. I don't blame you for abandoning me. It was an accident that you were here, so go. You will do whatever I tell you to do. If I tell you to die, you will die. But I want you to leave now. If you wait any longer, you really won't be able to leave.”
The Christmas tree that was on fire fell down, pressing down on a few men and women who were dancing to their heart's content. The Golden Hall was still singing and dancing, and no one was panicking. They turned a blind eye to all the disasters, as if only the two most abnormal people were normal.
The little boy looked at the girl and kept shaking his head. He would not leave no matter what.
"Didn't you say that you're willing to do three things for me?”The girl looked at the little boy and suddenly said,"Now it's time to fulfill your promise. I want you to turn around and leave me, run far away, and never come back.”
Hesitation appeared on the little boy's face, but he still did not move. His entire body trembled as he held the girl's blood-covered hand.
"Didn't I say that you'll be a man after tonight? A man will always keep his promise. Promise me, okay?”The girl reached out and lifted the little boy's hair as she said with a smile.
The little boy stared blankly at the girl for a long time before he nodded.
"Very good. As expected of my man.”The girl hugged the little boy's head and kissed his forehead. She pushed him hard, and the boy staggered and fell to the ground. He rushed towards the door of the Golden Hall without looking back.
"Run! Run faster! Don't look back, run straight to the spring garden!”The girl shouted loudly as she watched the little boy's back from the flames.
The little boy ran really fast. It was as if there was wind under his feet. No obstacle could stop him. In the end, he rushed out of the curtain of flames and disappeared through the door of the hall.
The girl sat in the pool of blood and looked in the direction where the boy had disappeared for a long time. Only when she was sure that he would not come back did she slightly relax her clenched fists. The tension in her body had completely disappeared, and she suddenly collapsed on the ground.
"You sure ran fast." In the end, the girl's face showed a relieved expression as she smiled and muttered.
Above her head, the burning beams collapsed and the flames devoured everything.
Lin Nian opened his eyes. The alarm clock kept beeping in his ears. The alarm on the bedside table showed that it was 7:00am, and the room was dim.
Outside the curtains, the sun was setting, and the sky was slightly bright. The sound of cleaners sweeping the floor on the street could be heard clearly.
He had a nightmare again.
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At 8:30 in the morning, Lin Nian and Lin Xian stood side by side in front of the Regent Hotel. They hesitated as they looked at the waiters coming and going through the glass door.
The Regent Hotel was one of the best star-rated hotels in this small coastal city. The service industry involved banquets, weddings, and company building. It was said that the best way to judge whether a couple was capable was to see if they could set up a few tables in the Regent Hotel. If they were capable, they would be compared by the number of floors in the hotel.
Lin Nian had never been to such a hotel before. In his impression, hotels and inns were similar in nature, except that one had a large LCD TV and air conditioning, while the other did not. However, he heard from his classmates who had the ability to stay in a star-rated hotel that the difference between the two was quite big. At least the disposable toothpaste brand in a star-rated hotel was Colgate.
In the end, it was Lin Xian who took the first step. The main reason was that the two siblings had stood at the door for too long, and it was easy for people to speculate that they were thieves with evil intentions. In this area, rich and powerful people roamed, and there were also endless acts of theft. In a short while, there were passersby who looked at them as if they were thieves.
They entered the Regent Hotel and sat on the sofa area to wait. Lin Xian had specially applied for leave to accompany Lin Nian today. He had a rare break. Lin Nian kept tapping the screen with his phone. Like any other young man, he naturally couldn't stay idle with his phone. Since there was still a lot of built-in data, he might as well hang up on QQ and sneak into the class group chat.
Early in the morning, some people in the class group chat were talking about tonight's dinner. Some people said that the wine in the hot pot restaurant was not authentic and that they had to bring their own beer and Luzhou Laojiao. Some people said that they had been on fire recently and hoped that someone could help bring a box of watermelon frost to clear the heat.
"Are you Mr. Lin Nian and Miss Lin Xian?”After a while, a polite waiter came down from the elevator not far away and walked straight to Lin Nian.
"Yes." Lin Nian put away his phone and stood up. Lin Xian, who hadn't slept well last night, also woke up and stood up.
"Professor Manstein has been waiting at the VIP bar on the ninth floor for a long time. If you are ready, please follow me.”The attendant explained after confirming their identities.
Lin Nian and Lin Xian looked at each other. They didn't expect the American school's admission office to be so considerate. They even considered breakfast. However, the two of them had already eaten soy milk and youtiao in the morning. It was cheap and affordable. They could settle a meal with ten yuan.
He followed the waiter to the VIP elevator all the way to the ninth floor. As soon as the elevator door opened, an old man wearing a vintage monocle was already standing at the door. He looked at Lin Nian in the elevator and said with a smile,"Lin Nian, I've been waiting for you for a long time.”
"You must be Professor Manstein, right? Your Chinese is as good as Miss Mandy's.”It was hard for Lin Nian not to notice the old man's baldness at first glance. To put it in a rude way, it was 'shiny and shiny.' For no reason, it made the old man look a little more stern.
All in all, his first impression was not bad.
" Gerd Rudolf Manstein. Just call me Professor Manstein. I think Mandy has briefly introduced our college to you. Chinese is a compulsory course in our college. Considering your mother tongue, you can skip the foreign language course in school and get full GPA.”Professor Manstein extended his hand to shake Lin Nian's hand, and then he did not forget to greet Lin Xian and shake his hand.""This must be Lin Nian's sister. I'm glad you can accompany me for the interview.”
"It's our honor to be able to sit and talk with your school.”Lin Xian was young, but he knew a lot about social skills. He shook hands with Professor Manstein politely and respectfully.
"Have you had breakfast? Do you want to join us?" Professor Manstein led the two of them out of the elevator and walked to the seats near the edge of the VIP bar. There was already a girl sitting there. She had blonde hair and a pretty face. It was Mandy, who had interacted with Lin Nian a few days ago. She smiled politely when she saw Lin Nian and Mandy.
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