In the next few days, Rong Li would prepare breakfast for Pei Yao every morning, and would wait for her to get off work at the funeral home in the evening. Although she refused many times, Rong Li still insisted. In the end, she really had no other choice, so she said nothing more.

Today was still a busy day. It was already nine o'clock in the evening when Pei Yao got off work. When she walked out, Rong Li was standing at the door of the funeral home. He was pacing back and forth with a scarf in his hand.

Hearing the voice, he raised his head, and Pei Yao's eyes met his. She saw Rong Li's eyes suddenly burst into laughter, and she strode towards her.

"The weather is getting colder. Wear a scarf when you go out from now on."

As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Yao felt a warmth wrap around his neck. Rong Li's broad palm passed through his neck and put the scarf in his hand on himself.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. Grandma gave this to you. I just borrowed flowers to offer to Buddha."

Pei Yao smiled at him and said, "I haven't called grandma for a long time."

The two of them walked back, and they were together every day. The awkward feeling caused by Rong Li's confession slowly disappeared, and Pei Yao got used to it a lot.

This road took about ten minutes to walk, but when they reached the intersection today, the road ahead was blocked during the day due to construction. They had to take another path, but that path had no street lights.

The road ahead gradually became dark, and Pei Yao felt Rong Li leaning closer to him.

"Well, it's a little dark here, don't be afraid."

"I'm not afraid." Pei Yao's tone was still very calm. In the darkness, the corners of her mouth gradually raised, "Are you afraid?"

"How could I be afraid? I am so brave now that I can go to the funeral parlor to wait for you at night."

"Then why is your voice trembling?"

After the words fell, Pei Yao laughed softly. She took Rong Li's wrist and led him towards her.

"If you're afraid, just come closer to me. I'm not afraid."

She didn't hear Rong Li speak, but she could feel the people around her getting closer and closer to her, and she could even hear the sound of their clothes rubbing together.

Pei Yao just wanted to speak out to calm him down, but her steps suddenly stopped. She felt as if she had stepped on something soft.

Rong Li took two steps forward and found that the person next to him was not following, so he also stopped.

"What's wrong?"

"Wait for me a moment." Pei Yao turned on the flashlight on her mobile phone and shined it at her feet. When she saw clearly what she had stepped on, her face instantly became ugly.

It was a section of a woman's arm.

"Rong Li, call the police."

Rong Li was startled. He subconsciously jumped back two steps and leaned tightly against the wall.

"What's going on here...is this a human hand?"

"If we are all right, what we have to do now is call the police."

Pei Yao raised the flashlight and glanced at Rong Li. His face turned pale with fright, so he had to call Officer Hong himself.

After hanging up the phone, she walked up to Rong Li, covered his eyes with one hand, held his wrist with the other, and led him outside.

"Don't be afraid, the police will be here soon. Let's wait at the alley first."

"I'm not afraid, so don't be afraid either, Pei Yao, just hold me tight so that you can feel safe."

"What you're saying is contradictory. Which one of us is holding the other's hand?"

Although he was complaining, Pei Yao still held his hand tightly.

When they reached the entrance of the alley, there was finally a faint light. Pei Yao took back the hand covering Rong Li's eyes, but still held his wrist.

"Don't look back, don't think about it."

Pei Yao's voice was very calm, as if what she saw was not a human hand, but just an ordinary pig's trotter.

"Aren't you scared?" Rong Li's voice, although still a little trembling, was much better than before.

"Don't be afraid, because the remains of people killed in car accidents are also very tragic. Some stumps and broken arms are often sewn up. When some bodies are delivered, the internal organs may come out, so the internal organs need to be put back in their original positions and then sutured..."

"Okay, okay, stop talking, I have a picture."

Rong Li smoothed his chest, and seeing her look like this, Pei Yao had a smile on his face.

"Well, let's not talk anymore. Don't be afraid, I'm here."

She raised her hand and patted Rong Li's back gently, her movements gentle, giving Rong Li great comfort in the cold and scary night.

He didn't speak any more, and his eyes were fixed directly on Pei Yao, a little fiery.

The atmosphere around him suddenly became ambiguous. After Pei Yao realized this, he wanted to stop his actions, but he felt that it was a bit deliberate.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I just thought..." Rong Li's expression suddenly felt a little lonely, "My mother has never comforted me so gently. You make me feel like a mother."

Pei Yao didn't seem to hear the last few words clearly, and she was stunned for a moment.

"How did you say I made you feel? Mother's feeling?"

His whole face wrinkled together, looking in disbelief.

"So you've been thinking of me as your mother for so long?"

Only then did Rong Li realize that he had said the wrong thing and quickly shook his head, "No, no, you are not my mother..."

But before they finished speaking, a police car stopped beside them, and Officer Hong got out of the car with a serious look on his face.

"Pei Yao, what's going on?"

When the police came, she stopped arguing with Rong Li and let go of his hand. Pei Yao pointed the direction to Officer Hong.

"When I just walked into this alley, I stepped on a severed arm, not a dummy."

Hearing this, Officer Hong immediately led people inside. The searchlight was very bright, and Pei Yao's eyes fell on where they were. There was a trash can in the alley, and the amputated arm was right next to the trash can.

When she saw Officer Hong open the trash can and take out a black plastic bag, she knew what had happened.

Not long after, Officer Hong and other policemen came back.

"Let's go back and investigate first. I'll contact you if anything happens later."

After saying that, he got into the police car and left. Thinking of Officer Hong's look before he left, Pei Yao's heart suddenly felt heavy.

But suddenly, there was a burst of heat in her hand. She turned around and found that Rong Li had held her hand.

"Let's go home first. We haven't eaten dinner yet. I've already ordered food."

"Let's go then." Pei Yao stepped forward to walk into the alley, but found that he didn't follow her.

"What's wrong? Aren't you going home?"

"Take... this way?" Rong Li's voice was a little hesitant, "First of all, I'm not afraid, but can we choose to take another way home?"

"The other road is blocked. If we take other roads, we won't be able to get home in half an hour."

After saying that, Pei Yao saw Rong Li's expression drop instantly. She stopped talking and looked at him a few times.
Chapter completed!