Chapter 12

Long after, Shi Li came to senses, looking at her transparent hands, couldn't help frown.
What's wrong, before leaving want to be pervert?
She drove away body strange impulse, focused thinking proper issues.
Since Chen Du burned money for her, meant her "attachment" completed.
She could go back.
Didn't know why, though happy thing, Shi Li felt something missing, like unfinished business.
She looked at sitting bed head Chen Du, still sweating, bit lip.
Anyway, she had to go.
Following night, Shi Li waited for soul automatic return underworld.
However, sun rise sun set, moon rise moon fall, Shi Li still in apartment.
These two days weekend, perhaps underworld staff like human world, had rest days?
Shi Li bored floating ceiling, overlooking apartment everything.
These two days, Chen Du went out once daily, probably hospital see sick girlfriend, returned hands held yesterday's roses.
Other time, stayed home.
He unexpectedly cleaned apartment.
Dirty clothes washed, coffee table sofa mess tidied, dust wiped, even rusted drain and ceiling spider web cared for.
——Only missed sofa under medicine bottle.
Shi Li saw anxious for him, wanted evening dream tell, but thought if not important, he searched these days, didn't say.
Besides, Chen Du abdominal pain several times daily.
Probably her existence, surrounding "ghost air" affected him.
Pain unbearable, curled on floor, quietly endured, handsome face slightly distorted.
Then stood, expressionless continued cleaning.
Shi Li helpless, could only watch him hurt.
She couldn't cross apartment barrier, wished flatten stick ceiling, keep distance.
Daily night free, Chen Du continued computer writing unfinished "thesis"——
《Survival Guide for You》.
Far, Shi Li didn't see what he wrote, but knew he revised repeatedly, hard perfect, often sat hours.
Complex chores piece after piece, but Shi Li noted strangely, these days Chen Du mood unusually calm.
Sweep previous decadence sadness, timely wake timely eat, carefully cared hospital brought flowers.
Apartment windows no longer forever blocked, light leak prevented.
Shi Li even vaguely felt he expected something.
Like going new place, meet someone.