Chapter 90 Dark Fear
"Is anyone there... Gu Fan..." Lin Xi treaded lightly in the darkness, an unsettled feeling creeping over her, leaving her cold and chilled, as if being watched by something horrific.
At this moment, Lin Xi knew her situation was no better than her missing classmates. Still, she comforted herself, convinced by Yang Xinran’s hint about a surprise prepared by Gu Fan. Hence, Gu Fan should be there, and there was no need for her to be scared.
"Gu Fan, if you don’t appear right now, I’m going to get angry." Lin Xi thought that the dimming of the lights created a more romantic atmosphere as she tried to suppress her underlying dread.
The longer the darkness persisted, the more disconcerting it became. Lin Xi knew Gu Fan wouldn’t play such a prank. If he had indeed planned a surprise, he would have unveiled it right after the lights dimmed. He wouldn’t let her wait in the darkness, amidst restlessness and fear, for so long.
Turning around, intending to retrace her steps, Lin Xi’s eyes began to adjust to the darkness. She sprinted, guided by her familiarity with the multimedia center, she knew the direction to the main door.
However, out of the corner of her eye, Lin Xi spotted a movement in the dark corridor. The sight filled her with foreboding dread, and she dashed towards the exit.
As she neared the door, to her astonishment, it didn’t budge. Why? She had just entered through this very door. To her dismay, it had been locked.
"No way!" Lin Xi’s attempt to pull the door proved fruitless. It dawned upon her that she was trapped.
"There is another way out. This place has other exits, and there are the library’s windows." Overwhelmed by fear, Lin Xi distinguished that the darkness was a significant disadvantage. The first thing she should do is remain unseen.
Lin Xi took refuge in a dark corner. She dared not use her phone to call Gu Fan. The phone’s light in the darkness would attract undue attention, potentially hastening the impending danger. But without reaching out to Gu Fan, how was she to escape?
At the moment, Lin Xi instinctively checked her pockets. Her phone was missing, an ironic predicament that rendered the decision to either call Gu Fan or not irrelevant.