SOMETHING'S WRONG

Chen Linyun found himself crying after that. He turned around so that the little girl will not see him crying. He rubbed his forearm over his burning eyes, spectacles already removed. 'What has gotten into me?'

Then, he somehow heard murmurs – whispers – inside his head. 'Come back to me, darling, hmm?'

'Please…'

The pleadings went straight to his heart as if shot by an arrow. He clutched his chest as his eyes widened, and goosebumps rose from his arms and back. He shuddered.

 "Daddy?"

Chen Linyun felt a soft tug on the hem of his shirt. The little girl, Xiao Zhizhi blinked her doe almond eyes at her father who was acting strange at this very moment.

"Did you hear anything, honey?" Chen Linyun inquired, all senses hyped up for any consequent actions or movements from who-knows-what.

"No, daddy."