After all this commotion, it was almost dawn, the sun's energy becoming heavier. The ghosts pulling the cart gradually dispersed, and the cart returned to its normal speed. Soon, it would complete its eighty-first lap.

At that moment, my phone rang, it was Xing Lu calling.

I was overjoyed, this meant we could contact the outside world.

As soon as I answered the phone, Xing Lu scolded me furiously, "Chen Chao, did you stand me up? It's so late, you, the best man, haven't arrived yet, it's too late!"

He didn't know about our situation?

I was shocked, realizing something was wrong. I made up a few excuses, hung up, and texted him: [We arrived last night, but your dad wouldn't let us in, saying our car had issues. We are with your dad now.]

I secretly took a picture of "Xing Lu's dad" and sent it to Xing Lu with the message: [Look, isn't he your dad?]

Soon, Xing Lu replied: [No need to look, my dad passed away from a heart attack two years ago.]

One sentence felt like it plunged me into hell.

Who was the person sitting in the passenger seat?

I stole a glance at him, only to see him looking back suspiciously, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, nothing..."

I pretended to look at my phone, but I saw two messages from Xing Lu: [I remembered who he is, he is Li Ping's dad. But Li Ping and his dad passed away last year, I even attended their funeral.]

Suddenly, I felt dizzy.

Suppressing it, I sent a message to Xing Lu: [But, didn't you ask me to pick up Li Ping?] Xing Lu sent back a shocked expression, then entered a long period of silence.

[Xing Lu, Xing Lu...]

I called out his name in my heart, hoping for his appearance like a straw for salvation.

But the chat box remained empty, I never received her reply.